Danwu God Emperor

Ye Lou didn't think he could win over the pharmacy owner today. He would let him know his purpose directly and demonstrate his alchemy skills step by step. Then, he would be more confident in cooperating with him and be more honest.

Too powerful a force wouldn't be willing to cooperate with him, and Ye Lou wouldn't even look at a force that's too small. As a relatively high-end pharmacy in Radiant City, Baicaotang is the best choice for Ye Lou. When Ye Ping achieves some success in alchemy, Baicaotang will be the starting point.

Elder Jin Yu has been rescued by Instructor Ding and is out of danger, but my father is in the hands of the Ouyang family and his fate is unknown. Wan Rou's six-month agreement is fast approaching. To cope with all this, it is not only necessary to improve personal strength, but also to cultivate one's own power to fight against such a powerful force.

After returning to the inn, Ye Lou asked the waiter for a pill cauldron and went back to his room. Although the Body Nether Pill was only a two-star pill, it wasn't a big problem for him. He just had to be extra careful when adding the Dark Ancient Dew, which was something he had risked his life for.

The refining method of the Body Darkness Pill is different from other two-star pills. Dark Ancient Dew is the main ingredient, and its Yin attribute is extremely crucial. If there is any mistake, it will corrode the essence of other ingredients. Therefore, the refining method of the pill formula is different from other two-star pills.

The purification and refining process involves forging medicinal herbs, while the method for refining the Body Dark Elixir involves guiding the Dark Ancient Dew into the body through an infusion process. The required amount is determined by the reaction after infusion.

Although it's difficult to make mistakes this way, it's still the first time Ye Lou has encountered such a method of alchemy.

Ye Lou tossed the other herbs inside, his hands moving with effortless grace. The herbs seemed like obedient children in his hands, and he couldn't help but smile wryly. "I haven't really practiced this alchemy technique much; I guess this is just talent."

The three steps of removing impurities, refining, and concentrating the mind were completed quickly. There was only a slight pause during the infusion part. With a thought, the Ice Soul Divine Seal condensed in his hand and soared into the sky like a blue streak of light.

Under Ye Lou's control, the Ice Soul Divine Seal drew out a thin thread that slowly flowed into the cauldron. Soon, the entire cauldron trembled violently, and a fragrant aroma wafted out. Ye Lou smiled with delight as the Dark Ancient Dew slowly fused with it.

Snapped!

"How is this possible!" Before his smile could even spread, the cauldron suddenly exploded, and Ye Lou didn't even have time to react.

Failed!

Just now, they were still fusing together, how did it suddenly turn out like this? Ye Lou took a deep breath. Sure enough, he was too careless in refining pills like this for the first time. Failure was not a big deal for him, but wasting so much Dark Ancient Dew made him feel heartbroken.

Now there's only a small bottle of Dark Ancient Dew left, and even if it doesn't fail, a quarter of it will still be used up.

Ye Lou had no choice but to ask the waiter for another pill-refining cauldron. Learning from his previous experience, he was more focused on refining the pill this time, and it took him four hours to refine the Body-Meditating Pill. Normally, a second-grade alchemist would not take more than three hours to refine a second-star low-grade pill.

Ye Lou was extremely careful this time. After familiarizing himself with the pill, he refined another one for Xiong Wu. His physical strength was his advantage, and the Body Nether Pill was perfect for him.

He put one Body-Melting Pill into the jade bottle, intending to give it to Xiong Wu the next time he saw him. Without hesitation, he threw the other one into his mouth. Instantly, a cool sensation spread throughout his body, followed by his entire body trembling and his bones making cracking sounds, as if his whole body was about to be torn apart.

"what!"

Each physical transformation is completely different from becoming stronger. Becoming stronger is not just about hardening muscles, but also about thickening bones and strengthening blood vessels. Each transformation causes the body to endure tremendous pain.

Fortunately, Ye Lou had experienced things a hundred times more painful than this. The Demon-Seeking Quest was not only a test of the body, but also of the mind. He gritted his teeth and got through it. In less than half an hour, the Body-Meditating Pill took effect.

Ye Lou clearly felt that his physical body had become much stronger. With his current strength at the fourth level of the Spirit Induction Realm, he now had the physical body of a fifth-level Spirit Induction Realm expert, and could even withstand a single attack from an ordinary seventh-level Spirit Induction Realm opponent.

"Finally finished!" Ye Lou took a deep breath, stood up from the ground, and looked out the window. It was already evening. As long as he continued to cultivate his physical body, he could completely stabilize the effects of the Body Nether Pill, and perhaps even raise his physical body to a higher level.

At this moment, there were more people coming and going on the street. Most of the residents here were geniuses from the towns around Glory City. Most of them were visiting Glory City for the first time and, out of curiosity, naturally wanted to take a look around the city.

Ye Lou was in no mood for anything right now. His father was on the verge of death, Wanrou's whereabouts were unknown, and he had offended so many powerful forces. Although the Ye family had stabilized for the time being, the martial arts world was a matter of progress or regression. Who knew if a force stronger than the Ye family would appear in Wushan Town one day?

Now, all he cares about is improving his strength and building his power.

"Young Master Ye Lou!" A voice came from downstairs, which made Ye Lou look over. It turned out to be Xu Neng, the prodigy of the Xu family. On the day Dong Kuofeng invited several major families to besiege the Ye family, only Xu Neng stood on his side, which is why he was not given poison to control him.

"Xu Neng!" Ye Lou nodded and smiled. He still had a good impression of him. No matter what his purpose was, at least he chose the Ye family and even helped him release many members of the Ye family.

"Young Master Ye Lou, shall we have a chat?" Xu Neng asked, looking up.

"Okay! Wait for me at the inn." Ye Lou replied and headed down to the inn.

The two sat facing each other at the tea table in the inn. There weren't many people drinking tea these days. Although Xu Neng was a prodigy from a second-tier town, ever since he saw that Ye Lou's strength was comparable to his father's, especially since he had basically brought the major families of Lanxi Town under his control.

He always appeared respectful to Ye Lou, and his posture was rather reserved.

This left Ye Lou rather helpless. He smiled faintly and said, "You don't need to do that, and you don't need to call me Young Master. Just call me Ye Lou. It's better to keep a low profile in the academy."

Xu Neng smiled. "From now on, I'll address you as my senior and call you Brother Ye. I'll do my best to fulfill any requests you may have in the academy."

Ye Lou smiled bitterly. It seemed that his mind was hard to change. But that was fine too. Since the Xu family was determined to work for him, he would have one more helper in the academy.

"Has anything happened in Lanxi Town lately?" Ye Lou asked.

"After the Zhao family father and son died, they scattered like leaves in the wind. Our three major families have already wiped them out. The Ling family and the Gong family were also fine after taking the poison. Everything is under my father's control," Xu Neng said confidently.

Ye Lou nodded. With Xu Xingcheng around, there was no need to worry about Lanxi Town or fear his rebellion. As long as he continued to grow stronger, Xu Xingcheng would never dare to have any rebellious thoughts.

"Have you heard about the freshman exam?" Xu Neng asked seriously.

Ye Lou frowned and shook his head. He had only inquired about the general situation of Radiant City from his son, and he was not even very clear about the distribution of some forces. Although he knew about the freshman exam, he had no clue about the specific situation.

"Although there is an exam every time students are admitted, this year's exam is even more important. It seems that several vice deans set the questions together. Needless to say, I heard that they are also planning to recruit disciples from this batch of freshmen," Xu Neng said excitedly.

Ye Lou was shocked. Although it was an honor to become a student of the academy, one was still just a student. The mentors had limited energy and sometimes could not take care of everyone. But if one became their disciple, they would teach him everything they knew. This was the difference between a student and a disciple.

Moreover, being a disciple of the vice dean makes it even more special.

"How did you know?" Ye Lou asked in return.

“I heard it from Gong Cheng’er. He’s currently searching for treasures online. Although he heard it from someone else, the news is probably pretty accurate,” Xu Neng nodded. “I know my own strength, but Brother Ye, you’re different. If you can gain the favor of the vice dean, you won’t be afraid in the academy, and the Ouyang family and Ding family will probably have to think twice.”

Xu Neng's words make sense. Building power takes time, but this is indeed the fastest shortcut to gaining a foothold here. However, there are so many talented people in Glory City, and he doesn't know if he has the ability to do so.

"Moreover, the rewards for this exam should be the most generous, otherwise the vice dean wouldn't have been mobilized." Xu Neng added, "There's another thing I'm most worried about."

"Where!"

"There are about three thousand geniuses participating in this exam. Most of the geniuses living on this street are from the small town. With your strength, Brother Ye, you should not be afraid. However, the real strong ones should be the geniuses from Radiant City."

Ye Lou nodded in agreement. Le Yangyun was from Lotus Town, a first-class town, and was already the strongest prodigy he had ever seen. Yet, he was still no match for him, which showed the strength of prodigies from other towns.

“Even if you’re not afraid of the geniuses of Glory City, with so many people ranked, there will definitely be joint operations. They are strong and have connections with each other, so it will be difficult for us to stand out in this exam,” Xu Neng said helplessly.

Unexpectedly, Xu Nengneng saw the situation so clearly and thought so far ahead. However, Ye Lou was not too worried about these things. The Ye family was becoming increasingly prosperous and had business dealings with surrounding towns. The geniuses of these families, when united, were a considerable force.

Moreover, Zifan will be aided by Qinglian, not to mention Wanrou, and there's also Tong Zijin. Although their combined strength isn't very high, at least they won't be easy prey to be crushed first.

"Don't worry, things will work themselves out. Even if we prepare now, we can't be completely foolproof by then," Ye Lou said, patting the other person on the shoulder.

After Ye Lou finished speaking, he walked out of the inn and stood at the door gazing into the distance. Glory City was so vast, and its geniuses were so brilliant, but so what? Having gone through so much from being a good-for-nothing, what was there to be afraid of?

A smile involuntarily appeared on his lips, and he looked forward to tomorrow even more.