Chapter 1738: Chapter 1738 Dead Silence
After the Dragon Lady transformed into her true form, she finally unleashed the full power of her Dragon ClanEven the rank-1 beasts, though stronger than her, trembled in fear, suppressed by the Dragon Maiden.
After consuming a few rank-1 beasts, the Dragon Lady recognized this advantage and began to target the feral beast at the beginning of the second rank.
Thus, the Dragon Lady joined Ye Liuyun, his duplicate, and Lei Ming.
Man Shu led Ye Tiandao and the Black Panther to kill the feral beasts in the late phase of the first rank, no longer allowing Ye Liuyun to protect them, and truly facing the risks.
After the Devil Vine had eliminated the strongest feral beasts in the area, it began to eradicate those in the early phase of the second rank.
The agonized cries of the feral beasts echoed in the Randelion Forest for half a day before gradually subsiding.
Then, the Devil Vine returned to the Xuankong Stone inside Ye Liuyun to rest and digest.
Although the battle that Ye Liuyun and his companions were engaged in was intense, it wasn’t as loud as the Devil Vine’s. The occasional roar of a feral beast didn’t cause too much disruption.
They fought for more than ten days, to everyone’s satisfaction.
Before leaving, Ye Liuyun released the now-awake Devil Vine again.
"Go and sweep the area. We are leaving, and how many feral beasts you can kill depends on your skill," Ye Liuyun instructed the Devil Vine.
The Devil Vine did not mind the low-rank leftover feral beasts. So, again, the Randelion Forest was filled with the feral beasts’ cries.
By the time Ye Liuyun emerged from the Randelion Forest, it was silent. Apart from the cowardly feral beasts that had fled earlier, most of the feral beasts had been devoured by the Devil Vine.
The rest had returned to cultivate within Ye Liuyun’s Xuankong Stone.
Only Leaf, draped in his Concealcape, subtly headed back to Tundraland.
The martial practitioners squads that had previously run off in fear returned after a two-day wait, once they saw that all had become quiet inside.
However, as they delved deeper into the Randelion Forest, they noticed a total absence of feral beasts.
Furthermore, the further they went, the more severe destruction they saw in the Randelion Forest. Collapsed trees and scenes of destruction from genuine energy blasts were everywhere.
Much of the ground appeared as if rendered by an earthquake, just like the aftermath of the Randelion Forest.
“Where are the feral beasts? Were they all killed?”
“What sort of creature could cause such extensive destruction?”
“Could this be related to the dragon’s roar we heard before? Could it be that a Draconis appeared here?”
The martial practitioners speculated among themselves.
News travels quickly, so the shocking discovery in the Randelion Forest brought a wave of chatter even before Ye Liuyun had a chance to return to Tundraland.
Only the Yuan family knew the truth. It was the doing of Ye Liuyun and his companions.
However, the notion that Ye Liuyun’s group was capable of wiping out all the beasts in the Randelion Forest frightened the Yuan family patriarch. He quickly imposed a gag order in order to prevent people in the Yuan family from spreading the information and bringing about unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, the circulating rumor was that a real dragon had appeared in the Randelion Forest and eliminated all the feral beasts.
Many martial practitioners formed teams and rushed to the Randelion Forest, hoping to capture the ’Draconis’. This even sparked teams being formed in the neighboring cities, also aiming for the Randelion Forest.
Once the quiet Randelion Forest experienced renewed buzz and activity.
However, all these were no longer related to Ye Liuyun.
He had now returned to Tundraland, back in the residence of the city lord.
As soon as Li Yuanyang heard that Ye Liuyun was back, he was so delighted he almost lifted him up in elation.
"How did you manage to escape?" After bringing Ye Liuyun back to his residence, Li Yuanyang began asking about Ye Liuyun’s experience.
"After that Xiao Bingxin abducted me, she imprisoned me within a Formation, forcing me to refine pills for her. After I finished concocting the pills, she didn’t pay much attention to me, so I seized the opportunity and ran away!" Ye Liuyun explained.
"Pill refining? You refined the second-order pills?" Li Yuanyang asked excitedly.
"Yes! But Li Yuanyang didn’t let me keep a single pill, all were stolen!" Ye Liuyun pretended to say innocently.
Indeed, his separated doppelganger had refined the pills before, but Ye Liuyun didn’t want to give any to Li Yuanyang. If he wanted these pills, he would have to buy the materials again.
"No problem, with your skills, you don’t have to worry about it. You can refine it again!" Li Yuanyang consoled Ye Liuyun.
Now that Ye Liuyun could refine second-order medicinal pills, he was considered a high-grade alchemist in Tundraland.
However, Li Yuanyang also realized something and asked, "So, there aren’t any herbal materials left?"
"Of course! Otherwise, what would I have used to refine pills for Xiao Bingxin?" Ye Liuyun retorted.
"This..." Left helpless, Li Yuanyang could only curse Xiao Bingxin a few times to vent his frustration.
After blowing off some steam, he calmed down. As long as he had Ye Liuyun, he was not worried about recovering his costs.
"All right, it’s good that you’re back. I’ll go buy some herbs tomorrow."
"Oh, by the way, after you were abducted that day, Master Liu from Mystique Mart followed, saying he wanted to inquire how you modified the herb ratios.
"After finding out you were taken away, he even said that he would plead for you to Xiao Bingxin the next time he sees him. It seems like his attitude towards you has changed," Li Yuanyang informed Ye Liuyun.
Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun immediately thought about the change he made in the medicinal ingredient combination that caught the eye of Master Liu.
He gave it a thought then decided to play a trick on Li Yuanyang, "I suspect the old coot has some other plan. If you want me to help you refine the pill peacefully, don’t let him know I’m back. Who knows what kind of trouble it could turn into!"
Li Yuanyang considered it and agreed. Ye Liuyun was already capable of refining a second-grade pill, so there was no need to involve the old man.
Therefore, he agreed, "Alright, I’ll arrange for someone else to buy the medicinal ingredients tomorrow. I’ll send different people and deconstruct the pill recipe so they won’t be discovered! Please provide me with another copy of that recipe."
Ye Liuyun dismantled the ingredients and wrote down several notes for Li Yuanyang, instructing him to dispatch different people to make the purchases. Only then did he finally dismiss him.
The moment Li Yuanyang left, Li Manfu rushed over.
"Liuyun, when I heard that you had been abducted by the chief steward of the Ice Palace, I was so worried about you! Luckily, you managed to escape and return!" Li Manfu spoke with some excitement.
He had initially thought that his plan of benefiting from Ye Liuyun’s pills had been ruined. Seeing that Ye Liuyun had returned, he was truly exhilarated; he could have access to free pills in the future.
"I appreciate your concern, Brother Li! Is the selection process finalized?" Ye Liuyun asked.
"It is! The inspectors dispatched from above have already arrived. It will begin within this week. I’ve paved the way for you, ensuring that you can go in without any issues!" Li Manfu patting his chest assuredly.
In reality, he didn’t really need to pave the way, he could directly make arrangements, he just wanted to show off his connections to Ye Liuyun.
"Thanks a lot, Brother Li!" Ye Liuyun felt at ease knowing that the matter had been settled.
"I noticed the city lord seemed quite happy when he left just now, was there any good news?" Li Manfu queried Ye Liuyun.
Knowing that he couldn’t keep Li Manfu in the dark, Ye Liuyun intentionally lowered his voice and revealed, "I can concoct a second-grade pill now!"
