My Crazy Upgrade System

Chapter 329: Chapter 328: The Heavens Change

There was no time to lose. Yi Tianyun immediately began preparing to refine the Antitoxic Pill. This time, he was refining a version that would completely eradicate the poison, which was different from before and significantly more difficult. However, he could still refine it; that much wasn’t a problem.

The most difficult thing about a Poison Pill was its complex mixture. Some alchemists didn’t even know how to create an antidote for their own Poison Pills, having haphazardly added ingredients during refinement. The Poison Pill concocted by the National Preceptor was even more frighteningly potent. If it were an ordinary poison, the Spirit Race Ancestor would have had no trouble with it at all.

As a dignified Void Spirit Realm expert, ordinary toxins had no effect on him whatsoever. But a fifth-grade Poison Pill was a different story. Each poisonous herb used was highly valuable, and its effects were astonishing.

Following Yi Tianyun’s instructions, Ye Qingxuan gathered all the Spirit Medicines. He immediately began the Alchemy, needing to cure the Ancestor before General Long and his men arrived.

During this time, Ye Wan’Er wore a complicated expression. She looked at her older sister and asked, "Sister, did you know Yi well before?"

"We weren’t close. We’d only met once before. When you brought him back, that was the second time." Ye Qingxuan looked at her younger sister and said with a faint smile, "Do you remember how I disappeared for a long time, and then suddenly returned and exposed Thundercloud’s scheme?"

"Th-then, you’re saying Yi saved you!?" Ye Wan’Er exclaimed.

"Yes. Back then, he risked his own life to save me. Otherwise, I never would have made it back. At the time, I didn’t think he would grow strong so quickly, and I also thought I was facing almost certain death, so I gave him my talent. It was my way of repaying the favor," Ye Qingxuan said with a faint smile.

"But before, you acted like you didn’t know him, didn’t you? Were you two pretending not to know each other?" Ye Wan’Er was still confused.

"Of course not. Let me tell you, little sister, that face of his is completely fake. He’s actually not much older than you," Ye Qingxuan said with a light laugh.

"What!?" Ye Wan’Er was stunned. He already looked so young, but his real age was even younger? ’Could someone really be that heaven-defyingly talented, even if they started cultivating in the womb?’

"And he has quite a few identities. A lot of recent events were related to him—for example, the matter with Star Pavilion, and the incident in Julong City... He was basically behind all of it..."

"Th-this..."

While the two sisters were off to the side, discussing everything under the sun, Yi Tianyun quickly finished refining the first batch of Antitoxic Pills.

"Ancestor, this is the first batch of Antitoxic Pills. To completely purge the poison, you’ll need to take several more doses. Otherwise, it won’t be fully eliminated." Yi Tianyun handed the Antitoxic Pill over for him to consume.

The Spirit Race Ancestor smiled and, without a second thought, tossed it into his mouth and swallowed. The color immediately returned to his face. However, his expression suddenly shifted, and he turned to the side and spat out a large mouthful of black blood, staining a wide patch of the ground.

The ground, originally covered in weeds, instantly withered where the black blood landed.

"Ancestor!" The two sisters hurried over, extremely worried.

"I’m fine. After coughing up that black blood, I feel much clearer," the Spirit Race Ancestor said, pleasantly surprised. "The effect is quite noticeable! I feel that with a few more pills, I can definitely purge this poison completely!"

"It seems this Antitoxic Pill is truly effective," Ye Qingxuan said curiously. "But I’m puzzled. This poison was concocted by the Netherworld Empire’s National Preceptor. How were you able to so easily refine an Antitoxic Pill for it?"

"Well... I can sense the ingredients within the Poison Pill, so I was able to refine the antidote," Yi Tianyun said, half-lying. ’I can’t exactly tell them I saw it with my Eye of Investigation, can I?’

"Sensing the ingredients inside a Poison Pill... Don’t tell me you have a natural Spiritual Nose that allows you to smell its components? That’s the ability of a Medicine King! If that’s truly the case, you are destined to become a Medicine King yourself one day!" the Spirit Race Ancestor exclaimed in awe.

A Medicine King was an Alchemist at the Grandmaster realm. While they could be called an Alchemy Grandmaster, the title of Medicine King was more common. As for the next level, that would be a Medicine God.

"A Medicine King? Yi could become a Medicine King, too?" The sisters were dumbfounded, utterly at a loss for words. ’He’s already a Divine Rune Master. If he becomes a Medicine King on top of that, everyone else might as well just bang their heads against a wall.’

"Ahem, I wouldn’t know about that," Yi Tianyun chuckled. ’How could I possibly smell it? I only found out thanks to my Eye of Investigation.’ "In any case, Ancestor, please rest and recuperate. Take a few more of these Antitoxic Pills, and the poison will be completely purged."

"Alright, no problem." The Spirit Race Ancestor beamed, growing more and more impressed with Yi Tianyun the longer he looked at him.

With that, they left the Spirit Race Ancestor to rest under Ye Wan’Er’s care, and the two of them walked out of the small courtyard.

"Um, Qingxuan... is it possible for me to get some more Soul-Nourishing Grass?" Yi Tianyun desperately needed it. Facing the imminent arrival of General Long, he had no hope of fighting back if he couldn’t improve his cultivation.

"So you were after this stuff all along. It must be a great help to you, then?" Ye Qingxuan smiled. "You can have all of it. You saved so many of our people, and even the Ancestor thinks highly of you and supports you becoming the Spirit King. At this point, never mind the Soul-Nourishing Grass—you could take anything you want."

"Hehe, I’ll be fine with just the Soul-Nourishing Grass. The more, the better. A few hundred stalks would be perfect," Yi Tianyun laughed.

"A few hundred stalks? Dream on! Soul-Nourishing Grass is extremely Rare. It took us many years to accumulate the amount we have. Any faction that had a few hundred stalks would be incredibly wealthy," Ye Qingxuan said, shaking her head.

Yi Tianyun was only half-joking. Soul-Nourishing Grass was indeed extremely Rare; finding even a single stalk was a matter of luck. It was a grass nurtured by the very essence of heaven and earth, which was why it had such a profound effect on the soul.

Ye Qingxuan then led him to retrieve the last three stalks of Soul-Nourishing Grass. This was the entirety of the Spirit Race’s inventory. Unless they plucked the stalks growing in the Jade Water Pool, they truly had no more left.

’Excellent. Time to begin Alchemy and achieve another breakthrough!’

Having obtained the Soul-Nourishing Grass, Yi Tianyun prepared to begin refining the Soul-Nourishing Pill. After consuming it, he was confident he could break through to the fifth level of the Core Formation Stage. He was quite satisfied with this rate of advancement; it was much faster than killing monsters.

’I need to break through, and quickly. General Long... when you get here, I’ll make sure you never leave!’ Yi Tianyun’s gaze turned cold. The Immortal Fire ignited in his palm, and he began the Alchemy.

「Meanwhile」

General Long was leading a troop of Dragon Soldiers, charging in their direction. Nearly thirty Earth Dragons stampeded toward the Spirit Race Forest, causing the very ground to shake. As they passed small villages, the buildings collapsed from the violent tremors alone.

When the villagers ran out and saw the Earth Dragons, any anger they might have felt was instantly extinguished as if by a bucket of cold water. Not one of them dared to utter a single word of condemnation.

"Heavens, what in the world is happening? Who provoked these people?"

Everyone felt a great change was upon them. Those who were unaware of the situation were simply stunned by the display, while those in the know believed that the Spirit Race was about to be annihilated!