While Lin Jin was refining the five elemental fire pill, Ye Yuzhou summoned Yang Jie with a solemn expression.
Ever since leaving the Visitation Hall, Ye Yuzhou had been thinking about how to salvage the situation and how to change the Curator's opinion of him. He couldn't be too blunt about it, but he had to do it.
First, he had to warn Yang Jie not to provoke Lin Jin again.
Yang Jie didn't get much sleep that night. He was excited knowing that Ye Yuzhou wanted to help him find an evolution method for his pet beast. When his teacher finally summoned him, he rushed over with his pet beast at once.
When they arrived and met Ye Yuzhou, Yang Jie realized something was wrong.
His teacher looked like he had suffered a huge blow and looked exhausted.
But Ye Yuzhou's next words directly stunned Yang Jie.
"Yang Jie, I've called you here to tell you something very important. From now on, you're not allowed to provoke Lin Jin. You can't afford to."
In fact, Ye Yuzhou wanted to say, 'I can't even afford to offend your teacher.'
But he couldn't bring himself to say that so he could only restrain Yang Jie.
By the looks of it, Lin Jin was most likely Curator's disciple. At first, Ye Yuzhou was a little fearful, but he soon thought of something.
Everything has a good side and a bad side.
Sometimes, good things could turn into bad things, but sometimes, bad things could turn into good things.
Someone like Ye Yuzhou, with his high cultivation, high status, and pet beast at Rank 4, could be considered one of the best in the entire Jade Dragon Kingdom. There was almost nothing that could scare him.
But the Curator was an exception.
During his visit to the Visitation Hall, the Curator had clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with Ye Yuzhou, and Ye Yuzhou speculated that it was because of Lin Jin.
Now that he knew the truth, he had to come up with a plan. The Curator was furious. During their visit to the Visitation Hall, forget giving Lin Jin guidance and answering his questions, the Curator didn't even take the herbs Lin Jin brought.
This was a serious matter.
Ye Yuzhou knew he had to remedy the situation and earn the Curator's forgiveness.
First, he had to warn Yang Jie not to provoke Lin Jin.
And the best thing he could think of was an opportunity to further befriend the Curator. What did it mean to be in a favorable position?
The Curator's disciple was in Maple City, in the Friar Association. What better opportunity could there be?
If he could befriend Lin Jin, it would be the same as befriending Curator. Of course, Ye Yuzhou wouldn't tell anyone about this. He had to keep his mouth shut.
Ye Yuzhou even had the thought that he might have a chance to see the Curator himself outside the Visitation Hall.
After instructing Yang Jie, Ye Yuzhou sent him away. He still had to go to the Spirit Library. This time, he had to record Lin Jin's External Imagery into the library.
Ye Yuzhou knew that satisfying the Curator would affect his pet beast's evolution, so he couldn't afford to be careless.
Yang Jie returned to his residence with a dizzy head.
"What's going on?" Yang Jie couldn't figure it out.
Why did his teacher suddenly tell him not to provoke Lin Jin?
Why?
Yang Jie felt aggrieved.
But clearly, his teacher didn't say anything else. Yang Jie understood his teacher very well. He didn't say anything not because he had forgotten, but because he didn't intend to tell him.
Yang Jie was naturally unconvinced.
He had already planned to teach Lin Jin a harsh lesson during the disciple's tournament, but his teacher stopped him at such a crucial moment. No one would be able to take this lying down.
After Yang Jie calmed down from his anger, he began to think about the reason.
There was no way his teacher would tell him not to provoke Lin Jin without reason. Something must have happened.
But Yang Jie couldn't figure it out.
"Could it be that Lin Jin has a powerful backer?"
Yang Jie guessed randomly.
That was more likely.
But so what?
Since Ye Yuzhou forbade him from provoking Lin Jin, Yang Jie wouldn't dare to disobey. However, the disciple's tournament was different. It was an open competition, so provoking Lin Jin was out of the question.
When the time came, Yang Jie would still participate. His desire to embarrass Lin Jin during the disciple's tournament grew stronger. Only then could he vent his hatred.
However, Yang Jie took his teacher Ye Yuzhou's' warning 'seriously. At the very least, Lin Jin did have some tricks up his sleeve.
By now, word had spread that Lin Jin's pet beast had reached Rank 3.
Coupled with his fourth realm blood contract cultivation, Lin Jin was indeed powerful enough to compete with Yang Jie.
"Do you think I, Yang Jie, don't have a trump card?" Yang Jie sneered. Then, he took something out from his pocket.
It was a small wooden box.
The wooden box was simple and unadorned with a rune that looked like it was about to break.
Yang Jie gently undid the rune and a scent immediately emanated from the wooden box.
It was the scent of medicine.
Yang Jie's white peacock immediately stirred. This medicinal scent clearly had a strong influence on his pet beast.
When Yang Jie opened the wooden box, he found a pill inside.
This item was something that Yang Jie had obtained by chance from a cave in the depths of a crevice at the bottom of a cliff when he went out to train.
Yang Jie didn't tell anyone about this fortuitous encounter, not even Ye Yuzhou.
After all, everyone had secrets.
When Yang Jie discovered the cave abode, he knew that it was likely left behind by an ancient immortal. Naturally, Yang Jie was extremely excited.
However, the cave only had a single stone room. It was extremely cramped and simple. Yang Jie didn't find anything of value inside.
Except for this pill.
Back then, the pill was placed inside this wooden box. Yang Jie didn't know what material the box was made of but it managed to stay intact for a thousand years. The pill's medicinal effects were also suppressed by the rune so it didn't dissipate even after a thousand years.
Back then, this stone room was engraved with many ancient texts. Yang Jie couldn't understand them but he secretly copied them down and studied them for several months.
Only then did he realize how incredible this pill was. It was an ancient immortal pill that could greatly enhance a cultivator's realm and strength.
It was common for people to find ancient caves and pills. However, these pills were no longer usable by modern cultivators. Most of the people who tried them ended up with nothing good. They would either explode from the overpowering medicinal effects or die from the poison. Those who were lucky enough to survive were able to keep their lives.
However, pet beasts could consume these pills. In most cases, pet beasts would experience great improvements after consuming them.
Yang Jie kept his mouth shut about this fortuitous encounter. He never told anyone about it and he never used the pill either. He was thinking of using it only when he reached a bottleneck. In other words, he would have to find a way to upgrade his pet beast to Rank 4 before using it. Then, his pet beast might be able to evolve to Rank 5.
Of course, there was also the possibility of evolution or something else happening. After all, it was an ancient pill. No one could be sure what would happen if he fed it to his pet beast.
In the past, Yang Jie didn't give it to his white peacock for two reasons. Firstly, he didn't think the time was right. Secondly, he wasn't confident.
But now, Yang Jie thought it was time. He had to give it his all.
Lin Jin was too much of a threat to him. The man's reputation had been skyrocketing recently and had already surpassed Yang Jie's. In terms of lectures, one of Lin Jin's lectures was equivalent to ten of Yang Jie's. In addition to Lin Jin's cultivation and pet beast's level, it was normal for Yang Jie to feel threatened.
He planned to feed the pill to his pet beast.
Yang Jie told the other disciples that he was going into seclusion and that no one was to disturb him for the next few days.
After entering his seclusion room, Yang Jie sealed off the room with a spell. Then, he took out the pill and fed it to his white peacock.
"White peacock, you've been with me for so long. Whether or not you can evolve this time will depend on your luck. So no matter what, you have to hold on." Yang Jie used his blood contract to strengthen his pet beast.
After consuming the pill, the white peacock showed no reaction at first. But moments later, it began to tremble violently and let out a pained cry.
The pill was clearly taking effect.
Through the power of their blood contract, Yang Jie could feel the pain.
He felt a little regretful.
If the pill's effects turned out to be different from what he expected, he would be in trouble.
However, there was no turning back. Right now, he could only continue down this path. Yang Jie tried his best to help his pet beast hold on and withstand the overwhelming medicinal effects.
Back at the Friar Association, Chen Cheng's scouts returned with news.
"Senior Yang Jie went into seclusion?" Chen Cheng was stunned.
However, he quickly figured it out. There were only a few days left until the disciple's tournament so Senior Yang Jie must have chosen to go into seclusion to improve his cultivation.
Over the past few days, all sorts of news had been flying around. Among them, Chen Cheng was most concerned about Lin Jin's pet beast.
It was said that Lin Jin's pet beast had reached Rank 3.
Upon hearing this, Chen Cheng felt terrible. This meant that Lin Jin's strength was now on par with Yang Jie's.
With this, Yang Jie's chances of defeating Lin Jin in the disciple's tournament were slim. At the very least, he wouldn't be able to gain an absolute advantage.
Chen Cheng was chased out of Lin Jin's lecture last time and he was thoroughly humiliated. One could only imagine how much resentment he felt. For the past few days, he had been cooped up in his room, thinking of ways to deal with Lin Jin.
It was also because of his previous incompetence that he was reprimanded by Chen Wenlin. One could only imagine how Chen Cheng was in a good mood.
Now that Chen Wenlin had established an alliance with Wu Chenwei and entered the pill business, his status had risen. He was now on the verge of overtaking the Shi family and becoming the number one family in Maple City. Chen Yuanyuan had also become extremely arrogant. She actually looked down on this cousin of hers. Chen Yuanyuan had gone to look for her several times but Chen Yuanyuan had always avoided him.
"Fine, all of you are looking down on me. Sooner or later, I will trample all of you under my feet," Chen Cheng said through gritted teeth.
He planned to go into seclusion too.
He knew his place in the disciple's tournament. He knew that he couldn't win against existences like Lin Jin and Yang Jie, but he could still put up a fight against the others.
Lu Yunhe and Xue Bao'er, for example.
Chen Cheng planned to surpass Lu Yunhe and Xue Bao'er no matter what and squeeze into the top three of the disciples.
After all, his and Lu Yunhe's cultivation were on par with each other. Their blood contracts were on the third realm and their pet beasts were Rank 2 so they were evenly matched. Over the past year, Chen Cheng had put in a lot of effort and even received some pointers from Ye Yuzhou. There was no reason for him to be weaker than Lu Yunhe.
As for Xue Bao'er, Chen Cheng had some confidence in defeating her. He had recently obtained quite a number of pills from Chen Wenlin and fed them to both himself and his pet beast. Due to the pills, Chen Cheng's strength had improved significantly. In addition, he had been cultivating hard for the past year just so he could shine in the disciple's tournament.
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