"That's right."
The High Priest nodded.
And at that moment, Yi Yun was watching everything through Ling Xie'er's perception. Alchemist Sage Purple Gold did not study the divine alchemist's Herb Nurturing Array's array patterns.
Typically, alchemist sages would try their best to understand the divine alchemist's array formation and use the divine alchemist's laws to complete the array.
However, Alchemist Sage Purple Gold had taken a different approach. He had used his own means to neutralize the Herb Nurturing Array and had managed to achieve a certain level of effect.
Alchemist Sage Purple Gold was truly capable. Yi Yun had no choice but to admit this point. He did not take to heart Alchemist Sage Purple Gold's slander of him. After all, the anomaly in the array was indeed caused by Yi Yun himself. He was not being maligned but what infuriated him was that Alchemist Sage Purple Gold was plotting against Ling Xie'er.
Yi Yun was in no hurry to head over. He wanted to see what tricks Alchemist Sage Purple Gold had up his sleeves. He refused to believe that Alchemist Sage Purple Gold could repair the Herb Nurturing Array.
"High Priest, Your Highness, Grand Elder, the array has been activated. We need to eliminate all disturbances. I implore the three of you to temporarily retreat to the island," said Alchemist Sage Purple Gold with a smile.
Alchemist Sage Purple Gold said with a smile. The island where the Fate Changing Pill was located was sealed by a massive barrier of light.
The High Priest nodded and stepped into the barrier with Nine Li Magus Maiden and Aged Blackrock. At that moment, although they could see the Nine Transformations Rejuvenation Array in action, their perception was isolated by the barrier.
Upon seeing this scene, the corners of Alchemist Sage Purple Gold's mouth curled up slightly.
"Seven Emotions, you can begin. This is an opportunity that comes once in a billion years. Don't you miss it."
"I know." The woman in the rainbow-colored muslin gave a sinister smile as she flew high into the sky. Countless rainbow-colored clouds gathered towards her and lingered around her …
A few seconds later, Ling Xie'er, who was beside Yi Yun, suddenly let out a light grunt.
Yi Yun turned his head and saw Ling Xie'er's body trembling slightly. Her expression was somewhat ugly.
"Xie'er, what's wrong?" asked Yi Yun immediately.
Ling Xie'er's entire body was curled up as she began trembling. "Brother, that person summoned the fire seed. She … she is extracting my strength!"
"What?" Yi Yun's expression changed. He saw a voluptuous woman with a voluptuous figure in the heart of the Nine Transformations Rejuvenation Array. She was walking in mid-air, as though she was performing a graceful dance.
Every step she took caused the void to tremble, and the power of the Heretical God Fire Seed, which was everywhere in the array, followed her steps and was absorbed into her body.
If the Herb Nurturing Array was stable, Ling Xie'er's strength would be fused with the array and it would be impenetrable. It would be impossible to extract Ling Xie'er's strength from the Herb Nurturing Array.
But with the anomaly in the array, there were many loopholes. Alchemist Sage Purple Gold was using these loopholes to extract Ling Xie'er's strength!
Of course, Ling Xie'er was stronger than the voluptuous woman. However, all of Ling Xie'er's power had been trapped in the Herb Nurturing Array. She was the core fire seed of the Herb Nurturing Array. All of her power had been contributed to the array.
It was as if Ling Xie'er was using all her strength to lift up a mountain that was on the verge of collapse, and this woman was stabbing a sword into Ling Xie'er's chest.
Ling Xie'er nearly had no means of resisting. From the beginning, it was a one-sided devouring.
The woman in the rainbow-colored muslin dress stepped on the Mother Copper Cauldron and took a step into the sky. Her body stretched out as her long hair and clothes fluttered in the wind. She began fusing her body into the array and wherever she passed, Ling Xie'er's strength would be devoured by her.
"This little girl sure is delicious." The corners of the woman's mouth curled up slightly as she revealed a coquettish smile. She was one of the strongest fire seeds in this world. When she was growing up, Alchemist Sage Purple Gold had once given her some low-grade fire seeds to consume. However, most of the fire seeds were limited in grade and did not increase her strength much.
However, Ling Xie'er was different. She had only devoured a tiny portion of the fire seeds but she felt her strength increase by leaps and bounds.
If she were to devour all of them, it was unknown how far she would evolve.
At that moment, in Alchemist Sage Purple Gold's hand, a fire dot condensed from the array and landed on his palm.
Upon seeing the fire dot, Alchemist Sage Purple Gold's eyes flashed with greed as the corners of his mouth suffused a smile.
Although the Nine Li Magus Empire did not agree to him taking Ling Xie'er away, how could he let the matter rest so easily? Using the Nine Transformations Rejuvenation Array, he could extract Ling Xie'er's energy.
Even if only a part of it was extracted, it would allow the Fire of Seven Emotions to evolve!
In the end, he would use the Fire of Seven Emotions to replace Ling Xie'er and become the Herb Nurturing Array's fire seed until the Herb Nurturing Array was completed!
He believed that it would not matter even if the Nine Li Magus Empire discovered his intentions. As long as he could complete the Herb Nurturing Array, so what if he killed Ling Xie'er?
Fifty kilometers away, Yi Yun saw all of this through Ling Xie'er. He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh. His chest was filled with rage.
Alchemist Sage Purple Gold!
He never expected Alchemist Sage Purple Gold to directly attack Ling Xie'er. If he had not come out of seclusion in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
"Xie 'er, follow me!"
Yi Yun carried the weak Ling Xie'er and flew towards Alchemist Sage Purple Gold and company!
The pangs of anger in his eyes burned. Yi Yun already had killing intent towards Alchemist Sage Purple Gold!
…
"Old bastard Purple Gold, what are you doing!?"
Patriarch Pillheart and Ouming Yin, who were inside the array, could sense the energy flow of the array very well. They immediately realized that Alchemist Sage Purple Gold was stealing Yi Yun's fire seed's strength.
They had long coveted a fire seed of such a grade. Now that they saw Alchemist Sage Purple Gold using the Fire of Seven Emotions to devour the Heretical God Fire Seed, they could not sit still.
"Fellow Daoists, I will not skimp on your benefits. As long as you help me, I can lend you the 'Green Seed Book' now," said Alchemist Sage Purple Gold in a bid to pacify the duo.
However, Patriarch Pillheart only sneered. He immediately conjured his fire seed and sent it into the array's core. He began devouring the Heretical God Fire Seed's strength.
When Ouming Yin saw this, he naturally did not want to fall behind. Immediately, he conjured his fire seed as well.
Patriarch Pillheart's fire seed manifested as a fire toad in midair. As for Ouming Yin's fire seed, it manifested as a fire centipede.
Their fire seeds were much weaker than Alchemist Sage Purple Gold's. They could barely take the shape of Fey beasts. They were still far from gaining sentience.
The moment the fire toad and fire centipede appeared, they began flying in midair and began fighting for food in front of the Fire of Seven Emotions.
Upon seeing this scene, Alchemist Sage Purple Gold frowned. The two old fogeys were not people who would suffer a loss. If this continued, not only would the fire powers that belonged to him be taken away, it would also cause the array to become even more unstable.
After all, the fire centipede and fire toad could not be used as array cores to replace Ling Xie'er.
The three alchemist sages began using various means. Their fire seeds were like leeches that sucked Ling Xie'er's blood!
And among them, the rainbow-dressed woman conjured by the Fire of Seven Emotions sucked the fastest. With the Nine Transformations Rejuvenation Array's support, the speed at which she absorbed the Heretical God Fire was more than ten times faster than the other two fire seeds combined.
"Do you think two lowly beasts like you are worthy of fighting me?"
The rainbow-dressed woman's beautiful eyes shimmered. She danced in a dance of death, each step seeming to step on the drum beats of Ling Xie'er's life.
If this continued, Ling Xie'er's energy would be sucked dry and she might even slowly wither away.
"Oh? Something is amiss! "
Even though he was outside the array and was enveloped by the barrier of light, Aged Blackrock sensed that something was amiss.
However, even though Aged Blackrock's strength exceeded the three alchemist sages, he knew very little about alchemy arrays.
He did not know alchemy and could only guess at what was happening based on his understanding of energy flow.
"What's wrong?" asked Nine Li Magus Maiden in surprise.
Aged Blackrock frowned. "Your Highness, let's go out."
As Aged Blackrock spoke, he was about to step out of the barrier of light when the High Priest said leisurely, "Blackrock, you do not know alchemy. It's best you do not act on your own. If you do anything rash, it might cause damage to the Nine Transformations Rejuvenation Array. The Herb Nurturing Array left behind by Senior Divine Alchemist cannot withstand any more unforeseen events."
The High Priest's words carried a hint of warning. Aged Blackrock was the High Priest's junior. Furthermore, there was a gap in their statuses. If there was a conflict of opinion, Aged Blackrock needed to listen to the High Priest.
Aged Blackrock said angrily, "If I'm not wrong, Alchemist Sage Purple Gold and company are absorbing the energy of the fire seed in the Herb Nurturing Array."
"So what?" Said the High Priest with a shake of his head. "Alchemist Sage Purple Gold wanted to take Yi Yun's fire seed but you rejected him. Now, all you are doing is extracting a tiny bit of energy to strengthen your own fire seed. If Alchemist Sage Purple Gold has the confidence to complete the Herb Nurturing Array, strengthening his fire seed will help him increase his chances of success."
"Oh!?"
Upon hearing the High Priest's words, Aged Blackrock's expression sank. From the looks of it, the High Priest had noticed this before he did. However, he had tacitly agreed to it.
From the High Priest's point of view, Yi Yun's swapping of the fire seed had resulted in the Herb Nurturing Array's anomaly. He naturally did not have a good impression of Ling Xie'er. Therefore, he turned a blind eye to the extraction of her energy. A truly powerful fire seed would only be of greater value in the hands of a person like Alchemist Sage Purple Gold.
"Master, what are you talking about!?"
Nine Li Magus Maiden was anxious but she lacked the strength. If the High Priest were to forcefully support Alchemist Sage Purple Gold, she could not use force.
And at that moment, Nine Li Magus Maiden's heart suddenly stirred as she looked towards the horizon.
Aged Blackrock also looked over. They saw an azure-colored beam of light shooting straight at them like a divine sword!
Upon seeing the figure in the beam of light, Aged Blackrock's expression changed. "Yi Yun! He has come out of seclusion! "
"Yi Yun?" The High Priest pricked up his white brows as he narrowed his eyes at the beam of light flying over from the horizon. "So he is Yi Yun. He dares to appear here after causing such a huge mess in our Nine Li Magus Empire."
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