Alchemist Sage Purple Gold flew away as well. He, Ouming Yin, and Patriarch Pillheart flew out of the array. However, they only managed to fly a short distance before they realized something was amiss. The surrounding space seemed to be locked.
"Oh?"
The three alchemist sages' expressions turned cold. They saw a wretched old man seal off the space they were in and leisurely walk out.
"What's the meaning of this?" questioned Ouming Yin.
"Patriarch Pillheart, are you forgetting something?" said Old Snake slowly.
"What?" Patriarch Pillheart felt an ominous foreboding.
"Isn't it time for you to leave behind the bet you made with Yi Yun?"
"Oh!? What nonsense are you spouting!? " Patriarch Pillheart was enraged. He had indeed made a bet with Yi Yun back when he entered the array. He had bet twenty-five kilograms of Purple Numinous Herbal Soil for all the manuals left behind by the divine alchemist, as well as the Divine Alchemy Cauldron. However, the bet was not about who could repair the array — the array had not collapsed back then. Instead, it was about a time limit of two hundred years. Whoever completed the Herb Nurturing Array first would be the winner.
Now, Yi Yun had yet to complete the Herb Nurturing Array and had only repaired it. Furthermore, the time limit of two hundred years was not up yet. Yet, the old man was asking for the Purple Numinous Herbal Soil.
"I haven't even lost the bet and you are already thinking of robbing me?"
"Hehe, you must be kidding me. Who knows where you will be in two hundred years? Besides, isn't the outcome already obvious? It's only a matter of time before Yi Yun completes the Herb Nurturing Array. As for you, you have retreated in the face of adversity. Leave your herbal soil behind."
As Old Snake spoke, he immediately attacked!
He pressed his palm down on Patriarch Pillheart's chest.
At that moment, the Nine Li Magus Empire's Aged Blackrock and the High Priest rushed over. However, they did not stop the battle.
"Boom!"
The Heaven Earth Yuan Qi suddenly constricted like a cage, trapping Patriarch Pillheart within.
Ouming Yin and Alchemist Sage Purple Gold were separated by Old Snake.
Instantly, Patriarch Pillheart felt an intense sense of danger. The wretched old man in front of him could really take his life!
As an alchemist, Patriarch Pillheart was not considered strong among warriors at his realm. He was far inferior to Old Snake in strength. Furthermore, he had expended a great deal of his energy and had his fire seed snatched away. He was mentally damaged, so there was no suspense in this battle. Noticing that Ouming Yin and Alchemist Sage Purple Gold had no intention of taking action, Patriarch Pillheart did not believe that he had any chance of beating Old Snake.
Once he died, not to mention fifty kilograms of Purple Numinous Herbal Soil, all of his wealth would be taken away by this old man.
Peng!
Patriarch Pillheart forcefully blocked Old Snake's strike, but Old Snake's palm force was just too domineering. Not only was it domineering, the palm force was like a venomous snake that targeted Patriarch Pillheart's weak spots.
"Pu!"
Patriarch Pillheart spat out a mouthful of blood as his body flew backward like a broken string. And at that moment, Old Snake's palm pressed down on Patriarch Pillheart's head once again!
Once his soul sea was destroyed, even immortals would find it difficult to save him. Even if Patriarch Pillheart did not die, he would become a retard.
At that moment of life and death, Patriarch Pillheart bellowed, "Wait!"
Patriarch Pillheart retreated rapidly as he threw out an interspatial ring and distanced himself from Old Snake. "This is the Purple Numinous Herbal Soil you want!"
Old Snake grabbed the interspatial ring and probed it with his psyche. There was no doubt that it contained Purple Numinous Herbal Soil.
Old Snake gave Patriarch Pillheart a sinister glance. He was calculating the price of killing the old man.
Old Snake naturally did not feel any burden but the Nine Li Magus Empire clearly did not wish for such a thing to happen.
Previously, Yi Yun had devoured the fire seeds of Patriarch Pillheart and company. It was an eye for an eye, so it was still acceptable. However, if he were to kill the three alchemist sages here, it would go overboard. When that happened, it would spread that the Nine Li Magus Empire's Herb Nurturing Array was unstable. It had summoned alchemists from all over the world to help it, but it eventually had ill intentions and killed the alchemist sages. If that happened, the Nine Li Magus Empire would probably be on bad terms with all alchemists. No warrior would dare come to the Nine Li Magus Empire again.
Thinking back to how the Nine Li Magus Empire had treated Yi Yun quite well, Old Snake decided to give up.
Although the trio had hatred and killing intent for Yi Yun, Old Snake believed that it would not take long for Yi Yun to have the ability to protect himself against the trio.
Patriarch Pillheart and company retreated as such. Old Snake casually left the Purple Numinous Herbal Soil on the island in the array's core.
"Punk, I'll leave the herbal soil you wanted with you. I'll be going out for a stroll. Take your time studying the array."
As Old Snake spoke, his figure vanished with a flash.
Yi Yun needed a very long time to study the array. Old Snake did not wish to stay in the God Advent Tower any longer. It would be too boring.
In fact, Old Snake still harbored some thoughts. He hoped to find a way to heal his internal injuries. And to find such things, he needed to venture deep into perilous lands. There were many places that Yi Yun did not have the ability to enter.
"Senior, be careful."
Inside the Herb Nurturing Array, Yi Yun watched Old Snake leave. To Yi Yun, it was impossible for him to help Old Snake at his current stage. All he could do was silently remember Old Snake's kindness and repay him when he had the ability in the future.
As the array turned calmer, everything became orderly.
Yi Yun retrieved the Purple Numinous Herbal Soil and planted the Abyssal Red Lotus seed in it. The Herb Nurturing Array was a land rich in fire-elemental laws. It was perfect for nurturing the Abyssal Red Lotus. Together with the Herb Nurturing Technique left behind by the divine alchemist, Yi Yun was confident that he could nurture the Abyssal Red Lotus.
Yi Yun was in no hurry to leave the array. He knew that the completion of the Herb Nurturing Array would take a long time. He could stay here to study the array while cultivating.
With the people from the Nine Li Magus Empire gone, the array became empty and silent, as though it was isolated from the world.
Time slowly passed and several years passed. One day, Yi Yun used the Divine Alchemy Cauldron to replace the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.
This was an array set up by the divine alchemist after all. Although the Ascending Dragon Cauldron was powerful, the Divine Alchemy Cauldron was more suitable in terms of compatibility.
Furthermore, the Herb Nurturing Array was already in stable operation. Many of the accumulations needed time to complete. Yi Yun did not wish to keep waiting here.
Through this period of cultivation, Yi Yun's cultivation level was slowly increasing. He had already stabilized his early-stage Supremacy realm.
However, Yi Yun had been in seclusion for too long. If he continued, the effects would not be as obvious. He felt that it was time for him to exit seclusion. To Yi Yun, raising his cultivation level was of utmost importance.
Apart from that, Yi Yun was constantly worried about Lin Xintong. He did not know how she was doing in the White Lunar Divine Empire.
Yi Yun was already very close to the White Lunar Divine Empire after coming to the Nine Li Magus Empire.
His desire to find Lin Xintong also grew stronger.
However, the White Lunar Divine Empire was a massive entity. Bai Yueyin was even more mysterious and unfathomable. Now that Yi Yun had advanced to the Supremacy realm, he had the confidence to head to the White Lunar Divine Empire to search for Lin Xintong.
Outside the Herb Nurturing Array, Nine Li Magus Maiden would often come.
With the departure of the alchemists, the Nine Li Magus Empire closed its doors and restored its former tranquility.
Looking at the Herb Nurturing Array, Nine Li Magus Maiden felt at ease.
One day, a figure suddenly charged out of the array.
After a few years, Yi Yun finally left the Herb Nurturing Array.
"Young Master Yi." Nine Li Magus Maiden's beautiful eyes suffused a faint smile. "It's been hard on you."
"Your Highness, there's no need to stand on ceremony." Yi Yun said.
Nine Li Magus Maiden looked at Yi Yun. After a few years, Yi Yun had become even more spirited. At a glance, he looked like a mortal scion without any cultivation level but his bearing was extremely otherworldly.
"Young Master, your cultivation level seems to have become more profound," said Nine Li Magus Maiden.
Yi Yun smiled faintly before asking, "I wonder what Your Highness knows about the White Lunar Divine Empire?"
"White Lunar Divine Empire? In terms of history, the White Lunar Divine Empire hasn't been established for a long time. However, the White Lunar Goddess Empress has lived for a very long time. She knows too many secrets. The White Lunar Divine Empire she established is one of the strongest factions in the Sinkhole. I'm very impressed by the White Lunar Divine Empire's Goddess Empress. If there's a chance, I would like to meet her. However, the White Lunar Goddess Empress has not appeared for tens of millions of years. Rumor has it that she is transcending a calamity in a hidden land. "
"Oh? Your Highness, do you know what the White Lunar Goddess Empress's cultivation level is? "
"She's definitely a Godly Monarch. Furthermore, it's unknown how long she has been a Godly Monarch." Nine Li Magus Maiden sighed. Countless people yearned for the Godly Monarch realm. Once one became a Godly Monarch, their lifespans would be counted in hundreds of millions of years. They would possess strength unimaginable to ordinary warriors.
"Your Highness, do you know how many Godly Monarchs there are in the Sinkhole?" asked Yi Yun. He had long been curious about this question.
"I do not." Nine Li Magus Maiden shook her head. "In the past tens of millions of years, I've never heard of anyone becoming a Godly Monarch. However, the Sinkhole's history is just too long. Some Godly Monarchs have lived since ancient times to this day. Such Godly Monarchs are not even known, much less searching for them. As they have lived longer than history, their existences have been buried in the dust of history. Many of the records in the books are no longer known if they are legends or facts. It's possible that a legendary figure in the books is still alive, but people only think of it as a legend."
Lived longer than history …
Yi Yun drew a gasp of cold air. It sounded astounding. Going from a Divine Lord to a Godly Monarch could be said to be a leap in life's natural order. They were real figures who had witnessed history. The records in the canon that had turned illusory due to the passage of time might have been something that a Godly Monarch had experienced personally.
"You asked how many Godly Monarchs there are. Although I do not know, I can give you a vague idea. There are only a few Godly Monarchs in the Sinkhole that are publicly known — figures like the White Lunar Goddess Empress. As for the Godly Monarchs that have gone into seclusion, no one can answer. For instance, my Nine Li Magus Empire does not have any Godly Monarchs. The strongest are Grand Elder Blackrock and my master, the High Priest. Their lifespans do not exceed fifty to sixty million years."
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