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"Big brother!"
The two had just appeared in the inner courtyard when they heard an excited voice coming from afar. Then a purple streak of light rushed over and stopped abruptly in front of Ye Chen, revealing Zi Yan's figure.
This scene left Ye Chen speechless. When did this little girl become so close to him? He knew without a doubt that this little thing had ulterior motives…
"Hehehe, big brother, you're back..." Zi Yan's innocent face was adorned with a fawning smile, making the originally aloof and cute little beauty look a bit comical.
As for the title "Big Brother," it was something Xin Yue used along with. Of course, the prerequisite was getting the "food" she liked from Ye Chen!
Looking at the girl, Ye Chen was perfectly aware of her little schemes.
He spread his hands and said, "That's all! I've already given away all the pills I had, so even if you're very attentive, I can't get any more..."
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Swish!
As soon as Ye Chen finished speaking, Zi Yan's smile vanished instantly. Her bright eyes widened in disbelief as she exclaimed, "Impossible! Xin Yue said you have more pills than you can use. Are you trying to lie to me?!"
Ye Chen said with a wry smile, "Alright, alright, what Xin Yue means is that I can refine pills anytime, as long as I have the medicinal herbs... But, I gave you quite a few seventh-grade pills before, and you haven't finished them all in just a few days, have you?"
At this point, Ye Chen frowned, then took a closer look at the little girl and discovered that her strength had indeed improved considerably since their first meeting, and she was already on the verge of breaking through to the Dou Huang level...
As a young dragon cub, Zi Yan's advancement in each major realm requires terrifying energy for evolution and sublimation. It seems that her next transformation is just around the corner.
Zi Yan pouted after hearing Ye Chen's words and said, "There are only a few of those, not nearly enough for me. Besides, I can feel that I'm about to grow up. If you give me another one of those pills I was going to eat before, I can grow up..."
Ye Chen nodded slightly; this was indeed the same as his prediction.
Strictly speaking, Zi Yan was a severely malnourished dragon cub. Because her unreliable father was trapped, the newborn Zi Yan was left alone in the desolate mountains…
As the daughter of the Dragon Emperor, she not only did not receive the treatment she deserved, but since she could remember, she had been fighting against a group of magical beasts in order to survive.
It was precisely because of the severe lack of sufficient energy that her childhood was prolonged indefinitely...
Strictly speaking, Zi Yan is probably older than everyone else in the inner academy, and might even have been born before Canaan Academy was established...
Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then said to Zi Yan, "Regarding your transformation, if you trust me, I suggest we wait until we reach Zhongzhou to discuss it. I know a place with incredibly powerful energy, perfectly suited for your current transformation..."
Zi Yan frowned her cute little brows and hesitated for a long time, but in the end she chose to believe Ye Chen and said, "Okay then, but don't lie to me, or I'll teach you a lesson when I grow up!"
Ye Chen simply smiled at this utterly ineffective threat, gently stroking the little girl's soft, long purple hair, and said dismissively, "I know, I know our Zi Yan is very powerful!"
"Pah! I'm not one of yours..." With that, she tossed her hair and disappeared...
Watching the little girl run off into the distance, Ye Chen wore a maternal smile.
The little fairy doctor beside her saw that smile and felt a little jealous. She remembered that when she was younger, the young master sometimes liked to look at her with that same smile…
However, since seeing the young master again this time, he has never shown her that smile again.
Does the young master prefer such small sizes...?
As she pondered, Little Fairy Doctor's expression turned strange, and when she looked at her young master again, her eyes held a peculiar desire for exploration.
Ye Chen, standing nearby, felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze and immediately raised his hand to lightly pat her on the buttocks behind her...
"What are you thinking! Come on, come inside with me, let me give your twisted little brain a good correction..."
Chapter 295 Cultivation in the Blood Pool
Three days later, on the way from the inner courtyard to Tianya City, a huge griffin flapped its wings and flew in the sky towards the rising sun.
On the broad back of the griffin, Zi Yan could hardly hide the excitement on her face, chattering away to Ye Xinyue beside her.
Beside the two stood a stunningly beautiful woman with long, shimmering silver hair. Her expression was somewhat aloof; she did not participate in their conversation but silently watched the figure bathed in the warm sunlight across from them…
Little Fairy Doctor looked at the quiet Ye Chen and asked softly, "Where is the place you mentioned that can help Zi Yan transform?"
Ye Chen, who had been lost in thought, snapped out of it upon hearing this and chuckled, "Have you forgotten? The news we heard about the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool in Bone-Melting City in the Northern Region?"
Little Fairy Doctor's eyes lit up, and she suddenly realized, "You mean the Blood Pool of Tianshan in the Tianmu Mountains?"
Ye Chen nodded, "The Heavenly Blood Pool of Tianmu Mountain is a very famous spectacle in the Northern Region of Zhongzhou. Legend has it that every three years, a tide of celestial energy appears on a volcano at the top of the mountain, and after the tide recedes, the Heavenly Blood Pool inside the volcano is filled with an extremely strange red liquid..."
The energy in the Blood Pool can help peak Dou Huang experts break through to the Dou Zong level, and even Dou Zong experts who enter it will experience a marrow cleansing and bone-refining effect, thus increasing their strength.
Little Fairy Doctor knew a little about these things, but not as much as Ye Chen, who had read the original novel.
However, Little Fairy Doctor said with some worry, "It is said that the energy in that blood pool is extremely large. Zi Yan is only a Dou Wang now. Even with the enhancement of her demon beast body, wouldn't it be dangerous for her to enter rashly?"
The fact that it could allow a Douhuang expert to break through to Douzong shows the immense size of that energy tide. Little Fairy Doctor, unaware of Zi Yan's true identity, didn't think the girl could withstand it.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing..." Ye Chen only said this and did not explain further.
It's not the right time to reveal Zi Yan's true identity.
The quick-witted Fairy Doctor naturally understood her young master's meaning, so she didn't say much more about the topic.
Because of the increased number of people, Ye Chen and his group's travel speed was naturally incomparable to when they came. Traveling by spaceship, it took them a full month to reach the Northern Region of Central State...
However, the group did not waste this month. Although Ye Chen could not absorb star power in the passage, he had the opportunity to guide his sister in controlling the Fallen Heart Flame.
As for the others, they were all cultivating in their own way.
During this time, Ye Chen also looked at his Star Chart...
Several months have passed since Ye Chen last lit up the tenth star palace in the Dragon Head Starfield. Although Ye Chen did not absorb star power every day, this amount of time was enough for him to accumulate enough star essence to light up the next star palace.
After all, he can now absorb 10 points of star essence at a time, which is very efficient.
Name: Ye Chen
Realm: One-Star Dou Zun
Star Essence: 620 (10 points can be absorbed each time)
Star Soul: 10 points (Note: Special hidden Star Soul, primary Fire, secondary Wood.)
精：1300；气：1300；神：1500（+155）；速：650；力：1300；技：300；控魂：250（+50）；控火：250
Flame: Three Thousand Starry Sky Fire (
(Formed by the fusion of three thousand flames and starlight)
Star Chart: Starry Sky Dragon (Three Thousand Blazing Fire Spirit)
星域图，龙首星域（内含16位星宫，已点亮10位星宫）、左前龙爪（内含11位星宫）、右前龙爪（内含11位星宫）、左后龙爪（内含11位星宫）、右后龙爪（内含11位星宫）、龙尾（内含12位星宫）、龙脊·前（内含12位星宫）、龙脊·中（内含12位星宫）、龙脊·后（内含12位星宫）
Star Domain Skill: None
Star Orbit Skill: Dragon Devour, Earth Rank Intermediate (can be upgraded), after casting, it can summon an angry dragon head, which will devour everything it touches.
When star fields and star tracks are connected, star track skills can be generated; when the same star field is fully upgraded, star field skills can be obtained.
These were his original Star Essence Chart attributes. After spending 500 Star Essence Points to light up the eleventh Star Soul, Ye Chen's basic attributes also increased by 50 points in Divine Power, 50 points in Qi, and 20 points in Comprehension, Soul Control, and Fire Control...
Although the improvement was not significant, Ye Chen keenly noticed that his battle qi cultivation was showing signs of another breakthrough.
It should be noted that Ye Chen has only been at the Dou Zun level for a short time, yet he is already on the verge of breaking through again. This speed is probably only comparable to that of those bloodline races.
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The Tianmu Mountains are renowned even in the entire northern region of Central China.
The primary reason, of course, is the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, which appears only once every three years. Its miraculous effects hold immense appeal for most people. And these people are predominantly young, because the Blood Pool's transformative power, helping people break through bottlenecks, is even more effective for them.
In the original story, even several direct disciples of the Four Directions Pavilion came to compete for the ten spots for cultivation in the Blood Pool...
However, this place should have been the focus of contention among various powerful forces, but it has been able to exist independently until now. In addition to the strength of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan, which controls the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, it is also largely due to the mutual restraint among various forces.
After all, taking the four forces of the Four Directions Pavilion as an example, probably none of them want the other to control a place that can theoretically produce a continuous stream of Dou Zong...
It is precisely because of these various reasons that the current situation has arisen.
When Ye Chen and his group arrived, there was still more than a month until the Blood Pool opened, which happened once every three years. At this time, many people had already arrived at the foot of the mountain, but those who were truly qualified to obtain a spot had not yet appeared.
Ye Chen and his group naturally wouldn't wait here like these people. They followed Ye Chen directly to the highest peak of the mountain range where the blood pool was located...
This is a huge volcanic crater, and before the blood pool appeared, it looked ordinary and nothing special.
As soon as Ye Chen and his group arrived, the powerful members of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan, who were the locals, naturally noticed them and rushed out of the mountains, surrounding Ye Chen and his companions.
The elderly man in the lead, dressed in a long golden robe, was stunned when he saw Ye Chen and Little Fairy Doctor, and then his expression changed drastically...
"This is... a Dou Zun?"
As a high-level Dou Zong, Jin Shi, the patriarch of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan, was naturally able to sense the terrifying aura emanating from Ye Chen's body...
That immense sense of oppression could only be achieved by a Dou Zun powerhouse.
Chapter 296 The Gold-Eating Rat Clan
"May I ask who you are, and what brings you to my Tianmu Mountain Range?" After guessing Ye Chen's strength, Jin Shi's originally aggressive attitude suddenly changed, and he respectfully clasped his hands and asked Ye Chen.
Ye Chen smiled and asked, "May I ask if you are Chief Jin Shi of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan?"
After all, he was a respectable person, and he needed to be mindful of his reputation, so Ye Chen decided to try diplomacy first and then resort to force...
Hearing the other person call out his name, Jin Shi was not happy at all; instead, his heart pounded even harder.
The other party clearly knew him very well, yet he knew nothing about them. Moreover, seeing that there were three peak Dou Huangs among their group, and considering the upcoming Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, their purpose was self-evident.
Taking a deep breath, Jin Shi could only brace himself and say, "That's right, I am Jin Shi, the patriarch of the Gold-Eating Rat clan. May I ask who this gentleman is...?"
Ye Chen said calmly, "Ye Chen of the Pill Tower greets Clan Chief Jin Shi."
Danta, Ye Chen!
Upon hearing these two names, Jin Shi's expression immediately changed.
"May I ask, are you Mr. Ye Chen, the personal disciple of the Dan Tower President and an eighth-grade alchemy master?" Jin Shi asked cautiously.
Upon receiving Ye Chen's affirmation, Jin Shi's heart was filled with a tremendous surge of emotion.
Whether it's the personal disciple of the Dan Tower Guild Master or the eighth-grade alchemy grandmaster, neither of these identities is something the Gold-Eating Rat Clan can afford to offend, let alone both of them appearing in the same person at the same time.
What Jin Shi couldn't understand was that Ye Chen was supposed to be only in his early twenties, so how could he possibly be a Dou Zun level expert? That was too unbelievable!
Moreover, besides Ye Chen, the incredibly beautiful little girl next to him was also like that. Could there really be so many monsters in this world?
Ignoring Jin Shi's shock and confusion, Ye Chen directly stated his purpose: "Clan Chief Jin Shi, I have only one purpose in coming here today, and that is to take all the spots in the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool. Send out a message to make everyone outside leave..."
“This…” Jin Shi looked troubled.
Although there are two spots reserved for their Gold-Eating Rat Clan in the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, he is willing to give up his spot to Ye Chen. But what can he say to the people outside?
You must know that at this time of year, nearly 70% of the major powers in the entire Northern Region gather outside. If he dares to say that they will be disqualified this time, Jin Shi is certain that the Gold-Eating Rat Clan will face annihilation in a few days!
"This... Mr. Ye, the ten spots for the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool are a rule jointly established by all forces in the entire Northern Region. My mere Gold-Eating Rat Clan dares not go against the forces of the entire Northern Region..."
I think it would be better if Mr. Ye asked for two spots from my Gold-Eating Rat Clan. If that's not enough, I can get two more spots for you.
I believe that with these four slots, Young Master Ye, your forces should be sufficient. After all, while the Blood Pool is described as mysterious, it's primarily effective against Dou Huang level experts; its effect on those stronger is quite limited…”
Ye Chen's smile vanished, and he looked expressionlessly at the tense Gold-Eating Rat Clan Chief, saying calmly, "I should have made myself very clear."
"Yes, I want all the energy generated by this energy tide, not just one or two spots..."
As he spoke, Ye Chen tossed out a medicine bottle and continued, "Of course, I won't bully you. Here's a mid-grade seventh-rank pill that I refined. Taking it will remove all the fire poison from your body. I think that's enough as payment..."
"As for those people outside, you just need to spread the message, and I will make them leave willingly."
Looking at the medicine bottle in his hand, Jin Shi's small, round eyes widened to their maximum size, and he said with a look of surprise, "Can this medicine really completely remove the fire poison from my body?"
You should know that over the years he has been terribly harmed by these stubborn fire poisons, and he can only exert 70% of his strength, which is quite miserable.
Ye Chen said calmly, "You're welcome to try and see if what I said is true. Anyway, we'll be staying here for quite some time..."
After hesitating for a long time, Jin Shi gritted his teeth and said, "Alright! I can send out the message, but if those powerful figures want to force their way through the mountain, I'm afraid even my Gold-Eating Rat Clan can't stop them. We'll need Mr. Ye to personally intervene..."
Anyway, the fact is that he can't stop him even if he wants to, so he might as well take the benefits and obediently listen.
Moreover, Jin Shi was certain that, given this man's reputation and background in Zhongzhou, even those old fogies from the Sifang Pavilion would not turn against him for a mere Blood Pool spot under such circumstances.
"Alright, go do what you need to do." Ye Chen waved his hand, dismissing the group of rats.
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As expected, things turned out exactly as Jinshi had predicted.