Pill Sovereign Reborn

But in the blink of an eye, the appointed duel between Ye Lan and Qin Yijun stood only less than a day away.    

Over the past several days, Ye Lan had been training non-stop in his own courtyard. Along with the help of his Spirit Pills, his cultivation had been increasing at a constant yet rapid pace.    

At this moment, the Core Essence in his body had been condensed with Genuine Qi of increasing purity. His cultivation level had also increased from the first stage to the second stage of the Qi Gathering Realm.    

"Tyrant Blade!"    

In the midst of the courtyard, Ye Lan's eyes shifted from one end to the other as he concentrated his Genuine Qi on his right arm and slashed down at the speed of lightning.    

A sword aura, ten meters long, suddenly sliced through the air and split the large boulder in the middle of the courtyard in half as if it was a mere loaf of bread.    

On the ground, a ten-meter-long slash directly appeared under the slash of the sword blade. Its destructive power was certainly an astonishing sight to behold.    

During that slash, Ye Lan had activated the martial technique known as the "Tyrant Blade Technique."    

This technique was personally taught to him by Qu Jingchun in his pervious life.    

Despite originally only being a middle-yellow rank martial technique, Ye Lan had — after tinkering around with it in his previous life — drastically improved the firepower and quality of the technique to as much as the low-profound rank.    

Thus, it was the most suitable technique for Ye Lan to use right now!    

"Nimble Cloud Steps!"    

In the next instant, after using the Tyrant Blade Technique, Ye Lan's figure flashed around the courtyard as he activated his movement technique.    

Beneath his feet, the Genuine Qi surged as though it was a raging torrent.    

His silhouette moved through the space like an ethereal shift, leaving behind numerous afterimages in his tracks.    

The Nimble Cloud Steps was a high-yellow rank movement technique, taught to him by Yi Shuiyou in his previous life. Similar to the previous technique. Ye Lan had made slight improvements to it, increasing its rank to the middle-profound rank in a single go.    

"Eight Extremes Fist, Tyrant Blade Technique, Nimble Cloud Steps... these three techniques should be enough for me to use at my current level."    

When Ye Lan came to a stop in his movements, his afterimages converged in a single spot as his actual figure gradually appeared once again. The corner of his mouth curled up into a confident smile.    

He then raised his head and looked into the sky, only to find out dusk was already welcoming the land into its embrace.    

"Tomorrow's the day of the decisive battle. I ought to have a good rest tonight."    

Ye Lan said to himself.    

Over the past week, he had been persistently cultivating day and night, working extremely hard to increase his strength. Though he may have neglected sleep, his efforts had nevertheless borne, for he had successfully achieved his goal of breaking through to the second stage of the Qi Gathering Realm.    

Believing to have made the necessary preparations, Ye Lan was extremely confident that with his current strength and mastery of various martial techniques, he would be able to defet Qin Yijun in the duel tomorrow!    

With that, he walked in the direction of his kitchen and prepared a simple dinner.    

After finishing his meal, he went back into his bedroom and fell asleep.    

Early in the morning on the next day.    

Around the Center Arena in Lucid Aqua Town.    

The entire area had already been packed with countless civilians and cultivators, some standing on the ground around the arena while others stood on the balconies and roofs of the nearby buildings.    

After all, everyone in town had received the news about the duel between the number one genius of the Qin Family, Qin Yijun, and the number one trash of the Ye Family, Ye Lan!    

Despite gathering for this duel, most people didn't think too much about it.    

In a battle between a piece of trash and a martial genius, one didn't even need to think before knowing what the result of the duel would be.    

However, they nevertheless could not help but join in on the fun and take a look at the heroic apperance of the number one genius of the Qin Family at the same time.    

After all, Qin Yijun was also widely known as the number one genius in Lucid Aqua Town.    

As an individual holding such a title, he would rarely appear in public, which caused him to be a rare sight to behold.    

Thus, everyone believed that it would be their greatest fortune to see Qin Yijun today.    

"That Ye Lan certainly has the guts. To think he dares to challenge Qin Yijun?"    

In a nearby restaurant around the center arena, a cultivator who was indulging himself in liquor could not help but shake his head and laugh.    

"That's right! How could that piece of trash, Ye Lan, be a match for Qin Yijun?"    

Another cultivator followed up spoke with a tone full of disdain.    

"Humph! You dare to call my brother trash?"    

Amidst their conversation, a cold voice suddenly interrupted them from afar.    

Upon hearing those words, the few cultivators turned their gazes towards a spot near the window and discovered that the voice belonged to a handsome young man clad in white. Beside him stood a few middle-aged men dressed in grey robes.    

"So what if we say that your brother is trash? Not to mention, even you, Yin Shaoge, are trash!"    

With a single glance, the group of cultivators instantly recognized the handsome young man as the Young Master of the Taoist Artifacts Hall, Yin Shaoge. Currently, he was still known as the other piece of trash in Lucid Aqua Town who became sworn brothers with Ye Lan from the Ye Family, earning themselves the title, "Lucid Aqua Cripples."    

Having been mocked by a piece of trash like Yin Shaoge, one of the cultivators fumed with rage and shouted coldly.    

*Thump!*    

In the blink of an eye, one of the Taoist Artifacts Hall experts who was standing next to Yin Shaoge suddenly vanished. Appearing in front of the cultivator, he threw out a kick towards his chest and sent the man flying into the wall. Along the way, he smashed into several other tables and chairs in the restaurant, only to end up in a sorry state.    

"You dare to call the young master a piece of trash despite merely being in the first stage of the Body Tempering Realm yourself?"    

The particular Taoist Artifacts Hall expert looked coldly down at the cultivator beneath his feet as he spoke.    

At that moment, he wanted to crush the cultivator's ribs and kill him in front of everyone to set an example.    

"Stop, don't cause any unnecessary trouble."    

Suddenly, Yin Shaoge said with an indifferent expression and stopped the expert from causing a ruckus.    

Upon hearing his words, the Taoist Artifacts Hall expert immediately retreated to Yin Shaoge's side and sat back down.    

Everyone in the restaurant was greatly taken aback by this exact scene.    

At this moment, their curious was piqued as to why an expert of the Taoist Artifacts Hall would act in such an obedient manner to that piece of trash, Yin Shaoge and even listen to his every command.    

After all, they all knew that Yin Shaoge could not progress in his cultivation and ended up becoming a useless brat who would not receive any attention from the Taoist Artifacts Hall.    

In contrary to the information they received, that young master of the Taoist Artifacts Hall had suddenly possessed the status and authority capable of controlling and giving orders to the other experts of the clan?    

Not only were the spectators puzzled by this unexpected outcome, but even the middle-aged cultivator who was kicked into oblivion by the expert earlier wore a face filled with the utmost shock and confusion.    

Furthermore, a sense of terror seemed to have invaded the depth of his eyes. His face turned ghastly pale as a drop of cold sweat flowed down his forehead.    

Previously, he only dared to disrespect Yin Shaoge because he assumed that the piece of trash would not be valued by the Taoist Artifacts Hall.    

He never would have thought that his insults thrown towards Yin Shaoge would be exchanged for the heavy kick of a Taoist Artifacts Hall expert, which resulted in a severe injury that left him on the verge of death's door.    

He could not understand why Yin Shaoge suddenly possessed the authority to control the Taoist Artifacts Hall experts to such an extent.    

Ignoring the shocked gazes of the other cultivators in the restaurant, Yin Shaoge proceeded to drink his glass of wine calmly. His pitch-black eyes were focused outside the window down at the Center Arena in the middle of the plaza.    

After all, the only reason he came here was to cheer his brother, Ye Lan, on and see how he was going to defeat Qin Yijun.    

He didn't expected to hear someone insulting his brother the moment he found himself a table at the restaurant. This naturally made him quite annoyed.    

"Look, the people from the Qin Family have arrived!"    

At that moment, someone in the crowd shouted.    

Immediately, the cultivators in the vicinity cast their gazes over and saw the members of the Qin Family, including Qin Zhan and the other higher-ups, appearing one after another.    

Furthermore, standing next to Patriarch Qin were his two sons, Qin Yijun and Qin Yiming.    

"The people from the Ye Family have arrived as well!"    

After a while, another person shouted.    

Along a certain street, Ye Zhenqun walked towards the Center Arena with the other members of the Ye Family.    

Amongst them were the number one genius of the Ye Family, Ye Yu, and even Ye Zhenfeng and his son, Ye Fei.    

"The Seventh Guardian of the Myriad Medicines Pavilion is also here!"    

Seeing the unexpected appearance of the Seventh Guardian leading his men towards the Center Arena, another person from the crowd exclaimed in shock.    

Aside from these famous clans and families...    

Many other martial arts factions and famous figures within Lucid Aqua Town had also come one after another to spectate the duel.    

Amongst them included the Sect Master of the Celestial Wolf Sect, Yuv Tianlang, who had also brought his other subordinates over.    

In an instant, the Center Arena was packed with various martial forces with great influence in Lucid Aqua Town. Such a rare scene was certainly a spectacular sight to behold.    

"I didn't think the duel between Qin Yijun and Ye Lan would end up attracting so many influential figures!"    

Seeing the various leaders of major factions in Lucid Aqua Town appearing one after another and sitting down on the high platform, the crowd of cultivators could not help but gasp in awe.    

"I don't really understand why they would come here. After all, the result of the battle is practically set in stone from the beginning. In spite of that, all these influential figures actually took their time to come over and spectate the duel?"    

Naturally, some of the cultivators began speculating out of curiosity.    

"Perhaps... they're all here for Qin Yijun?"    

"That makes sense! Only Qin Yijun would have the ability to attract the attention of such big shots in town!"    

"After all, he is the number one genius cultivator in Lucid Aqua Town. Despite only being seventeen years old, he has already broken through to the peak second stage of the Qi Gathering Realm!"    

......    

Surrounding the Center Arena, the thousands of cultivators who came to watch the battle erupted into a series of heated discussions.