Chapter 40

The next morning, the people from the Warrior Training Camp arrived at the training ground. They had already learned about Zhang Yuxian's departure. Many of them had heard the sound of his beast galloping away the previous night.

Of course, this included Yi Yun.

"Yi Yun!"

At the training ground, Lian Chengyu called out to Yi Yun from a distance, his expression still gentle.

"Lian Gongzi, what's the matter?"

Yi Yun smiled. He understood that Lian Chengyu's current gentle demeanor was just for show, for the villagers to see.

On the training ground, there were quite a few villagers who had come to watch the commotion over the past few days. Although Lian Chengyu had long wanted to get rid of Yi Yun, he couldn't do it in front of the villagers.

The reason was that Yi Yun had been favored by Zhang Yuxian. After Zhang Yuxian completed his mission, he might return to the Lian Clan to look for Yi Yun.

Even if Zhang Yuxian didn't come back, he might ask about Yi Yun's situation during the Divine Kingdom election.

If Lian Chengyu really made a move against Yi Yun in public, it would be satisfying, but with so many people seeing it, the news would spread. Lian Chengyu couldn't kill everyone in the Lian Clan to cover it up.

If the truth were discovered by Zhang Yuxian, Lian Chengyu would inevitably be implicated. Therefore, Lian Chengyu decided to take a slower and more stable approach to quietly eliminate Yi Yun.

Since Lian Chengyu hadn't shown his true colors, Yi Yun was happy to play along, as he knew that if a real conflict broke out now, his strength wasn't enough. Besides, he hadn't finished absorbing the essence of the wild bone yet.

"Yi Yun, before Lord Zhang left, he left a note and a box of pills. The note says that the pills are for both of us. The pill for me has a strong nature, and it can't be taken by someone with low cultivation. The pill for you is best suited for a beginner in martial arts to build a foundation."

Lian Chengyu spoke convincingly. If Yi Yun didn't know what kind of person he was, he might have believed it.

"Oh, pills!?" Yi Yun's eyes lit up, seemingly very excited and eager. "Lord Zhang left pills for me?"

"Yes!" Seeing Yi Yun's foolish look, Lian Chengyu sneered inwardly. Indeed, he was a fool, really believing that such a good thing could happen.

"Lord Zhang is truly generous. He has done us both a great favor. When we achieve success in the future, we must not forget him!"

Lian Chengyu patted Yi Yun's shoulder, instructing him, with a faint glint of killing intent in his eyes.

With Zhang Yuxian gone, Lian Chengyu no longer tried to hide his murderous intent in front of Yi Yun, a mere child.

"Lian Gongzi is right, I won't forget it," Yi Yun said with a sincere and obedient expression.

"Yi Yun, your talent surpasses even mine. This time, after refining the wild bone essence, I plan to give you a share. This wild bone essence not only concerns our future but also the future of the Lian Clan's thousands of households. I can't trust anyone else, so I need you to personally oversee the refinement. Only then can I be at ease."

"Let's do it this way. During the day, you continue to refine the wild bone. Once the wild bone essence is refined, you and I will take it together. Then I will help you with my cultivation, striving to help you reach the Qi Chang stage of the Mortal Blood realm. At that time, I will give you Lord Zhang's pill to further your cultivation!"

As Lian Chengyu spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Yi Yun knew this was a mocking smile.

Without Zhang Yuxian, Lian Chengyu saw Yi Yun as a mere child, easily manipulated.

Even if Lian Chengyu really prepared a pill for him, it would likely be a slow-acting poison, causing him to become paralyzed and die in agony.

But in Lian Chengyu's view, no poison could compare to the cold poison of the cold python's wild bone. This was an incurable poison, and using the cold python's cold poison to send Yi Yun on his way was the most suitable method!

"I will do as Lian Gongzi commands!"

Yi Yun patted his chest, assuring him with a determined and passionate young man's demeanor.

To be fair, when Zhang Yuxian entered the Lian Clan, the refinement of the wild bone had never stopped; it had just been moved to near the Lian Clan's medicinal mountain.

After all, it wasn't appropriate for Zhang Yuxian to set up a large cauldron in the village and burn it day and night.

Lian Chengyu wanted to continue poisoning Yi Yun with the cold poison, making his death miserable and ensuring that the clan's commoners remained unaware. When the time came, there would be no one to dispute it.

As for Yi Yun, he wanted to absorb as much wild bone energy as possible before completely falling out with Lian Chengyu, to boost his cultivation to the Qi Induction realm and add another trump card to his arsenal.

Thus, both harboring their own schemes, they came to an agreement, and Yi Yun went off to refine the wild bone with great enthusiasm.

Of course, Yi Yun's enthusiastic appearance was seen by Lian Chengyu as the behavior of a naive young man.

"This fool, he's so happy to die. My talent in some aspects is inferior to this fool, it's a disgrace!"

Lian Chengyu sneered, subconsciously scratching his palm, the joints making a slight cracking sound.

...

Yi Yun had not absorbed wild bone energy for three days and was already eager.

Without the supplement of wild bone energy, Yi Yun's cultivation progress had been slow, and he often felt hungry.

"Brat, where have you been?"

The black-faced laborer responsible for refining the wild bone, upon seeing Yi Yun, said irritably.

These laborers had been living and working on the Lian Clan's medicinal mountain for the past two days and had no idea that Yi Yun had been chosen by Zhang Yuxian to practice martial arts.

In their minds, Yi Yun was still that sickly boy, so they naturally didn't treat him well.

Yi Yun ignored the laborers and went straight to his position to chop wood.

Today, he planned to go all out and absorb as much wild bone energy as possible. Yi Yun knew his time was running out, and Lian Chengyu's patience wouldn't last much longer.

He had to break through to the Qi Induction stage of the Mortal Blood realm as soon as possible.

Facing the cauldron being scorched by flames, Yi Yun took a deep breath. His vision was filled with countless light points.

These light points were like the most delicious food, making Yi Yun's mouth water.

Come on, all of you, eat and clean up!

Yi Yun had this thought, and a purple vortex formed centered on his heart.

In that instant, Yi Yun felt his entire body become hot, with streams of heat flowing along the Ren and Du meridians he had recently connected, running wildly.

Then, in Yi Yun's vision, a purple-red light shone from the cauldron's mouth, and countless light points flew out of the "Fire Water" in a rush, like a hundred birds flying toward Yi Yun!

"This..."

Yi Yun was suddenly stunned. The light points were far more numerous than he had expected, almost forming a continuous line!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The light points rained into Yi Yun's body, rushing into his meridians.

Yi Yun's body suddenly jolted, and he felt his meridians almost burst!

Pain!

The intense pain made Yi Yun fall to the ground, but the energy continued to pour into his body.

If the laborers refining the wild bone could see the purple crystal energy, they would see Yi Yun's entire body enveloped in a layer of light.