"The power is indeed formidable; I didn’t anticipate this mishap turning into a blessing,"
Ye Xuan saw the power of ’Death Finger,’ and his eyes lit up slightly. The deathly fluctuations contained in this technique were not to be taken lightly; if used on a person, the effect would definitely be better.
Of course, it was a pity that there was no one around for him to test the true power of this technique.
"This technique shall be named ’Death Finger.’"
Ye Xuan could already imagine the lethality of this technique—it would surely be a great and powerful threat to his enemies. Considering that the previous ’Death Qi Curse Seal’ had turned Seventh Grade Peak Martial Venerate Qin Tian into a half-dead state, its power was evident.
However, Ye Xuan was somewhat concerned that the death energy might backlash, absorbing the True Yuan from his body and growing stronger, which would be a serious loss.
"I have the Xuanbing Cold Flame and the Molten Lava Earth Core Fire, even if the death energy becomes rampant, it should not threaten me."
Ye Xuan reassured himself.
As he activated True Yuan through his finger, the pitch-black fingertip gradually faded back to its original color. In a moment, it had completely returned to normal.
During his cultivation, the night quickly passed.
After a short rest, Ye Xuan went to the rear hall to continue the unfinished tasks from the previous day.
Since he had already removed most of the curse mark from Qin Tian’s body yesterday, today’s workload was significantly reduced. Under the fusion blaze of the two types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire controlled by Ye Xuan, the ’Death Qi Curse Seal’ in Qin Tian’s body was finally mostly erased.
After finishing, Ye Xuan let out a heavy sigh. The process had indeed taken quite a toll on him.
"Kid, bet you feel beaten now, right? Why hasn’t Sect Master Qin woken up yet, given the circumstances?"
At this moment, Tong Yuan finally found a chance to speak. He glanced at the still unconscious Qin Tian, sneering as he spoke.
Hearing this, the elders, who were already somewhat discontented with Ye Xuan, began whispering among themselves, obviously holding a considerable grievance against him.
"The one who’s been beaten might be someone else."
Ye Xuan gave a cold smile, looking as if he was waiting to watch a good show, then suddenly raised his fingers, his index and middle fingers coming together. A strand of red and white flame appeared at his fingertips, and he swiftly pointed at Qin Tian’s forehead.
Following Ye Xuan’s action, the skin on Qin Tian’s forehead rapidly charred, and a subtle energy seemed to enter his body...
Tong Yuan continued to sneer.
Suddenly, at that moment, Qin Tian, who had his eyes tightly shut on the bedding, abruptly opened his eyes. A hoarse cry of pain emerged from his mouth, and a fierce aura surged, awakening like a final radiance returning to the light.
Looking at the figure that suddenly opened its eyes and roared, the Great Elder and the others quickly stepped forward and shouted.
"How is this possible?"
At this moment, Tong Yuan’s smile had completely stiffened, and he stood there in shock.
"Great Elder, why are all of you here..."
Qin Tian had just woken up, his complexion was extremely pale, and his breath was weak. After looking around, he also felt somewhat surprised.
"Sect Master, you were attacked secretly and inflicted with an extremely troublesome curse mark, and have been unconscious for over half a month. It was Ye Xuan who took action to awaken you," said the Great Elder, with a hint of excitement in his voice. Initially, he had approached the situation as though he were clutching at straws, but Ye Xuan had indeed managed to awaken Qin Tian, which was almost unbelievable.
Qin Tian was stunned, then looked towards Ye Xuan. He knew of Ye Xuan only by name and was taken aback to hear that Ye Xuan had saved him.
If it had been Tong Yuan who had awakened him, he would have accepted it since he was well aware of the severity of his injuries. How could a young man possess such capability?
Ignoring Qin Tian’s doubts, Ye Xuan was already smiling as he approached Tong Yuan, and then with his arms folded in front of him, said, "Master Tong, you should remember our wager. I believe that as a respected Alchemy Master, you wouldn’t go back on your word, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people inside the hall looked at Tong Yuan with sympathy. Two hundred thousand Spirit Crystals was indeed no small amount, and even for a wealthy Alchemy Master like Tong Yuan, producing so many crystals at once was a severe blow.
Who could have predicted that Ye Xuan could accomplish such a feat, considering that no one here had thought highly of him?
Under the watchful eyes of the public, if Tong Yuan decided to renege, his reputation would be ruined. For an Alchemy Master, reputation was far more important than Spirit Crystals. Once it was damaged, his status would undoubtedly plummet, just like a rat crossing the street.
Tong Yuan was furious inside, but he still managed to appear quite calm as he calmly said, "Of course. A mere two hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, do you think I would care about such an amount?"
Casually retrieving ten boxes of Spirit Crystals from his Qiankun Ring, Tong Yuan, despite feeling the pinch, handed them over to Ye Xuan, suppressing the intense displeasure in his heart.
"Everyone, it seems my presence is no longer needed here, I shall take my leave!"
Having intended to embarrass Ye Xuan, but being humiliated instead, Tong Yuan was naturally filled with resentment. He bowed to the Xuantian Sect Elders in the hall and then turned to leave directly.
Although the Elders were polite with their words, not a single one of them went out to see him off. In their view, Tong Yuan wasn’t truly skilled; even a problem Ye Xuan could solve was beyond him. Such a person didn’t deserve to be called an Alchemy Master. He had indeed cost the Xuantian Sect a lot of Spirit Crystals before.
"Hmph, I’ll let you be smug for a moment, a bunch of fools. Your good days are coming to an end, boy, you want to take what’s mine, but I’m afraid you might not have the life to enjoy it."
As he left the hall, a barely perceptible cold glint appeared in Tong Yuan’s eyes, and then he left.
Having gained two hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, Ye Xuan was in high spirits. Although he sensed that Tong Yuan still harbored resentment and wasn’t likely to let things go easily, he didn’t dwell on it much. After all, if this incident spread, it wouldn’t be he who was disgraced.
"Ye Xuan, I didn’t expect that a mere disciple like you could be so capable, keeping such a low profile. It seems there must be many secrets about you," Qin Tian said, propping himself up and looking at Ye Xuan with a somewhat surprised gaze.
Sensing a change in Ye Xuan’s expression, Qin Tian quickly added, "Don’t worry, I didn’t mean anything by that. We won’t interfere with whatever background you have, as long as you’re a disciple of our Xuantian Sect and willing to remain one, that’s sufficient. Everyone has their secrets, and many disciples of the Xuantian Sect have some backgrounds, it’s nothing unusual."
"Your willingness to help this time shows that you still care about the Sect."
Hearing this, Ye Xuan nodded noncommittally. In truth, he had little affection for the Xuantian Sect, but he cared about the Spirit Frost Pavilion and was loyal to the Inner Sect Four Demons. His decision to intervene this time wasn’t due to many considered reasons.