Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

Guan Wei immediately felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cellar, a chill running through his entire body. He looked at Ye Xuan, an inexplicable dread rising in his heart. A deep fear blossomed from the bottom of his soul.

The aura emanating from Ye Xuan was terrifying. Guan Wei had never seen a young man capable of releasing such a frightening presence. The person standing before him no longer seemed like a youth of about twenty, but a king who held a high position and wielded immense power. The pressure made it difficult for him to even breathe.

Guan Wei’s face turned pale. He hurriedly said, "Young Master Ye, you’ve misunderstood. I haven’t told the faction behind me anything about you."

Fearing Ye Xuan wouldn’t believe him, Guan Wei immediately raised his hand and said solemnly, "I, Guan Wei, swear that I have absolutely not revealed any information about my benefactor, Young Master Ye, or the Profound Light Pavilion to any faction. If I have, may I be struck by lightning and suffer a terrible death!"

Guan Wei’s words made Ye Xuan’s expression soften slightly. Guan Wei had infused his oath with a trace of his will. Although such oaths weren’t guaranteed to come true, there was a high probability they would be fulfilled. Most Martial Artists wouldn’t make them lightly.

Ye Xuan’s expression eased a bit. "Then what do you mean?"

’I can’t quite figure out what this Guan Wei is getting at.’

Guan Wei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "What I mean is, I just wanted to give you a suggestion, Young Master Ye. If you’re willing, I can introduce you to the faction behind me so we can cooperate. If you’re not willing, I won’t say a single word—I’ll keep my mouth shut, even to my own faction."

’So that’s how it is.’ Ye Xuan’s mind stirred. He thought for a moment before finally shaking his head. "There’s no need for that, for now."

Guan Wei took a deep breath. "In that case, I will absolutely not breathe a single word about the Profound Light Pavilion’s intentions."

Ye Xuan laughed. "You just need to keep quiet for the next few days. Actually, my Profound Light Pavilion will be opening in just a few days anyway."

"What?" Guan Wei was astonished. The Profound Light Pavilion had caused such a huge stir recently, yet Young Master Ye still dared to open for business.

Such confidence was almost unbelievable to Guan Wei.

"In that case, I will definitely come to show my support on opening day."

Guan Wei chatted for a few more moments before quickly taking his leave.

After leaving the gates of Xiuyi Pavilion, Guan Wei took a deep breath.

’Young Master Ye is no ordinary person. It’s a good thing I didn’t report the news about him earlier, otherwise...’

A look of horror crossed Guan Wei’s face.

Just now, when he was overwhelmed by Ye Xuan’s aura, he had actually felt like he was facing the God of Death. He had never felt such an imposing presence, not even from the top experts of the Celestial Capital Prefecture he had met before.

This was definitely not something an ordinary person could possess.

Moreover, Ye Xuan was so young, yet his cultivation was so terrifying. He also possessed horrifying attainments in Soul Refining and Alchemy. No matter how hard Guan Wei thought, he couldn’t find a single disciple from any of the major families in the Celestial Capital Prefecture who could compare to Ye Xuan.

What did this mean? It meant that Ye Xuan’s origins were absolutely mysterious, and it was even possible he came from a region of higher standing than the Celestial Capital Prefecture.

Compared to his loyalty to his faction, Guan Wei felt his own life was more important.

After bidding farewell to Guan Wei, Ye Xuan quickly arrived at the refining room that Elder Yao and the others had set up.

One look, and a satisfied smile appeared on Ye Xuan’s face.

Through the combined efforts of Lu Li, Elder Yao, and Elder Dong, the task he had assigned was perfectly completed, exactly as Ye Xuan had envisioned, with no major differences.

"No time like the present. Let’s begin."

Without a moment’s rest, Ye Xuan immediately began the refining process.

One by one, Ye Xuan slowly took the materials out from his Storage Ring. With each ingredient he retrieved, his mind grew calmer. By the time all the materials were prepared, his heart was like the surface of a mirror-still lake, without the slightest ripple.

Having received Ye Xuan’s permission, Elder Yao and the others stood to the side, watching quietly with excited expressions.

The next moment, Ye Xuan’s hands suddenly blurred into motion.

The Fire Refining Array was swiftly activated. Clumps of flame, like fluttering sparrows, licked at the Pill Furnace hanging in the air.

At the same time, Ye Xuan’s hands constantly formed a series of profound seals. One by one, Spirit Medicines fell into the Pill Furnace under his control. The entire process was a feast for the eyes.

Master Lu Li’s jaw dropped. This was the first time he had seen Ye Xuan concoct a Pill. It was the first time he had discovered that an Alchemist’s Alchemy process could be filled with such spiritual charm.

Although it wasn’t the first time Elder Dong had seen Ye Xuan perform Alchemy, he was still completely engrossed, filled with emotion.

But the most excited of all was Elder Yao.

’Perfect. Simply perfect.’

As a Seventh-Grade Alchemist, this was the first time he realized Pill refining could reach such a level. Every single one of Ye Xuan’s movements was classic and flawless, like a textbook demonstration, leaving Elder Yao so excited he could barely control himself.

Although he had been a Seventh-Grade Alchemist for a long time, when he compared his own refining process to Ye Xuan’s, his usual work could only be considered a passing grade at best, while Ye Xuan’s was a perfect score. The two were on completely different levels.

Of course, the engrossed Ye Xuan was oblivious to all of this. His heart and mind were completely immersed in the refining process.

In his past life, he had been a Ninth-Grade Emperor Level Alchemist, so he knew exactly how to refine a Seventh-Grade Pill to its absolute limit.

Every one of his movements was incredibly gentle and practiced to perfection.

「Half an hour later.」

BOOM!

A rich, fragrant aroma billowed out from the Pill Furnace. It was a refreshing scent that invigorated the heart and mind. The intense fluctuations of Spirit Medicine made it clear at a glance that these were Seventh-Grade Pills.

’He succeeded!’

Elder Yao was secretly speechless. If he were to refine a batch of Seventh-Grade Pills now, it would take him at least two hours, and his success rate wouldn’t exceed thirty percent.

But Young Master Ye...

Elder Yao couldn’t help but smile bitterly. They were both Alchemists, but the gap between them was just too absurd.

With a pinch of his right hand, the Pill Furnace above the Array instantly opened, and several Pills fell into a jade bottle in Ye Xuan’s hand.

"Young Master Ye, what kind of Pills are these?"

Elder Yao couldn’t help but step forward and ask curiously, as he didn’t recognize the Pills Ye Xuan had just refined.

"Seventh-Grade Enlargement Pills."

’Enlargement Pills?’

Elder Yao was taken aback. ’Why would Young Master Ye refine this kind of Pill?’

He had heard of Enlargement Pills before. They were a type of Pill that could greatly enhance a Martial Artist’s or Alchemist’s Profound Sense. Because their effects were very specific, they weren’t widely circulated on the market and sales were generally average.

Ye Xuan smiled. Knowing Elder Yao was confused, he didn’t explain, but instead began refining a second batch of Pills.

Half an hour later, the second batch of Pills was successfully completed.

"Young Master Ye, what kind of Pills are these?"

"Seventh-Grade Fire Origin Pills!"

Elder Yao was even more puzzled. The Fire Origin Pill was a type of medicine that allowed a Martial Artist to more keenly sense the intensity and power of flames, and it also had some effect on flame control. However, this kind of Pill was generally only used by Fire Element Martial Artists. ’Why would Young Master Ye concoct this kind of Pill?’

Next, Ye Xuan went on to refine several other types of Seventh-Grade Pills, such as the Pill-Splitting Pill.

Each type of Pill he refined left Elder Yao and the others bewildered. Ye Xuan had previously said that the Pills he was creating, once successful, would be able to raise the Profound Light Pavilion’s overall strength by a whole level, but so far, they hadn’t seen any sign of that.

But Ye Xuan’s high-intensity, high-efficiency refining results still left Elder Yao and the others dumbfounded.

After the last Pill was refined, Ye Xuan did not continue. Instead, he sat down cross-legged and began to rest.

"Elder Yao, please ask Pavilion Master Su to come here. I’ll need his help with the next refinement," he instructed Elder Yao.

Although Elder Yao wasn’t sure how Su Xiuyi could help, he still went to fetch him.

Su Xiuyi, who had been summoned to the refining room, was also completely baffled. He was a complete novice when it came to Alchemy and had no idea how he could possibly be of any help to Ye Xuan.

Soon, Ye Xuan opened his eyes.

"Everyone, the Pill I am about to refine is close to the Eighth Grade, so I will need your full support."

The moment Ye Xuan’s voice fell, everyone was stunned. What? An Eighth-Grade Pill? This...

"Young Master Ye, can we really succeed in refining an Eighth-Grade Pill? You’re only a... Tier Seven First Layer Martial King!"

Elder Yao said in disbelief. He never could have imagined that Ye Xuan’s purpose in gathering them was to refine an Eighth-Grade Pill.

An Eighth-Grade Pill was something only an Eighth-Grade Emperor Level Alchemist could refine. If one were to appear, it would probably cause an uproar throughout the entire Celestial Capital Prefecture.

Any Eighth-Grade Emperor Level Alchemist was an existence that defied the heavens. Such a great figure would possess an extremely high status, even in the Profound Domain.

"Why can’t we succeed? Elder Yao, have you forgotten the first time I refined the Venerable Pill?" Ye Xuan said with a faint smile.

Elder Yao and Elder Dong were both startled. They suddenly recalled that when Ye Xuan had refined the Sixth-Grade Venerable Pill, he had only been a Tier Five Third Layer Martial Sect disciple.

However, a Sixth-Grade Pill was a Sixth-Grade Pill, and an Eighth-Grade Pill was an Eighth-Grade Pill. Just like with Martial Artists, the higher the grade of a Pill, the more incredibly difficult it was to advance. It was completely incomparable to the lower grades.

"You just need to listen to me."

Ye Xuan smiled confidently, and his smile was infectious to Elder Yao and the others.

Generally, an Alchemist’s grade and a Martial Artist’s rank are closely related. It’s typically impossible for an Alchemist’s grade to be higher than their Martial Artist rank.

But the Ye Xuan of his past life had broken this rule. In his past life, he was merely a Tier Eight Martial Emperor and an Eighth-Grade Soul Refiner, yet he was a Ninth-Grade Emperor Level Alchemist. He was acknowledged by the continent’s Alchemist Association and even appointed as an honorary elder. Naturally, he had his own powerful methods.

"The Pill I am about to refine is called the Emperor’s Heart Pill. Pavilion Master Su, please release your Profound Yuan into the Fire Refining Array. I will use it to control and activate this Array."

Before Su Xiuyi and the others could ask any more questions, Ye Xuan had already started giving direct orders. At the same time, several Pills appeared in his hand, and he swallowed them in one gulp.