Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 580 - 574: The Ancient Tomb Key

Chapter 580: Chapter 574: The Ancient Tomb Key

Suddenly, the energy in the sky surged violently, dark clouds gathered, and the rich spiritual energy of nature began to churn above Ye Xuan.

"An unusual celestial phenomenon! He actually succeeded!"

Ximen Ying’s face showed disbelief. Just a moment ago, when the potency within Ye Xuan’s cauldron dissipated, not only he but everyone else thought Ye Xuan was going to fail. Yet, Ye Xuan managed to turn the tide with an incredibly shocking method and turned the situation around.

Roar!

Accompanied by a deafening roar of a dragon, a majestic five-colored beam of light shot down from the restless void above, eventually landing in Ye Xuan’s cauldron.

Under the baptism of this five-colored energy, the rudimentary form of the pill quickly solidified, and a green pill, enveloped in flames, emitted an intensely bright light.

As the light faded, a very strong fragrance of the pill immediately wafted through the square, and with a gesture of his hand, the pill also arrived in Ye Xuan’s hand.

On the other side, Qian Wuchen had also entered the final stage of pill condensation, only about a dozen seconds slower than Ye Xuan. His Overlord Dragon Pill was also successfully refined.

However, it was now quite clear who had the upper hand and whose skills were superior.

"Indeed, heroes emerge from the youth. I have lost," Qian Wuchen sighed. Although he lost to Ye Xuan, he accepted the loss in this contest wholeheartedly. Indeed, he was outperformed, and not to mention, Ye Xuan’s dramatic turnaround was unprecedented and astonishing, leaving him, the number one alchemist of the Spirit Light Domain, awestruck.

"I just got lucky," Ye Xuan said as his aura gradually subsided. This time it was indeed a close call. If not for his alchemy skill, which was beyond that of ordinary people, the earlier failure would have been enough to lose the contest, especially since there’s still a significant failure rate in refining high-grade pills, which is inevitable.

What an alchemist could do is merely to minimize these odds, nothing more.

"Excessive modesty is equivalent to hypocrisy. Your alchemy skill is indeed better than mine," Qian Wuchen still shook his head.

"Being able to make Qian Wuchen feel inferior, who exactly is this Ye Xuan?" Ximen Ying was now somewhat unable to fathom Ye Xuan’s identity. Earlier, the latter claimed he was not from Central Domain Shen Dan City. But now, it seemed that even if he wasn’t from Shen Dan City, Ye Xuan’s background must be quite formidable.

"Waner, where did you find such a young alchemy master?"

Lin Xiong and others were at a loss for words to describe their excitement. An alchemist with a skill surpassing that of Qian Wuchen was, in the Spirit Light Domain, akin to a godly figure. Even the major Sixth Grade powers would actively seek his favor. Such a person wouldn’t typically have any ties with a smaller power like the Lin family, yet now, he was helping them; it felt like a dream.

"I didn’t know he had such an accomplishment in alchemy," Lin Wan said with a wry smile. She truly wasn’t aware. Though Ye Xuan had previously demonstrated a bit of alchemy skill, who could link him to an alchemy master of the first rank in the Spirit Light Domain? Usual alchemists were those old men with white hair, nothing like Ye Xuan’s image.

"You really are naive! To have such a relationship with a person of this caliber and not know how to make good use of it, the Lin family’s rise to power might depend entirely on him."

An elder of the Lin family said with glowing eyes.

"What do you mean ’rise to power might depend on him’?" Upon hearing this, Lin Wan’s pretty face darkened, and she looked coldly at the elder, "You better not have such thoughts. If the Lin family is to soar, it will be on the strength of our own family, not by scheming against others."

"You..."

The elder was so angry he was at a loss for words. He originally wanted to take advantage of Lin Wan’s relationship with Ye Xuan to get more benefits, but before he could say much, Lin Wan had retorted sharply.

In Lin Wan’s view, Ye Xuan had already helped her enough; she couldn’t bother him further, let alone exploit him. Moreover, considering Ye Xuan’s shrewdness, he wasn’t someone to be manipulated by others.

"I never expected to meet such a powerful Alchemist here; truly, it has been an eye-opening experience, a fortune of three lifetimes." At this moment, Ximen Ying spoke. He walked toward Ye Xuan with a smile on his face.

"I was rude just now, and I owe you an apology."

Ximen Ying actually bowed deeply in apology to Ye Xuan.

Originally Ye Xuan certainly wasn’t worthy of such a gesture, but times had changed; Ye Xuan’s identity now warranted Ximen Ying’s proactive apology.

"It’s nothing."

Ye Xuan waved his hand dismissively. It was best to avoid conflict, especially since he had to participate in the preliminaries for the Continent’s Son; provoking two major Sixth Grade forces of the Spirit Light Domain would undoubtedly be unwise.

"I wonder what reason drove Young Master Ximen to wipe out the Lin family. Could there have been some misunderstanding?"

After all, Ye Xuan had come to resolve the Lin family’s plight; he hadn’t given much thought to anything else.

"Indeed, there might be a misunderstanding, but let’s discuss the details inside the Steward Hall. How does that sound?"

Ximen Ying’s attitude had completely changed. To him, the Lin family was an insignificant entity; destroying them would have been a simple task. But with Ye Xuan’s involvement, the matter certainly warranted a proper discussion.

"Of course."

Ye Xuan’s lips curled into a faint smile. If they were willing to sit down and talk, things were much more manageable.

...

Upon entering the Steward Hall, the atmosphere relaxed significantly.

And in this grand hall, only those who had a say were present. Ximen Ying also revealed his purpose.

It turned out that beneath the Netherworld Mine, there existed an ancient tomb, sealed tightly by an Array, which required a specific key to open.

Previously, the Netherworld Mine was mined by the Lin family; hence, Ximen Ying suspected that they possessed the key and had approached them for it. Wanting to keep the ancient tomb a secret from more people, he would naturally not disclose it openly. Had it not been for Ye Xuan’s presence, the Lin family might have faced annihilation.

To obtain the key to that ancient tomb, the Lin family really meant nothing.

"Family Head Lin, do you truly have the key to that ancient tomb?"

A sharp light flickered in Ye Xuan’s eyes as he looked at Lin Xiong. If the latter hid this matter from him, then these people of the Lin family might well have brought trouble upon themselves.

"The key to the ancient tomb?"

Lin Xiong was startled, then shook his head. "I didn’t even know there was an ancient tomb under the mine vein, let alone a key."

"Really?"

Before Ye Xuan could speak, Lin Wan looked at Lin Xiong with some suspicion.

"Hey, why are you doubting your father? I really don’t know about this. The Netherworld Mine is fraught with danger, let alone the ancient tomb beneath it. With the Lin family’s strength, venturing inside that tomb would be nothing but suicide," Lin Xiong said with a wry smile.

"I believe Family Head Lin." Ye Xuan nodded. His keen soul perception would have detected any anomaly if Lin Xiong were lying, and with so many powerful individuals present, Lin Xiong wouldn’t dare to lie.

"Then it’s strange, the ancient tomb indeed requires a key to open." Ximen Ying furrowed his brows. "Could it be that the key is in someone else’s possession?"