Scheming Each Other

The next morning, the people from the Warrior Reserve Camp arrived at the training grounds. They already knew about Zhang Yuxian's departure; many had heard the sound of him riding a beast into the sky last night.

Of course, Yi Yun was among them.

"Yi Yun!"

Lian Chengyu called out to Yi Yun from across the training grounds, his expression still gentle.

"Young Master Lian, what is it?"

Yi Yun smiled, understanding that Lian Chengyu's current pleasant demeanor was just for show, to appease the villagers.

There had been many villagers watching the excitement on the training grounds these past few days. Although Lian Chengyu had wanted to get rid of Yi Yun for a long time, he couldn't do it in front of them.

The reason was that Yi Yun had earned Zhang Yuxian's favor. Once Zhang Yuxian completed his mission, he might return to the Lian Clan to look for Yi Yun.

Even if Zhang Yuxian didn't return, he might inquire about Yi Yun's situation during the Divine Kingdom Grand Selection.

If Lian Chengyu were to openly make a move against Yi Yun, he might feel satisfied, but with so many people witnessing it, the news would inevitably spread. Lian Chengyu couldn't possibly kill all the people of the Lian Clan to silence them.

Once the truth was discovered by Zhang Yuxian, Lian Chengyu would inevitably be implicated. Therefore, Lian Chengyu settled for a slower, more secure method to quietly eliminate Yi Yun.

Since Lian Chengyu wasn't showing his true colors, Yi Yun was happy to play along. After all, if they were to clash now, Yi Yun felt his strength was still insufficient, not to mention he hadn't finished absorbing the Savage Bone Essence yet.

"Yi Yun, before Lord Zhang left, he left a note and a box of pills. The note instructed that the pills were for both of us. The medicinal properties of my share are potent and cannot be taken by someone with low cultivation. The share left for you is most suitable for beginners in martial arts to build a foundation," Lian Chengyu said plausibly. If Yi Yun didn't know the kind of person Lian Chengyu was, he might have almost believed him.

"Oh, pills!?" Yi Yun's eyes lit up, appearing extremely excited and expectant. "Lord Zhang left pills for me?"

"Yes!" Seeing Yi Yun's foolish expression, Lian Chengyu sneered inwardly. What an idiot, he actually believes in such a windfall.

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

Lian Chengyu patted Yi Yun's shoulder, admonishing him, a faint killing intent flashing in his eyes.

With Zhang Yuxian gone, Lian Chengyu no longer bothered to hide his murderous intent from a child like Yi Yun.

"Young Master Lian speaks the truth. This humble one will not forget," Yi Yun replied with a sincere and receptive expression.

"Yi Yun, your talent surpasses even mine. After this Savage Bone Essence is refined, I also plan to share some with you. This Savage Bone Essence not only concerns our future but also the future livelihood of over a thousand households in the Lian Clan. I don't trust anyone else with it. Only if you, little brother Yi, personally oversee its refinement can I be at ease."

"How about this: you continue refining the Savage Bones during the day. Once they are refined, we brothers will consume the Savage Bone Essence together. Then, I will help you circulate your energy, striving to help you reach the second level of Mortal Blood, the Qi Long Realm. After that, I will give you Lord Zhang's pills to further advance your cultivation!"

As Lian Chengyu spoke, the corners of his mouth curved slightly. Yi Yun knew this was a smile of mockery.

Without Zhang Yuxian, in Lian Chengyu's eyes, he could easily manipulate a mere child like himself. Even if Lian Chengyu had prepared pills for him, they were likely some kind of slow-acting poison, which might cause paralysis and a slow, painful death.

However, in Lian Chengyu's opinion, no poison could compare to the cold poison of the Cold Python Savage Bones. That was the truly incurable poison, and it was the most suitable way to send Yi Yun on his way!

"I will definitely handle the matters you've entrusted me with, Young Master Lian!"

Yi Yun patted his chest in assurance, appearing like a sincere and passionate youth.

Speaking of which, the refinement of the Savage Bones had never stopped since Zhang Yuxian entered the Lian Clan. It had merely been moved to the vicinity of the Lian Clan Medicine Mountain. After all, it wasn't appropriate for Zhang Yuxian to set up a large cauldron and keep a fire burning day and night in the village.

Lian Chengyu wanted to use the cold poison to further harm Yi Yun, causing him to die a miserable death, all while ensuring that the tribe's common folk remained unaware, leaving no witnesses.

Meanwhile, Yi Yun naturally wanted to absorb as much Savage Bone energy as possible and raise his cultivation to the Qi Induction Realm before completely falling out with Lian Chengyu, adding another trump card to his arsenal.

Thus, with their own hidden agendas, the two agreed, and Yi Yun excitedly went to refine the Savage Bones. Of course, Yi Yun's excited demeanor was seen by Lian Chengyu as the act of an overenthusiastic, chuunibyou youth.

"This idiot. He's so happy even when I'm sending him to his death. To think that my talent is inferior to this idiot in some aspects, it's a disgrace!"

Lian Chengyu sneered and subconsciously scratched his palm, his knuckles emitting faint cracking sounds.

Yi Yun had been unable to absorb Savage Bone energy for three days and was already impatient. Without the supplement of Savage Bone energy, his cultivation progress had been slow these past few days, and he constantly felt hungry.

"You brat, where have you been!"

The dark-faced strongman responsible for refining the Savage Bones said to Yi Yun upon seeing him, his tone impatient. These strongmen had been eating and sleeping on the Lian Clan Medicine Mountain for the past two days and had no idea that Yi Yun had been chosen by Zhang Yuxian and was learning martial arts. In their impression, Yi Yun was still the sickly boy, so they naturally wouldn't give him a good look.

Yi Yun completely ignored the strongmen and skillfully went to his usual spot to chop wood. Today, he planned to go all out and absorb Savage Bone energy with all his might. He knew his time was running out, and Lian Chengyu's patience wouldn't last more than a few days. He had to break through to the fifth level of Mortal Blood, the Qi Induction Realm, as soon as possible.

Facing the cauldron scorched by flames, Yi Yun took a deep breath. His vision was filled with countless points of light. These points of light were like the most delicious food, making Yi Yun's appetite surge. Come at me, I'll devour you all! Yi Yun thought, and a purple vortex began to churn from the center of his heart.

In that instant, Yi Yun felt his entire body grow hot. Streams of warmth coursed wildly through the Ren and Du Meridians, which Yi Yun had only recently opened.

Then, within Yi Yun's vision, the mouth of the large cauldron lit up with a purplish-red glow. Countless points of light, eager to be the first, flew out from the Li Fire Water and, like a hundred birds paying homage to a phoenix, soared toward Yi Yun!

"This..."

Yi Yun froze in shock. The number of light points was far greater than he had anticipated; they had almost formed a continuous stream!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The light points rained down into Yi Yun's body like a torrential downpour, charging wantonly into his meridians.

Yi Yun's body shuddered violently. He felt as though his meridians were about to burst!

Pain!

The intense pain caused Yi Yun to collapse onto the ground. Meanwhile, the energy continued to pour into his body ceaselessly.

If the laborers refining the Savage Bones could see the light of the Purple Crystal's energy, they would see Yi Yun's entire body enveloped in a halo of light.