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"Haha, kid, congratulations! You've undergone a complete transformation; you're someone to be reckoned with now!"

If Yi Yun's entry into the Purple Blood Realm was the first step on the long road of martial arts cultivation, then the Venerable Realm was already a realm where he had entered the inner sanctum and could make a name for himself.

Even in the most powerful sects, a Venerable Realm expert can become an elder and be respected by others.

It took Yi Yun nearly 120 years to cultivate from the eighth level of the Dao Palace to the Venerable realm.

It wouldn't have taken this long originally, but Yi Yun's cultivation speed was too fast before, and he didn't have time to temper his foundation. As a result, Yi Yun spent the previous eighty years consolidating his foundation.

For cultivation, while going out to experience life-and-death battles can certainly lead to faster growth, secluded cultivation and ascetic practice to integrate with the laws are also indispensable.

One hundred and twenty years—such a long time, equivalent to doubling Yi Yun's lifespan. Yet, due to the Oblivion River Water, Yi Yun's true bone age only increased by five years. It was as if time had stood still for Yi Yun over the past hundred years.

Such an opportunity filled the old snake with envy. He was already old and had long since exhausted his life potential. Even if he drank the Oblivion River Water and time was stopped, it would have no effect. He was not like Yi Yun, who was at the peak of his life potential.

Drinking the Oblivion River Water at this moment allowed his life potential to burn vigorously for 120 years, which the old snake greatly envied.

"Young man, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom has truly bestowed upon you a great fortune. This is far more useful than any elixir or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Especially when used on you, its effects are amplified many times over. At your age and with your cultivation level, breaking through to the God King realm is only a matter of time."

The old snake sincerely said that when he first met Yi Yun, he was only fulfilling Huan Chenxue's request to take care of Yi Yun. However, as time went by and he spent more time with Yi Yun, seeing Yi Yun's growth, the old snake developed feelings for Yi Yun as if he were looking after his own junior. He had no children in his life, and since it was destined that no more miracles would happen in his life, he placed some of his hopes on Yi Yun. Seeing Yi Yun grow into a God King was a source of comfort for him.

"What you say, senior, I understand. This Oblivion River Water is indeed a wondrous thing."

"It's more than just a rare item. Its effects are equivalent to giving you two extra cycles of cultivation out of thin air. If you keep drinking this, what will happen?" The old snake sighed. He was now thinking how wonderful it would have been if he could have gotten a few vats of the Oblivion River Water when he was young.

Yi Yun said, "Senior, the Oblivion River Water should also have an extreme effect. When I first drank it, the time flow rate was about one to thirty-something, but after the second time I drank Oblivion River Water, the time flow rate ratio was not so high. I guess it will continue to decrease afterward."

"Is that so..." The old snake paused for a moment, then nodded. "Indeed, if one could drink it indefinitely, then if one found the River of Oblivion, wouldn't one be able to live forever? This would defy the laws of nature. Even the River of Oblivion, which controls time among the Twelve Demon Gods, would hardly have the power to reverse the laws of nature..."

The old snake muttered to itself, and Yi Yun listened with deep agreement. Immortality was also what the God of Medicine had pursued. He wanted to achieve this state using elixirs, but he failed.

There are rumors that when martial arts reach their peak, one can break the shackles of immortality, but throughout history, no one has ever been known to have achieved this.

"I have broken through to the Venerable realm; it's time to emerge from seclusion," Yi Yun said.

He owed the Nine Li Witch Kingdom a great favor, so naturally he should help them refine the Nine Li Witch Kingdom as soon as possible to repay that favor.

The old snake returned to the God Descending Tower, Yi Yun looked around. In the now-empty pool, the Nine Transformations Divine Silkworm was sleeping soundly, but its body was too short; even with its best efforts, it could only coil up three-quarters of the way.

Seemingly sensing something, the Divine Silkworm slowly opened its eyes and looked at Yi Yun.

It clearly noticed Yi Yun's breakthrough, and with delight, it flew towards Yi Yun, nuzzling against his shoulder.

Having broken through to the Venerable Realm, Yi Yun's Dragon Emperor Bloodline became even more concentrated, and the little guy became even closer to him.

Of course, Yi Yun also thought that it was possible that the little guy had enjoyed the Southern Departure Fire so much that he was so happy after waking up.

"Come with me. Since I promised you, I'll help you search for rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the future," Yi Yun said.

The silkworm nodded, obediently coiled itself around Yi Yun's shoulder, and followed Yi Yun out of the valley and arrived at the teleportation array.

As soon as Yi Yun stepped onto the teleportation array, it lit up automatically. Then, with a flash of light, Yi Yun's figure disappeared from the teleportation array.

Nine Li Witch Kingdom

Yi Yun returned to the teleportation array inside the palace, but did not see the Old Man Black Stone or the Nine Li Witch Maiden.

"The Old Man Black Stone should know I've returned, yet he didn't send me a telepathic message..."

Yi Yun believed that if the teleportation array made a sound, the Old Man Black Stone would definitely sense it. Now that the Old Man Black Stone was not sending a message, Yi Yun had no way to find them. After all, most places in the Nine Li Witch Kingdom did not allow free movement, so he couldn't easily go looking for the Old Man Black Stone and the Nine Li Witch Maiden.

Since that's the case, Yi Yun wasn't in a hurry to see them. Although he had broken through to the Venerable realm, restoring the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation was not something that could be done overnight. He still needed a lot of time to complete the Heaven-Defying Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill.

Yi Yun remembered the route to the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation very clearly, and he led the Divine Silkworm toward the array on his own.

The silkworm hid in Yi Yun's sleeve, curiously peeking out to look around. The palace of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom was deserted and there was no one to be seen on the road. However, the curse marks made the silkworm feel a little apprehensive. Its look of wanting to look but not daring to make Yi Yun secretly amused.

Soon Yi Yun arrived at the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation. In this vast wasteland, there wasn't a single person in sight, whereas originally there were tens of thousands of alchemists gathered here.

This stunned Yi Yun. Where did everyone go? It had only been five or six years. Even if these alchemists couldn't comprehend anything, they wouldn't waste this opportunity. At least they wouldn't leave so early. Not to mention the old guys like the Danxin Sect Patriarch and Ou Mingyin. They would definitely cherish every moment to study the great formation.

Just as Yi Yun was about to have Ling Xie'er open the entrance to the grand formation, he suddenly frowned and waved his hand.

A burst of energy entered the great formation, and immediately, beams of light lit up beneath Yi Yun's feet. Then, an entrance appeared out of thin air.

"What's going on..." Yi Yun's gaze was solemn. How could this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation be activated so easily? As soon as he arrived here, he sensed the changes in the array immediately.

Could it be that Danxin Old Ancestor and his associates tampered with the great formation?

However, Yi Yun immediately rejected this idea. The Medicine God Formation was not so easily tampered with. Yi Yun had also thought that if Danxin Old Ancestor, as a Medicine Saint, only wanted to enter the inner formation, he could find the entrance after spending some time. However, if he wanted to make some changes to the formation, it would be very difficult.

Besides, before Yi Yun left, he had already instructed Ling Xie'er to keep an eye on the formation and prevent those people from entering...

"Xie'er!" Yi Yun strode into the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation.

Upon entering the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation, Yi Yun's expression changed slightly.

This place was originally filled with rich fire-elemental laws, but now Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi) is in chaos, and those fire-elemental laws have become extremely violent. Flames are burning everywhere, and lava flows on the ground, turning the array soil red-hot.

"What's going on...?"

Yi Yun's brows furrowed even more deeply. "Xie'er, where are you?"

Yi Yun called out, and half an hour later, a hazy figure appeared in front of Yi Yun.

As soon as the figure appeared, it threw itself into Yi Yun's arms. "Brother Yi Yun!"

"Xie'er!" Yi Yun quickly pulled Ling Xie'er over to check on her, and he found that Xie'er had become much weaker!

Although Xie'er was otherwise unharmed except for being a little weak, it still made Yi Yun secretly angry. "Xie'er, what happened? Why are you so weak?"

Ling Xie'er lifted her head from Yi Yun's embrace, her eyes filled with self-reproach. "Xie'er doesn't know either... At first, Xie'er listened to her brother and kept those bad guys outside, leaving them completely clueless about where the door was. But three years ago, this great formation suddenly became unstable for some reason..."

"Because the grand formation was in disarray, Xie'er had been trying to stabilize it, but the longer it went on, the more strained she became, and thus she expended a lot of energy..."

"By now, Xie'er's control over the grand formation has weakened considerably, which is why it has become like this."

Ling Xie'er felt a pang of guilt as she spoke, realizing she had failed to handle such an important matter entrusted to her by Yi Yun.

Yi Yun was stunned. He hadn't expected such a change in the grand formation. What exactly happened?

"Xie'er, don't be sad. You've done very well. It was my oversight." Yi Yun affectionately patted Ling Xie'er's head, feeling sorry for her. According to Xie'er, it had been three years. For three years, she had been working hard to maintain the stability of the formation, which had consumed a lot of her energy. This made Yi Yun feel extremely guilty.

Ling Xie'er shook her head. "It's because Xie'er didn't do a good job. Because the formation was unstable, those people found the entrance. Since Xie'er was too busy to pay attention to anything else, they came in. Then, not only did they ignore Xie'er's advice, they also mocked Xie'er. As a result, many, many people came in..."

Yi Yun was taken aback. Thinking of the empty wilderness outside, he was completely stunned. "Has everyone come in?"

Ling Xie'er nodded.

"This... how could this be? Old Man Black Stone and Your Highness the Witch Maiden, didn't they stop these people?" Yi Yun was incredulous. This Medicine Nurturing Great Formation was such an important place. Even if it wasn't destroyed by those alchemists, Old Man Black Stone wouldn't have allowed all these irrelevant people to enter.

Normally, at most Ou Mingyin and Danxin Old Ancestor would be allowed in.

(Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2018, success in your career and studies, good health, and abundant wealth.)