Dust Settled

Now that Yi Yun has rearranged the great formation, no one else can get in. Even if the people of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom wanted to enter, it would be impossible unless they completely destroyed the great formation, but that obviously wouldn't happen. On the contrary, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom would protect the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation very carefully.

Therefore, Yi Yun felt at ease leaving the Kanglong Ding and Ling Xie'er here for the time being.

"Yi Yun... he really did it." The Nine Li Witch Maiden said softly. Seeing that Yi Yun was safe and sound, she breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Nine Li Witch Maiden was gentle by nature, she had been a mortal for many lifetimes, suffering the pain of reincarnation. She had long wanted to get rid of her fate. Now that she saw that the great formation had not only stabilized but was even more perfect than before, she couldn't help but feel happy.

Even a small increase in hope, breaking free from the endless cycle of suffering, would be of great significance to the Nine Li Witch Maiden.

The alchemists were still in shock, staring at the grand formation as if in a dream. If they hadn't all been inside the formation themselves, they wouldn't have believed that this picturesque Medicine Nurturing Great Formation had just been part of a shattered world on the verge of collapse.

"Fellow alchemists." At this moment, the High Priest's voice startled everyone awake.

The alchemists all looked towards the High Priest, who had regained his composure. He looked at the crowd and said, "Gentlemen, you have all come to contribute to the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation. My Nine Li Witch Kingdom will certainly not treat you unfairly."

"We have prepared elixirs, spirit jade, and many other treasures for you, which will be presented to you later."

The alchemists exchanged bewildered glances. The high High Priest had previously stated that if the great formation collapsed, everyone present would be buried alive with it...

However, these alchemists would not be foolish enough to make enemies of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom. Now that things are peaceful and they can even receive rewards, it can be considered a win-win situation.

The High Priest watched their reactions, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. Since the great formation remained intact, the High Priest naturally wouldn't make things difficult for these alchemists, and these rewards were originally promised to them anyway.

Upon seeing this, Danxin Old Ancestor and the others could no longer sit still.

What about us?

Of the ten thousand alchemists present, the three who suffered the most were naturally Danxin Old Ancestor, Ou Mingyin, and Purple Gold Medicine Saint.

The High Priest glanced at the three of them silently, but said nothing.

"High Priest, now that the matter of the great formation has been resolved, shouldn't we be paid our reward?" Ou Mingyin asked.

"It's not just about the reward, is it?" Danxin Old Ancestor said coldly. The loss of the fire seed still bothered him.

The Purple Gold Medicine Saint also spoke with a gloomy face, "Rewards are secondary. Since Yi Yun's fire seed is now the core of your Medicine Nurturing Great Formation, then you should naturally settle the score for Yi Yun swallowing our fire seed."

"For us, cultivating another spark will consume an unknown amount of resources! Not to mention the effort wasted during this time. Even the highest compensation cannot make up for our losses!" Ou Mingyin echoed.

Danxin Old Ancestor remained silent, only nodding with a cold expression. The compensation from the Nine Li Witch Kingdom would not alleviate his hatred for Yi Yun in the slightest. However, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom was a behemoth, and although the three of them possessed precious fire seeds, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom was not unable to afford to compensate them. Even if they could not pay the full amount, they would pay whatever they could.

As for Yi Yun... seeing that the great formation had stabilized, he already knew that Yi Yun had now completely made the Nine Li Witch Kingdom his backer. Now, he couldn't do anything to Yi Yun.

But Yi Yun couldn't hide in the Nine Li Witch Kingdom forever, and besides him, the Purple Gold Medicine Saint probably hated Yi Yun to death. And Ou Mingyin wasn't one to suffer a loss either.

"Let's take the compensation and reward first, and then we'll figure out the rest later," thought the Danxin Old Ancestor.

The Purple Gold Medicine Saint and Ou Mingyin shared the same idea.

However, at this moment, the High Priest let out a cold snort.

The Danxin Old Ancestor and the others immediately had a bad feeling.

"What? Does the mighty Nine Li Witch Kingdom intend to refuse compensation?" the Purple Gold Medicine Saint asked incredulously.

The fact that the Nine Li Witch Kingdom is Yi Yun evil deeds is already extremely unfair. If they refuse to even offer compensation, that would be going too far!

At this moment, the Old Man Black Stone spoke calmly, "You talk about rewards and compensation? I don't understand what right you have to ask for them? You came to the Nine Li Witch Kingdom, and not only did you fail to stabilize the great formation, you made it even more violent. You failed to fulfill your promises, so naturally the Nine Li Witch Kingdom has no obligation to fulfill ours either. If it weren't for Yi Yun's intervention, this great formation would have completely exploded, and our Nine Li Witch Kingdom would have suffered enormous losses. And you still have the nerve to ask for rewards?"

"You!"

They were originally thinking about how to bargain with the Nine Li Witch Kingdom to get more compensation, but they didn't expect that the Nine Li Witch Kingdom had no intention of giving them even a single spirit jade!

"It wasn't us who caused the formation to collapse, but rather Yi Yun. If Yi Yun hadn't devoured our fire seed, he wouldn't have been able to stabilize this formation either!"

The Purple Gold Medicine Saint was furious. All the other alchemists received rewards, but the three Medicine Saints received nothing!

This is no longer just about compensation; it's a public slap in the face.

"You say Yi Yun your fire seeds, but you clearly devoured Yi Yun's fire seeds first. You were simply repaying him in kind. This is a dispute between you Yi Yun, and has nothing to do with my Nine Li Witch Kingdom. You can settle accounts with Yi Yun." The Nine Li Witch Maiden paused slightly, then continued, "However, Yi Yun has done a great service to my Nine Li Witch Kingdom, and is the only one capable of completing my Nine Li Witch Kingdom's grand formation. Yi Yun is a distinguished guest of my Nine Li Witch Kingdom. No matter which force dares to harm a single hair on Yi Yun's head, our Nine Li Witch Kingdom will exterminate them."

The Nine Li Witch Maiden spoke these words slowly and deliberately, leaving all the alchemists present dumbfounded. Was there such logic? The grudge was between the three great medicine saints and Yi Yun. The Nine Li Witch Kingdom would not compensate them, but if the three great medicine saints sought revenge on Yi Yun, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom would fight to the death. This was too domineering!

"Goodbye, and don't bother seeing me off!" The Old Man Black Stone directly gave him the order to leave.

"Good! Good! You Yi Yun are both doing very well!" The Purple Gold Medicine Saint's face was contorted with rage. The alchemists, seeing the Purple Gold Medicine Saint 'Purple Gold Medicine Saint expression, were worried that he might go crazy.

After all, if it were them, they would probably go crazy too.

"I will never forget what happened today!" the Purple Gold Medicine Saint said through gritted teeth.

The Danxin Old Ancestor's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He turned around abruptly and flew away without looking back, ignoring even his disciples.

If he stayed here even a moment longer, Danxin Old Ancestor feared he would be driven to his death by anger.

Ou Mingyin couldn't stay any longer; he had already lost enough face today.

On the territory of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom, there was nothing he could do, no matter how unwilling he was.

"Zijin, aren't you leaving yet?" The Old Man Black Stone smiled mockingly as he looked at the Purple Gold Medicine Saint.

The Purple Gold Medicine Saint, his face grim, felt a chill creep down his spine as he looked into the Old Man Black Stone's eyes.

"Let's... go!" The Purple Gold Medicine Saint practically spat out each word.

He had never experienced anything more humiliating in his life than today, and all of this was thanks to Yi Yun and the Nine Li Witch Kingdom!