"Fourth Brother, you really knew how to keep your cool, didn't you?"
From afar, Third Brother, the Sea Breaking Great Sage, began teasing Ye Zhen. "The others set out early and waited outside Shuilian Retreat before the hour of the dragon had even arrived.
They were waiting for Pill King Shuilian to reveal exactly what this special opportunity was. But you? If I hadn't sent you a talisman signal, were you planning not to leave at all?"
"What good would arriving early do? Given Pill King Shuilian's way of doing things, no matter how early we went, the news we got would probably be the same as ours."
Smiling, Ye Zhen first apologized to the Sea Breaking Great Sage. "Thank you for your concern, Third Brother. I was refining the Purple Mansion Marrow Pill last night, so I was delayed."
It would have been one thing if Ye Zhen had said nothing, but the moment he spoke, the Sea Breaking Great Sage's eyes widened round.
"Over a single night, your soul cultivation actually rose by more than sixty percent, reaching the Middle Sixth Layer Innate Soul Light? You're only a hair's breadth from the Early Sixth Layer Innate Soul Light?
"And you possess Four-colored Innate Soul Light as well. The medicinal power of that Purple Mansion Marrow Pill truly is extraordinary," the Sea Breaking Great Sage said in astonishment.
"Third Brother, I only achieved this effect after taking both pills. If it were someone else, their soul cultivation would probably have reached the Mid-to-Late Seventh Layer Innate Soul Light already." Naturally, Ye Zhen would not reveal that he could refine other people's Innate Soul Light.
"Someone else? Even if their soul cultivation rose to the Peak Ninth Layer Innate Soul Light, they still could not compare to your Middle Sixth