Ten days later.
The Empire of Yard.
The Imperial Palace.
Inside a room, there was an incredibly luxurious bed.
The cost of the bed alone might have been beyond the reach of many.
It was the kind of bed one couldn't afford even a corner of, despite a lifetime of effort.
Unfortunately, the owner of this bed was currently writhing uncontrollably…
His whole body trembled non-stop, accompanied by intermittent rolling of the eyes and pauses in breathing…
Occasionally, when he regained consciousness, he would utter a string of nonsensical ramblings.
His eyeballs would spin erratically, his expression contorted.
His left hand curled up against his chest, plucking at invisible strings…
The once fearsome Royal Ancestor, who had struck terror into the hearts of many, now looked no different from the village idiot.
If Ye Fan hadn't known the reason beforehand, he might have thought this ancestor had been possessed by those two formidable beings…
Ye Fan first conducted a thorough examination, then drew a wisp of heaven and earth spiritual energy to probe the situation within the ancestor’s body.
As he did so, Ye Fan couldn't help but inwardly grumble.
This heaven and earth spiritual energy was quite convenient to use, but it stubbornly refused to remain within his own body.
Damn it…
After approximately two to three minutes of examination, Ye Fan nodded to himself.
The ancestor’s condition was indeed caused by the poison of the Soul Refining Python.
Fortunately, the dosage he had received back then wasn't large, and the problem wasn't too severe.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be lying on the bed plucking invisible strings, but would already be ready for his funeral feast…
"Young Master Ye?" the Crown Prince immediately inquired.
Besides the Crown Prince, the Yard Emperor and several other royal family members were also present in the room.
However, they remained silent, watching Ye Fan with anxious faces.
The ancestor was the foundation and hope of their royal family.
If he couldn't pull through this time, the royal family would face an unbearable blow and consequences!
If nothing else, those major sects would certainly not remain quiescent!
"You're quite lucky," Ye Fan replied. "If it were a few more days, I'm afraid it would truly be beyond saving."
This wasn't Ye Fan trying to scare them.
By this point, the ancestor's body had already been significantly eroded, and his divine soul even showed signs of collapse!
After all, the level difference between the ancestor and the Soul Refining Python was immense, so it was already remarkable that he had lasted this long.
However, Ye Fan discovered something interesting.
That was that the ancestor's current level had actually reached the Divine Transformation realm!
Although he had only recently broken through, he was a genuine cultivator in the Divine Transformation realm.
To be able to break through while suppressing the Soul Refining Python's poison, it seemed this ancestor's talent was quite good.
He was, in a way, a genius.
If he could have held on a bit longer.
Not too long, just long enough to stabilize his newly broken-through realm, and the ancestor could have dealt with the snake venom himself.
After all, he was now in the Divine Transformation realm, far surpassing the python that had injured him.
It was just a pity that his luck was truly not good.
Precisely when he was about to recover, he went to spectate some gossip.
This prematurely triggered the toxicity, causing him to miss his final chance.
"Your meaning is…"
Upon hearing this, the Yard Emperor’s expression instantly became excited!
It sounded as if Ye Fan had a solution!
Ye Fan took out a pen and paper and wrote down the names of several medicinal ingredients.
"If you have these medicinal ingredients, I can perhaps give it a try," Ye Fan indicated.
The Yard Emperor quickly glanced at the list.
Fortunately.
They were all mostly sixth or seventh-tier medicinal ingredients, readily available in the treasure pavilion.
"No problem, I will dispatch someone to retrieve them immediately."
"Then I shall trouble Your Majesty," Ye Fan said politely. "Oh, and I would like a quiet room prepared for me."
"Of course!"
The Emperor arranged for the Crown Prince to fetch the medicinal ingredients and personally led Ye Fan to an empty grand hall.
Although it was temporarily unoccupied, it had been thoroughly cleaned, and all the necessary living amenities were present.
Before long, the Crown Prince returned with the medicinal ingredients.
After a few more pleasantries, the Emperor and the Crown Prince took their leave.
Ye Fan casually selected a room and placed all the medicinal ingredients in order.
Then, he took out the pill furnace he had refined and guided spiritual energy to heat it.
Once the furnace was heated, Ye Fan picked up a medicinal ingredient.
However, he didn't throw the entire ingredient in, but only cut off a small piece.
Then, at regular intervals, Ye Fan would add a new medicinal ingredient.
He only cut off a small piece of each, the difference being the size of the piece cut.
Ye Fan's movements were swift, but his hands were exceptionally steady.
In reality, refining an antidote pill didn't need to be this complicated.
Although the Soul Refining Python's poison sounded formidable, the solution was very, very simple.
It only required one Three-Leaf Clover and one Violet Green Vine!
The Violet Green Vine was a third-tier medicinal ingredient, and the Three-Leaf Clover was a pathetic first-tier!
That's right!
It was that simple!
So simple that, let alone Ye Fan, even an ordinary third-tier alchemist could handle it!
One could only say…
What is difficult for the unskilled is easy for the skilled.
Who would have imagined that the fearsome Soul Refining Python poison could be subdued by first and third-tier medicinal ingredients!
It just goes to show that all things have their opposites and mutual generation.
Nature's wonders far exceeded people's expectations.
The reason Ye Fan went to such lengths was actually due to a professional habit.
Upon sensing the ancestor's breakthrough earlier, a new idea suddenly popped into Ye Fan's mind.
Could the Soul Refining Python's venom be utilized?
For example, using the snake venom along with corresponding medicinal ingredients to help the ancestor stabilize his realm?
From this perspective, Ye Fan seemed to be doing thankless work.
After all, helping the ancestor stabilize his realm offered him no benefit.
The reason Ye Fan still chose to do so was purely out of interest in this particular subject.
Ye Fan was such a person.
Once a new idea or problem arose, he would instinctively find ways to practice and solve it.
At this moment, the ancestor was no different from a lab rat to him.
He was merely a tool to test the efficacy of his pill.
As for the ancestor benefiting from it, he was indifferent.
Fortunately, the Emperor and the Crown Prince were unaware of Ye Fan's current thoughts, otherwise their expressions would surely have been priceless…
When the medicinal ingredients had largely melted, Ye Fan finally added the Three-Leaf Clover and the Violet Green Vine.
However, the dosage was slightly less than standard.
Since he intended to transform and utilize the snake venom, he couldn't completely eliminate it.
What he aimed to do was to separate the harmful components and convert the remaining energy into something beneficial for cultivators.
Fortunately, the toxicity of the Soul Refining Python wasn't complicated for Ye Fan.
He didn't even need to perform deliberate calculations; a mere mental simulation was enough to resolve it.
Fifteen minutes later.
The pill was ready.
Ye Fan collected the pill into a small porcelain bottle and walked out of the hall.
He would give it to the white rat… no, the ancestor in a while, and the answer should be known in a few days.
Since this was his first time doing this, Ye Fan wasn't certain if it would be effective.
Fortunately, the so-called ineffectiveness only meant that the snake venom's energy couldn't be transformed and utilized; it would still resolve the ancestor's physical issues.
After all, his skills were well-established.
At worst, he would just have a stomach ache and need to use the restroom…