"King!"
The green shadow appeared transparent, making its form unclear, but the voice was that of a young woman.
"Hmm," Uncle Long put down his teacup, glanced at the shadow indifferently, and asked, "Green Shadow, this child, how is he?"
Green Shadow shook her head, her voice carrying a hint of solemnity, "Very strange. I tried to probe his mind, but was blocked by a force. It's possible he detected my presence."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Long's face showed surprise, "You are an SSS-class anomaly. As far as I know, there are only a handful of people in the world who can detect your presence, right?"
The transparent green shadow before them was an anomaly, and her special ability was to probe people's minds.
Even though Ye Kunlun and Long Qi were from the same sect, Uncle Long still didn't feel at ease about Ye Kunlun. Long Qi was the Empress of China, a person of special status. If Ye Kunlun had any malicious intent, it would be a devastating blow to China and the royal family. That was why he had arranged for Green Shadow to probe Ye Kunlun's true intentions after he emerged. The result was that Green Shadow reported being unable to probe Ye Kunlun's mind.
"King, you are correct. Perhaps his strength is enough to detect my presence." Green Shadow replied. "Moreover, while probing his mind, I sensed a faint killing intent!"
Uncle Long pondered for a moment, then sighed, "Forget it. Although this person acts unconventionally, he is a man of deep loyalty and righteousness."
"Are there still no clues from the north?" Uncle Long shifted the topic away from Ye Kunlun. For years, he had secretly sent people to the north to investigate the matter of the bloodline curse, but there had been no leads. If not for Ye Kunlun's ability to alleviate Long Qi's bloodline petrification, Long Qi, despite her good fortune, probably wouldn't have lasted much longer.
Green Shadow shook her head, "My King, your subordinate is incompetent."
Uncle Long showed a hint of worry and replied, "This is not your fault. After all, we don't have any clues. It's extremely difficult to find any leads in the vast northern wilderness."
"However, your subordinate discovered something." Green Shadow changed the subject and continued, "The northern barbarians have been frequently harassing us in the past one or two months. Their actions are more frequent than in previous years. I wonder if it has anything to do with what you are investigating."
Uncle Long pondered the report. The barbarians and China had been in conflict for many years, and he knew the reasons. However, the issues between the barbarians and China were not new. If there was a problem, the royal bloodline should have shown signs of trouble long ago. Therefore, in his opinion, there seemed to be no particular connection between Long Qi's bloodline curse and the barbarians. However, at this point, with no other leads, Uncle Long decided to try making the barbarians a starting point. Perhaps new discoveries could be made.
After thinking for a moment, Uncle Long instructed Green Shadow, "Continue to monitor the barbarians. If there are any new developments, report to me immediately."
"Yes!"
Green Shadow quietly disappeared, leaving no trace.
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Ye Kunlun left the Huichun Hall and stood in the void, gazing in the direction of Huichun Hall. He had immediately sensed that feeling of his mind being probed just now and had simultaneously detected Green Shadow hiding nearby. Ye Kunlun knew Green Shadow was Uncle Long's subordinate, so he pretended as if nothing had happened.
"It seems this King is also not a simple person," Ye Kunlun murmured to himself. "The barbarians are acting frequently? Since there's no breakthrough, starting with the barbarians is indeed a good choice."
Ye Kunlun had heard the entire conversation between Green Shadow and Uncle Long. He recalled meeting Sasha in the underground city of the black market. Sasha had also mentioned to him that the barbarians had been very active recently, and there seemed to be a 'King' behind them making transactions with the barbarians.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. Ye Kunlun decided to investigate the matter of Long Qi's bloodline curse by starting with the barbarians. This way, it would be better than wandering around aimlessly like a headless fly.
After Green Shadow left, Ye Kunlun returned directly to the Wujian Prison. As soon as he arrived, Wudao also returned, carrying bags and packages.
"Young Master, I have prepared all the medicinal ingredients you requested." Wudao placed all the ingredients in front of Ye Kunlun. "This was largely thanks to Miss Tang. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to find some of these ingredients."
Ye Kunlun scanned the medicinal ingredients. Their age and quality were much better than he had anticipated.
"Thank Zhuozhuo for me later," Ye Kunlun instructed Wudao.
"Young Master, is there anything else your subordinate needs to prepare?" Wudao asked. Last time, when Ye Kunlun refined the Po Ling Pill, he and Feng Tutu couldn't help at all. This time, Ye Kunlun was refining the Foundation Building Pill, and he naturally wanted to contribute more.
"Go and rest. You've all been exhausted these past few days." Ye Kunlun looked at Wudao, whose eyes were still bloodshot.
"Young Master, your subordinate..."
"Go and rest!" Ye Kunlun's expression turned stern. Wudao was startled and said, "Your subordinate takes his leave."
Ye Kunlun knew the reason why Wudao, Feng Tutu, and Xiao Jiu were unwilling to rest. As soon as they were idle, they would think of Blood Hand.
Ye Kunlun organized his thoughts and took out the brocade box Uncle Long had given him from his ring. Upon opening it, he saw a Dragon Severing Grass that was over nine hundred years old. The tips of the leaves had already turned a faint gold, but unfortunately, it was not old enough. If it were a Dragon Severing Grass over a thousand years old, its entire body would be golden yellow, and its leaf veins would have textures resembling a five-clawed golden dragon.
Ye Kunlun took out the Dragon Severing Grass and held it in his palm. In the next second, the spiritual energy in his body surged towards the Dragon Severing Grass in his hand. The originally withered Dragon Severing Grass, nourished by Ye Kunlun's spiritual energy, actually began to regain its vitality, and the withered leaves slowly unfurled! As the spiritual energy continued to nourish it, the leaves of the Dragon Severing Grass began to turn golden from the tips to the veins!
Two hours later, the Dragon Severing Grass in Ye Kunlun's palm had completely turned golden yellow, and the five-clawed patterns on its leaves looked extremely clear. Ye Kunlun had actually used his spiritual energy to forcibly elevate a nine-hundred-year-old Dragon Severing Grass to a thousand-year-old one. Even in Kunlun Void, it would have been extremely difficult for his invincible masters to achieve this.
Ye Kunlun only realized that his spiritual energy had undergone some kind of transformation after touching the "Heavenly Dao's Shackles" several times. To be precise, although his cultivation realm was still at the peak of the Spirit Condensing Realm, with the advancement of the Ten Thousand Ancient Star Art, he had faintly stepped into the fourth layer with one foot! This made him feel as if his realm had entered the Spirit Condensing Realm and taken half a step towards a higher realm! As for what kind of realm that was, Ye Kunlun was not clear. He only knew that his spiritual energy seemed to have been imbued with some "Heavenly Dao" aura, and it was precisely because of this that certain changes had occurred.
Looking at the mature Dragon Severing Grass in his eyes, Ye Kunlun dissipated his spiritual energy and took out the Fuxi Cauldron. With everything prepared, the refining of the Foundation Building Pill began!