C24 Effectiveness

"You, the trash beneath all trash, actually dares to bully my sworn brother?!"

After breaking Zhou Feng's ribs, Ye Lan could not help but mock him and let him have a taste of his own medicine.

Upon hearing those ridicules, Zhou Feng — despite his frustrations and anger — could not do anything except swallow back his rage.

Since he was not Ye Lan's opponent, if he were to retort again, who knows how Ye Lan would deal with him then?

"Remember this clearly, if you dare to bully my brother again, I won't let you off easily with just a few broken ribs. Now, scram!"

Noticing Zhou Feng's silence, Ye Lan threatened again.

Immediately after, he swung back his leg and kicked Zhou Feng out of Yin Shaoge's courtyard.

"What are you all still standing around here for? Do you want me to kick each one of you out too?"

Having kicked Zhou Feng out, Ye Lan swept his ice-cold gaze across Zhou Nan and his other lackeys and intimidated them.

Facing the Ye Lan's menacing gaze, Zhou Nan and his lackeys instantly came back to their senses and trembled in fear.

Not wanting to suffer under the hands of Ye Lan, they fled the scene in a sorry state with their tails tucked between their legs.

This time, they finally acknowledged Ye Lan's strength.

After all, even Zhou Feng, who was at the peak seventh stage of the Body Tempering Realm, could not withstand a single one of Ye Lan's attacks. Thus, how would they dare to continue challenging Ye Lan?

"Has your cultivation increased again?"

Yin Shaoge stared at Ye Lan with a surprised expression.

Yesterday, he saw for himself how Ye Lan managed to defeat Zhou Nan and his other lackeys. From his years of experience as a cultivator, he could easily tell that Ye Lan's cultivation level was only at the fourth stage of the Body Tempering Realm at that time.

But how long has it been since then?

It has only been a single day!

Within that time, Ye Lan had not only gained the ability to heavily injure Zhou Feng with a single attack but had even broken through to the eighth stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

In that short period of time, his cultivation had somehow increased by four whole stages! This was imply inconceivable!

Although Yin Shaoge had once been known as the unparalleled genius of the entire Dragon Abyss Empire, he had never, like Ye Lan, raised his cultivation by four whole stages in a single day before!

Naturally, Yin Shaoge found himself dumbstruck. To think that Ye Lan's talent for cultivation was this many times stronger than that of his past self.

"Hmm...? Did I surprise you?"

Ye Lan revealed a cheeky smile.

"Let alone surprised, I was more terrified, to say the least!"

Yin Shaoge was speechless.

At this point, he started to become even more curious about the reason for his brother's sudden change.

A once-martial trash had, in the blink of an eye, turned into a martial genius!

"Hehe! Let's not talk about this matter anymore. Anyways, look what I brought for you today."

Ye Lan sneakily changed the topic with a smile as he reached into his pocket and took out a jade bottle. Contained within were five golden pills the size of pigeon eggs.

"Is this the Yang Fire Pill that you spoke of previously?"

Yin Shaoge asked in surprise as he looked at the five golden pills in the jade bottle.

"Exactly! These pills may be able to dissipate the black aura lingering in your dantian!"

Ye Lan exclaimed with a nod.

"This... You refined them by yourself?"

Yin Shaoge asked out of curiosity.

"Stop asking so many questions. Hurry up and give it a try to see how effective it really is."

Ye Lan replied as he rolled out a Yang Fire Pill and handed it over to Yin Shaoge.

Deciding not to ask any further, Yin Shaoge gladly received the Yang Fire Pill and swallowed it without any hesitation.

As soon as the pill entered his mouth, it instantly melted like ice placed under sunlight.

As the spirit energy contained in the Yang Fire Pill seeped into his body, it began flowing through his meridians, muscles, and bones before finally entering his dantian.

"Circulate your cultivation and draw in the Spirit Energy of Heaven and Earth. Then, try to fuse the medicinal energy of the Yang Fire Pill with your dantian and see whether or not it's capable of dissipating the black aura in your dantian."

On the side, Ye Lan gave out quick and precise instructions as soon as Yin Shaoge swallowed the pill.

Immediately sitting cross-legged in a meditative state, Yin Shaoge circulated his cultivation and channeled the Spirit Energy of Heaven and Earth.

As its endless energy poured into his dantian, the dark aura quickly emerged again, seemingly wanting to devour the rich and pure spirit energy.

The moment the dark aura appeared, however, it was immediately suppressed by the medicinal energy of the Yang Fire Pill. In contrast to its previous successful attempts, it could not absorb the pure spirit energy flowing through Yin Shaoge's meridians.

Furthermore, under the constant suppression of the medicinal energy of the Yang Fire Pill, the dark aura began to weaken bit by bit.

With the help of the Yang Fire Pill, Yin Shaoge could clearly feel that the bottleneck that he had been stuck at for so many years had started to unwind.

The fourth... fifth... sixth... seventh stage!

Yin Shaoge's Qi Vortexes continued to increase until the seventh one appeared.

"The seventh stage of the Body Tempering Realm!"

Opening his eyes and feeling the increase in his cultivation, Yin Shaoge exploded in a series of uncontrollable joy and excitement!

'How long has it been?!'

'How long has it been since I last experienced the feeling of my cultivation level and strength rising?'

As his emotions started to overwhelm him, the pure ecstasy deriving from the rise of his cultivation caused Yin Shaoge to burst into tears of joy.

"It seems that the Yang Fire Pill in indeed effective!"

Ye Lan smiled.

Upon taking the Yang Fire Pill, the dark aura in Yin Shaoge's dantian gradually dissipated. In a single breath, his cultivation level instantly rose from the third stage to the seventh stage of the Body Tempering Realm, breaking through four whole stages at once!

He could not feel any happier with this outcome.

Another reason why Yin Shaoge attained such explosive growth in cultivation was that he had previously broken through to the peak ninth level of the Qi Gathering Realm.

Only after the dark aura emerged in his dantian did his cultivation slowly regress to the third stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

However, after taking the Yang Fire Pill, the dark aura no longer had any effect on Yin Shaoge's cultivation.

Thus, his cultivation naturally rose at such a rapid pace.

Had the Yang Fire Pill completely eliminated the dark aura in his dantian, perhaps Yin Shaoge's cultivation might even rise all the way back up to the peak ninth stage of the Qi Gathering Realm in one fell swoop!

"Here, there are still four Yang Fire Pills left in the jade bottle. Make sure to take them once every three days."

"After consuming all of them, the dark aura in your body should be completely removed. When that time comes, you will be able to rise up and ascent to your rightful throne as the peerless genius of the Dragon Abyss Empire once again. We'll see who gets the final laugh then!"

Seeing how effective the Yang Fire Pill was against the dark aura, Ye Lan handed the jade bottle containing the four remaning Yang Fire Pills over to Yin Shaoge.

"Ye Lan, seriously... I don't know how to thank you."

The Yang Fire Pill was indeed an effective methods of dispelling the dark aura in his dantian.

At that moment, Yin Shaoge felt a mix of surprise and joy from the bottom of his heart.

He was surprised that his sworn brother could actually think of a method to deatl with the dark aura in his body.

After all, the dark aura lingering in his body for years was something that even the patriarch of the Alchemy Guild in the Imperial City was helpless against.

On the other hand, he was rendered speechless by Ye Lan's kindness. By taking the rest of the Yang Fire Pills, he could finally eliminate the dark aura in his body and restore his former cultivation, ultimately regaining his title as a martial genius. He would no longer need to endure the endless abuse, ridicule, and humiliation from others any longer.

At the same time, Yin Shaoge rejoiced in his heart for getting to know a brother like Ye Lan despite having suffered a lot over the past years.

"Hey, you're being too formal with me again!"

Ye Lan feigned dissatisfaction.

Hearing his words, Yin Shaoge could not help but burst into gales of laughter and decided to stop arguing unnecessarily.

"Come in and have a drink with me!"

Immediately after, Yin Shaoge invited Ye Lan into his room enthusiastically.

"Why don't we save this celebratory toast for after I defeat that bastard, Qin Yijun, instead? For now, I must work extremely hard in order to raise my cultivation so that everyone who looked down on me in Lucid Aqua Town will be shocked by my sudden rise in strength!"

Ye Lan tactfully refused.

It was indeed true that he needed to cultivate diligently and raise his cultivation to the next realm as soon as possible. At the same time, he also needed to learn more martial techniques.

If he were to overestimate his own strength and lose to Qin Yijun, he would ultimately lose all face as the reincarnation of the strongest cultivator in this Martial God Continent.

"Alright, then. Meanwhile, I will use this opportunity to consume the rest of the Yang Fire Pills and expel that dark aura from my dantian completely."

"I will also begin the preparations for the celebration of your victory over that arrogant brat, Qin Yijun!"

Yin Shaoge nodded with a smile.

"Alright, then I'll be leaving first. You must take good care of yourself during this period of time. Don't get bullied by small fry like Zhou Feng again!"

Ye Lan reminded him before saying his goodbyes.

"You're still worried about me getting bullied? I'm afraid they no longer have the ability to do so!"

Yin Shaoge replied with a cunning smile.

With the help of the Yang Fire Pills, he would, sooner or later, dispel the dark aura lingering in his dantian and return to his former glorious self.

After all, his cultivation had already risen to the seventh stage of the Body Tempering Realm after taking a single one of the Yang Fire Pills.

Though his cultivation was still a stage weaker than that of Zhou Feng, he could still easily defeat Zhou Feng in terms of martial prowess and experience in fighting.

"Alright, I'll be taking my leave then!"

Ye Lan laughed.

With that, he vanished from the courtyard and quickly returned to his residence in the Ye Family.