Chapter 2427 Pre-match preparation

Baili Hongjun crawled up from the ground, looking bewildered.

"Where did I go? I've been with the Elder the whole time; I haven't gone anywhere."

Pang Yuan calmed down a bit, realizing something was wrong, and asked, "What are you talking about? What exactly happened?"

"It's like this, Elder…"

The Elder recounted the entire incident from beginning to end, finally saying, "It was His Highness the Crown Prince who notified us that something had happened here, so we rushed over to help."

After listening, Baili Hongjun looked utterly dumbfounded, shaking his head repeatedly: "That couldn't have been me; I've been here the whole time and haven't left."

Pang Yuan was quite experienced; after a brief contemplation, he immediately understood the crux of the matter.

"Fake! That Crown Prince must be fake! It's very likely that小子 impersonated him to trick you all into coming here, and then he ran away."

"Uh…"

At this, the two Elders were instantly dumbfounded, never expecting such a thing to happen.

Pang Yuan shouted in exasperation, "What are you standing around for? Hurry and chase him! You must bring that小子 back to me!"

Then he infused his True Qi and let out a furious roar at his surroundings: "Everyone, stand still! No one is allowed to move, or you will be considered an accomplice!"

It must be said that his move was very effective; the originally chaotic crowd immediately stopped in their tracks, closed their mouths, and no one dared to make another sound.

Today's incident was too big; that小子 just now hit His Highness the Crown Prince, hit people from the Nine Star Sect, and in the end, even hit the Elder of the Tai Xu Palace. This mess has truly reached the heavens.

Thinking of the consequences, many people felt their scalps tingle; no one wanted to be associated with the other party.

Everyone else stopped, and the scene immediately became much clearer. Pang Yuan led the group quickly towards the exit.

When they arrived there, the entrance was empty; those who could run had run, and those who hadn't were standing motionless inside the Fair Plaza.

Several Elders looked around, but where was the fake Crown Prince's shadow?

"He must have run away! Everyone, go out and chase him! Whoever catches that小子 and brings him back to me, my Tai Xu Palace will surely reward them handsomely!"

At Pang Yuan's command, the surrounding Cultivators sprang into action.

One by one, they rushed out the door, their cultivation instantly recovering, each with an incredibly powerful Aura, ranging from the Great Ascension Stage to the Nascent Soul Stage.

These people all, by prior agreement, began to search the surroundings intensively, hoping to catch the troublesome小子 and earn a great merit in front of the Tai Xu Palace.

Pang Yuan also took a step, arriving in mid-air, his cultivation instantly recovering to the Dongxu Peak, and his incredibly powerful Divine Sense swept out like mercury.

Unfortunately, his Divine Sense could only scan about ten miles at most, and by now, Ye Bufan was already beyond this range, having changed his appearance and Aura, so even if he was discovered, he wouldn't be recognized.

Everyone was busy for most of the day but found nothing, not even a single strand of hair.

At this, Pang Yuan's face became extremely grim. He had originally thought this matter would be easy to handle, helping Baili Hongjun and also gaining a large sum of benefits for himself.

Now, it was good; besides being beaten, he got nothing. This was a typical case of losing everything, and he would probably face punishment from above once the news spread.

But there was nothing he could do; the matter had already happened, and he couldn't avoid it.

In the Tai Xu Palace, a Black-Clothed Man stood respectfully before a purple-robed figure.

"Elder, we just received news that something happened at the Fair Plaza in the Holy Dragon Empire…"

The Black-Clothed Man briefly and concisely explained the course of events, which was largely consistent with the facts, without much deviation.

"This Pang Yuan has such audacity, daring to violate the rules I set and making the Tai Xu Palace lose face."

The purple-robed man's voice sounded calm but carried an inviolable majesty.

The Black-Clothed Man asked, "Elder, how should this matter be handled?"

"Pang Yuan's recklessness has caused the Sect to lose face; bring him back directly and execute him according to the Sect rules."

The purple-robed man's voice was cold, "Additionally, the Fair Plaza must be thoroughly investigated to see who had such audacity to provoke even my Tai Xu Palace."

"Yes!"

The Black-Clothed Man assented and withdrew.

These were things that happened later, and Ye Bufan did not know about them.

After leaving the Fair Plaza, he traveled quickly and soon returned to the Holy Dragon Empire Imperial City.

At this moment, he had once again changed his appearance; he was neither Crown Prince Baili Hongjun nor his previous self, but just an ordinary-looking young man, blending into the crowd as he entered the city.

He changed his position several more times, repeatedly confirming that he was not being followed, before restoring his original appearance and returning to the inn.

It was no wonder he was so cautious; a Ten Rank Sacred Sect was not to be trifled with. If a Tribulation Transcendence Stage expert casually appeared, they would be utterly powerless to deal with them.

If he hadn't been fully prepared this time, and confident that no one knew his true identity, he would never have dared to provoke the Tai Xu Palace.

After returning, he also told everyone to keep the news of his visit to the Fair Plaza a secret, and then began to prepare for the upcoming competition.

The first thing he needed to do was start Alchemy. With the competition imminent, the most important thing was to help everyone improve their cultivation.

Medicinal Pills for improving cultivation have a tolerance for a Cultivator; after taking it once, taking it a second time within a short period will significantly reduce its effectiveness.

In this situation, the best way to continue rapidly improving cultivation is to take different Medicinal Pills.

He had previously lacked Medicinal Materials, but after this trip to the Fair Plaza, he had gathered all the Medicinal Materials needed to refine Medicinal Pills.

For the first batch, he refined the seventh-grade Medicinal Pill, Heavenly Combination Pill.

This Medicinal Pill has the same efficacy as the previous He Ling Pill, both helping Cultivators in the Body Integration Stage to improve their cultivation, but it has better effects, a higher Rank, and requires more precious raw Materials.

Now that the Medicinal Materials were complete, he also added a bit of the Three-Colored Ice Spirit Ginseng King during the refining process, instantly pushing the medicinal effect to its extreme.

An hour later, two batches of Medicinal Pills were successively released, and he began to refine the eighth-grade Medicinal Pill, Void Origin Pill.

The Gathering Spirit Pill, like the Void Origin Pill, is a Spirit Medicine that helps Dongxu Stage experts improve their cultivation, but its Materials are precious and it is not common in daily life.

After two more batches of Medicinal Pills were refined, Ye Bufan adjusted his state to the best, and then began to refine the ninth-grade Medicinal Pill, Heavenly Mahayana Pill.

His Mental Energy had now reached the Realm comparable to a Great Ascension Stage expert, and he was already capable of refining ninth-grade Medicinal Pills.

Half an hour later, a rich Medicinal Pill fragrance diffused everywhere, followed by nine Medicinal Pills falling into the jade bottle in his hand.

Then he took out the Beast Soul Grass and refined another batch of Beast Soul Pill.

After all the Medicinal Pills were refined, Ye Bufan called everyone in, including Ximen Feng and Mu Xiaoyun.

This Grand Elder of the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace had always been showing him goodwill, and this time, she had also brought the news of the Fair Plaza, so it was only right to help her improve her cultivation as well.

Soon, he distributed the Medicinal Pills, one for each person. The people from Shui Mu University reacted very calmly, as they were already accustomed to taking Medicinal Pills refined by Ye Bufan.

But Ximen Feng was different; she held the Heavenly Mahayana Pill, shimmering with golden patterns, her face filled with shock.

"Medical Immortal Ye, is this for me?"