Chapter 660 Fu Ye: Yao Chen, it's been so many years, why are you so lame?

After Yao Chen demonstrated his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Xiao Yan finally believed in his identity as an alchemist and immediately performed the apprenticeship ceremony.

"Who's there?"

After Xiao Yan knelt down to become his disciple, Yao Chen sensed a familiar yet unfamiliar aura in the nearby woods.

The Bone Spirit Cold Fire burned the trees to ashes almost instantly.

Meanwhile, Fu Ye, standing under the shade of a tree, emerged from the forest atop the burning white flames, a smile playing on his lips.

"Hey, isn't this Yao Chen? You've gotten so bloated after all these decades?"

Fu Ye's voice reached Xiao Yan and Yao Chen's ears first, and then he emerged unharmed from the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Upon hearing Fu Ye's words, Xiao Yan's pupils widened in shock. The other party actually recognized the white-haired old ghost in his ring!
"You...you're Fu Ye!!"

When Yao Chen saw Fu Ye, his eyes were filled with disbelief.

Fu Ye slowly walked up to him, a hint of teasing in his eyes. "Hmm, it's been so many years. How have you been doing in your storage ring?"

"Good my ass! I've been feeling like someone's been blocking my senses all these years, and I never imagined it was you!"

Seeing his old friend Fu Ye appear, Yao Chen was both excited and thrilled.

"Well, don't get too excited. I came here just to see you get your comeuppance. Don't even think about taking a single gold coin from me."

As he said this, Fu Ye spread his hands with a mischievous grin.

Yao Chen was so angry after hearing Fu Ye's words that his teeth itched.

But he knew that even at his peak, he couldn't beat this freak in front of him, and now, in his extremely weakened soul state, he was no match for him.

"So what do you mean now? Did you come here simply to mock me?"

Upon hearing Yao Chen's question, Fu Ye nodded very seriously.

"That's right, I just came here to make fun of you and, incidentally, to enrich my personal life."

Medicine dust.

"Teacher, do you know Lord Fu Ye?" Now it was finally Xiao Yan's turn to ask a question.

"Yes, we know each other. We were acquainted for a few years more than thirty years ago."

At this point, Yao Chen seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes widened as he looked at Fu Ye.

"You were there when that incident happened, right?"

Yao Chen stared intently at Fu Ye, but he already knew the answer in his heart.

“That’s right, I was indeed there when you got into trouble back then, but just as you said to Xiao Yan last night.”

"All things in the world are mutually restraining and mutually generating, arising and ceasing due to causes and conditions, all determined by Heaven."

"Although my strength allows me to glimpse some of the future direction of the Dou Qi Continent, I cannot make any changes without my own consent in order to avoid getting involved."

"Sometimes a person's fate is as absurd and ridiculous as a child's game, just like how you ended up in this situation."

Upon hearing Fu Ye's words, Yao Chen fell silent.

"So you're saying you won't help me, right?"

Yao Chen's voice carried a hint of certainty.

"Hehe, that depends on my mood. If I'm in a good mood, I might be able to slightly influence the power of destiny and let you live a little longer."

Yao Chen and Fu Ye tacitly avoided mentioning anything about Zhongzhou.

After all, if Xiao Yan knew about these things in advance, it would probably have a huge impact on his worldview.

But soon, Xiao Yan voiced his question to Fu Ye. "Lord Fu Ye, have you lived in Wutan City for so many years just to wait for your teacher?"

At this moment, Xiao Yan was certain that Fu Ye was an old monster who had lived for decades and maintained his youth through his own cultivation.

"Sort of, but not entirely. After all, I'm a traveler who lives wherever I go, and the reason I came here to live is indeed partly due to Yao Chen."

However, at that moment, Zi Yan and the others followed the scent and arrived at the location.

"Oh, I didn't expect you, you medicine gourd, to actually wake up. We've been watching you for many years."

Zi Yan looked at the medicinal dust floating in mid-air and revealed her flawless little tiger teeth.

"Hehe, long time no see, Medicine Gourd. I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly."

A faint smile appeared on Cai Die's lips.

However, Gu Yan and Xun'er, who had never met Yao Chen before, were still somewhat bewildered when they saw him.

Gu Yan didn't know the other person at all.

Xun'er had heard of the Medicine Venerable's great name, but had never seen his true face, so she could not recognize who he was.

"Miss Ziyan, Miss Caidie, I didn't expect you to be here too."

Upon seeing Fu Ye's two little loli wives, Yao Chen greeted them stiffly.

However, when Yao Chen saw Gu Yan and Gu Xun'er standing next to them, a strange look appeared on his face.

Xiao Yan was completely dumbfounded. It turned out that Zi Yan and Cai Die, those two female demons, were also old monsters!
"What? Only you can come, but we sisters can't?"

Zi Yan narrowed her large eyes slightly, while Yao Chen was extremely flustered.

"Ahem, well, the weather's really nice today, hahaha."

Watching Fu Ye and the others leave, Yao Chen and Xiao Yan finally felt relieved.

Xiao Yan asked tentatively, "Teacher, do you know Lord Fu Ye?"

However, Yao Chen replied irritably, "He's just a freak with extremely strong strength and exceptional alchemy skills."

"Could it be that he's even more capable than you, teacher?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's question, Yao Chen rolled his eyes at him in annoyance.

Then he was given a shopping list.

"If you want to recover your cultivation level quickly, you should collect all the medicinal herbs listed above as soon as possible."

After seeing the list of required medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan couldn't help but swear.

"Holy crap!! A Tier 1 Wood-type Magic Core! Where am I supposed to get the money to buy something this rare?!"

Xiao Yan's words made Yao Chen pinch his philtrum to prevent himself from fainting.

A first-tier wood-type magic core—he wouldn't have bothered to even glance at it before.

"Tch, buy it or don't, it's your turn to embarrass me, not mine."

"You make it sound so easy. These few items together would cost at least a thousand gold coins, and I've only managed to accumulate a few hundred gold coins in all my life!"

"That's none of my business. The Nourishing Elixir I concoct is something that even people with money can't buy. Now you're so stingy just because you have to pay for the materials. What a miser."

"Give me back my fighting spirit!!!"

Now that Xun'er is with Fu Ye, Xiao Yan simply can't raise the necessary start-up capital. (End of Chapter)