I'm trying to get a variable from a view to display on a block. For example "We have 200 blog posts" (200 being the variable). Right now I'm using the views_embed_view method (https://api.drupal.org/api/views/views.module/function/views_embed_view/7)
the method. The problem is the view includes a bunch of mark up I don't need/want (the container, theme, etc)
Is it possible to just call the field I want? I know I could create a whole custom theme for the view without markup but I'm hoping there is an easier way.