Chapter 1033: Let's Play Another Game

Receiving Ye Yuan's look, Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong ignored Gu Yue and directly followed Ye Yuan, preparing to leave.

Gu Yue, like a sticky candy, followed Xiao Ruyan closely step by step.

The Divine King powerhouse who had been following Gu Yue trailed behind him.

"Wang Qian, go back to the residence and wait for me. Don't come looking for me until I seek you out," Gu Yue instructed.

Wang Qian's face stiffened, and he said with difficulty, "Young master, this... Are you really going to take that young girl as your master? In my opinion, although that girl is strong, she's not much stronger than you. She's not qualified to be your teacher!"

Gu Yue shook his head and said, "You don't understand! The gap between her and me is small now, but as time goes on, it will grow larger and larger! By the time we both reach the pinnacle of Alchemy Emperor, I'm afraid I won't even be able to see her back."

Wang Qian looked at his young master in astonishment. He knew Gu Yue's character too well; he never said things that would undermine his own prestige.

It seemed that today, he had truly been defeated with full conviction.

"But young master, if the family head finds out..." Wang Qian hesitated.

Gu Yue waved his hand and said, "If you don't tell and I don't tell, how would he know?"

Wang Qian knew his young master's temper and had no choice but to leave alone.

Ye Yuan's group was about to leave through the crowd when they were blocked by a group of people.

The leader, a man in his thirties, looked exuberant. The most conspicuous thing about him was the badge of a high-level Alchemy Emperor on his chest.

There were many Alchemy Emperors in the Divine Realm, but very few reached the level of high-level Alchemy Emperor.

Between a low-level Alchemy Emperor and a high-level Alchemy Emperor lay an insurmountable chasm.

High-level Alchemy Emperor was the highest realm among the alchemist realms defined by the Alchemist Guild!

In other words, within the scope recognized by the Alchemist Guild, high-level Alchemy Emperor was the pinnacle of alchemists.

Of course, there were still differences among high-level Alchemy Emperors.

Among alchemists, there was a term for a very small group of people: pinnacle Alchemy Emperor.

This pinnacle Alchemy Emperor was somewhat similar to the Void Profound Realm in terms of primal energy cultivation.

Only those universally recognized as pinnacle Alchemy Emperors truly stood at the peak of alchemists in the Divine Realm.

Only pinnacle Alchemy Emperors were honored with the title 'Zi'.

These people were the ones who truly dominated the direction of alchemy in the Divine Realm.

Of course, even so, the high-level Alchemy Emperor before them was an extremely rare existence.

"Who would have thought that our once peerless genius, Qingyunzi, would now be reduced to such a state. Tsk tsk, a low-level Alchemy Emperor? Ji Qingyun, who once dominated Yun Gao City, has now returned to square one, hahaha..."

The man laughed wantonly, his laughter filled with sheer delight. Seeing Ye Yuan in distress seemed to give him great satisfaction.

But his words caused an uproar among the crowd.

"Qingyunzi! Did Lord Zuo Qing just say he is Lord Qingyunzi? This... Is this a mistake?"

"What! That young man is Lord Qingyunzi? How is that possible?"

"Didn't Lord Qingyunzi fall long ago? Is Lord Zuo Qing referring to another Qingyunzi?"

"Are you an idiot? Besides Ji Qingyun, who else dares to call themselves Qingyunzi?"

...

Everyone's gaze turned to Ye Yuan, shocked by the sudden news.

The news that Ji Qingyun was not dead was too shocking, especially in Yun Gao City.

In this city, Ji Qingyun was a god-like existence!

His record on the Alchemy Emperor Ranking was a myth-like achievement. In a hundred thousand years, it was the only one!

No matter how strong the alchemists in Yun Gao City were, they all had only one goal—Ji Qingyun!

Back then, when Qingyunzi fell, the entire Yun Gao City was shocked.

Many alchemists spontaneously organized to mourn Ji Qingyun.

But now, Ji Qingyun was alive!

How could this news not shock them?

Zuo Qing laughed heartily and said, "That's right, this young man named Ye Yuan is your idol Ji Qingyun! Now, he's nothing but a homeless dog!"

Ao Qian and the others changed expression, wanting to attack Zuo Qing.

This guy was actually hurling insults!

Ye Yuan waved his hand to stop them and said calmly, "A good dog doesn't block the way. Get lost!"

"Ooh, that aura is really not inferior to the old days! It's just a pity that your strength is far too lacking!" Zuo Qing wasn't angry, just taunted.

Ye Yuan glanced at him and said calmly, "It seems some people have forgotten the time they lost and ran naked."

Ye Yuan naturally recognized Zuo Qing. Back when people challenged him, Zuo Qing was also a very strong one.

But this guy was too obsessed with fame, wanting to climb up by stepping on Ye Yuan's reputation.

During their alchemy duel, they added a clause: the loser had to strip naked and run around Yun Gao City for three days and three nights.

Naturally, Zuo Qing was utterly crushed.

This incident was a talking point for a long time three hundred years ago.

Three hundred years later, Zuo Qing had transformed and become the deputy city lord of Yun Gao City.

After the battle at White Tiger, the news of Ji Qingyun's return was no longer a secret among the high-level figures of the Divine Realm.

Given Zuo Qing's status, it was no surprise that he knew about Ye Yuan.

Hearing Ye Yuan bring up that incident, Zuo Qing's face immediately darkened like the bottom of a pot.

Three hundred years had passed, and the alchemists in Yun Gao City had changed over and over, but there were still some who knew about that incident.

"Hmph! A homeless dog dares to be so arrogant! Appearing openly in Yun Gao City, aren't you afraid that Ji Canglan will come to kill you?" Zuo Qing snorted coldly.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. You'd better worry about the clothes on your body."

Zuo Qing was choked speechless. Ye Yuan used that incident to disgust him, and he had no way to counter it.

"You really are as disgusting as ever! But... since our esteemed Lord Qingyunzi has returned, are you interested in playing another game? You are honored as Qingyunzi, so even if you're only at the early stage of Alchemy Emperor now, your strength must not be underestimated, right? Look, countless alchemists in Yun Gao City regard you as their idol. Don't you want to give them a treat?" Zuo Qing suddenly changed his expression and said mockingly.

Three hundred years had passed, and Zuo Qing's strength was incomparable to before, while Ye Yuan was only at the low-level Alchemy Emperor stage. He was certain that Ye Yuan wouldn't dare to compete with him.

When he learned that Ye Yuan had appeared in Yun Gao City, his first reaction was to come and thoroughly humiliate him.

Zuo Qing's proposal was not despised by the onlookers. On the contrary, they all showed eager expressions.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely think Zuo Qing was bullying the weak. But Ye Yuan was different; he was a god in their hearts, invincible.

Even if Zuo Qing was a high-level Alchemy Emperor, Lord Qingyunzi couldn't possibly lose to him!