Chapter 1035: Let Him Run First

In the end, the elixir formula Kan Qingzi chose for the two of them was the Purple Clarity Jade Sky Pill.

The Purple Clarity Jade Sky Pill was a ninth-grade upper pill, of moderate difficulty. For an advanced Pill Emperor, it was not something that could be refined easily.

Of course, with Zuo Qing's strength, refining it shouldn't be too much of a problem—just a matter of quality.

Ye Yuan, on the other hand, looked completely indifferent.

Zuo Qing sneered inwardly: Pretend! Let's see how long you can keep pretending!

"Let's begin!" Kan Qingzi said calmly.

Zuo Qing had already been raring to go. At Kan Qingzi's command, he shook his palm and shattered the spirit herbs on the table into powder.

Crushing herbs into embryo!

As soon as Zuo Qing made his move, his skill stunned everyone present.

Zuo Qing could be considered a model of knowing shame and then striving hard. After being defeated by Ye Yuan, he did not sink into despair but instead trained diligently, reaching the level of advanced Pill Emperor in just three hundred years.

Going from a beginner Pill Emperor to an advanced one in three hundred years was a remarkable achievement.

Not everyone was as freakish as Ye Yuan, who could accomplish this in just a few decades.

In fact, Ye Yuan was already an intermediate Pill Emperor when he left Yungao City.

In those few years, Ye Yuan's intensity in pill duels was very high, but he also absorbed the strengths of many others, which greatly promoted his pill dao strength.

That was why Zuo Qing's achievements paled in comparison to Ye Yuan's.

When Zuo Qing was still an intermediate Pill Emperor, Ye Yuan was already on equal footing with the peak powerhouses of the Divine Realm.

As the deputy city lord of Yungao City, Zuo Qing rarely made a move lightly.

But today, his move revealed his profound foundation.

However, Ye Yuan did something even more astonishing—he walked straight out of the formation and started chatting with Kan Qingzi!

Kan Qingzi was taken aback, then smiled wryly: "You brat, aren't you underestimating Zuo Qing too much? After all, he is now the deputy city lord of Yungao City, and his strength is not to be underestimated!"

Ye Yuan glanced at Zuo Qing and said with a faint smile: "Let him run ahead for a while; otherwise, he'll say I bullied him later."

Zuo Qing had been fully immersed in the process of crushing herbs into embryo, but when his peripheral vision caught Ye Yuan's action, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Fortunately, his skill was indeed exceptional, and he managed to control those spirit herbs.

"This damn bastard must be deliberately trying to anger me! Never mind him, as long as I refine the pill, this guy will lose for sure!" Zuo Qing thought to himself.

In truth, Ye Yuan wasn't trying to anger him. In Ye Yuan's view, once an alchemist entered the state of refining pills, they would be fully immersed, so how could they have the mind to care about others?

But Zuo Qing happened to notice him!

First of all, in terms of focus, Zuo Qing was already far inferior to Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan simply felt that this pill duel was no challenge at all for him.

Refining a ninth-grade upper pill was not a difficult task for him.

The last time he refined the Nine True Pill, he had only put forth his full strength to pursue the strongest medicinal effect.

However, as soon as Zuo Qing made his move, Ye Yuan had already lost interest in the pill duel.

Too weak!

Crushing herbs into embryo and crushing herbs into embryo are not the same.

When an expert makes a move, one knows if there is skill. Zuo Qing's crushing of herbs into embryo could not fully bring out the medicinal effects of the spirit herbs; his control was still far off.

Kan Qingzi shook his head with a wry smile. "So you're saying he doesn't stand a chance?"

Ye Yuan laughed. "Not even a sliver."

Kan Qingzi sighed softly. "It seems that in these twenty years, your alchemy has not only not regressed but has grown ever more refined."

Ye Yuan said, "Aren't you the same?"

Kan Qingzi shook his head. "It's different! In this life, you've probably devoted most of your energy to martial arts, haven't you? But back then, when I heard the news of your fall, I was stunned for a long time."

Ye Yuan smiled. "You still remember me, old brother! Some old fogies probably jumped for joy when they heard I'd fallen, hmm... including that fellow over there."

Kan Qingzi chuckled. "I have no conflict of interest with you, so naturally I wouldn't wish for your death. If you can truly blaze a path to the Divine Dao, it might benefit us old-timers immensely."

Ye Yuan shook his head. "The path of the Divine Dao—how could it be so easy? In the past hundred thousand years, countless brilliant talents have failed. How could I succeed?"

Kan Qingzi scolded with a laugh. "You little rascal, your words don't match your heart!"

The two exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

Their back-and-forth left the crowd below the arena utterly bewildered.

Lord Qingyunzi was their idol, but to dismiss Lord Zuo Qing like this—wasn't that too contemptuous?

After all, Lord Qingyunzi was only a初级丹帝 now!

Could it be that his reincarnation had affected his personality?

No one expected that this chat would last an entire day!

Kan Qingzi and Ye Yuan talked with great rapport, sometimes laughing heartily, sometimes frowning in melancholy, as if they had completely forgotten about the pill duel.

Refining a ninth-grade upper pill would take at least three days to complete.

But Ye Yuan had wasted a whole day—how could he still compete?

It wasn't until noon the next day that Ye Yuan slowly rose and said, "Old brother, let's continue later. I'll deal with this fellow first."

Kan Qingzi nodded and smiled. "You'd better hurry. You've wasted a day and a half."

Ye Yuan laughed. "Don't worry. I'll definitely finish before him."

With that, Ye Yuan stepped directly into the formation.

Kan Qingzi's expression turned serious. A day and a half late, and he could still finish before Zuo Qing?

Even he himself couldn't do that!

Could it be that in the twenty years since his rebirth, Ji Qingyun's alchemy had advanced so much?

Ye Yuan approached the table and, with a palm strike, shattered the ninth-grade spiritual herbs into powder.

In the same process of crushing herbs and condensing the pill embryo, Ye Yuan's technique was far more exquisite!

Seeing this, Kan Qingzi's expression grew even more solemn.

At his level, superiority was immediately apparent. With just this one move, Ye Yuan's skill left Zuo Qing in the dust by ten streets!

"This kid's control over Yuan Power seems even more refined. What a freak!" Kan Qingzi muttered to himself.

After the pill embryo was formed, Ye Yuan channeled with one hand, and the Pure Sandal Sacred Flame began to heat the cauldron.

His technique was almost identical to Xiao Ruyan's and Ren Dong's earlier, like cooking a meal.

But when he made his move, it was completely different from his two disciples.

"What the hell! It's clearly the same cooking technique, but how can Lord Qingyunzi's 'moistening without sound' be so pleasing to the eye?"

"Lord Qingyunzi is Lord Qingyunzi! It's been years since we saw him in action before his rebirth! This is the true style of a peak Pill Emperor!"

"But he's already a day and a half behind. Can he catch up to Lord Zuo Qing's progress?"