Chapter 1582: Blocking the Gate to Provoke

"Elder Ye! Protector Lin!"

"Greetings, Elder Ye! Greetings, Protector Lin!"

As soon as they entered the inner city, many people took the initiative to greet Ye Yuan.

But from their eyes, Ye Yuan could see dissatisfaction and disdain.

They always included Lin Dong when greeting him.

Clearly, in their eyes, Lin Dong was even harder to offend than Elder Ye.

A mere three-star divine alchemist—if a wall collapsed in the inner city and crushed ten people, three or four of them would be three-star divine alchemists.

The rest were all Return to Void realm martial artists.

So this inexplicable appointment made these people very unconvinced.

As soon as Ye Yuan took office, he went straight to seek revenge with Lin Dong, and many people had never even seen this new Alchemy Tower elder.

But they recognized him from Lin Dong at his side—this incredibly young fellow must be Ye Yuan.

"Elder Ye, this..." Lin Dong beside him felt very uncomfortable and said awkwardly.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said with a faint smile, "Protector Lin, no need to be restrained. I expected this situation long ago. How could I take it out on you? The best way to shut others up is to conquer them with strength. Emotions like anger and resentment only make others look down on you, not respect you."

Lin Dong's mouth hung wide open, never expecting Ye Yuan to say such words.

Was this Elder Lin really only a hundred years old?

How could he speak so maturely and yet so insightfully?

Logically, with such a young age and such high status and skill, Ye Yuan should have some pride and arrogance.

But from Ye Yuan, he saw none of that.

All he saw was maturity, steadiness, and complete control.

The group walked slowly and soon arrived at Ye Yuan's residence in the inner city.

Suddenly, a large crowd surged out from both sides of the street, blocking the gate tightly.

But among these people, there was not a single Divine Lord realm expert; they were all young people at the Return to Void realm.

Their age was exactly the same as Ning Siyu's.

Lin Dong frowned and said coldly, "Song Qiyang, are you rebelling?"

The leader, young and handsome, was already at the half-step Divine Lord realm.

Song Qiyang, however, was unconcerned and said indifferently, "Protector Lin, I know you are just doing your duty. But as for this person becoming an elder of the Alchemy Tower, I, Song Qiyang, am the first to refuse! Fellow disciples, do you accept?"

"No!"

"We don't accept!"

"If a three-star divine alchemist can be an elder, wouldn't our Alchemy Tower become a joke?"

"Exactly, I'm also a three-star divine alchemist. Does that mean I can be an elder too?"

...

The group chattered noisily, their emotions running high; some were even red-faced with agitation, clearly extremely unconvinced by Ye Yuan.

Legends were, after all, just legends. Apart from Xuanyu and his few disciples, no one in the inner city had actually seen Ye Yuan in action.

So convincing these three-star divine alchemists that Ye Yuan was truly formidable was extremely difficult.

The position of elder was something only great figures at the late stage of the Divine Lord realm could hold.

What qualifications did a three-star divine alchemist kid have?

Lin Dong was itching with anger. These guys were too blatant, daring to question an elder!

Such a thing had never happened in the history of the Alchemy Tower.

There were no fewer than a hundred people present, all the most elite geniuses of the younger generation in the Alchemy Tower.

Many of them were disciples of the Alchemy Tower's elders and stewards.

This Song Qiyang was the grand elder's personal disciple and also the top among the three-star disciples of the Alchemy Tower.

His strength could almost sweep across those of the same rank.

Many third-grade divine pills that others dared not even imagine, he could successfully refine.

Even the grand elder himself often praised that Song Qiyang was more than a hundred times stronger than he was at the same age!

He was quite satisfied with this disciple.

The grand elder's indulgence had also fostered Song Qiyang's arrogant and overbearing personality.

How could ordinary people catch his eye?

Now, hearing that a three-star divine alchemist had become an elder of the Alchemy Tower, how could this proud and arrogant fellow tolerate such a thing?

Of course, Song Qiyang was not stupid; he knew that rashly offending an elder was a grave crime.

The die was cast, and he could not act recklessly.

So he gathered a large group of third-grade disciples to block Ye Yuan's door.

The law cannot punish the multitude; these disciples who came today all had very strong backing.

Presumably, Ye Yuan would not dare to do anything to them.

"Have you all finished arguing?" Ye Yuan said indifferently.

Song Qiyang sneered, "Elder Ye, if you want to become an elder, you must show us skills that convince us! Today, I, Song Qiyang, on behalf of the third-grade disciples, challenge you! Do you dare to accept the challenge?"

Song Qiyang was full of heroic spirit, looking as if he feared nothing.

At these words, even Lin Dong's eyes showed a hint of interest.

To be honest, the higher-ups had sent him to be Ye Yuan's attendant, but he really didn't know how powerful Ye Yuan was.

And Song Qiyang was undoubtedly a benchmark figure among three-star divine alchemists.

Using him as a touchstone was obviously the most suitable.

With this thought, Lin Dong immediately realized that today's matter was probably not so simple.

As an elder, Ye Yuan defeating Song Qiyang would count for nothing.

But if he lost, he would be utterly disgraced, and even the second elder would be implicated.

There was someone behind this!

He couldn't help but look at Ye Yuan, wanting to see how he would handle it.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, Ye Yuan happened to look back at him and said calmly, "Guard Lin, throw them all out for me. Don't let them block my way."

At these words, all the third-grade disciples changed expression.

Song Qiyang sneered even more, "So the new Elder Ye is just a showpiece, not even daring to accept a challenge from a third-grade disciple! I must report this to the Alchemy Tower, saying that the new Elder Ye is unworthy of his name! Fellow disciples, don't you agree?"

In the eyes of the other disciples, Ye Yuan's evasive behavior was clearly a sign of guilt.

"Exactly, how can a three-star divine alchemist become an elder of the Alchemy Tower?"

"He doesn't even dare to accept a disciple's challenge; he's guilty!"

"This guy is a complete fraud, yet he still became an elder openly. The Alchemy Tower must punish him severely."

...

Song Qiyang was smug, thinking he had probed Ye Yuan's true colors.

This guy was definitely guilty!

It seemed Steward Lu's analysis was very reasonable; this Ye Yuan was just a diversion put up by the second elder!

"Guard Lin, what are you waiting for? Or... do I have to do it myself?" Ye Yuan said coldly.

Lin Dong's expression was somewhat troubled; after all, this kid was the grand elder's disciple!

Seeing Lin Dong dare not act, Song Qiyang said even more smugly, "My Elder Ye, do you dare to confront me before the Elder Council? Your strength is completely unworthy of the position of elder!"

"Swoosh!"

Just as Song Qiyang was gloating, he saw a blur before his eyes and was directly thrown out.