Chapter 1687: Grand Elder, Ye Yuan!

With Xuanyu stepping down, only Ruoxu was left to take the position of Grand Elder!

This struggle ultimately ended with Ruoxu's victory!

Indeed, during the years Xuanyu served as Grand Elder, his presence was almost negligible.

Most matters of the Alchemist Tower, big or small, were decided by Ruoxu.

Xuanyu was practically sidelined.

For anyone, continuing in such a role would be meaningless; it was better to resign as Grand Elder to avoid embarrassment.

Ruoxu's face showed great joy. Having suppressed Xuanyu for so many years, suddenly being overshadowed by him was naturally quite unpleasant.

Now, he had finally brought Xuanyu down.

Ruoxu had almost no hope of breaking through to the Divine God realm and becoming a five-star Divine Alchemist.

But his lust for power had expanded boundlessly.

Losing the position of Grand Elder was a great humiliation for him.

Today, that disgrace was finally washed away!

Those Alchemist Tower elders also had excited expressions on their faces, clearly happy that their alignment had succeeded.

Of course, on such an occasion, they couldn't show it too much, but they were already prepared to offer hearty congratulations once they returned.

"Grand Elder, why must you do this? Within our Alchemist Tower, you have the highest strength; you are the most suitable for the position of Grand Elder!"

"Yes, Grand Elder, you must think twice!"

"Grand Elder, this is no joking matter. Be cautious, be cautious!"

...

These elders all began to persuade him, but their tone was very perfunctory.

Everyone present was experienced; who couldn't see through it?

Leng Yu watched this scene with a cold smile, his face full of disdain.

As for Ning Zhiyuan, he kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Clearly, he had learned his lesson.

Today's events were somewhat unusual, likely related to Ye Yuan. If he spoke again, he would be a fool.

At this moment, Ning Zhiyuan was very grateful to Ning Tianping. Without him, the Ning family wouldn't have had the advantage of proximity, and today they would surely have capsized again.

If such a scene played out again, it would thoroughly offend Ye Yuan.

Xuanyu understood these perfunctory attempts to retain him, but he just smiled faintly and said, "Thank you all. Even without being Grand Elder, I am still a member of the Alchemist Tower and can still contribute to Tianying."

Ruoxu couldn't hide his smugness, but he still comforted, "Actually, I think Xuanyu's temporary resignation as Grand Elder is a good thing. He is now only one step away from becoming a five-star Divine Alchemist; it's time to set aside mundane affairs and focus on seeking a breakthrough. If Brother Xuanyu can break through to five-star Divine Alchemist, that would be a truly great thing for our Tianying!"

These words sounded nice, but breaking through to five-star Divine Alchemist—how easy was that?

It wasn't that once you reached the half-step Divine God realm, you could break through to the Divine God realm with just a little effort.

Hadn't they seen that fellow Gao Yuan had been at half-step Divine God for tens of thousands of years without breaking through?

Then, everyone made another round of insincere attempts to persuade him. Xuanyu said calmly, "Everyone, no need to persuade me. My mind is made up."

With that, the formalities were complete, and naturally, no one continued to persuade him.

He Chong said calmly, "Ruoxu is right. Xuanyu has reached half-step Divine God; it's time for him to go into seclusion and strive to break through to five-star Divine Alchemist. Since his mind is made up, let it be settled. Now, I will announce the new Grand Elder."

Hearing this, Ruoxu's face showed an eager expression.

Everyone else's gazes also turned to him.

Ruoxu felt a little excited inside. The feeling of autocracy was quite good.

In the Tianying Imperial City, the Grand Elder of the Alchemist Tower held great power, second only to two people, above ten thousand.

Who could resist such power?

He Chong slowly spoke, "The position of Grand Elder of the Alchemist Tower is of utmost importance in our Tianying. Naturally, it must be held by the strongest person. That person is..."

At this point, He Chong deliberately paused, sweeping his gaze across everyone's faces, finally resting on Ruoxu's face.

His expression was somewhat complex.

But at this moment, Ruoxu clearly didn't notice.

His buttocks had already lifted slightly from the seat, ready to accept the new appointment.

"Ye Yuan!"

At that moment, He Chong calmly uttered these two words.

Ruoxu's smile instantly froze on his face.

He was halfway up when He Chong's mouth spat out not his name.

The scene was extremely awkward.

Everyone was shocked beyond words, stunned by this name.

How could the Grand Elder be Ye Yuan?

How could the Grand Elder possibly be Ye Yuan?

"Su... Supreme Elder, is... is there a mistake?" Ruoxu said in disbelief.

Although he knew Ye Yuan had returned, even if he had broken through, he wasn't qualified to be Grand Elder, was he?

He Chong's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Ruoxu, do you think I'm senile? Would I make a mistake on such a major matter? Brother Zuo, come out."

He Chong's words made everyone tremble.

The City Lord himself had actually come?

At that moment, the door to the side hall slowly opened, and an old man and a young man walked out.

The old man was the elusive City Lord Zuo Shujie; the young one was naturally Ye Yuan.

Even Ning Zhiyuan, seeing the City Lord personally escorting Ye Yuan out, was also shaken.

He had no prior knowledge of Ye Yuan becoming Grand Elder.

He only thought that Xuanyu's resignation was too coincidental, so he vaguely felt it was related to Ye Yuan.

But he never expected that Ye Yuan would replace Xuanyu as Grand Elder!

And the City Lord himself had brought him here.

Ning Zhiyuan was not the only one shocked.

The others were dumbfounded!

The City Lord never meddled in city affairs.

When something came up, He Chong always handled it.

Unexpectedly, for Ye Yuan's appointment, he had come personally!

Looking at Ye Yuan again, they were shocked once more.

Ye Yuan had indeed broken through!

Although they couldn't see through him clearly, the aura on Ye Yuan was definitely at the Divine Lord realm!

But letting someone who had just broken through to the Divine Lord realm be Grand Elder—wasn't that too much of a joke?

Zuo Shujie appeared, and He Chong stepped back to a secondary position.

"Add a chair for Ye Yuan, placed above Xuanyu," Zuo Shujie said calmly.

At his command, someone immediately added a chair above Xuanyu, and Ye Yuan sat down.

Though a small gesture, it revealed Zuo Shujie's regard for Ye Yuan!

Ruoxu's face was uncertain; he couldn't understand what qualifications this kid had to climb above him!

Zuo Shujie looked at everyone and slowly spoke, "I know many of you are puzzled why Ye Yuan should be Grand Elder! In fact, Ye Yuan was unwilling to take this position; it was I who repeatedly requested him to come out of retirement!"