Chapter 1759: Acceptance

Watching Ye Yuan's retreating figure, Kong Yun's face turned livid with rage.

The others were silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to make a sound.

"That damned brat, how dare he act so arrogantly in front of me! A seven-star mission, huh? I'd like to see how you complete it!" Kong Yun sneered.

"Has Ye Yuan gone mad? He actually wants to challenge a seven-star mission!"

"Even some elders can't complete seven-star missions. That guy is showing off way too much, isn't he?"

"Who says so? He's probably gotten carried away by the title of the temple's number one genius."

"In the past six months, he's never taken a mission above three-star difficulty. Jumping straight to seven-star—isn't that ridiculous?"

...

Everyone was quite dismissive of Ye Yuan's move.

From three-star to seven-star, there was an insurmountable gap.

Seven-star missions were only occasionally taken by elders.

Kong Yun approached the priest apprentice and said with a dark face, "Let me see what missions he took."

The priest apprentice dared not disobey and handed the mission list to Kong Yun.

Kong Yun's expression changed at first glance, then he burst into laughter: "This kid must be an idiot, right? If he can complete these missions, I'll take my head off and let him kick it like a ball!"

Ye Yuan's move was too arrogant; it had made him lose face.

His loud laughter was also an attempt to regain some ground.

Everyone was also very curious about what kind of seven-star missions Ye Yuan had taken.

There were many seven-star missions, some easy and some difficult.

The easy ones were only slightly harder than six-star missions.

The difficult ones were even comparable to eight-star missions.

Ye Yuan was just at the entrance. Hearing Kong Yun's words, he paused and turned around, saying, "I'll remember what you said. I hope you still have the courage to say that tomorrow."

Kong Yun laughed loudly: "Don't worry, I'll say it again tomorrow! Because you can't possibly complete these ten missions!"

Ye Yuan just smiled and strode away.

The others were very curious. Some priests with considerable strength stepped forward and asked, "Brother Kong Yun, what missions did Ye Yuan choose?"

Kong Yun sneered: "See for yourselves!"

When everyone saw the list, they erupted!

"This mission number seventy-five—wasn't it once taken by Elder Ni Kun? He... he seemed to have failed!"

"And this mission number three hundred sixty-seven—I heard several elders took it, but none completed it!"

"These ten missions—none of them are possible to complete. Has he lost his mind?"

...

The ten missions Ye Yuan had taken were basically ones that one or several elders had attempted.

Moreover, they had all failed.

How could someone who had only studied the refining of demon god pills for half a year complete such missions?

Besides, Ye Yuan had never done missions above three-star difficulty. Now directly taking on seven-star missions—wasn't that nonsense?

Kong Yun sneered: "A self-important fool. Even if he wants to show off, he should pick something suitable!"

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Kong Yun's words.

This show-off was too much!

...

At noon the next day, Kong Yun arrived early at the mission hall.

Like him, many people were already waiting there.

"Kong Yun, I heard you were also confronted by Ye Yuan yesterday?"

Kong Yun turned to look, and it was Chi Feng.

This fellow, upon hearing that Ye Yuan had taken on several impossible tasks, had naturally come today to watch the fun.

Seeing Ye Yuan disgraced was also a very satisfying thing.

Kong Yun's face darkened and he said, "Claiming to be the number one genius of the temple, I thought he was some remarkable figure, but it turns out he's a fool!"

Chi Feng laughed, "A fool, maybe not. But the one who could push him to this point is probably only you."

Hearing Chi Feng's words, Kong Yun felt secretly pleased.

"If he had chosen six-star tasks, I would have been a bit worried. But he chose seven-star tasks. Even that would be fine, but he picked all impossible ones. Tell me, if he's not a fool, what is he?" Kong Yun sneered.

Chi Feng naturally didn't think Ye Yuan was a fool, but he also didn't think Ye Yuan could complete the tasks he had chosen.

"In my opinion, he probably won't come today. These tasks are simply impossible to complete. However, tasks above seven stars require an elder to verify. Elder Shi Yu has already arrived. I'm curious to see how he'll explain himself!" Chi Feng laughed.

Hearing this, Kong Yun also wore a smile.

After today, the title of the temple's number one genius would return to him.

"He's coming, he's coming! I didn't expect Ye Yuan to actually dare to come!"

"Heh heh, whether he comes or not, he'll become the temple's laughingstock from now on."

Suddenly, a stir arose in the crowd as Ye Yuan walked in slowly.

Paying no heed to the gazes of others, Ye Yuan walked straight to the task submission area.

"I'm here to submit tasks," Ye Yuan said calmly.

The priest apprentice quickly said, "Lord Ye Yuan, please wait a moment. I'll go invite Elder Shi Yu!"

Ye Yuan nodded, and the priest apprentice turned and left.

"Heh heh, putting on airs! If you can complete even one of these tasks, I'll write my name backwards!" Kong Yun taunted coldly.

Ye Yuan looked at him and said with a helpless expression, "Yesterday you wanted to take your head off and kick it like a ball for me, today you want to write your name backwards. Are the things your parents gave you so uncherished?"

Kong Yun was momentarily speechless, then snorted, "Stop pretending! I want to see how long you can keep this up."

At that moment, Shi Yu slowly walked out.

He looked at Ye Yuan, also with a face full of surprise.

This kid had actually taken on seven-star tasks all at once, and some of the most difficult ones at that. This was practically asking for a beating!

"Elder Shi Yu!" Ye Yuan greeted Shi Yu with a bow.

Shi Yu nodded and said, "I heard you picked the ten most difficult seven-star tasks?"

Ye Yuan nodded, "That's right. Please inspect them, Elder Shi Yu."

Saying this, Ye Yuan placed ten storage rings on the table.

Shi Yu's gaze sharpened, and he said in surprise, "Ten tasks, you... you've completed them all?"

Ye Yuan smiled, "Since I accepted them, naturally I was confident in completing them. Elder, please!"

Shi Yu was slightly startled, picked up a storage ring, and sank his divine sense into it to begin the inspection.

Kong Yun, Chi Feng, and the others watched this scene with sneers on their faces.

However, Shi Yu's expression suddenly changed drastically. He stared at Ye Yuan in shock and said, "This... this Zhu Ren Xian Shi Dan, did you refine it?"

Ye Yuan smiled, "Elder Shi, you jest. Could someone else have done it for me?"

The others, seeing this, were all astonished.

Could it be that Ye Yuan had actually completed one task?

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Shi Yu picked up the second storage ring and inspected it again.

Then the third, the fourth... all the way to the tenth!

The expression on Shi Yu's face grew more and more shocked, more and more incredulous.

He looked at Ye Yuan as if he had seen a ghost.

Everyone, seeing Shi Yu's vivid expression, was equally shocked.

What had Ye Yuan done to make Elder Shi Yu lose his composure so much?