Chapter 1935: Challenging the Danchen Pavilion

"Hey, Hall Master Mu, you really have a way with things!"

Only Mu Feng and Ye Yuan remained in the hall. Ye Yuan looked at the other and sneered.

Mu Feng smiled and said, "Young Friend Ye, please calm your anger. This matter is my fault. I apologize to you first."

Ye Yuan took a sip of tea and said indifferently, "Hall Master Mu, what fault do you have? I should be thanking you instead."

Mu Feng smiled and said, "I know that the other hall masters have already approached you, and our Qingfeng Hall has indeed offended you. But on the other hand, the things you encountered would likely happen in any hall. However, our Qingfeng Hall has the deepest connection with you, and there will be fewer obstacles in cooperation, don't you think?"

Ye Yuan was well aware of this.

But what happened had happened; there was no use in what-ifs.

If he lacked strength, wouldn't he have died at Jiang Hua's hands?

"Appointing Xiao Feng as a protector is naturally out of respect for you, but that's not the only reason. I plan to have Xiao Feng stationed permanently in the Tianying Imperial City, specifically responsible for cooperation matters. He is the most suitable person for this role. What do you think, Young Friend Ye?"

Hearing this, Ye Yuan couldn't help but feel moved.

No matter who Tianying sent to cooperate with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, friction was inevitable.

Each serving their own master—this was unavoidable.

But if it were Xiao Feng, that would be a different story.

Seeing Ye Yuan's reaction, Mu Feng smiled again and said, "Moreover, Young Friend Ye has a deep connection with our Qingfeng Hall. Xie Jingyi and Liang Wanru are now under our Qingfeng Hall's name. I've looked into them; they have excellent talent, and I plan to bring them to the Great Imperial Capital for focused training."

Ye Yuan looked at Mu Feng with a serious expression, while Mu Feng maintained his smiling demeanor.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan grinned and said, "Hall Master Mu's conditions are impossible for me to refuse!"

Ye Yuan had to admit that Mu Feng was a formidable character.

Not because of his martial prowess, but because of his accurate grasp of human nature.

This guy had thoroughly figured out his personality!

Other major forces tried to impress him with various superior conditions, but Mu Feng was different.

He saw that Ye Yuan valued the people around him, prioritizing friends over profit.

Otherwise, Ye Yuan wouldn't have stormed off from the Jiang residence.

Mu Feng's fait accompli annoyed Ye Yuan, but he was more happy for Xiao Feng.

At least with this identity, Xiao Feng could hold his head high in Qingfeng Hall.

Mu Feng also smiled and said, "Young Friend Ye, happy cooperation! Rest assured, I will give Xiao Feng maximum authority. Whatever spiritual medicines you need, as long as our Qingfeng Hall can obtain them, it's all negotiable."

Ye Yuan nodded with a smile and said, "Good, happy cooperation!"

...

The commotion over the Zixuan Arena soon passed. To everyone's shock, Ye Yuan ultimately chose to cooperate with Qingfeng Hall.

The other major forces could only sigh in disappointment.

But what everyone was more concerned about was how far Ye Yuan could go in the Danchen Pavilion.

Entering the Danchen Pavilion was no easy task.

A Black Scale Alchemist had to defeat three Danchen Pavilion elders to enter.

The difficulty was simply too great!

Every Danchen-level powerhouse was a Dao Realm expert, and their alchemy strength was unimaginable to ordinary people.

Although Yu Ying was also in the Dao Realm, he was utterly vulnerable before a Danchen-level expert.

No one knew about the small incident in the Baicao Collection, so they had no direct understanding of Ye Yuan's strength.

In fact, even Shen Chang himself did not know Ye Yuan's limits.

Having lost the cooperation, the major forces gloated, waiting to see Qingfeng Hall make a fool of itself.

Time flew by, and two months passed in the blink of an eye. Ye Yuan advanced all the way from Zixuan to Black Scale, and then achieved thirty consecutive wins at Black Scale, finally earning the chance to challenge the Danchen Pavilion elders.

The Black Scale Arena was different from the Zixuan Arena; the number of Black Scale-level experts was far fewer.

Moreover, the strength of Black Scale-level experts was much closer, making consecutive wins even harder.

But Ye Yuan still swept through them all.

Since even Yu Ying was defeated in an instant, who could be his match?

Finally, the time to challenge the Danchen Pavilion elders arrived.

On that day, crowds surged.

Of the fifteen Danchen Pavilion elders, except for two in closed-door seclusion, the other thirteen were all present.

Several had traveled from other places specifically for this challenge.

Shen Chang looked at Ye Yuan with a sigh.

He hadn't expected this day to come so soon.

He had no confidence at all in dealing with Ye Yuan.

"Ye Yuan, you have earned the right to challenge the Danchen Pavilion elders. Now, you may choose which elders you wish to challenge," Chen Yu said, looking at Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan said, "Elder Chen Yu, I have a request, and I wonder if the Danchen Pavilion will grant it?"

Chen Yu was puzzled but nodded and said, "Speak your mind."

Ye Yuan said, "The three elders I wish to challenge are you, Master Shen Chang, and Master Xiao Zhen! Is that permissible?"

As soon as he said this, the whole crowd erupted.

"Is he crazy? These three are widely recognized as the strongest elders in the Danchen Pavilion, and Ye Yuan wants to challenge all three?"

"This guy is a lunatic!"

"Isn't it said to pick the softest persimmon? He's picking rocks!"

...

Having been at the Danchen Pavilion for so long, Ye Yuan naturally had some understanding of the elders' strength.

The three he challenged were precisely the strongest among the Danchen Pavilion elders.

That Xiao Zhen came from another Great Imperial Capital, and his alchemy strength was in no way inferior to Shen Chang's.

However, Chen Yu felt bitter inside; what he least wanted to see had happened.

When others challenged the Danchen Pavilion, they always chose the weaker elders, but Ye Yuan was sharp and direct, challenging the three of them.

Most crucially, he himself had no confidence in defeating Ye Yuan.

Chen Yu had long known what Shen Chang had said.

He had no confidence in refining a divine-grade divine pill of that level.

The three of them were old-timers who had been famous for millions of years and had never lost since entering the Danchen Pavilion.

But today, they had met a tough opponent.

If they lost, it would be a disgrace!

Since Ye Yuan's entry into the Danchen Pavilion was already a foregone conclusion, why not challenge the weaker ones?

Chen Yu felt a surge of resentment.

"Of course, it's permissible! Is there something you want to say?" Although Chen Yu was reluctant to face Ye Yuan, he couldn't say no at this point.

Ye Yuan looked at Chen Yu with a serious expression and said, "What I want to say is, I wish to challenge the three of you simultaneously!"

Whoa!

This time, the crowd below exploded.

Challenging the three strongest of the Danchen Pavilion at once—what did that even mean?