Chapter 2026: Ancient Formula

Ye Yuan raised his brows slightly, looking at Zheng Qiyuan with a faint smile. “Brother Liuming sent me this invitation, isn’t it precisely to invite me here for discussion? What, am I not worthy of discussing?”

Zheng Qiyuan was choked by these words, left speechless.

“How insolent! A mere True God dares to call Brother Liuming his equal? What kind of decorum is this?” Another Heavenly Venerate spoke up in rebuke.

The other Heavenly Venerates all nodded in agreement, deeply convinced.

A True God at the third level calling himself brother to a group of Heavenly Venerates—no matter how they heard it, it felt awkward.

Even if Ye Yuan held the Grandmaster Token!

Ye Yuan smiled lightly. He knew these fellows were feeling unbalanced, but he was equally unafraid. He only said calmly, “I treat Brother Piaoyu as an equal in friendship. Moreover, I hold this Grandmaster Token. Why can’t I call him Brother Liuming? Enough. If you all find me a nuisance here, I’ll leave. This kind of discussion is not worth my time!”

With that, Ye Yuan turned and walked straight toward the teleportation array.

Zheng Qiyuan’s expression changed. He had only been irritated by Ye Yuan’s arrogance and kept provoking him.

But if Ye Yuan really left, wouldn’t their carefully laid trap be for nothing?

They had intended to humiliate Ye Yuan, but now this gave him an easy way out.

Heavenly Venerate Liuming chuckled and quickly stopped Ye Yuan. “Grandmaster Ye, please stay! These fellows are all just feeling envious. To be honest, I am quite interested in Grandmaster Ye. Brother Piaoyu has very high standards; for him to think highly of you, you must be extraordinary!”

Ye Yuan sneered inwardly. One plays the good cop, the other the bad cop?

What a deep scheme!

But then, what have I, Ye Yuan, to fear?

"I wouldn't go so far as to say extraordinary, but I am qualified to exchange a few words with you all!" Ye Yuan squinted slightly, speaking calmly.

What an arrogant brat!

The group of Celestial Venerables couldn't help but draw in a cold breath.

This was the first time they had seen such an arrogant True God realm cultivator.

"Haha, of course! Those who have obtained the Grandmaster Token are naturally qualified to discuss with us! Come, come, Grandmaster Ye, this is your seat."

Celestial Venerable Liuming pulled Ye Yuan back and pressed him into the seat.

This seat was unexpectedly right next to Celestial Venerable Liuming.

"Everyone, sit down, sit down. Come, Grandmaster Ye, let me introduce you to these fellow cultivators. I am Liuming, a friend of Celestial Venerable Chengfeng from the Eastern Heavenly Capital." Celestial Venerable Liuming said to Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Greetings, Brother Liuming."

Zheng Qiyuan sneered, "Brother Liuming is a genuine grandmaster!"

He feared provoking Ye Yuan into running away again, but everyone understood his implication.

Celestial Venerable Liuming was a genuine grandmaster, so naturally Ye Yuan was a fake grandmaster!

Ye Yuan couldn't be bothered to respond, but he was secretly shocked.

So Celestial Venerable Liuming was also a holder of the Grandmaster Token; no wonder these people deferred to him.

Ye Yuan cupped his hands and said, "My apologies, my apologies."

He didn't have a good impression of Celestial Venerable Liuming—this man had set up this gathering clearly to embarrass him.

The Flowing Radiance Celestial laughed heartily and said, "What Grandmaster? I'm just basking in Brother Chenfeng's glory, nothing worth mentioning. But Grandmaster Ye, you've achieved so much at such a young age! When I first heard that a True God Realm Grandmaster had come to this Cloud Elixir Convention, I was truly astonished! Come, come, let me introduce you further. This is the Purple Wing Celestial, like you, a friend of Brother Piaoyu. His mastery of the Dao of Alchemy is no less than mine!"

Ye Yuan looked at the Purple Wing Celestial with some surprise, not expecting to meet him here.

Hearing Flowing Radiance's introduction, the assembled celestials all looked at Ye Yuan with schadenfreude, wondering if the young man would blush.

Having snatched someone's Grandmaster Token, now meeting the rightful owner—wouldn't you be embarrassed?

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuan calmly cupped his hands toward the Purple Wing Celestial and said with a smile, "Greetings, Brother Purple Wing."

"Hmph!"

The Purple Wing Celestial frowned, snorted coldly, and ignored Ye Yuan.

Everyone was astonished—this young man... what thick skin!

Flowing Radiance Celestial introduced them one by one, and Ye Yuan greeted each in turn.

When Zheng Qiyuan was introduced, he finally understood why this fellow had been targeting him.

So this fellow was the ancestor of the Zheng family, that Seven-Star Divine Alchemist.

But he didn't care; Zheng Qiyuan's strength ranked in the lower middle among this group—what threat could he pose?

Ye Yuan understood that in such a setting, Flowing Radiance's introductions were certainly ordered by strength.

Zheng Qiyuan's ranking was very low, clearly indicating his strength was not great.

As for the others, none gave him a friendly face.

A True God Realm showing off before us celestials—you expect a warm welcome?

Ye Yuan knew this well and couldn't be bothered to argue.

"By the way, we were just discussing an ancient formula and had hit a dead end. Since Grandmaster Ye is here, why not share your thoughts?" Flowing Radiance Celestial said with a smile.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "May I take a look at this ancient formula?"

Flowing Radiance Celestial nodded. "Of course!"

With that, he waved his hand, and a light screen appeared before Ye Yuan.

"This ancient formula is called the Seven Treasures Cloud Wind Elixir. It's an incomplete seventh-grade formula. The formula lists seven main ingredients, but only four are present in the incomplete version; the other three are unknown. Over these days, after discussion, we confirmed one main ingredient, but two remain uncertain. Fellow Daoists have offered many suggestions, but all were ultimately rejected," Flowing Radiance Celestial explained.

Ye Yuan looked at the ancient formula and was immediately captivated.

This was an extremely difficult seventh-grade divine elixir, evident from the seven main ingredients.

Soon, Ye Yuan fell into deep thought.

So many Seven-Star Divine Alchemists had discussed it for a month and only deduced one main ingredient—clearly, completing the seven was no easy task.

Even for Ye Yuan, it wouldn't be deduced in a short time.

As for seventh-grade spiritual herbs, Ye Yuan had already begun studying them.

He had the High Priest's legacy in his mind, so seventh-grade herbs were naturally no problem.

Seeing Ye Yuan's expression, the celestials were naturally contemptuous.

Zheng Qiyuan said with a sardonic smile, "He puts on a good act, but who knows if he has any real skill? This is a seventh-grade divine elixir of seventh-level difficulty. I doubt he can even understand the formula!"

The Purple Wing Celestial also sneered, "We've been studying it for over a month, substituting hundreds of seventh-grade herbs, yet found nothing. Even if he has some skill, he won't figure anything out in half a month."

At that moment, another celestial laughed and said, "Even if he can understand it, his suggestions have probably already been discussed by us. In my opinion, let's continue our discussion and see what tricks he can pull."