Chapter 2036: Borrowing the Cauldron

"Tsk tsk, truly as arrogant as ever! I just wonder if he still has the strength to back it up." Wenlan Celestial Lord said with a faint smile.

The previous alchemy duels were merely appetizers.

There was simply no comparison between a late Dao Realm expert and a mid Dao Realm one.

Now, at the watershed of Aoyun Celestial Lord, it was time to see the real deal.

Daoqian Celestial Lord said indifferently, "A late Dao Realm cultivator at over a thousand years old—this child can indeed be proud. But advancing further in the late Dao Realm becomes increasingly difficult. No matter how great his talent, this is his limit."

Upon hearing this, the other Celestial Lords nodded to themselves.

Only after reaching the late Dao Realm did they truly understand the difficulty of progress.

They were indeed astonished that Ye Yuan had come this far, but they absolutely did not believe he could go further and defeat a late Dao Realm cultivator.

Aoyun Celestial Lord's face was ashen, and he sneered, "Then let me, this lord, test you! Illusory True Cauldron, open!"

In an instant, the aura of the Dao spread out, and everyone marveled.

"This... is a Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure!"

"It seems Aoyun Celestial Lord is getting serious!"

"This is unfair! A Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure against a Divine-grade spiritual treasure—this is too unfair!"

...

By now, Ye Yuan had gained a group of supporters.

When they saw Aoyun Celestial Lord using a Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure, they immediately became dissatisfied.

At this moment, Ye Yuan was still using the Xuanlong Cauldron gifted by Piaoyu Celestial Lord. Although it was a top-tier Divine-grade spiritual treasure, it was not inferior to a True Divine-grade spiritual treasure.

But a Divine-grade spiritual treasure was still a Divine-grade spiritual treasure; no matter how strong, it was not a True Divine-grade spiritual treasure.

A cauldron provided a considerable boost to alchemy, both in the quality of the pill and in the refining process.

With the same strength, pills refined with a Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure were simply incomparable to those refined with a Divine-grade one.

"Hmph! When I, this lord, refine pills, is it your place, you juniors, to interfere? Besides, this alchemy duel had no restrictions on cauldrons. What's wrong with that? If he truly has the strength of a grandmaster, why would he care about such a small difference?" Aoyun sneered.

Shameless!

That was the impression Aoyun gave everyone now.

But these were all juniors, with no right to speak.

Just then, a white beam flew from the Celestial Lord seats and landed on the arena.

A milky-white cauldron appeared before everyone.

Seeing this cauldron, Aoyun Celestial Lord's expression changed drastically. He turned to the Celestial Lord seats and said in a deep voice, "Brother Chaoyuan, what is the meaning of this!"

So the cauldron actually belonged to Chaoyuan Celestial Lord!

The aura emanating from the milky-white cauldron was even stronger than that of the Illusory True Cauldron. It was clearly also a Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure, and of higher quality than the Illusory True Cauldron!

"This... is Chaoyuan Celestial Lord's life-bound Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure, the White Day Cauldron! He... he actually lent it to Ye Yuan!" exclaimed a Celestial Lord expert in astonishment.

Chaoyuan Celestial Lord ignored Aoyun and said calmly to Ye Yuan, "Little friend, I lend you my White Day Cauldron."

Gasps of surprise arose from the surroundings.

"They say Chaoyuan Celestial Lord cannot tolerate any sand in his eyes—truly so!"

"It seems Chaoyuan Celestial Lord couldn't stand it anymore and even lent out his life-bound Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure."

"So what? Even so, it's still unfair! Grandmaster Ye's realm simply cannot unleash the true power of a Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure."

...

Chaoyuan Celestial Lord's act of lending the cauldron startled everyone.

Now no one doubted that he was dissatisfied with being ranked below Ye Yuan.

What he wanted was to witness Ye Yuan's true strength!

Ye Yuan gently stroked the White Day Cauldron and felt a surging power within it. Using it for alchemy would definitely yield twice the result with half the effort.

"Indeed a fine cauldron. Thank you, Brother Chaoyuan!"

Ye Yuan slightly cupped his hands toward Chaoyuan Celestial Lord on the high platform to express his gratitude, but then he changed his tone and suddenly said, "However, why would I need a Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure to deal with him? The Xuanlong Cauldron is enough!"

With that, Ye Yuan pushed with his palm, and the White Day Cauldron instantly turned into a white beam, flying back to Chaoyuan Celestial Lord.

A flicker of surprise passed through Chaoyuan Celestial Lord's eyes. Ye Yuan had activated his White Day Cauldron so effortlessly!

One must know that this was his life-bound Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure. Although he had not deliberately controlled it, not just anyone could activate it.

If Ye Yuan really wanted to use it, he would have needed Chaoyuan's permission for the White Day Cauldron.

"What? Has he gone mad? He actually refuses Chaoyuan Celestial Lord's kindness?"

Seeing Ye Yuan's action, everyone was baffled and let out a series of exclamations.

Even Aoyun Celestial Lord was stunned by Ye Yuan's move, taking a while to react.

Chaoyuan Celestial Lord retrieved the White Day Cauldron and said calmly, "Very well."

"Heh heh, you overconfident brat. Let me show you my power! Myriad Transformations Universe Hand!"

Aoyun Celestial Lord formed hand seals, and an overwhelming pressure surged toward Ye Yuan.

Seeing this, everyone's expressions changed.

Even the Celestial Lords who had acted earlier, around the thirtieth rank, their alchemy auras were not even one-fifth of Aoyun Celestial Lord's!

The late Dao Realm was this powerful!

Before this aura, Ye Yuan seemed like a small boat in a vast ocean, buffeted by the storm.

"Aoyun's Myriad Transformations Universe Hand is a formidable seventh-order alchemy technique. Paired with the Illusory True Cauldron, even I would have to be careful. I don't believe this kid can turn the tables!" Daoqian Celestial Lord sneered.

The younger disciples in the square looked at Ye Yuan with great concern, wondering how he would respond.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan frowned, and his gaze toward Aoyun Celestial Lord turned cold.

"Still trying to ambush me? This guy is truly shameless! Since that's the case, I'll give you a lesson you'll never forget!" Ye Yuan sneered inwardly.

Just now, he clearly sensed a soul force hidden within the alchemy aura. This fellow was actually trying to ambush him.

But Aoyun Celestial Lord must have used some secret technique, doing it so subtly that others could hardly detect it.

At this moment, Ye Yuan was truly angered.

With a single gesture, all the medicinal herbs flew into the Xuanlong Cauldron, and a vast alchemy aura instantly surged forth!

This aura was even several times stronger than Aoyun Celestial Lord's, who was boosted by a Celestial Lord-grade spiritual treasure. In an instant, it overwhelmed Aoyun's aura.

On the Celestial Lord seats, Chaoyuan Celestial Lord suddenly stood up, staring intently at Ye Yuan, his eyes shooting out sharp beams of light.

The other Celestial Lords were also stunned, looking at Ye Yuan with disbelief.

Aoyun Celestial Lord was just feeling smug when he suddenly felt a sky-covering aura that instantly overpowered his own.

His alchemy technique was nearly interrupted.

Blood surged in his abdomen, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fortunately, his realm was extremely high, and he forcibly suppressed the surging energy.

But he had completely lost his foothold under Ye Yuan's proud aura.

"This... how is this possible? A Dao Realm Great Perfection at over a thousand years old?" Aoyun Celestial Lord was utterly shocked.