Chapter 2314: An Insurmountable Peak!

Slap!

After more than a month of agonizing deliberation, Ye Yuan finally placed another stone.

The Taiji diagram reappeared, and the power of the Great Way emerged.

Slap!

Medicine Ancestor immediately followed with a stone, shattering Ye Yuan's Taiji diagram once again.

Overbearing!

Extremely overbearing!

The foundation of the world was built by Ye Yuan, so he should have been the one in control.

But Medicine Ancestor was too strong.

This strength suffocated everyone.

Only Changle Heavenly Emperor wore a beaming smile, as if this were perfectly normal.

Medicine Ancestor had not made a move for countless years; he had become a totem.

Everyone knew he was strong, but no one knew just how strong.

But today, as soon as he made his move, he shocked all realms!

His strength was unrivaled, overwhelming the present age!

The rules are set by me.

The Dao of alchemy is dominated by me.

No matter how brilliant your talent, no matter how extraordinary your means, they are useless against such formidable power.

The height he stood at was far beyond what a rising star like Ye Yuan could hope to match.

The gap between the two was too vast!

The world Ye Yuan had meticulously constructed was crude and shabby before Medicine Ancestor.

With a single glance, he saw through its reality.

Your world is dominated by me!

The number one figure of the age was just that overbearing!

"The sub-sage is in danger! After this battle, he is likely to sink completely."

"The sub-sage is a genius of unparalleled talent, unprecedented in history. I thought even if he lost, he would at least lose with dignity. But I never expected it to be so miserable!"

"Too miserable, he has no power to fight back! Even compared to the Saint Ancestor, he falls far short."

"I thought we'd see a spectacular battle, but it turned out to be one-sided. Boring."

...

Beyond their shock, the assembled experts found it utterly dull.

Ye Yuan's legendary path would undoubtedly stop here.

Medicine Ancestor was still Medicine Ancestor, the towering mountain of the alchemy world.

Of course, boring as it was, no one left.

Medicine Ancestor making a move was a grand event that occurred once in tens of millions of years—how could they miss it?

Even if they could grasp but a thread of such a Great Way, it would benefit them for life.

Saint Ancestor Grand Priest's face was grave, his shock like thunder rolling through the nine heavens.

Medicine Ancestor had grown stronger!

And not just by a little!

If he were to face the current Medicine Ancestor, even if he fared better than Ye Yuan, it would not be by much.

Over these tens of millions of years, he had remained stagnant, while Medicine Ancestor had taken a firmer step toward the Dao Pill.

"Master, the sub-sage is about to collapse! This... is a complete rout!" Ji Mo said in shock.

This was the first time he had seen Ye Yuan look so strained.

Every step was taken with extreme difficulty.

Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I have harmed this lad!"

Ji Mo asked in surprise, "Master, why do you say that?"

Yi said with a complex expression, "I always thought that old fellow was narrow-minded and deliberately suppressed his opponents. But seeing him today, I realize I misjudged him!"

The disciples were all shaken, their faces showing disbelief.

That the master and Medicine Ancestor were mortal enemies was almost common knowledge in the Priest Temple.

But what did these words mean now?

"Master, why do you say that?" Ji Mo asked.

Yi said, "That old fellow is indeed narrow-minded, but in the Dao of alchemy, he is an unparalleled genius! In my last battle with him, he did ruin my Dao heart, but over these tens of millions of years, he has absorbed the essence of my Dao into his own! His strength is no longer what it was!"

The disciples were startled, finally understanding the Saint Ancestor Grand Priest's meaning.

This number one figure in alchemy had grown far stronger than he was back then!

This meant that Medicine Ancestor had taken a great step closer to the true Dao Pill.

Now, Medicine Ancestor had left the Saint Ancestor Grand Priest far behind.

Who in this world could still be a match for Medicine Ancestor?

Only then did everyone present realize that it was not that Ye Yuan was too weak, but that Medicine Ancestor was too strong!

At Medicine Ancestor's level, it was almost impossible to make further progress.

But who could have imagined that he could still learn from others' strengths and use them for his own?

Now, Medicine Ancestor had completely left the Saint Ancestor Grand Priest behind, and no one could threaten him anymore.

Not the Saint Ancestor Grand Priest, and even less so... Ye Yuan!

Changle Heavenly Emperor said with a smile, "My master is the number one in alchemy, not just in strength. His talent is also number one in alchemy! The world thinks my master can no longer improve, but in truth, he improves every day. The sub-sage has high talent, perhaps even higher than my master, but unfortunately... his accumulation is too weak."

The Saint Ancestor Grand Priest said with a complex expression, "I have harmed this lad! After this battle, his Dao heart..."

Ye Yuan's will was extremely firm, even surpassing that of old ancestor-level experts—Yi was well aware of this.

But Medicine Ancestor was too strong!

His strength had surpassed ordinary understanding.

Ye Yuan... was still too immature after all.

Step by step, Ye Yuan advanced with great difficulty.

With each step he took, the time he needed grew longer.

From one month to two months, then to three months.

In the blink of an eye, several years passed, and Ye Yuan had only taken a dozen or so steps.

However, there was no anxiety on Ye Yuan's face; he was completely immersed in constructing the world.

Medicine Ancestor's Dao was overwhelmingly domineering, crushing Ye Yuan's Dao like a giant mountain.

This was a gap in power levels!

For the first time, Ye Yuan witnessed the ultimate power of the Dao Pill.

And for the first time, he felt a sense of powerlessness in the Dao of alchemy.

In the blink of an eye, fifty years passed, and Ye Yuan had not placed a stone for ten years.

Slap!

Ye Yuan, who seemed like withered wood, finally placed a stone.

Slap!

Medicine Ancestor immediately followed with a stone, mercilessly shattering Ye Yuan's Taiji diagram.

Pfft!

Ye Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood, splattering it across the chessboard.

Gasps of shock rang out; everyone understood that Ye Yuan had lost.

At this moment, Ye Yuan was as thin as a rake, his eyes sunken, as if he had been drained dry, like a severely ill person.

"He's still stubbornly holding on; he could have surrendered long ago!"

"Ye Yuan is too weak! He doesn't even qualify to face Medicine Ancestor, and he has no self-awareness."

"He's had it too easy all along, never encountering setbacks. Now that he's faced with such a huge setback, he naturally refuses to admit defeat."

...

In their eyes, Ye Yuan could have conceded long ago.

Stubbornly holding on until now was just saving face at the cost of suffering.

Ning Siyu clutched Yun Yi's clothes, almost tearing them apart.

Biting her lip, she said, "Master... will he be all right?"

Yun Yi's eyes were bloodshot, and he shook his head, saying, "I don't know. Master this time... might really be in danger!"

"Why? Why doesn't he give up? With Master's talent and strength, he can surely surpass Medicine Ancestor in the future. Why must he stubbornly hold on now?" Ning Siyu said tearfully.

"Alas, maybe... Master has his own reasons."

Ye Yuan's eyes grew more sunken, his body more emaciated, his condition extremely poor.

But still, he had no intention of giving up.