Chapter 2557: I'll Kick You to Death!

"Heh, Master Ye, stop putting on a brave front! We know everything about the heavenly medicines you've used for cultivation these past few years. Not to mention Jasper Renewal Pills, you haven't even dabbled in slightly more difficult heavenly pills. Am I wrong, National Preceptor?" Lin Lan sneered.

Ye Yuan nodded slightly and said, "You're right. Over the past five years, I've studied more than twenty types of heavenly pills, all of them basic ones."

There was nothing he couldn't say openly.

Ye Yuan had never intended to hide these things.

It was just that people like the Great Prince and Lin Lan made a big deal out of it.

However, Ye Yuan's frank admission made everyone lose confidence.

Was the once brilliant One-Part Heavenly Pharmacist finally going to fall here?

The National Preceptor would never let Ye Yuan off!

Lin Lan sneered, "Things have come to this. Are you still not going to accept your fate?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "How about I give it a try? What if I get lucky and refine it?"

Lin Lan scoffed, "Luck? In alchemy, there's never any luck! Every bit of quality comes from true skill! You haven't even touched a Jasper Renewal Pill in five years, and you want to rely on luck to refine one? Dream on!"

Ye Yuan still smiled, "I'm a lucky guy. Maybe I really can refine it."

Lin Lan sneered, "The cauldron is ready. Go ahead and try! If someone like you can refine a Jasper Renewal Pill, I'll eat this cauldron raw!"

Ye Yuan grinned and said, "National Preceptor, you said that yourself!"

Lin Lan said calmly, "I, the National Preceptor, said it."

Ye Yuan smiled and walked over to the cauldron.

Lin Lan had done thorough preparations.

All the necessary alchemy items were ready.

Ye Yuan picked up a heavenly herb and examined it.

Xie Hua sneered, "Master Ye, never handled a Qiyue Orchid before, have you? With your negligible affinity, can you successfully refine it in one go? Be careful not to ruin it with a slip—that would be a disaster!"

Ye Yuan ignored him and continued examining the Qiyue Orchid.

The Qiyue Orchid was one of the main ingredients for the Jasper Renewal Pill and a very difficult heavenly herb to refine.

Poor refinement would affect the entire heavenly pill's production.

Many heavenly pharmacists couldn't even complete this step, let alone refine the Jasper Renewal Pill.

He examined it for a full quarter of an hour.

Xie Hua grew impatient and snorted, "What, trying to stall? You could stall until the end of time and still not refine it!"

Boom!

Suddenly, a burst of flame flared up, startling Xie Hua.

Ye Yuan had begun!

As he made his move, Tang Yu and the others' hearts tightened.

There was only one chance!

Any mistake would be fatal!

But they couldn't imagine how Ye Yuan, who had never touched a Jasper Renewal Pill, could avoid making any mistakes in such a difficult alchemy process.

Not to mention anything else, just the Qiyue Orchid step alone was not easy.

As for the Second Prince upstairs, he was trembling with nervousness.

Ye Yuan's alchemy was tied to his future.

Whether his gamble paid off depended on this moment!

If Ye Yuan could replace Lin Lan, he could turn the tables in a desperate situation!

Suddenly, Lin Lan shuddered and exclaimed, "His... his affinity has increased! How... how is this possible?"

Not just Lin Lan, many others noticed it too.

Ye Yuan's affinity seemed slightly stronger than before.

Not by much, but it had indeed increased!

"Impossible, is it an illusion? How can affinity increase?"

"This is really strange! This guy never plays by the rules, does he? With one-part affinity, he can't refine pills, but he does! Affinity can't be improved, but he does it too!"

"This guy is too incredible. He can even increase his affinity!"

...

Exclamations rose one after another. People became even more curious about Ye Yuan.

All these miracles happened to him alone—it was simply too dazzling!

"Master, the means to enhance affinity! If you could obtain it, you would surely advance further!" Xie Hua said.

Lin Lan's gaze shifted from shock to greed.

Clearly, he was tempted!

The Qiyue orchid was being refined bit by bit, without the collapse everyone had expected.

On the contrary, Ye Yuan's refining was almost flawless, not at all like a first attempt.

Xie Hua's mouth hung open, his face full of disbelief.

"This... how is this possible? Isn't he... hasn't he never refined Qiyue orchid before?"

Lin Lan's expression turned extremely ugly.

Ye Yuan's refining was nothing short of perfect!

Even he could not have done better than Ye Yuan!

But Ye Yuan was clearly doing it for the first time!

Why!

Why could it be so perfect!

Could the information be wrong?

Soon, Ye Yuan completed the refining of the Qiyue orchid.

He then picked up the second heavenly herb, Shanzhi Fuyu, and examined it carefully.

This time, no one criticized him.

Everyone watched quietly, waiting for Ye Yuan's performance.

The difficulty of refining Shanzhi Fuyu was even greater than that of Qiyue orchid!

Ye Yuan examined it for a full two quarters of an hour before beginning to refine.

As smooth as ever!

For each subsequent heavenly herb, Ye Yuan would spend some time examining it.

Sometimes long, sometimes short.

But the refining process had not a single hitch.

Those who had come to mock were utterly dumbfounded!

Slap!

Xie Hua slapped Xiao Qi across the face, sending him flying into the air.

At this moment, Xie Hua was furious to the extreme. Pointing at Xiao Qi's nose, he roared, "You dog, you dare deceive me! Didn't you say he hadn't touched the heavenly herbs for refining Jasper Interrupted Renewal Pill in these five years?"

Xiao Qi's face was swollen from the slap, his nose running and tears streaming.

He said aggrievedly, "How would I dare deceive you? He... he really never touched them!"

Bang!

Xie Hua kicked Xiao Qi hard in the chest, bellowing, "Never! Never! Then how could he refine like this? I'll kick you to death!"

Kick after kick, Xiao Qi's eyes rolled back, blood gushed from his mouth, and he seemed on the verge of death.

But Xie Hua was still not appeased.

"Damned thing, you've fooled us all! Men, drag him away!" Xie Hua roared.

Tang Yu and the others watched this scene with no sympathy in their eyes.

The Tang family had treated Xiao Qi well, yet this fellow had sold them out.

He deserved to die!

Yet they all knew that Xiao Qi had not lied!

Xiao Qi died very unjustly!

In these five years, Ye Yuan had never touched these heavenly herbs!

The heavenly herbs the Tang family had prepared for the Jasper Interrupted Renewal Pill were still lying safely in the herb storehouse, never touched!

They too had hoped Ye Yuan would requisition these herbs, but they waited and waited, and never saw it happen!

Thus, they were absolutely certain that today was Ye Yuan's first time refining these herbs!

Yet precisely because of this, the shock in their hearts was beyond measure!

Five years, never touching these herbs, yet able to refine them perfectly.

How in the world did this guy do it?