Chapter 2622: Genuine Grade!

"Uncle Wen!"

"Yes!"

From the crowd, a fist shadow blasted out, and Kan Hongfei was instantly smashed into a pulp.

Beside him, Sun Xu's expression changed drastically, utterly bewildered.

Everyone turned their gazes toward an old man and a young man in the crowd.

The young man walked out slowly and sneered, "Surrendering without a fight, disgracing the Alchemist Alliance's face—deserving death!"

"S-Sacred Son? Yun Yilou's Sun Xu pays respects to the Sacred Son!" Sun Xu's expression shifted slightly, having already guessed Cang Yongning's identity.

Beside Ye Yuan, Luo Yunqing also looked grave and said, "That old man is quite strong—a Yuhuangtian expert!"

Ye Yuan nodded slightly, unconcerned.

Since it was a contest of alchemy, he wasn't afraid of the Alchemist Alliance pulling any tricks.

Killing someone was easy, but restoring their reputation would be difficult.

If they wanted to save face, the Alchemist Alliance would have to honestly compete with him in alchemy!

Cang Yongning didn't even glance at Sun Xu but turned to Ye Yuan, sneering, "A firefly's light dares to vie with the bright moon? Kid, do you know the consequences of provoking my Alchemist Alliance?"

As soon as Cang Yongning appeared, he exuded a powerful sense of intimidation.

That aura of looking down on everything drew everyone's attention.

In his eyes, Ye Yuan was like an ant.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Provoking the Alchemist Alliance? Hah, have you no shame? Your Alliance blacklisted my Wuding Tianzong, forced Brother Luo to break his sword and bow his head, and coerced my disciple into being a cauldron! Now you turn around and bite back. Is your Alchemist Alliance full of dogs?"

Cang Yongning frowned and snorted, "What a sharp tongue! Kid, arrogance needs strength as its foundation! Otherwise, you'll only become a laughingstock. Do you really think winning against some trash qualifies you to challenge the Alchemist Alliance?"

Ye Yuan glanced at him and smiled, "If you associate with this trash, aren't you also trash? So, your Alchemist Alliance is just a garbage dump?"

"Hahaha..."

Ye Yuan's words immediately drew a burst of laughter.

Cang Yongning's face darkened as he sneered, "Kid, you're quite arrogant! Since you're so arrogant, do you dare to bet your life?"

"Why not—"

"No!" Ye Yuan's words were cut off by Luo Yunqing.

Ye Yuan's existence was the future hope of Wuding Tianzong; he could not afford any mishap.

This Sacred Son gave him an extremely dangerous feeling; he couldn't stand by and let Ye Yuan take the risk.

It wasn't that he lacked faith in Ye Yuan, but he didn't want Ye Yuan to court danger.

Cang Yongning sneered, "If you don't dare, kneel and admit your mistake!"

"Brother Luo, don't be hasty. You don't think I can't even beat trash, do you?" Ye Yuan glanced at Luo Yunqing and said with a faint smile.

Luo Yunqing frowned slightly but was still uneasy.

This young man, guarded by a Yuhuangtian expert, was certainly no ordinary figure in the Alchemist Alliance.

The Alliance sending him likely meant they were confident of victory.

Thus, he had to be cautious.

Ye Yuan looked at Cang Yongning and said, "I'll take the bet."

Cang Yongning smiled, "Good. Let's make a soul curse! The loser dies from soul backlash!"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "As you wish."

Luo Yunqing wanted to say more, but Ye Yuan said, "Brother Luo, backing down here would undo all our progress. You don't think the Alchemist Alliance only has this trash, do you? Their strength is greater than we imagine! And defeating the Sacred Son will better showcase the Alchemy Pavilion's power!"

In fact, Ye Yuan had already sensed it.

The Alchemist Alliance was an extremely powerful organization; their celestial alchemists had a deep grasp of the essence of alchemy.

In some ways, it even paralleled his own path of alchemy.

The opponents Ye Yuan had defeated along the way all had solid fundamentals and formidable strength.

And these were merely the celestial alchemists stationed outside.

So how strong were the celestial alchemists inside the Alchemist Alliance?

Ye Yuan's journey of conquest was precisely to force out the Alchemist Alliance's true power.

If he couldn't even see the opponent's real strength, this battle was pointless.

Since this young man could become the Sacred Son, his strength was naturally extraordinary.

At the very least, he was definitely much stronger than those before!

Luo Yunqing's expression shifted uncertainly, and he could only say, "Then, be careful!"

Ye Yuan nodded slightly, turned, and made the soul curse with Cang Yongning!

After it was done, Cang Yongning laughed loudly, "Kid, just wait to die from the soul curse! You probably don't even understand the grades of celestial pills, do you? The world only knows that celestial pills are divided into nine grades, with ninth-grade perfection as the limit! But they don't know that my Alchemist Alliance can refine even higher-grade celestial pills! Above the ninth grade is the Genuine Grade!"

A single stone stirred a thousand ripples!

Cang Yongning's words immediately caused a huge uproar.

They had never heard that there was a higher quality above the ninth grade!

Because no one had ever been able to refine it!

The ninth grade was already a legendary level, let alone the unheard-of Genuine Grade!

"Genuine Grade—what kind of grade is that?"

"Since the Alchemist Alliance's Sacred Son said so, doesn't that mean he can refine it?"

"So, he set a trap for Ye Yuan!"

...

Amid the shock, people gradually realized why Cang Yongning had bet his life with Ye Yuan.

He was certain that Ye Yuan had never heard of the Genuine Grade, let alone be able to refine it.

As long as Ye Yuan made the soul curse with him, Ye Yuan was doomed!

What a venomous fellow!

Luo Yunqing's gaze sharpened as he said coldly, "Kid, you tricked us!"

Without another word, Luo Yunqing drew his sword and charged.

Uncle Wen snorted and threw a punch.

Boom!

With one exchange, Luo Yunqing was sent staggering back.

Uncle Wen, however, stood motionless!

"The Jade-Faced Swordsman lives up to his reputation! To withstand my punch unscathed!" Uncle Wen praised.

But Luo Yunqing's expression was very grim.

This old man was extremely strong; he was no match!

"Brother Luo, a life bet is a matter of mutual consent. The soul contract is already made; let's fight first. Besides, I don't think refining a Genuine Grade pill is that easy for him, is it?" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Cang Yongning smiled, "Indeed! Refining a Genuine Grade pill is a rare occurrence. Many elders in the Alchemist Alliance only succeed once in ten attempts. But my skill has surpassed many elders! I succeed once in five attempts! Otherwise, how do you think I became the Sacred Son?"

Genuine Grade—to everyone, this was an unfamiliar term.

They had neither heard of it nor seen it.

But without a doubt, it was an unattainable realm.

The Alchemist Alliance's elders were at least fourth-grade celestial alchemists!

Even at that level, they only succeeded once in ten attempts, showing how strong Cang Yongning was!

Before this, Ye Yuan had never heard of this realm either.

Even Zhong Jianchou's jade slip didn't mention it.

Clearly, Zhong Jianchou had never reached this realm.

Ye Yuan's heart sank slightly. The Alchemist Alliance's foundation was deeper than he had imagined.

From Cang Yongning's words, it seemed that most of the Alchemist Alliance's fourth-grade celestial alchemists could probably reach the Genuine Grade realm!