Chapter 2623: Peak Showdown!

"This holy son will open your eyes today! Let you understand what it means to be a frog at the bottom of a well!" The two chose their pill formulas, and Cang Yongning said contemptuously.

His words made people realize the true power of the Alchemy Alliance.

Ninth-grade golden pills were already legendary in the outside world.

But the Alchemy Alliance could refine even rarer authentic heavenly pills!

The gap between them was too great!

Cang Yongning represented only the tip of the iceberg of the Alchemy Alliance.

He was just a holy son; what about the elders of the Alchemy Alliance?

And the even more powerful alliance leader?

Unimaginable!

And since the Alchemy Alliance almost monopolized the heavenly herbs and heavenly pills of the Yuqing Continent, how many powerful warriors had they cultivated?

Thinking this, the crowd couldn't help but shudder!

At the same time, they mourned for Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan was indeed a genius rising like a comet; no one could deny that.

But his mistake was challenging the Alchemy Alliance!

Now, he would end up dead and his Dao extinguished.

No one thought Ye Yuan would win, because the outside world had never even heard of the term "authentic."

Never heard of it, so how could they refine it?

As soon as Cang Yongning made his move, everyone's expressions changed.

Every move, every gesture of his carried the essence of the Dao.

Where he stood, within a square inch, he formed his own world!

And the aura emanating from him soon affected Ye Yuan.

"So strong! Is this the true strength of the Alchemy Alliance?"

"The holy son's alchemy is completely different from ordinary heavenly alchemists! At a glance, one can tell who is superior!"

"Such refinement unites the Dao into one! One pill, one world—the holy son has brought this to its extreme! It seems Ye Yuan really has no hope!"

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In alchemy duels between heavenly alchemists, sometimes the outcome couldn't be determined until the moment of quality inspection.

But as soon as Cang Yongning made his move, everyone sensed the difference.

Some people refine pills by intuition.

Some people refine pills by experience.

But some people refine pills by sheer overwhelming strength!

Most heavenly alchemists in the world belong to the first two types.

And for the first two types, no matter how sharp their intuition or rich their experience, there was always a sense of muddling through.

They knew the how, but not the why.

But the third type of heavenly alchemist operates from a high vantage point, acting with purpose.

Their pill refining has very few errors and extremely high quality.

Such alchemists are like a highly precise instrument; every step of pill refining follows a set path.

Such refinement leaves no room for error.

The holy son clearly belonged to this category.

Ye Yuan also felt Cang Yongning's power, but he didn't care.

The stronger the opponent, the more it ignited his fighting spirit.

He composed himself, clasped his hands, and a Taiji diagram suddenly took shape.

A burst of Dao essence erupted vigorously, actually pushing back the holy son's Dao essence!

Cang Yongning, who had been completely focused, was startled by this surge of Dao power.

He hadn't expected Ye Yuan's alchemy strength to be so formidable.

But during the alchemy duel, he had no time to attend to other matters.

They were betting their lives; there was no room for carelessness.

Thus, the two began a dazzling alchemy duel.

As soon as Ye Yuan made his move, it inevitably drew shock.

They hadn't expected that what the holy son could do, Ye Yuan could also do!

Their alchemy duel was intensely contested.

No one could predict the final outcome.

Such a duel had no clashing of blades, but people still felt its intensity.

It was as if the two masters were exchanging blows, locked in fierce combat.

Several hours later, the two finished refining almost simultaneously.

The holy son's gaze fell on Ye Yuan, his brow slightly furrowed.

This kid's tenacity was somewhat beyond imagination.

He was certain that his alchemy Dao was definitely above Ye Yuan's.

But that was only because his realm was higher than Ye Yuan's!

Cang Yongning was a third-grade heavenly alchemist!

Thus, he was very dissatisfied with this result.

"Open the furnace! Judging by your expression, an authentic pill is probably out of reach, right?" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Cang Yongning's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Kid, I don't necessarily need an authentic pill to beat you! If you can't reach the ninth-grade great perfection, you'll still lose!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Oh, is that so? Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."

Cang Yongning said in a deep voice, "Open the furnace!"

The two shook their divine essence and opened their furnaces respectively.

Two golden, radiant pills flew out, naturally drawing exclamations of amazement.

With one move, they produced ninth-grade golden pills!

The strength of these two was truly beyond words.

The holy son of the Alchemy Alliance needed no mention; his strength was expected.

But they hadn't expected that Ye Yuan, facing such a powerful opponent, would be in no way inferior.

Cang Yongning sneered, "Kid, don't be too pleased too early! Even if both are ninth-grade great perfection, there are subtle differences! The result can only be determined after testing with Cloud Mountain Stone Mother! Don't doubt it—this holy son's pill is definitely ninth-grade peak, flawless! As for you, heh...!"

Cang Yongning's words trailed off, but the meaning was clear.

He simply didn't believe that Ye Yuan's pill could match his.

The quality of heavenly pills, even the slightest error, could cause minute differences.

Pills are divided into nine grades; this is only a rough classification.

In fact, even among pills of the same ninth-grade upper, there are still subtle differences in quality.

Ordinarily, these subtle differences would not be noticed.

But when the strength of two people is extremely close, this slight difference becomes crucial.

Such subtle differences cannot be sensed; they can only be identified through a precise treasure like Cloud Mountain Stone Mother.

Hearing this, Ye Yuan just shrugged and said calmly, "Since when did trash become so confident? Enough talk, let's appraise!"

Cang Yongning snorted coldly, waved his hand, and his heavenly pill came to rest above the Cloud Mountain Stone Mother.

The scale shot up wildly until it finally reached the peak, unable to rise further!

Buzz!

The crowd erupted in uproar, stunned by the sight.

What did this mean?

It meant that Cang Yongning's heavenly pill had reached the extreme of the ninth grade!

Just as he himself had said, flawless!

"It's over! The holy son is sure to win!"

"At least, the holy son is already in an unbeatable position!"

"At best, Ye Yuan can only tie with the holy son. But that's probably very difficult! The holy son's strength is absolute ninth-grade peak, and he might even refine an authentic pill! But Ye Yuan's heavenly pill likely has a trace of imperfection!"

...

The crowd shook their heads, knowing the outcome was settled.

Ninth-grade extreme—unless Ye Yuan could refine an authentic pill.

Otherwise, at best, he could only tie.

But how difficult was it to achieve a tie?

Cang Yongning sneered, moved the Cloud Mountain Stone Mother in front of Ye Yuan, and said, "Kid, your turn! Just thinking about the pain of your soul curse now gives me great pleasure! Hahaha..."

Ye Yuan just smiled, said nothing, and sent his heavenly pill onto the Cloud Mountain Stone Mother.