Chapter 2627: A Worthy Opponent!

"Dao principles!" Yang Jie's eyes narrowed as he exclaimed.

"These are alchemy dao principles! But who summoned them?" Hua Ziyu frowned.

At this moment, the entire Cloud Rainbow Superior Kingdom was in an uproar!

The sky remained as usual, but above the Cloud Rainbow Superior Kingdom, the air pressure was oppressively low.

Everyone felt as if the sky were pressing down on them.

People began to realize that this protracted peak showdown was finally about to reach a conclusion!

But who had summoned these alchemy dao principles?

Or perhaps they had summoned them together.

On a corner tower in the city, two men were watching the alchemy duel from afar.

Upon noticing the descent of the dao principles, one of them, a middle-aged man in white robes, revealed a faint smile.

"It seems the outcome is settled, and our arrangements are unnecessary! Feibai, it looks like your day of fame will be postponed again." The white-robed middle-aged man looked at the stern-faced man beside him and laughed.

The identities of these two men were extraordinary.

The white-robed middle-aged man was Huangfu Yunsi, the vice-leader of the Alchemy Alliance.

And the stern-faced man was Xiao Feibai, the head of the Heavenly Martial Hall of the Alchemy Alliance and its foremost swordsman!

This alchemy duel, which had swept across the entire Yuqing Continent, naturally could not escape the attention of the Alchemy Alliance.

In fact, the Alchemy Alliance's focus on this duel surpassed the imagination of the Five Great Heavenly Sects!

The vice-leader of the Alchemy Alliance and its foremost swordsman had personally arrived!

However, their movements were extremely secretive, and since no one had ever seen them, they were naturally not easily exposed.

Moreover, judging by Huangfu Yunsi's words, the Alchemy Alliance had made considerable preparations for this duel!

Xiao Feibai stood with his hands behind his back, his face stern, and said, "For me, fame is not important! What matters is pursuing the pinnacle of the sword! I hear the Five Great Sect Masters are extremely powerful, and I wish to challenge them! Unfortunately, the opportunity has not yet come."

If others heard these words, they would surely be shocked.

His implication was that he intended to challenge all Five Great Sect Masters at once!

Such words were truly too arrogant!

How powerful were the Five Great Sect Masters?

It could be said that among the Heavenly Sects, the masters of the Five Great Heavenly Sects were far stronger than those of the likes of the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect!

This was the difference of being a Ascender!

Huangfu Yunsi laughed and said, "Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities! It's just a pity about that kid Ye Yuan! If he could join our Alchemy Alliance, he would surely be a great asset!"

Even Xiao Feibai, such a stern man, nodded in agreement and said, "A second-rank celestial alchemist and an Ascender, who pushed Cang Yongning to such a state... Impressive!"

His face showed no expression, but the word "impressive" was enough to prove his recognition of Ye Yuan.

Both Xiao Feibai and Huangfu Yunsi were well aware of Cang Yongning's strength.

Moreover, Cang Yongning had a steady temperament and was by no means frivolous.

Otherwise, even as a Holy Son, he could not have sustained a three-month alchemy duel.

Facing Ye Yuan's relentless pressure, he had remained steady and made no mistakes in three months—that alone spoke volumes!

But precisely because of this, Ye Yuan's brilliance was even more striking!

As Cang Yongning had said, Ye Yuan was merely an Ascender, merely a second-rank celestial alchemist!

Huangfu Yunsi smiled and said, "Unfortunately, he is destined to be a dead man!"

The Alchemy Alliance had sent more than just the two of them.

They had already ambushed over a dozen assassins in front of the Cloud Yi Pavilion!

If Ye Yuan won, Huangfu Yunsi would immediately order his assassination!

This battle involved too much.

Even the Alchemy Alliance could not afford to lose!

If the Alchemy Pavilion rose, it would cause enormous losses to the Alchemy Alliance's interests.

The Alchemy Alliance could not sit idly by and watch the Alchemy Pavilion rise!

...

The dao principles were formless; until the moment they descended, no one knew who had summoned them.

But in the eyes of the vast majority, they were likely summoned by the Holy Son!

Although this alchemy duel was intense, it seemed too ridiculous to think that one could achieve the True Grade through a single alchemy duel.

The True Grade, being called a legendary grade, was naturally extremely difficult to achieve.

Had they not seen that even the Holy Son, after being disturbed by Ye Yuan for so long, could not refine it?

This scene caused many to sigh.

A rising alchemy supreme master had fallen just like that!

Cang Yongning and Ye Yuan had also sensed the arrival of the dao principles.

After three months of fierce battle, the moment of truth had finally come.

A flicker of excitement and pride crossed Cang Yongning's face.

This battle was the hardest he had ever won since his debut!

When the Alchemy Alliance sent him out, he had never imagined that this opponent would be so troublesome!

Over the past three months, he had not dared to relax for a single moment, pushed to the brink of madness.

Yet he still dared not slack off.

This was a test of will; he understood that even the slightest lapse would mean death!

Fortunately, the clouds had parted to reveal the moon, and the dao principles had finally arrived!

Cang Yongning knew that although this battle was hard-won, the benefits he gained were unimaginable.

Such a tenacious and formidable opponent was rare!

Through his qi sense, he could feel that even at this moment, with the dao principles already descending, Ye Yuan was still meticulously completing his refinement.

This opponent was worthy of respect!

The dao principles descended little by little.

People could sense their presence but could not see them.

But they could feel that the dao principles were accelerating.

Both refinements had reached the most critical moment.

"Condense!"

Almost at the same moment, the two shouted this word.

Then, the dao principles suddenly accelerated and plunged downward!

Cang Yongning laughed heartily, "Kid, you are a worthy opponent! To have pushed this Holy Son to this point, you can be proud of yourself! But you are destined to be a stepping stone on my alchemy path! Go in peace!"

"Alas, three months! To lose like this, how unwilling I am!"

"So the dao principles were indeed summoned by the Alchemy Alliance's Holy Son?"

"We Ascenders finally had a chance to rise, but to think it ended in defeat!"

...

Around them, sounds of lamentation arose.

As Ascenders, they naturally hoped Ye Yuan would win.

But he did not.

Only one set of dao principles descended.

If there had been two, Ye Yuan might have had a chance to tie.

The outcome was already decided.

At that moment, the formless dao principles rushed down faster and faster, straight to the mortal world!

Boom!

The ground shook violently, and everyone was stunned.

Among those stunned was naturally Cang Yongning.

Because the dao principles did not fall into his alchemy cauldron but into Ye Yuan's!

The entire scene fell into dead silence!

In the imperial palace, the Five Great Sect Masters were dumbfounded.

On the corner tower, Huangfu Yunsi and Xiao Feibai were shocked.

And the big shots from various forces were also filled with disbelief.

Ye Yuan had won!

After three months of fierce battle, Ye Yuan had broken through the shackles, suppressed the Alchemy Alliance's Holy Son, and refined a True Grade pill!

Ye Yuan looked at Cang Yongning and smiled, "I return those words to you! You are indeed a worthy opponent!"