Chapter 2647: Turning Stone into Gold!

When he emerged from the secret chamber, a glint of sharpness flickered in Ge Ling's eyes.

He had never imagined that alchemy could be practiced this way!

For someone like him, who came from an unorthodox background, Ye Yuan's casual guidance had cleared the fog from his mind like parting clouds.

At this moment, he was filled with awe and reverence for Ye Yuan.

"Old Ge, still going up? I'd say your skills aren't bad, but losing like this, you've lost all face!" Zuo Fang couldn't help teasing when he saw Ge Ling take the stage again.

Ge Ling's face darkened, and he said in a low voice, "Who wins and who loses is still unknown!"

Zuo Fang didn't seem to mind and laughed, "Heh, being taught by a junior, you really can swallow your pride! You don't actually think that in less than half an hour, you can surpass me, do you?"

Ge Ling snorted coldly, "We'll only know after the competition!"

Zuo Fang laughed heartily, "Looks like you're taking this seriously! If you still lose after being instructed by a junior, you might not even be able to show your face in Dingnan City from now on, right?"

Ge Ling knew he couldn't win an argument, so he just snorted coldly and said no more.

This round of alchemy competition soon began again.

The celestial alchemists of the nine cities made their moves once more!

Naturally, everyone's attention was focused on Ge Ling.

None of the celestial alchemists present were weak.

However, they couldn't see any obvious change in Ge Ling.

Everything seemed the same as before.

If he continued to refine in the same routine, he simply couldn't win.

"Heh, what a joke! A third-grade celestial alchemist being taught by a junior, and the key point is, there's no change!"

"It seems this time, Dingnan City will truly become the laughingstock of the nine cities. When we get back, today's events will probably give us a year's worth of laughs."

"What's going on with City Lord Su Yi, indulging a junior in such nonsense!"

…

Many people were discussing it.

Clearly, they weren't optimistic about Ge Ling.

These words fell on Su Yi's ears, making him even more displeased.

Just now, he had been intimidated by Ye Yuan's few words, thinking Ye Yuan was truly formidable.

Now it seemed, it was all just a bluff!

Yet this fellow sat beside him as if nothing had happened.

"Master Jiang Li, is there any difference?" Compared to others, Sun Yunjing trusted Jiang Li more.

It was Jiang Li's evaluation that had impressed Sun Yunjing.

Jiang Li stared at Ge Ling for a long time before shaking his head, "Not much difference. As I said earlier, habits are the most terrifying; how could they change so easily? In this battle, Ge Ling will still lose!"

Hearing this, Sun Yunjing immediately put his heart at ease.

Jiang Li was his trump card, and Sun Yunjing trusted his judgment.

If even he said it wouldn't work, then it definitely wouldn't.

"Su Yi, it seems this young friend really can turn decay into magic! Ge Ling has changed so much I hardly recognize him! Hahaha…" Sun Yunjing began his taunting again.

In truth, the nine cities were united in spirit, jointly resisting the True Spirit Sea Clan, but they were also in competition.

The nine city lords were also secretly vying with each other.

This was exactly the situation the Tiannan City wanted to see.

The Nine-City Celestial Alchemy Conference was the perfect opportunity to shine, and Sun Yunjing naturally wouldn't let it slip.

Su Yi's face darkened, and instead of responding, he snorted coldly at Ye Yuan, "Boy, don't you have an explanation? Because of you today, Dingnan City and I have become a laughingstock!"

Ye Yuan's gaze remained fixed on Ge Ling, not even looking at him, and he said calmly, "Just watch; the result isn't out yet, is it?"

Su Yi was taken aback, then gnashed his teeth in anger.

This kid was insufferably arrogant!

Beside him, Su Peiyun was extremely embarrassed.

She realized that bringing Ye Yuan here had been a mistake.

Now, they were in a dilemma.

But Ye Yuan's combat prowess on the sea still made her unwilling to give up.

Huang Haoyan noticed Su Peiyun's embarrassment and gritted his teeth, saying to Ye Yuan, "Senior Ye, Peiyun and I both respect you greatly! But isn't what you're doing inappropriate?"

Ye Yuan found it amusing but only said calmly, "What's inappropriate?"

Huang Haoyan said, "Peiyun only meant to befriend you, but for the sake of your own pride, you've made the entire Dingnan City a laughingstock! That's inappropriate!"

Clearly, Huang Haoyan and Su Peiyun had talked things out, and their relationship had been reestablished.

But Ye Yuan's actions were still unacceptable to them.

Ye Yuan remained calm, "Whether it's a laughingstock or a triumph, just watch!"

Amidst a chorus of mockery, the alchemy of the nine third-grade celestial alchemists gradually drew to a close.

Nine celestial pills were presented to the judges' table.

The three fourth-grade celestial alchemists began a comprehensive evaluation of the nine pills.

"Tianyou City, Wang Yuanyi, Thunderfire Heavenly Pill, fifth-grade mid!"

"Yonghe City, Zhao Lei, Sulfur Flame Earth Pill, fifth-grade high!"

…

Cui Tong announced the results one by one, without much surprise.

He was a fourth-grade celestial alchemist from Tiannan City, holding an extremely esteemed position.

The strength of these third-grade celestial alchemists was actually very close.

In this round, whoever performed slightly better might win.

As for the commotion between Sun Yunjing and Ye Yuan, he had naturally noticed it, but didn't pay much attention.

In his view, Ye Yuan was just grandstanding.

A Great Extreme Heaven realm cultivator, at most a second-grade celestial alchemist, how could he instruct a third-grade one?

Still, this uproar made him somewhat curious about Ge Ling's celestial pill.

This time, Ge Ling was the last to finish refining, so he was placed last.

"Shuilan City, Zuo Fang, Bixia Meteor Pill, sixth-grade low!" Cui Tong said calmly.

After speaking, he picked up Ge Ling's celestial pill and placed it on the Cloud Mountain Stone Mother.

Suddenly, his gaze froze, and he stared in shock at the scale.

Sixth-grade mid!

"It... it actually reached sixth-grade mid! How... how is this possible?" Cui Tong gasped.

Before this, Ge Ling had never reached the sixth grade!

His best had been fifth-grade high.

This time, he had directly broken through a grade to reach sixth-grade mid!

The other two were also astonished!

"This... must be a coincidence, right?" said another fourth-grade celestial alchemist.

Cui Tong took a deep breath and nodded, "It should be a coincidence! If a casual instruction could achieve such an effect, that would be too monstrous! Even we can't do that; how could a second-grade celestial alchemist?"

Then, he announced loudly, "Dingnan City, Ge Ling, Six Yang Carefree Pill, sixth-grade mid!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue erupted!

"What? He actually won?"

"How is that possible? A live instruction raised his grade by one level? This is cheating, isn't it?"

"Who exactly is that kid, to have the ability to turn stone into gold?"

…

The various powers felt this was like a fairy tale, too absurd!

A second-grade celestial alchemist, spending less than half an hour, instructed a third-grade celestial alchemist.

And the result: he won!

Are you kidding me?