Chapter 2665: Subduing the Titans!

"Who says otherwise! A dignified hall master, a peak fourth-grade celestial alchemist, can't even perfect a first-grade celestial pill! If it were before, no one would question it, since no one could achieve it. But now, Ye Yuan has truly done it—what a colossal irony for the two hall masters!" Cui Tong also shook his head and sighed.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

Zhao Xun and Wu Ji'an had come for the genuine article, but not only did they not see it, they couldn't even perfect a first-grade celestial pill.

This was truly ironic.

"What do you think, hall masters?" Ye Yuan said with a faint smile.

Zhao Xun looked at Ye Yuan somewhat dejectedly and said with a bitter smile, "It seems Fellow Daoist Ye doesn't intend to let us see the genuine article!"

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "Not at all! You misunderstand, hall masters! It's not that I'm deliberately making things difficult, but to reach the realm of the genuine article, one must first achieve the ultimate ninth grade. If you can't even reach this step, even if I demonstrate it a hundred or a thousand times, you won't be able to comprehend it!"

His words made everyone's heart tighten.

So, to reach the realm of the genuine article, the ultimate ninth grade was the threshold!

Zhao Xun looked astonished and said with a wry smile, "If it were before, I would have thought Fellow Daoist Ye was joking. But after experiencing it myself, I realize how difficult it is to achieve the ultimate ninth grade!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "If the genuine article were so easy to achieve, it wouldn't have vanished from the Tiannan region. In fact, even if you reach the ultimate ninth grade, you're still a million miles away from the realm of the genuine article! This step is probably not much easier than breaking through to Saint Emperor Heaven."

Zhao Xun and the others changed expression, revealing looks of horror.

Ye Yuan was talking about Saint Emperor Heaven, not Jade Emperor Heaven!

In fact, breaking through from the Extreme Realm to the Imperial Realm was already as hard as reaching the heavens.

Otherwise, how could a genius like Jiang Li have lingered at the threshold for so long?

As for Saint Emperor Heaven, it was even more outrageously difficult!

Not to mention the Tiannan region, even across the entire Yuqing Continent, how many Saint Emperor Heavens were there?

Such difficulty was simply despair-inducing!

However, disbelief was written on everyone's faces.

If it's that hard, how did you break through?

Ye Yuan naturally saw their doubt, but he didn't mind.

Once they broke through to the ultimate ninth grade, they would naturally know how terrifying the genuine article was.

If Ye Yuan hadn't encountered an opponent like Cang Yongning, he wouldn't have known how many years it would take to take that step.

Even so, Ye Yuan only reached the genuine article after months of fierce battle.

With Ye Yuan's talent, this was simply unimaginable.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, I would like to invite you to serve as the third hall master of the Tiannan Alchemy Hall! In the Tiannan Alchemy Hall, your status will be equal to mine and Ji'an's. What do you think?" Zhao Xun suddenly said.

At these words, everyone was shocked.

This was an immense honor for Ye Yuan.

Although they all knew Ye Yuan was an extremely monstrous person, he was only at the Great Extreme Heaven rank.

Becoming the third hall master in one go meant he instantly became an existence not inferior to the Tiannan City Lord!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Since the great hall master is so sincere, I naturally accept."

Zhao Xun was overjoyed upon hearing this!

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The news that the Tiannan Alchemy Hall had gained a new hall master quickly spread throughout Tiannan City.

Moreover, to welcome Ye Yuan, Zhao Xun planned to hold a grand welcoming ceremony and announce it to the entire Tiannan region.

This treatment had only been given before when Wu Ji'an was promoted to peak fourth-grade celestial alchemist.

For a time, Tiannan City was in an uproar.

However, Ye Yuan kept a very low profile after arriving in Tiannan City.

It wasn't that he deliberately stayed low-key, but that Zhao Xun and Wu Ji'an came to consult him every day.

Although Ye Yuan's cultivation was low, his insight far surpassed theirs.

Coupled with his pill-refining duel with Cang Yongning, he could see the strengths and weaknesses in celestial alchemists' pill refinement processes even more clearly.

In fact, when he tested the two in Dingnan City, Ye Yuan had already seen through them.

Ye Yuan didn't hold back; he taught them the basic cultivation methods and analyzed the problems in their pill refinement processes bit by bit.

In just half a month, the two felt as if a light had dawned on them.

And because of this, they finally understood that reaching the ultimate ninth grade was a massive project, not something achievable in a short time.

First, they had to reshape their foundations.

Second, they had to fill in the gaps.

Only then could they reach the ultimate ninth grade!

Zhao Xun and Wu Ji'an's alchemy foundations were undeniably solid.

Reaching this level was no accident.

But compared to the likes of Ye Yuan and Cang Yongning, the gap was enormous.

Under Ye Yuan's guidance, the two could perceive their progress almost every day.

"Who would have thought that between the upper ninth grade and the ultimate ninth grade, the slightest difference is like the gap between heaven and earth! I've lived all these years in vain!" Zhao Xun suddenly sighed emotionally to Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "The path of alchemy is vast and complex, like a towering building. If the foundation is not solid, it's like a castle in the air. The higher the building, the more dangerous it becomes!"

Zhao Xun nodded and said, "Well said, Fellow Daoist Ye! These days, although I've been studying first- and second-grade basic celestial pills, I feel that my strength in fourth-grade celestial pills is also improving. Now I understand how many omissions there were in my cultivation back then! Fellow Daoist Ye, if it weren't for your low cultivation level, which might cause upheaval in Tiannan, you should be the great hall master of the Tiannan Alchemy Hall!"

In fact, Zhao Xun had long regarded Ye Yuan as half a teacher in his heart.

But due to their difference in status and cultivation, he didn't say it openly.

However, in front of Ye Yuan, he was very humble.

Celestial alchemists are all obsessed people; they respect those with true skill.

Ye Yuan had long conquered these two hall masters with his strength.

But at this moment, undercurrents were indeed stirring in Tiannan City.

Tiannan City, the royal city of the Tiannan region, covered a vast area, with many experts and complex forces.

At this time, in a secret residence in Tiannan, a group of magnates were gathering.

"Head of the Min family, the position of third hall master should have been yours. But now, a mere second-grade celestial alchemist has climbed above your Min family," said Deputy City Lord Tie Xin.

Min Nanshan was the head of the Min family, one of the three major alchemy families in Tiannan City.

Tiannan City had three major alchemy families, all immensely powerful.

The emergence of the third hall master of the Tiannan Alchemy Hall meant that the future landscape of Tiannan City would change, forcing these family heads to take it seriously.

Min Nanshan looked at Tie Xin and sneered, "Deputy City Lord Tie, summoning us here is nothing more than using us to avenge your personal grudge! Do you think we're so dim-witted that we can't see that?"

Tie Xin, however, was unperturbed and said with a smile, "But you came, didn't you? Now, our interests are aligned: we must prevent that brat from becoming the third hall master!"