Chapter 2838: Slapped in the Face!

Ye Yuan looked at Cloud Mountain Sovereign and sighed, saying, “Senior Cloud Mountain, what exactly must be done for you to give up?”

Cloud Mountain grinned and said, “Very simple: a contest! If you win, I’ll turn around and leave. If I win, you obediently become my disciple. Otherwise, heh heh…”

Cloud Mountain looked at Zuo Chen with ill intent, and the latter shrank his neck.

Why is it always me who gets hurt?

“An… ancestor, making Ye Yuan compete with you is too unfair!” Zuo Chen couldn’t help saying.

Cloud Mountain snorted coldly and said, “Would I bully a mere Saint Emperor Heaven? Kid, I’ll compete with you in Dao interpretation—the interpretation of a fifth-grade celestial medicine! As for which celestial medicine, you can choose freely!”

Cloud Mountain’s domineering manner really did resemble Ye Yuan’s to some extent.

Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said, “Alright, I agree! However, whether I take you as my master cannot be decided by winning or losing.”

Cloud Mountain’s face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, “Then how shall it be decided?”

Ye Yuan said, “If you can make me convinced, I will naturally take you as my master. Otherwise, no deal!”

Cloud Mountain sneered, “Bullshit! You’re just talking empty words. Even if I beat you into submission, if you don’t admit it verbally, what can I do about it?”

Ye Yuan was unperturbed and said, “I, Ye, do have some integrity in this regard! You are already a Dao Alchemy Supreme; it would be reasonable for you to defeat me. But if you only barely surpass me, why should I take you as my master?”

Cloud Mountain thought for a moment and nodded, “What you say makes some sense! Fine, I’ll go along with that! Before me, I doubt you can pull any tricks!”

Ye Yuan naturally had no intention of pulling tricks. Since Cloud Mountain Sovereign had personally come to his door, Ye Yuan was actually a little touched.

Now, he clearly understood how great the gap between a Sovereign and a Saint Emperor Heaven was.

In the eyes of a Sovereign, even an Emperor Deva was but an ant, let alone a Saint Emperor Heaven?

Moreover, Ye Yuan understood that at this point, it was probably impossible for him to refuse any longer.

Ye Yuan had pride, but that didn’t mean he was stupid.

Without a life-or-death enmity, why offend a Sovereign-level powerhouse?

Ye Yuan also sensed that Cloud Mountain valued him greatly, completely different from Zuo Chen’s earlier attitude.

He felt that the issue must lie with the Flame Crystal Blood.

This formula had cost Ye Yuan considerable effort to research.

Even Zuo Chen only thought that Ye Yuan could research the Flame Crystal Blood because he could obtain blood clan essence blood.

This shows that his vision is still insufficient and his cultivation is not deep enough!

But Yun Shan was different. As a Dominator-level being and the Alchemy Supreme of Tai Ming Yu Wan Heaven, how could he lack such discernment?

Thus, Ye Yuan also wanted to see how great the gap between himself and a Supreme truly was!

Ye Yuan wasted no words. He directly took out a Lusterless Golden Lotus, spat out a flame from his palm, and began to refine it.

The Lusterless Golden Lotus was a very precious fifth-grade celestial herb, containing extremely complex rule fragments.

The so-called 'revelation of the Dao' meant drawing out the rule fragments from the celestial herb and displaying them before others.

The more one displayed, the stronger the celestial pharmacist's ability naturally was.

Because only by mastering these rule fragments could one guide them out.

Ye Yuan's skill needed no further elaboration.

The Lusterless Golden Lotus in his hand gradually bloomed like a flower.

Colorful rule fragments appeared before Zuo Chen and Yun Shan in a very orderly manner.

Zuo Chen's pupils contracted. Only then did he understand what Ye Yuan meant by 'touching the threshold of the Profound Grade'!

This kid had already half a foot through the door of the Profound Grade, only lacking the final step!

Of course, it was precisely this final step that had become Ye Yuan's current bottleneck.

His desire to enter the Ultimate Herb Sect and read extensively was precisely to break through this thin bottleneck.

Ye Yuan's breakthrough to the Profound Grade was only a matter of time.

Even if he didn't enter the Ultimate Herb Sect, it wouldn't be long before he could pierce through this window paper!

This kid was too monstrous!

He was only a mid-level Saint Emperor!

What Yun Shan saw was naturally even more different.

His face was very calm, even carrying a strong sense of mockery and disdain, but the brilliance in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

Dominator Yun Shan was screaming wildly inside: Genius! Peerless genius! A genius even more monstrous than Zhou Songquan!

This kid's affinity was only sixty-seven!

This damned brat was almost entirely relying on instinct to reveal the Dao!

Moreover, it was so perfect, flawless!

Zhou Songquan, when he was a fifth-rank celestial pharmacist, could never have achieved this level!

One must know that Zhou Songquan's affinity had long reached the great perfection of the Saint realm!

Is affinity reaching one hundred the ultimate?

No!

Above one hundred, there are three more realms!

The Spirit realm, the Profound realm, and the Saint realm!

Zhou Songquan's affinity, a prodigy among prodigies, had already reached the peak of the Saint realm, with no room to grow!

Yet even so, Zhou Songquan at the fifth-rank celestial pharmacist level could not compare to Ye Yuan!

Releasing the Dao is only one aspect of alchemy.

But releasing the Dao can reveal how far a celestial pharmacist has gone on the path of alchemy.

Clearly, Ye Yuan had already gone very, very far!

No wonder this kid was so arrogant; he indeed had the capital to be arrogant!

A genius like this was simply monstrous beyond reason!

His affinity was clearly lacking, yet he was still more impressive than others!

Tell me, isn't that infuriating?

Yun Shan had seen countless geniuses, like fish crossing a river, but never one so stunning as this!

This trip was worth it!

Of course, he would not say these things out loud.

A Dominator realm cultivator must maintain the dignity of a Dominator.

No matter how talented you are, before me, you are still an ant!

After who knows how long, Ye Yuan finally finished releasing the Dao.

The Lusterless Golden Lotus, as if peeled open, formed a huge flower, magnificent and beautiful.

Ye Yuan unraveled it like silk, drawing out the fragments of rules within the Lusterless Golden Lotus and presenting them in the shape of a flower.

Such a method was simply inconceivable.

Zuo Chen gasped; even he could not have done better than Ye Yuan.

"Impressive! Truly impressive! Kid, I really have nothing left to teach you!" Zuo Chen said somewhat dejectedly.

He was indeed more skilled than Ye Yuan in alchemy, and could even refine Profound-grade celestial pills.

But it would not take Ye Yuan long to reach his level.

Whether he had him as a master or not, it was all the same.

Ye Yuan took out another Lusterless Golden Lotus and tossed it to Yun Shan, saying, "Your turn!"

Yun Shan did not take it; a flash of light passed, and the Lusterless Golden Lotus returned to Ye Yuan's hand.

"No need," Yun Shan said indifferently.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Senior Yun Shan, are you conceding defeat?"

A hint of disdain flickered at the corner of Yun Shan's mouth as he said, "Concede defeat? Hahaha... You kid really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Not to mention this Tai Ming Yu Yu Tian, even among the myriad realms, how many would dare make me concede defeat? Today, let me show you what true alchemy is!"

With that, Dominator Yun Shan flicked his palm, and a flame landed on the Lusterless Golden Lotus Ye Yuan had refined.

Whoosh!

The Lusterless Golden Lotus, as if doused with a catalyst, grew wildly.

One flower became two.

Two became four.

Four became eight!

The rule-flowers in the room grew more and more numerous, more and more splendid, as if one had entered a garden.

This magnificent scene stirred the heart and refreshed the spirit!

This method was domineering to the extreme!

Ye Yuan's expression finally changed!

His pupils contracted sharply, and his heart nearly stopped beating.

Too powerful!

Was this... the realm of a Chaos Celestial Master?