Chapter 507: Does This Old Man Have the Qualifications?

Ling'er gave Ye Yuan a rather strange look, now certain that this guy was a fool.

Or rather, this Ye Yuan was a completely clueless greenhorn!

On the seventh floor, over half were problems that had lingered for a thousand years.

The other half were also left by top-tier alchemy masters within the past millennium.

Without the strength and realm of a peak Alchemy King, it was impossible to solve them!

This kid before her was only sixteen or seventeen; let alone solving them, he might not even understand them.

Prepare spirit crystals?

What a joke!

I'll take this thousand high-grade spirit crystals!

Suddenly, the clerk in charge of registration changed expression and winked at Ling'er.

Ling'er understood and moved closer.

“Look, this kid and that old man are from the same sect!”

The Tianfeng incident had just settled down, and the Linlang Pavilion was very sensitive to the words 'Youyun Sect,' so the clerk immediately noticed something off.

Ling'er checked and found that Ye Yuan's origin was indeed the Youyun Sect.

With that, Ling'er was even more disdainful; even an Alchemy King had been dealt with, what could a mere Sea Transformation realm kid do?

Ling'er winked at the clerk, who left knowingly, while Ling'er herself approached Ye Yuan with a beaming smile.

“May I ask which tags you would like to choose, young master? There are a total of one hundred and thirty-six tags on the seventh floor, numbered from one to one hundred and thirty-six. Number one is the problem that has been on the Thousand Questions Wall the longest and is also recognized as the most difficult. The most recent one is number one hundred and thirty-six, which has been there for five years now, posted by the current president of the Alchemist Association, Lord Danchenzi, with a reward of one thousand five hundred high-grade spirit crystals!” Ling'er explained with a smile.

Ye Yuan noticed Ling'er and the clerk's behavior but pretended not to know.

“Is that so? Doesn't that mean the higher the tag number, the more the reward?” Ye Yuan asked curiously.

“That's right! The reward for tag number one has now reached five million high-grade spirit crystals—an astronomical sum for any martial artist! It's just that... tag number one has been hanging there for thousands of years, yet no one has been able to solve it.” Ling'er said with a smile.

Ling'er was filled with contempt: What a toad lusting after a swan's flesh!

Throughout history, how many great figures had tried to solve the problem on tag number one, including some who had ascended to the Divine Realm.

But to this day, tag number one still lay quietly on the shelf.

Solving tag number one was no easy feat!

Ye Yuan nodded slightly and said, “Then give me tags one hundred and twenty-six to one hundred and thirty-six first. I'll try solving them for fun.”

For fun?

Heh, don't cry later!

A wet-behind-the-ears brat, daring to cause trouble at the Linlang Pavilion!

This thousand high-grade spirit crystals is probably no small sum for your sect, right?

Ling'er gloated inwardly.

Ever since learning Ye Yuan's identity, Ling'er had no goodwill toward him.

Soon, a clerk brought down the last ten tags from the seventh floor shelf and presented them to Ye Yuan.

This action caused quite a stir.

The hall was enormous, capable of holding tens of thousands. Now, there were probably over a thousand alchemists present.

Moreover, those who dared to challenge the Thousand Questions Wall were mostly proud and capable individuals.

Of course, they would choose tags according to their own strength.

The tags had summaries of the corresponding problems, and these alchemists were selecting problems based on those summaries.

No one dared to challenge problems above their level like Ye Yuan; after all, no one's spirit crystals were cabbages to be thrown at the Linlang Pavilion.

Among the alchemists present, the highest were peak Alchemy Kings; Alchemy Emperors had no reason to come here unless necessary.

Thus, for these people, the seventh floor was almost like forbidden ground.

Except for those who wanted to take a look, no one dared to challenge the seventh floor.

Ye Yuan's taking ten tags at once immediately caused a sensation in the crowd.

“Ten tags from the seventh floor? Is he crazy? Even Lord Danchenzi and the City Lord wouldn't dare challenge ten seventh-floor tags at once, right?”

“Heh, I wonder which rich young master this is, throwing money around! Ten tags—can he even understand them?”

“Alas, this kid is so young; maybe he doesn't even know what alchemy is. What a waste—if only I could take a look at those ten tags!”

“Even if you took a look, wouldn't it still be a waste?”

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For a moment, many eyes turned to Ye Yuan, but most were contemptuous.

After all, a nouveau riche throwing money around was always an object of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

In truth, Ye Yuan wasn't really a nouveau riche, but since the Cao family dared to mess with him, he would make them pay the price!

As a tyrant in Wufang City, Ye Yuan didn't believe the Cao family was unaware that he had been invited by the City Lord.

Even so, the Cao family still dared to provoke him, so there was no need to show them any face!

“Young master, these are the ten tags you selected. The box with the tag contains a jade slip, and the employer's question is in that jade slip. You just need to carve your answer into a blank jade slip. Our Linlang Pavilion has an advisory panel of three Alchemy Emperors who specialize in verifying answers. If your answer passes the panel, you will receive the reward spirit crystals! We have prepared a quiet room for you, where you can solve the problems at your leisure.” Ling'er explained with a smile.

Though in Ling'er's view, this explanation was unnecessary, since they had encountered such a sucker, it was better to provide the corresponding service.

Ye Yuan looked at Ling'er with a half-smile and said, “So you mean, even if I answer correctly, the advisory panel can still say I'm wrong?”

Ling'er's expression changed, her smile stiffening.

Ye Yuan's words were clearly aimed at Tianfeng.

In fact, Tianfeng had indeed answered the question, but the advisory panel had rejected his answer, which led to the dispute between Tianfeng and the Linlang Pavilion.

“Young master, what are you saying? Our Linlang Pavilion's reputation is renowned throughout the Boundless Realm. Otherwise, why would so many experts post rewards here? No one has ever dared to question our Linlang Pavilion's credibility!” Ling'er's words carried a hint of threat.

Ye Yuan, however, was unconcerned and laughed, “Heh, I'm new here, so I can't quite trust your Linlang Pavilion's reputation. So, I want to add one more person to your advisory panel!”

Ling'er's face darkened: “Young master, are you here to cause trouble? Our advisory panel consists of three Alchemy Emperors. Who has the qualifications to join them?”

Before Ling'er finished speaking, an aged voice rang out: “I wonder if this old man has the qualifications?”