Chapter 512: Shaking the Giants!

"What? He still wants to challenge number 125?"

"Today is truly an eye-opener! When did our Boundless Realm produce such an incredible junior?"

"Heh heh, still a junior? Your alchemy skills aren't even fit to tie his shoes, are they?"

"..."

Ye Yuan gently channeled his primal force, and the storage ring lightly fell into his hand.

"Miss Ling'er is also a martial artist, so how could she fail to hold a storage ring?" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"I... I..."

Ling'er had long been stunned dizzy by Ye Yuan's performance, and now hearing that he wanted to continue challenging, she felt even more bitter.

Commission, indeed! This time, the third young master would surely beat her to death!

Upon hearing Ye Yuan's words, Cao Fang's expression shifted between gloom and uncertainty.

At this moment, he finally confirmed that Ye Yuan was not joking with him.

This guy truly intended to win all the existing primal crystals of the Cao family!

Earlier, Cao Fang thought Ye Yuan was boasting, but now he had completely lost confidence.

Ye Yuan had already solved all ten problems; who could guarantee he wouldn't solve the eleventh or twelfth?

"Someone, bring down box number 125!" Cao Fang said in a deep voice.

The attendant carried box number 125 to Ye Yuan. Ye Yuan smiled faintly, casually picked up the jade slip, and immersed his divine sense into it.

Everyone held their breath, watching Ye Yuan with his eyes closed.

As before, Ye Yuan quickly finished browsing the contents of the jade slip and began carving.

Before long, after verification by the four of Zhujiang, Ye Yuan was correct again!

Problem No. 125, correct! Reward: 20,000 high-grade primal crystals!

Judging by the reward, the difficulty of Problem No. 125 had clearly risen another level!

Previously, the rewards had increased by 1,500 each time, but this time it jumped by 5,000 high-grade primal crystals!

But for Ye Yuan, it seemed no different from before; he solved it in almost the same amount of time.

On the contrary, the four of Zhujiang were taking longer and longer to verify.

Ye Yuan naturally did not stop; he chose to continue challenging Problem No. 124!

After a while, Zhujiang's voice rang out again: "Problem No. 124, correct! Reward: 21,000 high-grade primal crystals!"

"Problem No. 123, correct! Reward: 22,000 high-grade primal crystals!"

...

"Problem No. 116, correct! Reward: 33,000 high-grade primal crystals!"

Every so often, Zhujiang's voice struck like a heavy hammer, pounding against everyone's chest, nearly suffocating them.

On the seventh floor of the Thousand Questions Wall, every time a problem was solved, it would cause a citywide sensation.

The alchemists present had been extremely excited at first, but by now, a chill crept into their hearts.

Problem No. 116 had been sitting there for nearly a hundred years, never solved.

The difficulty of this problem was no longer on the same level as Danchenzi's problems.

But Ye Yuan answered unhurriedly, as if all the questions were a piece of cake for him.

This young man... is too terrifying!

After these ten questions, Ye Yuan's bounty had accumulated to a terrifying amount of 260,000 top-grade primal crystals!

Under normal circumstances, alchemists were relatively wealthy, but a Dan King's entire net worth was at most tens of thousands of top-grade primal crystals.

The bounty Ye Yuan had won was already ten times that of an ordinary Dan King!

And... Ye Yuan was still going!

Cao Fang's face had long turned as black as the bottom of a pot; he was truly in a dilemma now.

Earlier, when Ye Yuan offered to exchange the bounty for Tianfeng, he refused. Now, in front of so many people, was he supposed to beg Ye Yuan to take Tianfeng?

If he slapped himself in the face like this, how could he still hold his ground in Wufang City in the future?

But if he didn't release Tianfeng, Ye Yuan would really drive the Cao family to bankruptcy!

Four hundred thousand top-grade primal crystals was just a drop in the bucket for the entire Cao family, but the problem was that the subsequent bounties were becoming more and more terrifying. If this continued, the Cao family really wouldn't have enough ready primal crystals to pay.

Moreover, if Ye Yuan kept winning, it would be a huge blow to the reputation of the Thousand Questions Wall.

That was the unbearable weight for the Cao family!

If the ancestor found out what was happening here, he would surely be furious!

What should be done now?

Just then, a slightly aged voice resounded throughout the hall.

“Apologies, the Thousand Questions Wall is closed today. Every fellow alchemist present may collect ten top-grade primal crystals at the entrance of the Linlang Pavilion as a token of the Cao family's apology.”

A figure appeared abruptly beside Cao Fang. When those alchemists saw this figure, their pupils involuntarily contracted.

This person was none other than the Cao family ancestor,中级 Dan Emperor Cao Zheng!

“Grandfather!” Cao Fang was overjoyed at the sight of the newcomer.

With Cao Zheng's appearance, those alchemists knew that today's excitement was over.

Just as the alchemists were about to leave, Ye Yuan said leisurely, “I heard that the Cao family stands in the world on the word 'impartiality.' How is it that today you are doing something so unjust?”

Cao Zheng hadn't expected Ye Yuan to be so presumptuous in his presence, and his face darkened. “The Linlang Pavilion is merely closed for a day. How is that unjust?”

Hearing the tension, those alchemists stopped in their tracks.

Ye Yuan looked at Cao Zheng, neither humble nor arrogant. “Although the Thousand Questions Wall originated from the Cao family, after thousands of years of evolution, it has become a symbol of Wufang City and even the entire Boundless Realm. So although the Cao family still maintains the Thousand Questions Wall, it no longer belongs solely to the Cao family. Every alchemist has the right to ask questions and give answers here! Since its establishment, has the Thousand Questions Wall ever been closed like this? Is it because this junior answered a few questions on the seventh level that you, senior, want to close it? Isn't such behavior depriving alchemists of their right to pilgrimage? Isn't it unjust?”

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, the alchemists secretly applauded in their hearts.

Unlike the Cao family, they naturally wanted to see these seventh-level questions being cracked one by one.

Such a grand event was rare even in a thousand years; how could they miss it?

Although they all knew that the Cao family wanted to protect the prestige and authority of the Thousand Questions Wall, this indeed harmed everyone's interests.

Cao Zheng narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, and a faint, almost imperceptible killing intent spread toward Ye Yuan.

“Let me play peacemaker today. Everyone, disperse!” Just then, another voice rang out.

An old man appeared among the crowd, and everyone's expression changed.

Cao Zheng looked at the newcomer with some surprise and gave a slight bow. “I didn't expect today's matter to disturb the City Lord. It is my fault.”

But Ren Xingchun ignored Cao Zheng and called out, “Since the Guild Leader is also here, why not show yourself?”

The alchemists were startled inwardly. Today's situation was really getting bigger and bigger.