Chapter 940: Just a Side Job

"What a fragrance! Is this the scent of the Soul-Severing Pill?"

A thick medicinal aroma drifted on the wind, penetrating everyone's nostrils and refreshing the mind.

On the table, a pill like a crystal ball lay quietly in a jade vessel.

The crowd of Pill Emperors showed expressions of shock upon seeing the pill.

"Top-grade! A top-grade Soul-Severing Pill!" exclaimed a Pill Emperor.

These Pill Emperors couldn't even produce defective pills, yet this youth at the early Pill Venerable stage had refined a top-grade Soul-Severing Pill—wasn't that too monstrous?

The Soul-Severing Pill, though only an eighth-grade pill, was definitely more difficult to refine than most ninth-grade pills!

To some extent, it was even harder to refine than a ninth-grade high-quality pill!

Otherwise, how could Quan Xingzi, a peak Pill Emperor, fail to refine it?

"Bang!"

Ye Yuan shifted slightly, but his footing was unsteady, and he nearly fell. Fortunately, he grabbed the table to steady himself.

Yue Mengli's expression changed, and she rushed to Ye Yuan's side in a single stride, supporting him.

"Ye Yuan, are you all right?" Yue Mengli asked with concern.

Ye Yuan shook his head and said weakly, "I'm fine, just a bit exhausted."

Given Ye Yuan's current cultivation level, refining the Soul-Severing Pill was indeed somewhat forced. Moreover, during the process, he had suppressed his soul power to the early Pill Venerable stage, which increased the pressure on him.

In fact, Ye Yuan's current soul power strength had far exceeded the early Pill Venerable stage. If he had unleashed his full power, refining the Soul-Severing Pill wouldn't have been so taxing.

But some things were not easy to reveal in front of so many people.

Especially with that old fox Quan Xingzi present; the slightest slip would be noticed. So during the refining process, Ye Yuan had been extremely cautious.

"The pill has been refined. Does anyone have any objections?" Ye Yuan said to the crowd.

"None! A perfect refinement! To be honest, seeing Young Friend Ye's alchemy makes me feel that I've lived all these years in vain!" said a Pill Emperor, shaking his head.

"The refining techniques and the proportion of medicinal herbs are exactly the same as the pill formula! Even if there were any trick, I'm sorry, but this old man cannot see it," said another Pill Emperor.

"If anything, it's that our skills are insufficient! Young Friend Ye's alchemy is truly breathtaking! This old man admires it! I wonder, what does Lord Quan Xingzi think?"

Having seen the Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Secret Art used to the legendary realm, these Pill Emperors would be fools if they still couldn't see the gap.

Some pills cannot be refined with just a pill formula.

When the structure of a pill reaches a certain level of complexity, the alchemist's competition lies in refining skill and understanding of pharmacology.

Clearly, in these aspects, they were far behind Ye Yuan, who was only at the early Pill Venerable stage!

Quan Xingzi gave Ye Yuan a meaningful glance and slowly said, "Naturally, there is no problem. Truly unexpected, Young Friend's alchemy is so superb! Seeing your refinement, this old man is reminded of another genius alchemist."

The Pill Emperors were startled, and someone said, "Could it be... Lord Qing Yunzi?"

Hearing this name, Yue Mengli's heart skipped a beat, and her expression turned grim.

Fortunately, the others also looked grim, so Yue Mengli's expression drew no particular attention.

As for Ye Yuan, he looked as if they were talking about someone else, with an expression unruffled by favor or disgrace.

Quan Xingzi nodded and said, "Although the Medicine King Hall and our Alchemist Guild are not on good terms, Qing Yunzi's attainments in the Dao of alchemy are indeed astonishing! However, from what I've seen of Young Friend Ye's alchemy, his future achievements may even surpass Qing Yunzi's!"

All the Pill Emperors were shocked and looked at Ye Yuan with extremely surprised expressions.

These words, spoken by the vice president of the Alchemist Guild, carried considerable weight!

This was an extremely high praise for Ye Yuan. Quan Xingzi's words alone could make Ye Yuan famous throughout the Divine Realm!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "The Dao of alchemy? That's just my sideline. What I pursue is the supreme martial path! If you, senior, are thinking of inviting me to join the Alchemist Guild, please spare me the trouble."

At these words, all the alchemy emperors fell silent, including Quan Xingzi.

A sideline... and he could reach such a level? Then they, the专职 alchemists, might as well find a block of tofu and smash their heads against it!

Showing off shouldn't be done like this!

Was he trying to anger people to death without paying compensation?

Yet they didn't know that, for Ye Yuan, this was truly how he felt at the moment.

No matter how strong his alchemy skills were, they couldn't help him take revenge.

Only after taking revenge could he devote his entire mind and body to the Dao of alchemy.

Liang Yuan, who stood beside Quan Xingzi, no longer knew what to say.

The arrogant expression he had worn at the beginning had completely vanished.

Having watched Ye Yuan's alchemy process, his heart was filled with nothing but shock, still just shock!

He was much older than Ye Yuan, yet the gap between them was like a firefly compared to the bright moon.

...

Ye Yuan's single sentence turned Quan Xingzi away, and naturally, the outcome was an unhappy parting.

That night, Ye Yuan's condition returned to its peak, and he went into seclusion with Yue Mengli.

After witnessing the ceremony, Yue Jianqiu became even more convinced of his speculation.

Perhaps it really was a good choice for Yue Mengli to follow Ye Yuan.

Becoming in-laws with the Ten Great Divine Kings was something many families dared not even dream of.

The existence of the Ten Great Divine Kings was too special in the Divine Realm.

Moreover, according to Ye Yuan, if Yue Mengli's illness could be completely cured, her future achievements would be boundless!

Perhaps the Yue family would have to rely on Yue Mengli in the future.

With this in mind, Yue Jianqiu no longer had much resistance to the two of them sharing a room, and he turned a blind eye to it.

As for whether Ye Yuan could defeat the winner of the Bright Moon Competition, that was beyond his control.

But to be honest, he still didn't think highly of Ye Yuan.

After all, Ye Yuan's cultivation level was still too low.

Among those participating in the Bright Moon Competition this time were many disciples from major powers. Some of the outstanding ones had already broken through to the Daoxuan realm!

Daoxuan First Layer versus Wuxiang First Layer—Yue Jianqiu really couldn't imagine what means Ye Yuan could use to win.

However, despite sharing a room with Yue Mengli, Ye Yuan had no amorous thoughts.

Yue Mengli's condition was actually already very dire.

Over the years, Yue Mengli had been using Qingling Rongxin Liquid to nourish her soul. The liquid could strengthen the soul, but precisely because of this, the struggle between the two spiritual bodies became even more intense.

Each time it flared up, Yue Mengli suffered even more pain.

Ye Yuan looked at Yue Mengli and sighed softly, "These years, you've suffered!"

Yue Mengli, however, said with a smile, "Meeting you turns all this pain into sweet memories!"