"Let me teach this arrogant brat a lesson!"
An ordinary elder of the Alchemy Tower moved, arriving at a stage at the center of the plaza.
In the previous period, Master Liuyun's fame had shaken the Central Continent, especially the incident in Huo City where he competed in alchemy with Master Qianyao and refined ten Thousand-Soul Spirit Stabilizing Pills in just a few dozen breaths. This had spread far and wide.
Naturally, the upper echelons of the Alchemy Tower had also heard about it.
Thus, the Alchemy Tower's upper ranks did not send any disciples to compete. Instead, an ordinary elder took the field personally.
This ordinary elder was a Second-Grade Treasure Pill Master!
Ye Yunfei also moved, descending onto the stage.
"Begin," the ordinary elder said, not even glancing at Ye Yunfei. With a flick of his sleeve, a yellow pill cauldron flew out and landed before him.
Then, he immediately began refining pills.
His pill-refining technique was extremely fluid and masterful. It was clear he should be a senior Second-Grade Treasure Pill Master.
"Second-Grade Treasure Pills, is it?" Ye Yunfei gave a faint smile.
Ye Yunfei took out the Chaos Cauldron and tossed all the required Second-Grade treasure herbs into it at once.
Boom...
Then, he pointed with a finger. A fire dragon rushed into the cauldron, and instantly, fierce flames ignited within.
This fire dragon was formed from Thousand-Year Difei True Fire, its power immensely terrifying.
After a few dozen breaths, all pill-refining steps were completed.
"Condensing Pill Nine Revolutions Technique!"
With a light shout, Ye Yunfei once again employed this high-level method.
Swoosh swoosh...
Ten treasure pills, glistening like rubies, shot out from the pill cauldron, spinning at an astonishing speed.
"Stop!"
Ye Yunfei shouted lightly again.
Ten red Second-Grade Treasure Pills hovered in front of him.
Pill formation complete!
At this moment, the ordinary elder was still burning his medicinal herbs.
"Pill Yield Rate of ten... and the quality of every single one is flawless!" He stared at the ten Second-Grade Treasure Pills before Ye Yunfei, utterly dumbfounded.
"Too fast!"
"It seems this Master Liuyun, though arrogant, has some real skill!"
"So Master Liuyun is a Second-Grade Treasure Pill Master!"
The entire plaza was in an uproar, shocked cries ringing out continuously.
"I never imagined he was a Second-Grade Treasure Pill Master! Even among Second-Grade Treasure Pill Masters, he is considered top-tier. How laughable that we actually dared to go provoke him earlier. In truth, his pill-refining level is untold times higher than ours."
Master Qihuang looked at the ten red Second-Grade Treasure Pills before Ye Yunfei, revealing a bitter smile, somewhat crestfallen.
Masters Xinglin and Tianmu's faces turned even paler, unable to utter a single word.
"What technique is this?" The Alchemy Tower's upper echelons were all stunned.
"It seems I underestimated him a little," Dan Jun gazed deeply at Ye Yunfei.
"Young man, I will compete with you in alchemy!"
An old man of tall stature, wearing white alchemy robes, strode through the air and landed on the stage, staring at Ye Yunfei as he spoke.
The Alchemy Tower's Grand Elder!
Since Ye Yunfei had challenged the entire Alchemy Tower, anyone from the Tower could take the field.
As for that ordinary elder, feeling utterly humiliated, he left the stage in disgrace.
"The Grand Elder is a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master. This time, Master Liuyun will back down, right?"
"How can he back down? If he admits defeat, he'll have to become a herb-tending servant for the Alchemy Tower for life!"
"Exactly. At this point, regardless of victory or defeat, he has to grit his teeth and proceed."
"This time, there's absolutely no way he can win! Being a young Second-Grade Treasure Pill Master is already shocking enough. If he were also a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master, wouldn't that be heaven-defying?"
Seeing the Alchemy Tower Grand Elder take the stage, the crowd broke into discussion.
"You are a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master. But I do not possess Third-Grade treasure herbs," Ye Yunfei said.
Third-Grade treasure herbs were too precious; whether in spirit herb shops or auctions, they were extremely hard to come by. Previously, there had been some in Hudao Academy's treasure vault, but Ye Yunfei had already used them all up.
"The pill I intend to refine is the Tianxia Pill. I have two sets of herbs here. I can give you one set."
The Alchemy Tower Grand Elder said with an expressionless face. With a wave of his sleeve, seven or eight Third-Grade treasure herbs landed before Ye Yunfei.
Then, the Grand Elder took out his pill cauldron and began refining.
"Look! The Grand Elder has started refining! For us, this is a perfect learning opportunity!"
Seeing the Grand Elder begin, many alchemists couldn't help but exclaim excitedly, their eyes fixed on the Grand Elder's movements.
It could be seen that the Grand Elder's pill-refining technique was sharp and seasoned; every movement contained profound truths of the Pill Dao.
At his level, refining had already reached a state of returning to simplicity. Every subtle action during refinement carried deep meaning, nothing superfluous.
Many alchemists watched on, praising and exclaiming incessantly.
Even Dan Jun smiled and nodded.
"His foundation techniques are solid enough, but he's rigid and conservative, a stubborn old-timer," Ye Yunfei glanced a few times at the Grand Elder's refining and shook his head.
Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he tossed all the Third-Grade treasure herbs given by the Grand Elder into the cauldron.
Boom!
Ye Yunfei pointed a finger. That fire dragon once again rushed into the pill cauldron, and the cauldron blazed with fierce pill flames.
Approximately a quarter of an hour later.
"Condensing Pill Nine Revolutions Technique!"
Ye Yunfei shouted lightly.
Swoosh swoosh...
Ten pink Third-Grade Treasure Pills shot up from the pill cauldron, hovering before Ye Yunfei.
Pill formation complete!
With that fire dragon transformed from Thousand-Year Difei True Fire, Ye Yunfei's refining speed had reached an inconceivable level.
Third-Grade Treasure Pills were considered very advanced for the martial artists of the Tianxuan Continent.
But for Ye Yunfei, they were extremely low-level.
If not for his current strength still being too weak, given his identity as a Pill Venerable, merely thinking about it would be enough for Ye Yunfei to refine a large batch of mere Third-Grade Treasure Pills!
What?!
Gazing at the ten Third-Grade Treasure Pills suspended before Ye Yunfei, the entire plaza plunged into absolute dead silence.
Everyone felt their thoughts grind to a halt, shocked to the extreme.
No one dared to believe what they were seeing!
"Pill Yield Rate of ten, quality all flawless... impossible, this is impossible..."
The Alchemy Tower Grand Elder also stopped his movements, his eyes fixed intently on the ten treasure pills before Ye Yunfei. He shook his head repeatedly, muttering to himself.
As a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master, he deeply understood just how difficult it was to achieve a Pill Yield Rate of ten with all Third-Grade Treasure Pills being flawless!
"So Master Liuyun is a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master! And his pill-refining level is even higher than the Alchemy Tower Grand Elder's!"
"This is simply heaven-defying! He looks to be under twenty!"
"With such ability, no wonder he dared to challenge the entire Alchemy Tower single-handedly!"
At this moment, even a fool understood that Master Liyun's attainment in the Pill Dao was world-shaking, having reached an unimaginable height!
Masters Qihuang, Xinglin, and Tianmu all had ashen faces, filled with boundless regret.
They had actually gone to provoke a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master earlier!
"How could this be..."
Tianxuan Sect Leader Zhou Tianming's expression was extremely ugly.
He knew that a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master was absolutely not someone he could afford to offend.
Even the Alchemy Tower would probably find it hard to suppress a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master!
"Haha... Excellent! To think Master Liuyun is actually a Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master! Thankfully I had the foresight to befriend him first!"
Lu Dachong laughed joyfully in pleasant surprise.
Even the upper echelons of Central Continent's top forces like the Fengyun Family, Xiao Clan, Su Clan, Shenfeng Sect, and Tianyan Sect secretly issued orders to find an opportunity to befriend Master Liuyun after the pill competition ended.
A Third-Grade Treasure Pill Master was someone even these top Central Continent forces would treat as an honored guest!
"This Master Liuyun... Our Hudao Academy should also look for an opportunity to befriend him."
Dean Shangguan looked towards Ye Yunfei and whispered to the several stewards beside him.
Little did he know that the Master Liuyun before his eyes was actually Ye Yunfei.
At this moment, Dan Jun slowly stood up from his seat.
Seeing Dan Jun move, the entire plaza instantly quieted down.
"Young man, I indeed underestimated you earlier. Your talent in alchemy is not inferior to mine; it may even be stronger than mine."
"Young man, are you willing to become my disciple?"
"I will impart to you all the Pill Dao knowledge I've accumulated in my lifetime."
"Moreover, the position of the next Tower Master will undoubtedly be yours."
Dan Jun stared at Ye Yunfei and spoke.
What?!
Hearing Dan Jun's words, everyone present revealed expressions of astonishment.