Chapter 1087: Do You Need Me to Teach You?

"He's only brought three Void Profound experts, but the Holy City has no fewer than five! Dealing with him shouldn't be too hard, right?" Gu Daozi frowned.

The Holy City was a place where experts gathered. Though Void Profound experts were rare, they were nothing special in the Holy City.

Even without the strongest, Heaven-Calming Divine King and Jing Fengtian, no one dared to cause trouble in the Holy City.

Quan Xingzi glanced at Gu Daozi and said with a bitter smile, "You've just come out of seclusion, so you might not know. Ye Yuan now is no longer the Ji Qingyun who devoted himself solely to alchemy! Even a fool knows the Holy City's strength. If he dares to act like this, he must have some backing. That kid has a divine artifact in his hands. If it were so easy to take, do you think Yun Xiao wouldn't covet it?"

Hearing the words "divine artifact," Gu Daozi shuddered, his eyes full of disbelief.

He had just come out of seclusion and truly knew nothing of the outside world.

He never expected that Ji Qingyun, who had disappeared for twenty years, now possessed such a treasure.

"Then... shall we go out and spar with him? If he loses, he can't be so shameless as to keep refining pills here for free, right?" Gu Daozi said after a moment's thought.

He had recently emerged from seclusion with new insights into alchemy, and this was a perfect opportunity to showcase his strength before the world.

Quan Xingzi glanced at him and sighed, "You might not believe me, but go see him refine pills yourself. In these twenty years, his alchemy hasn't regressed; it's advanced further! If he were now at the Divine King realm, his alchemy might already rival Ji Zhengyang's before his death!"

"What did you say!" Gu Daozi's eyes bulged with disbelief.

He had just come out of seclusion and was called over by Quan Xingzi before he could see Ye Yuan refine pills.

But with Ye Yuan causing such a commotion, Quan Xingzi couldn't have ignored it.

He had long secretly observed Ye Yuan's pill refining, and what he saw gave him a shock.

He had never imagined that refining ninth-grade pills could be so effortless!

Even the original Ji Qingyun could never have reached such a level.

That could only mean Ye Yuan's current alchemy was even stronger than in his previous life.

Going to challenge him to a pill contest now would be asking for a slap in the face.

If he won, fine, but if he lost, the Alchemist Guild would never hold its head up again.

"In just twenty years, how... how did he manage?"

Gu Daozi felt the world was utterly unfair. In twenty years, he had only improved a tiny bit and was already complacent.

But Ji Qingyun had already reached the true peak of the Divine Realm!

What was the true peak?

It was people like Jing Fengtian and Ji Zhengyang!

Gu Daozi was very confident in his alchemy, but compared to Guild Leader Jing Fengtian, he had to admit defeat.

Quan Xingzi sighed bitterly, "This is what a true genius is! A lifetime of effort from the likes of us can never catch up! Though I hate to admit it, the title of 'closest to the Divine Alchemist realm' is no joke. Think about it, who else at his age has reached such heights?"

Gu Daozi had no retort; Quan Xingzi's words had crushed him completely.

"If we can't do this or that, what the hell are we supposed to do?" Gu Daozi said irritably.

Quan Xingzi said helplessly, "Enough, enough. You caused such a big commotion just to force me to go find Yun Xiao, didn't you? I'll go, alright?"

...

Without hesitation, Quan Xingzi went directly to find Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao could ignore Ye Yuan and avoid him, but he couldn't disregard Quan Xingzi.

The Alchemist Guild had contributed greatly to the Holy Domain's current prosperity.

Moreover, the guild was spread across the entire Divine Realm, controlling every corner to some extent.

It was an unconventional way of ruling, but very effective.

Apart from official matters, Yun Xiao himself had requests for Quan Xingzi.

Only Quan Xingzi could refine the pills needed at his level. If the guild were pushed too far, the Holy City would suffer the consequences.

As soon as they met, Quan Xingzi was full of complaints.

"Yun Xiao, don't tell me you know nothing about the uproar outside! What do you mean by this? Does damaging the guild's reputation benefit the Holy City in any way?" Quan Xingzi said darkly.

Yun Xiao had originally planned to sit back and watch the fight, but he never expected the guild to remain silent and Quan Xingzi to come straight to him.

"Haha, old friend, don't get worked up! When did I ever mean that? I thought you would come out directly and put that kid in his place! Wouldn't that be a chance for you to hold your heads high?" Yun Xiao said with a laugh.

Yun Xiao's words only made Quan Xingzi angrier.

"Hold our heads high, my ass! What am I supposed to compete with him? Mysterious-grade pills? With all those people in Heavenly Saint Square, do you want me, an old man, to shamelessly bully a junior Alchemy Emperor?" Quan Xingzi said irritably.

Yun Xiao smiled ingratiatingly, "Then compete in ninth-grade pills! Old friend, your skill can't be worse than a Dao Profound Triple kid's, can it? Even though he's been reborn, he still has the reputation of a peak Alchemy Emperor. If you beat him, no one will say anything, right?"

Quan Xingzi glanced at him and smiled coldly without a word.

In front of Yun Xiao, he couldn't very well admit he was no match for Ye Yuan.

But his silence made his meaning clear.

Yun Xiao understood at once and was greatly surprised. "That kid is really that formidable?"

Quan Xingzi sneered, "What do you think? Do you think I don't understand such a simple truth? Do you need me to teach you?"

His meaning was clear: if he could beat Ye Yuan, he would have acted long ago; why wait until now?

Yun Xiao was shocked. He knew about Ye Yuan's commotion outside but hadn't paid much attention.

Ye Yuan was only at Dao Profound Triple now; even with his previous life's alchemy skill, he couldn't fully exert it.

A veteran like Quan Xingzi should have no trouble dealing with him.

But unexpectedly, Quan Xingzi had admitted defeat before even competing.

Ye Yuan had been reborn for only twenty years, during which he must have focused most of his energy on martial arts.

So the question was, where did he find the extra time to continue studying alchemy?

Seeing Yun Xiao silent, Quan Xingzi snorted, "Yun Xiao, I don't care what method you use, get Ji Qingyun out of here! Otherwise, from now on, don't expect to get a single pill from the Alchemist Guild! I mean what I say. Goodbye!"

Without giving Yun Xiao a chance to speak, Quan Xingzi left after saying this.

Yun Xiao frowned for a moment, then ordered, "Tell Guo Xu to invite Ye Yuan here. Immediately! Right now!"