Chapter 1153: Live Teaching

"Where is the human alchemist?"

"Where is the human alchemist? Get out here now!"

The rough, loud voice shook the very building.

"Stop shouting. I'm here."

Ye Yuan's figure slowly emerged, with Lianqiu following cautiously behind him, her eyes full of worry.

When Li saw Ye Yuan, his gaze was full of disdain.

"Has that brat Shark Yi lost his mind? Bringing a wet-behind-the-ears kid like you here—is he mocking our mermaid clan? I've already spoken with the king about helping Xun'er refine the Purple Void Qi Nourishing Pill. Is Shark Yi just looking for trouble?"

Li's voice boomed like a great bell, making eardrums ache.

He didn't look at all like someone who did the meticulous work of alchemy.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "You can call it mocking if you like. I just wonder... if you have the skill to be mocked by me?"

With Ye Yuan's perception, he had long sensed many people spying on them.

He knew that if he didn't show some real skill, these people would look down on him.

So Ye Yuan decided to teach this old man a lesson, letting the mermaid clan know the terrifying extent of his alchemy.

"Oh ho! Young but full of hot air! A brat like you, still wet behind the ears, dares to boast like that? I thought Shark Yi had invited some great master, but seeing you, I can't even be bothered to make a move! Kid, since I'm in a good mood today, get out of the mermaid clan now, or you'll never leave!" Li said in a deep voice.

Ye Yuan smiled. "What? As the High Priest of the mermaid clan, are you afraid of a junior like me?"

Li's fish eyes bulged, and he roared, "Afraid? Kid, looks like you've lived long enough!"

Ye Yuan ignored him and said flatly, "If you're not afraid, how about a wager?"

"A wager with me? Kid, I'll bet your life. Do you dare?" Li sneered.

"Why not? If I lose, you can have my life. If you lose, you kneel and kowtow three times to me, then call me master. How about that?"

Seeing Ye Yuan so confident, Li couldn't hold back. "Fine! Do you think I'm afraid of a snot-nosed kid like you?"

He rolled his fish eyes and sneered, "Kid, are you setting a trap for me? Don't tell me we're competing in refining human pills! I don't know how to do that!"

Sea clan alchemists were good enough if they could refine demonic pellets.

Asking them to refine human pills was impossible.

Ye Yuan said nonchalantly, "We'll compete in demonic pellets! As for the recipe, you choose."

Li's face darkened. Ye Yuan's attitude was clearly looking down on him!

As the High Priest, how could he stand such provocation?

"Haha, what an arrogant brat! Letting me choose the recipe—don't regret it!" Li was thoroughly enraged by Ye Yuan's attitude.

Ye Yuan shrugged. "The word 'regret' isn't in my dictionary. Just pick your best one. It doesn't matter to me."

"Fine, arrogant enough! Since you're asking for death, we'll compete in refining the Whirlwind Demonic Pellet! Don't say I'm bullying you—if you don't know the recipe, I'll give you three days to deduce it."

Ye Yuan was amused. This old man was hot-tempered but, like Shark Yi, seemed simple-minded, even offering him three days to figure out the recipe.

However, the Whirlwind Demonic Pellet was just a common ninth-grade demonic pellet, nothing special. Ye Yuan naturally knew the recipe.

So Ye Yuan said flatly, "No need. Let's start now."

"Clang!"

Ye Yuan directly summoned the Dragon Emperor Cauldron and began refining.

The Whirlwind Demonic Pellet was a common demonic pellet, and Ye Yuan had plenty of the required ingredients in his storage ring.

He had plundered the entire Eternal Herb Garden, so his storage ring was filled with countless herbs.

As long as they weren't too rare, he had them.

But when Li saw this, his eyes nearly popped out.

Shouldn't one bathe, burn incense, and meditate before alchemy?

What... what kind of alchemy was this?

Moreover, he hadn't brought the ingredients for the Whirlwind Demonic Pellet, so he could only stand there dumbly, watching Ye Yuan refine.

"Hehe, look, the human alchemist is showing off in front of the High Priest!"

"The High Priest is one of the best alchemists in the entire sea clan. This human is only at Dao Profound Seventh Layer—far inferior to the High Priest!"

"Exactly! I heard he was invited by Lord Shark Yi to refine the Purple Void Qi Nourishing Pill for the young master. Isn't that nonsense?"

...

By now, many maids and servants had gathered around.

But they clearly didn't think highly of Ye Yuan.

They weren't alchemists, but they knew a little about alchemy.

They had never seen an alchemist refine pills so "unprofessionally" in public.

"Haha, ignorant child! Alchemy like this will never produce a pill. What a waste of ninth-grade herbs!" Li laughed, full of contempt.

Ye Yuan ignored him and continued refining, his movements fluid and seamless.

Soon, Li couldn't laugh anymore.

An expert knows at a glance if there's skill!

Ye Yuan's alchemy technique was simply too mesmerizing.

Not only the High Priest, but also the maids and servants who were watching stopped laughing.

They were completely drawn into Ye Yuan's alchemy!

Ye Yuan had turned the tedious process of alchemy into a feast of art!

Those who understood benefited greatly; those who didn't were simply enchanted.

Li had long forgotten about the competition; he was completely captivated by Ye Yuan's alchemy.

Refining demonic pellets differed from human pills, but they shared the same principles.

In Ye Yuan's eyes, there was no distinction between human and demonic.

In his previous life, he had always studied pills by breaking them down into their most basic structures.

Those solid fundamentals were not for nothing.

The Dao of alchemy did not split into human and demonic paths.

Once one grasped the true Dao, many things became interconnected.

In his previous life, Ye Yuan's research on demonic pellets had also reached the pinnacle.

"Ah! So when refining the Whirlwind Demonic Pellet, you need to reduce the flame intensity at this point!"

"Ah! So that's it! Using the extinguishing method to refine the pill here—why didn't I think of that!"

...

Li was now like a curious child, constantly making expressions, completely unlike his earlier fierce demeanor.

Ye Yuan's alchemy had transported him to another world.

"Condense!"

With Ye Yuan's soft command, Li snapped back from the world of alchemy.

Seeing the supreme-grade Whirlwind Demonic Pellet in Ye Yuan's hand, Li shuddered, suddenly remembering the wager.