Chapter 1561: Above Divine Grade!

"Hey, surpassing divine grade, you sure talk big! I'd like to see how you surpass divine grade!" the senior brother sneered.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Then open your eyes wide and watch closely."

Ye Yuan began alchemy, and even Xuan Yu showed a hint of solemnity, watching him intently.

Ever since he learned that there was a Dao Realm expert in the city, Xuan Yu had been unable to sleep at night, eager to witness the demeanor of a Dao Realm expert.

Today, he finally got his wish.

As the divine fire ignited, an aura of the Great Dao filled the entire alchemy room.

The four senior brothers' expressions changed, revealing astonishment.

Such momentum was something even their master could not achieve.

For Ye Yuan, the difficulty of refining the Silver Moon Star Dot Pill was at most elementary, requiring little effort.

He refined it with effortless ease.

An hour later, amid the stunned gazes of the crowd, Ye Yuan completed the refinement.

Xuan Yu frowned, looking somewhat puzzled.

The four senior brothers were utterly shocked; setting aside the realm, Ye Yuan's skill in refining third-tier divine pills was by no means inferior to their master's!

That alone left them far behind.

Although the senior and second senior brothers were also four-star divine alchemists, they could not refine third-tier divine pills with such ease.

What amazed them most was that Ye Yuan, only at the early Guixu stage, showed no signs of divine essence depletion after finishing the pill.

His face was calm, his heart steady, as if he had merely been playing for a while.

"Senior brother, what do you think? Convinced?" Ning Siyu's voice suddenly sounded in his ear, startling the senior brother.

The senior brother snorted, "He has some skill, but... he must surpass the master's divine grade! As I see it, whether this Silver Moon Star Dot Pill can even reach divine grade is doubtful!"

Ning Siyu smiled and said, "Rest assured, Master Ye's Silver Moon Star Dot Pill cannot possibly be anything less than divine grade!"

When refining the Lie Feng Tian Shi Pill, Ning Siyu had witnessed Ye Yuan's Chaotic Heavenly Stellar Art.

She knew that Ye Yuan had not exerted his full strength.

She also knew that Ye Yuan's true skill was likely displayed when he refined the Tian Xue Huan Sui Pill!

That time, even she had not seen it!

Ning Siyu was very much looking forward to seeing whether the master could force out Ye Yuan's full strength today.

Since Ye Yuan had not shown his true power, he must be very confident in his refinement.

But the senior brother said disdainfully, "Hmph! Do you think divine-grade pills are cabbages? Even if he can refine divine-grade pills, he can't surpass the master!"

"Is that so?"

Ye Yuan smiled slightly, shook his palm, and the pill flew out of the cauldron.

Everyone's eyes fell on the small pill, and their gazes sharpened.

This Silver Moon Star Dot Pill was also clearly divine grade!

"Hehe, I told you, Master Ye's pill couldn't be anything less than divine grade!" Ning Siyu laughed.

The senior brother pouted and said, "Although this pill is also divine grade, it's at most on par with the master's; he still loses!"

Xuan Yu shot him a glare and said irritably, "You reckless boy, don't talk nonsense! This round, I have lost! Master Ye's Silver Moon Star Dot Pill is infinitely close to the Ethereal Divine Grade."

The senior brother's gaze sharpened, and he said incredulously, "Master, are you joking? Can... can someone really refine a divine-grade pill to the Ethereal Divine Grade?"

Xuan Yu snorted, "Otherwise, why do you think I called you all here?"

Divine grade is not the end.

Among divine-grade products, there were still five major realms!

Purple Spirit Divine Grade, Void Spirit Divine Grade, Hao Spirit Divine Grade, Xiu Spirit Divine Grade, and the legendary Tong Spirit Divine Grade!

This was just like refining metal—an alchemist could never fully extract one hundred percent of a spirit herb's medicinal efficacy.

The higher the quality of the pill, the greater its purity.

With each of these five stages, the pill's efficacy increased severalfold!

Divine-grade pills were essentially the result of reaching a certain limit of purity.

This limit had stumped countless alchemists.

But even beyond this limit, there was still room for improvement.

However, those who could improve beyond divine grade were extremely rare.

With the senior brother's skill, when refining a three-star divine pill of low difficulty, he could occasionally produce a divine-grade pill by sheer luck, but it would only be the most ordinary Purple Spirit Divine Grade.

As for Void Spirit Divine Grade, the senior brother had never even considered it.

Even if he were to refine a second-tier divine pill or a first-tier divine pill, he could not produce a Void Spirit Divine Grade pill.

But Ye Yuan, refining a three-star divine pill, had come infinitely close to a Void Spirit Divine Pill—this was simply incredible!

Xuan Yu placed the two pills together and said to the four fellow disciples, "Take a look for yourselves. What difference do you see between these two pills?"

The senior brother's gaze sharpened, and he exclaimed, "It's... it's really much more translucent than your pill! What a pity, just a little more and he could have refined a Void Spirit Divine Grade divine pill!"

The senior brother, excited by the sight, momentarily forgot the bet and couldn't help but feel regret.

Void Spirit Divine Grade—that was a legendary rank!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Master Xuan Yu, let's proceed to the next round!"

Xuan Yu nodded and said, "Let's begin. This time, I'll go first!"

The four fellow disciples came to their senses. The senior brother curled his lip and said, "The later pills are definitely going to be harder. I don't believe he can outdo the master on every single one! He's definitely going to have to kowtow!"

But as time went on, they grew more and more shocked.

Ye Yuan's performance was terrifyingly consistent.

As the difficulty of pill refining increased, by the third round, Xuanyu could no longer produce divine-grade divine pills.

But Ye Yuan still produced divine-grade ones!

"This... this defies all reason! The harder the pill, the harder it is to produce a high-grade pill. But why can he always do it?" the senior brother said in shock.

"Yeah, how does this guy manage it? Is he even human?" the second brother, Ding Xun, exclaimed in awe.

"It can only mean that his skill far surpasses these pills, allowing him to perform so consistently! But just what level has he reached?" the third brother marveled.

Ye Yuan's alchemy shattered their understanding of the Dao of alchemy; it was so powerful it made them despair.

They had never dared to imagine that refining divine-grade divine pills could be as easy as eating or drinking!

Soon, the fifth round ended, and Ye Yuan's pill came out of the furnace.

Still divine-grade!

Xuanyu's expression finally turned serious. He finally realized that Ye Yuan hadn't used his full strength in the first round.

If he had gone all out, refining the Void Spirit Divine Pill would have been no problem!

The power of the Dao realm was too terrifying!

"Boom!"

While everyone was still in shock, a loud crash came from outside.

"Ye Yuan, get the hell out here and die! And you, the Divine Lord realm, you dared to meddle in Outer City affairs. The Martial Tower has sent people to arrest you. Come out and surrender!"

Outside the door, Wufeng's shouting could be heard.

A group of obsessed alchemists were in the middle of their heated pill competition, but were interrupted by this shouting. How infuriating!