Chapter 1613: What Is a Genius

Ye Yuan leisurely opened the furnace and took out the pill, while Gu Han was naturally shocked and incredulous.

“G-God grade! How is that possible!” Gu Han exclaimed in shock.

“Why is it impossible?” Ye Yuan said with a faint smile.

Gu Han pointed at Ye Yuan’s pill and said, “How could a three-star divine alchemist refine a god-grade Mingxin Immortal Cloud Pill?”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Since it’s a third-tier divine pill, why can’t a three-star divine alchemist refine a god-grade one? You can’t do it simply because your skill is insufficient.”

Gu Han was rendered speechless. His expression shifted uncertainly, and he gritted his teeth and said, “I don’t accept this! I… let’s compete again!”

Ye Yuan shrugged and said indifferently, “Fine, this time you choose.”

Gu Han gritted his teeth and said, “I want to compete with you in refining the Profound Moon Condensing Qi Pill!”

The Profound Moon Condensing Qi Pill was the limit of Gu Han’s current ability.

If classified by difficulty, it should be at the peak of the sixth tier.

With Gu Han’s current ability, even refining a low-grade one was barely possible.

But at this moment, he no longer cared.

Compared to other geniuses, Gu Han was quite young, only about five or six hundred years old.

But today, he was utterly defeated by a peer who was less than three hundred years old, and he couldn’t bear this humiliation.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “I thought you’d choose something at the seventh-tier difficulty, but in the end, you still chose the sixth tier. Never mind, you don’t need to refine; just watch from the side. After I finish refining, if you think you can surpass me, you can start then.”

Gu Han was furious!

Since he had made a name for himself in Jiangyong Imperial City, he had never been so belittled.

Ye Yuan’s words clearly implied that he was too slow at alchemy!

A sense of humiliation rose in Gu Han’s heart.

These past few days, he had swept through almost all the young geniuses of Tianying Imperial City.

Now, it was his turn.

But before he could agree, Ye Yuan had already begun refining.

Gu Han grew more and more astonished as he watched; he was completely stunned by Ye Yuan’s alchemy skills.

Could a three-star divine alchemist really reach such a level?

The tedious and boring process of alchemy, in Ye Yuan’s hands, actually became beautiful, giving people a sense of joy in comprehending the Dao.

Such a thing was possible?

Gu Han finally understood that he and Ye Yuan were not on the same level at all!

Half an hour passed in an instant. When Ye Yuan successfully condensed the pill, Gu Han could hardly believe his eyes.

A pill at the peak of the sixth-tier difficulty was completed in just half an hour?

How did this guy do it?

Ye Yuan didn’t waste words and directly opened the furnace.

Gu Han stared at the god-grade Profound Moon Condensing Qi Pill, his eyes nearly popping out.

“Well, if you can refine a phantom spirit god-grade Profound Moon Condensing Qi Pill, I’ll admit defeat,” Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Gu Han’s mouth twitched uncontrollably upon hearing this.

Phantom spirit god-grade?

Are you kidding me?

“Haha, my Lord Gu Han, weren’t you quite arrogant just now? Go on, keep being arrogant!”

“My Lord Gu Han, weren’t you claiming that Tianying Imperial City has no one?”

“My Lord Gu Han, now that you’ve lost, who will Jiangyong Imperial City send next?”

“Hey, you lost, now bow to our Elder Ye!”

“What genius! What invincible among peers! Before Elder Ye, you’re all trash!”

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The onlooking spectators had long been unable to hold back, and now they all erupted.

They kept calling him “my Lord Gu Han,” mocking and ridiculing him to the extreme.

After a month of suppression, they could finally hold their heads high!

Originally, friendly competitions among young geniuses were nothing special.

But this Gu Han was too arrogant; when others lost, they had to bow and call him Lord Gu Han.

With him being so arrogant, how could the people of Tianying Imperial City be pleased?

At this moment, if they didn’t mock Gu Han, when would they?

Ye Yuan looked at Gu Han and smiled, “What does silence mean? Are you not admitting defeat? The young geniuses of Jiangyong Imperial City are nothing more than this!”

Gu Han was completely dazed at this moment and hadn’t yet reacted to Ye Yuan’s identity as an elder.

But Gu Han wasn’t alone; several of his senior brothers were also present.

At this moment, a young man holding a sword slowly stepped out from the crowd, staring intently at Ye Yuan, and said, “Brother, they call you Elder Ye. Why is that?”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “They call me elder because I am an elder of the Alchemy Tower.”

The sword-holding young man and Gu Han both changed expression, their eyes full of shock.

With so many people present, Ye Yuan naturally couldn’t lie.

So, this young man before them was really an elder of the Alchemy Tower?

How absurd!

After the shock, the sword-holding young man bowed to Ye Yuan and said, “Since you are an elder of the Alchemy Tower, coming out now to deal with my junior brother is somewhat like bullying the younger, isn’t it?”

Ye Yuan looked at the sword-holding young man and said indifferently, “If your junior brother had my strength, he too could become an elder. The key is not my identity, but strength! Didn’t he say he wanted to challenge the geniuses of Tianying Imperial City? I, Ye, am not talented, but I consider myself the same age as your junior brother and of similar cultivation level. That shouldn’t count as bullying the younger, should it?”

Ye Yuan’s words left both of them speechless.

Indeed, Ye Yuan had become an elder through his strength.

But in fact, Ye Yuan was the same age as them, even younger!

His coming to answer the challenge could not be criticized.

The sword-holding young man said solemnly, “Regardless, Elder Ye’s status is what it is. You shouldn’t have interfered in our young generation’s sparring.”

Ye Yuan stared intently and said, “So you mean, it’s only acceptable if you win, but not if Tianying Imperial City wins?”

The sword-holding young man looked embarrassed, finding that this Elder Ye was not easy to deal with.

However, Gu Han, being young and impetuous, was deeply stung by Ye Yuan’s words.

In a fit of hotheadedness, he declared loudly, “Elder Ye, is it? I admit you are my peer, and I admit I cannot match you in alchemy! But I still refuse to accept! To me, alchemy is merely an aid; the martial path is the true way! Elder Ye, I, Gu, am not talented and wish to challenge you in martial arts. Do you dare to accept?”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s faces showed a strange expression.

If it were before, they would naturally think Ye Yuan couldn’t beat Gu Han.

But now, Ye Yuan was known as the number one in the Martial Tower!

Two years ago, he was the only one who had emerged from the spatial inheritance.

Such monstrous talent, who could compare?

This Gu Han truly wouldn’t give up until he hit the wall, wouldn’t shed tears until he saw the coffin!

The sword-holding young man also said indifferently, “Elder Ye, a true genius should excel in both alchemy and martial arts! Since you are an elder of Tianying Imperial City, you must have considerable achievements in martial arts. If you can also defeat my junior brother in martial arts, we will naturally be convinced!”

Gu Han said, “Elder Ye, if you can defeat me in martial arts as well, I will kowtow to you three times!”

Ye Yuan glanced at the two of them and said helplessly, “Since you put it that way, I, this elder, will oblige.”