Chapter 1754: A Different Story Now

The Priest Hall was a place exclusively for priests to refine pills, and occasionally elders would also come here to refine pills and give lectures.

At this moment, the Priest Hall was packed with people, all coming to watch the battle.

A priest dueling in alchemy with a low-level apprentice—this was big news, and it quickly spread throughout the temple.

They all wanted to see what kind of low-level apprentice was so arrogant and domineering as to dare challenge a priest.

Moreover, this priest was one of the most powerful in alchemy among the priests!

"Is that the kid? He looks pretty ordinary!"

"Ordinary? Heh, this kid is no pushover! He fought Chi Feng in the Tianlu Pavilion over fire control and won twice!"

"That doesn't mean much; fire control and alchemy are two different things. Chi Feng clearly wants revenge. He's at the peak of the late fourth stage, while that kid just entered the mid fourth stage. With Chi Feng's strength, he won't give Ye Yuan a chance."

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Some martial artists were extremely skilled in fire control and used it as a means to fight enemies, even reaching a level of mastery that could be described as superb.

However, fire control and alchemy were two different matters.

In the alchemy of the demon race, which was based on the essence of the Demon God, realm was even more important than in the human race.

If Chi Feng were a fool, it would be one thing, but he wasn't.

Although his alchemy wasn't the strongest among the priests, it was enough to rank in the top ten, showing his extraordinary skill.

Priests who could rank in the top ten were all very powerful.

In the future, they might even become elders!

That was why Chi Feng was so arrogant and disdainful.

In the inner hall, three figures were observing the situation in the Priest Hall through a light screen in front of them.

"Ni Kun, in your opinion, who will win this alchemy duel?" Shi Yu said.

Ni Kun said solemnly, "Do you even need to ask? Of course, Chi Feng! That kid has extremely high talent and great strength, but that day during the apprentice assessment, he should have reached his limit, right? After all, the refinement of Demon God Pills and Divine Pills are two completely different systems."

Ku Mu also nodded and said, "Ye Yuan's talent is indeed terrifying. Give him a year or half a year, and his strength will definitely surpass all the priests. But ten-odd days is not enough to change anything."

Shi Yu, however, said, "But I heard that this kid spent over ten days in the Tianlu Pavilion and has probably become familiar with Demon God Pills."

Ni Kun sneered, "So what? If reading a few classics could lead to rapid improvement in strength, then Demon God Pills wouldn't be so valuable. Besides, in ten-odd days, how many classics could he have read?"

Shi Yu thought for a moment and nodded, "You're right. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

In fact, his view was the same as Ni Kun's and Ku Mu's; he thought Ye Yuan couldn't win.

But for some reason, he always felt that Ye Yuan might not lose so easily.

Even though he also thought this idea was very absurd.

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Chi Feng looked at Ye Yuan and sneered, "Fool, do you think that just because you're good at fire control, you're invincible? Today, I'll show you the gap between a priest and a priest apprentice!"

Ye Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Why do you talk so much nonsense? If nonsense could represent strength, then your strength would indeed be great, and I'd be afraid of losing!"

Chi Feng's face darkened, and he said angrily, "Sharp-tongued brat, let's see how long you can keep up your arrogance!"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Alright, let's start. Don't say I'm bullying you; I'll let you get a head start of an hour!"

Chi Feng was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Let me get a head start of an hour? Kid, you sure can brag! Fine, let's see how you catch up!"

At this, many people looked askance, thinking Ye Yuan was too arrogant.

He didn't look like a priest apprentice at all, but rather an elder.

However, someone in the crowd suddenly spoke up, "Lord Chi Feng, don't fall for this kid's trick! He doesn't know how to refine Demon God Pills at all; he wants to steal your technique!"

These words drew the attention of many.

Ye Yuan looked over in surprise and saw an old acquaintance—Mu Yuanchun!

Apparently, this alchemy duel had also caught his attention.

Chi Feng saw that it was also a low-level apprentice and was slightly surprised. He said solemnly, "Steal my technique? What nonsense are you talking? If he could steal my technique while I'm refining pills, you're overestimating him."

Mu Yuanchun said gravely, "Lord Chi Feng, I took the priest apprentice assessment with him. This kid refines pills extremely fast, but he was always stealing techniques on the side, and in the end, he refined a top-grade Demon God Pill! He wants you to go first, definitely with ill intentions!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was in an uproar!

Stealing techniques on the side and then refining a top-grade Demon God Pill—how could that sound so awkward?

But if what Mu Yuanchun said was true, then Ye Yuan's alchemy talent was too terrifying, wasn't it?

Chi Feng's expression changed, and he thought to himself how close it was.

He looked at Ye Yuan and snorted, "Kid, so this was your plan? Let's refine together!"

Seeing that Chi Feng had come to his senses, Mu Yuanchun looked smug.

He was very pleased to see Ye Yuan suffer a setback.

The pill for this alchemy duel was chosen by Chi Feng; it was a fourth-grade Demon God Pill of considerable difficulty.

He didn't believe that Ye Yuan could refine such a difficult pill in such a short time.

Ye Yuan, however, looked completely indifferent and said calmly, "As you wish. Let's begin."

Ye Yuan's magnanimity caught Mu Yuanchun off guard.

Could it be that he was truly confident?

But it had only been a little over ten days; how was that possible?

The refining began. Chi Feng's alchemy was smooth and fluid, already showing the style of a master.

The top ten priests were indeed not to be underestimated.

In contrast, Ye Yuan's technique was still somewhat unfamiliar.

They guessed correctly; after all, only a little over ten days had passed, and Ye Yuan hadn't had the chance to refine Demon God Pills.

This was his second time refining a Demon God Pill.

The pill Chi Feng chose was called the Eightfold Thunderclap Pill.

This formula was naturally not very profound, and Ye Yuan had already seen it in the Tianlu Pavilion.

However, a fourth-grade pill was far more difficult than the Dark Cloud Spring Pill.

Given Ye Yuan's current situation, it was indeed somewhat challenging.

Of course, that was only relative to Divine Pills.

Ye Yuan was not lacking in alchemy experience; his alchemy skills had been honed through countless trials.

Although Demon God Pills were a different system, that didn't prevent him from quickly getting the hang of it.

With the theoretical foundation from over ten days in the Tianlu Pavilion, Ye Yuan was no longer the same as before.

Everyone, including Shi Yu, had misjudged him!

These ten-odd days had brought earth-shaking changes for Ye Yuan.

Except for his still-very-unfamiliar technique, he had made tremendous progress in everything else.

In less than an hour, Ye Yuan finished refining his pill.

Seeing Ye Yuan's refining speed, the crowd was amazed, thinking that Mu Yuanchun had indeed spoken the truth.

This guy's refining speed was too fast.

But could the quality be guaranteed?