Chapter 1914: The Golden Emperor Capital

The Holy Ancestor High Priest left behind a legacy, giving Ye Yuan a clear understanding of the realm of alchemy.

Before the Dao realm is the Initial realm, which is superficial, with a vague understanding of the Dao. First acquaintance with alchemy is the Initial realm.

Alchemists in the Initial realm refine pills entirely by experience, having not yet entered the gate, so it is difficult for them to produce high-quality pills.

After the Initial realm comes the Dao realm. Alchemists in the Dao realm have already comprehended the great Dao, refining pills with ease, and even producing divine-grade pills effortlessly.

Ye Yuan entered this realm when he first triggered the heavenly sound of the Dao.

Now, after a hundred years of Dao comprehension, creating the Soul-Merging Dao Pill, his insights into the soul and alchemy have grown increasingly profound, and the Dao realm has finally reached perfection.

As Ye Yuan expected, the comprehension of the Soul-Merging Dao Pill gave him a tremendous understanding of alchemy.

Although he is still in the deduction stage, it has already brought him great benefit.

According to the legacy left by the Holy Ancestor High Priest, there is a higher realm beyond the Dao realm, which is the Ancestor realm.

The Medicine Ancestor and the Holy Ancestor High Priest are in this realm.

The Ancestor realm is a much longer realm. It is not only the two of them who have reached this realm; some Supreme Heavenly Emperors can also reach it, but these two have clearly gone further.

Ye Yuan has reached perfection in the Dao realm, only one step away from the Ancestor realm, but this step is too, too difficult.

Alchemists who can reach perfection in the Dao realm are also few and far between, mostly formidable figures among the seven-star and eight-star ranks.

As for the Ancestor realm, it is even rarer.

Ye Yuan had now reached the pinnacle of the Dao realm, and it could be said that in his understanding of the alchemical Dao, he had surpassed over ninety percent of the alchemists in the Tongtian Realm!

And yet, he was only at the fifth rank.

Over the past ten-plus years, Tianying had undergone earth-shaking changes.

During this decade, a large number of Divine Lord-level experts had emerged, and those at the Divine Lord realm were too numerous to count. The overall strength of Tianying had risen by a significant level.

Most importantly, the imperial city of Tianying had become a small-scale holy land of the alchemical Dao.

Now, alchemists from other places who came hoping to join the Alchemy Tower were countless.

The Alchemy Tower had also established a strict set of assessment standards to select talents.

When Ye Yuan emerged from seclusion, Tong'er and Treasure Pig were already waiting outside.

Seeing Ye Yuan, Treasure Pig shot over with a whoosh and directly burrowed into Ye Yuan's arms, its fawning intent very obvious.

"Hmph, hmph..."

Treasure Pig seemed to have noticed Ye Yuan's difference and squealed very cheerfully.

Tong'er sensed something, a strange glint flashing in her eyes as she said, "The mind is like white clouds, always at ease; the will is like flowing water, going wherever it pleases. You... have reached the pinnacle of the Dao realm?"

The pinnacle of the Dao realm was a profound and mysterious state, and very, very few could touch it.

But Tong'er was originally a person of the Dao realm, so she could naturally perceive the change in Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "After ten years in seclusion, I have finally gained some insight. Yes, I have reached the pinnacle!"

Hearing this, Tong'er's mouth twitched slightly, and his gaze toward Ye Yuan grew complicated.

As a Seven-Star Divine Alchemist who could satisfy Baozhu, Tong'er's strength needed no elaboration.

In fact, he had long stepped into the Dao Realm, and his alchemy skills far surpassed those of alchemists of the same rank.

"You brat, you're really a freak! Could it be that you've truly comprehended the Soul-Controlling Fusion Dao Pill?" Tong'er asked in disbelief.

Ye Yuan smiled wryly. "How is that possible? I haven't even touched the medicinal herbs; I only have some direction. As for whether it will succeed, that depends on Bai Chen's fortune."

Tong'er's heart trembled. For Ye Yuan to say this meant he must have some confidence.

Creating a new pill, especially one of such extreme difficulty, was no simple matter. It required countless deductions and failures before success could be achieved.

Suddenly, Tong'er looked at Ye Yuan with blazing eyes and said, "The resources of Tianying simply cannot support you in completing this pill formula. What do you plan to do?"

Ye Yuan nodded. "I know, so I intend to go to the Golden Splendor Imperial Capital and hope to reach a cooperation with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. That way, we won't lack medicinal herbs."

Tong'er suddenly said, "Since you've reached perfection in the Dao Realm, I need you to help me refine a pill."

Ye Yuan's eyes lit up. "Of course, no problem! But a fifth-grade divine pill seems useless for you, doesn't it?"

Tong'er shook his head. "The cultivation technique of my lineage is quite peculiar. Although it allows for rapid cultivation, every five hundred thousand years, we undergo a rejuvenation that lasts a thousand years! Each time I rejuvenate, my body, appearance, and strength revert to that of a seven- or eight-year-old child. During that millennium, I cannot cultivate and can only remain at the strength of that age. However, our lineage has left behind several pill formulas; taking the corresponding pill can restore the matching strength. At your current realm, with your perfection in the Dao Realm, the pill you refine should allow me to recover to the True God Realm."

"So that's how it is! No problem, leave this to me." Ye Yuan suddenly understood, finally knowing why Tong'er had become like this.

But Ye Yuan also grew interested. If Tong'er could recover to the True God Realm, then Tianying Imperial City would undoubtedly gain a true powerhouse.

At that time, even against the three major forces of the Nine Xu Imperial Capital, they would have the means to defend themselves.

Ye Yuan looked at the pill formula and couldn't help but get a headache.

This pill, called the Rain-Dreaming Pill, was a super fifth-grade divine pill of ninth-grade difficulty, extremely hard to refine.

In fact, it was even more challenging than the Sun-Moon Azure Sky Pill.

Every medicinal herb listed was extremely rare; no wonder Tong'er had never brought this up until now.

…

After giving some instructions, Ye Yuan left Tianying Imperial City with Bai Chen, Ning Tianping, Tong'er, Baozhu, and Xiao Feng from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

A thousand years had passed, and Xiao Feng's strength was no longer what it used to be.

However, he was already too old; his potential had long been exhausted. Even with Ye Yuan's help, his progress was very limited.

Now, he still remained at the realm of a Four-Star Divine Alchemist.

But for Xiao Feng, this current realm was already beyond what he had dared to imagine.

Having come this far, he was naturally extremely grateful to Ye Yuan.

In the Purple Extreme Hall, the group sat facing each other.

"This trip will trouble Brother Xiao," Ye Yuan said.

Xiao Feng smiled bitterly. "Brother Ye, you flatter me. I'm just a mere Four-Star Divine Alchemist, not even a bit player in the Grand Imperial Capital. For this trip, I'm afraid you'll have to rely on your own strength! But one thing you can rest assured: most cities under the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion prioritize making money as their top priority. As long as there's profit to be made, they won't refuse."

Ye Yuan nodded. "I've heard that the Drifting Feather Heavenly Lord, who governs the Golden Splendor Imperial Capital, is himself a Seven-Star Divine Alchemist with profound alchemy skills, not inferior to the experts under the Medicine Ancestor. I wonder if I'll have the chance to witness his elegance this time!"