Chapter 1921 Tong'er Apologizes

"Hey, I may not understand, but I know that the master never fails! He might not be a match for True God Realm cultivators, but when it comes to alchemy, no one can surpass him!"

Hearing Tong'er's words, Ning Tianping was also quite disdainful.

Although he knew Tong'er was a Venerable-level expert, Tong'er's attitude irritated him.

Having followed Ye Yuan for so long, Ning Tianping had developed blind faith in him.

This wasn't personal worship, but a confidence built up in his heart from the countless miracles he had witnessed by Ye Yuan's side.

This confidence was almost unshakable.

At least in alchemy, Ye Yuan had never failed!

No matter how difficult the pill, it was effortless in Ye Yuan's hands.

Especially after breaking through to the Divine Lord realm, Ye Yuan's alchemy skills became increasingly miraculous, so Ning Tianping naturally had no doubt.

Tong'er looked at Ning Tianping as if he were an idiot and said calmly, "Perhaps this Rain of Mending Dreams Pill is his greatest challenge yet! I'm not saying he can't refine it, but... there's a high chance he'll fail."

"Im! pos! si! ble!" Ning Tianping replied with three resounding words.

Tong'er was taken aback and snorted, "Unreasonable!"

Just then, Xiao Feng suddenly spoke up, "Tong'er is not wrong. Perhaps... this will be Brother Ye's greatest challenge so far! This Rain of Mending Dreams Pill is different from the pills he's encountered before."

Xiao Feng explained the peculiarities of the Rain of Mending Dreams Pill to Ning Tianping and Bai Chen.

Being an alchemist himself, he naturally understood the intricacies.

After hearing his explanation, Ning Tianping and Bai Chen's expressions turned grave.

"When it comes to alchemy, do you think I know less than you? It's just a fifth-grade divine pill. If Ye Yuan was confident, would I have waited until he reached the Dao Realm perfection to bring it up? Two clueless brats!" Tong'er said irritably.

Ning Tianping fell silent, but soon he raised his head and said to Tong'er, "Anyway, the master cannot fail. Just wait and see!"

Tong'er was taken aback again and snorted, "Utterly foolish!"

...

In the blink of an eye, over thirty days passed, and Ye Yuan still hadn't come out.

Ning Tianping finally realized that Tong'er and Xiao Feng hadn't been exaggerating.

He had never seen Ye Yuan spend so much time on a single pill.

Outside the door, Ning Tianping paced back and forth, looking agitated.

"Stop pacing, you're making me dizzy!" Tong'er said irritably.

"Hmph! The master is refining a pill for you, yet you don't seem worried at all! If anything happens to the master, I won't let you off!" Ning Tianping snorted.

Creak!

Just then, the door opened from inside, and a figure, utterly exhausted, slowly walked out.

"Master! Are... are you alright?" Seeing Ye Yuan's state, Ning Tianping nearly jumped up and quickly went to support him.

At this moment, Ye Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, his hair disheveled, and he looked as if he had been seriously ill.

In Ning Tianping's memory, Ye Yuan always refined pills with such ease and effortlessness—when had he ever looked like this?

Ye Yuan waved his hand weakly and said, "Just excessive mental energy consumption. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."

Tong'er stood up, his expression changing as he looked at Ye Yuan.

"Failed?"

The Rain of Mending Dreams Pill had been passed down from the ancestors of Huangling Void Realm.

Over countless years, Huangling Void Realm had gathered the ingredients several times, but no one had ever succeeded in refining it.

Even the peak七星 Divine Pill Masters who had appeared in the past had never succeeded.

It wasn't that they couldn't refine high-quality pills, but that they had never formed a pill!

Not once!

And this pill was merely a fifth-grade divine pill, which showed how difficult it was to refine.

So Tong'er hadn't held much hope for Ye Yuan.

Whoosh!

A streak of light flew over; Tong'er reached out and caught a small bottle.

Instantly, his expression froze!

Tong'er looked at Ye Yuan in shock and said, "You... you actually succeeded!"

A smile appeared on Ye Yuan's face, and he said, "Heh, this pill really packed a punch; it nearly killed me! Honestly, in all my years of alchemy, this was the most exhausting one! But... I managed to succeed, by luck."

"By... luck?" Tong'er stared at Ye Yuan, utterly astonished.

He was an alchemist himself and naturally knew how mentally taxing it was to refine a pill.

But he knew Ye Yuan's alchemy skills all too well!

Even if a七星 Divine Pill Master were brought in now, when it came to refining fifth-grade divine pills, they might not be better than Ye Yuan.

The fact that Ye Yuan was so drained showed how much effort he had put into this pill!

A wisp of divine sense sank into the small bottle, and Tong'er felt as if struck by lightning.

Thud!

"Oink! Oink!"

Treasure Pig fell to the ground, squealing in protest.

But Tong'er didn't react at all; he was still in shock.

"A... a Hao Ling Divine Pill! How... how did you do it?" Tong'er looked at Ye Yuan as if he were a prehistoric monster.

This pill had never been refined before, and perhaps in the Tongtian Realm, this pill formula didn't even exist.

Yet Ye Yuan not only refined it but also achieved an extremely high standard, turning it into a Hao Ling Divine Pill!

Though both were ninth-grade difficulty, the Jade Flower Heart Healing Pill and the Rain of Mending Dreams Pill were incomparable.

Ye Yuan had no way to familiarize himself with the properties of those herbs; he could only deduce them bit by bit.

Under such circumstances, even producing a top-grade pill would have been remarkable.

But Ye Yuan had produced a perfect pill!

Tong'er truly didn't know what words to use to describe the shock he felt inside.

Ning Tianping, however, wasn't as deeply affected and laughed heartily, "Hahaha, what did I say? When the master takes action, he never fails! In the way of alchemy, he is invincible!"

At this moment, Ning Tianping looked like a victor.

Over the past month, he had been worried about Ye Yuan, but his faith in him had never wavered.

Facts proved he was right!

Tong'er opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that his understanding of Ye Yuan was still too superficial.

Over the past month, he had thought Ning Tianping's faith in Ye Yuan was too blind.

But now he found that wasn't the case.

For someone of Ye Yuan's age to achieve such terrifying accomplishments in alchemy, he simply couldn't be judged by common sense.

So Ning Tianping's confidence might not be blind worship.

No, not might—it definitely wasn't!

Tong'er looked at Ning Tianping and sighed deeply, "Alright, I admit I was wrong! I underestimated Ye Yuan. His strength doesn't come from his power. That kid's future achievements are unimaginable!"

Ning Tianping was stunned—this arrogant Venerable expert had actually apologized to him?