Chapter 1940: A Gift from an Elder

Crackle, crackle...

Following the aura of the alchemical path, lightning bolts directly blasted into the great hall.

Both Flowing Feather Celestial Venerable and Ye Yuan's expressions changed simultaneously as their hand seals shifted with extreme rapidity.

Those terrifying electric arcs were actually channeled by Flowing Feather Celestial Venerable and Ye Yuan into the cauldrons.

Instantly, countless electric arcs flickered on the Xuanlong Cauldron and the Youlong Cauldron, a breathtaking sight.

"They... they are actually competing for the pill tribulation!" Shen Chang exclaimed.

As alchemists, they all understood how terrifying a pill tribulation of this magnitude was.

In fact, every alchemist, when encountering a pill tribulation, would handle it with care, afraid of making the slightest mistake.

But these two were actually using the pill tribulation to temper their pills!

Not only that, but they were also desperately vying for the pill tribulation, as if afraid there wasn't enough!

These two were absolutely mad!

The elders of the Pill Pavilion were utterly stunned by the scene, at a loss for words.

Streams of electric current entered the cauldrons, and the energy fluctuations within grew increasingly intense, threatening to spiral out of control.

Crack... crack, crack...

Ye Yuan's Youlong Cauldron began to crack.

Shen Chang's expression changed: "No good! The energy of this pill tribulation is too terrifying; Ye Yuan's cauldron can barely withstand it. If we're not careful, it will explode!"

Seeing this, Zi Yu and Qing Yun could not hide their elation.

"Haha, this kid is doomed! If he can't even control his cauldron, how can he refine pills?" Qing Yun laughed loudly.

The Pill Pavilion elders remained silent, knowing that even if Ye Yuan's cauldron exploded, it would not be due to his incompetence.

Although Flowing Feather Celestial Venerable only used a Celestial Profound Treasure, he had nurtured it for millions of years, and its endurance far surpassed that of Ye Yuan's Youlong Cauldron.

The aura generated by their alchemy had nearly reached the peak of fifth-grade divine pills, so the pill tribulation they attracted was beyond what ordinary cauldrons could bear.

Though the Youlong Cauldron was decent, it was somewhat lacking in handling such terrifying energy.

However, Ye Yuan showed no sign of giving up; he remained fully focused on controlling the cauldron and refining the pill.

The two dragons were still locked in battle, and the pill tribulation continued to pour into the cauldrons.

The cracks on the Youlong Cauldron grew more severe, with more and more fissures appearing.

Qing Yun had been waiting for the cauldron to explode, but a long time passed, and the Youlong Cauldron still showed no signs of bursting.

"Wha... what's going on? His cauldron clearly reached its limit long ago, so why hasn't it exploded?" Qing Yun said, frustrated.

The body of the Youlong Cauldron had shattered into small pieces, almost completely fragmented. Logically, it should have exploded by now, yet it stubbornly held together!

Shen Chang said, "His cauldron indeed reached its limit long ago, but Ye Yuan used the power of the Great Dao to forcibly maintain it! His control over the cauldron is simply astonishing!"

Zi Yu and Qing Yun exchanged glances, stunned into silence.

They had never seen anyone with such terrifying control over a cauldron.

Was such a feat even humanly possible?

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

High above, one purple and one white dragon engaged in fierce combat, their momentum growing stronger.

Boom!

Suddenly, after a violent collision, the two dragons shattered and disintegrated!

The two illusory dragons dissolved into specks of light.

And at that moment, Flowing Feather Celestial Venerable and Ye Yuan, as if struck by divine inspiration, abruptly opened their eyes.

The two originally opposing auras began to merge seamlessly!

Ye Yuan's aura gradually merged into Flowing Feather Celestial Lord's aura, and Flowing Feather Celestial Lord's aura slowly merged into Ye Yuan's aura.

It was as if two pills were about to fuse together!

The elders, witnessing this scene—having never seen such a sight—exchanged bewildered glances.

“Aren’t they competing in alchemy? How did it end with them lowering their flags and shaking hands?” Chen Yu said, utterly confused.

“What exactly is going on?” Shen Chang was equally puzzled.

The two auras were like two converging streams, eventually flowing into the vast ocean.

Soon, the two auras merged into one!

A wave of energy radiated from the two of them, sending all the elders flying.

Their cauldrons emitted dazzling light almost simultaneously.

“Condense!”

“Condense!”

At that moment, Flowing Feather Celestial Lord and Ye Yuan both shouted sharply.

The狂暴 aura and countless energies instantly retracted and entered the two cauldrons.

Pill condensation succeeded!

“Haha… exhilarating!” Flowing Feather Celestial Lord’s hearty laughter echoed through the hall.

Indeed, it had been countless years since Flowing Feather Celestial Lord had fought such an exhilarating battle.

As a standout among Seven-Star Pill Gods, Flowing Feather Celestial Lord had few worthy opponents.

Ye Yuan sought a well-matched adversary, and wasn’t he the same?

This battle was thoroughly satisfying.

Crack, crack, crack…

With the successful pill condensation, the Roaming Dragon Cauldron finally could not withstand the strain, shattering into powder.

This showed how terrifying the pill tribulation they had caused was, reducing a Divine Celestial Mysterious Treasure to dust.

Ye Yuan moved like lightning, collecting the pill into a small bottle he had prepared.

“Congratulations, Senior Flowing Feather!” After doing this, Ye Yuan clasped his hands to Flowing Feather Celestial Lord.

Flowing Feather Celestial Lord, clearly in a great mood, laughed and said, “Congratulations to you too! Without you, I wouldn’t have taken this step!”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Senior Flowing Feather’s realm was already there; you only lacked an opportunity. Now it has come naturally—truly worth celebrating!”

Flowing Feather Celestial Lord waved his hand, collected the pill, then gently pushed the Radiant Dragon Cauldron toward Ye Yuan.

“This Radiant Dragon Cauldron has been with me for millions of years. Now that it meets you, it will surely not disgrace its name! I give it to you,” Flowing Feather Celestial Lord said with a smile.

Ye Yuan did not stand on ceremony; he directly accepted the Radiant Dragon Cauldron and bowed, saying, “Thank you, Senior Flowing Feather.”

After the alchemy duel, Ye Yuan naturally knew the power of the Radiant Dragon Cauldron.

The fact that it remained unscathed under such a terrifying pill tribulation spoke volumes.

In the distance, the crowd, hearing their conversation, were stunned speechless.

They understood perfectly what Ye Yuan was congratulating him for.

Especially Zi Yu and Qing Yun, whose faces showed ecstasy; they nearly jumped for joy.

“Master, you… you have comprehended?” Zi Yu stammered.

Flowing Feather Celestial Lord stroked his beard and smiled, “I have comprehended! From today, I will begin seclusion; do not disturb me. Henceforth, Ye Yuan is the Chief Elder of the Pill Chen Pavilion. You must treat him with the respect due an elder. Understood?”

The crowd shuddered with awe and bowed, saying, “We obey your decree, Lord Flowing Feather!”

With that, Flowing Feather Celestial Lord moved and vanished from the hall.

The elders of the Pill Chen Pavilion exchanged bewildered glances, as if lost in clouds and mist.

This battle—who had won?