Chapter 2020: Yun Yi

"Yes, yes, yes, my lord. It was all because they were blind and offended you. Please, my lord, do not take offense. This Grandmaster Token is not something that servants like them could recognize." Qin Chong broke out in a cold sweat and quickly said.

How revered was the status of someone who possessed the Grandmaster Token? How could he possibly afford to provoke such a person?

Such an existence could decide his life or death with a single word.

Although he was at the ninth level of the True God realm, in the eyes of a Venerable, he was nothing more than an ant.

Even the city lord would not offend a big shot with a Grandmaster Token over a mere True God realm cultivator.

Of course, the appearance of the Grandmaster Token in Ye Yuan's hands was indeed shocking to him, even unimaginable.

But a Grandmaster Token was a Grandmaster Token; Qin Chong had no doubt about its authenticity.

In this Southern Border region, who could snatch the Grandmaster Token from the hands of seven big shots?

Ye Yuan's strength was not even enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of the big shots, let alone that he could have snatched it.

Moreover, even if the Grandmaster Token were snatched, it wouldn't be usable!

Thus, although he found it a hundred times unbelievable, Qin Chong still dared not be the least bit careless.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said helplessly, "I just wanted to enter the city, but they insisted I was a fraud. Hmm... may I go in now?"

Qin Chong nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course, of course. The Grandmaster's residence has already been arranged. This humble one will lead the way for you!"

Ye Yuan nodded and followed him.

Ning Siyu felt great satisfaction seeing the expressions of Zheng Buqun and the others.

"You bunch of fools, you don't even recognize the Grandmaster Token, yet you dare to throw your weight around here. I can only say you are ignorant! You mocked my master, but you don't realize that you yourselves are the most ridiculous! Your level is far too low!"

With that, Ning Siyu followed Ye Yuan, leaving the group dumbfounded.

Zheng Buqun still looked incredulous, muttering, "That was the Grandmaster Token? This... how is this possible?"

The young man surnamed Duan wore an expression as if he had seen a ghost and said, "A grandmaster at the third level of True God? This... could it be a mistake?"

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The grandmaster's residence was grand and imposing, rich in spiritual energy, undoubtedly a piece of feng shui treasure land.

The residence was built around a lake, with a small lake in the center.

Qin Chong cautiously led Ye Yuan into Danfeng Courtyard and settled him in.

Seeing Qin Chong's hesitant expression, Ye Yuan said indifferently, "If you have something to ask, just ask. A tall man like you, why are you being so fussy?"

Qin Chong smiled ingratiatingly and said, "May I ask which city lord invited Master Ye?"

Qin Chong naturally knew of the Seven Venerables, and Ye Yuan was clearly not among them, so he must have been invited by one of the Heavenly Venerables.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "I was invited by the Flowing Feather Heavenly Venerable."

Qin Chong's gaze sharpened, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Flowing Feather Heavenly Venerable?"

Ye Yuan asked curiously, "What, is there something wrong?"

Qin Chong quickly forced a smile and said, "No... nothing wrong."

Although he had a hot temper, he was not so superficial in dealing with people; it was just that Ye Yuan's grandmaster token was too unexpected.

Ye Yuan frowned and snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm young and easy to fool?"

Qin Chong's expression changed, knowing he couldn't bluff his way out, so he had to smile bitterly and say, "How... how could that be? In previous years, Flowing Feather Heavenly Venerable always invited the Purple Wing Heavenly Venerable from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. I didn't expect... that this time he invited Master Ye?"

Hearing this, Ye Yuan frowned and fell into thought.

He had agreed to Flowing Feather Heavenly Venerable before, but had forgotten about this matter.

Since each city lord had another grandmaster slot, it must have been filled by someone of similar standing before!

Now that this slot was given to him, wouldn't that offend another grandmaster?

Thinking of this, Ye Yuan felt a headache coming on.

The Flowing Feather Celestial Lord had granted himself an extremely high status, but he was also putting himself in a precarious position.

Beside him, Qin Chong's mind was also stirring as he speculated about Ye Yuan's identity.

Could it be that this Ye Yuan was from the Ten Thousand Treasures Dojo, a newly emerged genius from that place?

His coming to the Cloud Alchemy Convention this time was probably just to gain some experience.

But giving him a Master Token seemed a bit too heavy, didn't it?

With Ye Yuan's level of strength, if he truly wanted to see the sights, wouldn't it be more meaningful to spar with those of the younger generation?

After thinking it over, Qin Chong felt something was off.

Ye Yuan's martial arts strength was extremely formidable, easily fighting above his level—so how strong could his alchemy be?

This was the Cloud Alchemy Convention, not a martial arts tournament.

At this thought, Qin Chong's disdain for Ye Yuan only grew.

Well, well! A martial arts expert comes to the Cloud Alchemy Convention pretending to be a master!

When the time comes, you'll be the one looking foolish.

He was almost certain that Ye Yuan was one of those arrogant, self-indulgent rich brats.

Having stayed too long at the Celestial Emperor's Dojo, he came out looking for fun—wasn't that obvious from the pretty maidservant by his side?

Of course, he could only keep these thoughts to himself and would never voice them.

"Alright, you may go. Oh, and her name is Ning Siyu. Arrange for her to participate in the Cloud Alchemy Convention," Ye Yuan said.

"Yes, sir." Qin Chong was completely baffled but still acknowledged and left.

Could this kid be attending the Cloud Alchemy Convention for the sake of that girl?

For a mere five-star Divine Alchemist, he occupied a Master's slot—how capricious!

...

The news of a True God Third Heaven Master soon spread throughout the inner city.

Beyond the shock, there was more indignation.

A mere True God Third Heaven—what virtue or ability did he have to receive a Master Token?

After all, the city was teeming with six-star Divine Alchemists, many of them young and talented, as well as highly respected six-star peak Divine Alchemists.

Which of them wasn't better than Ye Yuan?

Especially after learning that Ye Yuan was just over a thousand years old and quite skilled in martial arts, this indignation spread even further.

At that moment, seven or eight alchemy prodigies were gathered at a tavern, discussing the matter.

"Brother Yunyi, you have no idea how arrogant that kid is. He claims to be the number one alchemy genius! But if anyone deserves that title, it's you, Brother Yunyi!" The speaker was Zheng Buqun.

Ever since learning that Ye Yuan held a Master Token, he had been deeply resentful.

A mere True God Third Heaven—how could he be worthy of a Master Token?

Ye Yuan's "arrogant words" showed that he had no regard for the Zheng family.

This was an insult he could not swallow.

But since Ye Yuan had a Master Token, he had to swallow it whether he liked it or not.

However, just because he couldn't do anything about Ye Yuan didn't mean others couldn't.

Yunyi was a genius alchemist at this Cloud Alchemy Convention, one of the very few prodigies who had broken through to the Dao realm.

Barring accidents, the championship of this Cloud Alchemy Convention would be decided among these Dao realm experts.

Moreover, Yunyi had a special status—he was the great-grandson of the Dan Yu Celestial Lord and held an extremely noble position in the Cloud Alchemy Imperial Capital.

With him around, bringing down that arrogant kid would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?

At the very least, he would be disgraced and forced to leave the Cloud Alchemy Imperial Capital in shame.