Chapter 2029: As You Wish!

"Hahaha... Didn't I say it? With such a combination, it's impossible to refine the Seven Treasures Cloud Wind Pill!"

Seeing Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable fail, Zheng Qiyuan was instantly overjoyed.

But no one echoed him.

His laughter gradually faded, and Zheng Qiyuan looked embarrassed, so he had to force a couple of dry laughs to cover it up.

However, his gaze toward Ye Yuan grew even more venomous.

If not for this kid, he wouldn't have been isolated by everyone.

Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable looked at Ye Yuan and said, "Master Ye, during my refining just now, there was always a wood-type force disrupting it, and the pill simply couldn't coalesce. This method... won't work!"

The others all looked at Ye Yuan with worried expressions.

Once he failed, Ye Yuan would never be able to refine pills again in this life.

For an alchemist, that was worse than death.

Especially since Ye Yuan's attainments in the Dao of Alchemy were so profound.

But Ye Yuan acted as if nothing was wrong, merely saying calmly, "Since it doesn't work, switch to the second method."

Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable nodded and began refining according to the second plan.

Ye Yuan watched calmly, but his view of Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable gradually changed.

It seemed he had misunderstood him.

Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable was clearly different from the others; he hadn't come to embarrass Ye Yuan but purely to test his skill.

Ye Yuan could tell this from his attitude during the refining.

With Ye Yuan's eyesight, even if Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable had made the slightest cheating move, how could it have escaped his notice?

But the failure of the first plan was clearly due to the combination of spiritual herbs, not because Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable hadn't put in effort.

Time passed bit by bit, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable's forehead.

His control over the cauldron was becoming increasingly strained.

Finally, with another "pfft" sound, he failed again!

All the Celestial Venerables' expressions shifted slightly. This was the second failure, meaning Ye Yuan had no way out.

"Hey, Brother Flowing Radiance, this time it was the fire-type force causing trouble, right? Next time, it should be the thunder-type! Such a basic mistake, any alchemist would avoid it, yet he swore it would definitely succeed—how absurd! In my opinion, he knows nothing about the Dao of Alchemy and is just a show-off! Those earlier remarks were probably taught to him by Brother Fluttering Feather."

Two failures boosted Zheng Qiyuan's confidence, and he became more certain his view was correct.

After all, how could a pure wind-type pill mixed with other attributes be fused?

Purple Wing Celestial Venerable frowned slightly and said, "Master Ye, how about... we just forget it? If you speak up, Brother Fluttering Feather and I will vouch for you, and no one will dare to do anything to you!"

Hearing this, Zheng Qiyuan's expression changed.

"Brother Purple Wing, are you trying to use your authority to bully others?" Zheng Qiyuan said darkly.

Purple Wing Celestial Venerable said calmly, "What if I am?"

"You!" Zheng Qiyuan was momentarily speechless.

In this Southern Border region, Purple Wing Celestial Venerable was manageable, but Fluttering Feather Celestial Venerable's status was too revered.

His Zheng family was at best a third-rate holy land, far inferior even to Emperor Jin Huan.

Now that Ye Yuan was about to lose, Purple Wing Celestial Venerable was siding with him—didn't he mind that Ye Yuan had snatched his Master Token?

Just then, Ye Yuan said calmly, "Brother Purple Wing, I appreciate your kindness. But I always keep my word and won't go back on it. Isn't there still one more plan? The outcome is not yet decided!"

Hearing this, the Celestial Venerables shook their heads inwardly.

So young after all!

To ruin a bright future for a moment of pride—was it necessary?

Moreover, there were big shots like Fluttering Feather Celestial Venerable and Purple Wing Celestial Venerable to vouch for him.

Zheng Qiyuan, however, was overjoyed inside, but sneered on the surface, "Kid, stop being so high-sounding. Aren't you just emboldened by Brother Fluttering Feather's backing?"

Ye Yuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "You're just trying to provoke me into swearing a Heavenly Dao oath, aren't you? As you wish!"

With that, Ye Yuan swore a Heavenly Dao oath in front of everyone.

Everyone was dumbfounded!

This... this kid was too willful, wasn't he?

At this point, Ye Yuan's chances of winning were extremely slim, yet he had sworn a Heavenly Dao oath.

Now, even if Fluttering Feather Celestial Venerable had heaven-reaching means, there was nothing he could do.

"Now, it's your turn." Ye Yuan looked at Zheng Qiyuan and said calmly.

Zheng Qiyuan chuckled and said, "You're bound to lose this bet. What's the harm in me swearing a Heavenly Dao oath?"

With that, Zheng Qiyuan also swore a Heavenly Dao oath.

Purple Wing Celestial Venerable shook his head, looking regretful.

Ye Yuan was, after all, a member of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower. To lose his ability to refine pills over such a trivial dispute was truly a pity.

"Brother Flowing Radiance, begin!" Zheng Qiyuan said with a full smile, looking at Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable.

Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable sighed softly and began the third refining.

Time ticked by, and the cauldron remained very calm, the process proceeding step by step.

After more than an hour, the cauldron suddenly began to tremble. Zheng Qiyuan saw this and could no longer hide his excitement, exclaiming joyfully, "Hahaha... It can't hold on any longer! I told you, how could thunder attribute be integrated into a wind-type pill?"

All the Celestial Venerables' expressions changed, showing regret.

This time, Ye Yuan had truly lost completely!

Purple Wing Celestial Venerable sighed and looked at Ye Yuan, only to find him calm, without a trace of worry.

Was this kid really an outsider, so he didn't care about not being able to refine pills?

But that shouldn't be!

In the blink of an eye, a hundred breaths passed, and the cauldron was still trembling.

Another quarter-hour passed, and the cauldron continued to tremble.

An hour passed, and the cauldron was still trembling.

But the pill had not been ruined!

Zheng Qiyuan was already extremely anxious, inwardly praying frantically for the pill to fail.

Yet the refining continued steadily.

Suddenly, the cauldron shook, and before Zheng Qiyuan could rejoice, the trembling completely subsided.

Zheng Qiyuan's face instantly fell.

"This... how is this possible? It didn't fail!"

"Could it be that this third plan can actually succeed?"

"Incredible! Now it seems the thunder attribute has completely calmed down and should have been integrated into the pill!"

...

Around them, exclamations of amazement arose.

This outcome was unexpected for all of them.

Thunder attribute was the most violent and hardest to fuse, yet after the cauldron trembled for over an hour, it had actually fused successfully!

Just then, Flowing Radiance Celestial Venerable's face lit up with excitement, and he shouted, "Coalesce!"

The light faded, and everything returned to calm.

Everyone knew the pill was complete!

"This... how is this possible? How... how did he do it? How could thunder attribute be integrated into a wind-type pill?"

Zheng Qiyuan staggered, barely able to stand steady.

He found it hard to believe what had just happened.

He had been so sure of victory, yet in the end, he had suffered a complete defeat!