Chapter 2128: The Conditions for Becoming a Supreme

"Ji Mo, how did you find your trip to the Western Spirit Domain?" the Saint Ancestor High Priest asked, looking at Ji Mo with a faint, enigmatic smile.

After Ye Yuan broke through his bottleneck, Ji Mo quickly took his leave and returned to report to the Saint Ancestor High Priest.

At this moment, all eleven disciples of the Saint Ancestor High Priest were present.

But their expressions were somewhat awkward, especially that of Hongling the High Priest.

Ji Mo looked embarrassed, but when he thought of Ye Yuan's earth-shattering Taiji Derivation of the Dao, he couldn't help but show admiration.

He bowed and said, "Master, Ji Mo is truly convinced! The Sub-Saint's talent is unparalleled; he will surely become a monumental figure in the future!"

His tone was extremely respectful.

When mentioning Ye Yuan, it was as if he were addressing an elder.

If anyone saw Yuchen the High Priest acting like this, they would be utterly shocked.

Yi laughed and said, "You brothers and sisters have always been proud and never submitted to anyone except me. I never expected that this time, Ye Yuan would win you over!"

Ji Mo smiled bitterly and said, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would hardly believe that such a genius of the Dao of Alchemy exists in this world! The Sub-Saint seems born for the Dao of Alchemy. In just over a thousand years, he has been able to glimpse the origin of the Great Dao. Truly astonishing!"

The scenes of the past half-year seemed to play before Ji Mo's eyes.

Every point Ye Yuan made seemed to have a soul-stirring effect.

Yi smiled and looked at Hongling the High Priest, saying, "Yan Hui, now... do you still harbor any resentment?"

Hongling the High Priest's face flushed slightly, and she bowed, saying, "Master, Yan Hui... is convinced! But I don't understand how a Six-Star Priest could achieve such a feat."

Yi's smile faded, and he said, "In truth, his performance has shocked me as well! The Mo Wen Chessboard—I have studied it for tens of millions of years and still cannot achieve the unity of Dao. Yet he... has done it! It seems that the day I play a game with him is not far off!"

By sending Ji Mo with Mo Wen, Yi's expectation was not for Ye Yuan to break the game.

Even with fifty percent of its power sealed, breaking the game was not something Ye Yuan, with his current strength, could accomplish.

But Ye Yuan's performance far exceeded his expectations.

Ye Yuan had actually unraveled a tens-of-millions-year-old mystery and created a new world.

Such an outcome shocked the world.

Naturally, that included him, the Saint Ancestor High Priest.

"Could it be that his understanding of the Dao of Alchemy has surpassed yours, Master?" Yan Hui asked, puzzled.

Yi shook his head and said, "Surpassing me is naturally impossible. His accomplishment was somewhat opportunistic. But he has found his own Dao—that is the key!"

"His own Dao?" All the disciples were confused.

Yi slowly nodded and said, "Back then, when you challenged the Mo Wen Chessboard, you all willingly became pawns and played against the Medicine Ancestor under my control. In other words, you followed the path I set. So, even after tens of millions of years, the Dao you walk is merely a branch of mine. Surpassing me is simply impossible! Looking across the Tongtian Realm, any Supreme who has passed the Third Decline or beyond must have their own Dao."

Upon hearing this, the disciples' expressions changed drastically.

This was the first time they had heard the secret of becoming a Supreme.

Yi's words stirred a storm in their hearts.

For countless years, they had revered their master as a god, but only today did they realize that they had merely been walking their master's path.

"Master, this..." the eldest disciple, Lie Yu, said in shock.

Yi waved his hand and said, "I know what you want to say, but it's impossible! Unless you have the immense determination to abandon everything you have now and start over!"

Lie Yu's expression shifted uncertainly, finally ending in a long sigh.

Yi smiled and said, "Are you blaming me for only telling you this now?"

Lie Yu said fearfully, "Disc... disciple would not dare."

Though they said they dared not, how could they not have thoughts in their hearts?

Yi naturally knew what they were thinking and laughed heartily, saying, "Do you think there are many great beings above the Third Decline in the Tongtian Realm? From the moment you chose to submit in Mo Wen, your life's path was set. To become a Supreme, perseverance, will, and talent are all indispensable! Ask yourselves honestly: if given another chance, could you achieve what Ye Yuan did?"

The brothers and sisters looked at each other, and finally, without exception, they lowered their heads.

The answer was clearly no.

They understood Mo Wen too well!

Not submitting meant death!

They simply could not withstand the will of a Supreme.

But Ye Yuan could!

In the past tens of millions of years, only Ye Yuan, when challenging Mo Wen, had replaced the Saint Ancestor's will and played against the Medicine Ancestor.

In this alone, they could not surpass him.

As for the second challenge to Mo Wen, Ye Yuan's meteoric rise, single-handedly resisting the peak wills of two Supremes, was even more inconceivable.

They were even further out of reach.

Thus, Ye Yuan could become a Sub-Saint, but they could not!

Yi's meaning was simple: their talent and will were insufficient to become the strongest.

Achieving their current level was already a stroke of immense luck.

There were many geniuses in this world, but very few could truly forge their own path and become the strongest.

"Walking another's path is easy! Walking one's own path is harder than reaching heaven! The experiences that brought me to where I am today—how could you possibly imagine them? For someone as young as Ye Yuan to achieve so much, his story is likely more remarkable than that of most Supremes in the Tongtian Realm!" Yi said.

Ji Mo mused, "So, that Taiji diagram is Ye Yuan's Dao?"

Yi nodded and said, "His Dao is still very immature, but that Taiji diagram gives me a feeling of profound depth. The martial path is difficult, but the alchemical path is even harder! Yet I have a feeling that Ye Yuan's future achievements might even surpass mine and the Medicine Ancestor's!"

All the brothers and sisters shuddered, looking at their master in disbelief.

This evaluation was too high!

The Medicine Ancestor was only a hair's breadth away from the Dao Ancestor.

Could Ye Yuan become a true Medicine Ancestor in the future?

Yan Hui's expression changed, and she said, "Then, Master, aren't you raising a tiger to bring disaster?"

"Haha... raising a tiger to bring disaster? The world fears losing; the stronger one is, the more they fear failure! But they forget that it is failure that brought them to where they are today! The Medicine Ancestor feared being surpassed by me, so he always suppressed me and wouldn't let me rise. And at my level, advancing even one step is too difficult! I need an opponent! Besides, I've been holding this breath for fifty million years! Even if I lose to Ye Yuan, he can still challenge the Medicine Ancestor. Watching him lose is also a very enjoyable thing—why not do it?" Yi laughed heartily.