Chapter 2388: Shallow Foundation

"Yes... of course!"

The faces of several elders were somewhat awkward, but at this moment, they had nothing more to say.

This young man's strength was actually on par with Lord Wuyun's, so naturally he was qualified to see their abilities.

"Yang Xiong, you go first! Show your skills and let the chief instructor see." Wuyun said to an elder.

Although he had lost to Ye Yuan in the alchemy duel, he intended to show off in front of Ye Yuan to regain some ground.

He had spent immense effort training these alchemists in the Alchemy Hall.

In this regard, he was quite proud of himself.

"No need, let everyone come together." Ye Yuan said indifferently.

"Together? That... that's too hasty, isn't it?" Yang Xiong asked doubtfully.

This new chief instructor always did things unexpectedly.

There were no fewer than a thousand alchemists present, all elites of the Alchemy Hall.

If they all refined pills together, what could he possibly discern?

Wuyun was also puzzled, but he still said, "Do as Young Friend Ji says."

Thus, over a thousand people began refining pills simultaneously, a spectacular sight.

Ye Yuan slowly closed his eyes, and his soul power spread out, covering the entire venue.

Wuyun's heart trembled. Was this guy trying to observe so many people's pill refining through soul power?

Wasn't that too exaggerated?

Observing one person refining pills was nothing, but with such a complex process as pill refining, remembering every detail of over a thousand people was nearly impossible.

It wasn't that Ye Yuan's soul power was insufficient, but the control over soul power had to reach an astonishing level.

Even he couldn't grasp everyone's strengths and weaknesses.

Was he deliberately showing off, or was he pretending to be something he wasn't?

Or would he focus on a few individuals and then comment on them?

Wuyun couldn't tell; he would wait and see.

A few days later, everyone finished their pill refining.

Some who finished early saw Ye Yuan observing with soul power and wore disdainful expressions.

This new chief instructor was indeed here to show off!

Did he think they were fools with such a poor performance?

Ye Yuan was indeed strong, but these people still felt displeased with him.

After all, he had ridden over Lord Wuyun!

"Young Friend Ji, does my Alchemy Hall meet your standards?" Wuyun smiled slightly as he saw Ye Yuan withdraw his soul power.

He was quite confident in the Alchemy Hall's strength.

Teach a disciple and starve the master.

Many people held back when teaching apprentices.

But Wuyun had taught these people without reservation.

In the Alchemy Hall, there were several who had reached the third level of the Origin.

Thus, he was very confident in his Alchemy Hall.

Ye Yuan sighed and said, "Senior Wuyun, do you want me to speak frankly?"

Wuyun's expression stiffened. From the tone, it seemed it wasn't good!

After all, the Alchemy Hall was already the strongest place for human alchemy, and this guy was still dissatisfied?

Was he really here to cause trouble?

Wuyun's face finally fell.

"If there are any issues, Young Friend Ye, please speak freely. We'll correct them if we have them, and encourage them if we don't!" Wuyun's tone carried a hint of displeasure.

Ye Yuan sensed the displeasure but still said, "In terms of strength, the Alchemy Hall is indeed very powerful, but... it's far from enough to make the gods wary!"

"Hey, it seems the chief instructor looks down on us!"

"The chief instructor speaks without feeling the strain. Alchemy is a process of daily accumulation; how can it be so easy to improve?"

"The laws are elusive. Which of us doesn't want to reach the level of laws? But under the rule of the gods, even getting some herbs is nerve-wracking. How can it be easy?"

...

Ye Yuan's words immediately sparked strong backlash.

This Alchemy Hall was Lord Wuyun's life's work, and each of them had put in great effort to resist the gods.

But in Ye Yuan's words, all that effort seemed insignificant.

Ye Yuan shook his head and said solemnly, "You all should know better than I how powerful the gods are! The Alchemy Hall is strong, but among the gods, there are also alchemy masters no less than us! To defeat the gods, do you think your level is enough?"

The Alchemy Hall's strength was indeed greater than that of later generations.

But it was still not strong enough!

This level was absolutely not enough to make the gods wary.

"Hey, anyone can talk big. Since the chief instructor observed our pill refining, please point out our problems! If the chief instructor can help us improve, we'll naturally be willing." Yang Xiong sneered.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go through them one by one."

With that, he came before Yang Xiong, and with a lift of his palm, the quasi-Dao pill floated above his hand.

"Senior Yang Xiong is highly skilled, but his foundation is too shallow." Ye Yuan said calmly.

Yang Xiong was almost furious upon hearing this.

He was already at the third level of the Origin, and Ye Yuan said his foundation was shallow!

This was truly an insult!

"Oh? Then please, chief instructor, explain how my foundation is shallow." Yang Xiong sneered.

Ye Yuan ignored his anger and continued, "When you were two-thirds through the refining, did you feel a sense of inadequacy? The first half of this pill was perfect, but later, as the fusion of laws became more complex, the problem of your shallow foundation emerged. Also, your control of the fire is similar..."

Ye Yuan spoke eloquently, pointing out Yang Xiong's flaws one by one.

Yang Xiong initially wore a disdainful expression, but later, the shock on his face became evident.

The flaws Ye Yuan pointed out were spot on!

To those with lesser skills, his pill refining seemed supreme.

But in the eyes of true experts, his refining was full of flaws, especially in the latter half.

Even Wuyun's expression grew increasingly serious.

He naturally knew Yang Xiong's flaws, but he hadn't expected Ye Yuan to observe so many people simultaneously and still see so clearly.

Many flaws that even he didn't know about, Ye Yuan had spotted.

Upon reflection, it was indeed so!

"Senior, is there anything wrong with what I said?" Ye Yuan asked.

Yang Xiong opened his mouth to retort but couldn't speak.

Wuyun took a deep breath and said, "What Young Friend Ji said is absolutely correct! But attributing these flaws to a shallow foundation seems inappropriate, doesn't it? Yang Xiong is also a master of the founder level; how could he have such problems?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Senior. Almost everyone in the Alchemy Hall has the problem of an unstable foundation. Let me point out all their issues first, and then I'll explain."