Chapter 240: Quite a Temper

Two figures darted one after the other within the Tianfeng Courtyard, yet the distance between them never shortened.

Ye Yuan discerned the location by sound; from the sound of the furnace explosion just now, he knew where the alchemy room was.

In no time, Ye Yuan arrived at the place, and the gatekeeping disciple followed closely behind.

The gatekeeping disciple was panting heavily from exhaustion. He had just exerted all his skills, yet he could not reduce the distance between them, and had worn himself out in the process.

And when he saw Ye Yuan standing there calmly, showing no signs of fatigue at all.

This kid, is he really only at the fourth level of Liquid Essence?

Before he could recover from his shock, Ye Yuan channeled his primal force and shouted, "Grand Elder Tianfeng, your disciple Ye Yuan has accepted Level Nine, Mission Three, and has come to complete the formula for the Seven Profound Soul Pill."

His voice spread like rolling thunder, and the gatekeeping disciple's face turned pale with terror, thinking to himself, This is the end!

With a loud bang, the gate swung open, and Tianfeng, his face dark as thunder, strode up to Ye Yuan.

"Did I not tell you to make him leave? How dare you let him in!" Tianfeng said, but he was addressing the gatekeeping disciple.

The gatekeeping disciple's heart was filled with bitterness as he stammered, "Grand Elder, this... this brat is extremely fast in movement. I let my guard down for a moment and he... he..."

"Hmph! You're at the seventh level of Liquid Essence, yet you can't handle someone at the fourth level. What use are you? Fine, now both of you can get lost together. Remember to report for punishment yourselves."

With that, Tianfeng turned to leave, not even bothering to glance at Ye Yuan. Clearly, the one to report for punishment included Ye Yuan as well.

He certainly didn't think a junior alchemist could be of any help to him; he was simply here to cause trouble.

Ye Yuan's nose twitched slightly, and he said calmly, "Aurora Profound Gold Fruit, Clear Spirit Jade Liquid, Nine-Leaf Heavenly Fragrance Herb... Using the Aurora Profound Gold Fruit to complete the pill formula is indeed somewhat interesting, but..."

Ye Yuan listed the materials Tian Feng used to refine the pill one by one, but he stopped mid-sentence and fell silent.

Tian Feng had just taken two steps when he heard Ye Yuan recite the materials without a single mistake, and he couldn't help but feel greatly surprised.

The medicinal herbs were all inside, completely invisible from here. Could this kid have actually studied the Seven Profound Soul Subduing Pill?

As for the other materials, they could be overlooked; his task had been posted for quite some time, and if Ye Yuan had made an effort to inquire, he could have found out.

But the Aurora Profound Gold Fruit was something he had only come up with in the past year. Apart from the sect's higher-ups and Wang Jie, no one else could possibly know about it.

How did this kid know?

Also, what did he mean by 'somewhat interesting'? It sounded like there was more to his words!

Tian Feng turned around and asked Ye Yuan, "But what?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Nothing. This disciple should go receive his punishment. Farewell, Supreme Elder."

With that, Ye Yuan turned and left.

Tian Feng's face darkened, and he said, "Stop! Oh ho, you've got quite a temper, putting on airs in front of me!"

"This disciple wouldn't dare. I was just talking nonsense just now. Supreme Elder, you can pretend you didn't hear it," Ye Yuan said calmly.

"Haha, what a character! What if I insist you tell me?" Tian Feng's face turned grim.

"I'll spout nonsense, and then it won't be just a furnace explosion." Ye Yuan remained calm, undaunted by Tianfeng's imposing manner.

"Oh, threatening me? Haha, you're an interesting kid! Do you think I, with my skill, lack the discernment to tell?"

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, Tianfeng instead relaxed. It had been many years since he had encountered such a bold junior; even Luo Qingfeng dared not be so presumptuous before him.

By seniority, Tianfeng was Luo Qingfeng's uncle!

Ye Yuan only said two words: "Not necessarily."

"Oh? Then go ahead and spout nonsense. Let's see if I can discern something worse than a furnace explosion," Tianfeng said.

"Still Aurora Mystic Gold Fruit, Clear Spirit Jade Liquid, and Nine-Leaf Heavenly Herb, but reduce the Clear Spirit Jade Liquid to eighty percent, and replace Swordtooth Grass with Xiyu Flower. What do you think of this formula?"

Tianfeng's eyes lit up. He punched his palm in excitement and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of that? Xiyu Flower can better bring out the effects of Aurora Mystic Gold Fruit, so wouldn't the success rate be higher?"

As he spoke, Tianfeng glanced at Ye Yuan and saw the playful smile on the latter's face, suddenly understanding.

"Could it be... that this won't work?" Tianfeng asked weakly.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "The Supreme Elder can try, but whether you can escape the alchemy room depends on your own fortune."

Tianfeng's expression changed, then he shook his head and said, "Impossible! According to what you said, it's clearly much better than the formula I completed. How could there be a problem?"

At this moment, Ye Yuan was like a patient teacher, guiding Tianfeng to think about the formula's issues.

But after thinking for a long time, Tianfeng still felt that Ye Yuan's formula was better than his own!

Or was this the original formula, and Ye Yuan was just bluffing? Was he deliberately trying to scare him?

"Haha, kid, you're good! You must be trying to trick me, right? I'm not so easily fooled. This must be the formula for Seven Profound Soul Control Pill! Not bad, kid, you're truly capable. I sincerely apologize for earlier, for underestimating you because of your status!"

Tianfeng was straightforward, his emotions written on his face. Now that Ye Yuan had revealed the formula, he was completely won over and apologized without hesitation.

Wang Jie and the disciple at the door were dumbfounded. When had the Supreme Elder Tianfeng become so easy to talk to?

A dignified Supreme Elder actually apologized to a newly admitted disciple...

Especially Wang Jie, who, despite his good temper, had suffered a lot under Tianfeng over the years.

But Wang Jie had never received such treatment!

Tianfeng was beyond reproach toward Wang Jie, teaching him everything and taking good care of him.

The only bad thing was his bad temper, and Wang Jie pitifully became the punching bag.

But even when Tianfeng lost his temper unreasonably, he had never apologized!

Ye Yuan looked at the hearty laughing Tianfeng and sighed, "I'm not bluffing the Supreme Elder. If you refine pills according to this formula, not just this alchemy room, but this entire area will be reduced to rubble!"

Tianfeng's laughter stopped abruptly, his face changing as he said, "What do you mean?"

"The Supreme Elder knows only one side of the coin. Although Xiyu Flower can better bring out the effects of Aurora Mystic Gold Fruit, in this formula, it will conflict with another main ingredient, causing a massive explosion! A fourth-tier pill explosion, even with the Supreme Elder's strength, would be hard to escape unscathed," Ye Yuan explained.

Tianfeng suddenly realized that Ye Yuan's modified formula seemed to have more than one change; besides Xiyu Flower, there was also Clear Spirit Jade Liquid.

"You mean... Clear Spirit Jade Liquid?" Tianfeng asked tentatively.