Chapter 2532: Affinity

The disciples looked at each other, all stunned and dumbfounded.

No one was a fool; Gu Mao's attitude said it all!

Could it be that this ascendant saw through the master at a glance?

This... how is it possible?

In other words, Gu Mao was now afflicted with fire poison, terminally ill?

In fact, fire poison was not fatal.

The life of a Celestial Realm powerhouse was not so easily taken.

But when fire poison accumulated to a certain level, it would greatly weaken Gu Mao's control over fire.

A Celestial Alchemist unable to control fire—what a joke!

Gu Mao's lifelong reputation would be destroyed in an instant!

Who would care about a Celestial Alchemist who couldn't refine pills?

"Still not leaving?" Gu Mao's face darkened as he barked.

The disciples had no choice but to leave.

Tang Yu had long stopped crying, looking at Ye Yuan in shock.

Gu Mao was indeed ill!

Ye Yuan saw it at a glance!

Something no one in the entire Tang family, or even the entire Donglin Kingdom, had discovered—Ye Yuan saw it at a glance!

This was too terrifying!

No one knew that Gu Mao was terminally ill and could no longer refine pills.

He had hidden it extremely well!

Gu Mao's face was gloomy as he looked at Ye Yuan and said, "Kid, help me remove the fire poison from my body, and I'll take you as my disciple!"

Ye Yuan curled his lip and said indifferently, "You're sick!"

Gu Mao was taken aback. Could this kid be an idiot, only able to say that one line over and over?

Damn it, was he being played?

Gu Mao said in a deep voice, "Kid, are you messing with me?"

Ye Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "This time, it's your brain that's sick! With your lousy skills, take me as your disciple? And why should I help you remove the fire poison? Who the hell do you think you are?"

Gu Mao was used to being flattered, always holding himself high.

So he spoke to Ye Yuan in a condescending tone.

Moreover, Ye Yuan's identity as an ascendant made Gu Mao look down on him.

But Ye Yuan's pride was even higher!

If Gu Mao's alchemy skills were truly superb, that would be one thing, but his earlier display might have been impressive to the disciples.

In Ye Yuan's eyes, it was utterly insignificant!

Ye Yuan didn't understand Celestial Pills, but that didn't mean he didn't understand alchemy.

His fundamentals were too solid; aside from not understanding the Celestial Pill system, his alchemy skills in all other aspects had long surpassed the standards of the lower realm.

A Celestial Alchemist was nothing special in Ye Yuan's eyes!

At least, Gu Mao was not worthy of Ye Yuan's respect.

Arrogance requires capital!

Tang Yu had just seen a sign of easing, but then Ye Yuan suddenly said that.

He now wished he could die.

Sure enough, Gu Mao flew into a rage and said, "You bastard! Tang Yu, don't blame me for not giving your Tang family face today! This kid is too insolent!"

Tang Yu was so frightened his soul left his body, and he used his single arm to block Gu Mao, saying, "G-Great Master, please don't make a move! You... you are no match for him!"

"What? You say I, this old man, am no match for this ascendant?" Gu Mao was even more furious upon hearing this.

Tang Yu said, "Yes! My big brother, he single-handedly destroyed the Gui family yesterday! Gui Haisheng is dead too!"

These words were like a bucket of cold water, directly sobering Gu Mao.

He looked at Ye Yuan in shock and said, "How is that possible? I don't believe it!"

Tang Yu said, "It's absolutely true! Master Gu, would your nephew dare to deceive you?"

Gu Mao still didn't believe it, but he knew Tang Yu would never dare to lie to him about such a matter.

After all, such a big incident—he could find out just by asking around.

But could this guy, who was only at the lower Minor Extreme Heaven, kill Gui Haisheng?

How was that possible?

Gu Mao suddenly felt that Ye Yuan was hard to deal with.

He couldn't beat him in a fight, and he couldn't outdo him in showing off.

More importantly, this guy might have the ability to remove fire poison!

"Hmph! You arrogant brat, calling my skills lousy! If you have the guts, refine the Dragon Bone Grass right in front of me!" Gu Mao was still unconvinced and sneered.

Ye Yuan said with a half-smile, "You want to test my skills and see if I can help you remove the fire poison?"

Gu Mao's old face reddened, not expecting to be seen through directly.

But unexpectedly, Ye Yuan picked up another Dragon Bone Grass, waved his hand, and the Dao Fire in the furnace obediently flew over.

The blue flame came to Ye Yuan's hand, like a dancing spirit, incredibly agile.

Instantly, it gave a pleasing sensation to the eye.

Gu Mao and Tang Yu both narrowed their pupils, looking at Ye Yuan in shock.

When an expert makes a move, one knows if there's skill.

Ye Yuan's move was truly stunning.

Gu Mao's face even showed an expression of shame.

He finally understood why Ye Yuan had called it lousy skills.

In fire control, compared to Ye Yuan, he was far behind!

"S-such strong fire control! No, this isn't fire control; it's an art! Art at the殿堂 level!" Tang Yu said sincerely.

Refining Celestial Pills required fire control skills so strict it was maddening.

Thus, Celestial Alchemists all had strong fire control.

At least, it was completely incomparable to ascendants.

However, Ye Yuan's fire control overturned his understanding of ascendants.

Gu Mao's fire control was utterly weak compared to Ye Yuan's!

Gu Mao's expression was very unpleasant as he said in a deep voice, "Hmph! What use is good fire control? An ascendant's affinity is too weak; within a hundred breaths, the Dragon Bone Grass will surely burn to charcoal!"

In fact, he had already seen it.

As soon as Ye Yuan started, he felt the difficulty.

His fire control was strong, but lacking affinity, he couldn't perceive the complex structure within the celestial herb.

Refinement required perception through the Dao Fire.

Thus, affinity was extremely important.

Without affinity, a Celestial Alchemist couldn't distinguish which parts of the celestial herb were impurities, which were essence, and which were trace but essential components.

One could say affinity was the eyes, allowing you to see everything in the celestial herb.

Without affinity, a Celestial Alchemist was like a blind man.

Therefore, among ascendants, the vast majority could not become Celestial Alchemists.

As soon as Ye Yuan started, he felt it.

The power and complexity of celestial herbs far exceeded his understanding.

Even the most ordinary Dragon Bone Grass was ten thousand times more complex than the most顶级 spiritual herb Ye Yuan had ever seen!

But when he tried to distinguish the components within the Dragon Bone Grass, he perceived only chaos.

Completely at a loss!

He finally understood why Tang Yu said ascendants couldn't become Celestial Alchemists.

If you can't even distinguish the components of a celestial herb, how can you become a Celestial Alchemist?

Refining celestial herbs was even ten thousand times more complex than refining a Dao Pill!

One wrong move, and the Dao Fire would burn the celestial herb to charcoal.

Ten breaths, fifty breaths, a hundred breaths!

Ye Yuan did not give up; relying on his nearly变态 instinct, he refined the Dragon Bone Grass bit by bit.

After a quarter of an hour, a paste-like substance was refined by Ye Yuan.

Gu Mao's eyes went wide!

"Th-this... how is it possible? His perception is probably less than three percent, how could he refine the Dragon Bone Grass?" Gu Mao nearly bit his tongue as he spoke.