Chapter 2558: I'll Take Your Life!

"Hey, Second Brother, your trick of crossing the sea under cover of heaven was truly brilliantly played! As the eldest brother, I admit I'm not your equal!" the First Prince said to the Second Prince, sneering coldly.

The Second Prince was completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.

But he was thrilled!

Before Ye Yuan made his move, his heart was in his throat, terrified that Ye Yuan might slip up and be lost.

Who would have thought that Ye Yuan, as if divinely aided, would refine all the celestial herbs in one go!

"Elder Brother, it was clearly you who played tricks, yet here you are shifting the blame! It is I, the younger brother, who truly admits defeat!" the Second Prince retorted with a cold smile.

"Hmph, don't get cocky! Refining celestial herbs is only the first step! The Jasper Renewal Pill involves dozens of celestial herbs in combination, its complexity far beyond that of Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pills!" the First Prince snorted coldly.

The Second Prince showed no weakness, saying, "Elder Brother, you're panicking! Ye Yuan has already created so many miracles. How do you know he won't create another this time?"

Emperor Qiao Kaiyuan sat upright above, eyes closed in meditation, lost in thought.

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Ye Yuan turned a deaf ear to the outside world.

All his mind was focused on alchemy.

Ye Yuan's understanding of alchemy had always been different from others.

People often pursued higher-level pills while neglecting the foundations.

They thought that once they could refine high-level pills, the basic ones would naturally come to them.

But that was not the case!

Such understanding was one-sided!

In Ye Yuan's view, the basics were far more important than high-level pills.

Similarly, a first-grade heavenly pill, no matter how complex, was composed of some basic refining techniques and structures.

As long as one thoroughly mastered these basics, refining difficult heavenly pills was merely a matter of course.

In these five years, although he had studied only basic heavenly pills, he had mastered the fundamentals of first-grade heavenly pills extremely well.

Four years later, Ye Yuan had studied more than twenty types of basic celestial pills.

Each one, he had refined to the state of ninth-grade great perfection!

If these matters were known, they would surely cause a great uproar.

But, not knowing was not a problem.

This strength would be fully unleashed when refining the Jasper Renewal Pill!

Of course, being able to reach this step in such a short time relied not only on his perseverance but also on his terrifying experience accumulated over thousands of years and his extraordinary talent in the Dao of alchemy.

Neither could be lacking!

Now, Ye Yuan's instincts had become extremely terrifying.

Although he had never refined these celestial herbs before, relying on his powerful instincts and fourfold affinity, he could fully extract them.

Whoosh!

Ye Yuan sent out a stream of divine essence, and dozens of celestial herbs entered the cauldron in sequence.

Alchemy, begin!

At this moment, all his decades of hard training were poured into the cauldron!

Easy to say, but refining the Jasper Renewal Pill was indeed a very great challenge.

Given Ye Yuan's nature, he naturally would not fight an unprepared battle.

During this month, Ye Yuan had conducted a very detailed study of the medicinal properties of celestial herbs such as Qiyue Orchid and Shanzhi Fuyu.

As for the pill formula, he had also carefully deduced it countless times.

Complicated as it was, for Ye Yuan, it was not impossible to complete.

Moreover, the fourfold affinity allowed him to 'see' more things.

Ye Yuan's fire control and refining techniques all gave a master-level feel, naturally drawing exclamations of amazement.

Lin Lan and the others also had very unpleasant expressions.

Even the emperor, who had been resting with his eyes closed, came again to the window, overlooking Ye Yuan's alchemy.

But soon, Ye Yuan found himself unable to keep up.

The Jasper Intermittent Pill was far too complex!

Compared to a basic Heavenly Pill, this was an extremely vast undertaking.

From a dozen or so heavenly herbs to dozens of spiritual herbs, the increase in difficulty was not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Affinity!

When it came down to it, it was still about affinity!

An affinity of four points was barely enough!

As the difficulty increased exponentially, Ye Yuan once again felt the inadequacy of his affinity.

Ye Yuan's breathing grew heavier and heavier.

The sweat on his forehead also increased.

A smile gradually appeared on the faces of Lin Lan, Xie Hua, and the others.

"He can't do it! He's finally about to fail! Damn, that scared me! Heh, with such little affinity, wanting to refine the Jasper Intermittent Pill is nothing but a fool's dream!" Xie Hua exclaimed joyfully.

Earlier, his nerves had been taut.

Now, he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Lin Lan sneered, "The difficulty of the Jasper Intermittent Pill is such that even my affinity as the National Preceptor cannot sustain it. With his pitiful affinity, he wants to refine it?"

The Great Prince saw this and laughed, "Second Brother, is this the miracle you spoke of? Hahaha... I call it overreaching! The Jasper Intermittent Pill isn't even a third done, and he's already about to collapse! I'd like to see how you turn this around."

The Second Prince had been full of hope, but now he too was panicking.

Even from the second floor, he could feel Ye Yuan's struggle.

Yet the refining process of the Heavenly Pill was less than a third complete!

The Emperor glanced over and shook his head, "The situation is lost."

Then he returned to his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

Time passed bit by bit, and Ye Yuan grew more and more strained.

His hands were trembling!

Whether it was his body, divine essence, or primordial spirit, Ye Yuan's burden had reached its limit.

Seeing this, Lin Lan's smile grew wider.

"Hehe, his physical body and primordial spirit are still okay, but his divine essence is the hard limit! He's only at the mid-stage Lesser Extreme Heaven; his divine essence simply isn't enough to finish refining the Jasper Intermittent Pill! When his divine essence runs dry, I'd like to see what he uses to refine pills!" Lin Lan said with a full smile.

Just then, Ye Yuan suddenly stomped his foot, and a whirlwind rose from the ground!

"Gather for me!"

Ye Yuan let out a cold shout, and a powerful suction force drew the surrounding spiritual energy together.

Without pausing, Ye Yuan directly channeled this spiritual energy into the cauldron.

Everyone was stunned!

Was such an operation even possible?

"Instant formation! Borrowing power to refine pills! This guy..." Lin Lan's smile instantly froze on his face.

Ye Yuan's action seemed like a deliberate slap in the face.

No sooner had he spoken than Ye Yuan dealt him a heavy blow!

Borrowing power to refine pills was an extremely profound technique.

Ordinary alchemists wouldn't dare attempt it.

Because it wasn't one's own power, control would never be smooth.

Even Ye Yuan wouldn't use this move unless absolutely necessary.

"Condense for me!"

Ye Yuan let out another low shout. The alchemical fire dissipated, the spirit-gathering formation vanished, and then he plopped down on the ground, his eyelids drooping heavily!

He was utterly exhausted!

A single Jasper Intermittent Pill had nearly drained him dry.

"Damn affinity! It nearly cost me my life!" Ye Yuan couldn't help but curse.

"Affinity may not have taken your life, but I, the National Preceptor, will!" Just then, Lin Lan arrived before Ye Yuan, looking down on him.