Chapter 2630: Debate!

In the main hall of the Shangyu Heavenly Sect, the five sect masters sat as host and guest.

The sixth seat belonged to Ye Yuan.

Even many highly senior Yuhuang Heaven powerhouses had to sit below Ye Yuan.

This showed the height of status Ye Yuan had achieved through this battle.

A single battle made him famous, shocking the world!

The pill duel between Ye Yuan and Cang Yongning overturned the world's understanding of the Dao of Alchemy!

Even the sect masters and elders present only then realized that above the ninth grade there was the true grade, that affinity was not immutable, and how deep the Alchemy Alliance's foundations truly were!

In fact, after this battle, the five sect masters' wariness of the Alchemy Alliance deepened!

Such a powerful alchemical force—what terrifying experts could it nurture?

Xiao Feibai was merely one of them.

"Everyone, all these years we have been like frogs at the bottom of a well! The strength the Alchemy Alliance displayed this time has shocked me greatly! Not only their alchemical strength, but also their martial strength!"

Yang Jie's gaze swept across everyone's faces, his tone heavy.

Xiao Feibai's appearance put immense pressure on the five sect masters.

Ling Wansheng also chimed in, "That cold-faced man's strength is no less than ours, if not greater! The uproar caused by this pill duel was too sudden; even the Alchemy Alliance was likely caught off guard. But judging by the power they revealed this time, the Alchemy Alliance's strength is unfathomable!"

Yang Jie nodded slightly and said, "The Alchemy Alliance rose after Lord Zhuo's disappearance. This force is very mysterious and rarely shows its strength in public. For a long time, we only knew that the celestial alchemists from the Alchemy Alliance were very strong! But only today did we realize they are not just strong—they are so strong it defies our imagination! With their alchemical prowess, they could easily create a martial army whose strength rivals ours as ascendants!"

Feng Xuanyi nodded, "The Alchemy Alliance's blockade of our Wuding Heavenly Sect this time was likely long premeditated! They must have felt their accumulated strength was sufficient to step out from behind the scenes and onto the front stage! They blockaded our Wuding Heavenly Sect to intimidate the world and display their power. They just didn't expect our Wuding Heavenly Sect to produce a Ye Yuan, completely disrupting their plans!"

The words of the several sect masters made the faces of the elders from various sects very grave.

Clearly, they too felt immense pressure.

The majority of the Alchemy Alliance were native powerhouses.

And native powerhouses and ascendants were naturally two distinct camps.

It was very, very difficult to fish in troubled waters between them.

Thus, the Alchemy Alliance's existence was like a sharp sword hanging over their heads.

Yang Jie said, "Now, our Five Radiance Domain has completely broken with the Alchemy Alliance! The five sect masters have decided that from now on, we five sects will join forces to completely purge the Alchemy Alliance's influence!"

All the elders shuddered, and many showed hesitation on their faces.

"Sect Master Yang, isn't this inappropriate? A complete break with the Alchemy Alliance—disciples might manage, but how will we Yuhuang Heaven cultivators cultivate in the future?" a white-browed elder said with a frown.

Although the five sect masters had reached a consensus on this matter,

within each sect, harmony did not prevail; there were not a few who opposed.

In fact, many elders in each sect had opposed this action from the start.

Otherwise, on the territory of the Five Radiance Domain, how could the Alchemy Alliance and other sects have run rampant?

The elders from various sects who came to Yunni Superior State this time were only a minority.

"Five sect masters, a single holy son of the Alchemy Alliance possesses such formidable strength! Then what level of alchemy has the Alchemy Alliance's master reached? Ye Yuan's talent and strength are indeed impressive, but can he refine fourth-grade celestial pills? Our five sects combined currently have only Qu Yan and Dong Rui as fourth-grade celestial alchemists! Can the Alchemy Pavilion provide fourth-grade celestial pills to support the Yuhuang Heaven cultivators of our five great heavenly sects?" another elder spoke up.

"No matter how strong Ye Yuan is, he's only on par with the Alchemy Alliance's holy son! He is not Lord Zhuo Buqun; he cannot support us ascendants!"

"It's all that kid's fault! If not for him, we wouldn't have ended up in this situation with the Alchemy Alliance!"

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Yang Jie's proposal met with strong opposition from many elders.

Although these people were not sect masters, they held great sway within their sects.

Their words carried significant weight.

Though the sect masters were powerful, they could not have absolute control over such a large sect.

Hence, this alliance meeting was convened.

Hearing these elders' 'righteous' opposition, the five sect masters frowned deeply.

As sect masters, their vision and boldness were far beyond those of these elders.

Though the five great heavenly sects might have their own interests, on matters of principle, the five were remarkably united.

Having witnessed the Alchemy Alliance's strength, they all deeply realized they could no longer go their separate ways.

If the five great heavenly sects did not band together, the crisis in the Five Radiance Domain would soon arrive.

But these elders clearly could not see this.

In their eyes, immediate interests were more important.

What interests?

Celestial pills!

Fourth-grade celestial pills, high-quality fourth-grade celestial pills, could only be provided by the Alchemy Alliance!

Therefore, they did not want to sever ties with the Alchemy Alliance.

These elders were all 'passionate,' but the barbs of their words gradually pointed toward Ye Yuan.

The most vocal was the white-browed elder, Duan Yongchun, the second elder of the Wanxiang Heavenly Sect.

"In my opinion, we should seize Ye Yuan and send him to the Alchemy Alliance to apologize and appease their anger!" Duan Yongchun said.

"Enough!" Feng Xuanyi could no longer bear it and rebuked, "Duan Yongchun, use your brain! Do you really think the Alchemy Alliance is running a charity? They are actually using celestial pills to control the entire Yuqing Continent!"

Duan Yongchun sneered, "Heh, if Sect Master Feng doesn't like hearing my words, so be it. But isn't that too alarmist? The Yuqing Continent is vast; how could a mere Alchemy Alliance control it?"

Feng Xuanyi was about to retort, but Ye Yuan suddenly stood up.

The five sect masters were startled, unsure of what he intended to do.

Ye Yuan slowly walked toward Duan Yongchun, who was taken aback and said with a laugh, "What, is Master Ye here to call me to account?"

"Fool!" Ye Yuan uttered two words flatly.

Duan Yongchun's gaze darkened, and he said coldly, "What did you say?"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "I said, fool! Everyone present is a fool!"

At these words, the elders from various sects changed color.

"Brat! A mere Great Extreme Heaven cultivator dares to insult us—you deserve death!"

"Who do you think you are, spouting such arrogant nonsense? Do you really think I dare not do anything to you?"

"Sect Master Feng, is this how your Wuding Heavenly Sect disciplines its disciples?"

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The elders flew into a rage, rebuking Ye Yuan one after another.

Ye Yuan merely smiled faintly and said, "Sorry, I am not a disciple. I, Ye, am an elder of the Wuding Heavenly Sect, of equal status to you all! So, what of it if I call you a fool?"