Chapter 632: Fifth Grade, Supreme Quality!

The Four Symbols are the spirits of heaven and earth.

Ye Yuan's alchemy could condense the phantom images of the Four Symbols, indicating that he had achieved some resonance with heaven and earth.

Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong were no novices; they certainly knew what a profound realm condensing the phantom images of the Four Symbols represented!

Although the Four Symbols Gathering Spirit Art was named after the Four Symbols, there were hardly a handful of people in the entire Divine Realm who could condense their phantom images.

Just then, Ye Yuan suddenly summoned the Profound Water Banner!

“Profound Spirit Nine Orifices Formation, complete!”

Ye Yuan's hands moved like a weaver girl, with exquisite precision to the utmost!

Imagine, inscribing a formation into such a tiny pill—what kind of deft hands would that require?

Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong were already mesmerized; this alchemy session by Ye Yuan had once again reshaped their understanding of the Dao of Alchemy!

At that moment, they both felt: So this is how pills can be refined!

“Four Symbols gather, pill is formed! Condense for me!”

With a soft shout from Ye Yuan, the phantom images of the Four Symbols emitted a series of soft chirps and vanished into the Five Essence Ancient Spirit Demon Pill!

Finally, the dust settled.

As with previous instances of refining pills across grades, Ye Yuan was now utterly exhausted. He quickly took the pills he had prepared in advance and began to regulate his breathing.

Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong stood there dumbfounded, still not snapping out of it after a long while.

The scene of Ye Yuan condensing the pill had struck them with overwhelming force!

Given their status, Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong had naturally seen alchemists of the Alchemy Emperor level refine pills. Ren Dong, in particular, had grown up by Ren Xingchun's side, a peak Alchemy Emperor!

Yet they had never seen even a single instance of alchemy that caused such a commotion.

What did it mean for the phantom images of the Four Symbols to merge into the pill?

It meant that this pill had received the recognition of the Heavenly Dao! It represented a certain resonance between Ye Yuan and heaven and earth!

What grade would such a pill achieve?

“Go… take a look?” Xiao Ruyan swallowed hard and asked Ren Dong.

Ren Dong's face was full of longing, and he nodded deeply.

Summoning their courage, the two approached the Four Directions Cauldron, skillfully opened it, and retrieved the pill.

When they saw the crystal-clear, flawless pill in the jade plate, they couldn't help but take another deep breath.

Supreme quality! Supreme quality again!

An alchemist at the Alchemy King realm had actually refined a fifth-grade supreme quality pill!

This was simply unprecedented and unheard of!

The two of them circled the pill, examining it as if it were a work of art, occasionally letting out sighs of admiration.

“Any insights from this session?”

Just as they were itching to dissect the pill, Ye Yuan's voice suddenly sounded in their ears. He had finished regulating his breathing at some point and was standing behind them.

Ren Dong started, quickly straightened up, nodded, thought for a moment, then shook his head.

“Master, I feel like I've grasped something, but… it's as if I've grasped nothing, like the moon in a mirror or a flower in water,” Ren Dong said honestly.

Ye Yuan smiled and looked at Xiao Ruyan. “You too?”

Xiao Ruyan blushed and nodded.

That kind of explanation sounded like a cop-out.

If you didn't understand, just say so—why pretend?

But Ye Yuan laughed and said, “Your understanding of the Dao of Alchemy is still too shallow! The Dao of Alchemy is also a great Dao; cultivated to a high enough realm, it can even reach the divine! It's just that the path of alchemy is too difficult and complex, consuming several times or even dozens of times more time and energy than martial arts, so very few people ever reach the pinnacle. The Dao of Alchemy, like the Dao of Martial Arts, contains the principles of heaven and earth. The alchemy techniques you practice are the crystallization of the wisdom of our predecessors. Even the lowest-level alchemy techniques contain something ineffable within them. That's why I made you start from the basics! There are ten thousand great Daos, but they all lead to the same destination. Do you understand?”

After Ye Yuan finished speaking, both of them fell into thought.

What Ye Yuan had said touched upon the core of the Dao of Alchemy.

Since following Ye Yuan, they had been honing their basic alchemy skills, not delving into any profound techniques.

Previously, they had known the how but not the why. Today, with Ye Yuan's guidance, they finally saw the light!

Ren Dong seemed to understand something and said excitedly, “No wonder! No wonder I'm getting better and better at refining high-grade quasi-fourth-grade pills. So that's the reason! Master, I get it!”

Xiao Ruyan was also thrilled. “Ah! So that's it! So that's it! Master, I get it!”

…

When Yu Huan received the Five Essence Ancient Spirit Demon Pill, her mouth hung open for a long time, her jaw nearly dropping.

Although she had prepared these spiritual herbs for Ye Yuan, she hadn't really expected him to succeed.

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that Ye Yuan had saved Yu Xin's life meant she wouldn't have held him accountable anyway.

But when she saw the supreme quality pill in her hand, her opinion of Ye Yuan was completely overturned!

This was a fifth-grade supreme quality pill!

Could any of the shamans in the clan refine a fifth-grade supreme quality pill?

And Ye Yuan was a human!

More importantly, Ye Yuan was only at the Alchemy King realm!

Refining a supreme quality fifth-grade pill across grades—was that something a human could do?

Ye Yuan felt his scalp tingling under Yu Huan's stare and couldn't help saying, “What are you looking at? Is there a flower on my face?”

Yu Huan snapped out of it, coughed dryly to cover her embarrassment, and said to the young girl beside her, “Yu Xin, it was Young Master Ye who saved you. Why don't you thank him quickly?”

After more than ten days, Yu Xin was able to walk on the ground, but her aura was still very weak. Even a Liquid Essence Realm martial artist could easily defeat her.

Yu Xin had eyes like water, slender fingers, and skin like congealed fat—truly a beauty in the making.

But Ye Yuan knew that fox clans were naturally enchanting, and after transformation, they were all stunning beauties. However, Yu Xin was clearly exceptional.

Following Yu Huan's cue, Yu Xin bowed to Ye Yuan and said, “Yu Xin thanks Young Master Ye for saving my life!”

Over the past ten days, Yu Xin's ears had nearly grown calluses from hearing the name “Ye Yuan.”

She had given up hope of survival, but this man had forcibly pulled her back from the gates of hell!

Not only that, but he was also refining pills to help her restore her strength.

She had only heard his name without seeing his face, but today she finally saw his true form.

But earlier, when she heard that Ye Yuan was only a Soul Sea Realm martial artist, she dismissed the idea of him refining pills as a joke.

A fourth-stage martial artist refining a fifth-grade pill? What a joke!

Yet she never dreamed that Ye Yuan would not only succeed but also produce a supreme quality fifth-grade pill!

This was simply beyond her comprehension!

“Haha, Miss Yu Xin, no need to be polite. If you want to thank someone, thank Sister Yu Shu. It was for her sake that I refined this pill!” Ye Yuan waved his hand with a smile.