by Feng Yise
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Below, a commotion immediately came from the group of Empyreans. Clearly, they were stunned by Gongyang Lie's introduction.
But after the shock, each and every one of these Empyreans' faces revealed indignant looks.
Those present were all the Westspirit Region's elite Seven-star priests. They were all supporters of High Priest Redplume.
If High Priest Redplume's eldest senior brother, High Priest Cloudcave, was conferred 'Second Sage', they naturally would not say anything.
However, Ye Yuan was too young, and his realm was too low.
Such a young man who suddenly appeared wanted to ride on top of High Priest Redplume's head, how could they be convinced?
The red-haired powerhouse, Xin Luo, bowed and said, "Lord Gongyang, please pardon us for being impolite. This junior in front of us is merely a thousand over years old. His realm is merely late-stage rank six. Letting him become Second Sage, we truly can't accept it!"
"Yeah, Lord Gongyang! Letting us bow to a junior like this, we're seriously unconvinced!"
"Lord Gongyang, saying something unpleasant first. If we bow to him, can he afford to accept it?"
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There was a hubbub below. Clearly, they were extremely averse to this Second Sage who suddenly appeared.
High Priest Redplume they all, fellow apprentice brothers, those were all top powerhouses among Heavenly Emperors.
Among Eight-star priests, they were all apex existences.
Even such a top character was unable to become Second Sage, but a junior became Second Sage.
These people did not say certain words out, that was whether or not Sacred Ancestor High Priest was muddle-headed with age.
A few years ago, Sacred Ancestor High Priest announced to the demon race that he was conferring Ye Yuan as Sacred Ancestor High Priest.
No one knew who Ye Yuan was, where he popped out from.
This announcement was vague, only saying that Ye Yuan's alchemy strength was immensely formidable, and he had once resolved the Eternal Chess Game, 'Ask Not'.
There was nothing else.
In the beginning, everyone was extremely stunned.
But later, everyone was speculating one after another that Second Sage might be some reclusive powerhouse, an existence on the same level as Sacred Ancestor High Priest.
Suddenly coming out and debating on Dao with Sacred Ancestor High Priest and was just a bit inferior, so that was how he was conferred as Second Sage.
But now, a group of Empyreans suddenly saw a True God Realm. Furthermore, it was even a human, becoming Second Sage and being above them. They were unable to accept this kind of thing.
Seeing everyone's fierce reaction, Gongyang Lie did not get angry but was delighted instead.
Of course, he, an old monster who had lived for no idea how many years, naturally would not show it on his face.
It was only to hear him snorting coldly. He said, "Insolence! How can it be up to you all to b.u.t.t in about the Second Sage that Sacred Ancestor High Priest personally conferred? Forget about True God Realm, even if a Heaven Glimpse Realm is here, you all have to prostrate in worship too!"
The moment a Heavenly Emperor raged, it was as if the entire hall was quaking.
All of the Empyreans' faces turned fearful and immediately became silent.
But each and every one of these Empyreans was also an old monster. They caught some unusual meaning from Gongyang Lie's words.
Lord Gongyang had an implicit meaning!
Sure enough, Gongyang Lie turned to Ye Yuan and said with a smile, "Lord Second Sage, your status is noble. Please don't stoop to the level of a bunch of boorish fellows."
Ye Yuan sneered coldly in his heart. How could he not understand Gongyang Lie's thoughts?
Wasn't acting this out today to take him down a notch?
If it was really some welcoming ceremony, he should have long given these people a heads-up, and not like this right now, everyone having vacant faces, then completely exploding.
With his status of High Priest Redplume's spokesman and a Heavenly Emperor powerhouse, if he were to really forcefully suppress, how could these Empyreans dare to speak?
It would also not be their turn to talk!
The 'Second Sage' that Sacred Ancestor High Priest personally conferred, even High Priest Redplume did not dare to b.u.t.t in too.
But his face had never joy nor sorrow as he said with a faint smile, "Huhu, I'm going to stoop to their level today!"
As Ye Yuan smiled, the aura on his body suddenly flared, immediately having a feeling of looking down upon the world.
Gongyang Lie's expression changed. He did not expect that Ye Yuan's reaction would actually be so intense.
He thought that with so many Empyrean powerhouses, plus him, this Heavenly Emperor powerhouse who lorded over all life, wouldn't toying with a measly little Ye Yuan still be easily done ?
But Ye Yuan did not play games with him at all!
Was this Ye Yuan in front of him who looked down upon the world really that True God Realm kid?
Gongyang Lie's eyes could not help going into a trance.
"Gongyang Lie, you don't need to play this kind of outwardly compliant, but inwardly opposing game with me! The demon race has always been lofty and straightforward. If you're unconvinced by me, just say it right out, don't need to incite them to come and squeeze me. You've taken human form for too long and are about to lose even your ancestor's guts too, right?" Ye Yuan questioned.
Gongyang Lie's face turned black, nearly spewing out a mouthful of old blood.
Ye Yuan really did not save him any face when opposing him, this Heavenly Emperor.
If any junior dared to talk to him like this, they would have long been beaten to death by him with a sneeze.
Yet, this in front of him was the Second Sage that Sacred Ancestor High Priest personally conferred, who dared to touch him?
Him playing a bit of petty tricks in secret was still okay, but to really take action, that was a big no-no for him.
"This emperor … this emperor is unconvinced! Can you, a measly little True God Realm, shoulder the name of Second Sage?" Gongyang Lie was angered until his face reddened to the ears as he said.
Below, those Empyrean powerhouses were long already staring dumbfoundedly.
A True God Realm who dared to oppose a Heavenly Emperor powerhouse; they had lived for several million years, it was still really their first time seeing.
These two realms were people of two completely different worlds!
Forget about True God Realm, even Empyrean Realm, a Heavenly Emperor could also smack him to death with one slap.
With Gongyang Lie's realm, if he really wanted to kill Ye Yuan, he would not even need a finger.
Ye Yuan this Second Sage, was really extraordinary!
"Hahaha …"
Hearing Gongyang Lie's words, Ye Yuan suddenly laughed loudly and said, "Gongyang Lie, do you feel that Sacred Ancestor High Priest is muddle-headed with age?"
Gongyang Lie's face changed and he said in alarm and anger, "You … You're spurting nonsense! Why would … Why would this emperor have this kind of thought!"
Ye Yuan smiled indifferently and said, "Don't need to hide it. I know that not only you think so, but they also think so! But let me tell you this. I'm indeed not High Priest Redplume's match right now. But before long, I'll surpass him!"
Chapter 2101 - I'm His Opponent
"Haha! Surpass Lord Redplume? Just based on you?"
Gongyang Lie seemed to have heard an extremely hilarious joke, with his expression full of disdain.
What kind of powerhouse was High Priest Redplume? Gongyang Lie served by his side for so many years and was all too aware.
Eight million years ago, High Priest Redplume rose up from insignificance, sweeping across the entire Demon Divine Region with his astonishing aptitude.
Later, he no longer had a match among peers. Hence, he challenged the Eternal Ch
ess Game, 'Ask Not', making a name for himself in one battle!
In these eight million years, High Priest Redplume followed by Sacred Ancestor High Priest's side. His alchemy strength had long already reached an unfathomable step.
This young man in front of him wanted to surpass High Priest Redplume?
Simply a joke!
Perhaps his talent was really greater than High Priest Redplume. But even if he were to really surpass High Priest Redplume, that would also be no idea how many years later.
Either way, someone would also believe if I said that I would surpass Sacred Ancestor High Priest ten million years later. Who knew about the matters after ten million years?
Xin Luo and the rest of the Empyreans also had scornful faces, clearly not believing what Ye Yuan said.
"Huhu, yeah, give him eight million years, he might really be able to catch up to High Priest Redplume."
"Lord Second Sage is really incredible! Just don't know if he can live for eight million years or not!"
"After eight million years, I can surpass Medicine Ancestor! Either way, bragging won't need to be sentenced to death too!"
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The group of Empyreans had scorn all over their faces, with their words full of ridicule.
Ye Yuan kept a straight face and answered with a question, "Then have you thought before why Sacred Ancestor High Priest would confer a nobody like me as Second Sage? Does he value my talent highly, or is he really muddle-headed with age?"
"This …" Gongyang Lie was taken aback. Clearly, he had not considered this question before.
Sacred Ancestor High Priest's thoughts were not what he could surmise at all.
Hence, he was totally unable to understand this conferment.
Currently, Ye Yuan asking this question, all of the Empyreans ceased the mockery, listening attentively with curiosity.
Clearly, this was also the question that they were most concerned about.
Ye Yuan said coolly, "Reaching Sacred Ancestor High Priest's realm, what is there that he still pursues? That's naturally the sublime summit of Alchemy Dao! He asked Medicine Ancestor what is Dao, but Medicine Ancestor dodge it with 'Ask Not' two words. Hence, he asked the world what was Dao! He searched for tens of millions of years and finally found an opponent! That person is me!"
Ye Yuan's gaze was scorching, sweeping across all of the Empyreans' faces as he said in a solemn voice, "The title is 'Second Sage' is hoping that I can become an opponent who is able to sit and debate on Dao with him! Do you all understand?"
Inside the hall was dead silent. Everyone was stunned by Ye Yuan's arrogant to the extreme speech.
They were not convinced by Ye Yuan's speech but utterly stunned by Ye Yuan's wild arrogance.
What kind of existence was Sacred Ancestor High Priest?
In the demon race, he was a god!
He created numerous demon race Heavenly Emperors with his power alone!
Presently, the demon race's top major powers virtually all revered Sacred Ancestor High Priest as supreme.
Even though they all, these disciples, were presently all leading figures of a region, facing Sacred Ancestor High Priest, they still carried out the etiquette of a disciple. No one dared to talk about becoming his opponent.
Now, a True God Realm brat actually said that he was going to become Sacred Ancestor High Priest's opponent.
This was simply laughable to the extreme!
"I-Ignorant! Arrogance! Sacred Ancestor High Priest is the Heavenspan World's universally acknowledged number two Alchemy Dao person! For several tens of millions of years, no one had dared to challenge him. You actually said that you're going to become his opponent?" Gongyang Lie berated.
But Ye Yuan shook his head and said coolly, "What does a swallow know of the aims of a swan! No matter how strong a powerhouse is, they also walked over step by step from a weakling! You all don't even dare to think about it, so you naturally can't become a powerhouse like Sacred Ancestor High Priest. The logic of experts is lonesome; you all naturally won't understand too."
Ye Yuan was just elaborating on a fact, but this way of saying things was simply ignorant and conceited in the eyes of everyone. In their eyes, he was a mad man.
The group of Empyreans was thoroughly stunned!
Originally, when Ye Yuan said that he wanted to surpass High Priest Redplume, they felt extremely shocked.
Now, Ye Yuan directly brought Sacred Ancestor High Priest out, saying that he wanted to become his opponent.
"Huhu, a bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well, chatting about these with you all, you guys also won't understand. Gongyang Lie, don't you want to take me down a notch? Then I'll give you this opportunity! Today, I'll have a Dao debate with the Seven-star priests present. As long as there's someone among you who can defeat me, I'll leave immediately and never enter the Demon Divine Region for life!" Ye Yuan said coolly.
The moment these words came out, Gongyang Lie's eyes lit up.
He was long dissatisfied with this arrogant to the extreme fellow. Since he was looking for abuse himself, and even said never to enter the Demon Divine Region, this sort of word, then it could not be blamed on others.
Xin Luo's two eyes narrowed slightly and he said with a cold smile, "Lord Second Sage, this is what you said!"
Ye Yuan said coolly, "I said it! If even you these people can beat me, then I don't want this title of Second Sage too!"
Xin Luo laughed in spite of himself and said, "Lord Seven-star really talks wildly! The strength of a Seven-star priest isn't what you can imagine!"
Ye Yuan said with a faint smile, " My strength isn't what you all can imagine too!"
Xin Luo's two eyes narrowed slightly, turned to an Empyrean, and said, "Since that's the case, Priest Woodgem, you come and seek guidance from Lord Second Sage then."
Empyrean Woodgem chuckled and said, "I obey your command! However … what we're competing in is demon divine pills. Lord Second Sage mustn't compete in human divine pills with this Empyrean. This Empyrean can't refine it."
The moment these words came out, it immediately incurred a wave of hooting laughter.
Ye Yuan slowly nodded his head and said, "Relax, will be competing in demon divine pills."
Demon divine pills or divine pills already did not have much difference to the current Ye Yuan.
In the end, all roads lead to Rome.
Regardless of whether demon divine pills or divine pills, they were merely two branches of Alchemy Dao. Just like how the poison path and medical path were the same.
The Priest Temple naturally did not lack a place to refine medicine. Xin Luo ordered people to prepare the place to compete in alchemy very soon.
Ye Yuan two people were currently making preparations when Gongyang Lie asked, "How is Woodgem's strength? He mustn't lower the prestige of our Redplume lineage!"
Xin Luo smiled and said, "Your Excellency, rest assured. Younger Brother Woodgem is of the woodspirit physique to begin with. He has extremely high talent in alchemy. Furthermore, his realm already reached peak late-stage Dao Realm. Among these people, he's also an existence that can rank into the top ten. Wouldn't dealing with a mere Six-star priest still be easily accomplished?"
Gongyang Lie nodded slightly, immediately setting his mind at ease.
Although he was not a priest, following by High Priest Redplume's side for so many years, he naturally knew the strength difference between the priests.
Someone who was a peak late-stage Dao Realm powerhouse was already an extremely powerful expert in alchemy.
Judging from Ye Yuan's age, even if he had heaven-defying talent and reached late-stage Dao Realm, it was also impossible to be Woodgem's match.
Under the watchful gazes of the people, Ye Yuan two people started the alchemy battle.
Bang!
Empyrean Woodgem was a woodspirit that attained Dao in the first place, his advantage in refining pills was tremendous.
The moment his aura was released, those s
pirit medicines were as obedient as his children.
His demonic attraction art was already at a high degree of proficiency.
But when everyone's eyes landed on Ye Yuan, they could not help exclaiming in admiration.
"What sharp and fierce demonic attraction art! How can a human cultivate the demonic attraction art to such a boundary?" Xin Luo marveled in admiration.
Chapter 2102 - That Sentence Before
"This demonic attraction art has probably already reached the realm of divine connection, right?"
"Ashamed, ashamed! This Empyrean cultivated the demonic attraction art for no less than a million years, and I'm still actually unable to reach the realm of divine connection!"
"To be able to be called Second Sage, this boy is indeed incredible!"
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The group of Empyreans broke out with marvels. Clearly, they had their breaths taken away by Ye Yuan's demonic attraction art.
Xin Luo's gaze carried some shock and carried some puzzlement.
The strength of demonic attraction art determined the quality of the medicinal pill to a very large extent.
Hence, the demon race viewed the demonic attraction art with utmost importance when refining pills.
However, being able to cultivate the demonic attraction art to Ye Yuan's level, Xin Luo had never seen before!
The demonic attraction art was divided into four levels, entry, minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, and grand completion.
But there were still three levels above these four levels, they were respectively profound intent, divine connection, as well as Dao descend1.
The demonic attraction art was the foundational skill of demon divine pills. Its importance went without saying.
The first four levels, as long as one practiced diligently, they would be able to reach it.
But the latter three levels already reached the level of Dao and was not what bitter cultivation could attain. It depended on one's comprehension ability.
The priests present were all major powers of the demon race, being Seven-star priests. The majority of these people could cultivate to the profound intent realm.
It was just that there was not one that reached the divine connection realm!