"Fellow Daoist Yu, is this child truly Ye Chen?"

Chao Chong, the Supreme Elder of the Seven Gods Sect, a major sect in weapon crafting, looked at Yu Ling Shuang sitting to the side and asked in a deep voice.

"It's definitely him."

Yu Ling Shuang nodded slightly, her heart also shocked by Ye Chen's sudden increase in cultivation. It was normal for him to advance seven levels of cultivation in a year, but to leap eight levels of cultivation in just two days was something that normal cultivation could not achieve.

It is likely that Ye Chen's divine nature has grown tremendously, which has fed back a huge amount of spiritual power to him, resulting in such a leapfrog improvement, just like An Yuxi, who relied on the growth of her imperial nature to advance two levels during her tribulation a few days ago.

"Tsk tsk tsk, incredible, truly incredible! Two days of progress is equivalent to the efforts of other geniuses over one or two decades. This Divine Sun Body truly lives up to its reputation as an ancient divine body!"

Chao Chong exclaimed in admiration.

The surrounding elders were also amazed. They had only heard of the unparalleled divine body before, but did not have a definite understanding of it. Today, seeing Ye Chen's progress, they finally had a direct feeling of the power of the divine body.

"Advancing eight levels in two days is truly beyond my imagination. It seems that Chi Yuan's passage through the Death Abyss at the peak of the Spirit King level with the cultivation of a peak Spirit Emperor level was indeed due to his own talent."

An elder steered the conversation toward Chi Yuan.

In the past two days, Chi Yuan has also been the focus of discussion, but whether it is the lower-level disciples or these high-level ancestors, most of them have doubts.

After all, Chi Yuan's achievements are far too exaggerated compared to Ye Chen's. Ye Chen is a person with a quasi-god body, while Chi Yuan is just a person with a natural sword body. How can he be stronger than Ye Chen in such an unbelievable way?

As the saying goes, something unusual must be going wrong.

Since it doesn't make sense according to common sense, then there must be something wrong with Chi Yuan. Either he has been possessed by some powerful being, or he has obtained some kind of extraordinary opportunity.

In comparison, most people are more willing to believe the former. After all, even the greatest opportunities have their limits. What kind of opportunity could make Chi Yuan dozens or hundreds of times stronger than Ye Chen, who possesses a quasi-god body? That's simply unrealistic.

Therefore, in the past two days, the rumors that Chi Yuan has been possessed by a powerful being have become rampant, and even the high-level spirit venerables and semi-saint ancestors of various major forces firmly believe in this speculation.

Of course, that was before that.

Now that they have witnessed Ye Chen's astonishing progress from the eighth level of Spirit King to the sixth level of Spirit Emperor in just two days, many people who had doubted Chi Yuan have changed their minds. They feel that compared to Chi Yuan's achievement of clearing the Abyss of Death in one hour, Ye Chen's progress of leaping eight levels in two days is even more genius.

It's not that they're forcibly elevating Ye Chen, but only this view seems reasonable. Otherwise, how can it be justified for someone with a natural sword physique to have higher talent than someone with a divine sun physique? It's only natural that Ye Chen's talent surpasses Chi Yuan's.

"Indeed, it seems that he has obtained some great opportunity, rather than being possessed by someone else."

"If that's the case, then this kid has actually turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise."

"Ye Chen's talent is indeed unparalleled, but his character is really not commendable. He has no righteous demeanor at all. On the other hand, Chi Yuan is quite to my liking. It's a pity that Yingyue Sect beat him to it. Otherwise, I would definitely take him as my last disciple."

"There's no need to be too harsh on him. After all, Ye Chen is still young, and it's normal for him to take some detours. Who hasn't made mistakes when they were young? If anyone is to blame, it's the Shenxiao Sect for its corrupt atmosphere and misleading its disciples. If he had just switched to a sect with a better atmosphere, would Ye Chen have ruined his character?"

"Fellow Daoist Cheng is absolutely right. Making mistakes is not a big deal; the key is to correct them. If Ye Chen can become my disciple, I will definitely be able to help him reform and return to the righteous path!"

"Hehe, Old Mu, you could have made an even bigger plan. Why don't you just make the royal family take your surname?"

"Go! Go! Go."

...

While a group of senior experts were discussing, on another viewing platform, Lu Ziling and her six fellow disciples were also being bombarded with words from their relatives and elders.

"Do you see that, Zi Ling? This is the real number one genius. Your senior brother is no match for Ye Chen at all."

"Hmph, no matter how talented he is, I wouldn't even glance at him, let alone marry him!"

"Why are you so stubborn? This is the future emperor. So many people want to get close to him but don't have the chance. If you miss this opportunity, you won't even have a chance to become his goddess consort in the future."

"I have no interest in being his goddess. I'd rather marry an ordinary, good man than a scoundrel like him!"

"You brat, are you trying to drive your mother to her death? Don't think I don't know that your senior brother doesn't like you at all. Why are you so hung up on him?"

"Mother, please stop trying to persuade me. I will never marry Ye Chen, not even if it kills me!"

...

Similar conversations were playing out around Yu Qingli and the other four, all of whom were being earnestly persuaded by their families to marry Ye Chen, and without exception, they all refused to agree.

Although they have given up on their feelings for Chi Yuan, it doesn't mean they are willing to submit to Ye Chen. Even if Ye Chen becomes an emperor or a god in the future, they will never marry a villain who has harmed their senior brother!

Let's get back to the alchemy competition.

Ye Chen's appearance undoubtedly brought the atmosphere to a climax, which also made people look forward to Chi Yuan. If Chi Yuan could also participate in this alchemy competition and compete with Ye Chen on the same stage, then this alchemy competition would be very interesting.

Suddenly, a commotion arose in the stands.

Under the watchful eyes of many, a handsome young figure walked in from the entrance of the venue; it was none other than Chi Yuan.

Chi Yuan did not disappoint people's expectations. He went straight to the registration office and obtained a spot to participate. He was one of the last few people to register. Shortly after he registered, the alchemy competition officially began.

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