At this moment, inside the main hall of the Dan Ding Association.
The Grand Elder Dan Xuzi and the Holy Son He Wushuang of the Tiandan Sect, both dressed in purple robes, sat proudly, looking at Chu Yefan with arrogant expressions.
Danxuzi said in a deep voice:
"President Chu, becoming a subordinate sect of my Heavenly Pill Sect would be entirely beneficial to the Pill Cauldron Association, yet you refuse, which is rather presumptuous of you!"
Chu Yefan said with a look of anger:
"The Alchemy Guild is the backbone of the alchemy path in the Zhao Kingdom. How can it become a subordinate sect of the Heavenly Alchemy Sect? Isn't that an act of breaking the backbone?"
"Heh..." Danxuzi said with undisguised sarcasm:
"Spine? The backbone of alchemy in Zhao is far too weak. The entire Zhao state only has one high-grade alchemist, and he can only refine 60% of the pills. Is this your backbone?"
After speaking, he stood up, pointed at the Holy Son He Wushuang beside him, and looked down at everyone arrogantly:
"This is He Wushuang, the holy son of my Tiandan Sect. At the age of eighteen, he has already become the youngest top-grade alchemist in the Daqian Dynasty."
He alone could subdue the entire alchemy world of Zhao!
Hiss~
Eighteen years old!
Top-tier alchemist!
All the elders of the Dan Ding Society turned to look at He Wushuang.
Some alchemists spend their entire lives only reaching the level of high-grade alchemist, while He Wushuang became a top-grade alchemist at the age of eighteen.
The Great Gan Dynasty has very strict requirements for alchemists, so He Wushuang's status as a top-tier alchemist must be absolutely genuine.
This isn't just a genius, this is a prodigy among geniuses.
Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, Dan Xuzi arrogantly pointed at all the high-ranking members of the Pill Cauldron Society present and laughed:
“A month ago, the Holy Son He Wushuang suddenly had an inspiration and refined an eighty percent complete pill. If you think you can surpass him in alchemy, I will immediately leave, and the Heavenly Pill Sect will never set foot in the Zhao Kingdom again!”
Eighty percent of the pill's strength!
Once again, everyone was speechless with shock. Even the number one alchemist in Zhao, Danyangzi, could only refine 60% of the pills, let alone the alchemists present.
"Is the Alchemy Society, which has been established for five thousand years, really going to become a subordinate sect of someone else?"
"I'm not reconciled! Is there really no hope for alchemy in Zhao State?!"
"Alas! My skills are simply inferior!"
"..."
A somber mood permeated the hall, and the high-ranking members of the Pill Cauldron Society seemed to have aged considerably at that moment.
Dan Xuzi's lips curled up slightly, his face showing undisguised contempt. He looked around at everyone, and finally fixed his gaze on Chu Yefan's face.
"President Chu, stop struggling. Your so-called integrity is useless in the face of absolute power. Just obediently become a subordinate sect of my Heavenly Pill Sect. Of course, the sect leader of the subordinate sect will still be yours!"
Everyone turned to look at Chu Yefan, knowing he was an unyielding and principled man.
But they have no chance of winning against the Heavenly Pill Sect's Pill Cauldron Association.
Chu Yefan's eyes remained fixed on the outside of the main hall; it was he who had sent Chen Xiangyuan to find Ling Yun.
But I didn't have much hope, after all, how could a master like Ling Yun bother with something as trivial as a pill cauldron?
The next moment!
Chu Yefan suddenly stood up, his face showing ecstatic joy.
Ling Yun and his group were slowly walking over.
The moment Chu Yefan saw Ling Yun, the gloom in his heart vanished, and he became full of confidence, looking at Dan Xuzi and saying:
"Our Dan Ding Society will never be enslaved!"
"Hmm?" Danxuzi's expression darkened, wondering why Chu Yefan suddenly had such a tough and confident attitude.
"Chu Yefan, do you know what you're saying? What right do you have to say 'I will never be a slave' in front of the Heavenly Pill Sect?"
Chu Yefan ignored him, strode up to Ling Yun, bowed deeply to him, and shouted:
"Greetings, Supreme Ancestor!"
Supreme Ancestor!
Not only was Dan Xuzi completely bewildered, but even the senior members of the Dan Ding Association were equally bewildered.
However, when the higher-ups of the Pill Cauldron Society saw Chu Yefan pay his respects to Ling Yun, they all stood up and respectfully shouted:
"Greetings, Supreme Ancestor!"
Chu Tianxing knew that a person of Ling Yun's stature had to be matched with a high-class status.
The Supreme Ancestor holds a position equal to that of the founding patriarch, and both are placed at the highest point in the ancestral hall.
After a brief moment of surprise, Ling Yun understood Chu Yefan's intention. He nodded slightly and said softly:
"No need for formalities!"
"Thank you very much, Supreme Ancestor!"
After standing up, Chu Yefan smiled and looked at Danxuzi.
"Didn't you say that as long as one person in the Dan Ding sect can surpass the two of you in alchemy, your Tian Dan sect will never set foot in the Zhao state again?"
My Supreme Ancestor is a master alchemist capable of refining pills to perfection, but he dislikes empty fame and is unwilling to participate in the ranking assessment!
After saying that, he looked at He Wushuang and said sarcastically:
"At the same age, my ancestor could refine pills to a perfect 100%, while you can only refine pills to a perfect 80% at your best. What's there to be proud of!"
Upon hearing this, Danxuzi and He Wushuang looked on in disbelief.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Even the number one alchemist on the Golden Cloud Continent can only refine pills to 90% perfection. No one throughout history has ever been able to refine pills to 100% perfection!"
You're bluffing!
Danxuzi pointed at Lingyun and scolded him.
He Wushuang also snorted softly:
"Nonsense. To refine a perfect pill, one needs heaven, earth, and man—all three are indispensable. The alchemist also needs to possess powerful spiritual energy; otherwise, it is impossible to refine a perfect pill."
Even if you are exceptionally talented, if your cultivation level is only at the third level of Martial Soul, and your spiritual power is as thin as paper, how could you possibly refine a perfect pill?
"Could it be that the backbone of Zhao's alchemy sect, Dan Ding, would abandon all shame just to avoid becoming a lower-level sect?!"
The high-ranking members of the Pill Refining Society looked at each other in disbelief; they also did not believe that Ling Yun could refine a perfect pill.
Although the duel between Ling Yun and Chen Xiangyuan caused quite a stir yesterday, Chen Xiangyuan didn't go into details. Even if he had, they wouldn't have believed that anyone could refine a perfect pill.
Ling Yun calmly looked at Dan Xuzi and He Wushuang.
"Are you done talking?"
Seeing the disdain on their faces, Ling Yun said coldly:
"Now that you've finished talking, let's have a match!"
Without wasting any more words, Ling Yun turned and walked towards the square outside the hall.
Seeing that Ling Yun remained calm and spoke with confidence, the high-ranking members of the Dan Ding Association were greatly encouraged.
"Hmph! Wushuang will show them what a genius alchemist really is!"
Danxuzi looked at He Wushuang and said in a gloomy tone.
He Wushuang nodded slightly, her face radiating innate confidence.
"Don't worry! At the same age, no one in the entire Golden Cloud Continent can surpass me in the field of alchemy, not even the Supreme Ancestor of the Pill Cauldron Society!"
The two arrived at the square, where alchemists from the Dan Ding Association had already brought over two excellent alchemy tools.
Danxuzi looked at Lingyun and said in a deep voice:
"The competition will be divided into two rounds..."
Ling Yun raised his hand to interrupt Dan Xuzi.
"Don't make it so complicated. The most direct manifestation of one's alchemy skills is in the pills one refines. Everything else is just empty talk. Don't make it so complicated!"
"Hmph! I'll grant your wish!" Danxuzi snorted coldly and continued:
"Then let's refine the most difficult Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill. The success rate of this pill is less than 50%. Whoever can refine it successfully wins. If both of us succeed, then the winner will be determined by the quality of the pill!"
Ling Yun nodded slightly, "Okay!"
As if remembering something, Ling Yun added:
"I'll add another bet: if I win, I'll leave you the Heavenly Pill Sect's Alchemy Manual!"
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