Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

Hongde watched Ye Xuan’s performance coldly. At first, a mocking sneer hung on his lips, but as Ye Xuan continuously formed various Hand Skills, the sneer on his face gradually vanished, replaced by a look of gravity and shock.

The others around them were also dumbfounded, their eyes wide and unblinking.

Most of the people present had seen an Alchemist at work before, but this was the first time they had ever witnessed something as miraculous as what Ye Xuan was doing.

"This is a pure Golden Sun Fire flame. Next, we’ll use these two different Miasma Origin Pills to conduct an experiment."

Ye Xuan sneered, using his Profound Sense to control one of Xiuyi Pavilion’s Miasma Origin Pills and placing it upon the ethereal golden flame.

WHOOSH!

The Miasma Origin Pill immediately burst into flames.

"Everyone, do you see clearly? This Miasma Origin Pill comes from the hands of Master Changyuan of Xiuyi Pavilion. Since it was refined using Master Changyuan’s own Profound Fire, the flame it produces when burning on the Golden Sun Fire is completely identical to the Golden Sun Fire itself."

Everyone stared intently. Sure enough, the flame produced by the burning Miasma Origin Pill was identical to the ethereal golden flame. The two merged so perfectly that it was difficult to tell where the Golden Sun Fire ended and the flame from the Pill began.

"Next, let’s take a look at the Miasma Origin Pill brought by the Celestial Wolf Squad."

Ye Xuan gave a cold smile and placed one of the Miasma Origin Pills from the Celestial Wolf Squad beneath the Golden Sun Fire.

"Everyone watch closely now. Let’s see what the difference is."

At Ye Xuan’s reminder, everyone stared with wide eyes. This experiment, which dissected pharmaceutical principles to the extreme, had piqued everyone’s curiosity.

The Celestial Wolf Squad’s Miasma Origin Pill also burned quickly. However, the flame it produced was completely different from the one from Xiuyi Pavilion’s Pill. It was tinged with a dark gray color, creating a stark contrast with the ethereal, pale gold of the Golden Sun Fire.

Because their Flame Attributes were different, the two flames quickly repelled each other, becoming two clearly distinct fires that constantly clashed.

"They’re really completely different."

"The flame from the Celestial Wolf Squad’s Miasma Origin Pill is dark gray when burned on the Golden Sun Fire. What’s going on?"

"This is incredible."

The crowd erupted in astonished cries.

"It’s actually quite simple," Ye Xuan said with a smile. "The Alchemist who refined the Celestial Wolf Squad’s Miasma Origin Pill possesses Xin Fire. Although Xin Fire and Golden Sun Fire are both explosive-type flames and look very similar, they are ultimately different. Under normal circumstances, it’s difficult to distinguish between them. However, when burned by a pure Golden Sun Fire, the difference becomes immediately apparent."

"This method can be used to accurately determine if a Pill was refined by the same Alchemist, rather than relying on some vague and ethereal aura to tell."

The Martial Artists naturally found this quite amazing, but the Alchemists present were visibly excited, listening intently and unable to contain their enthusiasm.

It was the first time they had ever witnessed such an analysis method. It felt like a whole new world of possibilities had opened up to them; it was a truly eye-opening experience.

"Now, I’d like to ask any Martial Artists who have purchased Miasma Origin Pills from Xiuyi Pavilion to come forward and try it with your own Pills."

The moment Ye Xuan’s voice fell, several curious Martial Artists immediately came forward, took out the Miasma Origin Pills they had just bought, and gave it a try.

Sure enough, as long as it was a Miasma Origin Pill purchased from Xiuyi Pavilion, its flame was identical in color to the original Golden Sun Fire when it burned, and it could merge completely.

"Master, may I use a Pill I refined myself to test this?"

Just then, Zhen Tong suddenly spoke up, a look of curiosity on his face.

As a Sixth Grade Alchemist, it was the first time he had ever heard of such a method for identifying Pills, and he couldn’t resist wanting to try it with one of his own.

Ye Xuan smiled generously, "Of course. Any Alchemist present is welcome to come try it with their own Pills."

With Ye Xuan’s consent, Zhen Tong immediately took out a Pill and placed it in the Golden Sun Fire to burn.

A deep blue flame, tinged with green, rose up, creating a stark contrast with the Golden Sun Fire.

"Oh?" Ye Xuan let out a sound of surprise. "Master, your flame is quite special. It’s actually a Geng Water attribute, and it seems to have been fused with some kind of Demon Fire. This Demon Fire... it should be the flame of a Tier Six Li Huo Beast."

"What?" Zhen Tong was greatly startled. Then his brows furrowed. "Sir, why do you say that?"

Ye Xuan smiled. "It’s simple. The deep blue is the most obvious sign of a Geng Water attribute flame. However, your deep blue flame has a hint of green, which clearly indicates it’s mixed with a trace of a wood-element flame. These two types of flames shouldn’t come from the same Profound Fire. And that trace of green carries the faint aura of a Demon Beast. The only wood-element Demon Beast whose fire can fuse with a Geng Water attribute is the Li Huo Beast."

"As for its tier, since you are a Sixth Grade Alchemist, you must have fused with the fire of a Tier Six Li Huo Beast."

Ye Xuan’s explanation was simple, but to Zhen Tong’s ears, it was like a bolt from the blue.

"Master, you have my deepest admiration!"

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Zhen Tong bowed deeply, overwhelmed with emotion.

He was completely and utterly shocked.

Ye Xuan had described his flame with perfect accuracy, even revealing that he had fused it with the Demon Fire of a Li Huo Beast.

On the surface, what Ye Xuan said seemed simple. In reality, it contained a wealth of knowledge about flames and demonstrated an absolutely terrifying level of attainment in Alchemy. Zhen Tong couldn’t even begin to imagine having such analytical abilities.

"Master Zhen Tong, this..." Seeing Zhen Tong’s reaction, another Alchemist couldn’t help but ask, "Could it be...?"

Zhen Tong gave a wry smile. "This master’s analysis of my flame was flawless."

"Is it really that miraculous?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, feeling as if their horizons had been broadened. Meanwhile, the faces of Hongde, Xu Wenlin, and the others grew increasingly grim.

This was especially true for Master Hongde. He realized that even with his cultivation as a Seventh Grade Alchemist, he hadn’t been able to analyze the attributes of Zhen Tong’s flame. He never imagined that this Xuan Ye would identify it in a single sentence.

’What does this mean?’

’It means Ye Xuan’s attainment in the field of flames is even higher than his, a Seventh Grade Alchemist!’

This realization made it impossible for Master Hongde to remain calm. Cold sweat began to bead on his forehead.

He was a dignified Seventh Grade Alchemist, yet he was being outmatched by a young man not even twenty years old.

A sense of absurdity washed over him. Everything happening before his eyes felt completely unreal.

With Zhen Tong having set the precedent, many other Alchemists came forward one after another.

As expected, the Pills refined by each Alchemist produced flames of a completely different color when burned on the Golden Sun Fire, all creating a stark contrast with it.

There were red ones, light pink ones, white ones, and even black ones—all different.

However, the flame from one of the Alchemists’ Pills was actually the same color as Changyuan’s. It was just slightly smaller, creating a pattern of a large flame enveloping a smaller one.

"Huh? The color of these two flames is identical. What’s going on?"

Someone voiced their confusion.

Even the Alchemist conducting the test was curious. Ye Xuan had just said that no two Alchemists’ flames were ever the same, but now this...

"Hahaha! Didn’t you say earlier that no two Alchemists’ flames are the same? Let’s see how you explain this!" Hongde, thinking he had finally found a flaw, sneered in excitement.

Ye Xuan retorted with a cold laugh, "Are these two flames the same? It’s clearly a large flame enveloping a smaller one. They haven’t merged at all, have they?"

Hongde mocked, "They may not have merged, but their shape and color are identical. Are you daring to claim they’re different? Everyone here is an Alchemist; surely you can all see that."

Zhen Tong and the others frowned. It was true. Although the two flames hadn’t merged, they looked identical, a stark contrast to the flames from the other Alchemists.

Ye Xuan said, "There is only one explanation for this situation: Changyuan and this Alchemist practice the exact same Cultivation Technique."

"Let’s do this. Changyuan, write down the name of your Cultivation Technique on this piece of paper. And you, fellow Alchemist, write yours on this other one. We can compare them afterward."

A staff member from Xiuyi Pavilion quickly brought over paper and brushes. After the two wrote down their answers, the papers were unfolded for everyone to see.

Changyuan had written: "Bright Fire Heart Scripture, Sixth Layer!"

The other Alchemist had written: "Bright Heart Pure Fire Skill, Fifth Layer!"

"They’re not the same?"

"They’re exactly the same!"

The ones who said they were different were some of the Martial Artists in the crowd, while the ones who said they were the same were Zhen Tong and the other Alchemists.

It turned out that the Bright Heart Pure Fire Skill was a simplified version of the Bright Fire Heart Scripture. Although their names were different, their essence was the same. The Bright Fire Heart Scripture had nine layers in total, and the Bright Heart Pure Fire Skill consisted of the first six layers of the Bright Fire Heart Scripture.

The Martial Artists might not have known this, but there wasn’t a single Alchemist who didn’t.

At this point, Zhen Tong humbly asked, "Master Xuan Ye, I have a question. If two people practice the exact same Cultivation Technique and are at the same layer, will the flames they produce be completely identical?"

The other Alchemists also perked up their ears to listen.

Ye Xuan smiled. "Actually, even if two Alchemists have the same cultivation level, practice the same Cultivation Technique, and have reached the same realm, their flames will still behave as you see now; they won’t completely merge. Every Alchemist has a different physical constitution. Therefore, even when practicing the same technique and possessing flames with the same attribute, there will still be subtle differences that cause them to repel each other."

The many Alchemists came to a sudden realization. They all had expressions of enlightenment and looked at him with reverence.

Unwittingly, all the Alchemists present had come to admire Ye Xuan, feeling a deep respect for him from the bottom of their hearts.

The knowledge Ye Xuan had displayed was simply beyond their comprehension. It had given them immense inspiration and left a profound impression on them.