The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
--Translated by likesnovel-- On the auction platform, under Xue Chong’s eager and expectant gaze, Tan Yun spoke softly: “From this pill, I can tell that Sect Master Xue has already mastered the refinement of nearly all **mid-tier Venerable-grade pills**.” “If I’m not mistaken… within the alchemy manual left behind by your ancestors, there must be a spiritual herb called **‘Millennium Demonheart Grass,’** correct?” “Yes! To deduce the formula just by examining the pill!” “Please guide me!” Tan Yu...
--Translated by likesnovel--
On the auction platform, under Xue Chong’s eager and expectant gaze, Tan Yun spoke softly:
“From this pill, I can tell that Sect Master Xue has already mastered the refinement of nearly all **mid-tier Venerable-grade pills**.”
“If I’m not mistaken… within the alchemy manual left behind by your ancestors, there must be a spiritual herb called **‘Millennium Demonheart Grass,’** correct?”
“Yes! Yes! Yes!”
Xue Chong was so excited he almost forgot to breathe. He hurriedly bowed deeply.
“Senior! Incredible! To deduce the formula just by examining the pill!”
“Please guide me!”
Tan Yun continued calmly:
“Demonheart Grass belongs to the **Fire element** within the Five Elements—but this fire is **Yin in nature**.”
“Using it as the core ingredient, combined with **68 other herbs**, to refine a high-grade Demon-Slaying Pill—it’s not impossible…”
“But the difficulty increases by **3 times**… am I correct?”
“Correct! Absolutely correct!” Xue Chong answered immediately.
Tan Yun went on:
“If you replace the ‘Millennium Demonheart Grass’ with a **1,300-year-old Demon-Slaying Spirit Flower**…”
“Then, with your current alchemy skills… refining a high-grade Demon-Slaying Pill will no longer be difficult.”
Xue Chong’s aged body trembled as he bowed once more.
“Senior, I still have one doubt—please enlighten me!”
“Speak.”
“The Demon-Slaying Spirit Flower, although also of the Fire element, has a **Yang core**, which is completely opposite to the **Yin nature** of Demonheart Grass…”
“In that case… can it truly be successfully refined?” Xue Chong asked respectfully.
Tan Yun smiled faintly.
“Sect Master Xue, you’re right—the Demon-Slaying Spirit Flower is indeed Yang Fire.”
“But don’t forget… within your formula, there is also a **9th-grade herb**—the **Yin-Yang Immortal Grass**.”
“With that herb balancing the energies… why wouldn’t the Demon-Slaying Spirit Flower work?”
“Of course!”
Xue Chong slapped his forehead and exclaimed with joy:
“Thank you, Senior, for your guidance! I am deeply grateful! From now on, no matter what you ask of me, I will do my utmost to fulfill it!”
“You’re too courteous,” Tan Yun said with a smile.
“If you have no further questions, please return to your seat.”
“Yes! Understood!”
Xue Chong quickly responded, then dispelled the soundproof barrier and turned to address the other sect masters.
“Everyone! Envoy Tan is a true **Alchemy Grandmaster**!”
“Today, my visit to Huangfu Shengzong has brought me immense gains!”
With that, he laughed joyfully, leapt down from the platform, and returned to his seat—his heart filled with deep respect for Tan Yun.
At that moment—
the gazes of the **thousands of sect masters** in the hall changed completely!
When Xue Chong addressed Tan Yun as “Senior,”
everyone began to speculate—
could Tan Yun be a hidden expert concealing his true strength?
Was he merely suppressing his cultivation to the **9th level of the Nascent Soul Realm**?
Otherwise—
how could someone at that level possibly surpass Xue Chong in alchemy?!
After all, who was Xue Chong?
He was the Sect Master of the Soaring Elixir Sect in the central region of the Heavenly Punishment Mountains—
and a **High-Level Venerable Alchemist**!
At that moment—
*Buzz!*
Tantai Xuanzhong set up a soundproof barrier and asked with anticipation:
“Tan Yun, what is going on? Weren’t you a **Saint Grandmaster Alchemist**?”
“Then how were you able to identify the flaw in a mid-tier Venerable pill?”
Tan Yun turned and cupped his hands respectfully.
“Sect Master, when I was at the Eternal Immortal Sect… I lied to you.”
“In truth, I received direct teachings from my master, and now… I am a **Saint Venerable Alchemist**.”
“I concealed the truth back then because I feared that if my enemies learned of my true level, it would bring me harm.”
“So I had no choice but to hide it and claim I was only at the Grandmaster level.”
Hearing this—
Tantai Xuanzhong shot to his feet instantly!
He grabbed Tan Yun’s shoulders tightly, his voice trembling with shock:
“What did you say!?”
“You are… a **Saint Venerable Alchemist**… the same level as me!?”
Tan Yun gave a slight nod.
“Yes.”
Long Aotian froze for a moment, then quickly cupped his fists.
“Senior… please enlighten me!”
Tan Yun spoke calmly, his tone steady and precise:
“The imbalance in your **True Flame** is too severe. The Fire Essence you’ve refined is **3x stronger** than your Ice Essence. While this increases raw forging power, it also destabilizes the internal structure of the weapon during refinement.”
He paused briefly, then continued:
“That is why every mid-grade sacred weapon you forge ends up as a ‘defective product.’ It’s not your technique—**it’s your foundation**.”
Long Aotian’s body trembled.
“Foundation…?”
“Yes,” Tan Yun replied. “Weapon refining is about balance. Fire tempers, but Ice stabilizes. Without equilibrium, the weapon cannot reach true perfection.”
“So what should I do, Senior?” Long Aotian asked eagerly.
Tan Yun answered without hesitation:
“Two options.”
“First—refine and absorb more Ice-attributed spiritual essence to balance your flame.”
“Second—adjust your forging process. Reduce the intensity of your Fire Essence by at least **30%**, and extend the tempering phase.”
He added:
“If you can achieve even partial balance, your next batch of weapons will no longer be defective. With time… you may even step into the ranks of true mid-grade sacred weapon masters.”
The moment those words fell—
Long Aotian’s eyes widened, as if a veil had been lifted from his mind.
“I understand! I understand now!”
He suddenly bowed deeply—far deeper than before.
“Senior, your guidance is like a divine revelation! I have been stuck at this bottleneck for decades… and today, you’ve shattered it with just a few words!”
His voice trembled with genuine gratitude.
“I, Long Aotian, will never forget this favor!”
Below the platform—
The hall had already fallen into complete silence.
Every single sect master stared at Tan Yun as if they were looking at a monster.
First, alchemy.
Now… weapon forging.
And not just surface-level knowledge—
But the ability to identify core flaws instantly and provide precise solutions.
This was no ordinary genius.
This was something far more terrifying.
Someone in the crowd muttered under their breath:
“Who… exactly is he?”
Another whispered:
“A Nascent Soul Realm cultivator… with knowledge surpassing high-level masters?”
“Impossible…”
Even Tantai Xuanzhong couldn’t hide the shock in his eyes anymore.
Inside, his thoughts surged violently:
“Alchemy… weapon forging… what else does this kid know!?”
“He’s not just a treasure…”
“He’s a walking treasury!”
On the platform—
Tan Yun remained calm, as if everything that had just happened was completely natural.
He glanced across the crowd of thousands of sect masters and said lightly:
“Anyone else… has questions?”