Chapter 1648 Free Publicity

"Void Spirit Divine Grade!" Ye Yuan uttered four words lightly.

Zhao Jian laughed loudly upon hearing this, "Kid, I don't think you're here to sell pills; you're here to swindle, aren't you? Void Spirit Divine Grade—talking big without fear of biting your tongue! In this Chuanji Royal City, no alchemist dares to boast such a claim, that they can refine a Void Spirit Divine Grade pill. Who do you think you are?"

Su Ting was not as arrogant as Zhao Jian, but she also fundamentally did not believe Ye Yuan's words.

In her heart, she had already labeled Ye Yuan a swindler.

"Forget it, Senior Brother, let's go," Su Ting said.

Zhao Jian, however, said, "Junior Sister, this kind of swindler in Tianluo Market, even if he's at the lowest stall, we can't tarnish our own reputation! Let me expose this fraud, then have the uncles kick him out of Tianluo Market!"

Su Ting thought it over and felt Zhao Jian had a point, so she fell silent.

Zhao Jian had a loud voice, and onlookers love a spectacle.

Originally, this spot was very remote, but his loud voice attracted quite a few martial artists.

This small corner suddenly became crowded with people.

"This kid is selling Void Spirit Divine Pills? Hmph, probably a swindler, right?"

"I've lived for tens of thousands of years and have never seen what a Void Spirit Divine Pill looks like!"

"From first-grade to ninth-grade, he's only at the Void Return Realm, at most a three-star Divine Pill Alchemist. Can he refine a ninth-grade difficulty Divine Pill?"

...

Everyone was skeptical about Ye Yuan's pills.

After all, Void Spirit Divine Pills were rare to the point of being outrageous.

Zhao Jian looked at Ye Yuan and sneered, "Kid, one billion divine spirit stones, right? I'll pay it. Show me a Void Spirit Divine Grade third-grade Divine Pill!"

Though he said he'd pay, he had no intention of doing so.

Zhao Jian was already convinced Ye Yuan was a swindler; how could he be a fool and give Ye Yuan one billion divine spirit stones?

Ye Yuan saw through his intentions and said calmly, "Cash on delivery. I don't have time to play house with a little brat like you."

Little brat?

Zhao Jian was exasperated. You're not even older than me, are you?

"Pfft!"

Ye Yuan's serious demeanor amused Su Ting.

Zhao Jian, however, was somewhat furious and said, "You can't produce it, can you? I knew you were a swindler! Hmph! Little brat? I am the senior disciple of the Sword Star Alliance. How dare you swindle on our turf? I'll smash your sign right now!"

Zhao Jian's words caused a stir among the crowd.

They hadn't expected this man and woman to have such a big background.

Now this was going to be a good show!

Sure enough, Zhao Jian directly struck out with a palm, aiming to smash Ye Yuan's sign.

Ye Yuan's gaze darkened, and he suddenly struck back with a palm, arriving before Zhao Jian's attack!

"Bang!"

Zhao Jian was sent flying backward. Fortunately, there were many people around, including不少 experts.

Out of respect for the Sword Star Alliance, they used their palm force to catch him, saving him from too much embarrassment.

However, everyone around looked at Ye Yuan in shock.

This kid was only at the peak of Void Return Realm, yet he casually sent Zhao Jian, a half-step Divine Lord, flying with a single palm.

His strength was quite formidable!

Zhao Jian was flustered and, feeling he had lost face in front of his junior sister, angrily said, "How dare you lay a hand on me?"

Ye Yuan's gaze turned cold, and he said sternly, "If you want to verify the goods, it's not impossible. Buy a pill and you'll know the truth! But to destroy my sign without distinguishing right from wrong—is this how the Sword Star Alliance does things? If you say I'm swindling, that's fine too, but bring proof! If you keep being so arrogant, next time it won't be so simple!"

Zhao Jian was momentarily speechless, intimidated by Ye Yuan's powerful aura.

If it had been earlier, he would have laughed off such a threat.

But now, he knew Ye Yuan had the strength to back it up.

Just now, he had indeed held back!

But backing down like this was hard to swallow. He fumed, "Fine! I'll see what kind of miraculous pill you're selling! Here's one billion divine spirit stones. Give me a pill, and I'll expose you in public!"

With that, he slapped a storage ring onto the stall.

Ye Yuan accepted the storage ring, counted the divine spirit stones, and said calmly, "What pill do you want?"

Zhao Jian thought for a moment and said, "Give me the most ordinary Haoyuan Pill."

The Haoyuan Pill was a pill used by Void Return Realm martial artists for cultivation, similar to the Divine Essence Pill.

Divine-grade Haoyuan Pills appeared in Chuanji Royal City every few years, and each time they were bid up to sky-high prices, with the highest reaching eighty million divine spirit stones!

As for Void Spirit Divine Grade, it had never appeared even once.

From this perspective, if Ye Yuan really produced a Void Spirit Divine Grade Haoyuan Pill, selling it for one billion was quite cheap.

Everyone's eyes were on Ye Yuan. Now that the money was on the table, he couldn't just hit someone, could he?

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ye Yuan pulled out a storage ring and tossed it to Zhao Jian, saying calmly, "Your Haoyuan Pill."

Zhao Jian sneered inwardly. He absolutely did not believe Ye Yuan could produce a Void Spirit Divine Pill, even the most ordinary Haoyuan Pill.

Keep pretending!

I'll see how long you can keep it up!

He reached out and caught the storage ring, probing it with his divine sense. A surge of potent medicinal power instantly impacted his consciousness.

Such rich medicinal power!

Could it be... really a Void Spirit Divine Grade?

Now, everyone's attention was on Zhao Jian. They all noticed the change in his expression.

Everyone was astonished. Could it really be a Void Spirit Divine Pill?

"Hmph! You're quite skilled at faking it, making it look real. But... I want to test the pill on the spot!" Zhao Jian sneered.

Even now, he still didn't believe Ye Yuan had produced a Void Spirit Divine Grade.

People who sell fake pills naturally wouldn't be exposed so easily.

Transactions were face-to-face. If it were that easy to tell, they would have been caught on the spot.

The skill level of counterfeiters varied; some were very capable at making the pill's medicinal power hard to distinguish from the real thing.

But if the pill was tested on the spot, it would be different.

The effect would be clear at a glance!

Ye Yuan said indifferently, "As you wish."

True gold fears no fire. How could his pills be fake?

Moreover, Ye Yuan understood that what Zhao Jian was doing was essentially the best advertisement for him, so naturally he had no reason to stop it.

Ye Yuan thought highly of himself and was unwilling to do such huckstering.

But since Zhao Jian was volunteering to help, he had no reason to refuse.

At this moment, it was like a double act, with perfect coordination.

Zhao Jian handed the storage ring to Su Ting and said, "Junior Sister, you test the pill!"

Su Ting was also very curious, so she took the storage ring.

Zhao Jian was already a half-step Divine Lord; even if he were given a Spirit Communion Divine Pill, his divine essence wouldn't increase by a bit.

Su Ting was currently at the peak of mid Void Return Realm. Even if this were a fake pill, it would still be somewhat helpful to her.

Since the medicinal power was made so realistic, the pill itself was probably fine; it was just that the quality had been tampered with.