Chapter 2543: A Great Sensation!

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! How did things come to this!"

In a villa within the imperial city, Gu Mao was furious.

The turn of events had completely exceeded his expectations!

Originally, he had intended to watch the show, to see how Ye Yuan and the Tang family would be destroyed.

But the next day, when he went to the Tang family to watch the fun, he found that not only was the Tang family unscathed, but Tang Jinhua and Tang Yu were more spirited than ever, giving him a thorough scolding.

In the end, they even drove him out of Suxin Hall!

Gu Mao was dumbfounded. Without him, the Tang family had lost half its strength!

He had made a lot of harsh threats, saying he would make the Tang family unable to survive in the imperial city.

But who would have thought that on that very day, another renowned alchemy master in the imperial city, Jiang Yu, would take up residence in the Tang family!

In the alchemy circles of the imperial city, Jiang Yu was at least as strong as Gu Mao, if not stronger.

Moreover, Jiang Yu had a special identity: he was the Second Prince's personal celestial pharmacist!

That weight was entirely different!

This move was also a signal from the Second Prince to the outside world—the Tang family was an ally of the Second Prince, and no one was to touch them!

The Tang family's prestige was unmatched at that moment.

And Jiang Yu's presence also completely freed the Tang family from Gu Mao's influence.

His departure or stay had no impact on the Tang family!

After some time, the Tang family not only did not decline but showed signs of surpassing other families.

Gu Mao was so frustrated!

And now, one of Gu Mao's business partners had completely abandoned him and defected to the Tang family.

That was why Gu Mao was furious.

Suddenly, his expression changed, and his face flushed bright red.

Gu Mao's body began to tremble violently.

The fire poison had erupted!

He quickly activated the Ice Heart Jade, trying to suppress the fire poison.

But this time, the eruption of the fire poison was extremely fierce, like a beast bursting through a gate, and he... could not suppress it!

Suddenly, he remembered Ye Yuan's words.

The more fiercely you suppress it, the more violently it will erupt later!

The meridians in his body were ravaged by the fire poison, causing him unbearable pain.

"Quick! Quick, take me to the Tang family! To... the Tang family!" Gu Mao shouted.

His men carried him to the Tang family, but Ye Yuan refused to see him, only sending a message: "A person can be proud, but not arrogant, especially the arrogance of the incompetent! Some opportunities, once missed, will never come again!"

In despair, Gu Mao's fire poison erupted, and not only could he no longer work as a celestial pharmacist, but his cultivation level also regressed greatly.

The fire poison was far more violent than he had anticipated.

Thus, a generation of celestial pharmacists fell.

In fact, Ye Yuan did not need to become a celestial pharmacist to save him.

With Ye Yuan's incredibly fine divine essence, a single cleansing of his meridians could have completely removed the fire poison.

Unfortunately, Gu Mao repeatedly put on airs and ultimately reaped what he sowed.

...

As for Ye Yuan, after the turmoil, he went into seclusion again.

He had too many things to do, but too little time.

He was frantically training his instincts, trying to replace affinity with instinct!

But now, with Jiang Yu's help, Ye Yuan had gained an intuitive understanding of the properties of various basic celestial herbs.

Training with a purpose made his progress faster.

Speaking of which, after Jiang Yu came to the Tang family, he was reluctant to leave.

He and Ye Yuan quickly became friends who talked about everything.

Ye Yuan was thirsty for knowledge and had a great desire to understand the properties of celestial herbs.

So, he often sought advice from Jiang Yu.

Before coming, Lu Yun had instructed him to build a good relationship with Ye Yuan.

Naturally, he answered any questions Ye Yuan had without reservation.

However, as time went on, Jiang Yu went from initially just going through the motions to admiring Ye Yuan.

From Ye Yuan's one-sided inquiries, it turned into intense discussions.

Jiang Yu discovered that Ye Yuan had profound insights into alchemy and an almost perverse intuition!

Although he did not know much about celestial herbs, with his alchemy ability etched into his bones, he could often clear the clouds and open Jiang Yu's mind with just a few words.

Thus, Jiang Yu naturally felt he had found a treasure.

Whenever Ye Yuan was free, he would immediately drag him into discussions about alchemy.

Ye Yuan was still not very familiar with the system of refining celestial pills, so he naturally did not refuse.

Over time, although Ye Yuan had not yet started refining celestial pills, he had gained a basic understanding of how to do so.

Both sides got what they needed.

On the other side, the disciples of Yuzhen Heavenly Sect, led by Cheng Chongshan, put immense pressure on the imperial family.

The Donglin Emperor was also at his wit's end over this matter.

The Moguang Forest was too vast; there was simply no way to investigate.

He had mobilized all the imperial family's resources, but three years had passed in the blink of an eye, and there was still no clue.

Helpless, the Donglin Emperor even sent a princess to Cheng Chongshan as a concubine and gave many treasures to the other two, finally stabilizing the three.

In fact, Cheng Chongshan and the others could clearly see that Jun Tian's death probably had nothing to do with the imperial family.

But since they had come out, they were unwilling to return empty-handed.

The death of an outer sect steward was not a big deal for the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect.

The Yuzhen Heavenly Sect's persistence in finding the killer was more about saving face.

But this matter was indeed like looking for a needle in a haystack, hard to investigate.

So the three of them simply stayed in Donglin Country, throwing their weight around and acting like overlords.

However, the Great Prince saw through their intentions and had been trying hard to curry favor with them.

The idea of sending a princess as a concubine was his.

Because he knew that the words of these three would have a decisive influence on his father.

Another five years passed in the blink of an eye, and at this moment, something that shook the entire Donglin Country happened!

A one-point celestial pharmacist had truly been born!

After twenty-six years, Ye Yuan finally refined his first celestial pill!

Although this celestial pill was of very poor quality and was the most basic Foundation Establishment celestial pill, it was indeed a celestial pill!

This event immediately caused a sensation throughout the entire Donglin Country.

The entire imperial city was buzzing with discussion!

"Have you heard? That ascender from the Tang family with only one point of affinity has actually refined a celestial pill!"

"My god, this is an unprecedented event! The alchemy world of the Thirty-Three Heavens might change because of this!"

"I just can't figure it out. With only one point of affinity, how did he manage to refine a celestial pill?"

...

One point of affinity—this was an affinity completely incompatible with being a celestial pharmacist.

But Ye Yuan, through twenty-six years of effort, had finally achieved it!

This event was indeed sensational.

When Jiang Yu witnessed this scene, he was stunned for a full quarter of an hour before coming back to his senses.

Not only him, but the entire Tang family, upon hearing the news, had the same reaction!

Having hope was one thing, but actually refining it was another.

After all, refining a celestial pill was ten thousand times more difficult than extracting Dragon Bone Grass!