Chapter 2556: Not Selling It to You!

In front of Tiancui Tower, it was already packed to overflowing.

Five years ago, the one-fen celestial pharmacist defeated the national preceptor, causing a sensation throughout the city!

Now, the one-fen celestial pharmacist was challenging the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill, which no one could refine, naturally drawing even more attention.

Moreover, this bet also concerned the fate of the national preceptor!

"Five years have passed, I wonder what level that one-fen celestial pharmacist has reached!"

"Heh, no matter what level, it's impossible for him to refine the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill!"

"The one-fen celestial pharmacist is indeed extraordinary, but five years is too short!"

…

In this bet, the vast majority still believed Ye Yuan would lose.

It wasn't that they didn't trust Ye Yuan's talent, but that five years was too short.

Five years wasn't even enough to get started in celestial alchemy.

Even if Ye Yuan could refine a seventh-grade Foundation Establishment Celestial Pill, the gap between that and the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill was as vast as a hundred thousand Foundation Establishment Celestial Pills!

This gap couldn't be bridged in just five years.

"He's coming, he's coming! The one-fen celestial pharmacist is here!"

Suddenly, the crowd stirred.

Ye Yuan led the Tang family members to the front of Tiancui Tower.

National Preceptor Lin Lan walked out slowly and said with a smile, "Master Ye is here? Seeing Master Ye in such high spirits, you must be confident of victory? It seems this old national preceptor will have to step down and make way for the worthy!"

The intelligence the Great Prince had obtained, Lin Lan had also obtained.

Thus, he had already won this bet!

The humiliation of the past five years, he would return it all to Ye Yuan today!

"Yes, you're old; it's time to step down and make way for the worthy!" Ye Yuan replied.

Lin Lan didn't mind and laughed, "Heh, give you an inch and you take a mile! You've spent five years refining basic celestial pills, never once touching the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill. I'm very curious to know how you plan to beat me!"

"What! Five years refining basic celestial pills?"

"Are you kidding me? Basic celestial pills are useless!"

"Holy crap, is that true? Even if Ye Yuan refines Foundation Establishment Celestial Pills to perfection, he can't refine the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill!"

…

With Lin Lan's words, the crowd erupted.

Everyone thought that Ye Yuan would have spent these five years frantically researching the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill.

At least, he should have been working in that direction.

But no!

Ye Yuan had spent five years only on basic celestial pills!

Basic celestial pills were entry-level pills, the fundamentals of a celestial pharmacist!

Researching such pills was of no help whatsoever for the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill!

In other words, was this bet just a joke?

On the second floor of Tiancui Tower, through the window, the scene outside could be seen clearly.

A middle-aged man in a light blue robe stood by the window, watching everything below.

With piercing eyes, robust and imposing, he was none other than the emperor of Donglin Kingdom, Qiao Kaiyuan!

"Second son, this is the man you chose? You disappoint me," said the emperor.

At this moment, the Second Prince stood respectfully beside Qiao Kaiyuan.

Hearing this, he broke out in a cold sweat.

He hadn't expected that Ye Yuan had spent all five years on basic celestial pills!

"Father, Ye Yuan's talent in alchemy is extraordinary! Given time, he will surely surpass the national preceptor!" the Second Prince said through gritted teeth.

Qiao Kaiyuan clasped his hands behind his back and said calmly, "No matter how great the talent, without the right temperament, it's useless. Ascenders often rely on their talent and look down on others, and most end up badly. He is no exception. Clearly uncertain, yet he set a five-year bet. Such a person is not worth entrusting."

The Second Prince broke out in a cold sweat. His father's words were essentially a death sentence for him!

The Great Prince had somehow already come upstairs and happened to hear this, his heart filled with ecstasy.

"Heh, Father is wise! This brat is arrogant and insolent, with no one in his eyes. His last victory over the national preceptor, though due to skill, was also largely luck. Yet he thinks he has surpassed the national preceptor. How ridiculous!" the Great Prince said with a laugh.

Qiao Kaiyuan nodded and said, "Yuqin is right. The seventh-grade Foundation Establishment Celestial Pill was indeed stunning. But stunning is all it was."

As he spoke, he turned from the window and sat down in the room.

He glanced at his two sons and said calmly, "In recent years, I have been exhausted and have considered abdicating. Thus, I intend to choose a successor between you two. Yuqin is steady and acts only after careful planning. Moreover, in recent years, he has stabilized the three envoys from Yuzhen Celestial Sect, a great achievement. Entrusting the kingdom to Yuqin puts my mind at ease."

The Second Prince trembled, despair in his eyes.

He hadn't expected his father to pronounce judgment so directly!

He had lost!

The Great Prince was overjoyed, but his expression was perfectly controlled.

Seeing this, the emperor was even more certain of his decision.

"Once this matter is settled, I will announce the decision on a chosen day," Qiao Kaiyuan said decisively.

The Second Prince gritted his teeth and said, "Father, I… do not accept!"

Qiao Kaiyuan was not angry and said calmly, "Yutang, at this point, what cards do you have left? The national preceptor has defected, the envoys are out of reach, you have no cards left to play."

The Second Prince said solemnly, "No! Father is wrong! If Ye Yuan wins, the national preceptor will be mine!"

Hearing this, the Great Prince laughed, "Second brother, are you so desperate? At this point, do you still think Ye Yuan can win? A guy who spent five years on basic celestial pills—you expect him to refine the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill?"

The Second Prince sneered, "My dear elder brother! Last time, no one thought he could win either. How can you be sure he won't turn things around this time?"

The Great Prince was about to retort when Qiao Kaiyuan said calmly, "If he really can win, I might reconsider. But it's impossible."

People didn't know that the fate of the Donglin Kingdom's emperor had been decided on this second floor.

In front of Tiancui Tower, people were mocking Ye Yuan for overestimating himself.

Clearly lacking the skill, yet insisting on taking on the task.

Behind Lin Lan, Xie Hua laughed loudly, "Ye Yuan, didn't you say that in five years, I could come to you to buy celestial pills? Now I'm here to buy your celestial pills. Where are your pills? Hahaha…"

Ye Yuan looked at him and said calmly, "You seem very pleased with yourself."

Xie Hua's expression changed, turning vicious, and he roared, "Of course I'm pleased! You cut off my path as a celestial pharmacist, and now you've cut off your own path to survival! Tell me, how can I not be pleased? Hahaha…"

Xie Hua's hatred for Ye Yuan was no less than Lin Lan's.

The celestial pharmacist—what a glorious profession!

He had once enjoyed supreme glory, revered by thousands!

But all of that was destroyed by Ye Yuan!

Seeing Ye Yuan like this now, how could he not be happy?

However, Ye Yuan just smiled faintly and said, "Is that so? Since you're so pleased, I won't sell my Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill to you."

Hearing this, Xie Hua laughed loudly, "Oh, I'm so scared! Your Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill? Your Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill! Haha, have you ever refined the Jade-Breaking Restoration Pill? How ridiculous!"