Chapter 732: Bold Promise

Seeing this provocative move, Jun Tianyu frowned slightly.

He had little fondness for this He Shuming.

For Liu Yiru's illness, Jun Tianyu had once gone to seek He Shuming's help, but he refused to act, cherishing his own reputation.

He was afraid he couldn't cure it, so he dared not act.

Last time, Ye Yuan cured Gu Qing, and He Shuming's demeanor further displeased Jun Tianyu.

Who knew that today this fellow would come to provoke again, finally angering him.

"He Shuming, today the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion opens. Are you disregarding me, Jun, in this manner?"

Jun Tianyu snorted coldly, and a powerful sword intent involuntarily radiated from him.

He Shuming's face changed slightly, but he forced calm and said, "Brother Jun says this, showing that the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion lacks confidence! Brother Jun can throw me out today, but from now on, I wonder who would dare to come to the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion to buy anything!"

Jun Tianyu frowned at this, but found it hard to act.

He also knew that there was much suspicion about the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion outside. If they avoided the battle today, it might indeed be as He Shuming said—no one would come to buy.

Running a business requires harmony to bring wealth. No matter how high Jun Tianyu's martial power was, he couldn't force others to be convinced.

Though he knew He Shuming had ill intentions, the man held the title of Alchemy Saint. If he struck, it wouldn't matter much, but the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion's reputation would be thoroughly ruined.

Seeing this, He Shuming's panic faded, and he smiled, "We came today purely for exchange and切磋 among alchemists. Why is Brother Jun so irritable?"

At this moment, Ye Yuan suddenly spoke, "Alchemy Saint He, just state how you wish to exchange."

He Shuming was secretly pleased that Ye Yuan accepted the challenge, but feigned surprise, "Oh? Could it be that the master of the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion is you, Ye Yuan? This... Could it be that your grand Medicine Fragrance Pavilion doesn't even have a single Alchemy Grandmaster to oversee it? Isn't that too shabby?"

At this, the surrounding martial artists began to murmur.

"What? I thought the rumors were false. How could a pharmacy this large in the busiest part of Gufeng Street not have a single Alchemy Grandmaster? Now it seems it's true!"

"A pharmacy without even an Alchemy Grandmaster—can the pills they sell be safe to eat?"

"This... I really don't know where Ye Yuan gets his confidence. With such strength, he dares to open a pharmacy. Let's go to the Tianyuan Trading Company across the street to buy pills."

Although rumors said the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion had no Alchemy Grandmaster, most people didn't really believe it.

Daring to compete with the Tianyuan Trading Company, they should at least have a senior Alchemy Grandmaster overseeing things, right?

After all this, it turned out there was only an Alchemy King. No matter how extraordinary this Alchemy King was, what use was it?

Qian'er wished she could find a hole to crawl into. Their secret was exposed, and she felt utterly humiliated.

Even if they couldn't refine those pills, they could have borrowed an Alchemy Grandmaster from their Meteor Trading Company to save face.

Now, an Alchemy King—how could he command respect?

Ye Yuan, however, was very calm and smiled, "There are indeed Alchemy Grandmasters, but due to various reasons, they couldn't make it today. Everyone, our Medicine Fragrance Pavilion mainly deals in fifth-grade pills, but we also accept orders for sixth-grade pills. However, sixth-grade pills require advance booking, and you must provide the ingredients. Rest assured, the sixth-grade pills produced by the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion are definitely better than those from any other pharmacy in Gufeng City!"

"Heh, such big talk! Before boasting, you should weigh your own strength. Coming from a mere Alchemy King, isn't this the world's biggest joke?" An Alchemy Grandmaster sneered coldly.

This was a senior alchemy master named Su Qide. Among this group of alchemy masters, his strength was second only to He Shuming and not to be underestimated.

Ye Yuan pulled out several pills, and these pills were actually all sixth-grade!

"Although the alchemy masters of our Fragrant Medicine Pavilion cannot come here, they left behind a few sixth-grade pills. You all claim to be alchemy masters; I wonder how many of you can refine sixth-grade pills of this level?" Ye Yuan said indifferently.

"Sixth-grade supreme quality! Hiss..."

As soon as the pills appeared, He Shuming and the others all changed expression.

The several pills in Ye Yuan's hands were, without exception, all sixth-grade supreme quality pills!

Although these people were alchemy masters, refining sixth-grade supreme quality was still somewhat of a stretch for them.

Even He Shuming, an alchemy saint, had to rely on luck to refine sixth-grade supreme quality.

The total number of sixth-grade supreme quality pills in the entire Gufeng City was probably no more than what Ye Yuan held in his hands.

It was easy to imagine how precious these sixth-grade supreme quality pills in Ye Yuan's hands were!

Where on earth did this kid get so many supreme quality pills?

"Heh heh, it seems the Meteor Merchant Guild transferred quite a few supreme quality pills from elsewhere for the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion! Do you think a few supreme quality pills can bluff us?" He Shuming was the first to react, sneering coldly.

In his view, these sixth-grade supreme quality pills of Ye Yuan's could only have been transferred by the Meteor Merchant Guild from other places.

Otherwise, who else in Gufeng City could refine so many sixth-grade supreme quality pills?

Hearing this, Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Is that so? I can promise everyone here that for custom sixth-grade pills from the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion, with three portions of spiritual herbs provided, the pills delivered will be at worst sixth-grade top quality!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted!

Such a promise was truly too domineering.

Even the Tianyuan Merchant Guild would not dare to make such a promise lightly!

When alchemy masters refined sixth-grade pills, unless they were common pills, there was a high chance of failure.

Guaranteeing at worst sixth-grade top quality with three portions of spiritual herbs—such a promise was simply too bold!

He Shuming's face turned as black as a pot bottom. If the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion really had such capability, who would go to the Tianyuan Merchant Guild to buy pills in the future?

"Ye Yuan, aren't you bragging too big? Be careful you can't deliver and end up slapping your own face!" He Shuming sneered with a dark face.

"Alchemy Saint He really likes to worry! Whether I can deliver, time will tell. I've put the word out today, and everyone present can bear witness. If my Fragrant Medicine Pavilion fails to deliver, I will compensate a hundred times the value of the spiritual herbs!" Ye Yuan said boldly.

Gasps...

Ye Yuan's words instantly ignited the surrounding martial artists!

Sixth-grade spiritual herbs were already valuable. If compensation was a hundred times the value, one or two times might be manageable. But if it happened often, even a behemoth like the Tianyuan Merchant Guild might not be able to afford it!

Ye Yuan's promise was too extreme—either the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion would collapse directly, or it would soar to the skies.

If Ye Yuan could truly deliver, the Tianyuan Merchant Guild might be pushed out of the market.

He Shuming himself was unsettled. He couldn't tell whether Ye Yuan was truly confident or just bluffing...