Chapter 2059: Total Collapse

"This... how could this be? Brother Danyu, you can't just stand by and watch me die! Ye Yuan is clearly retaliating!"

As the news came in one after another, Aoyun Tianzun looked utterly devastated.

The Southern Domain Alliance had suffered a total collapse in just half a month.

His territory, in particular, had become a disaster zone.

In his domain, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had even offered a 3% discount, and their pills were plentiful.

Such a situation was absolutely unheard of elsewhere.

Because the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's pills were now in extremely high demand; even with a 20% price increase, they were still hard to come by.

Although the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had prepared abundantly this time, they couldn't withstand the flood of martial artists.

No matter how many pills they had, they couldn't satisfy the needs of all martial artists.

After all, there were too many martial artists and too few alchemists.

Thus, Aoyun Tianzun's territory had almost been crushed by the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, and his pharmacies could no longer operate.

Even a blind man could see that the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and Ye Yuan were deliberately targeting Aoyun Tianzun.

Danyu Tianzun frowned and snorted, "How can we save you? The six sacred lands can barely protect themselves now, and you still expect us to save you? Haven't you heard that just now, even Dongli Dadi has completely fallen and become the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's territory?"

Dongli Dadi was a very important imperial capital under Danyu Tianzun, similar in status to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's Changfeng Dadi.

Even Dongli Dadi had fallen, showing how dire the situation was.

"Hmph! Aoyun, you still have the nerve to speak! If it weren't for you, this wouldn't have happened! If you had bowed your head to Ye Yuan back then, why would it have come to this?" Wenlan Tianzun couldn't help but say.

His losses were also extremely severe, and he was in a very bad mood.

Seeing Aoyun Tianzun jump out, he finally couldn't hold back his outburst.

Aoyun Tianzun roared in anger, "Wenlan, now you're blaming me? At that time, who was it that applauded and cheered, saying they wanted a piece of the pie?"

"You!" Wenlan Tianzun was choked but couldn't refute.

When Ye Yuan withdrew from the Southern Domain Alliance, he had indeed applauded.

And at first, out of face, he hadn't dared to swallow Ye Yuan's territory.

But later, he had indeed reached out for Ye Yuan's territory.

"Enough!" Danyu Tianzun roared, "What's the use of arguing now? With this time, why not think about how to reverse the decline?"

Chengfeng Tianzun said, "Now it's not just a matter of collapse! For this operation, we've almost mobilized all the elite alchemists of the Southern Domain and refined massive amounts of pills. If these pills can't be sold, they'll rot in the warehouses."

Lieyang Tianzun also said gravely, "This time is different from before. Pills, if stored properly, will eventually sell. But these pills Ye Yuan has brought out have already spread across the entire Southern Domain. Once they become regular pills, ours simply won't sell!"

Liuming Tianzun sighed slightly, "I advised you back then, but you wouldn't listen. Now, it's too late for regrets!"

The others fell silent.

Liuming Tianzun had warned them back then that Ye Yuan's understanding of the Dao of alchemy was extremely profound and that creating several new pill formulas was not impossible, but no one had believed him.

Yet, Liuming Tianzun was still deeply shaken inside.

He thought he had already thought highly of Ye Yuan, but Ye Yuan's performance still exceeded his expectations.

Once these pills were unveiled, it was like a martial artist undergoing marrow cleansing, causing a complete overhaul of the alchemy world in the Southern Domain.

For the six sacred lands, the blow was nearly devastating.

Danyu Tianzun's eyes flickered, and he spoke, "Things have come to this; we have no retreat! Order all pharmacies to cut pill prices in half! If necessary, go to 40% off, 30% off! Since we can't beat them in quality, we'll force them out with price! Can the entire Southern Domain Alliance be defeated by a single person? If so, wouldn't we all become a joke?"

Hearing Danyu Tianzun's words, the others perked up.

Suffering some losses was better than letting the pills rot in storage.

The Southern Domain Alliance had overreached this time; the pills they refined in one go were enough for the major powers to sell for ten years.

But this tactic was typical of hurting others without benefiting oneself, utterly shameless.

However, at this point, these big shots didn't care about shamelessness.

Thus, a protracted war of attrition began between the Southern Domain Alliance and the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's pills were indeed unparalleled, refreshing all martial artists' perceptions.

Over a dozen types of pills, once launched, immediately swept across the entire Southern Domain with high acclaim.

In comparison, the Southern Domain Alliance's pills were too inferior.

But you couldn't beat their shamelessness!

If you sold for 100,000 high-grade divine spirit stones, they sold for only 50,000 or even 30,000, which was still attractive to lower-level martial artists.

For a time, both sides were deadlocked.

This tug-of-war lasted until the fifth year, when a series of news finally broke the balance.

First, Chaoyuan Tianzun emerged from seclusion and announced his joining of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's camp.

The second news: the reclusive seven great families, including the Beitang family, also announced their joining of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's camp.

Although Chaoyuan Tianzun was a rogue cultivator, his forces were still not to be underestimated.

Upon emerging from seclusion, he had broken through to the Half-Step Ancestral Realm!

Such strength was top-tier in the entire Southern Domain, and no one dared to ignore him.

The addition of families like Beitang dealt the most fatal blow to the Southern Domain Alliance.

Each of the seven great families was a titan in the Southern Domain's alchemy world, on par with the seven top sacred lands.

With their support, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's strength skyrocketed.

For the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, the key issue was resources, as one pair of fists can't fight four hands.

But although these reclusive families were little known, they had immense influence over resources.

With such backing, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had no fear of a prolonged war.

You lower your prices; let's see how long you can keep it up!

By the eighth year, the Southern Domain Alliance finally began to crumble.

First, a batch of small and medium forces couldn't hold out and started going bankrupt.

The resources they controlled were far inferior to those of the top sacred lands.

Then, some master-level forces also began to collapse.

Later, even major powers like the Yundan Tower couldn't hold on.

In the ninth year, the city lord's mansion of Yundan Dadi was shrouded in gloom.

All the big shots wore expressions of exhaustion and helplessness.

"Brother Danyu, we can't go on like this! If this continues, the entire Southern Domain will become the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's territory!" Yaoye Tianzun said mournfully.

"Yes, this battle is a bottomless pit! If we drag it out any longer, all our family fortunes will be gone!" another Tianzun almost cried.