Chapter 2648: A Dog Looks Down on People

"The Liuren Xiaoyao Pill is superior to the Bixia Yunxing Pill in terms of quality, refining difficulty, and practicality. The three of us unanimously rule that Ge Ling wins this round!"

Cui Tong's voice was neither joyful nor sorrowful, yet it struck straight into everyone's heart.

Sun Yunjing, Jiang Li, and Su Yi and his daughter were all stunned.

They had actually won!

"Impossible!" Jiang Li's first reaction was disbelief.

Su Yi finally came to his senses and burst into laughter. "Hahaha... Who was it just now that said they would shave our Dingnan City bald? Does your face hurt? Sun Yunjing, didn't you say Dingnan City had no talent? Do you still dare to say that now?"

In truth, Su Yi had already prepared himself for a complete defeat.

But who would have thought the tide would turn?

Ge Ling had won!

Over the past few days, he had been endlessly ridiculed by Sun Yunjing and the other city lords.

Letting out that pent-up frustration now was immensely satisfying.

His gaze involuntarily turned to Ye Yuan, who sat with eyes half-closed, as if none of this had anything to do with him.

If it had been just moments ago, he would have thought the man was putting on an act.

But now, that was far from the case.

The man his daughter had brought back truly had substance.

Sun Yunjing's expression was extremely sour. He had just been mocking Su Yi and Ye Yuan, only to be slapped in the face moments later.

"Su Yi, what are you so smug about? Your Dingnan City has only won one round!" Sun Yunjing snorted coldly.

Su Yi, however, was unfazed and laughed heartily. "So what if it's just one round? One round means you can't shave us bald! At least you can't achieve a shutout!"

Sun Yunjing's face darkened. "You really have no shame! You're this proud over just one round?"

Su Yi showed no weakness. "I am proud! I slapped your face, and it feels great!"

Sun Yunjing was left speechless. Su Yi's victory under these circumstances was indeed something to be proud of.

Unlike him, Su Yi had never held much hope for the resources of Tiannan City.

Now, at least he had gotten a good start!

"Um... Young Friend Ye, I was blind just now. I formally apologize to you now, and I hope you won't take offense!" Su Yi bowed to Ye Yuan, a hint of embarrassment in his voice.

He had been calling Ye Yuan 'boy' and dismissing him entirely.

Now, it was awkward.

Logically, as a city lord and a Wuji Heavenly Position Great Perfection expert, he shouldn't apologize to a junior.

But Su Yi didn't think it was a problem.

He wasn't stupid. A second-rank celestial pharmacist who could casually guide a third-rank celestial pharmacist to elevate a celestial pill by an entire grade—that wasn't something just anyone could do.

At least, the three fourth-rank celestial pharmacists above couldn't!

Even the big shots of Tiannan City couldn't do it, so how powerful must the background of this young man be?

Ye Yuan said calmly, "I accept your apology, but I advise City Lord Su not to look down on people like a dog in the future."

From the moment he entered, Su Yi had been looking at him through colored glasses—how could he not feel it?

If not for Su Peiyun's sake, Ye Yuan would have turned hostile long ago.

A Wuji Heavenly Position city lord was nothing in Ye Yuan's eyes.

He had even killed someone in the Yuhuang Heaven; why would he care about a Wuji Heaven?

"How dare you!"

"Insolent!"

"How dare you speak to the city lord like that!"

...

Su Yi's guards immediately flew into a rage, but Su Yi stopped them.

Now he believed his daughter's words. She had truly wanted to bring him a remarkable person, but he had kept pushing him away.

As Ye Yuan said, he had been looking down on people like a dog!

"Stand down! Young Friend Ye is right. I was indeed looking down on people like a dog before!"

Su Yi's attitude surprised Ye Yuan somewhat.

A dignified city lord could actually swallow such an insult.

Just then, Ge Ling also came down.

He went directly to Ye Yuan and bowed deeply. "Ge Ling thanks Master Ye for his guidance!"

Ye Yuan accepted it calmly and said lightly, "Any insights?"

Ge Ling replied excitedly, "Many insights!"

"Hmph! Playing tricks! That was just luck just now. What are you so proud of? In the next round, I'll make you pay!" Zuo Fang snorted from the side.

Ye Yuan glanced at Zuo Fang and said calmly, "In alchemy, there is never luck, only the inevitability of countless refinements. If you pin your hopes on luck, your achievements will be limited."

Zuo Fang frowned and snorted, "A wet-behind-the-ears brat like you? I'm not trash like Ge Ling, so you're not qualified to teach me! Whether it's luck, you'll find out in the next round!"

He simply didn't believe that a few words of guidance could cause such a dramatic change in Ge Ling.

Being able to refine a sixth-rank mid-grade pill could only be attributed to luck!

Soon, Ge Ling's Liuren Xiaoyao Pill was auctioned off for a staggering four hundred thousand celestial crystals!

That was a full one hundred thousand celestial crystals higher than Zuo Fang's Tongxin Dujiu Pill earlier, showing just how valuable the Liuren Xiaoyao Pill was.

After a break, the celestial pharmacists of the nine cities took the stage again.

Each city had more than one celestial pharmacist.

So, the lineup strategy also mattered.

The strength of these celestial pharmacists was largely similar, depending on their condition.

However, for Dingnan City, the other celestial pharmacists were really not up to par.

So, in this round, it was still Ge Ling.

"Jiang Li, how about you take this round?" Sun Yunjing looked at Jiang Li and asked for his opinion.

Zuo Fang's face darkened, feeling greatly insulted.

"City Lord, I will not lose to him in this round! Ge Ling was just lucky earlier!" Zuo Fang said solemnly.

Jiang Li pondered for a moment and said, "Whether it's luck is still uncertain. City Lord, I want to observe a bit more."

Sun Yunjing nodded. "Alright, Master Zuo, make sure to take him down this time!"

Zuo Fang snorted coldly. "Don't worry, he won't have a chance!"

With a strong desire for revenge, Zuo Fang took the stage again.

This time, he pulled out his trump card—the Jiuding Taixu Pill!

"It's the Jiuding Taixu Pill! Master Zuo is going all out!"

"The Jiuding Taixu Pill is Master Zuo's signature pill! This celestial pill is infinitely close to the Tianhuang Pill level, and Master Zuo's best record is sixth-rank upper-grade!"

"Master Ge Ling is also using his ultimate move! This time he's refining the Fuxi Chunyang Pill! The difficulty of the two pills is comparable, but compared to Master Zuo, he's still lacking. It's said that Master Ge Ling's best record is only fifth-rank mid-grade!"

...

As soon as the refining began, the crowd grew excited.

This match could be considered a peak showdown.

In the previous pill duels, everyone had held back.

First, refining high-difficulty celestial pills lacked stability, and a slight mistake could lower the quality.

Second, trump cards were always saved for last.

Zuo Fang was only forced to bring out the Jiuding Taixu Pill because he was cornered.