Chapter 2652: The Scramble!

Once a true-grade pill appeared, the subsequent competition became utterly meaningless.

Even if they refined until the heavens cracked, they could never achieve the realm of true-grade; it was nothing but futile effort.

Thus, Cui Tong also announced very decisively that in this Nine-City Heavenly Pill Assembly, Dingnan City had taken first place!

Looking at Sun Yunjing's aggrieved face, Su Yi was practically beaming with joy.

Not only did they feel vindicated, but Dingnan City would also receive a massive amount of resources—this was a tangible benefit.

Moreover, after receiving guidance from Ye Yuan, Ge Ling's strength had been rising rapidly.

Surpassing Zuo Fang was now a foregone conclusion!

It could be said that Dingnan City had become the biggest winner of this Nine-City Heavenly Pill Assembly!

"Haha, Master Ye, I, Su, truly looked down on you with dog's eyes! Here, I apologize to you once again!"

Su Yi, with unprecedented sincerity, bowed to Ye Yuan.

He was truly convinced!

His daughter had really accomplished something great this time.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said calmly, "Let bygones be bygones."

Seeing Ye Yuan's open-mindedness, Su Yi quickly seized the opportunity and said, "Master Ye, I sincerely invite you to join our Dingnan City. What do you think, Master Ye?"

Before Ye Yuan could answer, Sun Yunjing suddenly bowed to Ye Yuan and said, "Master Ye, I, Sun, was the one with eyes but failed to see! Now, I wish to invite you to join Shuilan City! Rest assured, the terms our Shuilan City offers will certainly be better than Dingnan City's!"

"Sun Yunjing, you!" Su Yi roared in anger.

He hadn't expected Sun Yunjing to cut in!

And when it came to resources, Dingnan City truly couldn't compare to Shuilan City.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to afford a top-tier master like Zuo Fang.

Sun Yunjing said calmly, "Su Yi, Master Ye has only just met you. Moreover, he and Miss Peiyun are merely acquaintances. So why can't I, as city lord, invite him? Everyone in the nine cities knows that I have always been eager to seek out talent!"

Su Yi gritted his teeth in anger, knowing that Sun Yunjing was speaking the truth.

Previously, everyone had misunderstood, thinking that Ye Yuan was pursuing Su Peiyun and deliberately getting close to Su Yi.

Now, everyone knew that was not the case.

Master Ye simply didn't fancy Su Peiyun.

Moreover, Su Peiyun and Master Ye had only met on the road; they weren't sworn friends.

So everyone had a chance, didn't they?

"Master Ye, our Tianyou City invites you with the utmost sincerity to join us!"

"Master Ye..."

With Sun Yunjing taking the lead, the city lords of the other cities chimed in one after another.

The terms they offered were better than the last.

Su Yi, standing by, wished he could tear these fellows apart.

He quickly signaled his daughter, but Su Peiyun was already anxious.

Yet what could she say?

Could she say that their earlier meeting had not been pleasant?

She had originally thought Ye Yuan was only formidable in martial arts, but his alchemy was even more terrifying!

The emergence of a true-grade pill was bound to cause a huge stir in the Tiannan region.

At this moment, she felt that anything she said would be futile.

Su Peiyun looked at Su Yi with nothing but a wry smile.

"Hmph! Are you all trying to snatch people away from Tiannan City?" At that moment, Cui Tong's cold snort rang out.

He approached Ye Yuan and said with a beaming smile, "Master Ye, Tiannan City is the royal city of the Tiannan region, ruling over all cities! The resources of Tiannan City are beyond comparison with other cities. As long as Master Ye joins Tiannan City, you can have whatever you desire!"

These words made everyone's expression change.

Even Master Cui Tong was now addressing Ye Yuan as "Master"!

With Tiannan City poaching, what chance did anyone else have?

At that moment, everyone's gaze was fixed on Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan, however, remained perfectly calm, his thoughts unreadable.

Boom!

Suddenly, the spiritual energy within the venue surged.

Heaven and earth spiritual energy from all directions crazily converged toward this spot.

"Hahaha... I understand! I finally understand! Amazing! Truly amazing! As expected of a true-grade pill—a mere second-grade heavenly pill actually allowed me to break through!" Jiang Li's loud laughter echoed through the venue.

It turned out that Jiang Li had broken through!

After obtaining the true-grade Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill, Jiang Li's mind was completely absorbed by it.

He was utterly oblivious to external matters.

After observing for a long time, Jiang Li still couldn't fathom the mysteries of the true-grade heavenly pill.

So he simply swallowed it in one gulp.

The best way to experience a pill was to consume it.

In his view, no matter how powerful this true-grade heavenly pill was, it was still just a second-grade heavenly pill; it wouldn't have much effect.

He wanted to carefully comprehend and grasp the essence of the true-grade heavenly pill.

But as soon as the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill entered his stomach, a wild force of laws surged within him.

The small world inside his body seemed to respond to some summons.

At that moment, the Jade Emperor Heaven realm, which he had been unable to break through for so long, actually broke through!

The leap from Extreme Realm to Imperial Realm was a huge threshold.

Recall that back then, Luo Yunqing's sword intent was astonishing, yet he too had stalled for a long time at this gate.

If he hadn't been pushed to the brink of death, he probably wouldn't have broken through so easily.

This shows just how difficult it is to break through from the Boundless Heaven realm to the Jade Emperor Heaven realm!

Even with Jiang Li's exceptional talent, he had stalled for a long time at this step.

It was precisely because he couldn't break through for so long that he chose to join Shuilan City, seeking a change of environment to comprehend the world.

But the effect was not good.

He never dreamed that a tiny second-grade heavenly pill would actually allow him to break through!

Everyone was stunned beyond words.

A second-grade heavenly pill enabled a Boundless Heaven realm cultivator to break through?

At that moment, Cui Tong, Wu Dao, Ji Chun, Su Yi, Sun Yunjing—all eyes were fixed on Ye Yuan's face.

They looked at this young face and found it profoundly mysterious.

"This... a true-grade heavenly pill is actually this powerful! A mere second-grade heavenly pill actually helped a Boundless Heaven realm cultivator break through to the Jade Emperor Heaven realm!" The shock in Cui Tong's heart was written all over his face.

Everything that had happened today had completely overturned his understanding.

"So this is true-grade? Above ninth-grade, truly formidable!" Wu Dao also exclaimed in awe.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill, which you all look down on the most, is the strongest heavenly pill! It's not that the true-grade heavenly pill is that powerful. Jiang Li's cultivation was already at the peak of the Boundless Heaven realm, just a hair's breadth away from the Jade Emperor Heaven realm. The Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill cleanses the meridians and marrow, reshapes the foundation, and allows a mortal body to transcend into the heavenly realm. And the true-grade pill, infused with the essence of the Great Dao, not only enhances the medicinal effect but also inspires enlightenment! It was no accident that Jiang Li broke through in this state."

Hearing Ye Yuan's explanation, Cui Tong and the others felt as if they were listening to a celestial scripture.

The most basic Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill was actually the strongest heavenly pill!

For them, pursuing more difficult heavenly pills and higher quality was the path to strength.

No one would waste effort on a mere Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill.

But now, they realized they had truly been wrong.

Ye Yuan's words had overturned their understanding!