Chapter 2667: A Desperate Measure

"A second-grade Heavenly Alchemist as the Third Hall Master? The Zhao family refuses to accept this!"

"Exactly! A junior—what right does he have to lord it over us?"

"Genuine-grade Heavenly Pills? Something we can't see or touch—who's he fooling?"

...

The families attached to the three great clans also voiced their opposition, and the scene grew quite chaotic.

The structure of the Tiannan Alchemy Hall was somewhat different from that of the City Lord's Mansion.

City Lord Meng Hanfeng's strength had reached the Half-Step Saint Emperor level, overwhelming all others, and no one dared to resist him.

Although Meng Hanfeng relied heavily on Zhao Xun and Wu Ji'an, the Tiannan Alchemy Hall itself was packed with formidable experts.

Alchemy was not like martial arts, where it was a matter of life and death.

The two Hall Masters were indeed stronger than everyone else, but the three Clan Heads were also extremely powerful.

Thus, they wielded considerable authority.

The three great clans held nearly forty percent of the Tiannan Alchemy Hall's strength.

Though this proportion was not high, it was enough to make their stance clear.

Zhao Xun and Wu Ji'an truly felt like they had been screwed over.

They hadn't expected to be cornered like this!

"Min Nanshan, are you rebelling?" Zhao Xun roared furiously.

Min Nanshan replied calmly, "First Hall Master, we three great clans are subordinates of the Tiannan Alchemy Hall, and I believe we have always shown respect to both Hall Masters. Our actions today are solely to maintain stability in Tiannan! From any perspective, this brat is unqualified to be the Third Hall Master!"

Song Tianyang added, "This man's origins are unknown. Who knows if he harbors ill intentions?"

Zhao Xun's face darkened, and he said coldly, "What if I insist on making him the Third Hall Master?"

Min Nanshan's expression remained unchanged as he said flatly, "Then the three great clans will withdraw from the Tiannan Alchemy Hall and set up our own! I believe that with our strength, the City Lord will have no objections!"

Gasps!

The entire hall erupted in uproar!

This move was truly a desperate measure!

If the three great clans withdrew, they would take half of the Tiannan Alchemy Hall's power with them.

That force would be enough to rival the Tiannan Alchemy Hall.

This was a devastating blow!

Zhao Xun hadn't expected Min Nanshan to be so resolute.

Usually, the three great clans were at odds with each other, and he, as the First Hall Master, sat securely in the middle mediating, so there hadn't been much friction.

But now, Ye Yuan's appearance had suddenly united the three families.

This was going to be difficult.

Zhao Xun couldn't help but look at Ye Yuan, his face full of apology.

He hadn't expected things to come to this.

Ye Yuan, however, remained calm, as if none of this concerned him.

"Both Hall Masters, several Clan Heads, we are all members of the Tiannan Alchemy Hall—why must things be so tense? I, Tie Xin, am not talented, but I have a solution. Would you be interested in hearing it?" Suddenly, Tie Xin spoke up.

Seeing Tie Xin speak, Zhao Xun felt an inexplicable disgust.

He had no prior conflict with Tie Xin, but what Tie Xin had done in Dingnan City had truly disgusted him.

Still, at this moment of difficulty, he was willing to listen.

"Speak!" Zhao Xun said grimly.

Tie Xin smiled and said, "In fact, the three great clans have made great contributions to Tiannan over the years. Especially Clan Head Min, who is strong, steady, and magnanimous. If he were to become the Third Hall Master, I believe no one present would object. As for this brat, he is not from Tiannan anyway—the best course is to kick him out."

Zhao Xun's gaze darkened, and he thought to himself that he must have been bewitched.

How could a dog's mouth produce ivory?

Making Min Nanshan the Third Hall Master and driving Ye Yuan away—what a ridiculous suggestion!

Zhao Xun sneered, "Is that your so-called solution? Hah, what qualifies Min Nanshan to be the Third Hall Master? Let him come back when his strength reaches the peak of the fourth-grade Heavenly Alchemist!"

Tie Xin still wore a faint smile on his face.

Seeing this, Zhao Xun's heart skipped a beat.

"First Hall Master, I, Min, am not talented, but I recently had an epiphany and broke through to the peak of the fourth-grade Heavenly Alchemist not long ago! This Xuan Yue Bing Xin Dan was just refined before I came."

As he spoke, Min Nanshan produced a Heavenly Pill.

Seeing this pill, Zhao Xun's expression changed drastically.

The pill still retained residual heat, clearly freshly refined!

The various big shots present were all shocked.

"Xuan Yue Bing Xin Dan—that's a fourth-grade Emperor Heavenly Pill! Clan Head Min has really broken through!"

"Impressive! To think that Clan Head Min quietly broke through the bottleneck!"

"Now, even the First Hall Master may be powerless to reverse the situation! Once the three great clans break away, they will immediately be able to rival the Tiannan Alchemy Hall!"

...

Min Nanshan's move was a devastating blow, stunning everyone.

The hallmark of a peak fourth-grade Heavenly Alchemist was the ability to refine Emperor Heavenly Pills!

In all of Tiannan, only Zhao Xun and Wu Ji'an could do that.

That was why they could be Hall Masters!

But now, Min Nanshan had also achieved it!

This was truly a tough situation!

Zhao Xun now understood that these people had been prepared all along, waiting to spring this trap at the banquet.

He hadn't expected that making Ye Yuan the Third Hall Master would cause such an uproar.

Min Nanshan said calmly, "Both Hall Masters, do I, Min, qualify to be the Third Hall Master?"

The families attached to the three great clans, especially those of the Min family, were all excited.

Clan Head Min's breakthrough was excellent news for them!

"Support Clan Head Min as the Third Hall Master!"

"Both Hall Masters, don't break our hearts!"

"What virtue or ability does this brat have to be the Third Hall Master?"

...

To the vast majority, genuine-grade Heavenly Pills were far too out of reach.

They knew that while genuine-grade Heavenly Pills were good, they had nothing to do with them.

First, the genuine-grade Heavenly Pills would surely be strictly controlled by the two Hall Masters.

Second, even if they were released, the price would be beyond their means.

They had all heard that Jiang Li had spent sixty-eight million Heavenly Crystals to get that genuine-grade Heavenly Pill!

For ordinary martial artists, that was simply unaffordable.

Tie Xin looked smug and said to Ye Yuan, "Brat, do you still have the nerve to stand there? This is Tiannan, the land of Tiannan people. Go back to wherever you came from!"

The tide had turned, and even the two Hall Masters were powerless.

In his view, Ye Yuan's elimination was inevitable!

Ye Yuan looked at Tie Xin and smiled, "After all this fuss, you've finally jumped out! Hmm, your move was indeed clever. But too stupid!"

Tie Xin sneered, "Brat, are you still boasting at a time like this? You have ulterior motives, sowing discord in the Tiannan Alchemy Hall! Guards, seize this brat!"

"Who dares!" Zhao Xun bellowed, and the guards' expressions changed; they dared not move.

After all, he was the First Hall Master!

Ye Yuan, however, was unperturbed. Smiling, he walked down from the high platform.