Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor

"Hmph, a petty Longevity Hall is nothing more than a fart in my eyes. Even if they investigate, what can they do? It's just like an egg striking a rock, courting their own destruction!" Manager Pang didn't take Longevity Hall seriously at all.

With the conspiracy exposed, apart from being furious and embarrassed, there was also a surge of brutality in his heart.

The overbearing and fearless attitude revealed between his lines made every Elixir Medicine Shop owner's heart tremble. Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion is the overlord of Vermilion Bird Imperial City, the leader of the Elixir Medicine World.

Whoever dares to challenge its might will face its suppression and retaliation.

While they were frightened, they also harbored a sense of schadenfreude, eager to watch a good show. Seeing Longevity Hall, a powerful competitor, being crushed by Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion, aligned perfectly with their interests.

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Inside Longevity Hall, the arrogant youth who dared to go against Chu Feng was now lying on the ground, tormented by extreme pain to the point of hovering between life and death. As a Pill Master, he was used to a privileged life, how could he have ever suffered such hardships?

"Mercy, please have mercy... I'm willing to confess..." The arrogant youth could no longer hold on, biting his teeth, begging Chu Feng for mercy.

He thought that someone behind the scenes would come to save him, but until now, no one had shown up to deal with the situation.

It seems that he had likely been abandoned.

The double agony of both body and spirit completely shattered his pride and arrogance. At this moment, in order to save his life, he couldn't care less about anything else.

"That's more like it! If you had confessed earlier, wouldn't all troubles be gone?"

Chu Feng wore a devilish smile. What he least feared were threats. Someone daring to be arrogant in front of him, not being taught a lesson until crushed like a dead dog, would have been strange indeed.

He inserted two silver needles into the body of the arrogant youth, and strangely enough.

The youth immediately stopped screaming in agony.

All the pain receded like the tide. He felt entirely comfortable, as if he had gone from hell to heaven.

The arrogant youth was already drenched in sweat, as if he had just been fished out of water, gasping for breath heavily.

After a short rest, the arrogant youth slowly spilled everything.

"I was originally just a third-grade ordinary Alchemist, and I tried running an Elixir Store on my own. But the business was tough, and I quickly lost money. In the entire Vermilion Bird Imperial City, the Alchemists of Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion have the best treatment and highest status. I was extremely arrogant, promoted to a Third Grade Alchemist at the age of thirty-two, considering myself an Alchemy Dao genius. So, I wanted to apply for a position with Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion."

"Who knew reality and ideals would be so far apart. I applied many times, but was repeatedly eliminated. There were just too many Alchemy Dao geniuses wanting to join Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion."

Listening to the arrogant youth's story, Chu Feng nodded silently.

Despite the seemingly glamorous and high-paying career of a Pill Master, the hardships involved are unknown to outsiders.

Every successful Pill Master has undergone countless elixir failures, continuously summarizing, constantly improving, only then slowly achieving success and becoming a revered Advanced Level Alchemist.

Each Alchemy failure means a large amount of silver being burned away.

Most Pill Masters come from humble backgrounds and simply cannot withstand this kind of heavy consumption.

Hence, working for others, earning a salary while accumulating Alchemy experience, becomes the best choice for the vast majority of lower-tier Alchemists.

Especially for industry leaders like Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion.

Because of its far-reaching reputation, it attracts a never-ending stream of customers seeking Elixirs every day.

Its Alchemists naturally have plenty of opportunities to practice. What's more, such large Elixir Shops definitely have 'technical directors' or other advanced level Alchemists who provide guidance to the Alchemists in their own stores.

To ensure the success rate of alchemy.

In such a favorable environment, new Pill Masters could easily grow and become highly skilled.

This is also why countless talented alchemists were bending over backward to get employed at the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion.

The arrogant young man in front of them had a decent talent for the Alchemy Dao, but there were so many competitors, each time someone outshone him, leading to his repeated elimination.

"Originally, I had little hope. When I applied for a job yesterday, I failed again. But the head Shopkeeper of Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion stopped me and told me to find a way to take down the Longevity Hall. As long as I could do it, they would make an exception and recruit me into the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion. I really wanted to get in, so without a second thought, I agreed…"

The boastful young man recounted the entire story in detail, not leaving a single thing out.

The customers watching couldn't help but be astounded.

It's truly hard to see what lies in a person's heart. Who would have thought that the powerful Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion would stoop to such low tactics to suppress a new Elixir Medicine Shop?

"Distinguished customers, you have heard it for yourselves! How honored my Longevity Hall is, to be considered a thorn in the side of Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion, so much so that they sent someone to sabotage us just three days after opening. They want to ruin my Changsheng Pavilion."

"What does this imply? It implies that my Changsheng Pavilion's elixirs are of superior quality and reasonably priced. Even the millennium-old store, Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion, feels threatened. Those of you who want to buy Elixirs, you better hurry. A small arm cannot wrestle with a thick thigh. Who knows, maybe by tomorrow, my Longevity Hall will be closed down due to some shady tricks by Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion. Then it would be difficult for you to purchase such high-quality Elixirs again!"

Chu Feng had an extremely sharp tongue.

Not a single word was wasted—each sentence was to the point and hit where it hurt.

Mixing criticism with attacks, he seized the opportunity of being suppressed to fiercely stir up the customers' emotions.

Humans are a very despicable kind of higher animals.

They are most prone to fear of loss. If Elixirs are available every day, even if they are good, people won't care much or prize them.

Because you have them there for sale every day, they aren't going anywhere.

Whenever they want to buy, they can get their hands on them.

But now, Chu Feng took the opportunity to reverse the situation, employing a tactic akin to 'hunger marketing'. Consequently, the customers immediately felt unsettled.

Everyone began rushing to buy Elixirs.

Those that were needed right away, of course, had to be bought. Those not currently needed but might be in the future, they had to stock up one or two just in case. Because they might not be able to buy them again in the future.

And so, the Elixir business of Longevity Hall surged like never before.

"Give me two... no, make that three!"

"I have my silver notes ready, sell to me first!"

"Don't push! It's obvious I was in front of you…"

"If I don't push, they'll be gone, am I an idiot?!"

The crowd of customers nearly overwhelmed the counter, and people like Li Shishi and the Beixie National Master also turned their sorrow into joy. Their smiles were so wide they couldn't close their mouths, collecting money until their hands grew tired, and the speed of selling Elixirs was astonishingly fast.

Chu Feng gestured to the Evil Tumor Monk from the Northern Domain Three Evils.

"Tie this fellow up with a rope and display him at the entrance as a live advertisement. Have him repeat to every passerby the despicable tactics of Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion! Let's see if they still want to save any face!"