Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Brand New Pill
The people in this group wore different attire. At a glance, they seemed to be divided into three separate powers.
Without a doubt, these were the other three great powers of the Sky Empire’s Alchemy Dao, besides the Qin family.
The Qin family was one of the four great giants of the Alchemy Dao. With a new pharmacy opening today, how could the other three giants not come to observe?
And what they saw was truly explosive.
"The Qin family’s discounts are just insane. Ten percent off all Pills is already outrageous enough, but I never expected they’d offer twenty percent off advancement-type Pills," a vice president of the Vast Light Commerce Association lamented, shaking his head.
"To be honest, twenty percent off advancement-type Pills isn’t the worst of it. The Qin family has a monopoly on those, and their profit margins are huge. They’re still making money even with that discount. The real issue is the ten percent off everything else. They’re basically giving away their profits."
"Heh. The Qin family is really pulling out all the stops to crush the Luo family."
The members of the Royal Pill Pavilion and the Alchemist Association also sighed in amazement.
"Gentlemen, with discounts this large, the Qin family is disrupting the market balance. Won’t this affect business for the three of us? Should we go over and give them a warning?"
Suddenly, a vice president of the Vast Light Commerce Association said with a frown.
The Qin family was selling their Pills so cheaply that many customers were flocking to them. The Vast Light Commerce Association was also worried they would poach their share of the market.
Vice Pavilion Master Mu En of the Royal Pill Pavilion gave a faint smile. "An impact is certain, but it won’t be that great. The Qin family’s real strength is in their advancement-type Pills. When it comes to other Pills, they can’t compete with the three of us in either cost or efficacy. They should know this themselves, so once the Luo family falls, they’re sure to revert to their original prices immediately."
"The way the Qin family is going about this, can the Luo family even survive? They might be out of business in a month."
"Why a month? I don’t think they’ll even last a week."
"I really don’t get it. Where did the Luo family get the courage to compete with the Qin family in the Pill market? Is it because they’ve latched onto the Divine Walk Commerce Association? That association can barely stay afloat in the Imperial Capital. What good will relying on them do the Luo family? And for the Artifact Refining Workshop and the Yuan family to get involved as well... I just don’t understand."
"Heh, that’s not our concern. Let’s just see how long the Luo family can hold out. At this rate, they’ve probably lost the heart to even open for business."
"The only things the Luo family had going for them were the Tengguang Pill and the Obstacle Clearing Pill. Now they don’t even have that advantage. What else can they possibly do?"
The people from the three great Alchemy Dao powers repeatedly shook their heads. They had no confidence at all in Ye Xuan’s Profound Pill Pavilion.
Meanwhile, inside the Profound Pill Pavilion.
Luo Min and the others were also furious.
"This is despicable! The Qin family is selling our family’s Tengguang Pill and Obstacle Clearing Pill at a massive discount. They’re trying to wipe us out completely!"
Seeing their family’s heirloom Pills being used this way by the Qin family, the members of the Luo family felt their hearts bleed.
Only Ye Xuan had a cold sneer playing on his lips.
The Qin family was selling the Return Light Pill and Obstacle Removal Pill so cheaply, they had clearly given up their profit margin just to crush the Luo family.
’Too bad the Qin family could never have guessed that my Profound Pill Pavilion’s main source of profit isn’t these two Pills at all.’
"Everyone, keep busy. We’re opening in fifteen minutes."
Ye Xuan’s voice rang out, and the Luo family members got busy again.
"Master Xuan Ye, if you need anything, just say the word. Our Yuan family’s main business is mining, and in that regard, no one can match us."
"Kid, if you’re willing, I can grant your Profound Pill Pavilion the right to sell Profound Soldiers from the Artifact Refining Workshop. You’d be able to sell them right here in your shop."
After seeing the Qin family’s opening, Yuan Fei, Master Lu Li, and the others understood the depth of the Qin family’s resolve. They came forward one by one to offer words of comfort.
None of them were very optimistic about the Profound Pill Pavilion’s prospects.
"Everyone, thank you for your kindness. Just wait for the show to begin."
Ye Xuan gave a mysterious smile and didn’t explain.
「Fifteen minutes later...」
BANG! A loud noise suddenly erupted from the entrance of the Profound Pill Pavilion.
"Step right up, everyone! Come take a look and see for yourselves! While all our friends from far and wide are gathered here, the Profound Pill Pavilion is taking this auspicious opportunity to officially declare... we are now open for business!"
Ye Xuan stepped onto a simple, makeshift stage and spoke loudly. His voice, infused with a unique ripple of Profound Power, drew the attention of many.
"The Luo family’s Profound Pill Pavilion actually dares to open today?"
Many of the Martial Artists lining up in front of the Qin family Pharmacy said in disbelief.
"Yeah, even if they open, who would go there?"
"The Qin family is one of the empire’s four great Alchemy Dao giants. The quality of the Pills here is high, and the prices are so cheap today. Only an idiot wouldn’t buy from here."
Those Martial Artists thought that with the Qin family’s superior offering right next door, the Luo family’s Profound Pill Pavilion wouldn’t dare open its doors today.
But, unexpectedly, the Luo family actually dared to defy all expectations and opened as planned.
"Heh. The Luo family truly won’t give up until they’re at the Profound River, and won’t shed a tear until they see their own coffin."
Qin Feng and the others from the Qin family stood on the pharmacy’s second-floor balcony, each with a disdainful sneer on their lips.
"Father, look. That kid announced they’re open, but barely any Martial Artists went over."
"Hahaha, that goes without saying. With our Qin family Pharmacy here, the Luo family can forget about selling even a single Pill."
"Patriarch, our initial stock in the store has completely sold out. The second shipment is being rushed over now."
The members of the Qin family stood on the balcony, conversing with smug satisfaction, intentionally speaking loudly enough for Ye Xuan and the others across the street to hear clearly.
Luo Min and the others felt both anger and a sense of disappointment.
After Ye Xuan’s loud announcement, the people queuing in front of the Qin family Pharmacy kept looking over, but not a single one of them left the line to approach.
Instead, some Martial Artists who had just bought their fill from the Qin family Pharmacy, heard the Profound Pill Pavilion was opening and curiously walked over to watch. It was a sparse crowd of only a dozen or so people.
Ye Xuan, of course, paid no mind to any of this. He smiled at the gathered Martial Artists and said, "My Profound Pill Pavilion is dedicated to developing effective and affordable Pills for the benefit of the empire’s Martial Artists. After extensive experimentation and research, we have finally made some breakthroughs. We’ve developed several truly revolutionary Pills, and they will be making their debut here today."
Across the street, Qin Yu laughed loudly. "Hahaha, that’s hilarious! Revolutionary Pills? The Luo family’s strongest Alchemist is only Fifth Grade. What kind of revolutionary Pills could they possibly develop? The Luo family is just ridiculous. I bet he could take a pile of shit and call it gold."
Luo Cheng said angrily, "Qin Yu, what did you say!"
Qin Yu smiled faintly. "Am I wrong? By what right can your Luo family claim to have developed revolutionary Pills? Even my Qin family wouldn’t dare make such a claim, yet your Luo family thinks it has the right? And you, a mere scion of a noble house, what status do you have? Are you even worthy of speaking to me? Why don’t you go piss and take a look at your own reflection."
Luo Cheng’s face flushed red, his eyes filled with anger, but he was speechless.
Beside them, Yuan An suddenly started laughing. "Qin Yu, I wasn’t aware you had such a grand status. Is it the status of being rejected by Gale Light Academy? If so, that status is truly ’noble’!"
"Yuan An, this has nothing to do with you. I can’t be bothered to talk to you."
Qin Yu’s expression darkened, and his face turned grim.
Among the four great houses, the Zhou family, the Yuan family, and the Murong family all had disciples chosen for Gale Light Academy. Only his Qin family had no one, a point that had always been a sore spot for the Qin family.
"Yuan An, don’t waste your breath on him. You’ll just dirty your mouth," Ye Xuan said indifferently.
"Young Master Ye is right." Yuan An smiled slightly and said no more.
Ye Xuan continued in a loud voice, "This time, our Profound Pill Pavilion will be introducing comprehensive upgrades to Pills in three areas. The first area is advancement-type Pills."
"My Profound Pill Pavilion has developed brand-new Chongxuan Pills, Breaking Profound Pills, and Nixuan Pills. Why do I call them revolutionary? Because our advancement-type Pills are twice as effective as any others currently on the market."
"You could say that compared to the advancement-type Pills from my Profound Pill Pavilion, all other advancement-type Pills on the market are complete garbage, utterly worthless."
After Ye Xuan finished speaking, the entire area fell silent.
Everyone stared blankly at Ye Xuan.
Brand-new Chongxuan Pills, Breaking Profound Pills, and Nixuan Pills? And they’re twice as effective as any other advancement Pills on the market?
Is this a fucking joke?
"Hahaha." Qin Yu couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing. "Are you dreaming, or are you just trying to be funny?"
"Do you even know the market for advancement-type Pills?"
"My Qin family dominates over eighty percent of the market for advancement-type Pills. Why? Because the efficacy of my Qin family’s advancement-type Pills surpasses those of all other Alchemy Dao powers."
"Take the Chongxuan Pill, for example. An ordinary Chongxuan Pill can help a Tier Three Earth Martial Artist at the peak of their realm increase their chance of breaking through to the next level by ten to thirty percent. My Qin family’s Chongxuan Pill can increase that success rate to twenty to forty percent. That is our advantage."
"You claim your Luo family’s Chongxuan Pill is twice as effective as the ones on the market. Doesn’t that mean your Luo family’s Chongxuan Pill has a success rate of forty to eighty percent?"
"Does a Chongxuan Pill with that kind of efficacy even exist in this world?"
Qin Yu really couldn’t help himself and began to mock him wildly.
He had to mock him. The efficacy Ye Xuan described completely exceeded the known limits for a Chongxuan Pill.
An eighty percent success rate... what does that even mean? It’s practically saying that any Earth Martial Artist at the peak of a layer could basically guarantee a breakthrough just by taking the Luo family’s Chongxuan Pill. Does such a Pill exist in this world?
It wasn’t just Qin Yu; everyone else was also staring at Ye Xuan in stunned disbelief, including Master Lu Li and the others who had come to congratulate him.
Because the efficacy Ye Xuan described was simply beyond their comprehension.
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