"You..."
"No matter what, we have to try," Ye Yuanjuan said resolutely. "Otherwise, your mother will die!"
Hearing these words, Ye Tongyuan's face showed sorrow.
"Fine, it's up to you!"
Ye Yuanjuan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and left the study.
Passing through the layers of courtyards in the Ye Manor, Ye Yuanjuan finally emerged. The sorrow on her face disappeared, replaced by a smile, as she stepped into another small courtyard.
"Mother..."
Inside the courtyard, a woman with a pale but extremely beautiful face turned her head and smiled faintly. "Yuan'er is here..."
Compared to Ye Yuanjuan, who was being confronted, Sheng Xindui was much more distressed at this moment!
In the main hall of the seven tall towers of the Shengdan Pavilion, on the highest floor, several people stood still.
"Father, this is what happened!" Sheng Yuncai said at this moment, cupping his hands. "Ninth Brother's friend is extremely arrogant. Not only did he make Ye Yuanjuan kill Xu Shengyou, but he also dared to personally break Sixth Prince's arm!"
"Father, Sixth Prince is representing the Empire this time, signing an agreement with us to purchase spirit pills and spirit artifacts. How can he be harassed by Ninth Brother's friend and have such a thing happen?"
Sheng Yuncai looked at Sheng Xindui and snorted.
At this moment, sitting in the seat of honor in the room was an elegant and composed man, wearing a sable fur coat. Every gesture gave people a feeling of immense power and authority.
Sheng Xindui bowed his head and said, "Father, this is my fault, I admit it!"
"Father!"
As soon as Sheng Xindui finished speaking, a burly young man beside him suddenly shouted, "Old Ninth probably isn't that close to that guy. Let's just consider this a lesson. Father, please forgive Ninth Brother this time!"
"Seventh Brother, that's not right!" Sheng Yuncai said again. "We are young masters of the Shengdan Pavilion. If anyone makes a mistake and isn't punished, where are the rules?"
"Fourth Brother, do you really need to be like this? We are all brothers from the same family."
"Brothers from the same family? Brothers from the same family can..."
"Silence!"
Seeing the two arguing, the elegant man finally spoke. His voice was not overbearing, but it made Sheng Yuncai and Sheng Gang both tremble.
"You few, do you want to be like your Eldest Brother, arguing with Father? If you could reach the Shengdan Pavilion headquarters and become disciples, Father wouldn't have to worry about you so much!"
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
"Father, what happened?"
Sheng Yuncai asked.
"Alas..."
As the Pavilion Master of the Shengdan Pavilion, the burden on Sheng Dengfeng's shoulders was even greater than the honor he currently enjoyed.
The Shengdan Pavilion of the Beiming Empire was just a branch of the Shengdan Pavilion.
The Shengdan Pavilion was present throughout the entire Jiuyou Continent, a top force, with small branches spread across various cities and empires.
"Father received news from your Eldest Brother. The headquarters just sent a Fourth-Grade Spirit Pill Master!"
Fourth-Grade Spirit Pill Master!
Mortal pills were suitable for martial artists in the Nine Gates Realm, while spirit pills were suitable for martial artists above the Nine Gates Realm.
After the Nine Gates Realm was the Spirit Sea Realm. This realm condensed nine spirit seas, continuously storing surging spiritual energy.
After the Spirit Sea Realm would be the Spirit Platform Realm. This realm would continue to condense spirit seas to forge a spirit platform.
After the Spirit Platform Realm was the Spirit Wheel Realm.
After that, was the powerful Spirit Soul Realm!
The Spirit Sea, Spirit Altar, Spirit Wheel, and Spirit Soul realms are known as the four great realms of martial artists.
Corresponding to these are spirit alchemists from first-grade to fourth-grade!
Throughout the entire Beiming Empire, the existence of martial artists in the Spirit Soul realm can be counted on one's fingers, including the patriarchs of the great clans, the imperial family, and the masters of the Heavenly God Academy.
Therefore, a fourth-grade spirit alchemist in the Beiming Empire is also the top spirit alchemist.
"Father, why would they send a fourth-grade spirit alchemist here?" Sheng Xinyue seemed to sense something unusual.
"Moreover, Father is also a fourth-grade spirit alchemist. If they send someone else, won't they just compete with each other?" Sheng Gang also wondered.
"The headquarters of the Sacred Elixir Pavilion wants to urge the pavilion masters below to work diligently, so occasionally they will send a few spirit alchemists from the headquarters!"
Sheng Dengfeng explained, "The spirit alchemists sent will compete with the pavilion masters of the smaller branches. The winner will become the new pavilion master of that branch, and the loser will have to return to the headquarters to receive punishment!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the few people present changed.
If Sheng Dengfeng were defeated and had to return to the headquarters, they would no longer have support in the Beiming Empire, and they might even be suppressed by the new pavilion master.
"Why should Father worry?" Sheng Yuncai said with confidence at this moment, "With Father's status, even if the person who comes is also a fourth-grade spirit alchemist, how could Father not be a match?"
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
They still had great faith in their father's achievements in alchemy.
"If it were anyone else, Father would not be afraid, but this time it is Father's junior brother from back then... Jiu Shi!"
Jiu Shi!
The expressions of some people changed again when they heard this name.
Sheng Dengfeng continued, "Jiu Shi was Father's junior brother back then, and Father knows his character well. Although both of our achievements were relatively similar back then, whether in alchemy or theory, he always wanted to surpass Father by a step!"
Hearing this, the brothers understood that something serious was about to happen.
Sheng Xinyue then asked, "Father, how will the competition be this time?"
"I heard it's divided into two parts. The first part is a competition of alchemy techniques, where each person chooses to refine elixirs according to their specialty. Whoever refines an elixir with better effects wins!"
"The other part is asking questions, asking each other three questions. Whoever answers more correctly wins!"
After Sheng Dengfeng finished speaking, he sighed, "In both alchemy technique and question-and-answer, I'm afraid I'm not a match for Jiu Shi!"
Upon hearing this, a figure suddenly appeared in Sheng Xinyue's mind.
"Father, can you guarantee that your alchemy will not lose to Jiu Shi?"
"Huh?"
Sheng Dengfeng was surprised.
"I have a way!"
Sheng Xinyue said, "As long as Father can guarantee that your alchemy will not lose to Jiu Shi, I will definitely have a way to make Father win!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Sheng Dengfeng looked at his son, his face filled with joy.
"Yue'er, do you really have a way?"
"Yes!"