"This pill is called the Seven-Pattern True Dragon Pill. Its quality is exceptional — truly a rare masterpiece among tribulation-crossing pills, of superior grade..." Pill Master Yu, representing the judges, laid out the reasoning behind why the first pill, the Seven-Pattern True Dragon Pill, had emerged victorious.
Taiyuan Pavilion had gotten off to a flying start, and this scene left the spectators secretly astonished, with faint murmurs of surprise rippling through the crowd.
Clearly, no one had expected that Taiyuan Pavilion actually possessed such deep reserves. The Seven-Pattern True Dragon Pill was indeed very impressive, and its victory in the first bout was well-deserved.
However, this was only the first bout of the first phase. To win this pill gambling contest, you needed to win at least two out of three rounds.
The Wei family had won one. Could they win a second?
For a moment, the spectators who had expected a one-sided blowout found themselves filled with renewed anticipation — hoping the Wei family would produce an even more stunning performance and inject more drama into the contest.
With that anticipation in the air, both sides submitted their second pills.
This time,
The Explosive
Sure enough, the Royal Court Great Clan had come fully prepared. Their second pill was clearly a full tier above the Explosive
What they brought out was the True Emperor Pill!
The True Emperor Pill — a quasi-Emperor-grade pill that could increase a peak Saint Realm cultivator's chances of breaking through to the Emperor Realm by ten to twenty percent. Though officially classified as True Saint Grade, everyone regarded it as Emperor Grade, and it was priced accordingly.
The moment the True Emperor Pill appeared, it completely overshadowed the Explosive
"The True Emperor Pill — an essential pill for peak Saint Realm cultivators, of extremely high grade and difficult to refine. Although Taiyuan Pavilion's Explosive
Losing to the True Emperor Pill didn't particularly sting
But he'd had no prior inkling of this contest, and the pills he'd prepared simply weren't earth-shattering enough.
After all, Taiyuan Pavilion had just gotten off the ground. He'd originally planned to keep a low profile rather than go all out from the very start.
Who would have thought this would cost him a significant disadvantage?
The first phase ended in a one-to-one tie.
Seeing Taiyuan Pavilion claw back a round, most spectators were actually somewhat disappointed. They'd have preferred to see Taiyuan Pavilion lose the first phase to the Wei family.
As for the second phase, the Wei family's pill master would inevitably be outmatched by the Royal Court Great Clan's Pill King — of that, there was virtually no doubt.
Now that Taiyuan Pavilion had leveled the score, the situation was clearly back under the Royal Court Great Clan's control. The spectators felt a touch of disappointment.
Everyone knew the Royal Court Great Clan still had their ace pill waiting in the wings.
Within Crystal Glass Royal City, rumors had been circulating for some time.
Father and son Wei were growing slightly anxious. Clearly, with the situation developing this way, they were getting worried.
Though the first two rounds had ended in draws, once Taiyuan Pavilion's side brought out the Ten Thousand Year Pill, the Wei family's side would have virtually no competitive edge.
Unless
Just as everyone expected, the Royal Court Great Clan's Ten Thousand Year Pill finally made its grand appearance.
When the Ten Thousand Year Pill was revealed, all the Pill Kings were won over by its brilliance. This was truly one-of-a-kind — the only truly groundbreaking new pill to emerge in the pill world in centuries.
Pills that extended lifespan weren't entirely absent from the market, but most had middling effects.
The Ten Thousand Year Pill had filled that void. Though it only targeted Saint Realm powerhouses, that alone was astonishing enough.
The moment
He presented the Half-Step Zhixian Pill. If the other side hadn't brought out the Ten Thousand Year Pill, his chances of winning would have been very high. But in the face of the Ten Thousand Year Pill's impact, no matter how superior the Half-Step Zhixian Pill was, its shock value simply couldn't compare.
This round required no further comparison — the judges' opinions were unanimously aligned.
Though they greatly admired the Half-Step Zhixian Pill, every single vote went to the Ten Thousand Year Pill.
Pill Master Yu announced: "Who would have thought that Taiyuan Pavilion's side would produce a Ten Thousand Year Pill? This pill speaks for itself — it is absolutely a genre-defining creation. Although Taiyuan Pavilion's Half-Step Zhixian Pill is extraordinarily excellent with astonishing technique, it still falls short compared to the Ten Thousand Year Pill. Therefore, this round also goes to Taiyuan Pavilion!"
As Pill Master Yu's words fell, the faces of father and son Wei darkened immediately.
Meanwhile, cheers erupted from
Even