"Are you confident you can defeat him?" Changsun Guangxi was still a little worried.
"Patriarch, rest assured. All three of us have reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm. To us, he's nothing more than an ant," one of the elders declared, his face a mask of arrogance.
The Laoshan Sect had long been preparing for a major battle to snatch Zhang Bin's rit. That was why they had dispatched three such powerful experts at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm. Even one such master was enough to intimidate the nurous sects of the world. Considering the Taiqing Sect might be quite formidable, they had sent three. Such a show of force should be enough to deter them.
"Then I'm relieved."
Although Changsun Guangxi was an ordinary person who hadn't cultivated True Qi, he knew just how powerful a master at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm was. A strange smile crept onto his face. At this mont, he was eagerly anticipating Zhang Bin's reaction, as well as that of the Taiqing Sect. If Zhang Bin ca looking for trouble, the three masters would step forward and simply crush him.
He wasn't worried about the Daoyi Sect, because Zhang Bin had no leverage and no evidence. The fact that the dicines they developed had the sa composition could be dismissed as a coincidence. In this world, what truly mattered was strength. With enough power, wrong could be made right.
"Hehehe..."
"Gak, gak, gak..."
"Hehehe..."
Pleased with themselves, all five of them broke into strange laughter.
"Reporting to the Patriarch! It's terrible! Zhang Bin... Zhang Bin, he... he..." a servant stamred as he rushed in, his face a picture of panic.
"Has Zhang Bin co looking for trouble?" Far from being alard, the five of them grew even more excited. Changsun Hongxuan asked with delighted surprise.
"N-no, no! Young Master, you have to see the announcent Wenwu Pharma just released..." The servant's speech was reduced to a stutter, clearly stunned by the news he saw online.
Changsun Hongxuan, the three Elders, and Patriarch Changsun Guangxi quickly pulled out their phones, went to Wenwu Pharma's official website, and saw the announcent.
The gist was this: citing the poor financial situations of patients with cancer and AIDS who struggled with exorbitant dical costs, Wenwu Pharma was taking imdiate action. The prices of both dicines would be slashed tenfold, and production would be increased tenfold, effective imdiately.
A tenfold price reduction ant the pills now cost only ten yuan each. A full cure required just two pills. Therefore, any patient with a terminal illness could be cured for a re twenty yuan. With production increased tenfold, the dicine produced by Wenwu Pharma could easily supply every country and region in the world. There would be no shortages.
The Changsun Family had toiled for half a year, mobilizing imnse manpower and resources. They had recreated Zhang Bin's formula, cultivated vast quantities of ordinary herbs, and finally developed a dicine to cure these terminal illnesses. But was all that effort now for nothing?
Not only would they fail to gain any rit or wealth, but they had also wasted a trendous number of Spirit Stones. At Wenwu Pharma's new price point, they simply couldn't compete. In just half a year, the Changsun Family would be facing complete bankruptcy. While they could mine Spirit Stones from deep underground, the quantities were limited—barely enough to supply their own disciples' cultivation needs. They had used their saved-up Spirit Stones and even purchased more from other sects to cultivate the dicinal herbs. That business model was only sustainable if their dicine generated a massive fortune. At this new price, they wouldn't make any money; they would lose their shirts.
"How is this possible? How can they afford such a low price?" Changsun Hongxuan shouted in disbelief.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could they have so many Spirit Stones to cultivate ordinary dicinal herbs?"
"They must be bluffing!"
"They're insane! They must have gone completely insane!"
The three titans who had reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm also roared in shock. They had been anticipating the Taiqing Sect's response, expecting Zhang Bin to arrive with experts from the Daoyi Sect to cause trouble. They had even considered the possibility of the Taiqing Sect sending its own powerful masters. But they had never imagined that Zhang Bin would make a decision like this. This was a move to drag the Laoshan Sect down into ruin with them!
"What do we do?"
Instantly, a cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and their faces turned ashen. They were completely at a loss.
"How venomous, how ruthless. This young man, Zhang Bin, is no simple character. Do you still dare to underestimate him? With a single move, he's backed us into a dead end. We either lower our prices and wait for bankruptcy, or we give up producing these two dicines entirely," Changsun Guangxi said coldly.
He was, after all, the Patriarch of the Changsun Family. He had handled countless major affairs, and his exceptional wisdom had made the family stronger and more prosperous, turning the Changsun Clan into one of the top families in the world. So, he showed no signs of panic. In fact, a faint excitent and agitation appeared on his face. He had finally t a real opponent! After all these years, anyone who dared to stand against him had been effortlessly crushed. He had never encountered a worthy adversary. Now, he felt he had t soone truly formidable. This would be a proper fight. A chance to fully showcase his wisdom.
"I refuse to believe they can sustain this," Changsun Hongxuan said defiantly. "They won't last half a year. They're bound to go bankrupt."
The three Elders nodded slightly, agreeing with him. After all, as powerful Cultivators, they knew how difficult it was to obtain Spirit Stones. Spirit Stones were ant for cultivation; using them to grow ordinary herbs was already a colossal waste. However, it had been deed worthwhile for the potential rit and wealth. But with the Taiqing Sect's current move, they could only gain rit, not wealth. Expanding production tenfold would also consu a massive amount of Spirit Stones. No sect could sustain that.
"You actually believe they can't last long? That's absurd!" Changsun Guangxi said coldly. "I may not know exactly how precious Spirit Stones are, but I know this: they've used Spirit Stones to cultivate countless dicinal herbs, produce Weight Loss Pills, grow those breast-enlarging winter lons, and even cultivate crops for brewing wine. They even use Spiritual Energy to feed their fish! All these signs point to one thing: they have a massive supply of Spirit Stones. They can absolutely sustain this new price, perhaps indefinitely."
Changsun Hongxuan and the three Elders were stunned into silence. He was right. If the Taiqing Sect didn't have enough Spirit Stones, how could they be so wasteful with them?
"They must have developed a massive Spirit Stone Vein. Not to ntion, they recently acquired another one in France, making their reserves even more abundant. On top of that, they have other profitable ventures: Weight Loss Pills, the breast-enlarging winter lons, Bright Eye Liquid, language schools... all of which are continuously raking in wealth. They can also use that wealth to buy Spirit Stones from other sects," Changsun Guangxi added coldly. "So, waiting for them to go bankrupt so we can resu production and sell at high prices is simply not a viable strategy."
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