Although Godfrey was being modest, there was a barely concealed arrogance in his expression. He wasn't from a medical sect, however, he was still a refinist who had been famous for a long time.Refinists were very rare among the mystic martial arts sects. Even the sect leaders of several major sects would have to show respect to them.That was what gave Godfrey the confidence to be arrogant.As he spoke, countless pairs of eyes focused on the sandalwood box he was holding.At that moment, Godfrey became the center of attention. He could feel the hungry, admiring, and respectful eyes on him from the crowd. He was filled with satisfaction.When he had first started dabbling in the art of refining pills, he had been scorned by many of his peers. Some of them had even mocked him in public.If only they could see him now…A single true pill refined by him could make countless numbers of the rich and influential humble themselves before him. He also had the respect of many of his peer
Although the crowd didn't know the exact value of the pill, Patrick had praised it lavishly, and he was also a refinist. How could he be wrong?The atmosphere immediately became hostile. Almost everyone there wanted the golden pill for themselves, even if they had to pay with everything they had."What do you think, Mr. Ballard?" Zane asked, lowering his voice as he turned to Sebastian."It's worth less than a penny!" Sebastian said, sighing and shaking his head. He had only taken one glance at the Life Prolonging pill."What?" Zane almost cried out loud. He stared in disbelief at Sebastian and asked, "Mr. Ballard, are you saying that the golden pill is… is worthless?" Even Zane couldn't help being shocked. He had been planning to buy the golden pill no matter what the price was, but after hearing what Sebastian had said, he was having second thoughts.Sebastian laughed softly and did not say anything else.At that moment, Godfrey looked imperiously at the crowd and said, "This
As soon as Zane spoke, both Cassian and Joel frowned almost simultaneously.The Northmans resided in Sartvale, and their financial power was only moderate compared to the main pharmaceutical families. Joel and Cassian hadn't expected Zane to bid four billion, which was a very high price!Even though both of their families had huge reserves of money, most of it was tied up in real estate or in their company factories and buildings. They didn't have four billion or more in liquid funds.3.5 billion was the limit of what the Windsors could afford. If they used up all their liquid funds in one go, the consequences would be dire.The atmosphere thickened, but the doors to the venue suddenly opened. A slender figure walked in with four bodyguards.Everyone turned to look at the figure almost simultaneously.It was a gorgeous woman who was about 23 or 24 years old. She confidently strode into the venue."Rosalie?" Cassian and Sebastian called out her name almost at the same time."4.5
Although Sebastian had lowered his voice as much as he could, the venue was so quiet that one could have heard a pin drop. Everyone heard what he had said very clearly.Cassian had heard it as well!He had almost exploded with anger when he saw Sebastian stroke the hair of the woman of his dreams. Rosalie had even started whispering with him."Hey, who gave you the right to slander Mr. Callahan?" Cassian slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet as he pointed at Sebastian. He said in a loud and accusing voice, "Even the Crane Sage has looked at it and said that Mr. Callahan has refined a premium pill! How could a young guy like you say that the pill Mr. Callahan has refined is useless? Aren't you afraid that you'll have to eat your words?"Godfrey had been staring at Sebastian from the stage, and his expression turned menacing at once. He took a step forward and looked sharply at Sebastian as he said, "Young man, you should watch what you say! What evidence do you have t
"Cassian, you—" Rosalie hadn't expected Cassian to intervene. Her brow furrowed in anger."Rosalie, I know that we're childhood friends, but this friend of yours is just too arrogant. I won't talk about his family background, but he actually insulted Mr. Callahan in front of everyone. That's unforgivable—"Sebastian laughed softly and cut Cassian off. "Tend to your garden, and let the wind caress the leaves."Cassian frowned and asked coldly, "What do you mean by that?""None of your business!" Everyone in the venue burst out laughing. The line that Sebastian had quoted was from a poem written by the younger sister of Sharento, who was a famous poet. It was about someone who was a busybody.It was a famous poem, and it was very surprising that Cassian, who was the heir of a prestigious family, hadn't recognized it and had even asked about it in front of everyone.Cassian turned red with embarrassment. He gritted his teeth and stared at Sebastian as he said, "You can talk unti
Godfrey looked menacingly at Sebastian and said, "You don't have any proof for what you said! Proof! Can you show us the proof? How can you say that my Life Prolonging pill is useless? You won't be able to convince anyone with that one-sided statement."Sebastian laughed coldly. He pointed at the golden pill and asked, "Are you unhappy about the fact that I said it's a useless pill? Fine. Since you want to be humiliated in front of everyone, there's no reason for me to try and spare your dignity."Sebastian clasped his hands behind his back and began to explain himself in great detail."Firstly, there are only 21 medicinal herbs in the formula of a Life Prolonging pill, but you've put more than 100 medicinal herbs in this one, haven't you?"You think that this is a successful merging of the art of pill refining and that it can increase the rate of success for your pill, but you've forgotten something. The more types of medicines there are, the less refined their flavor will be. The
Sebastian said impassively, "I wouldn't dare to presume such a thing. However, at least my pills wouldn't hurt anyone."Godfrey looked even more grim. He clenched his teeth and said fiercely, "Fine! Very good! Since you're so confident, would you dare to come to the Fate Sect tomorrow at noon? I'll prepare everything you need, and we can talk about pills. What do you think?"Zane could no longer sit still. He hurried up and said to Sebastian in a low voice, "Mr. Ballard, you must not agree to his request. I think that Mr. Callahan must have something up his sleeve."Meet him at the Fate Sect? He was clearly planning on setting up a trap for Sebastian to murder him. They would be surrounded by the members of the Fate Sect if they went. Could Sebastian really escape unharmed? Even if Godfrey did not try to cause trouble for him, would the apprentices of the Fate Sect be lenient?Rosalie tugged gently at Sebastian's clothes and said in a small voice, "Sebastian, refuse him."Sebast
"Let's go home. It's not worth wasting time on a useless pill." Sebastian ignored Godfrey, who looked ready to shoot out fire from his eyes. He turned around and pulled Rosalie along with him as he strode outside.Cassian watched as Sebastian held his dream woman's arm and was about to be led out by him His chest heaved with anger, and he was trembling as he walked up to Godfrey and said, "Mr. Callahan, if you can help me deal with that young man tomorrow, I'll pay you an extra 200 million!" Cassian tossed his bank card to the staff member standing beside them.Zane saw that things were getting messy, so he got up quickly and followed Sebastian out of the venue. When they reached the entrance, he asked awkwardly, "Mr. Ballard, you aren't really going to go tomorrow, are you?"Sebastian nodded and said, "Of course I am. A man should always keep his word. Why wouldn't I go?""But—""There are no buts. It's not like the Fate Sect can eat me." Sebastian smiled at Zane. He pulled R
Javier fell with a thump onto the floor. He stared dazedly as Kayden was tied to a long bench with a rope."Bring in the family members of the victim. Who from the law enforcement hall will carry out the punishment?" Sebastian demanded.He pulled out a silver needle and pierced one of Kayden's acupuncture points, which would make him more alert.When a man in a wheelchair was pushed into the hall by a young woman who looked very frail, Sebastian stood up quickly.He said to the young man, "Kayden is the reason your family's fallen apart. We'll torture him to death very soon.""That asshole! He deserves to be slashed a million times!" the young man yelled at Kayden, clenching his fists tightly."Don't get agitated. He won't die before he gets cut 7,000 times. Although you don't have the right to carry out the execution, you can splash salt water over his wounds!"Sebastian took a bucket from one of the law enforcement hall apprentices and placed it in front of the young man."Se
At least that man had not had to grovel to the perpetrators to thank them. Not only did Brayden have to grovel to the law enforcement hall men, he even had to thank them!After about four hours, when Kayden had pulled up his pants, he went over to Brayden and said in a slightly ashamed tone, "Inspector Jefferson, I… I had no choice!"He sounded as if he was completely innocent.Brayden wanted to murder him. Just a minute earlier, when Joaquin had called out his name, he had been shaking with excitement. He had even forgotten about the pain of having his crotch injured and lunged toward Darla like a hungry wolf. Now, he was standing in front of Brayden, acting innocent?Brayden had only gotten into this state because of Kayden!After sending away all the reporters, Joaquin sent a message to Sebastian. In less than ten minutes, Sebastian sauntered back into the restaurant. He glanced at Darla, who was lying on the floor with a vacant look in her eyes. Sebastian patted Brayden's sh
If the incident was broadcast, it would be sure to cause an uproar, and Boren would become the center of the storm.However, Sebastian had made up his mind, and Joaquin didn't dare to try and dissuade him. He had no choice but to do as Sebastian had commanded and call over the news teams from all three states' television stations.Since the head director of a state was calling them personally, none of them dared to refuse. In less than two hours, the news teams from all three state television stations had arrived and were in position."What news are we broadcasting today, Mr. Ballard?" a female reporter asked Sebastian.She had seen how messy the place was, and there didn't seem to be anything for them to report about."Later, these people are going to help a family improve the gene pool, and I need you to broadcast the entire process live. Before you do, please play a recording of a phone call from Inspector Jefferson," Sebastian said. He sent the recording of the phone call
"Kneel!" Sebastian suddenly yelled.Brayden yelped with fear and fell to his knees."Sebastian, I… I'm a tristate inspector of the Martial Arts Court!"At that point, Brayden's final hope was his authority and position. He didn't want to die, and he especially didn't want to die for no reason.He just wanted to win favor with the ancestral being of the Berkeleys and get some tips on how to get a longer life."Call your wife! I'll give you two hours. If she doesn't come, you'll be tortured to death as well. I can tell you clearly that I'm a doctor, and I have ways to keep you alive until you get slashed 3,600 times with a knife!" Sebastian said icily."I…"Brayden trembled as he pulled out his phone. His mind had gone blank, and it took him a long time to find his wife's phone number. Her name was Darla Wyllis. "Hello? Honey? A handbag caught my eye today, but that stupid store actually refused to give it to me for free! It's a lousy handbag that only costs about 500 thousand d
Jayden had only gone a few steps, but he had no choice but to stop. He turned and grimaced at the Berkeleys and Brayden, who were all looking in his direction.He was filled with regret. He should have made his escape earlier instead of coming back with Brayden. Egbert and Yorrick were clearly fools. One of them had maimed himself and ended up vomiting blood relentlessly, while the other stood there like an idiot for Sebastian to slap him. He would be surprised if either of them could defeat Sebastian.As everyone was watching him, Jayden had no choice but to return to his previous spot. He looked nervously at Yorrick, praying inwardly that the old man would somehow get more skilled. He couldn't let Sebastian screw him over!"This is the last slap, old man. Do you still have any feeling in your face?" Sebastian asked, raising his palm."Damn you!" Yorrick swore violently. However, one of his front teeth had been knocked out earlier when he was slapped, and air escaped noisily t
The entire left side of Yorrick's face had become so numb that he couldn't feel a thing."Young man, just now you already hit me—""I only slapped you once!" Sebastian interrupted, holding up a finger.Yorrick spat and said, "How could one slap have made so many noises?"Sebastian replied innocently, "Everyone here can testify that I only hit you once, and I did it very slowly too. You all saw it, didn't you?"The onlookers nodded quickly, especially the experts from the law enforcement hall. They still couldn't figure out how an expert at Yorrick's level could have been sent flying through the air by a weak slap like that from Sebastian.What puzzled them the most was that Yorrick had clearly landed in a very safe spot. Why had he insisted on rolling into a pile of broken glass and gotten such a gaping wound on his face?"Fine!" Yorrick clenched his teeth and suppressed the pain in the right side of his face. "There are still two moves left!" he said viciously."Will you com
Sebastian nodded slightly. Yorrick had probably killed the young man because the latter was proficient in mystic spells and was already on the brink of the threshold. That could be the only reason for Yorrick's senseless deedThere were some people who couldn't bear seeing people who were stronger than them, which was why they made their move before their opponent could grow and develop."Are you really going to concede three moves to me, old man?" Sebastian stepped forward, grinning."Of course!" Yorrick answered, staring arrogantly at him.He still hadn't seen anything out of the ordinary with Sebastian, so he assumed that Sebastian was just an ordinary guy. He had probably only been able to defeat so many experts—including Egbert—because he had used some kind of trick. Egbert had lost because he had fallen into Sebastian's trap, not because of the latter's skills. That was why Egbert ended up suffering from the backlash of the ghost he had nurtured and lost his powers."I'll
"Young man, you're so cruel. Have you ever thought of the consequences of your actions?" Yorrick asked. He put his hands behind his back as he walked slowly toward Sebastian. Sebastian eyed Yorrick, whose training was at least on the same level as Egbert's. Besides, what he had studied was also a kind of spell. He and Sebastian specialized in the same study.The moment Yorrick got angry, Sebastian had sensed the faint power of Dainist principles from him."No blows are kind, and neither are harsh words! Why do you people feel that others should meekly allow you to beat them up? When your people are injured, you immediately think of it as the other party's mistake! That doesn't make any sense!" Sebastian answered coldly."Mr. Irving, kill that asshole!" Kayden said viciously. He was still clutching his crotch with one hand while he pointed at Sebastian with his other hand. Beside them, Jayden said defiantly, "Mr. Irving, you must not let this guy go! He's ruthless and extremely
Huh? Egbert frowned involuntarily. He had never felt that way before. What was going on? There was a loud blast, and the gigantic statue suddenly appeared out of thin air. At the same time, Egbert suddenly felt his blood churning inside him, and he immediately felt a sense of foreboding.He was about to turn and run when a black bolt of light hit him in the back. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and flew through the air like a broken kite. "Oh! Are you actually a sadist, old man?" Sebastian asked, smiling.Before Egbert could scramble up again, yet another bolt of dark light flew toward him."Damn it!"Egbert could no longer be conscious of his image and dignity. He swore at once. The dark light was aimed at his energy reserve. If he was hit, his decades of training would be completely ruined. However, he had plenty of life experience and had been through many such situations. When he saw the dark light flying toward him, he rolled across the floor like a bal