"If you really do as you say and indulge Grandpa and his old comrades' hobbies as well as guarantee their health, you'd be doing a wonderful thing." Liam smiled in excitement.Wyatt had called Sebastian to the sanatorium in the middle of the night because he admired Sebastian's superb medical skills.After Wyatt explained his own situation and some of his old comrades' situations, Sebastian immediately produced a long-term treatment plan.The most important part of the treatment plan was letting Wyatt and his comrades indulge their appetites while simultaneously treating their illnesses.Wyatt immediately decided to call his old comrades the next day and invite them to the Steinberg sanatorium. After that, he discussed the specifics of welcoming them with Joe before he told Liam to drive Sebastian back home."Mr. Holman Senior has been in the military for pretty much his entire life, and he's spilled his blood and risked his life for the sake of the nation. What I do pales in comp
Although the Northmans were using the banquet to show their support for Arctic Snow Group, they still sent an invitation to Bashmore Group.Jace gave Fergus two of the three invitations he had received and sneered, "Mr. Cobb, I'm sure you know what to do, don't you?"Fergus took the invitations obsequiously. He said in a flattering tone, "Don't worry, Mr. Beckard. I will definitely get Whitney for you!"Jace swept a disdainful glance over him and waved a hand as he said, "Go about your business."Fergus thanked him profusely and left Jace's room. He rushed straight over to Frostwave Corporation.…The next evening, when Sebastian and Rosalie arrived at the entrance to Pullman Hotel, they bumped into Fergus and Whitney, who were walking toward them. Fergus had changed into a black tuxedo, while Whitney had a gauzy black gown on. The hem of her skirt was just high enough to reveal her fair, slender calves.The moment they appeared, Whitney's outfit immediately attracted the atte
On either side of the door were a dozen beautiful women dressed in gowns."I heard that the Northmans have invited the best chef in Sunway for tonight's banquet. They even managed to invite the head chef of Sunway's top restaurant." Fergus looked envious as he spoke. He led Whitney and Mabel toward the banquet hall entrance. When they arrived at the banquet hall's entrance, Whitney, Fergus, and Mabel bumped into Sebastian again."Sebastian, let me give you some advice. Tonight's banquet is held by the Northmans. Arctic Snow Group is only a recently established small company, so you'd better be self-aware and just stand at the door to watch," Fergus said importantly. "The important figures that are inside could crush Arctic Snow Group just by coughing." He looked triumphant as he brought Whitney and Mabel to the banquet hall entrance."Please show your invitations," the middle-aged man at the door said impassively. He was wearing a uniform. Fergus had brought his invitations, b
Theodore hesitated before smiling as he said, "Alright. However, you must not neglect Mr. Ballard. If there's anyone there who's being tactless, there's no need to be polite with them.""Whether or not the Northmans will be able to return to our former glory will depend on whether we can get the formula of that new anti-cancer drug tonight."Zeke smiled as he got up and said, "Theodore, don't worry. I know what I'm doing.""By the way, don't offend Mr. Ballard's ex-wife, either!" Theodore reminded him again.Zeke nodded and picked up the walkie-talkie before heading to the door."The three of them are Mr. Ballard's friends. Treat them politely."No matter what, Whitney was Sebastian's ex-wife. The Northmans would still have to treat her politely on Sebastian's behalf.…Fergus, Whitney, and Mabel only waited for a moment before the middle-aged man with the walkie-talkie walked up to them, beaming. He bowed and said, "I wasn't aware that esteemed guests like you had arrived. P
Whitney felt that she had misjudged Fergus.When she thought back on what had happened to them in the past, no matter how big the difficulties that Frostwave Corporation faced, Fergus had always been able to help her get through them with just a phone call or a casual comment. Whitney couldn't help feeling a slight pang of guilt. It seemed that she had been too harsh on Fergus in the past.At that thought, Whitney smiled gratefully at him.When Fergus noticed Whitney was finally smiling at him in acknowledgment, he grabbed the opportunity and said, "What do you think, Winnie? I didn't lie to you, did I? We didn't need invitations at all. We could have settled it all just by talking to them.""Alright, let's go in." As she walked into the banquet hall, Whitney turned to look at Sebastian, who was behind her. Mabel also looked at Sebastian and Rosalie, who were talking to the security guards. She snorted disdainfully.Life would always be hard when comparing oneself to others.
The Northmans didn't just have extensive connections in the pharmaceutical industry. They were also very influential in the fields of business and politics.The Northmans held the banquet at the Pullman Hotel, the best hotel in Steinberg. Naturally, Larys was in attendance.If the Northmans decided to construct factories in Steinberg and start production, it would be a good political achievement for Larys.As the banquet hadn't officially begun, everyone was chatting in clusters of twos and threes.Fergus was talking animatedly with a few business owners in the Steinberg pharmaceutical industry. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted the VIP lounge and saw Sebastian and Rosalie eating fancy-looking desserts. He immediately frowned.He felt that a small company like Sebastian and Rosalie's was not worthy of entering the VIP lounge. They had probably gotten into the VIP lounge by shamelessly using Fergus' status and name!After all, many people had seen him talking to Sebastian w
Fergus put one hand in his pocket and looked down loftily at Sebastian as he spoke."Where I go has nothing to do with any kind of connection with you, Mr. Cobb. Neither you nor the Cobb family have much importance at all," Sebastian retorted coldly.If Fergus wanted to talk about status, then the Cobbs were nothing."Oh, you're saying that my family isn't important?" Fergus laughed in anger.After all, he wasn't just the heir of the Cobbs. Now, he was also one of the executives of Bashmore Group's subsidiary in Steinberg.How dare a loser like Sebastian say that the Cobbs weren't important to Fergus' face? Who had given him the courage to speak so boldly?"Arctic Snow Group is a small company that was just established. Is there even anyone in Steinberg's pharmaceutical industry who knows you? As for the entire Sartvale, it's out of the question."What gives someone like you the right to talk about status and importance with me? How dare you say that the Cobb family isn't as imp
After Mabel had finished, the crowd of onlookers covered their mouths, tittering.Although many of them had seen Sebastian on television or through live broadcasts on the Internet, he had only been a contestant at a medical conference.How could a doctor who practiced traditional medicine have any kind of status or influence? Besides, the banquet had been organized by the Sunway Northmans.Compared to the Northmans, Sebastian was less than an ant.However, Mabel had only just finished speaking when an icy voice spoke from the entrance, "I am very sorry, miss. I'm going to have to interrupt you."Zeke and Theodore walked slowly over from the entrance. Zeke's face was as black as thunder. There was a frosty, murderous look in his ink-black eyes.Tonight was a very important night for the Northmans, but the most essential thing was to establish a good relationship with Sebastian.However, Zeke had only left for five minutes when that idiotic woman popped up out of nowhere to critic
Cries of surprise and disbelief erupted at once. Cedric, who had been confident of winning, was now completely dumbstruck."This is impossible! You're cheating!" he shouted. He couldn't suppress the shock he felt. However, he realized at once that he had blurted it out without thinking.There wasn't a single person within 80 feet of Sebastian. How could Sebastian have cheated?Octavius glared grimly at Cedric. There were over a thousand pairs of eyes watching. Saying that Sebastian had cheated was ridiculous.He was thinking quickly about how to extricate themselves from the mess when a gold pill fell into Sebastian's palm."Although Spirimist pills aren't top-grade mystic pills, I'm sure it's several grades higher than a Spiritual Energy Pill. Would any of the senior members from the Healer Sect be interested in testing out its authenticity?" Sebastian held the Spirimist pill in his hand and turned to look in the northwest direction, where the Medcrofters' grandstand was. A
"Hmph!" Octavius huffed coldly and turned his head to one side."The competition now begins." A white-robed old man walked up to the rostrum and announced the beginning of the competition in a loud voice.The apprentices of the Healer Sect and Medcity all crowded around the sides of the arena to pick the medicinal herbs that they needed. The participants knew that they weren't the main event that day—they were only there to make Cedric stand out.However, everyone wanted to show off their skills in front of a crowd of a thousand people. If they caught the eye of the elders in their sects, they would be able to get the elders' skill passed on to them.Even if they couldn't shine as brightly as Cedric did, they could at least become one of the core apprentices. Sebastian yawned and asked Cedric rather impatiently, "Are you going to compete or not? Aren't you just refining Spiritual Energy Pills? Must you dawdle so much? My time is limited." He pointed to his wristwatch as he spok
Cedric said, "To tell you the truth, I'll be refining a Spiritual Energy Pill today! Didn't you just say that my Spiritual Energy Pill is worthless compared to a mystic pill? Then refine one and show us all! Do you dare to do so?"Cedric shook the waiver he was holding.A white-clad youth sitting behind Octavius couldn't help frowning slightly. His name was Nicholas Thornton, and he was the young sect leader of Medcity. Medcity hadn't sent him to compete in the Medical Congress. His only purpose was to observe. Besides, Nicholas was self-aware and knew that he was no match for Cedric with his own knowledge of pill refining. Therefore, there was no need for Medcity to embarrass itself. However, Medcity and the Healer Sect had a very close relationship. Nicholas couldn't help being worried that Cedric would make a mistake. He lowered his voice and said to Octavius, "Mr. Fuller, if that Ballard fellow really can refine a pill that's in the mystic pill grade, won't Cedric…"Nicholas
"You're much too inexperienced to compete in refining pills. I'll give you one final chance to give up on the idea of betting your life," Sebastian said impassively.Cedric wasn't the only one who laughed. Everyone in the venue burst out into mocking laughter."Who does he think he's talking to? That's the young Refinist of the Healer Sect.""Yeah! I heard that a year ago, Cedric had already attained the skill of refining Spiritual Energy Pills, which are the most premium kind among the true pills. How can a layman like Sebastian be so boastful?""I think that he's just trying to give himself a way out. It's a pity that Cedric won't fall for it."Everyone in the crowd was speaking contemptuously about Sebastian.Cedric clasped his hands behind his back and began the Square Steps footwork. He walked slowly down the steps and gazed in Sebastian's direction as he said, "Ballard, I'm not looking down on you, but what gives you the right to brag in front of me?"I don't mind telling
In the center of the venue, there was an empty piece of land that was about the size of a soccer field. Seats rose in tiers around it. The tiers were already filled with martial sect apprentices who had come to watch.Bertie and Drake headed straight to the main grandstand on the north side. They bowed respectfully to Sebastian and said, "Please be seated, Mr. Ballard."Sebastian did not stand on formality with the two of them. He sat in the main seat of the north grandstand at once.Bertie and Drake sat down on either side of him. This made several of the younger people present look at Sebastian. Opposite them, in the south grandstand, several elderly men stared at Sebastian as they muttered to each other. They pointed at him from time to time. One of the old men looked displeased as he spoke to those around him."Those are the elders of the Healer Sect. The ones sitting beside them are elders of other sects who are on good terms with the Healer Sect," Drake said quietly in Se
After ten minutes or so, Sebastian felt as if he was sitting on a volcano. Every single pore in his body felt as if it would catch on fire.The air around Sebastian burst into flame, and even his clothes were burnt to ash. However, the extreme heat turned into extreme cold in just an instant.Layers of frost and ice coated Sebastian's body at once. It was the result of light and dark energy fighting for authority in Sebastian's body. After some time, the spiritual energy in Sebastian's body suddenly surged toward his limbs. Everything happened so suddenly that his skin cracked into deep fissures, unable to withstand the immense pressure.Blood seeped out of the cracks on his skin.Sebastian felt as if there were countless bugs and ants gnawing his body, and the pain made him wish that he was dead. Finally, after an hour, the cracks on Sebastian's body slowly healed as the two conflicting forces of spiritual energy merged into one.As Sebastian slowly opened his eyes, a powerfu
At Sebastian's current level, celestial pills were beyond him.After hearing Sebastian's description, both Bertie and Drake looked at him, their eyes shining. Prior to hearing this, they had been suspicious of where the energy replenishing pills had come from, but they no longer doubted that Sebastian had refined them."I didn't expect you to have the skills of a Refinist at such a young age, Mr. Ballard," Bertie said, looking awed.Sebastian smiled faintly and said, "Refining pills isn't actually that complicated. You just need to control the spiritual energy and the heat with your mind so that you can speed up the decomposition of the medicinal herbs in the medicine furnace. "However, Refinists have different levels of skill, so the effective components that remain at the end of the process also differ."Bertie and Drake both looked confused, so Sebastian didn't explain further. He weighed the cauldron in one hand and said firmly, "Rise!"The palm-sized cauldron rose up into t
After that, Sebastian bought several other rare medicinal herbs from the Wraith Market to use in refining pills.Although the Wraith Market was the most renowned medicinal herb trading market among the mystic martial arts sects, someone like Sebastian was also a very rare customer. He didn't even ask about the price of each herb, and he was very generous. As Sebastian had bought a huge amount of herbs, all of which were very valuable, he would ordinarily be seen as easy prey.However, as he was accompanied by Bertie, Drake, and the rest of the Warrior League members, no one dared to raise their prices. Sebastian only returned to his lodgings after the sun had set. He was immensely satisfied. He casually tossed aside several sacks of medicinal herbs. Carefully taking out a rusty, palm-sized cauldron, he held it gently in the palm of his hand. He scrutinized it carefully, as if it were a precious treasure.Both Bertie and Drake looked curiously at the tiny cauldron. Finally, B
Drake and Bertie knew exactly what Cedric was planning.Although the energy replenishing pills that Sebastian had given them were far better than the Breakthrough pills from the Healer Sect, whether or not the pills had been refined by Sebastian himself was something they had yet to confirm. Even if he had refined them, who could guarantee that Sebastian would be assured of victory against Cedric when it came to pill refining?After all, the Healer Sect had put a great deal of effort into training Cedric, and he was known as a young Refinist prodigy. If Sebastian made even the slightest mistake, he would end up in big trouble! "Okay, I'll take the bet. I just hope you won't go back on your word when the time comes," Sebastian said, smiling slightly. "Alright!" Cedric grinned maliciously and nodded as he said, "Tomorrow, 10:00 am at Greendrake Town. It's ten miles away from here. I hope you won't be late." Cedric threw back his head in laughter as he walked out of the crowd.