“It seems that as long as the formula isn’t revealed, no matter what I say, you won’t believe it.” I sighed in disappointment.
The expression on my face showed that I was at my wit’s end, completely cornered.
“In that case, what harm is there in showing you?”
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In the audience, the Mu Family members’ mouths were practically twisted in laughter.
“After all, they’re just too young, too cautious, and too impatient.”
If it were Elder Mu, he would have many ways to handle this matter.
But the formula would never be made public.
Not revealing the formula means a temporary defeat, but later they could still restart the company, undergo Phoenix Nirvana, and stage a Rebirth.
If the formula were exposed, there would be no chance of turning the tables ever again!
Sacrificing long-term benefits just for temporary purity—that’s the height of foolishness in the eyes of all merchants!
“Open your eyes and take a good look at this formula.”
I projected the formula directly onto the large screen.
The reporters swarmed like vultures sniffing the scent of a corpse, furiously clicking their shutters, afraid of missing out on the meat of Xianlu Magic Potion Shop.
They were so prepared that many had even brought along Pharmacists, who immediately began refining on-site to verify the formula’s authenticity.
“It’s real!”
According to the method on the screen, in less than ten minutes, the Pharmacist was stunned to find the potion in the cauldron had been successfully brewed.
Wait a minute, this is… way too simple, isn’t it?
During the entire process, they hadn’t used any Pharmacist Technique at all. It was like cooking stew—just throw the ingredients into a pot, simmer for the time needed, and it’s done.
Such a convenient refining method made them sense something was very wrong—like something terrible was about to happen—but their minds couldn’t quite grasp it yet…
“No!” Elder Mu’s head buzzed after witnessing the ridiculously simple brewing process. He suddenly stood up and shouted angrily, “Stop filming! Turn it off! End the livestream!”
Unfortunately, it was too late.
At the very moment the formula was revealed, the whole world saw the method to brew the wildly popular Double-Effect Potion.
The brewing method was unbelievably simple—anyone just needed an iron pot and enough ingredients to make it at home themselves.
And it produced multiple batches each time, with the cost far below any store price!
That meant…
From now on, nobody would need to be exploited by Potion Shops anymore—they could easily brew potions at home!
And not just any potions, but Double-Effect Potions even better than all those sold on the market!
From today forward, no Potion Shop in the world could sell a single bottle of potion again! There was no profit to be made!
Xianlu Magic Potion Shop’s death had dragged the entire potion industry down with it!
From now on, no one could open a shop to sell potions!
When they realized this, the Potion Shop bosses hidden among the crowd at the press conference collapsed onto the ground.
They had thought that by dividing up Xianlu Magic Potion Shop’s assets, they could nourish themselves, rise again, and monopolize the formula to revolutionize their industry chains.
But no one expected the Xianlu Magic Potion Shop’s formula to be so ridiculously simple.
It didn’t require any Pharmacist Technique!
It rendered all Pharmacists in the world useless! Made every Pharmacist unemployed on the spot!
“You yourselves opened Pandora’s Box,” I said, throwing my hands up as I returned to the podium. “Xianlu Magic Potion Shop clearly gave you a chance to cling to life, but you didn’t appreciate it…”
At this moment, all the Behind-the-Scenes Manipulators involved in the Signature-Slaying Riot were full of regret.
Regret!
Their faces turned green with it!
Originally, although Xianlu Magic Potion Shop was earning the most money, its limited production allowed other Potion Shops to survive on scraps, barely making a living.
Now it was over.
The Sixth had cut open its belly, and people awkwardly discovered inside was an antimatter bomb.
BOOM~~!
Now it was over; no one could run away.
“Yun Luo Xian! What good does this do for you?!” Elder Mu stood up excitedly, trembling as he accused the girl on stage, “You’ve destroyed an entire industry! Do you know how many people will lose their jobs because of you? How many families will be ruined?”
“Oh?” I almost laughed to death, “Isn’t today’s outcome exactly what you forced? This assassination attempt on Xianlu Magic Potion Shop—isn’t it your own choice? Isn’t this formula right in front of you what you’ve been dreaming of all along?”
Elder Mu’s face turned purple, and he was left speechless.
This self-destruction was equivalent to breaking off an entire leg of the Mu Family, turning their pillar of interests into a one-legged hop.
They had only lost a few clan members at first, but now the entire family was on the verge of collapse.
Fortunately! Fortunately, Xianlu Magic Potion Shop was finished too!
Thinking this, Elder Mu felt a bit relieved.
Though the Mu Family was greatly weakened, at least he had avenged those fallen clan members.
And from now on, that rebellious Mu Qingyou, and that bastard Yun Xianzun, would never have a chance to turn things around!
Elder Mu shakily stood up, preparing to leave the press conference.
With things as they were, all he could do was brace for the coming Industry Winter.
The event was over. Dismissed, dismissed…
“Everyone, don’t rush off—I’m not finished yet.”
At that moment, I called out to the reporters who were about to disperse.
They turned around in surprise, cameras refocusing on me.
I smiled faintly: “Here, on behalf of Xianlu Magic Potion Shop, I announce—
Starting tomorrow, Xianlu Magic Potion Shop will begin selling Fourfold-Effect Potions, priced the same as the original Double-Effect Potion, but with four times the effectiveness.”
As soon as I spoke, Elder Mu suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot and collapsed.
His limbs convulsed, froth foaming from his mouth as he mumbled incoherently:
“N-no… impossible… impossible… beast… beast…”
Xianlu Magic Potion Shop should even be grateful to this Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator, because thanks to his pressure, the shop seized the opportunity to wipe out all competitors worldwide in one fell swoop.
They thought that after Xianlu Magic Potion Shop opened its own belly it would die instantly, but… hey! I have Resurrection Coins! And a lot of them!
Who could possibly be broken by this?
The execution scene instantly turned into a press conference.
Not only did they fail to kill Xianlu Magic Potion Shop, they killed themselves, and Xianlu Magic Potion Shop became the world’s only Potion Shop!
Monopoly!
A legitimate monopoly!
Besides, Xianlu Magic Potion Shop had already revealed the formula once before to prove its innocence. Even if the same trick was tried again to force self-destruction, the public wouldn’t buy it anymore.
No one would join the persecution.
They lost.
Completely and utterly lost! No chance of revival!
“All right, this press conference is over. Thank you all for helping promote our little shop. Xianlu Magic Potion Shop wouldn’t be here today without you!”
“Pfft—” Elder Mu spat a mouthful of blood this time.
Beast! Nearly killed me and still stabbing me in the back, beast!!
Ignoring everyone’s reactions, I grabbed the large Paper Box that had silently stood beside me the entire time and vanished in a flash.
From tomorrow onwards,
there will be only one Potion Shop in the world.
Xianlu—Yun Luo Xian and Klulu’s shop.