What Li Dai said about alchemy was no lie. After all, in three days, she would be giving away the Ascension Pills. That's right, she intended to practically give them away for a pittance. Li Dai knew how some Loose Immortals in the Cultivation World harbored deep resentment toward the opening of the Tongtian Road because they could not ascend. Therefore, her actions would actually resolve a huge hidden danger for the entire continent—about this, Li Dai was well aware.
As for why she mentioned trading them at Tianyi Pavilion, it was because Li Dai knew the Ascension Pills were priceless, and Li Dai, who could refine them, was equally priceless. Cultivators placed immense importance on karma. If Li Dai simply said she was giving them the pills as a gift, those cultivators might not necessarily feel grateful; instead, they would suspect Li Dai of being insatiable, trying to make them incur karmic debt for a greater return.
Thus, charging a nominal price was essential. Besides, people rarely cherish free gifts, nor do they see them as a lucky windfall; instead, they assume they are traps.
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