Chapter 497

And so, Prince of Shicheng Hua Tianxiong began a frantic life of alchemy. He started by refining High-Grade Body-Tempering Pills, followed by Advanced Lesser Returning Pills and Greater Returning Pills, before finally moving on to the Foundation Establishment Pills. Prince of Shicheng Hua Tianxiong had his own private motives for working so tirelessly. Such a high volume of alchemy was a tremendous help in improving his skills. Hua Tianxiong did not take the path of extreme specialization; after all, he was not short on spiritual herbs, and he had to consider the needs of his team. Therefore, he adopted a strategy where "quantitative change leads to qualitative change." Since he had to refine pills anyway, continuous practice was a sound method. Fortunately, he lacked neither time nor materials; had Elder Xuan known of his approach, it would likely have infuriated him. Hua Tianxiong’s secondary motive was to drive down the price of low-grade pills across the Great Qin Empire by flooding the market with his own high-grade concoctions. After all, with Body-Tempering Pills costing tens of thousands of silver taels each, very few ordinary martial artists could afford a consistent supply. If his own high-grade Body-Tempering Pills were sold at the prices of low-tier ones, it would inevitably force the price of all low-tier pills downward.