Published: January 1, 2025
However, the merchants and the Alchemy forces were clearly trying to conceal their actions, not wanting others to discover this.
But how can paper contain fire?
As more and more people from these merchant guilds and forces were sent out secretly, they were ultimately discovered.
This time, the entire Dongguang City was once again in an uproar.
The martial artists were shocked to see that the merchant guilds and Alchemy forces they usually bought pills from had also sent people to queue at the Tianwu Danpu. The shock was simply indescribable; it was like the biggest advertisement.
In an instant, anyone with spiritual herbs went mad and rushed to queue, even those Alchemy forces joined the line. What more could they doubt?
In response, Tianwu Danpu seemed to take no action at all. Although they knew that many of those lining up were from other merchant guilds and Alchemy forces, who had the most and most precious Saint Herbs, Tianwu Danpu did not drive them away. They neither expressed dissatisfaction nor set strict rules; they treated everyone equally.
This left everyone even more shocked by Tianwu Danpu's foundation and strength. Clearly, they did not care whether the visitors were ordinary martial artists or members of some Alchemy forces or merchant guilds. In the eyes of Tianwu Danpu, all visitors were guests, not competitors.
Some martial artists who had queued before, merely asking Tianwu Danpu to refine low-grade Saint Master pills, secretly returned. They had previously hidden some rare Saint Herbs due to suspicion. Now seeing that even top merchant guilds and Alchemy forces had come, they naturally wanted Tianwu Danpu to refine for them again.
Unfortunately, as soon as they entered, they were recognized and directly driven out by Xing Tianya.
Tianwu Danpu could disregard the presence of Alchemy forces and merchant guilds, but the rules set could not be broken. They had stated that a person could only refine three times, and it would absolutely only be three times.
These martial artists were immediately filled with regret, lamenting their initial doubts about Tianwu Danpu. With no other options, they could only seek friends to refine for them. At this point, even revealing their secrets was worth the risk. However, their friends all had their own pills they wanted to refine; how could they refine for them?
On the tenth day, Tianwu Danpu announced a new rule: from the tenth day onwards, low-grade Saint Master pills would no longer be refined; all pills must be refined from at least mid-grade Saint Master pills onwards.
This brought a fresh round of sighs. Many ordinary Saint Masters had only low-grade Saint Herbs. They did not seize the opportunity to trust Tianwu Danpu at the beginning, and now that they wanted to have them refine for them, it was already too late.
It was truly a case of "Ten days ago, you ignored me; ten days later, I make you unreachable."
This rule was naturally set by Qin Chen. Ten days of refining allowed him to achieve a new level of mastery over mid-grade Saint Master pills. Since refining various mid-grade Saint Master pills was completely feasible, Qin Chen naturally would not refine low-grade Saint Master pills anymore.
Initially, Xing Tianya was somewhat worried about Qin Chen's decision. After all, although there were many Saint Masters in Dongguang City, the majority were early-stage and early-stage peak Saint Masters. By the time one reached mid-stage Saint Master level, they were already considered formidable experts among Saint Masters, while mid-stage peak Saint Masters were even more towering figures.
Could there really be that many mid-grade Saint Master herbs available in Dongguang City?
However, as more and more rare mid-grade Saint Master herbs were continuously delivered, and the queue in front of the Danpu grew longer and longer, Xing Tianya finally realized he had underestimated the power of Dongguang City. It would be no problem for the master to refine for a month, let alone a year.
Moreover, as time went on, various rare Saint Herbs began to appear, making Xing Tianya, the ancestor of martial souls, open his eyes wide in astonishment.