Five Hundred Years

After investigating, Hermes soon received word that the Nether Race saints who had exchanged for Saint Forbidden Pill materials had actually traded those materials to the Demon Race and the Witch Race.

As for why the Demon Race and Witch Race had purchased so many Saint Forbidden Pill materials, the main reason lay with the Demon Race.

During this period, the Demon Race had been invaded one after another by the Witch Race and the Devil Race, suffering more defeats than victories. Thus, some Demon Race saints had other thoughts, hoping to use Saint Forbidden Pills to rise as quickly as possible. But the Demon Race was not a source of Saint Forbidden Pill materials, so they set their sights on the Nether Race.

Some Demon Race saints offered the Nether Race saints high prices for Saint Forbidden Pill materials, intending to refine the pills themselves and rapidly increase their strength.

Seeing that there was considerable profit to be made, these Nether Race saints readily agreed. The Witch Race then learned of the matter as well, and in order to stop the Demon Race from growing stronger, they too began purchasing Saint Forbidden Pill materials to cause trouble for the Demon Race.

That was how it had happened. Though it was somewhat strange, it was still understandable.

Some Nether Race saints had even made a small fortune through this, earning quite a few resources and riches that would greatly benefit their future cultivation.

However, this had also caused the Nether Race's stockpile of Saint Forbidden Pill materials to plummet. Seeing that only one-third of the original amount remained, Hermes considered the matter and ultimately reduced the supply of Saint Forbidden Pill materials, gathering some back to avoid having none when they were needed later.

This counted as weathering the minor