"You mean Qi Hui might come looking for trouble with me?" Chen Mu frowned at Bai Xiuwen.
"Senior Brother, the Other Courtyard only allocates one thousand Dao Merit to Fasting Pills."
"In other words, only the first twenty thousand Fasting Pills that month earn Dao Merit. The rest can only be exchanged for White Jade Coins."
Chen Mu could not help nodding.
He was stealing someone else's business.
"How many Fasting Pills can Qi Hui refine each month?" Chen Mu asked.
"Around six thousand." Bai Xiuwen immediately replied. He then exchanged glances with the other two and whispered, "But he buys Fasting Pills from outside and exchanges them for Dao Merit."
Chen Mu immediately understood.
He was essentially spending money to buy Dao Merit.
He suddenly understood why there was a cap on the Dao Merit allocated to Fasting Pills.
Would others do the same?
For example, the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Pill that only the pavilion master could refine?
He could not think too deeply about it. Thinking too much would only invite trouble.
Better to figure out how to refine pills.
With his max-level Fasting Pill alchemy, twenty thousand Fasting Pills were nowhere near enough for him to refine.
But if he really took the entire quota, that Senior Brother Qi would definitely lose his temper.
Though he wanted to save up enough Dao Merit as soon as possible, he wanted even more to stay home and cultivate in peace.
"I'll only refine twelve thousand a month."
That left Senior Brother Qi plenty of room to earn Dao Merit.
Having made up his mind, Chen Mu looked again at the three Alchemy Apprentices who had voluntarily pledged themselves to him... well, middle-aged apprentices.
"Help me extract the Essence of Five Grains."
"Every month, I'll set aside half a