Time passed, and a year flew by in the blink of an eye.
Spark Pharmacy and Jieyou Pharmacy developed steadily throughout the Heaven Dou Empire. Li Caiyi acted prudently, advancing step by step without rushing to expand their territory.
Jieyou Pharmacy only established branches in major cities, while Spark Pharmacy focused exclusively on the areas surrounding the Star Dou Great Forest, using Qingshan Town as its core and spreading outward in every direction.
With the Breaking Clan and the Imperial Hospital continuously supplying Pills, Yao Yan's envisioned "Pill empire" had finally begun to take shape.
To spur the two pharmacies' continued growth, Yao Yan also released the formulas for two basic Pills, the Bigu Pill and Healing Pill, across the continent.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect promptly followed suit and founded Seven Treasures Pharmaceutical. Spirit Hall was not to be outdone, and Martial Soul Hall Pharmaceutical was officially established.
Thus, the Pill craze swept across the entire continent.
The major powers scrambled to send people to the Imperial Hospital to learn the art of pill refinement and improve Pill formulas.
Even more amusingly, to spite Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue built a tower between Heaven Dou City and Spirit Hall.
She named it the Pill Tower!
It was specifically intended to allow the major powers to exchange pill-refining techniques and to accommodate the blacksmiths who had come from Gengxin City.
Xiao Yan, Yang Wudi, and Dugu Bo were honored as the Pill Tower's three great leaders.
When word reached him, Yao Yan could not help laughing bitterly. So this world's development had actually become Battle Through the Heavens.
Still, he did not care about such empty fame. In the end, strength was what mattered.
Over the past year, his Soul Power had nearly reached level forty, while Zhu Zhuqing had