In less than half a day, all the various pills Qian Mochen had put out were snatched up.
Some branch hall masters who truly could not make it in time directly found someone to buy them on their behalf, finally getting a small slice of the pie at the end of this feast.
Qian Mochen had not expected the pills to be so popular. After leisurely playing outside for half a day, he was dragged back to the main hall by Bibi Dong.
"The medicinal herbs in these storage devices are your task. You cannot leave until you have refined every last one into pills!"
"I'll have someone deliver your three meals a day!"
Bibi Dong gave Qian Mochen no chance to refuse, not even leaving him room to interrupt. She left behind more than a dozen storage devices and hurried away.
It was not that she did not care for Qian Mochen. Those pills simply sold too well. Quite a few people, in order to compete for a single pill, had even brought out family secrets and foundations such as Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.
Qian Mochen took out all the medicinal herbs, piling them into a small mountain inside the hall. The corner of his mouth could not help twitching.
Bibi Dong was really afraid he would have too much free time.
Who knew how long it would take to refine them one by one.
Three pill furnaces were lit at once. All the herbs rose into the air, flowing continuously into the furnaces like trickling streams.
Ten days later, the fires in the pill furnaces went out, and more than a hundred bottles of pills sat before Qian Mochen.
Qian Mochen walked out of the hall and stretched, his body crackling all over. When he entered the Pope Hall, Bibi Dong's voice rose from behind the piles of documents before he could speak.
"Put the files on my left. The pile by my right hand has already been processed, so send those out first."
After speaking, Bibi Dong sensed that the visitor had not left and was instead moving closer to her. She looked up, her sharp gaze shooting over. When she saw Qian Mochen, she instinctively asked, "You've finished refining all the pills?"
Qian Mochen reached out and gently pinched Bibi Dong's cheek. "Would I dare come out before finishing my work?"
Bibi Dong chuckled and took the initiative to rub her cheek against his palm. "My prince is the best!"
"Take one pill from this bottle, then send the rest to my sisters-in-law."
"What kind of pill is this?"
"A Vitality Beauty Pill. After taking it, your skin and appearance won't change for ten years. Taking more won't do any good."
"It's that amazing!"
Bibi Dong praised it and quickly swallowed one. Using Soul Power to refine its medicinal effect, she carefully sensed her body. Her skin really did seem to have become a little more moisturized.
"Do you have any more Vitality Beauty Pills?"
Bibi Dong immediately spotted a business opportunity.
After all, women, no matter their age, cared about their appearance. With these Vitality Beauty Pills, and with Bibi Dong promoting their effects, she did not dare imagine how many female soul masters would go mad for them.
"There's one more bottle. Also, I can't refine any of the other pills for now. I'm out of immortal herbs."
"Find some people proficient in medicinal theory. I'll teach them to refine ordinary healing pills."
Bibi Dong naturally nodded in agreement.
"Where's my brother?"
"The Grand Priest took him home."
"I'll go find him."
Qian Mochen quickly found Qian Xunji in the estate, staring blankly at the sky.
"Big Brother???"
Qian Mochen waved his hand a few times in front of Qian Xunji's face before his eyes finally regained focus.
"It's Little Brother. What did you need me for?" Qian Xunji's voice seemed to drift in from far away, utterly devoid of strength.
"Big Brother, I'm here to help you."
Qian Mochen pulled out a bottle of pills and stuffed it into Qian Xunji's arms. "These are Fertility Pills I just refined."
"You and my sisters-in-law should each take one. Within ten days, there will definitely be good news!"
"Really!"
Qian Xunji shot up from his recliner, tightly clutching Qian Mochen's hand, his eyes full of hope and yearning.
"Of course. When have I ever fooled you?"
The half-dead look on Qian Xunji's face vanished instantly. "Good! I'll try it today!"
It was not that Qian Xunji did not want to be intimate with his wives. There were simply a bit too many fields that needed plowing. If his little brother did not come to save him, this old ox would die of exhaustion in bed.
As long as Qian Xunji's luck was not too bad, he would soon escape his sea of suffering.
Qian Mochen began wandering around Spirit Hall by himself.
He first went to the academy. Yue Guan was leading a group of seventeen- and eighteen-year-old soul masters as they sowed seeds in an experimental field. Once the seeds had been planted, the group immediately unleashed various life-attribute soul skills, and tender yellow shoots quickly emerged from the soil.
Yue Guan patiently instructed the students on cultivating medicinal herbs and using their soul skills. When he turned around and noticed Qian Mochen standing at the entrance, he told the students to practice on their own before leaving the classroom.
"Your Highness."
"Elder Yue Guan, how are the talents of this batch of students?"
"Very good. Although their strength is not high, they study extremely diligently. And with the Merit Points policy Your Highness introduced, no one is willing to fall behind now."
"Yue Guan, you cannot fall behind in your own cultivation either."
"Rest assured, Your Highness!" A faint ripple appeared in Yue Guan's eyes. "With the Qirui Tongtian Chrysanthemum Your Highness bestowed upon me, I am confident I can raise my Soul Power to level ninety-five within five years!"
"Good! Once this batch of students has been trained, Yue Guan, go to Sunset Forest and focus on cultivating."
"Your Highness!"
Yue Guan wanted to state his resolve, but Qian Mochen raised a hand to stop him.
"Yue Guan, what Spirit Hall lacks is not Titled Douluo, but Super Douluo."
"The environment around Dugu Bo is more suitable for your cultivation. I hope you can break through soon and come help me."
Faced with Qian Mochen's earnest words, Yue Guan fell silent for a moment before nodding heavily.
"Yue Guan obeys!"
Qian Mochen soon took his leave.
Only with Yue Guan and Dugu Bo guarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could that place be completely secure. Moreover, Yue Guan's understanding of immortal herbs and his soul skills could accelerate their growth, killing two birds with one stone.
After making a round through the various parts of Spirit Hall, Qian Mochen found every soul master brimming with energy and enthusiasm.
The orphanage in Spirit City had also undergone a tremendous transformation.
When Qian Mochen had established the rules, he had specifically reformed the orphanage as well. The director and staff could also earn Merit Points.
"Aunt Lan, did you exchange all your Merit Points for money?"
Before entering, Qian Mochen had taken a glance around. Every child in the orphanage now wore new clothes, the sallow look had disappeared from their faces, and they had begun putting on weight.
Aunt Lan, the orphanage director, nodded gently and pushed a cup of tea toward Qian Mochen. "At my age, the things in the Merit Hall aren't worth much to me. I might as well exchange them for money so they can eat a little better."
Qian Mochen fell somewhat silent.
The children at the orphanage were not merely eating a little better. Aunt Lan had probably exchanged all her Merit Points for money and spent tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins to bring about these changes.
Qian Mochen knew he could not do the same, but he still hoped there could be more selfless people like Aunt Lan.
After chatting with Aunt Lan for an entire afternoon, Qian Mochen had a new idea.
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