News of a Heterodox Method

The spiritual tea sold by the Myriad Treasures Pavilion for twenty or thirty Superior Spirit Stones per tael had such remarkable effects,

so the Pure Origin Clarity-Seeking Pill, priced at five thousand Superior Spirit Stones apiece, ought not to be too disappointing either, should it?

As a major trading house that had stood here for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years,

it ought to have built up a fair measure of credibility.

Hou Ping naturally knew nothing of the thoughts running through Shen Changchuan's mind.

At that moment, he was immersed in the lingering resonance of the tea,

carefully savoring every subtle change in it.

Only after quite some time did he open his eyes, clicking his tongue in admiration.

"Excellent, excellent!"

Hou Ping sighed appreciatively.

"With effects like these, drinking a cup morning, noon, and night would increase one's spiritual sense by at least ten percent in a year!"

"Unfortunately, the price is simply too steep. This is practically trading a mountain of Spirit Stones for an increase in spiritual sense!"

"And compared with pills that strengthen spiritual sense or methods for training it, it really isn't worth it."

"It certainly isn't!"

Seated opposite him, Shen Changchuan nodded as well,

fully agreeing with that assessment.

If he drank a cup morning, noon, and night, even the thirty thousand Superior Spirit Stones Shen Changchuan had possessed at his wealthiest would probably not cover a year's expenses!

By comparison, thirty thousand Superior Spirit Stones could buy pills or secret methods that strengthened spiritual sense to a considerable degree!

And those would certainly provide more than a mere ten-percent increase.

Still, Shen Changchuan offered a fair word in the tea's defense:

"Even so, this spiritual tea does have advantages over pills with comparable effects. An occasional cup can nourish the mind and temperament,