The Gathering Concludes

It was worth noting that no one from Spirit Hall appeared at the gathering hosted by Ge Duo.

It was not because Ge Duo or Eva had failed to invite them, but because of an unspoken mutual understanding.

In Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong's eyes, Eva and Ge Duo were closely connected. They even believed Ge Duo was Eva's backer or collaborator.

And with Qian Daoliu now stationed at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to teach Snow White, Spirit Hall could use Eva as a channel to conduct deeper, undisturbed private dealings. There was no need to compete with so many factions in public over these openly traded pills.

What they wanted were pills of a more profound level and with more obvious effects.

The gathering at Eva's residence came to an end. Representatives from every faction swiftly departed with the pills they had traded for, their hearts filled with anticipation, unease, or excitement.

The clamor of carriages and horses outside the estate gradually faded, leaving only the faint lingering scent of medicine in the air as proof that a transaction capable of shaping the future balance of power had just taken place here.

For these factions, the gathering had yielded considerable gains.

Although they had paid precious materials, what they received in return was hope—hope that their family descendants might break through their growth bottlenecks.

But no one would place complete faith in Ge Duo's words alone. Thus, their first task was to select suitable candidates as quickly as possible and verify the pills' true effects.

As a result, nearly every faction made the same decision without prior discussion.

The pills would not be used on their core bloodline descendants for the time being. Instead, they would first select Soul Masters from collateral branches and household retainers who