"Not only were Immortalization Fruits expensive, but pills that increased cultivation were too. Their prices had generally risen more than tenfold," Jiuyue added.
Su Bai nodded clearly at that.
Because he refined pills himself, he knew the profit margin could reach a thousandfold!
Even after deducting the payment for immortal alchemy masters and adding the discounts offered by major factions, the profits were still astonishing!
Things were precious because they were scarce. Treasures that enhanced strength and helped one break through realms had always been the most expensive!
But only after hearing Jiuyue say it did he realize that they were not merely expensive—they were outrageously expensive!
"Master was right. The Human Race should have been immensely powerful, yet it has always been slaughtering itself."
"Master also said that even the complete Immortal Realm, once glorious beyond measure, had been defeated. The Immortal Realm was already weaker than the Demon Realm, yet it was still consumed by internal strife."
"When the Demon Realm makes a comeback, what will our Immortal Realm use to resist them?"
Jiuyue shook her head, her tone somewhat heavy.
Su Bai felt this more clearly than anyone!
Whether it was the Heavenly Palace suppressing the world in the Lower Realm, or the Lineages controlling everything in the Immortal Domain, countless prodigies who should have shone brilliantly had fallen halfway along their paths.
A Heavenly Spiritual Root could not even pass the official disciple examination of some insignificant Nascent Soul faction!
A Battle Immortal like Tianzhu, with supreme potential surpassing even Golden Immortals, had been kept in captivity by some tiny True Immortal Lineage, with no hope of ever rising!
A major Immortal Realm power like Myriad Treasures Hall controlled the supply of Immortalization Fruits and sold them at absurdly high prices, resulting in pitifully few newly