"Has it been confirmed, then? It's a sect-guarding treasure?"
Fang Qianyuan was not quite sure what a monthly output of a hundred Five Qi Returning to Origin Pills truly meant. But if Yu Shixian judged it worthy of being called a sect-guarding treasure, then there was no doubt that it truly was one.
Watching Fang Qianyuan's expression, Yu Shixian seemed to realize that there was no need to share too much inside information with a layman like him. He only needed to explain the key points clearly.
"Let me put it this way. The Five Qi Returning to Origin Pill is an Earth Rank Treasure that can command a price of over a hundred thousand on the market. Earth Rank Experts eagerly seek it out, yet it often has a price but no supply. It is exceedingly rare!"
"Taking one or two of these pills ordinarily provides considerable benefits, but cannot bring about a qualitative transformation. They must be taken over a long period to consolidate one's foundation. That limits their upper price, keeping it from being driven above two or three hundred thousand. Yet even counting every faction in the entire Spirit-Taming World, the total output is only a little over two hundred a month, or two to three thousand a year. Half of those are reserved by Heaven Tier experts, while the other half are controlled by the various Legendary Experts and top masters. Only a tiny number reach the market to be sold for profit. This also guarantees a floor beneath their price, preventing it from falling too far."
"Do you know how much it costs to refine these pills? If a batch yields ten, the cost per pill is around a hundred thousand. If it yields a hundred, that falls to just ten thousand!"
"So, if