Undercurrents surged through the Imperial City.
Three days later, branches of the Reach the Summit Pill Shop sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain throughout the Fragrance-Hearing Kingdom.
The quality of their pills was so high, and their effects so powerful, that people found them inconceivable.
With vigorous promotion from each city's City Lord's Residence, the Reach the Summit Pill Shop soon became firmly rooted in people's minds.
In just two days, the Heavenly Pill Palace, previously at the height of its glory, saw its shops grow so deserted that sparrows could gather at their doors.
When the news broke, the whole kingdom shook.
All eyes turned to the Reach the Summit Pill Shop. When people heard that it had inseparable ties with the Imperial Family, the Imperial Family's reputation rose a few notches as well.
Five days passed in the flick of a finger.
That day, in the Council Chamber of the Left Chancellor's Residence, the Left Chancellor, the master of the Heavenly Pill Palace, and the people from the Immortal-Gathering Palace were holding an urgent, secret discussion.
"Wufu Master, is this the Reach the Summit Pill Shop you said was nothing to worry about?" the Left Chancellor asked, his face cold.
Wu Qi, whose cause was now lost, was utterly dejected. His once-bright eyes were filled with gloom. Shaking his head, he sighed. "I never expected the Reach the Summit Pill Shop to be able to mass-produce its pills either. It's only a matter of time before it cuts off every market the Heavenly Pill Palace sells to. Lord Left Chancellor, if you cannot seize Tingxiang, the Heavenly Pill Palace will have no choice but to withdraw from Tingxiang."
Shock appeared on the faces of the people from the Immortal-Gathering Palace.
Over the past few days, they had