The General Spread of the Value of the Means of Production and the Industry Harvesting Effect!

Xu Xiong returned to his sect, in a good mood.

Within Azure Pool, he was merely an outer disciple; but outside the sect, in the eyes of other Rogue Cultivator, he was a powerful and influential senior cultivator from a major Heaven-Piercing.

Everyone calls him a senior fellow Daoist.

In addition, he also brought the matter of selling elixirs with him on this trip, which delighted all the Rogue Cultivator in the three prefectures.

Everyone treated him with utmost respect.

But to his surprise, as soon as he flew into the mountain gate on his sword, he was surrounded by several Qi Refinement disciples.

"What are you doing...?"

"Did you need something?"

Xu Xiong was somewhat bewildered as he looked at the outer disciples in front of him, all of whom were at the Late Qi Refining.

I don't think I know them at all.

What...? Are you here for revenge?

That's not right, I haven't made any enemies.

Just as Xu Xiong was in a daze, one of the older disciples at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer politely clasped his hands in greeting.

He spoke solemnly to Xu Xiong.

"May I ask if you are Senior Brother Xu Xiong, a disciple of Master Wu of the Artifact Hall?"

"I am, and who are you?"

"We are disciples of the Pill Hall."

"Today I heard from my inner sect master that True Person Lu of Supreme Refinement Peak has successfully crafted an automatic Pill Furnace."

"We know that Senior Brother Xu and True Person Lu are close friends, therefore we wish to purchase an automatic Pill Furnace."

"Don't worry, we are merely Alchemist, not Dao of Artifact Refinement crafting, and we won't easily imitate them."

After explaining his purpose, the disciple at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer spoke in a complex tone.

He seemed afraid that Xu Xiong would disagree, and also felt a deep sense of frustration.

It was as if these Alchemist had been greatly insulted.

Judging from their tone of voice, the other party had clearly received confirmation.

The effectiveness of this fully automatic Pill Furnace is undoubtedly real.

That's why they came to buy it; they probably want to see what the difference is between this automatic Pill Furnace and a regular Pill Furnace.

As Alchemist, if they cannot quickly learn and master such wondrous items...

Sooner or later, it will be left behind by other Alchemist, and possibly even by this automatic Pill Furnace.

Xu Xiong was startled upon hearing this.

No wonder these people looked so depressed.

It turns out it came because of the fully automatic Pill Furnace.

Ironically, the group that has recently attracted the interest of Lu Li's fully automatic Pill Furnace is not ordinary disciples or weapon refiners, but rather this group of traditional Alchemist!

They were acutely aware of the immense value of a Pill Furnace capable of operating autonomously.

The Dao of Alchemy no longer exists.

For Alchemist, losing his job is a minor matter.

It is estimated that the prices of elixirs and spirit medicine herbs within Azure Pool and even in the three prefectures will undergo drastic changes in the future.

Of course, an automatic Pill Furnace that can only refine First-Tier Yellow Sprout Pill could not achieve such an effect.

What about afterwards?

In case we are able to refine second-tier pills, or even pills of all other types, in the future.

Wouldn't the Dao of Alchemy truly be about to change drastically?

That's why they wanted to rush to see the secrets of this automatic Pill Furnace, so as to seize the initiative in the future changes.

Or perhaps... to avoid being swept away by the tides of time...

Having figured all this out, Xu Xiong was no longer in a hurry.

Lu Li had already informed him of the plan to sell the automatic Pill Furnace.

He quickly regained his composure, carefully recalling the pre-sale method that Lu Li had devised, and slowly began to speak.

Fellow disciples, please don't be anxious.

" True Person Lu has already given an oral order that the sale of the fully automatic Pill Furnace will begin in a concentrated manner in a few months."

"Those who wish to purchase Pill Furnace can register their names with me first, and I will give them priority in supplying them."

"It would be best to leave a 30% deposit, so that there will definitely be a supply of goods later, otherwise..."

Xu Xiong paused, a slightly troubled expression on his face.

"Otherwise, as you all know, True Person Lu has many miscellaneous matters to attend to, and this automatic Pill Furnace is extremely scarce."

"There are too many disciples who want to buy us. Not to mention the Pill Hall and Artifact Hall, those disciples who are eager to learn alchemy but lack talent have been waiting for us for a long time."

"If we don't show some sincerity, we really can't buy it."

His words left everyone stunned.

Although Xu Xiong's words contained an element of performance, they were not untrue.

As news of the automatic Pill Furnace spreads from the inner sect to the outer sect, the number of people who know about it will only increase.

Many disciples were eager to uncover its secrets.

Although someone might be able to replicate it, it's definitely impossible in the short term.

This is why Lu Li wanted to implement a deposit-based pre-sale system.

Let's make a killing first. If someone tries to copy it, let them copy it. If the True Lord doesn't intervene, how can ordinary disciples compare to an industrial superpower with a Foundation Establishment True Person in charge?

Once they can replicate it, Lu Li believes that the Automatic Pill Furnace 2.0 will be released soon.

"Well... okay!"

"Senior Brother Xu, I'd like to order an automatic Pill Furnace!"

"I wonder how much a 30% deposit is?"

The leading disciple finally couldn't hold back any longer and gritted his teeth to ask Xu Xiong.

Upon seeing this, Xu Xiong extended one finger.

One hundred Spirit Stone? That's so expensive!

"This... is fine."

The disciple seemed taken aback by the price Xu Xiong offered.

But then he thought about it again and realized that an Pill Furnace that could automatically refine pills was indeed worth the price, so he immediately prepared to take out his Storage Bag.

Before he could make a move, Xu Xiong waved his finger.

Her tone was slightly shy.

"That... it's not one hundred Spirit Stone, it's... one thousand Spirit Stone."

"One... a thousand!"

How dare you bully us!

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiong's disciple jumped back three zhang (approximately 10 meters), completely stunned by the sight.

A 30% deposit is 1,000 Spirit Stone, so the full amount would be more than 3,000 yuan!

A Foundation Establishment Pill only costs eight or nine thousand Spirit Stone.

So, buying three Pill Furnace would be enough to buy one Foundation Establishment Pill.

Who could afford this!

Is this still a Tier 1 Law Artifact?

This... it's clearly selling for the price of a second-tier top-grade magic Law Artifact!

"Senior Brother Xu, are you joking?"

"Who can afford such a price?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Xu, is True Person Lu's price really for us?"

"Even Foundation Establishment would need to accumulate enough over many years, but even Foundation Establishment True Person wouldn't need it."

"Exactly! This price is absolutely unreasonable!"

"..."

The crowd erupted in a clamor, their voices disordered, all feeling that something was amiss.

"Fellow disciples, do not panic!"

Xu Xiong quickly waved his hand.

" True Person Lu's price is indeed a bit high, but this is True Person Lu True Person Lu's exclusive refining method. No one else has this skill."

"Furthermore, there is absolutely no comparison between this and the Foundation Establishment Pill."

" Foundation Establishment Pill are consumables, but this item... once bought, it's a way to make money!"

"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a spirit mine, spirit field, or herb garden. If Qi Refinement Lineage or master and disciple could possess such a Pill Furnace, it would be equivalent to having a continuous supply of Spirit Stone."

Do you still think it's expensive now?

His words were reasonable and well-founded.

His words left the others speechless.

Yet there was a vague feeling that something was off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Xu Xiong had heard Lu Li mention it briefly.

Whoever buys the fully automatic Pill Furnace first, uses it first, and makes money first.

With more buyers, there will naturally be more sellers of pills, causing the price of pills to drop and making money harder.

The price of Pill Furnace will naturally fall as a result.

Those who buy later will probably have trouble even breaking even...

Xu Xiong's eyes flickered slightly, as if recalling Lu Li's name for this phenomenon.

"It seems to be... something like the general trend of production material value and the industry harvesting effect!"