The capital’s Myriad Treasure Pavilion had three Hall Masters. In addition to the pellets, they also took responsibility for techniques, artifacts, and treasures. The things found in the first two halls were more expensive, but the hall selling pellets was more popular. After all, there was a limit to how many cultivation techniques a person could learn and a profound artifact could be used for decades on average.

On the other hand, pellets were considered to be daily consumables for ...