Liu Wuxie already knew that the Treasure Pill Pavilion was a subsidiary of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. The Treasure Pill Pavilion’s headquarters was established in the Great Yan Dynasty’s Imperial Capital, with branches set up in the major cities, monopolizing 90% of the market in the Great Yan Dynasty.0

The headquarters hosted a yearly competition between the branches to motivate alchemists to keep improving themselves. Through this contest, the branches would be ranked and rewarded, fostering healthy competition and promoting improvement. If the Treasure Pill Pavilion had been satisfied with what it had and made no improvements, it would’ve shut down long ago.0

“The Zen City?” Liu Wuxie frowned. The Zen City was two days from Azure Billow City, meaning a round trip would take four days. Including the time needed for the competition, it would take about seven to eight days in total.0

“That’s right. It’s held in Zen City this year. Since the profits of the various branches haven’t been promising this year, the headquarters is offering a fourth-grade pill as a reward to the first-place winner to motivate everyone. The second and third-place winners will receive a third-grade pill. If Young Master Liu is willing to participate, you can keep all the rewards; all I need is the ranking,” explained Bi Gongyu.0

A fourth-grade pill was...0