Elder Xun's words made Fang Chen abandon the idea of having ten split souls.0

"Then I'll do nine split souls," Fang Chen said.0

"Nine?" Elder Xun gave him a strange look. "Let me crunch the numbers for you. You need 300 mid-grade spirit stones for one tael of Condensing Spirit Liquid. This is the cost price at the Desolate Academy, mind you. Now, one split soul requires one tael, two require three taels, and three require five.1

“Four souls will need seven, five souls will need nine, and six souls will need one pound and two taels. Seven souls require two pounds. Eight souls require four pounds, and finally, nine souls require ten pounds of Condensing Spirit Liquid."0

"If you are planning on doing nine splits, you will need at least 30,000 mid-grade spirit stones," said Elder Xun, frowning. "The Desolate Academy currently has less than two pounds of Condensing Spirit Liquid.1

He explained, "Condensing Spirit Liquid is the nectar...0