The impact of the Crystal of Xinghe on the outside world was nothing compared to its impact on the alchemy world.
For a long time, alchemists have been a relatively rare profession.
Don't be fooled by the fact that in the Spirit Crane Palace, it seems like you can casually find a Third or Fourth Grade alchemist; that's the Spirit Crane Palace we're talking about...
Across the entire Blazing Sun Continent, even a First Grade alchemist can easily support a small family with their alchemy skills.
Even those ungraded alchemy dregs from the Zhou Medical Hall, as long as they have a bit of alchemy knowledge, can make a decent living.
So in the past, any alchemist with a grade was considered a treasure.
When people knew you were an alchemist, who wouldn't treat you with respect?
Even the lowest First Grade alchemist was considered a noble among nobles to many.
As for higher Second or Third Grade alchemists, in many small cities, a Third Grade alchemist was even called a master.
After all, once an alchemist reaches Third Grade, they can produce a wide variety of pills, and for most people, they would never need anything beyond Fifth or Sixth Grade pills in their lifetime.Therefore, on the Blazing Sun Continent, many people's lifelong dream is to become an alchemist, even if it's just a First Grade alchemist, as entering the profession is like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.
But now, the birth of the Crystal of Xinghe has effectively raised the entry threshold for alchemists from First Grade directly to above Third Grade!
Goodness, previously, being a First Grade alchemist meant you were in the door, but now, what does being a Third Grade alchemist even mean?
Are you still struggling with alchemy? The Grand Sky Sect can damn well grow Third Grade pills directly...
Previously, for Third Grade alchemists, the most expensive part wasn't the herbs needed for the pills, but the appearance fee for the alchemist to make Third Grade pills.
But now, who needs an appearance fee?
The Grand Sky Sect has clearly stated that the Northern Branch will gradually start selling all Crystal of Xinghe below Third Grade, and these crystals can possess the normal attributes of all pills below Third Grade.
As soon as this news came out, the entire alchemy world was in an uproar.
Damn it, I, a Third Grade alchemist, who was once called a master outside, am now completely ignored?
Does this mean that the entry threshold for alchemists has now been raised from First Grade to Third or even Fourth Grade, and if you're not a Fourth Grade alchemist, you're not even considered to have entered the field?
Is the Grand Sky Sect trying to kill off low-grade alchemists?
So countless low-grade alchemists immediately formed an Anti-Crystal of Xinghe Alliance to directly boycott the Crystal of Xinghe!
Some even claimed that the previous news released by the Grand Sky Sect was completely baseless and that the Crystal of Xinghe from the Grand Sky Sect could never be that cheap!
Soon, the Northern Branch announced the upcoming pre-sale prices for various grades of the Crystal of Xinghe, and when these prices were released, all alchemists below Third Grade were dumbfounded...
Looking at those prices that didn't even reach the damn cost price of herbs, the alchemists who still held onto a sliver of hope were utterly devastated.
Regarding the prices released by the Northern Branch, countless alchemists pointed to the sky and roared... Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Is this price even reasonable?
This price doesn't even cover the cost of the herbs themselves, does it?
So countless alchemists immediately pointed out that the so-called pre-sale prices released by the Grand Sky Sect were just a scam.
There's no way such cheap pills could exist in this world!
If they were this insanely cheap, how would the Grand Sky Sect make any money?
Alchemists of all low grades immediately formed an Anti-Crystal of Xinghe Alliance, with countless alchemists shouting that the Grand Sky Sect was leaving no way out for low-grade alchemists.
Faced with the alliance of low-grade alchemists, all parties watched silently, as everyone felt that the actions of the Grand Sky Sect were effectively smashing the rice bowls of all low-grade alchemists... Are they sure this won't cause any problems?
Faced with the doubts of countless low-grade alchemists, Sima Bian was the first to lose his patience!
You low-grade alchemists really don't know what's good for you, do you think our Grand Sky Sect's Crystal of Xinghe is like your damn alchemy?
We grow them directly from the ground, you know? I was so shocked by the yield of the various Crystal of Xinghe grown by Mu Bai and the others that I still can't sleep to this day!
As for the issue of low prices questioned by the outside world, every time Sima Bian thought of it, he felt both uncomfortable and silently applauded Senior Brother Xinghe's virtue.
Originally, after discussing with the Great Elder, Sima Bian decided to sell at a price only slightly lower than the normal price of pills.
This way, not only could they make a huge profit, but they could also give other low-grade alchemists a way out.
After all, the Great Elder himself is an alchemist, and in his view, if they directly lowered the price of all pills to the minimum, it would be too difficult for low-grade alchemists in the future.
But Senior Brother Xinghe directly opposed the Great Elder's idea with his real name!
"The Great Elder wants to give low-grade alchemists a way out, but has the Great Elder thought about who will give those who can't afford life-saving pills a way out?"
Sima Bian clearly remembered that after Senior Brother Xinghe said this, everyone in the Medicine King Palace fell silent.
Regarding the Great Elder's idea of giving low-grade alchemists a way out, many of the brothers and sisters in the Medicine King Palace originally agreed, after all, they were all alchemists, right?
But Senior Brother Xinghe's words woke everyone up.
Even if an alchemist is struggling, an alchemist with a grade wouldn't be in a life-threatening situation, right?
At most, they were once glorious, and now they're just ordinary because of the Crystal of Xinghe, but this also gives alchemists a new goal; if they want to enjoy the respect they once had, they must improve their abilities.
But what about those ordinary people who can't afford pills?
How many people in this world die every day because they can't afford a life-saving Third Grade pill?
How many people should have lived, but had to give up because the price of pills was too high?
Give alchemists a way out, but who will give patients a way out?
So in the end, Senior Brother Xinghe waved his hand, leading to the prices announced by the Northern Branch today.
Sima Bian, although a businessman, was also a child from a poor background.
At that moment, Sima Bian seemed to be taken back to his childhood.
Back then, his grandfather was the pillar of the family, working hard outside to support the family, but in the end, when his grandfather lay on his sickbed, because the family couldn't afford a single life-saving pill, Sima Bian could only watch helplessly as his grandfather passed away.
It was from that moment that Sima Bian swore to the heavens that he would never be a poor boy again, he wanted to become a person above others!
He never wanted such a tragedy to happen to him again.
Over the years, Sima Bian has grown step by step from a poor boy to the head of the Northern Branch of the Grand Sky Sect, becoming a person above others in his eyes.
But after hearing Senior Brother Xinghe's words, Sima Bian realized he had forgotten his original intention...
He forgot why he walked this path.
How did he become what he is now?
Sima Bian is fortunate, but he almost forgot that there are many more unfortunate people in this world, who can only watch helplessly as their loved ones pass away because of poverty.
Sima Bian had heard countless times about Senior Brother Xinghe's virtue, but at this moment, looking at Senior Brother Xinghe, he knew that Senior Brother Xinghe was more than just virtuous...
Senior Brother Xinghe is someone who cares for the world!
"When poor, one should maintain their integrity; when rich, one should help the world!"
This phrase has always been hanging in Sima Bian's study, and he used to do all kinds of so-called good deeds to label himself as a good person, but today, after hearing Senior Brother Xinghe's words, Sima Bian realized that his so-called goodness and Senior Brother Xinghe's goodness are completely different concepts!
Faced with profit, Sima Bian first thought about how to earn more, but faced with profit, Senior Brother Xinghe thought about how to benefit more poor people.
Senior Brother Xinghe is truly virtuous!
God bless the Grand Sky Sect! God bless Senior Brother Xinghe!
No one refuted Senior Brother Xinghe's words, and all the prices were set by Senior Brother Xinghe. These low prices might not allow everyone to afford low-grade pills to cure and save lives, but they could allow more people to afford pills to save lives, so they wouldn't have to watch helplessly as their loved ones passed away.
Sima Bian, looking at everything Senior Brother Xinghe had done before... finally understood that Senior Brother Xinghe was no longer just a good person, he was a saint!
Moreover, Sima Bian calculated that even if the prices were compressed to this extent, the Grand Sky Sect could still make a huge profit!
After all, we just need to plant the land to get pills... the cost of these pills is so low it's shocking, even with such low prices, we still earn much more than before.
Senior Brother Xinghe's pricing immediately received the support of everyone in the Medicine King Palace.
In the end, all pricing was decided according to the prices set by Senior Brother Xinghe.
Faced with the so-called Anti-Crystal of Xinghe Alliance of countless low-grade alchemists, and the so-called plea to give low-grade alchemists a way out, Sima Bian was furious on the spot.
He ordered the reason for setting such low prices to be made public!
As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar!
All parties were silent when they heard the reason why the Grand Sky Sect set such low prices.
Who would dislike having more money?
Previously, when all parties looked at the prices set by the Grand Sky Sect, they were dumbfounded, thinking the Grand Sky Sect had gone mad? Why set such low prices?
Was this to kill off all low-grade alchemists in the world?
Was this to kill off all other medicine sellers?
Was the Grand Sky Sect trying to make enemies of all alchemists?
But after hearing Sima Bian's explanation, all parties were stunned... because when they saw the prices and the Anti-Crystal of Xinghe Alliance, the first thing they thought of was a profit conspiracy...
No one thought that... Chu Xinghe wasn't unaware of the consequences of low prices, nor was he unaware that low prices would make the Grand Sky Sect earn much less...
It's just that Chu Xinghe stood from a perspective no one else had considered, thinking for every person at the bottom...
At this moment, countless people sighed, realizing that it was no coincidence that Chu Xinghe could receive the Medicine Saint's inheritance, because he truly cares for the world and possesses virtue!