"But?"
Zhou Changwang was startled.
"But, Foundation Establishment Pills are not easy to refine.
Nurturing a Second-Grade Alchemist capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills is not easy either.
Even a High-Tier Second-Grade Alchemy Master cannot guarantee they'll produce a Foundation Establishment Pill on the first try.
Often, it takes opening the furnace two or three times to succeed once.
And the quantity of Foundation Establishment Pills successfully refined is also limited.
If things go well, seven or eight pills may be produced, but if not, only two, three, four, or five might be made.
There are so many Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivators; once the major sects refine the Foundation Establishment Pills, they will certainly prioritize their own Sect Cultivators.
As for Loose Cultivators, they have to wait further down the line.
