After weighing his options, Mu Chen decided the Demon Castle's standing was more important. "Uncle Xuan Yin," he began, "this request of mine isn't exactly simple, because the quantity I'm asking for is immense…"
Indeed, mass-refining the Gathering Essence Pills required a massive supply of raw materials. The initial trial-and-error period alone would consume a great deal of time and ingredients. On top of that, the Demon Castle currently had thirty-five members—thirty-six, including Mu Bingling. At one pill per person per day, that amounted to thousands of pills per year. If one pill required one portion of each ingredient, that was thousands of portions needed, and that didn't even account for failures during refining. So, when Mu Chen said his request wasn't simple, he meant it.
Xuan Yin laughed. "Haha, an immense quantity? Then name a number. Let me see just how 'immense' we're talking."
