Upon receiving Shi Feiyang’s Flying Sword Transmission, Ling Hun did not imdiately rush to Tianjin but finished the matters at hand before arriving leisurely with Cui Wugu.
He was not very enthusiastic about this venture because he felt that conducting business was all about seeking profit. Once one pursues profit with all one’s heart, internal sches and external asures ensue, which could hinder cultivation.
Therefore, he ca rely to observe with his old partner.
Having walked around the market twice, he saw various heavenly and earthly treasures for sale in the East Market, and also spotted "Outer Heaven Immortal dicine," "Wutai Sword Academy," and "Qingcheng Treasure Pagoda." His brows furrowed tightly, and he remained silent for a long while.
Cui Wugu knew his concerns, "Haven’t you often wandered the mortal world? Just consider it a test of the disciples’ character."
After contemplating for a mont, Ling Hun sighed, "Very well, our sect has always been poor. Our own ntor was poor during his ti and didn’t leave us much mountain treasure. As a ntor myself, I possess even fewer Magical Treasures than Liu Quan. Looking ahead to when we establish our own sect and take on more disciples, even the couple Xiao Yi lacks a decent Flying Sword. This concern has lain heavy on my heart for a long ti.
I had originally planned to search for ancient immortals’ lost treasures, but due to varying karma and laws, it was not feasible. Later, I thought about shalessly asking Brother Shi to share so spoils from inside the Yuan River Golden Ship. Now that this opportunity has arisen, it’s actually quite good. Yet our Snow Mountain Sect, except for Xiao Yi, is all unfamiliar with worldly affairs. What to do?"
Cui Wugu suggested, "Let Zhao Guangdou handle it."
The pair then deliberated on what to sell. Swords, treasures, and dicines were all on sale by others; talisman formations were not their forte, which left them in a bit of difficulty.
Finally, Cui Wugu declared, "Then let’s craft arrows!"
Cui Wugu was exceptional at crafting flying arrows; her own Golden Light Divine Fire Arrow was the Treasure of the Cave, and her readily available Guiyuan Arrow was a treasure as well.
This skill she had learned from her ntor, the Iron-Shouldered Great Ancestor Ju Shan True Master, taking the basics and spending hundreds of years perfecting it through dedicated research.
Ling Hun nodded in agreent, and they approached Shi Feiyang to discuss renting a courtyard, naming it "Snow Mountain Arrow Tower." They called over Seven Stars True Master Zhao Guangdou, with Cui Wugu teaching him the thod of arrow crafting, allowing him to manage the place. He would procure materials from the East Market, craft various kinds of flying arrows, and sell them.
Three sects had already settled in, and Shi Feiyang sent another Flying Sword Transmission to Yu Xiao of the Kunlun Sect, informing him of the circumstances here.
Yu Xiao, a young man full of curiosity, imdiately rushed over with his girlfriend Shi Mingzhu upon receiving the Flying Sword Transmission. As soon as they entered the Mingyu Immortal Market, he was smitten with the place.
"Look, Zhu, True Sun Fire!"
"And look, that’s condensed Gang Sha Qi."
"Zhu, Zhu! They even sell refined Five Elents Essence Qi here! We won’t need to painstakingly condense Gang Sha Qi and the Five Elents ourselves, and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart True thod can reach Great Success very soon!"
Yu Xiao was overjoyed and inquired about the prices right there, only to discover that each bottle of Five Elents Essence Qi was priced at ten thousand Dragon Coins.
The bottle contained gaseous substances, which after condensation were equivalent to a droplet. To cultivate the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart True thod and strengthen the Five Internal Organs Primordial Qi, he would need at least five bottles at once. Using them sparingly, two tis a month would be ten bottles, amounting to one hundred and twenty bottles a year. With a six-year cultivation for Great Success, that would cost seven hundred and twenty million Dragon Coins, or seven hundred and twenty million taels of silver!
Startled by the calculated cost, he chuckled bitterly, "I always thought that those who cultivate immortality travel beyond the clouds, free and unconstrained, not caring for worldly wealth. Only now do I understand the saying ’a lack of money stumps the great hero.’"
The young couple considered their options and went to find Shi Feiyang, coincidentally running into Xu Feiniang there.
Once, the Huang Zhong Daoist, in a mont of infatuation, had set his sights on Shi Yuzhu and cast spells to trap her, intending to take her by force. Xu Feiniang, who was passing by, recognized the tactics of an old rival and saved Shi Yuzhu by trapping her within a Primordial Qi containnt and whisking her away.
Shi Mingzhu, being the older sister of Shi Yuzhu, felt indebted and politely greeted Xu Feiniang upon seeing her.
Xu Feiniang replied with a smile like a gentle breeze through willows, "What, are the Kunlun and Wudang sects also coming to show support for Brother Shi? I’ve already seized the early opportunity."
Shi Mingzhu explained, "I cannot make decisions for the Wudang Sect; I have to return and report to my master for her to decide. This ti I accompanied Xiao to co here."
At present, the Kunlun Sect was managed by the Four Friends of Kunlun. The Zen Master Zhi Fei, the oldest among them, was wholly focused on ditation and cultivation of Buddhism in the Golden Buddha Temple, preparing for Ascension. The most distinguished Mr. Zhong, anxious about his future Heavenly Tribulation and pondering another cycle of tribulation, was also mostly in deep cultivation and seldom erged.
Therefore, the most active representative of the Kunlun Sect was Mr. Zhong’s senior disciple, Yu Xiao.
Yu Xiao made an executive decision to have the Kunlun Sect settle in the Mingyu Immortal Market. They rented a large courtyard and nad it "Kunlun Thunder Core." He personally took charge there. As for what to sell, he had already decided: Jade Talismans, mainly Thunder Talismans, with Five Thunder Talismans as the primary product, along with additional Thunder God Talismans, Purple Lightning Exorcism Talismans, Thunderbolt Ghost Slayer Talismans, Mind Thunder Exorcism Talismans, and the like.
Shi Feiyang thought well of the young man. Besides gifting him the Furnace of Eight Trigrams and refined coal, he granted an extra yard-long piece of Crystal Jade Divine Wood and a large chunk of Cosmic Extre Spirit Jade from Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, as an encouragent.
Yu Xiao was delighted, and Shi Mingzhu, too, grew keen at the sight. Unable to send a Flying Sword Transmission herself and faced with a complex situation, she personally hurried back to Wudang Mountain to speak with her master.
Upon hearing of the good fortune, the master, Half-side Buddhist Nun, could not stop smiling—a grimace so horrid on her already unattractive face that it sent shivers down one’s spine.
Her disciples had followed Shi Feiyang on a journey to the broken Chuan Deng Temple last ti, facing trials against Divine Demons. After returning, their character and realms improved significantly, which not only quickened their cultivation pace but would also spare them so future tribulations.
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