Blackwater City was quite prosperous.

At least in this vast wilderness, it can be considered prosperous.

There is a long street in the city, with vendors calling out their wares on both sides in an endless stream.

"Selling candied hawthorns! Big and sweet candied hawthorns!"

The Qin beast stopped in its tracks.

Looking at those really big and sweet-looking candied hawthorns, I swallowed hard.

I remember the last time I ate candied hawthorn was the last time.

"Boss, how much are the candied hawthorns?"

"Objectively speaking, two taels of silver per string."

"Damn it! Why don't you just rob someone?!"

"Objectively speaking, my candied hawthorns are different."

"Oh? How is it different?"

"It's big!"

"Uh... um... it seems to be very... big!"

Qin Shou stroked his chin. "Did you inject any growth hormones into these hawthorns?"

"Sir, what is growth hormone?"

"It's nothing, I'll take all your candied hawthorns."

"Huh? Ah.........Ah!!! -- Is that all? Okay, okay, thank you, sir/madam."

Qin Shou swaggered down the street, carrying a straw stick covered with candied hawthorns.

"Crunchy, crunchy, this candied hawthorn is crunchy!"

Qin Shou ate more than ten candied hawthorns in one go, all of which tasted just like when he was a child.

"Wow! This guy is really handsome!"

"Hey sir, how much are your candied hawthorns? I'd love to patronize your business, okay? Hehehe."

A beautiful middle-aged woman walked over.

Not for sale

Why?

"Keep it for yourself."

"Oh, young man, please sell me just one skewer!"

"roll"

"You... Hmph!"

The old woman stomped her foot angrily, glancing back every few steps with lingering reluctance in her eyes.

This guy is so handsome!

Qin Shou pouted, "Ugly bastard, you still want to eat my candied hawthorn? Hah..." (>p<")

"Huh? Lingbao Pavilion! 10% off clearance sale!!!"

As Qin Shou passed by a large building, he looked at the several golden characters on it and remembered what his master had said.

Lingbao Pavilion is the largest exchange in Yunzhou, and its industries are spread all over the world.

Qin Shou went inside.

An old man greeted them with a smile.

"Excuse me, what do you need to buy?"

Qin Beast looked over.

Holy crap, this old man is really ugly.

One eye is as big as a copper bell, the other is as small as a cross-eyed rooster, one eyebrow slants upwards, and the other eyebrow curves into the shape of a mosquito coil. He's only 1.4 meters tall... Ugh, never mind, I won't say anymore, it's a long story.

However, given that the other person looks so willful, they must be a person of strong character.

Out of politeness, Qin Shou also became a bit more temperamental.

"No need for introductions, everything's included."

"ah?

ah........"

ah! ! ! ! "

The old man thought he had misheard and exclaimed "Ah!" several times in a row.

"I said, I'll buy everything in this Lingbao Pavilion."

"Hehe, sir, you're joking. Do you know how much the things in my Spirit Treasure Pavilion are worth? Just the Golden Core level treasures alone..."

Splash!

Thousands of pristine, top-grade spirit stones appeared before the old man.

Is that enough?

Qin Shou asked.

One thousand top-grade spirit stones are equivalent to ten million low-grade spirit stones.

Thousands of them, that's tens of millions of low-grade spirit stones.

Qin Shou felt that this should be enough for a remote and desolate city.

"Extremely high-grade spirit stone!!!"

The old man was clearly taken aback for a moment.

This objective is truly arrogant.

In the world of cultivation, low-grade and mid-grade spirit stones are common, while high-grade spirit stones are only found in large sects with Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators in charge.

As for top-grade spirit stones... could this young man be from a super sect with a Nascent Soul stage expert in charge?

The old man stared wide-eyed at the copper bells while rolling his small, cross-eyed eyes, trying to appear wise.

"Hmm? Not enough?"

Qin Shou frowned, and with a whoosh, several thousand more top-grade spirit stones slid down his cheek.

"Ah...that's enough, sir. I'll give you a 20% discount. Welcome to visit again next time."

Qin Shou's eyes widened. "What 20% off?! Are you fucking looking down on me?"

"Ah... then I'll give you a 25% discount?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Give me a 12% discount!"

"Young master, is this really the lowest I can offer you... huh?"

ah..........

ah! ! ! ! !

Young master, are you sure?

"Hurry up, or I'll break your bones!"

Just kidding, a discount? If word got out, people would think I, Young Master Qin, couldn't afford it, hmph <(`^′)＞.

In the end, Qin Beast spent 10,000 top-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to 100 million low-grade spirit stones, to take away the entire Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

Yes, literally.

Qin Shou put the entire Lingbao Pavilion into the system space.

In Qin Shou's words, it's not too much for me to spend so much money to take a whole building from you, is it?

As for being low-key... ha, I'm the coolest guy in the whole city!

What's wrong with showing off a little?

"All included"

"All included"

"I'll take this all too... wait... it's a brothel. Never mind then, women will only slow down my cultivation."

Next, Qin Shou took cover along the way.

Anything that seemed novel or fun, he would buy.

If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be spending tens of thousands of years living on that mountain after this trip down.

Let's set a small goal first: to become an immortal emperor before leaving the mountain.

After wandering around for several hours, Qin Shou was still not satisfied.

But he knew it was time to get down to business.

......

There is a coffin shop in the west of the city.

Its name is: Good Luck Coffin Shop.

Qin Shou had inquired and found out that this coffin shop was the largest in the city.

Qin Shou went inside.

Before the boss could speak, he waved his hand dismissively.

"Boss, I'll take everything here."

The coffin shop owner: "..............."

"Sorry, this is a coffin shop."

"I know, I'll take it all."

“................”

How many people in your family have died?

"Alas, please accept my deepest condolences. The dead cannot be brought back to life..."

"A gift for the enemy"

"Haha, please wait a moment, sir. I'll prepare the coffin for you right away, and I'll also give you a 10% discount!"

"No need, I'm in a good mood, so I'll give you a 20% discount today."

"Oh, this..."

"You hesitated? Are you fucking looking down on me?"

Qin Shou frowned, his murderous aura spreading outwards.

"Haha, young master, you are so generous! You must be from a wealthy and powerful family. How about I make an exception and give you a 30% discount?"

The coffin shop owner, seeing that Qin Shou was a man who was not short of money and extremely concerned about his reputation, immediately flattered him.

"Hmm—this child is teachable!"

......

The Jin family mansion.

Grand and imposing, yet deserted.

The reason was that the old master of the Jin family, on the day his death was approaching, took a desperate gamble and tried to undergo the Golden Core Tribulation, and unexpectedly succeeded.

He successfully became the first Golden Core cultivator in Blackwater City.

This also means that from now on, Blackwater City will no longer be governed jointly by the three major families, but will be dominated by the Jin family alone.

A feast must be held!

Such a joyous occasion should naturally be announced to the world.

It would also be a good opportunity to let the other families know who the future leader of Blackwater City is.

"Hahaha, Brother Juji, congratulations! Old Master Jin has become a Golden Core cultivator. From now on, Blackwater City belongs to your Jin family."

"Yes, yes, we hope Brother Juji will take good care of us in the future."

"Haha, Brother Juji has the bearing of a great man. I'm sure he'll one day be able to form his Golden Core like Old Master Jin and become a great cultivator in his own right."

“............”

At the entrance of the Jin family's residence, firecrackers crackled and drums resounded, as guests flocked to the scene, their congratulations echoing throughout the house.