Chapter 301 Daily Visits to the Trading Company
Under Qu Chuan's guidance, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan quickly arrived at Baihua Trading Company.
It was indeed a very high-class business, with as many as eighteen doors open. The entire business occupied 30% of the street and was clearly located in the very center of the street.
That's not all. Across from the trading company are many other shops bearing the trading company's name, and even the imposing building directly opposite the trading company is the currently closed Hundred Flowers Auction House.
It is said that the layout of the Hundred Flowers Trading Company is roughly the same no matter which city it goes to.
And the fact that it has grown to such a large size is naturally due to the countless efforts put in by its owner.
Every cultivator who comes here can quickly come to the conclusion that with such an impressive storefront, there must be plenty of good stuff for sale inside.
Therefore, they would naturally be willing to go in and take a look.
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Zhong Cai, however, was not surprised by this.
He took Wu Shaogan's hand, smiled, and casually chose a door to go inside together.
The interior space of Baihua Trading Company is now larger.
Its internal structure resembles a blooming exotic flower.
The main hall at the front is where the flower stamen is located, and it connects to different halls in all directions. Some are directly connected to the main hall, while others extend upwards... making it seem as if it is divided into several floors.
It's quite flashy.
Unlike most commercial firms, it doesn't follow the usual rules.
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Qu Chuan often brings guests over, and although he himself is only at the Enlightenment Realm, he is still very composed and generous.
At that moment, his gaze swept around and landed on the "petal" on the upper right.
Qu Chuan said softly, "From there, most of the resources for sale are level eight." He hesitated for a moment, then added, "However, all cultivators who go there..."
Zhong Cai understands.
Any cultivator who dares to wander up there is either of extraordinary origin or has at least reached the Spirit Transformation or Nirvana realms. Even if an ordinary cultivator without any real skills has the audacity to go there, it's hard to say whether they'll attract trouble if they actually blend in with the other guests—in a fantasy world, isn't it better to be cautious and discreet?
Zhong Cai smiled.
Behind him, two level-eight puppets appeared with a "whoosh".
Qu Chuan was quite perceptive. Although he wasn't strong enough to tell what level the puppet was at, he could quickly compare the puppet's exquisite detail and the aura that made his heart tremble with with those of many powerful figures and distinguished guests he had met before, and make a basic judgment.
He guessed it was at least a level seven puppet.
That solves the problem.
No wonder these two distinguished guests mentioned resources of at least level eight; their backing must be extremely strong—they are most likely from top-tier level eight or level nine forces.
It's common for such prodigies to buy high-level resources from major trading companies, and many even reserve resources in advance.
Thinking of this, Qu Chuan felt envious again.
For ordinary cultivators like him, it's already difficult enough to obtain the basic resources needed for their cultivation, while the disciples of powerful forces who receive extensive training can often "spend beyond their means."
With the strength of a lower realm, one can use high-level resources that any cultivator at any realm can access.
That's truly enviable!
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Although many thoughts flashed through Qu Chuan's mind in a short time, he reacted quickly and took the lead, saying, "This way, please, both of you."
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan followed Qu Chuan toward the petals that extended to the second floor.
According to Qu Chuan, the halls on the first floor sell resources ranging from level one to level six, while the second floor sells level seven and level eight resources.
The third floor is the only place selling level nine resources.
However, there is a limitation. The first two floors (levels one to eight) are open to all without any restrictions on cultivation level or verification of funds. But the third floor is semi-closed. It is required to verify that the guest has enough funds to buy at least one level nine resource before they can go there.
Zhong Cai listened and nodded.
It turned out that the capital verification area was also on the second floor. He and Lao Wu only needed to go there for a look and demonstrate their financial strength before they could go to the third floor.
Baihua Trading Company is quite bold; they dare to sell even level nine items in a semi-open manner.
However, after looking around, he saw that the trading company was covered with various formations, and the higher up he went, the more tightly the defenses were secured, which was enough to protect the many goods.
Furthermore... this place also exudes the aura of Nirvana.
Generally speaking, it's still different from a normal Nirvana. I guess it's the kind of Nirvana that's catalyzed—a Nirvana that's achieved through natural breakthroughs is very busy with affairs and cultivation, and they basically won't be sent to various branches to work as bodyguards.
It's not surprising at all that an eighth-level Pill Emperor would have such abilities.
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Second floor of Baihua Trading Company.
There are five halls here, four of which belong to level seven resources, and only one is a level eight exclusive store.
As soon as Zhong Cai stepped into this place, he could feel a powerful pressure flash by.
Qu Chuan didn't dare to come up at all. He stopped at the entrance and made an appointment with Zhong Cai to wait for him at the "flower stamen" on the first floor.
Now, Qu Chuan, along with many other guides who had come with guests, was squatting in a corner.
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The pressure didn't cause any damage to Zhong Cai; it simply passed right through the level eight puppet.
Is this also a form of verification?
Zhong Cai didn't bother to analyze it; she simply grabbed Wu Shaogan's hand and quickly entered the hall.
The space here is also quite large, with various resources displayed in glass lattice, showcasing their splendor.
The glass grids float in different areas depending on the type of resources inside them.
In each area, one or more attendants at the Fusion Realm or Palace Construction Realm stand quietly, responsible for explaining and trading resources.
Many areas already have customers strolling around.
The majority of them were palace builders and spirit cultivators; almost none were Nirvana cultivators.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were among the guests with relatively lower cultivation levels—there were others like them, who were accompanied by protectors of higher cultivation levels, or even puppets or puppet-like bodyguards.
The couple didn't waste time on others; they simply looked to the left and right in perfect unison, and then quickly scanned the area.
After a short while, Zhong Cai squeezed Wu Shaogan's fingers.
Wu Shaogan immediately turned his head and looked in the direction Zhong Cai was pointing.
Sure enough, floating in that direction were glass lattice pieces that almost formed a dragon, spiraling upwards in several circles.
Each of those compartments contained different kinds of refining materials.
Most of them are not so precious among level 8 refining materials, and there are many types that are repeated but have different qualities. However, there are always some rare and valuable ones surrounded in the center - obviously not to make up the numbers, but to be sold at a high price.
There are also quite a few with Yin-Yang and Five Elements attributes.
The Zhong and Wu couple went over excitedly.
Perhaps because there weren't many customers buying materials, there were several fusion attendants here, both men and women, all quite attractive and with graceful manners.
They seemed to quickly observe the couple before a neat-looking young woman in yellow stepped forward and asked with a smile, "What do you two honored guests require?"
Zhong Cai was also straightforward: "How much for those Yin-Yang and Five Elements attribute resources?"
The girl in yellow maintained her enthusiastic attitude and said, "Please follow me, both of you."
Zhong Cai then pulled Wu Shaogan along with them.
The girl in yellow seemed to manipulate the formation, and the spiral-shaped glass grids quickly cut out a section—just enough to separate all the Yin-Yang and Five Elements resources, arranging them in a long row, floating in front of the girl in yellow.
At this point, the girl in yellow pointed to each item and provided an introduction and price quote.
"Cold Water Refined Gold possesses both the metal and water elements of the Five Elements. My Hundred Flowers Merchant Guild offers the lowest price among all merchants, requiring only two thousand high-grade Xuan Stones."
Zhong Cai blinked.
That's really cheap!
Then he looked at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and raised his hand. With a flick of his fingers, a long string of dazzling black stones floated in front of the two of them.
All of them were top-quality, and the number was exactly two thousand.
Zhong Cai said, "Buy it."
The girl in yellow hadn't expected the two to be so efficient, so she didn't waste any words and completed the deal.
—She gets a commission every time a transaction is successfully completed!
The materials for refining are not as easy to sell as many popular resources. If she can successfully sell a large quantity this time, she will make a fortune.
We need to be even more attentive to our two distinguished guests!
Soon, the money and goods were exchanged.
The girl in yellow took out the Cold Water Essence Gold.
Zhong Cai put it directly into the ancient city.
For a very long time, resources with Yin-Yang and Five Elements attributes were always a boon for both of them.
I will not miss any opportunity that comes my way.
However, for them now, the resources needed for the ancient city's next upgrade are already scarce, and the resource consumption for the next upgrade will be terrifying—at that time, if a large amount of resources are used at a low level, the required amount will be extremely staggering. Since they are not short of money, and the resources of the top continent are so abundant, it would be best to focus on using high-level refining materials.
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The girl in yellow enthusiastically recommended resources one after another.
The Hundred Flowers Merchant Guild is indeed quite well-established, and the quality of the level 8 Yin-Yang Five Elements refining materials it displays is very high.
Every time the girl in yellow made her introduction, Zhong Cai would take a closer look and could tell that her quality was indeed very high.
Apart from the quality of the resources, the prices were all reasonable, and Zhong Cai naturally bought them all.
In the end, Zhong Cai bought all the Yin-Yang and Five Elements refining materials that had been displayed.
Zhong Cai even showed a hint of lingering enjoyment.
The girl in yellow was also a bit carried away. After selling out all the refining materials, she suddenly had no more products to introduce and felt a little empty.
But when she saw Zhong Cai's expression clearly...
The girl in yellow cautiously inquired, "Do you two need anything else?"
Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow and smiled: "There are no other needs for the time being, but if your side can still mobilize those types of refining materials..."
The girl in yellow understood.
She smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, both of you."
Next, the girl in yellow continued to manipulate the formation, and after a morning glory suddenly appeared from some corner, she spoke a few words to it. The morning glory trembled and then quickly disappeared.
Before long, the empty glass compartments were filled with new refining materials.
Eighty percent of them are of Yin-Yang and Five Elements attributes, but twenty percent are other refining materials.
Zhong Cai understood again.
The Hundred Flowers Trading Company can only offer these types of refining materials—at least in this branch.
Zhong Cai decisively took them all.
In total, the cost of high-grade Xuan Stones reached over 100,000.
That's definitely a big client.
The girl in yellow had nothing more to sell, and her expression showed a hint of regret.
Zhong Cai remained calm, only asking again, "Doesn't the Hundred Flowers Merchant Guild have anything else?" He paused, then smiled and said, "Higher-grade ones are even better."
The girl in yellow was taken aback, but then she understood.
She said politely, "You two have plenty of Xuan Stones, so you are honored guests of our company. Naturally, you can travel freely everywhere."
After speaking, the girl in yellow took out two small jade pendants and handed them to Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai nodded, understanding that this was the proof of "successful capital verification," and gave a piece to Wu Shaogan. He then led him around in several directions, heading straight for the third floor.
The two figures quickly disappeared.
In the material refining area, the other servants who had been watching Zhong Cai and the others trade over only now gathered around, still wearing their professional smiles, and whispering to the girl in yellow.
"You're really lucky to have run into such a distinguished guest!"
"Although each refining material only yields one high-grade mystic stone, you won't need to search for them for a long time afterward."
"I wish I could be this lucky, but unfortunately you're the most suitable person to go this time..."
The girl in yellow was in a great mood. Seeing how envious her colleagues were, she made a promise to them that she would treat them to a meal later to comfort them.
The waiters were naturally pleased to hear this.
While they might feel envious, none of the cultivators working as waiters here would harbor any jealousy or resentment because their colleagues received a reward of ten or twenty yuan.
After all, at this level, when they introduce guests to the best of the best, other waiters have also given them rewards for making the guests happy with their hospitality, and they can usually see high-grade black stones.
Who gets the most benefits depends on who has better luck.
At this moment, another waiter asked curiously, "I wonder what those two guests need so many Yin-Yang and Five Elements refining materials for?"
The other waiters quickly told him to stop.
"If a customer buys, we sell; there's no need to delve into the details."
"This time, the two guests seemed open and honest, and didn't seem to have any intention of hiding anything, but they shouldn't make it a habit..."
"Normally, there's nothing special about materials for refining. These two bought so much, maybe they're going to create a special cultivation environment for themselves, or build some kind of residence, or refine some special mystic artifacts..."
These people didn't say a few words before they all shut up again.
They continued to wait for new guests, always maintaining their best appearance.
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At this moment, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan ascended to the third floor of the merchant house.
There is only one hall.
The general layout is not much different from where the level 8 resources are located, and there are still floating glass grids.
But the number of compartments is much smaller; at first glance, there are only a dozen or so!
There are only a dozen or so level nine resources... which isn't surprising.
However, most level 9 resources are of average quality.
This is not surprising, as better level nine resources are rarely sold off casually.
There are one or two items of slightly higher quality displayed here, presumably to showcase the merchant's strength.
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The grids containing more than ten level-nine resources varied in size and location, and each grid was staffed with a Spirit Transformation Realm attendant responsible for introducing and trading them.
That's quite a generous gesture.
But thinking about it carefully, even if a being of such extraordinary power were to descend, one would need to be at this level to speak fluently before such a being...
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Zhong Cai looked around and was somewhat disappointed.
There are no materials with earth or wood attributes.
Wu Shaogan rubbed Zhong Cai's shoulder and sent him a telepathic message.
[Acai need not worry; she can prepare something for the next realm.]
Zhong Cai understood what her master meant, and her gaze fell on one of the glass grids.
There, there was a very ordinary, low-grade, level nine fire-attribute refining material.
Zhong Cai walked over and bought it for 20,000 high-grade Xuan stones—to put it bluntly, this kind of substandard material would still be used as nourishment in the next upgrade opportunity for the ancient city.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan did not wander around here.
However, when they arrived at the second floor again, Wu Shaogan pressed Zhong Cai down and whispered a few words in his ear.
Following his husband's advice, Zhong Cai happily strolled around the second floor and bought a lot of rare level seven and eight herbs, adding another layer to his herbal medicine reserves.
Then, the two went down to the first floor and left Baihua Trading Company with Qu Chuan, who hadn't been waiting for long at all.
Qu Chuan was a little surprised, but he was never one to meddle. If his employer came out early, so be it; he wasn't stupid enough to ask any questions.
He then took the Zhong and Wu couple to Jinshan Pavilion.
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The design of Jinshan Pavilion also incorporates some clever ideas.
From the outside, it doesn't look special, but once you step inside, you feel as if you're standing at the foot of a huge mountain of gold.
Jinshan is divided into several levels, each with many smaller halls, each marked with the level of its resources.
They also need to verify your funds here.
However, it must be said that, upon closer inspection, the resources of Jinshan Pavilion, a trading company established by the Jinshan Divine Palace, a level-nine force, are actually of a slightly higher quality than those of Baihua Trading Company.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan each took out 100,000 high-grade Xuan stones to verify their qualifications.
Jinshan Pavilion promptly delivered the credentials that granted access to the highest-level resources.
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This time, the couple was quite lucky.
On the top floor of Jinshan Pavilion, there are eight kinds of level nine refining materials!
These are all relatively rare.
In truth, the worst of them all is the earth-attribute refining material, but its quality is still at the mid-grade level.
It's just right.
Zhong Cai was overjoyed and took out 30,000 high-grade Xuan stones without hesitation!
Next, he naturally strolled around with Wu Shaogan for a while, buying level eight Yin-Yang Five Elements refining materials, level seven or eight rare medicines, and so on.
The cost of this was tens or hundreds of thousands of high-grade Xuan Stones.
His generosity was so great that it didn't seem like that of a mere cultivator at the Fusion Realm.
The level-eight puppets following behind them further highlight the extraordinary origins of the two.
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Just as Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were about to leave Jinshan Pavilion, a Spirit Transformation cultivator suddenly appeared and blocked their way.
The couple paused in their steps.
But deep down, they weren't worried that this person had any malicious intent.
Because the clothing worn by this spirit does indeed bear the symbol of Jinshan Pavilion.
Zhong Cai smiled and asked, "Senior, what brings you here?"
With a gentle smile, the Spirit Transformation cultivator took out two invitations and presented them to Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan respectively.
He said gently, "You two are distinguished guests of my Jinshan Pavilion, and your wealth is considerable. Therefore, my Jinshan Pavilion is sending you this message." He paused and continued, "If you two still have 50,000 high-grade Xuan Stones each, you can use this item to participate in the Jinshan Hundred Flowers Auction."
Zhong Cai was taken aback: "Jinshan Hundred Flowers?"
The Spirit Transformation cultivator explained, "It's a large-scale auction, spearheaded by the Golden Mountain Pavilion and the Hundred Flowers Merchant Guild, and jointly organized by fifteen large and fifteen small merchants in this area..."
He gave a detailed explanation.
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The auction includes a wide variety of resources. The Hundred Flowers Merchant Guild will provide a large quantity of local specialties from the Hundred Flowers Garden, while the Golden Mountain Pavilion will offer an enormous quantity and quality of refining materials, rare and precious materials, and more.
Other large and small businesses mainly supplement various types of resources; of course, they can also provide a lot of high-quality ones.
This auction is of a very high standard, and the lowest-level resources sold are at least level five.
Furthermore, the auction was divided into indoor and outdoor sections.
The resources in the outer area are level five to seven, and you can enter as long as you have 50,000 low-grade Xuan Stones.
The inner area is quite special; you need at least 50,000 high-grade Xuan stones to enter.
Both the inner and outer venues require invitations. The only difference is that those for the inner venue can pass through both venues and are usually given as gifts by various merchants; while those for the outer venue must be purchased by the cultivators themselves using some Xuan Stones.
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Now, Jinshan Pavilion is the one that specifically sent out invitations.
The reason is simple: the expenses of these two distinguished guests met the eligibility criteria.
Therefore, Jinshan Pavilion extended a warm invitation to the two of them.
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The Spirit Transformation cultivator said, "The resources you two need are plentiful at the auction. Since you two have been so supportive of my Golden Mountain Pavilion's business, my Golden Mountain Pavilion should extend a sincere invitation."
Zhong Cai smiled as she accepted the invitation, saying, "Jinshan Pavilion is too kind. Thank you, senior."
Wu Shaogan also took his share.
Seeing that they accepted the gifts, the Spirit Transformation cultivator added, "The auction will begin in two days, so please don't miss it."
Zhong Cai thanked her again.
Afterwards, the couple bid farewell to the Spirit Transformation cultivator and found Qu Chuan in the waiting area again, heading to shops on other streets to make purchases.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan walked while transmitting their voices to each other.
[Speaking of which, this auction was spearheaded by two companies, but why didn't Baihua Trading Company send us an invitation?]
[Among the two organizations that spearheaded the effort, Jinshan Pavilion probably received more invitations.]
Zhong Cai snorted.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and squeezed his fingers.
[It's also possible that the waiters at the Hundred Flowers Trading Company aren't even qualified to send out invitations, or perhaps they've already sent them all out, so naturally it's not our turn.]
Zhong Cai just casually said a few words, and when she heard her old man Wu's serious analysis, she couldn't help but laugh.
The two continued shopping.
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