Chapter 96: The “Transaction” Problem
Guangcheng Sect is located in the south-west of Zhongzhou. To the east is Chiyuan, and Taiyin Mountain is located between the two. It is a small mountain of very impressive size.
Further south are the miasma-filled Shiwan Mountains - the Shiwan Mountains is a fictitious name, meaning mountains and rivers where no one has ever set foot.
It is a sparsely populated place with demons running rampant. Even gods and immortals rarely go there. However, there are many demons on the Ten Continents and Three Island whose cultivation levels are comparable to those of gods and immortals.
So when Fang Xianyu proposed to expand to the south on his own after founding the sect, several elders of Guangcheng Sect were very surprised.
Elder Hu kindly reminded: "Fang Daoyou, the Shiwan Mountains are not a good place to go. You should think twice!"
Fang Xianyu appreciated it, but out of caution, she still raised the banner and said, "Thank you, Elder Hu, for your reminder. However, our sect still has some resources left, and we can still clean up a few mountains. This will also help avoid conflicts with the surrounding areas."
"Well, that makes sense..."
Elder Du pondered for a moment and said, "Although the head of our Guangcheng Sect is still away, we have discussed this matter. It is a good thing that you are willing to promote Taoism. I just don't know what the main approach of your Taiyin Sect is. I see that the disciples of Taiyin Sect are selling a lot of things, and many of them are from the Nine Nether Demons."
On the surface, this question is about the Taiyin Sect's way of cultivation, but in fact it is about making a living. To be more precise, it is hinting at whether they can have a long-term cooperation in the future to sell the spiritual materials produced by the Nine Nether Demon.
Although the various sects and forces in the Ten Continents and Three Islands are generally self-sufficient, this does not mean that they have no communication with each other.
Apart from other things, the leader of Guangcheng Sect rarely spends much time in the sect throughout the year, either attending the Immortal Banquet or the Ten Thousand Sects Meeting. This is the pitiful thing about small sects - wandering around in the collective activities of various sects and forces to make themselves familiar with them, so that they can speak up in case of conflicts and accidents in the future.
If a sect like Taiyin Sect hadn’t had its name spread to other people’s ears, it wouldn’t even have the opportunity to participate in these activities.
Of course, in addition to strengthening the relationship between the various sects, these activities are more about "doing business" with each other. Just like the various summits and visits on Blue Star, although they are all called "cordial and friendly meetings", they are not really just "meetings", but discussions on cooperation.
This explains why Guangchengzong is so friendly towards Fang Xianyu. It’s simple: interests determine one’s stance.
In order to make money (spiritual stones) these days, players have tried every possible means. They even want to scrape off a layer of the land in Taiyin Mountain and sell it. However, many materials from the Nine Nether Demons and various spiritual herbs and plants have ended up in the hands of Guangcheng Sect, the only purchasing party that the players can contact.
While Guangchengzong was consuming a batch of ingredients himself, he was also able to sell them outside, and he was making a lot of money recently.
You know, the materials of the Nine Nether Demon are very popular in the market because of their good adaptability, and because the difficulty of hunting the Nine Nether Demon remains high, the price has not been reduced. Now there is a sect with a fixed output supplying at a low price, which is simply a good thing falling from the sky. How can Guangcheng Sect push the "supplier" away?
As for why they are not jealous of the Nine Nether Passage... That thing is everywhere! You can find a dozen passages on any uninhabited island overseas! Even if Guangcheng Sect wants, they can ask the familiar big sects to help open the passage, but the problem is that it is useless! The materials produced by low-level demons are not valuable, but they are very dangerous. If you have the time, you can make more money by refining two furnaces of elixirs! Besides, the disciples of Guangcheng Sect are not like those weird people in Taiyin Sect. They actually cultivate puppet bodies instead of their real bodies! In the eyes of many people in Guangcheng Sect, the world is so big that there are all kinds of things!
"Hunting Nine Nether Demons is one of the ways our disciples practice, so they sell a lot. I'm afraid the prices of Nine Nether Demon materials on the market will be lowered because of this," Fang Xianyu said jokingly, and then replied: "However, the disciples of our sect learn a variety of subjects, including elixirs and talismans. As for what the sect prefers, it's hard to say."
Elder Du at the side nodded with a smile: "This is a good thing. Only with income can it last long."
Elder Hu also said: "Since you insist and have a plan in mind, we will not say much. I wish you all the best."
Fang Xianyu thanked him politely, then took out a book and said, "This is the test data and related experimental results of the 'Type 15 Mountain Protection Formation'. It also includes multiple variants, such as the 'Type 1533 Isolation Formation' which cannot resist damage but can autonomously isolate unconscious energy bodies and high-risk energy bodies. The test results show that it is effective against the Nine Nether Demons. There is also the 'Type 1573 Isolation Formation' that targets the level of cultivation. It can autonomously set the threshold of cultivation based on parameter adjustments, and is quite practical. Most importantly, these do not consume spirit stones, and are completely operated by the formation's own spiritual energy."
The more Elder Hu listened, the brighter his eyes became. He asked, "How much spirit stones do you plan to set as the price, Fellow Daoist Fang?"
"No, no, no, Elder Hu has misunderstood. This is not for sale, and of course it is not given away. This is 'after-sales service'."
"'After-sales service'?"
Fang Xianyu smiled and said, "Didn't Guangcheng Sect just buy the 'Type 15 Mountain Protection Formation' a few days ago? This is a subsequent upgraded product. Helping buyers upgrade is one of our Taiyin Sect's after-sales services. If there are further improvements, we will still send people to deliver the latest research results. This is the sincerity of our Taiyin Sect."
"this……"
Elder Hu and other Guangcheng Sect elders looked at each other in bewilderment. The reason they used spirit stones to "buy" the mountain protection formation last time was actually to prevent Fang Xianyu from asking for something that would embarrass Guangcheng Sect. First, everyone was really interested in the mountain protection formation that didn't consume spirit stones. Second, using spirit stones to buy it was the cheapest way to get it - anything that could be bought with money was not "expensive".
But this time, Fang Xianyu's show of goodwill was really hard for everyone to refuse.
Apart from other things, the formation that can set the cultivation threshold can be used in many places of the sect. Some places that are too dangerous for disciples with too low cultivation levels do not need to be guarded by people. It can be said that its practicality is much stronger than the earliest "Type 15 Mountain Protection Formation".
More importantly, Elder Hu could already imagine how much spiritual stones he could earn by selling these things to other sects! He was so greedy that his mouth was watering!
Elder Du also sighed: "Fellow Daoist Fang has given us a difficult problem!"
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