Chapter 268 It's a natural thing
Wanbao Tower is a three-story building with simple and elegant furnishings inside, which has a very antique charm.
The shopkeeper, Jin Dabao, is a cultivator in the late foundation-building stage. His appearance fits the general understanding of a businessman, with a friendly smile on his round face, a sexy moustache, and a chubby figure.
When it is placed there, it brings with it the smell of harmony bringing wealth.
Wanbaolou does business in the same way as Yunshuilou, which is to target the high-end market.
The worst item here is the second-level top-grade item, and the main items are third-level spiritual objects, elixirs, magic tools, and talismans. There are also some good fourth-level stuff.
Gao Xian was very interested in Wanbao Tower and asked a lot of questions. Jin Dabao was able to explain them clearly and seemed very frank and generous.
Lu Jingxu occasionally interjected a few words, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Jin Dabao had long heard of the rising star of Qingyun Sect. When he saw him in person today, Jin Dabao felt that his reputation was worthy of its name and that Gao Xian's manner of conversation was indeed extraordinary.
The current generation of Qingyun Sect is led by the brother and sister Yun Qingxuan and Yun Qiu Shui, but they are both too arrogant and offend people unknowingly.
Gao Xian is also very suave, but he doesn't have that kind of arrogance. He gives people a very comfortable feeling when they meet him. He is a man who can talk and do things.
Seeing that the two were chatting happily, Lu Jingxu found an excuse and left.
After Lu Jingxu left, Gao Xian got to the point, "Manager Jin, have you read The Legend of the White Snake?"
Jin Dabao laughed and said, "I have read your masterpiece. It is wonderful, really wonderful."
As he spoke, he raised his chubby thumb, with admiration all over his fat face.
"What do you think about selling The Legend of White Snake?" Gao Xian asked.
Jin Dabao's smile faded. It was okay to say a few nice words of praise, but when it came to business, he couldn't say anything nonsense.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Fellow Daoist's books are all very wonderful, but this kind of book is very easy to copy and the price itself is very low. We don't have a book hall in Wanbao Tower..."
Jin Dabao looked embarrassed. He didn't say anything definite, but he believed that Gao Xian could understand what he meant.
Gao Xian smiled. He had guessed before he came that Jin Dabao would refuse, so he was prepared for this.
"Shopkeeper Jin, have you read The Legend of the White Snake? Do you want to read the rest of the story?"
"Yeah, very attractive." Jin Dabao was realistic. He couldn't stop watching Legend of the White Snake and was looking forward to the rest of the story.
Gao Xian said: "A continuous and interesting story will form a kind of stickiness and attract a large number of loyal readers. When we have the right to distribute the continuous stories, we can charge reasonable fees for each terminal channel..."
As a salesperson, Gao Xian's performance was not good, but he learned a lot of various sales theories.
All kinds of opinions are being put out, such as using content as the core to open up channels, build brands, and cultivate user stickiness.
As the owner of Wanbaolou, Jin Dabao has seen the world. But the problem is still the same: this is a world with closed information and a simple and crude business model.
Even Jin Dabao, who is well-informed and has his own understanding of the market and users, would not be so clear.
It is precisely because Jin Dabao has his own understanding that he can understand Gao Xian’s deception.
Some of the vague understandings that were not very clear to me suddenly became clear to me after Gao Xianyi's explanation. It was like an epiphany.
Jin Dabao was fascinated by what he heard, and he admired Gao Xian very much. He was born with wisdom and had profound insights...
Gao Xian is not completely fooling people. He wrote "The Legend of White Snake" into a long serial novel with the purpose of increasing reader stickiness.
Transportation is not convenient in different places. It is easy to copy a novel, but the cost of copying a long serial novel is much higher.
As long as Jin Dabao has control over the content of the serialized novels, he can establish stable distribution channels to sell them.
Naturally, a small number of novels cannot be sold at a high price, but if there are 36 districts in Wanfeng County and each district sells 100,000 copies, the total amount is not a small amount of money.
As Jin Dabao said, the cost of copying novels is very low. They can easily control one or two bookstores and sell a large number of them through the first-mover advantage.
Gao Xian racked his brains to sell books and designed this sales plan based on what he knew.
The most important thing is that the cost of trial and error is very low, but the subsequent benefits are not small.
Jin Dabao was persuaded, but he was still a little hesitant. "It would be embarrassing to tell others that Wanbaolou sells novels..."
Gao Xian smiled and said, "Brother Jin, it is indeed not convenient for Wanbaolou to do this kind of small business, but Brother Jin can do it personally."
Jin Dabao was silent for a moment. He needed to rely on the branches of Wanbaolou to make this happen. Gao Xian's words suddenly enlightened him.
Indeed, although we rely on Wanbaolou to do this, we don’t have to use the name of Wanbaolou.
He also has some friends, so selling a few books privately is no big deal.
As the person in charge of Wanbao Tower in Qingyun Dao, he knew the persons in charge of various Daos in Wanfeng County.
Just by selling books in various places in Wanfeng County, I can get at least a few thousand spirit stones a month, which is very good.
Gao Xian took out two books and placed them in front of Jin Dabao. He smiled and said, "Brother Jin, I'm not here to make money, I just want a reputation. These are the next two volumes of Legend of the White Snake. Please help me try them out, Brother Jin."
Jin Dabao was even more moved. Look at Gao Xian. It was clearly a matter of cooperation to make money, but he was so humble and looked like he was begging him to do something.
"Okay, I'll try."
Jin Dabao said, "Just make it clear in advance. It's hard to say how much you can earn. Don't blame me when the time comes, Brother Gao."
"It's all thanks to Brother Jin's help."
Gao Xian just wanted to be able to sell it, and he didn't care too much about the price.
So asking for money is mainly because he is afraid that the other party will suspect that his motives are not pure. Only when he asks for money will the other party believe him.
After the cooperation was agreed upon, both parties were very happy and felt closer.
Jin Dabao enthusiastically brought the album and asked Gao Xian to take a look.
Gao Xian was also very curious about the things in Wanbaolou. He wondered what exactly this high-end trading company had.
The album is classified into categories according to magical instruments, magic talismans, swords, elixirs, spiritual objects, and secret techniques, and is very neat and orderly.
I casually flipped through the sword album and found that the lowest level was third grade, and there were hundreds of flying swords and swords.
However, the prices are very high. An ordinary third-level flying sword costs three or four hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.
The price of a magic weapon-level flying sword with perfect restrictions suddenly soared five or six times. The price of a spiritual weapon-level flying sword increased seven or eight times.
Gao Xian thought he was quite wealthy, and he couldn't help but be amazed when he saw the third-rank spiritual weapon-grade flying sword on it.
In comparison, the price of a third-level spirit sword is more expensive.
Looking at the various magic weapons, they are divided into several types, such as defense and attack. The thick atlas contains thousands of items in total.
Talismans and elixirs are relatively the cheapest. After all, they are disposable consumables, and no one will buy them if they are sold too expensively.
It was the first time that Gao Xian saw third-level treasure talismans and spiritual talismans, with prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
In this way, precious talismans and spiritual talismans are easier to activate than magic weapons, are more powerful, and are very suitable for low-level practitioners.
For example, Jindan Zhenren can use fourth-level treasure talismans and spiritual talismans. However, the prices of fourth-level treasure talismans and spiritual talismans are very exaggerated, and I am afraid that few Jindan Zhenren can afford them.
Gao Xian casually browsed for a while and suddenly saw a relic of the master of Longxiang Palace, which was priced at ten thousand high-quality spirit stones.
According to Buddhist customs, only those at the Nascent Soul level are qualified to be called masters.
In other words, this is a relic left behind by Yuanying Zhenjun.
Gao Xian was very tempted, but the price was terribly high.
Ten thousand high-grade spirit stones would equal one hundred million low-grade spirit stones.
Not to mention that he couldn't afford it, I'm afraid that few people in the huge Qingyun Sect could afford it.
Having ten thousand high-grade spirit stones and using ten thousand high-grade spirit stones to buy relics are two different things.
"Brother Jin, what is the use of this relic and why is it so expensive?" Gao Xian asked casually.
Jin Dabao didn't think much about it. Relics are such rare and expensive things that anyone would be curious about them.
He said: "This item has a long history. Hundreds of years ago, Qingye Zhenjun traveled all over the nine continents. He happened to meet Master Ziyuan of Longxiang Palace in Haizhou, who was bullying others. Qingye Zhenjun saw the injustice and killed Master Ziyuan with his sword. The relic left by Master Ziyuan was hung in Wanbao Tower for consignment.
"The price of the relic is high, and ordinary cultivators cannot afford it. However, those who can afford it dare not offend the Dragon Elephant Palace..."
Gao Xian couldn't help but be fascinated by the idea. He traveled around the nine continents with a sword and eliminated all injustices. Only when a cultivator reached this level could he be considered free and at ease.
I don’t know when he will be able to achieve such level of cultivation.
He immediately thought of the main business and asked again: "So what is the use of this thing?"
Jin Dabao chuckled, "That's hard to say. It is said that the relics will retain some of the monk's spiritual consciousness during his lifetime, and may also retain some of his magical powers. If you are lucky, you can even obtain the complete secret inheritance from the relics. The specific situation varies from person to person.
"The Venerable Master's relics cannot be bought anywhere else. Just because of their rarity, they are valuable."
Jin Dabao kindly said, "Whether it's cheap or expensive, it's not something we should worry about. Just watch the fun and don't worry about it."
Gao Xian nodded. Even if he had 10,000 top-grade spirit stones, he would not be willing to buy this thing.
After coming out of Wanbao Tower, Gao Xian did not return to the sect, but went home again.
Gao Xian called Zhou Ye over and asked the old man to inquire about the Nine-Leaf Ganoderma Lucidum to see if he could buy it back with money.
After all, Zhou Ye has been in Qingyun City for three or four years. He is very good at dealing with people and must have a lot of friends.
The South District is in such a mess that the news cannot be hidden. Let Zhou Ye go and find out what is going on.
After a tour of Wanbao Tower today, Gao Xian was greatly impressed, especially by the relics left by Master Ziyuan. The outrageous price of the relics left a deep impression on him.
He also developed a determination to obtain the Vajra Relics that Wei Cheng mentioned.
After practicing Vajra to the perfection of the Grandmaster level, it is impossible to improve further.
According to what he had heard, the Vajra was the Dragon Elephant Palace's unique skill, and it was not surprising to cultivate it to the Nascent Soul level. It was impossible that it could not be improved at the Foundation Establishment level.
This Vajra Relic might allow him to break through the bottleneck of the Vajra Pestle. Even if there was only this possibility, he had to try it.
Gao Xian doesn't have to rob it by force, he can just buy it with money, that's fine.
With the moral character of the cultivators in the South District, it is impossible for them to do business with peace of mind. Once they take action, he can punish evil and promote good, and do justice! He saves money, gets things, and kills the bad guys. Perfect.
Gao Xian took advantage of the time he still had and returned to the quiet room to take out the Qingfeng Sword. He was ready to start, so it would be a good idea to sharpen the sword temporarily.
Master Qingfeng has been dead for a thousand or two thousand years, but this sword has been preserved very well, and you can't tell at all that it has been passed down for a thousand years.
As soon as Gao Xian drew the sword from its sheath, he could sense the scent of Li Ye on the sword.
After being in Li Ye's hands for two hundred years and being refined by his spiritual sense day and night, it would be strange if there was no trace of Li Ye on the Qingfeng Sword.
Gao Xian didn't take it seriously. No matter how strong the sword intent Li Ye left behind was, it couldn't compare with that of True Lord Qingfeng.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
He shook the sword lightly, the blade emitted a long vibration, and the magic power converted into sword energy also radiated and vibrated outwards.
Gao Xian suddenly realized that the Qingfeng Sword was only of the third rank and should have been the sword that True Lord Qingfeng wore in his early years.
Only by using his sword intent to control the Qingfeng Sword and gain a deeper resonance can he inspire the sword intent of True Lord Qingfeng.
The breeze sways the willows, the clouds are light and the breeze is gentle... Gao Xian performs all the moves of the Qingfeng Sword Sutra one by one.
After receiving the Qingfeng Sword Scripture taught by Li Feihuang, he reached the master's perfection in the Qingfeng sword technique. The combination of the two allowed him to fully master the essence of the Qingfeng Sword Scripture.
Just talking about attainments in the Qingfeng Sword Scripture, Gao Xian is no worse than Li Ye, and in some areas he is even better.
At this moment, Gao Xian used every sword move of the Qingfeng Sword Technique to his fullest. When he performed the Spring Breeze and Rain move, all the sword lights in the room were retracted.
The sword intent of the Spring Breeze and Rain that Gao Xian comprehended even surpassed the original sword intent of the Qingfeng Sword Sutra.
When this sword intent was performed, Li Ye's sword intent wrapped around the Qingfeng Sword dissipated layer by layer, and the purest sword intent emerged from the depths of the blade.
In an instant, Gao Xian's sword intent and this pure sword intent touched each other, like two invisible swords clashing, stirring up flashes of lightning.
In this extremely mysterious state, Gao Xian felt as if some invisible barrier had been opened. He suddenly had a new understanding of the various sword meanings of the Qingfeng Sword Scripture. The various subtle changes of the sword scripture naturally unfolded in his sea of consciousness...
The Qingfeng Sword in Gao Xian's hand shone with divine light, yet was as gentle as water. The sword light circulated for a long time before slowly dissipating.
Gao Xian opened his eyes, and a sharp and agile sword light flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Through resonance with the Qingfeng Sword, he thoroughly comprehended the true meaning of the Qingfeng Sword Sutra and broke through the bottleneck of swordsmanship.
He took out the Fengyue Treasure Mirror, and sure enough, the Fengyun Sword Sutra had reached the master level.
At this point, he has fully comprehended the Fengmen sword intent among the six sword intents in the Fengyun Sword Sutra.
The Fengyun Sword Sutra uses wind to drive changes in the other five gates, among which the Yunmen sword intent is the foundation, and the Fengmen sword intent is the essence of the sword sutra.
Only after mastering the Fengmen sword intent was Gao Xian able to break through the bottleneck and elevate the Fengyun Sword Sutra to the master level.
This made his sword intent more refined, allowing him to truly unleash the power of his swordsmanship.
His magic power, consciousness, and physical body did not improve, but his combat power was greatly improved.
Not to mention others, just compared to himself, Gao Xian is confident that he can kill yesterday's self within ten moves. Well, not counting clones and so on, just talking about swordsmanship.
This is the greatness of the sword manual and the power of the sword.
Gao Xian put away the Qingfeng Sword and drew out the Qinglian Sword. Under the influence of the sword, the Qinglian Sword silently transformed into a sharp blue rainbow light.
Gao Xian had always found it difficult to wield the Green Lotus Flying Rainbow Sword, but now he was able to do so with ease.
After all, the Green Lotus Flying Rainbow Sword is still a little lacking. If it were a little stronger, it would be able to penetrate all the defenses of a Jindan Zhenren in an instant. Gao Xian is confident that he can kill a Jindan like Li Ye.
This is not arrogance, but the confidence that comes naturally after great progress in swordsmanship.
Gao Xian glanced at the Liuhe armband. He had been in seclusion in the quiet room for twenty-four hours, a full two days.
When Zhou Ye saw Gao Xian appear, the old man hurried to greet him. He had been inquiring about the Nine-Leaf Ganoderma Lucidum in the past two days and had obtained some scattered information.
As for who actually has the Nine-Leaf Ganoderma, it is not clear.
Gao Xian was not surprised by this. The water in the South District was already very complicated. It was good enough for Zhou Ye, an outsider, to find out some information.
He said to the old man, "Go and invite Mr. and Mrs. Wei Cheng from next door."
Zhou Ye didn't know what Gao Xian meant, and didn't dare to ask more, so he left in a hurry.
After a while, Zhou Ye came back with Wei Cheng and his wife.
Gao Xian sent Zhou Ye away. He smiled at Wei Cheng and his wife and said, "My two Taoist friends, I am interested in the Nine-Leaf Ganoderma Lucidum and the Vajra Relics. I would like to ask you to help me contact them..."
Wei Shuangshuang was slightly startled. Gao Xian wanted to buy something? This was different from what they thought.
Wei Cheng reacted immediately. He bowed and said in a deep voice, "I am willing to serve you, fellow Taoist."
Gao Xian nodded. Wei Shuangshuang looked smart, but Wei Chengcai was truly smart.
"Then I'll trouble you, fellow Taoist."
Wei Cheng said seriously, "It's just a trivial matter. It's not worth bothering. We will contact them right away."
After leaving the Gao family's gate, Wei Shuangshuang looked at Wei Cheng in confusion, "What does he mean by this?"
Wei Cheng shook his head and said, "We are only here to help with the contact, don't worry about anything else, Brother Gao has his own ideas."
They have been doing business in the South District for many years and have connections in all aspects. Although they were ambushed by the Five Poison Gang once, these connections are not something that the other party can clear out in a short period of time.
Wei Cheng worked very efficiently. By dusk, he had already helped Gao Xian make the arrangements and arranged for them to meet at Xinglong Liquor Store in Yonghefang in the South District.
Of course, he couldn't have used Gao Xian's name, he just used a commonly used fake identity.
Gao Xian was very satisfied with Wei Cheng's efficiency. He changed into a Qingyuan Ruyi robe and transformed into a middle-aged man in a gray robe. He came to Yonghefang according to the map drawn by Wei Cheng.
Yonghefang in the South District is located next to the southern city wall. It is the largest and most chaotic district in the South District.
After entering the South District, the streets became noticeably more chaotic. The pedestrians were all wary and cautious, and their clothes were noticeably shabby.
Gao Xian seemed to be back in Pegasus, except that it was more lively here than Pegasus, and the level of the cultivators was obviously higher. Along the way, Gao Xian had seen several foundation-building cultivators.
Yonghefang was even more chaotic, with traces of magic everywhere, and large patches of black blood on the mottled bluestone floor. There were several drunks lying on the street, snoring, their faces and bodies covered in dust and dirt, and they no longer looked like human beings.
Groups of cultivators gathered together, looking at the pedestrians on the street with fierce eyes, just like hunting wolves selecting their targets.
Gao Xian had never encountered such a situation in Pegasus. This place seemed like a wild jungle without order.
The straight-line distance between Yonghefang and Anshanfang is only more than ten miles, but the gap is so huge that it was really beyond Gao Xian's expectations.
It should not be difficult for the Qingyun Sect masters to govern this place. The behavior of Yonghefang must be a deliberate indulgence.
In order to reduce trouble, Gao Xian had to release the aura of a foundation-building cultivator. Although those cultivators were fierce, they were not fools, and no one dared to rashly provoke a foundation-building cultivator.
After walking for a while, Gao Xiancai finally found Xinglong Liquor Store deep in an alley. By then it was completely dark.
The wine shop is not big, with a red lantern hanging in front of the door. There are five or six tables in the shop, two of which are full of customers.
The wine shop was filled with a strong and pungent smell of alcohol, and the rough wooden tables were covered with wine and grease stains. Most of the drinkers were wearing rough cloth clothes, with swords and knives on their bodies. They sat there with their swords in their hands, behaving rudely and swearing.
Seeing Gao Xian come in, everyone's eyes fell on Gao Xian.
Gao Xian faced everyone's gaze and said calmly, "I'm here to see Han Wu. Who is he?"
A man in a black robe snorted, "It's me. What do you do?"
"I'm here to buy something. We agreed on it beforehand." Gao Xian's eyes fell on the man in black robe.
This man had messy hair and a thick beard, but his eyes were gloomy and three rays of innate spiritual light were quietly flashing in his body. He was actually a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building.
Gao Xian looked around with the Flower-Jianjing Spirit Mirror. There were two foundation-building monks hiding in the kitchen behind the lobby, and there was also one hiding next door.
In this small place, there are actually four foundation-building monks. I don't know what kind of magic tools these people used to cover up, but the magic power on their bodies is hidden very well.
Unfortunately, no matter how well the other party hides, he cannot hide from the flower-detecting mirror.
Gao Xian can use his spiritual sense to observe, but spiritual sense perception is mutual. The other party’s spiritual sense is far inferior to his, but he has magic tools to shield himself.
If you forcibly use your spiritual sense to scan and sense, it will be easy for the other party to sense that something is wrong.
Gao Xian was very satisfied with the situation. Since four foundation-building cultivators were together, they must have some good things on them.
Of course, if the other party trades obediently, he will also abide by the rules.
"Have you brought all the spirit stones?" asked the man in black robe.
Gao Xian asked back, "Where are your goods?"
The man in black robe looked Gao Xian up and down coldly. He felt that Gao Xian should be in the middle stage of foundation building. The sentinels outside had been silent, and this guy really came alone.
He couldn't help but sneer. Anyone who came to take advantage of the situation at this time was either stupid or bad. No matter which side the person was from, he would eat him first!
Gao Xian noticed the fierce light flashing in the black-robed man's eyes, but he smiled instead. If you guys start the fight first, it will be justified and natural for me to fight back. No one can find fault with me...
(End of this chapter)