Chapter 513: Praising to Death

Jinyutang and Jinshutang are both names for bookstores, which are different from large chain chambers of commerce such as Wanbaolou and Tianbaolou.

The real name of this Jin Yu Tang is Zhang Ji. These two words are in front of Jin Yu Tang and the font is very small.

In this world, selling books and secret techniques is a small business that doesn't make much money. Therefore, the shops in Jinshutang are not big.

In February, the weather in Tianhong City was sunny and the spring breeze was warm. The owner of Jinyutang was lying on a recliner in a green shirt, his eyes half open and half closed. There was steaming tea on the coffee table next to him.

A fist-sized porous instrument was making a melodious sound. The shopkeeper tapped his thigh lightly with his hands and hummed along. His contented look made Gao Xian a little jealous.

Although he is more handsome and richer than the shopkeeper, has higher cultivation than the shopkeeper, has more women than the shopkeeper, and has a higher status than the shopkeeper, he is always busy and has no time for leisure. He does not live as comfortably as this skinny middle-aged foundation-building cultivator.

The shop assistant saw Gao Xian coming in and came over to greet him with a smile: "What do you want to buy, sir? We have all kinds of secret arts such as the Five Elements, Qimen Dunjia, and Yin and Yang..."

Gao Xian nodded to the middle-aged man in blue clothes lying there and said, "I'm looking for this shopkeeper."

The young man was a little confused, so he turned around and looked at the middle-aged man on the recliner. When the middle-aged man heard someone looking for him, he glanced at Gao Xian.

Gao Xian pretended to be Jin Dabao, and looked quite friendly, like a businessman. He showed the aura of the foundation-building level just right, which made it easier for him to communicate with the other party.

The middle-aged man saw at a glance that Gao Xian was a foundation-building cultivator. He stood up from his chair and said politely, "I am Zhang Heyun, the owner of our store. I wonder if you have any advice for me?"

"Fellow Daoist, I used to sell books, and I just arrived in Tianhong City not long ago..."

Gao Xian said with a smile: "I have a few books I want to sell to you, fellow Taoist."

"Ha ha……"

The middle-aged man found it a little funny. It was very rare to see outsiders coming to Tianhong City to sell books.

The most important foundation of a sect is the inheritance of secret techniques, so they can sell some ordinary spells and secret techniques. There is not a single copy of the truly high-level secret techniques, and even if there is one, they dare not sell it, as it is too taboo.

Xuanming Sect also cannot tolerate others selling high-level secrets, even if these secrets do not come from Xuanming Sect. Cutting off the spread of secrets from the source is something that every sect must do.

Only a large chamber of commerce like Tianbao Tower is not restricted. However, Tianbao Tower actually has a deep relationship with Xuanming Sect.

Because of various restrictions, selling books is a small business. Among them, leisure books are the least valuable. Even in a super city like Tianhong City, the price of picture novels is calculated according to the money.

Therefore, even if Gao Xian's novels are selling well in Wanfeng County, no one will bring the novels to Tianhong City to sell them.

It takes two or three months to travel from Wanfeng County to Tianhong City by airship. Along the way, you will encounter various troubles, monsters, and evil organizations that specialize in robbery. More importantly, all places will openly bully outsiders.

Even a Jindan cultivator might not be able to guarantee his own safety during such a long journey. Moreover, such a long journey would be extremely expensive and even an ordinary foundation-building cultivator could not afford it.

No one would come to sell a few idle books when traveling such a long distance. Even if someone carries them with them, they would not be so bored as to come to Jinshutang to sell them. Because such idle books cannot be sold at a high price. People with such ability would not care about the small amount of money, which is not worth the trouble.

Gao Xian walked all the way here, and actually never forgot to sell novels and picture books wherever he went. He had the White Emperor Qiankun Transformation Sword, and the Qiankun space inside could hold a mountain. He stuffed a lot of novels and picture books inside.

For him, novels and paintings represent the spiritual light of humanity, which is the source of his strength. It is more important than any panacea, magical artifact or treasure.

He is serious about this.

It has been proven that this promotional effect is very good, especially when a new market is opened, it can radiate to a large area around it.

Like the Changsheng Sect, he invested in some novels and picture books in several major cities. The growth rate of human spiritual light in the past two months has increased significantly.

Opening up the Tianhong City market will attract at least hundreds of millions more readers.

Gao Xian took out several books including The Dream of the Yellow Millet and handed them to the middle-aged man, "Taoist, take a look."

The middle-aged man flipped through two pages without thinking. He was also a casual reader. He read two pages and thought the story was good, novel and interesting. But for such a casual book, no matter how good the story was, it would not matter.

In such a big city like Tianhong, there are all kinds of things to do to kill time.

"Hey, this illustration, it looks so real!" The middle-aged man's eyes widened immediately after seeing the illustration. It was clearly a painting drawn with ink, but he saw rich colors and the woman's eyes. He even smelled the floating fragrance of sweat...

The middle-aged man flipped through the pages quickly, and found that the illustrations at the back were of the same quality. He flipped through several other books, and found that they were all of the same quality.

He knew he was a little excited, so he coughed and said, "The painting is so detailed and lifelike. Such illustrations are indeed rare..."

"I have hundreds of such books, some in serial sets and some as individual copies."

Gao Xian said: "Tianhong City is so big, if ten people buy one copy, it will be a huge profit. Moreover, there are so many markets around Tianhong City, how much money will it cost..."

The middle-aged man was persuaded by Gao Xian's eloquent speech, and took out a huge sum of money, a medium-grade spirit stone, to buy all the books, but he only asked Gao Xian not to sell them anywhere else.

Gao Xian swore a poisonous oath in the name of Jin Dabao, and then went to another bookstore to do the same thing again. This time he became Jin Dayuan.

What does Jin Dabao's oath have to do with me, Jin Dayuan! The main reason is that Tianhong City is too big, and Gao Xian feels that a bookstore cannot take up such a large market. On the other hand, with competitors, they will be more active and serious in promoting it so as to make back the money.

If you lie down and enjoy life like a middle-aged shopkeeper, how many books can you sell? Roll them up!

Gao Xian was busy for more than half a month, traveling all over Tianhong City and dozens of surrounding markets, making great contributions to the prosperity of the local cultural industry.

The picture books "The Legend of the White Snake", "The Jade Girl's Heart Sutra" and "Journey to the West" also quickly became popular.

In a city as big as Tianhong City, there are many kinds of entertainment. However, these entertainments are very expensive. Buying a book with a few talismans and reading it slowly at home is also a kind of enjoyment, which can relax and please both the body and mind.

Jingyun Tower, named after the meaning of "dragon rises and Jingyun rises", is a famous restaurant in Tianhong City, located diagonally opposite Tianbao Tower. Jingyun Tower is 13 stories high, and the top floor is made of transparent glazed tiles, which is very suitable for watching the moon and rain.

Yuan Bin from the Changsheng Sect had been to Tianhong City twice. This time, in order to entertain distinguished guests, he specially booked the thirteenth floor in advance.

"Master Qingle, this is my junior fellow apprentice Yuan Zian, also the leader's direct disciple..."

Yuan Bin took Yuan Zian and introduced him enthusiastically. Yuan Zian had long eyebrows and dark eyes, a handsome appearance, a slender figure, and he looked very graceful and extraordinary when he stood there in a dark blue Taoist robe.

The main purpose of inviting Qingle Zhenren to the banquet was to introduce Yuan Zian. If Yuan Zian could establish a relationship with Qingle Zhenren, or even become a Taoist couple, it would be a great thing for the Changsheng Sect.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Qingle Zhenren was a disciple of Zhenhong Daojun. Although he was not a direct disciple, he was highly valued by the Daojun. Yuan Bin also hoped to get help from Qingle Zhenren when he came to do business this time.

"Qingle greets fellow Taoist."

Qingle has a beautiful appearance, but her manners are as calm and unrestrained as a man. Her loose jade-white Taoist robe gives her a very unique charm and flavor.

Yuan Zi'an bowed respectfully: "I have heard of your great name for a long time. It is a great honor to have the opportunity to meet you today."

"You are too polite, my friend. I dare not..."

After some pleasantries, the host and guest took their seats.

As the food and drinks came, Yuan Bin and Yuan Zi'an were both very good at chatting and kept praising Qingle Zhenren. Qingle Zhenren was also very polite to the two of them. The two sides exchanged compliments and talked about anecdotes from all over the world. The atmosphere at the table was very harmonious.

Lu Chang'an, another Yuanying Zhenjun of the Changsheng Sect, was relatively silent. He did not speak from beginning to end, but just drank and ate silently. He exuded a cold and cruel aura.

The other three were chatting and laughing, and were not affected by this person.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Yuan Bin said, "Master, recently Wanfeng County has produced a great genius named Gao Xian. Have you heard of him?"

"Gao Xian?"

A trace of doubt appeared on the bright and beautiful face of Qingle Zhenren. She smiled and shook her head: "Mingzhou is so big that there are endless geniuses. Forgive my ignorance, I have never heard of this genius."

"This person was born as a casual cultivator. He only built his foundation at the age of thirty, but he formed a third-grade golden elixir at the age of forty. That's not all. This person is good at killing and fighting. When he was building his foundation, he defeated the golden elixir. Last year, he even used the golden elixir to defeat the Yuanying, and killed three Yuanyings in a row!"

Yuan Bin briefly recounted Gao Xian's glorious achievements, and True Man Qingle's eyes showed a surprise. Building the foundation and then defeating the golden elixir, this was already extremely exaggerated.

The Golden Core killed the Nascent Soul in reverse, and even killed three Nascent Souls in a row. What kind of magical power is this? !

There were many geniuses in Xuanming Sect, but she had never heard of someone using a golden elixir to defeat a Yuanying. There was no record of this in the sect's classics.

Qingle Zhenren couldn't help but sigh: "There are actually such talented people in the world... If I have the chance one day, I will go to Wanfeng County to visit the masters..."

Yuan Bin was a little surprised that this Qingle Master was so generous that he didn't seem jealous at all but instead looked admiring and impressed. Of course, it could also be that this person was thoughtful and hid his true emotions very well.

He thought for a moment and said, "Master, there is a reason why this man is so evil. He is a remnant of the Tianhua Sect!"

"oh?"

Qingle Zhenren frowned slightly: "This matter is very serious, do you have any evidence?"

It was common knowledge that Dao Zun hated the Tianhua Sect. It was also the responsibility of the Xuanming Sect disciples to eliminate the remnants of the Tianhua Sect.

Of course, the Tianhua Sect had disappeared for thousands of years. The practitioners in the Xuanming Sect did not care about this matter. Even if there were a few remnants of the Tianhua Sect, they were just rats in a hole in the ground, not worth the trouble.

But Yuan Bin directly identified Gao Xian as a remnant of the Tianhua Sect, and Qingle Zhenren couldn't pretend not to hear it. She actually felt a little disgusted in her heart. This old man clearly wanted to use her as a gun, and directly accused her of being a remnant of the Tianhua Sect! Yuan Bin nodded seriously: "This matter is very serious. If I am not sure, I dare not say it in front of Zhenren..."

(End of this chapter)