Originally, having a mixed spiritual root is not necessarily a good thing. Having many spiritual roots means a slower cultivation speed, which is why a top-grade single spiritual root is so precious.
But this doesn't seem to be a problem for Shi Xuan. After all, with six or seven spiritual roots, her cultivation speed is now comparable to that of the top disciples with only one spiritual root. In this case, having more spiritual roots means having more cultivation techniques to choose from, which might actually be a good thing.
Chen Ji and the others were in the courtyard. When they saw Shi Xuan return, they quickly went up to greet him and inquire about the situation.
But Shi Xuan waved his hand dismissively and said with great nonchalance, "Let's go, let's go look after the shop!"
It was said to be the seventh largest shop in the sect, and the council actually compared all the land deeds and chose the seventh largest shop for Shi Xuan. The shop was large enough, the storefront was bright and spacious, and the interior layout was also very good. The only drawback was that it was a bit remote.
Actually, it's not just a little remote, it's extremely remote. It's four streets away from the busiest main street, and this courtyard was built on a vacant lot on the very edge.
The advantage is that it's large enough; the disadvantage is that it's sparsely populated. Before this, the sect had just stored up some miscellaneous items and hadn't done any real business.
Chen Ji sighed, "It's a good shop, but it's a bit remote."
Shi Xuan was quite satisfied. She looked around and started making plans.
"We'll just need to clean out one of these three rooms for now. There are also plenty of rooms in the backyard that can accommodate more people. If we need to add more staff later, there will be enough room for everyone."
“Those are all excellent,” Chen Ji said, “I’m just afraid there won’t be enough customers…” He wanted to say that it was too remote and business would be difficult, but he didn’t want to run into bad luck when the owner opened the shop, so he skipped the second part.
Shi Xuan didn't care at all and said confidently, "It's okay, we'll win with our high-quality and low-priced pills. I've even thought of a name for it: Affordable Shop!"
“That’s not a bad idea,” Chen Ji nodded. There would always be a group of cultivators who weren’t very wealthy, and they wouldn’t mind walking a few extra steps to save some spirit stones. “So, how low does the owner want the price to be?”
"Well, the opening price for Rejuvenation Pills is 800 mid-grade spirit stones each, with a buy-ten-get-one-free offer. After a month, the price will return to the original price of one high-grade spirit stone each, and the free offer will no longer apply."
Chen Ji: ...
This is hardly affordable! At other medicine shops, a bottle of Rejuvenation Pills costs one mid-grade spirit stone! And there are six pills in a bottle! You're selling them for six hundred times more than others! Even if the shopkeeper sells only top-grade pills, the difference is still too great. How many disciples can afford them?
Chen Ji hesitated, his lips twitching a few times, but he still didn't speak. Although he had worked in the medicine shop for thirty years, perhaps his knowledge was still insufficient.
Shi Xuan glanced at his expression and continued, "Uncle Chen, you don't need to worry. We got this shop for free, so there's no rent pressure. We can just sell whatever we feel like. Besides, we already have a big customer from the Langya Sect. He buys pills for one high-grade spirit stone each. I can't possibly sell them for less than he pays."
Chen Ji had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"No major changes are needed here. I'm going back now. Leave the rest to Uncle Chen. Just tidy it up and hang up a signboard, and we can open for business."
After Shi Xuan finished speaking, he clapped his hands and left, leaving Chen Ji alone in the courtyard, looking worried.
Chen Ji acted quickly, and with Chen Shengjun gradually recovering and able to walk again, they simply moved to live in the market town.
Within three days, Shixuan received a notification that all preparations were complete and they could start selling goods and opening for business at any time.
The happiest people were the disciples of Hundred Herbs Peak. They flocked to the scene, each with dozens of bottles of pills they wanted to sell.
Suddenly, even the spacious shops seemed crowded.
"Don't rush, let me explain the rules first." Shi Xuan stood up and walked to the front, saying, "The Affordable Shop offers consignment services to disciples of Hundred Herbs Peak, charging only a 10% commission. Consignors can set their own prices for the pills, but they will use the shop's standardized packaging bottles, which will bear the Affordable Shop's logo and the alchemist's name. For example, pills refined by Lu Shan will be marked with the character 'Lu' on the bottle. In the future, whose pills sell well and whose name will spread far and wide will depend on yourselves."
"This is a brilliant idea!" The disciples of Hundred Herbs Peak looked at each other in amazement. Selling pills was also a great opportunity to make a name for themselves.
For low-level alchemists like them, who knows who they are when the pills are sold? Only highly skilled high-level alchemists are widely known. The pills refined by other low-level alchemists are all sold together, and no one cares who made the low-level pills they consume.
Now that they have this exclusive title, everyone feels a surge of fighting spirit. From now on, they must be even more dedicated to controlling the quality of the pills, because what they sell is their own reputation!
Shi Xuan continued, "If the shop grows bigger in the future, we will open a special area for disciples of Baicao Peak. As for the price, you can refer to the previous selling price or the price of pills of the same quality in other shops. As long as you think you can sell them, you can set the price as you like."
The quality of the pills in the market varied, but the prices were generally transparent. The disciples considered charging only 10% of the price, and even if they sold them at 70%, they would still earn much more than before.
However, this location was indeed somewhat remote compared to other medicine shops. After some discussion, the group decided to sell it at 80% to 90% of the market price.
Lu Shan took the lead, pulled out the pills he had been saving for a long time, and said, "Since Senior Sister has just opened her business, I will sell them at 70% of the market price to attract some customers first. Once the business is stable, I will raise the price to 80%."
Others followed suit.
Chen Ji took out a booklet and recorded the pills that each person consigned and their prices for future settlement. Only then did he feel relieved; at least this affordable little shop finally lived up to its name.
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