HLnovel Chapter 23 Cloud Soaring Sect 6
Chapter 23 Cloud Soaring Sect 6
Although Nan Yanzhe is still recovering from poisoning during the competition, his junior brother still expressed his gratitude to his senior brother.
When his senior brother fell off the stage, he was genuinely anxious.
For the next few days, he obediently stayed by his senior brother's side.
However, because Nan Yanzhe won, the seven people placed a lot of bets on him. His victory made the odds ridiculously high, whereas the seven people had originally kept the odds at 1:10.
But when the disciples of Medicine King Valley saw that the odds they had worked so hard to raise had dropped so much, they raised the odds back to 1:30.
Among the disciples of the five major sects, the disciples of Medicine King Valley are the wealthiest.
The main reason is that their elders are rich; it's said that some elders really like to give money to their disciples.
For example, if someone makes a breakthrough in alchemy or cultivation, all the disciples in the sect will receive spirit stones, and these will all be top-grade spirit stones.
Therefore, even an ordinary outer disciple of Medicine King Valley would be embarrassed to go out if he didn't have a few top-grade spirit stones on him.
They are also the biggest customers of the Dragon Abyss Sect. Although the alchemists in Medicine King Valley may not necessarily be weak in combat, they all have some of the pride of alchemists.
For example, when it comes to fighting, it's better to hire a disciple of the Dragon Abyss Sect than to fight yourself; they're cheaper.
Alright, back to the main topic. As a result, the seven people's bets on the small amount of gold increased 30 times, and Li Weixin even regretted it a little. It was money he got for free.
With such a large sum of money, the seven of them naturally wanted to spend it, and the person who made the suggestion was Qin Che.
He rarely has such a large sum of money and he feels guilty for not spending it.
Then she decisively abandoned her senior brother, not only showing off but also saying that she would buy him a gift later.
Under Nan Yanzhe's glaring and blustering gaze, he led his fellow disciples to visit the Yunxiao Sect's headquarters.
He still didn't dare to take the people out, after all, Cheng Jiu and the other two's master was still around.
The group went first to the Hundred Flavors Pavilion of the Cloud Soaring Sect, even though the food of a ninth-grade spiritual food master on the Body Peak didn't seem to be expensive.
However, in the outside world, the title of Spirit Food Master is quite prestigious. For example, the head of Baiwei Pavilion is a ninth-grade Spirit Food Master.
If you want to eat his cooking, you not only have to make a reservation, but you also have to rely on luck to see if he wants to cook that day.
A single dish costs at least ten thousand top-grade spirit stones, and even then, the supply can't meet the demand.
It was a coincidence that the seven of us were there today, and the other party happened to be there as well.
Senior Brother Qin somehow managed to get a reservation slot and generously ordered seven dishes and a soup, which cost a whopping 10 top-grade spirit stones – an exorbitantly priced feast.
The food of Yunxiao Sect is very light, unlike that of Guiyuan Sect, which likes heavy seasonings and strong flavors.
It tasted exquisite and delicious, but apart from Li Weixin, the others felt that something was missing, and the portions were also very small.
But the effect was excellent. At least Cheng Jiu felt warm all over, and the food he ate really seemed to have been carefully nourished.
Finally, the seven of them bought flatbread outside. "As expected, a rough pig can't eat fine bran. Only after eating this flatbread did I feel truly satisfied," said Senior Brother Qin Che. "Let's go, there seems to be a meat skewer vendor up ahead."
If a stomach can't be satisfied at Baiwei Pavilion, it can be satisfied at the stalls run by these young disciples.
As they walked, Cheng Jiu discovered the wonder of the other person's dishes. Her master was also a ninth-grade cook, and after eating them, she felt her blood boil and she needed to vent her emotions properly.
And that ninth-grade spirit food master at Tifeng is also prone to indigestion if he doesn't get enough exercise.
But the dishes made by the chefs at Baiweige are warm and comforting, without any harshness, like a gentle spring breeze.
"This craftsman is really amazing. No wonder he can sell it for such a high price. I still feel warm all over." Gong Yu also noticed this and couldn't help but sigh.
"There's a reason why it's expensive!" Senior Brother Qin blinked.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Qin." The five people were quite accommodating.
Qin Che felt a surge of satisfaction upon hearing his junior uncle Cheng Jiu address him as "senior brother." "Today's entire expense is on me, senior brother!"
"Great!" The five cheers gave him plenty of emotional support. Huo Yan curled the corners of his lips to the side.
Because of their last visit to the market, they encountered the Luo family and their group, which led to a conflict. The five of them fought with them and were subsequently arrested by the Enforcement Hall, leaving them no time to properly explore the area.
This time, I believe the brother and sister won't dare to be so foolish as to come looking for them.
First, we went to Wanbaoge. We didn't know who the owner of Wanbaoge was, but his power was not to be underestimated.
After all, it's a shop that can be opened all over the cultivation world. It would be impossible to do it without connections and strength.
The Myriad Treasures Pavilion of the Cloud Soaring Sect is quite unique; it looks small from the outside, but is incredibly spacious inside.
Upon entering, there are dozens of cloud riders placed to the side, which you can ride to select items.
The first floor contains items usable by those below the Golden Core stage, the second floor is for those at the Nascent Soul stage, and the third floor is for those at the Dao Integration stage. Furthermore, to differentiate between levels, each level of cultivation can only access a specific level.
As for wanting to go to the third level, that's simply impossible. Unless you have a powerful expert at the Dao Integration Realm or above to guide you, no matter how much money you have, it won't be sold.
"Butterfly Butterfly Butterfly Talisman." Cheng Jiu browsed the newbie area, looking at the options, and picked up one. "Why is the name of this thing so strange? And doesn't this look like a firework talisman?"
"There are also talismans here that make others call you 'father'," Gong Yu exclaimed.
"Hey, hey, are there level restrictions?" Li Weixin asked with great interest. The three of them were browsing the new arrivals section, where many talisman masters create some rather bizarre talismans every year.
Cheng Jiu liked to browse these stalls when he landed, because you never know what the other party was thinking when they created these talismans.
It even had a brief appearance once, a charm that would make you wear a green hat. However, it only appeared for one day before being hastily taken down.
There was a time when a monk tried to use this talisman to make his opponent cuckolded, but his name turned out to be quite fitting, as he ended up being the one cuckolded.
Then there are those who simply have a cuckold fetish, and in the end, the group of people they go to cause trouble at Wanbaoge regardless of whether they have malicious intentions or not.
Wanbaoge also felt that this kind of talisman was really unacceptable, so they urgently removed it from the shelves.
"A talisman to make you feel like you're floating on air." Li Weixin saw another talisman. "How does it make you feel like you're floating on air?"
"Give it a try!" Mao Hongsheng said, after all, this is a common method of using talismans.
"Hiss...it's quite comfortable! I'll get a few more!" Li Wei couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he felt he should buy a few more.
"Li Weixin, something's not right!" Cheng Jiu reached out to stop him.
"What's wrong, Xiao Jiu?" Seeing Cheng Jiu reach out to stop him, he stopped buying it.
"Look, it's only been on the market for three days, and tens of millions of people have already bought it. How many people do you think are interested in it?"
That's definitely because there are more repeat buyers and multiple purchases. You have to understand, the number of people who bought the original Spirit Essence Talisman didn't even reach that number.
Cheng Jiu looked at the talisman, and for some reason, she felt it looked somewhat similar. It was a D-grade item from her previous life, but she had never handled it before and wasn't sure.
Upon hearing this, Li Weixin also found it strange. After all, the Spirit Essence Talisman was a first-grade talisman invented by a ninth-grade master, and it was the most basic talisman in the cultivation world that could assist people in their cultivation.
This caused a phenomenal sensation as soon as it came out, and almost everyone in the cultivation world knew about it within a day.
But if this talisman that makes you feel like you're floating on air really sold that many times, how could he not have heard of it?
He beckoned to the steward to inquire.
"Second Young Master, you're talking about this talisman!" the steward said respectfully.
"Second Young Master?" The group of friends looked at Li Weixin in surprise. He usually seemed a bit stingy, but they never expected him to be the second young master of Wanbaoge.
"What are you looking at? What are you looking at?" Li Wei was a little agitated.
"Seeing how stingy you are usually, I really wouldn't have guessed that you're actually the second young master of Wanbaoge." Cheng Jiu made no attempt to hide it.
"You know how expensive sword cultivation is, especially after I got my natal sword. The daily expenses are astronomical. If it weren't for my family's support, I would be working like the other disciples now."
I asked you if the sword needs maintenance, if it needs to be sharpened, and even if the tassel needs to be replaced frequently.
"Everything costs money! I spend an hour every day just maintaining the sword," Li Weixin complained, feigning poverty.
"Besides, my eldest brother is in charge of the household, and I only have a small share."
Cheng Jiu understood why so many sword cultivators didn't have wives. It was because even if they got married, they might not treat their wives the same way they treat their swords. They were essentially raising their wives as wives!
"Alright, alright, stop complaining about being poor. Go ask the manager what's going on with this 'Flying to Heaven' talisman," Cheng Jiu nudged him.
Li Weixin asked the steward, who replied, "Young master, you might not know about the other servants, but you really do know about Fu."
"Then you speak," Li Weixin instructed.
"The person who made this talisman was originally a down-on-his-luck rogue cultivator who was fortunate enough to pass the examination to become a first-grade talisman master in the Talisman Alliance. He had previously sold new talismans in our pavilion, but they were not very successful."
Three days ago, he brought this talisman to our pavilion and offered to sell it for 10% of the price.
He then added that the talisman could be entirely entrusted to our Wanbaoge, and he only wanted five hundred top-grade spirit stones. You have no idea how popular this is, so I agreed.” The manager replied.
"Then who made this talisman?" Cheng Jiu immediately grasped the key point. Tens of millions of them! Although she had never drawn a talisman before, even if she succeeded on the first try, it would still take tens of millions of them.
"I don't know about that. That rogue cultivator brought the talisman himself," the steward said.
"The rogue cultivator gave you talismans worth tens of millions, only asking for 500 top-grade spirit stones. Look at the price, each talisman costs ten low-grade spirit stones."
"Doesn't that mean that in these three days, not only did we break even, but we also doubled our money, and we'll keep sending money to Wanbaoge?" Cheng Jiu calculated.
"Yes, our Yunxiao Sect's Wanbao Pavilion's sales have nearly doubled this year." The manager didn't notice anything amiss.
“Brother Li, you’re finished. Do you think there’s such a good thing as someone willingly handing over money? This talisman is very likely to be problematic. Once it’s exposed, will your entire Wanbao Pavilion be able to afford the losses?” Cheng Jiu patted his friend’s shoulder.
Li Wei silently did some mental calculations. Could he really accept money that was given away for free? Why would someone give Wanbaoge so many spirit stones? He kicked the other party in the face.
"Why haven't you taken this talisman off the shelves yet? By the way, where is that talisman master?"
"It's right below in Aoki City." The steward also sensed something was wrong and felt a surge of fear.
"No, I have to investigate!" Li Weixin was still very concerned about her family's business. "Give me the address, and you should go back to the main family tomorrow. I will write to my brother and ask him to transfer another manager over."
"Yes." The manager had no intention of resisting, after all, everyone in Wanbaoge knew that the other party had taken a Venerable Lord as his master.
"I'm sorry, I probably won't be able to stay with you today!" Li Wei said apologetically.
“We can go with you, but we still need to report to our master first. If there’s a problem, wouldn’t this be a conspiracy against your Wanbaoge?”
Cheng Jiu felt that reporting was absolutely necessary. In his previous life, such matters were extremely dangerous, and the cultivation world must be even more so.
The group first went to Venerable Qingxu's place, since Venerable Qingyang was also there, and they planned to report to those with more people before going to those with fewer. They then discovered that Venerable Qianli was also there.
"Master!" the group greeted obediently.
"What are you all doing here?" Qian Li asked the group curiously.
"It's like this." Li Weixin took out a talisman, which Qingxu Venerable took. Li Weixin then carefully explained the inaccuracies in their investigation and deductions.
After carefully examining the area, Venerable Qingxu frowned and said, "That's definitely not right."
Qianli Zunjun's gaze suddenly sharpened.
"The spiritual energy technique used is not wrong, but this circuit is clearly the circuit of those filthy demons!" Venerable Qingxu himself is a ninth-grade talisman master.
Qianli Venerable's face turned pale, and he became quite terrified: "Qingxu, thank you for your disciple this time, otherwise I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to protect my disciple either."
"Master, what's wrong?" Li Weixin had never seen her master so shocked.
"Who on earth let them into the cultivation world? These ungrateful bastards!" Venerable Qianli slammed his fist on the table, looking at his disciples with curiosity. He then slowly turned to Venerable Qingxu.
Venerable Qingxu: "The cultivation circuit of the Demon Race is different from that of our Immortal Cultivation World. When you first come into contact with it, you may find it very comfortable, and your cultivation speed will also be significantly improved."
However, the more you come into contact with it, the more likely you are to go astray and become possessed by demons, because the bodies of people in the cultivation world are different from those of demons.
But it's too late to change it; in the end, it will only explode and die.
There have been tens of thousands of such tragedies in the cultivation world, which were eventually suppressed and destroyed by the five major sects and the Talisman Alliance.
Finally, it was announced that anyone who manufactured or sold such products would be exterminated, and anyone who purchased them would be killed or imprisoned.
"If anyone suffers a qi deviation from these tens of millions of talismans and the problem with them is discovered, your Li family of Wanbaoge will face annihilation."
Lord Qingxu didn't try to hide anything, after all, this was a matter of life and death.
If he continued to cover it up, what if his little apprentice got involved without knowing anything? That would contradict his original intention of protecting his apprentice, which he hadn't mentioned before.
Li Weixin was so frightened that her face turned pale and she trembled as she said, "What should we do, Master!"
"Why don't you contact your elder brother quickly and tell him to come to Yunxiao Sect as soon as possible? Given that this happened so long ago, you don't know about it."
Moreover, you discovered it early, so it didn't cause too much damage.
I'll go and plead with the sect leader of the Cloud Soaring Sect, and Qingxu, Qingyang, and I will try to reconcile.
"However, it's unavoidable that your Wanbaoge will suffer a major financial loss," said Venerable Qianli calmly.
Even if something were to happen to the Li family, he would have more than enough power to protect his apprentice. Unfortunately, his young apprentice still cared a lot about the Li family, so he had to consider things more carefully.
"It's good that they didn't exterminate the entire clan." Li Wei felt only relief; the five major sects were so strict in their management that extermination of the entire clan was indeed the highest form of punishment. Then he looked expectantly at the two Venerable Lords.
"You and my Xiao Jiu are friends, and I am willing to mediate," said Venerable Qingxu calmly.
"I am the same as Qingxu," said Venerable Qingyang.
"Master, Uncle-Master, what should we do about the den that manufactures these talismans?" Cheng Jiu was still very concerned about the place where these talismans were made.
"What if they sell these talismans to multiple shops? They have talisman master certificates. What if they cast a wide net and release a large quantity of these talismans?"
"I will go to find the sect leader of Yunxiao Sect in a while, and then I will lead people to destroy it."
"You're right, we really need to thoroughly inspect those talisman shops down the mountain." Qingxu Venerable stood up. "There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately."