11: Qingyang City, Lingbao Pavilion Branch

Yang City.

Yang City is the largest city near the Qingyang Mountain Range and a gathering place for many Loose Cultivators.

In the Qingyang Mountain Range area, the Qinglan Sect is the largest force, followed by the four major Cultivation Families, and then countless Loose Cultivators.

The spontaneous gathering of Loose Cultivators led to the Formation of Yang City.

Yang City is essentially a large market, where Cultivators primarily conduct their transactions.

It's a mixed bag here, with Sect Disciples, Family Disciples, and Loose Cultivators all coming.

However, the public order here is quite good; there's basically no forced buying or selling within the city.

This is because the City Lord of Yang City is also a Loose Cultivator; his Cultivation has reached the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, and with his deterrence, few dare to cause trouble here.

It is precisely because of the City Lord that Loose Cultivators have an added layer of security in their livelihood.

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Lin Yucheng tightened the Storage Pouch at his waist and walked leisurely into Yang City.

He had come this time precisely to sell the spiritual plant rice that Lin Yongmao had grown.

He went straight to a shop in Yang City called the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. Do not underestimate this shop; these three words hold extremely high value.

In various regions, the Spirit Treasure Pavilion operates; this is merely a branch.

Because of its extremely high reputation and the absence of any instances of the shop bullying customers, most Cultivators are willing to trade Cultivation resources here.

And it just so happened that Lin Yucheng was an old acquaintance of the Shopkeeper here.

As Lin Yucheng entered the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, a runner came over to greet him. He waved his hand and said, “It’s useless to talk to you. Go directly to Shopkeeper Xu and tell him a big business opportunity has arrived.”

The young runner recognized Lin Yucheng and quickly said respectfully, “Please wait.”

Within a few minutes, Lin Yucheng was invited to a private room on the second floor of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

“Brother Lin, it’s been a while since we last met.”

“Let me guess, are you here this time to trade the beast hides you obtained from hunting demons, or the Spirit Medicine grown by your wife?”

Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi was also a middle-aged man, roughly the same age as Lin Yucheng. He wore a long gown and had a very elegant demeanor.

He didn't look like a merchant, but more like a scholar.

But it was precisely this elegant demeanor that made people feel more amiable, and this was one of the reasons he could become the Shopkeeper of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion's Yang City branch.

Lin Yucheng and Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi exchanged a few pleasantries, then quickly got to the point. He casually tossed out a Storage Pouch.

“Take a look at this!”

The Storage Pouch had no Restriction set up, and Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi's Divine Sense quickly penetrated its internal space.

He took a deep breath and said, “It’s spiritual plant rice. How can there be so much spiritual plant rice?”

“This must be at least two thousand catties!”

Lin Yucheng casually explained, “Cough cough, my wife is a Second-Order Spiritual Planter, have you forgotten? The Family can’t fully consume it, so I found you, didn’t I?”

Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi suddenly realized he had asked too much. As a professional merchant in the Cultivation world, he understood the principle of not asking too much about the origin of goods.

Fortunately, Lin Yucheng didn't mind.

“Moreover, look closely, the quality of this spiritual plant rice is at least thirty percent higher than the spiritual plant rice you usually buy and sell!”

Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi took a few grains from the Storage Pouch and chewed them carefully.

“Indeed, it is spiritual plant rice of extremely high quality.”

“You want to entrust all this spiritual plant rice to me for handling?”

This was a big business deal; the smile on his lips couldn't be contained.

“Given our friendship, of course. But you must give me a good price, otherwise, I’ll just turn around and leave!” Lin Yucheng said jokingly.

Lin Yucheng might seem like a rough man, but having spent half his life struggling in the Cultivation world, how could his vision, experience, and Heart-Nature be poor?

This time, Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi pondered for a long time.

This was indeed something that required careful consideration.

If he offered too little, it would damage their friendship and potentially ruin this big deal directly.

But if he offered too much, he wouldn't make any profit, which didn't align with his identity as a merchant.

In the Cultivation world, although merchants are not one of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, they are a very important profession.

“How about this! I’ll propose two plans first. I wonder if you think they’re feasible?”

“Speak freely!”

“The first plan, I will purchase your spiritual plant rice at market price. The market price is one Low-Grade Spirit Stone per catty of spirit rice, and I will also give you one Low-Grade Spirit Stone per catty.”

Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi was not without profit; the quality of this spirit rice was very high, and he could certainly sell it for a higher price.

“The second plan, our Spirit Treasure Pavilion will be responsible for selling, and you will receive eighty percent of the profit. This applies not only to spirit rice but also to any other spiritual plant you entrust to us.”

As for the second plan, it completely bound the Spirit Treasure Pavilion and the Second-Order Spiritual Planter behind Lin Yucheng together.

It was Lin Yucheng’s turn to think now. He pondered for a while, then said, “How about this, for this time, we’ll proceed with the first plan; as for the future, we’ll follow your second plan.”

According to the second plan, Lin Yucheng would definitely obtain more Spirit Stones, but he was in urgent need of Spirit Stones this time.

The spiritual plant cultivated by his son had an extremely large yield and extremely high quality, so both parties could definitely engage in long-term cooperation.

“Good!”

Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi quickly agreed.

Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi took out tools to weigh the rice: two thousand and thirty catties of spirit rice. He immediately handed Lin Yucheng two thousand and thirty Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

As expected of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion; if it were any other small shop, they wouldn’t be able to produce so many Spirit Stones at once.

Lin Yucheng also felt these Spirit Stones were burning hot in his hands; he had never possessed so many Spirit Stones before.

This was all his son’s credit!

With Spirit Stones, naturally, one must spend them. Lin Yucheng planned to start collecting the resources his son needed directly from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

“Shopkeeper Xu, do you have any Formations here? Preferably an illusion Formation with a concealment function.”

Lin Yucheng inquired.

“Isn’t this a coincidence? The Spirit Treasure Pavilion just received a batch of goods, all high-quality Magical Artifacts and Formation tools. Would you like me to bring them up for Brother Lin to see?”

“Please!”

Shopkeeper Xu mysteriously entered a secret room arranged with a Formation, then took out a few items. He returned to his seat and began to earnestly introduce the items.

He first took out a set of Formation tools, which were several Formation Flags and a Formation Plate.

“This is a First-Order Illusion Formation. It can conceal an Immortal Cave and spiritual plant fields, integrating them with the surrounding environment. Even a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator wouldn’t discover any clues within it unless they walked into this Illusion Formation.”

“Moreover, the coverage of this Illusion Formation is large enough to even conceal an entire mountain peak.”

“This First-Order Illusion Formation is priced at one thousand three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Merchants naturally only talk about the advantages of their goods.

But this still couldn't fool the shrewd Lin Yucheng. He said:

“Although the Formation is a good Formation, its problems are actually very obvious!”