Chapter 2252: Chapter 2254: Miraculous Maneuvers
Shou Xin was rendered speechless by Lan Yun’s question, momentarily unsure of how to respond.
Suddenly, Yi Jue’s Divine Sense descended, "Shou Xin, you really are an honest person. Even though you two are conducting business separately, you’re both coordinating with White Pebble Beach. Go negotiate with that little rascal Liu Yiyi."
"Liu Yiyi?" Shou Xin was stunned for a moment, "Shouldn’t we find Mountain Master Feng instead? Can young Liu make decisions?"
"You really think highly of yourself, always wanting to go straight to Mountain Master Feng," Yi Jue scolded her lightly, "Just let Liu Yiyi handle it!"
Then the two went to look for Liu Yiyi, and during this process, Shou Xin explained her operational methods to Lan Yun.
Lan Yun was much more dynamic than her, and after thinking for a moment, she praised it greatly. She even complained a little, wondering why White Pebble Beach hadn’t shared such good marketing strategies with her before.
Shou Xin had a clear understanding of this and said that she had proactively approached them with this request; White Pebble Beach wouldn’t interfere in one’s business operations unless expressly asked—if you don’t request help, how can others assist you?
Lan Yun was just casually venting, but her true intent lay in the operational details provided by White Pebble Beach—those methods were truly exquisite. Although she believed she could think of them herself, it would take a long time.
Finally, she couldn’t help but tease Shou Xin: since you’re doing business, don’t worry too much about reputation; being in the ballpark is enough. If you can’t figure out the material content, so be it, but if you can and decide to sell out all the high-demand items, isn’t that foolish?
After consulting Feng Jun, Liu Yiyi stated that Lan Yun’s stone could also be tested by the big boss.
It turned out that Lan Yun indeed understood interpersonal relations better than Shou Xin. After testing, she directly took out a stone containing the Nether Lotus Stone and handed it to Feng Jun, stating that this item could enhance the perception ability of the Six Senses, perfect for someone like Mountain Master Feng, who excels in deduction.
This stone not only had a more than hundredfold explosion rate but was also extremely valuable in itself—selling it to someone in need could fetch at least a hundred top-grade spirit stones.
Yet she didn’t bat an eyelid and directly gifted it to Feng Jun and had a reasonably good justification.
Feng Jun indeed had a bit of a craving for the Nether Lotus Stone, but with his status and position, he couldn’t deliberately conceal it nor did he have the nerve to ask for it.
Even now, he planned to refuse, but after thinking about it, considering even a Guardian like a big boss could receive "respect" worth two hundred top-grade spirit stones, there was no need for him to be so meticulous.
So he straightforwardly accepted the Nether Lotus Stone and then in return gave her a grindstone-sized Taiyin Han Tie, "This item will be very helpful for your cultivation when carried with you."
Taiyin Han Tie is also a void material, but not subject to the erosion of real-world breath. Now there are few existing in the Tianqin Plane, usually scattered by the void, and it’s good for artifact refining and can also assist in cultivation.
Such a piece of Han Tie is valued at roughly thirty to forty top-grade spirit stones, but when used to assist cultivation, this price... has no upper limit. And indeed, during Lan Yun’s cultivation process, her fire qi was slightly intense.
The refined cold qi of the Taiyin Han Tie isn’t overwhelming, simultaneously delicate and long-lasting, which suits Lan Yun perfectly.
Lan Yun was quite startled upon hearing this, "Could it be... could it be Taiyin Han Tie?"
When she confirmed that her guess was correct, she couldn’t help but ask anxiously, "Did I encounter a deviation in my cultivation?"
"Just a little," Feng Jun casually replied, "You can ask Elder Qing Ji. Carrying this piece of Han Tie will at least ensure your success in Core Formation, the rest, you can figure out on your own."
Upon hearing this, Lan Yun raised her hand respectfully and spoke sincerely, "Mountain Master Feng’s great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten... I’ll find ways to repay in the future."
Feng Jun hesitated for a moment and then waved his hand with a smile, "It’s not that serious, even without the Han Tie, you can still form your core. I’m just saving you some trouble."
Lan Yun knew in her heart that Feng Jun’s words were said in a relaxed manner. She was actually unaware of her hidden issues, and if they manifested in the future, the treatment wouldn’t only be costly but also time-consuming and labor-intensive.
For cultivators, time is simultaneously the least and most precious commodity. Especially for small cultivators on the verge of stepping into the secular world, they truly don’t have much time to waste, not to mention such a large piece of Taiyin Han Tie itself is quite valuable.
Anyway, in currying favor this time, she hit the mark. After thanking him repeatedly, she went back to Elder Qing Ji to discuss the matter.
Although Qing Ji’s deduction skills were ordinary, verifying wasn’t a problem. She calculated quickly with a purpose and soon concluded, "Your fire qi isn’t too intense right now, but your direction is slightly off; continuing under these conditions could indeed be dangerous."
After pausing for a moment, she sighed softly, "Your luck is truly extraordinary."
"What luck," Lan Yun thought pleased internally but displayed a distressed face, "Just days ago, due to oversight, I lost so many spirit stones."
Qing Ji glanced at her, "These external possessions, don’t pay too much attention. The main thing is to learn some experience from them."
In the following days, the performance of Lan Yun and Shou Xin’s shops was almost the same, with the purchasing power of the sect disciples at White Pebble Beach releasing quite a bit, and the transaction volume of Void Stones beginning to decline rapidly.
However, after dropping to about a thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones, the price couldn’t go any lower due to the involvement of clan disciples. Many people approached the two, asking if the stones could be made cheaper now that fewer people were gambling on them.
Their stance was clear: making them cheaper was out of the question, and it’s likely that people in the Tianqin Plane have already heard about this place and might come down specifically to purchase Void Stones.
However, some well-informed people indicated that there were also Void Stones being sold in the ice and snow areas of the Tianqin Plane, making it unnecessary for buyers to travel to a lower realm.
The two senior figures didn’t really care about this news. In fact, Shou Xin had already learned from Yi Jue how Master Jiu Tong was selling Void Stones. She and her "good friend" Lan Yun discussed and concluded that selling here still better suits the purchasing habits of cultivators.
Master Jiu Tong was ultimately conducting business on her own, and although she had Elder Cang Jing as her master, she operated independently, making it slightly riskier and more costly. Therefore, her approach seemed a bit stingy.
Moreover, White Pebble Beach had a crucial advantage: several sects had residences there, naturally creating a hub of activity. Coupled with the fellowship among cultivators, any good products were likely to attract customers.
Yet, in the days following, those who came were not just scattered guests, but more importantly, those inquiring Feng Jun for the Golden Core Peak—a reputation for helping others form Nascent Souls had finally started fermenting in Tianqin.
The source was undoubtedly Master Yuan’s Nascent Soul celebration. He intentionally emphasized Feng Jun’s divination abilities to divert attention from his own financial issues, leading many to hear about an extremely capable divination expert emerging from the lower realm of Kunhao.
It was quite the coincidence that the rumors of Yi Jue causing a stir in Lingmu Sect and even killing Elder Tiegu were still rampant, leaving many with a strong impression of Feng Jun, which had now intensified.
Additionally, the news of a vast amount of Void Stones appearing in the ice plains couldn’t be concealed, and naturally, people discovered that this seemed related to Feng Jun. Moreover, a newly ascended True Immortal from the lower realms within the Jinwu Sect was helping Feng Jun manage Master Jiu Tong’s assets.
The news of the Spirit Stone Mine under Xuanshui Sect hadn’t spread—Taixu Sect didn’t want others to see the bustle. As for the other shareholders of the Spirit Stone Mine? Each preferred to remain low-key.
But Xia Nichang being from the Crimson Phoenix Sect in the lower realm was undeniable, and more crucially: Crimson Phoenix was in the Kunhao Domain!
The same-field resonance at White Pebble Beach was ultimately a bit lower in level, but helping people form Nascent Souls... that temptation was extraordinarily great.
Take someone like Master Moran, a Taixu disciple who hadn’t formed a Nascent Soul yet but managed a city. Even if he pretends forming a Nascent Soul is no big deal, upon learning of Feng Jun’s divination abilities, he’d secretly seek help, prompting an even stronger reaction from others!
However, most of those coming were hoping to invite Feng Jun to Tianqin for divinations on Nascent Soul formation. It wasn’t that they wanted to show off, but generally, such divinations had to consider domain influences. Doing it in the higher realm produced the most genuine effect.
Precisely for this reason, Feng Jun previously stated that he couldn’t conduct Nascent Soul divinations in Kunhao, and this was quickly accepted by the higher realm cultivators.
Regarding these insistent invitations, Feng Jun routinely declined, especially as many invitations came from secret realm clans. He felt uneasy about going to other lower realms or secondary planes.
Soon after, the agents that Lan Yun and Shou Xin sought finally arrived from the higher realm.
Feng Jun didn’t know who these agents were, but recently, there was an extraordinary influx of people from the higher realm—sects, clans, even loose cultivators flocked continuously, and there were as many as nineteen True Immortals at White Pebble Beach.
Fortunately, he had just buried the lung of a Tunxing Clan member, along with the spleen and liver, otherwise, with White Pebble Beach being such a small place, the domain force would likely have bounced people away.
How did he conclude that the agents of those two had arrived? Because the stones they had treasured began to be released.
Lan Yun was the first to release a stone, with a burst rate close to two hundred times and an actual value nearing three hundred upper-grade Spirit Stones.
When the stone was cracked open, the gambling stone market exploded. Lan Yun immediately offered to buy it back and competed fiercely, eventually securing the stone for four hundred and twenty upper-grade Spirit Stones, making it seem like Spirit Stones were money not worth accounting for.
But Feng Jun thought this might just mean money wasn’t an object—just find a loose cultivator as an agent and buy back at high prices without caring about costs... Tsk, it felt a bit deliberate; the plot wasn’t well-designed.
The next day, Shou Xin’s shop also released a hit. The lucky one was a Golden Core High Stage Spirit Plant Master, who used one hundred middle-grade Spirit Stones to win Void Materials worth sixty thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones. Someone offered to buy it for six hundred upper-grade Spirit Stones, but the Spirit Plant Master refused to sell.
This plot felt a bit more reasonable! Feng Jun thought this approach was better, as the Spirit Plant Master wouldn’t necessarily need to fear Lingmu Dao.
However, on the third day, Lan Yun once again showcased some miraculous operation.
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