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Chapter 857: Chapter 863: Share
When Bai Qiuding, the Store Manager of the Southern Edge Commerce Association, entered the great hall, the first thing he noticed was his competitor already seated inside. A glint of dark light flashed through his eyes; he hadn’t expected to arrive a step late, and it seemed that he wasn’t the only one interested in the Li family’s Fourth Order Secret Realm.
At the same time, Bai Qiuding also understood Li Mingzi’s strategies. It would have been possible to receive them separately, but she had deliberately arranged for them to meet. Wasn’t the Li family’s intention to play them against each other in order to drive up the price and gain greater benefits?
Facing this open scheme, whether it was Bai Qiuding or Yang Heping, the Store Manager of Xuanfa Pavilion, they had no choice but to plunge in and compete with each other in the face of immense benefits.
"May I ask what brings you here, Store Manager Bai?" Li Mingzi asked with a smile.
Unlike Xuanfa Pavilion, the Southern Edge Commerce Association had a closer and more intimate relationship with the Li family, so Bai Qiuding didn’t need the pretext of bringing a gift.
But he still needed a reason; he couldn’t just say outright that he was here for the Fourth Order Secret Realm.
And Bai Qiuding’s reason was to discuss the quantity and price of Top-Tier Treasure Pills with the Li family!
Conveniently using this confidential business matter as a reason, he could exclude the people from Xuanfa Pavilion, making it easier for him to have an in-depth conversation with the Li family while avoiding malicious competition.
Unfortunately, Yang Heping saw through Bai Qiuding’s intentions and naturally sought to disrupt them. Otherwise, if the Southern Edge Commerce Association managed to strike a deal with the Li family, what would be left for them?
In a moment, Yang Heping couldn’t think of any good ideas. Seeing that Li Mingzi was really about to pull aside for a private conversation, he became anxious and said, "Li, Xuanfa Pavilion is willing to purchase your family clan’s Spiritual Objects from the Fourth Order Secret Realm at ninety percent of the selling price."
Li Mingzi was slightly shocked. Under normal circumstances, the buying price was only seventy percent of the selling price, or even lower, but now Xuanfa Pavilion was actually willing to give two percent more!
But it must be said, it indeed tempted Li Mingzi.
The extra two percent in Spirit Stones, who knows how many things could be done with it.
Bai Qiuding cursed inwardly; this bastard had raised the price so high in an instant, how could they compete? But they couldn’t afford not to compete.
After pondering hard, he said, "We are also willing to purchase Spiritual Objects at ninety percent of the selling price, and furthermore, the Li family can enjoy a ten percent discount on any Spiritual Objects they purchase from our association in the future."
Yang Heping gritted his teeth and repeated the offer but didn’t raise the stakes further.
Neither of them was foolish; the profit margins were already pressed very low. If they continued to undercut each other, even if they acquired the Spiritual Objects from the Secret Realm, they wouldn’t get much benefit—in fact, they might even have to pay out Spirit Stones, a scenario where the loss outweighed the gain.
Although Li Mingzi felt somewhat regretful, he knew better than to miss out on a good opportunity and said with a beaming smile, "The Secret Realm has just finished being cleared, and it will be a long time before the Spiritual Objects are produced. However, since both of you are so eager, I will satisfy both of your requests first."
Seeing the two men reach a tacit agreement, Li Mingzi simply decided to evenly split the Spiritual Objects available for sale, excluding the Li family’s consumption and what was sold through their own commerce association.
As for the pricing of the Spiritual Objects, it was a very troublesome matter, for the price of each type of Spiritual Object was definitely different; there was no need for them to negotiate personally—this could be delegated to their subordinates.
Bai Qiuding and Yang Heping were not satisfied with the allocation of shares given by Li Mingzi; the amount was too little, but that was all the Li family could offer. Their dissatisfaction was of no use.
The two came with high hopes but left in dejection.
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"How on earth can Formations be used as a substitute for Spirit Plants to support the Spirit Realm?" Jiang Fengwu’s brows were tightly knit as she pondered an extremely complex issue.
For Nascent Soul Cultivators wishing to accelerate their own cultivation, a corresponding Cultivation Environment was indispensable—it not only provided a more suitable environment but would also generate Primal Qi.
But to establish a Spirit Realm, Fourth Order Spirit Plants were necessary, and specifically Spirit Plants of the same Laws, to benefit one’s own cultivation.
But where could they easily find appropriate Spirit Plants? Especially for the Li family, this new Divine Transformation family with no deep foundation, they simply couldn’t produce any Fengshui Spiritual Plants.
And Jiang Fengwu, following Li Zhirui’s suggestion, had visited the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and spent a hefty sum of Spirit Stones to learn about the locations of various Fourth Order and Fifth Order Fengshui Spiritual Plants.
Yet, most of them already had owners, and even those that grew wild were protected by Devil Beasts, beyond Jiang Fengwu’s reach.
This path being impassable, Jiang Fengwu could only try another approach, which was her initial question—how to use Formations to replace Spirit Plants.
However, this was a path bristling with thorns and bumps, and until now, Jiang Fengwu hadn’t even confirmed a plan on how to start.
But before she could obtain Spirit Plants, Jiang Fengwu mustn’t give up; she had to persevere in case she never found the right ones.
Regarding Jiang Fengwu’s troubles, Li Zhirui was unaware, for had he known, he might have regretted suggesting such a difficult idea to her.
Nonetheless, there was an opportunity to understand Spirit Realm creation that Li Zhirui intended to leave to her, curious to see if Jiang Fengwu might gain something from it.
The Li family had obtained six Fifth Order Spirit Plants from a Fourth Order Secret Realm, and after discussions between Li Mingzi and the Elders, it was decided to use them all to create a Spirit Realm!
Yes, the Flowing Light Peony and Twin-Stemmed Strengthening Bone Grass could also be used for creating Spirit Realms.
But because they were not Spirit Plants with better endurance, the Spirit Realms created would be smaller in size.
After all, following the creation of a Spirit Realm, the Spirit Plants would still exist without much change unless, during the creation process, they ascended into Spiritual Roots.
Only then would the Spirit Plants undergo a significant transformation.
Six Spirit Plants symbolized six Secret Realms, and during the process of creating Spirit Realms, perhaps Jiang Fengwu could glimpse something to aid her cause.
Once Li Zhirui discussed this with Jiang Fengwu, she immediately agreed without hesitation; she was currently worrying over this matter.
"Then I’ll leave it to you."
Jiang Fengwu shook her head, "This matter greatly aids me, so it can hardly be called a hardship."
Recently breaking through to Divine Transformation, Jiang Fengwu wanted to create a Spirit Realm, but her mana wasn’t nearly sufficient. She would need to consume several Rejuvenating Treasure Pills and later spend time recovering from forcefully driving her mana and damaging her meridians.
Of course, it could be considered a hardship.
But there was no need to argue with her about it.
"I’ll tell you about the things to pay attention to when creating a Spirit Realm."
In truth, Li Zhirui didn’t have too much experience either, considering the Li family only had three Spirit Realms, one of which was even created using Formations.
But compared to Jiang Fengwu, who had no experience at all, his insights were still very helpful.
A few days later, Li Zhirui felt the timing was right and said, "What’s learned from books is superficial after all; it’s better to give it a try yourself."
As long as they could support the Spirit Realm and it didn’t collapse in the early stage, they could almost declare success. The use of Spirit Plants afterward was merely to strengthen the Spirit Realm.
Therefore, it wouldn’t damage the Spirit Plants or even result in their loss.
