Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 196 - 141: Opening the Black Market

Everyone here is no fool. Friendships are one thing, but business is business, they are two separate matters.

No one mentioned the past or identities of the others, as a matter of tact.

After all, in making money together, as long as we earn spirit stones, it's good, and if it doesn't work out, we can part ways.

"Fellow Daoists, with the chaos caused by the demon beasts, Celestial Profound City is attracting a lot of loose cultivators from other countries. These cultivators might not stay long.

But those coming here are either planning for Foundation Establishment or hunting demon beasts, so the market is huge..."

Yun Yao, her face covered with black gauze, spoke coolly about the business prospects.

Lin Chang'an, of course, would not go against her, and nodded to add:

"Our alliance is enough to deter petty people. As for acquiring spirit fields, there's no rush for that yet. Let's get the business going first; my talismans and some connections..."

"I'm Old Hu, a tier two lower-grade artifact refiner. Fixing up some magical artifacts is fine, but it's time-consuming. It would be better if you guys could bring some shady artifacts for me to modify..."

"Our Jia family might not be a big clan, but we can still provide low-grade materials like spirit rice..."

Everyone started discussing, and after Old Ghost and He Yan exchanged glances and said something, Old Hu and Old Jia's attitudes changed noticeably.

"I can get a lot of shady materials from outside..."

None of them were fools; among them, in mid-stage Foundation Establishment alone, they had Lin Chang'an, Yun Yao, Old Ghost, and Old Hu, not to mention two others.

Six Foundation Establishment cultivators formed a force even the Zhou Family had to consider carefully.

They had connections above and networks below, and if their own people could handle things, this business could really take off.

Seeing everyone genuinely wanting to give it a shot, even Old Jia, rooted in Celestial Profound City, wanted to secure a future for his descendants.

"I have a friend who is a tier two middle-grade pill master. He usually doesn't want to get involved in these trivial matters, but he excels in crafting Foundation Establishment Pills and tier two elixirs that enhance cultivation.

In this business, besides giving one-tenth to the top, I want to take three-tenths."

Lin Chang'an mentioned with a smile that he had an alchemist friend, partly to gain more benefits and partly to allow another of his identities to reasonably appear.

Given how Celestial Profound City is now, most skilled cultivators arriving are hiding their identities, fearing they'll be targeted and have bounties placed on them.

No one suspected anything amiss about this.

Friendships aside, when it came to business, Lin Chang'an spoke plainly, asking for three-tenths of the profit.

Meanwhile, Yun Yao, her face shrouded with black gauze, also spoke coldly: "Brother Lin has a pill master behind him, three-tenths is reasonable, I want two-tenths."

With that, after subtracting six-tenths, Old Hu, Old Jia, Ghost Three Blades, and He Yan were left with one-tenth each.

"This Black-Clad Yun Fairy..."

Old Hu was surprised and wanted to say something, but Yun Yao's next sentence directly silenced him.

"At least two sets of tier two demon beast materials each year."

Upon hearing this, Old Hu's expression changed dramatically, and he pounded his chest in assurance:

"Fairy Yun is generous, I, Old Hu, have no problem with that."

This scene made Old Jia feel awkward for a moment, realizing Old Hu's straightforwardness really didn't suit the occasion.

Afterwards, everyone became more familiar over drinks at the table.

No matter their reasons, everyone had staked a lot in this venture, as if they were all tied to the same rope.

Once the business starts, individual interests wouldn't be affected.

After all, black market profits remain black market profits.

For instance, if someone brings Foundation Establishment materials and has Foundation Establishment Pills crafted, the black market only earns the difference.

The main profit still goes to Lin Chang'an's alchemist friend.

The idea is for everyone to join forces and expand the black market, forming something steady, turning a little into a lot, and creating continuous profits.