The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 432 - 254: A Variety of Trees Will Eventually Bear Fruit_2
The next moment, Ning Xiaoxian heard his transmission: "Miss Ning truly has a short memory for favors. I had been trapped in Reincarnation Land for over thirty years, and it was thanks to your rescue from the brink of death that I was able to return and resume my post at Guangcheng Palace. I etch this kindness deep in my heart! It is my honor to be of assistance today."
It suddenly dawned on her. That’s right, she wondered why this fellow seemed somewhat familiar; it turned out he was one of those she had rescued from the predicament at the Reincarnation Platform. She didn’t expect he would be a disciple of Guangcheng Palace, and even the Deputy Chief of Duobao Pavilion. At that time, she had saved people from more than twenty different Sects, and indeed today she reaped the rewards. Could this be likened to casting a wide net to catch fish, or planting many trees to harvest fruit?
She also transmitted her voice, earnestly saying: "You flatter me. Deputy Chief Li speaks frankly and comes to my rescue in a time of need, Ning Xiaoxian is immensely grateful."
Upon her response, Li Jianming’s expression softened, and he warmly said: "Miss Ning, are you here to consign goods at Duobao Pavilion today? I looked it up a moment ago and they are worth a pretty sum. I took the initiative to charge you only a ten percent commission."
This Mr. Li knew the score. A ten percent commission instead of the usual twenty percent, it meant she could earn tens of thousands more Spirit Stones. Ning Xiaoxian’s heart bloomed with joy, though she modestly replied on the surface: "Deputy Chief Li is too kind. How could I accept such generosity?"
However, two hours later, she was quite "happy" to receive the proceeds from the sale on the second floor, totaling 1.79 million Spirit Stones. After deducting the ten percent commission, she netted 1.61 million Spirit Stones! Li Jianming’s discretion in charging her one percent less meant she earned an extra 170,000 Spirit Stones.
Even Li Jianming himself would be startled by such a huge sum. Before coming to offer his help, he knew only that the elixirs the girl sold were valuable, but had no idea they would be this precious. Among them, the Golden Core Pills and Nascent Soul Pills sold the best, as these are essential Spirit Pills for Cultivators aiming for the Golden Core Stage and Nascent Soul Stage, normally increasing the success rates of breakthroughs by ten and five percent, respectively. However, the two variants refined by Qiongqi could amazingly enhance the success rates to fifteen and nine percent! 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
For Cultivators reaching this realm, every single percent increase in the breakthrough success rate is incredibly hard to achieve. The miraculous effects of Ning Xiaoxian’s sold elixirs ensured each was only priced at 100,000 Spirit Stones, indeed a fair and non-deceptive price! More frustratingly, would Cultivators genuinely aspiring to advance to the next stage only buy one pill? Who can ensure success just by consuming one pill?
The other two elixirs that sold out were the Soul Reviving Guide and Sixty Years Powder, refined from the One-day Fruit. The effects of the Soul Reviving Guide were peculiar, allowing those on the brink of death to revive fully healed on the spot, but once the effect wore off, they would fall into a coma for three days and nights and lose fifteen years of their life span. Cultivators reaching the Golden Core Stage extend their life span to four hundred years; and for those in the Nascent Soul Stage, it’s a lengthy seven hundred years! Should one really reach the dire step of being fatally wounded, these fifteen years aren’t an unbearable price to pay.
The path of Cultivation is fraught with dangers. Most people are locked in a continuous struggle against Heaven, Earth, humans, and demons. Such miraculous elixirs, though draconian in effect, are essential, and hence even priced at 180,000 Spirit Stones each, they are in demand.
The other remarkable medicine Ning Xiaoxian consigned was the Sixty Years Powder. She got her hands on the seeds of the One-day Fruit very early on, but it was only until recently that she managed to gather enough ingredients to combine into this pill. One of the key ingredients was the Fire Cloud Rhinoceros Horn, which is either extinct or incredibly rare as she had to scour many places without success, and only managed to barely manage to produce ten pills with Changtian’s stock, of which she put four up for sale. It enables a Cultivator’s realm to rise by two 60-year cycles within 24 hours. Once time is up, one only feels exhausted and requires about half a year to recover, but there are no other side effects. She set the price at 150,000 Spirit Stones. Needless to say, this was also a necessity for home and travel, essential for self-protection, and couldn’t be a tough sell.
Indeed, the other medicine pills that Qiongqi refined in the Pill Furnace, enhancing various attributes and curing poison, plague, and miasma, also sold very well.
After the remarkable medicines sold out, there was still an unending stream of Cultivators eagerly inquiring, with their longing evident in their words. Duobao Pavilion expressed feeling incredible pressure. After viewing the reports, Li Jianming could only smile bitterly; he originally intended to repay a favor to Ning Xiaoxian, but now found he needed to ask her if she could refine more for sale. He also knew that the higher the Grade of Spiritual Medicine, the more it drains the Pill Master’s Spiritual Power, and the fewer pills are produced each time. Given Ning Xiaoxian’s moderate cultivation, it was good if she could refine a few pills a day.
She could only say she would do her best. Li Jianming invited her upstairs to a private room, casually set up a soundproof barrier, and then said in secret: "Miss Ning, the effects of your medicines are truly astonishing, Duobao Pavilion would like to make a long-term purchase. We are willing to stick with the current price, or provide the ingredients ourselves while compensating you for the refining costs." The so-called refining costs include providing materials for her to process and refine. After all, Duobao Pavilion still serves Guangcheng Palace disciples, and her medicines were regarded as sought-after remedies in any Sect. Although he was a Cultivator, having managed Duobao Pavilion for many years, he knew not to miss out on this business opportunity.
Ning Xiaoxian contemplated and replied: "I am quite satisfied with this price. However, my whereabouts are unpredictable, and I cannot stay within your Sect for long, so the delivery and transaction of these elixirs may be difficult." She would be traveling westward, leaving Guangcheng Palace far behind in a matter of days, making any long-term cooperation a challenge given her hard-to-track movements. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please browse at m.qidian.com.)
