Chapter 120

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Chapter 120: Spirit Stones Are Scattered Everywhere

Five Elements Sect – Yue Qing’s residence.

Lin Jiang waited at the door for a while, then Yue Qing came out with a smile on his face. He had successfully built his foundation. There were many foolish people and quite a few who were willing to support him. Several years ago, Yue Qing had accumulated enough merit points to exchange for a Building Foundation Pill, which allowed him to establish his own residence.

"Junior Brother Xiao, why do you have time to come visit Senior Brother?"

Yue Qing said that he was sure Lin Jiang saw through his tricks and that’s why he ran away. After that, they didn’t keep in touch as much for a few years.

"It’s been a long time since I last visited Senior Brother Yue. I came to see you today."

"Haha, come in."

Yue Qing laughed heartily. He knew that if Lin Jiang had come to find him, it must be for a reason.

"Senior Brother Yue, do you know about the upcoming celebration in Medicine City?"

"I know, Medicine City is expanding, and my uncle is one of the supervisors."

"Oh."

Lin Jiang raised an eyebrow, it seemed like Yue Qing’s uncle was quite remarkable, able to get such work.

"Does Junior Brother Xiao also have ideas?"

"I have read some travelogues written by Taoist friends about the Yunzhong City Centennial Celebration. According to the book, if the population of a city suddenly increases, for those who see business opportunities, there are opportunities everywhere, and spirit stones are everywhere."

"Haha, great minds think alike, but if Junior Brother Xiao acts now, it will be too late. The businesses in the new district have already been taken by the senior members in our sect. We have no chance anymore."

Yue Qing laughed even harder, it looked like something important was going to be discussed today. But the biggest cake has long been taken by the bigshots in our sect, he can’t even get a piece of land.

"We can’t touch that kind of business, we don’t have a chance. Compared to the bigshots in our sect, we should be satisfied with just getting a taste of the soup."

"It seems that Junior Brother Xiao really does have ideas, explain in detail."

Okay, then I will share my thoughts. These days, I have read over a hundred travelogues about Yunzhong City. The Yunzhong City Centennial Celebration will attract millions of cultivators from other places, bringing endless business opportunities.

And for cultivators, the most important things are pills, symbols, tools, formations, especially pills. The Building Foundation Pill and the Five Elements Golden Fruit Pill are extremely attractive. My Five Elements Sect is known for being skilled in cultivating spiritual crops. Cang City is also known as Medicine City, so there is no shortage of spiritual medicines and pills. But there are many people doing this business, and we have no advantage. We need to find another way.

"How can we find another way?"

"Clothes, food, shelter, transportation. I choose food as the first option."

"If it’s not high-grade spiritual food, how much money can it sell for?"

Yue Qing shook his head. A single serving of high-grade spiritual food could sell for thousands of spirit stones, even tens of thousands. He didn’t think that low-grade spiritual food could sell for much.

"Senior Brother Yue, it seems like you underestimated the profit of spiritual food. I can guarantee that within ten to fifteen days, just by selling low-grade spiritual food, we can earn at least 50,000 spirit stones or more."

"Junior Brother Xiao, don’t tease me. Low-grade spiritual food is settled with spiritual beads. How much do you have to sell to earn 50,000 spirit stones? I can’t afford to rent such a big shop."

"When did I say that we need to rent a shop, Senior Brother?"

"How can you buy without a store? By wandering the streets?"

"Just by wandering the streets, tell your senior brother the truth. Junior brother, you haven’t made any powerful connections within the sect these past years, only your senior brother. Otherwise, this benefit wouldn’t be your senior brother’s turn."

"Tell me carefully, if it’s really feasible, then how about your senior brother cooperating with you? You should know your senior brother’s reputation, it’s unquestionable."

Yue Qing immediately said, his image had yet to be shattered, those sworn brothers of his, he’s now supporting all of them. They’re his team, though he’s not at a loss either. Qi Refining Period sponsors him with one hundred spirit stones, and he’ll return a little more. But the money-making capabilities of the two are different, it’s difficult for Qi Refining Period to earn one hundred spirit stones, but it’s easy for him, in the end, he profits the most.

Lin Jiang immediately presented his own plan, it’s a simple plan. Starting from now, massively stockpile low-level spiritual flesh, rent a warehouse outside the city, freeze them with an ice formation, and when the great celebration begins, take the flesh out to thaw. By then, not to mention cooking for themselves, even if they wholesale, they can earn a tidy sum because prices will definitely rise.

And they can even make it themselves, find a few disciples with low cultivation but good culinary skills, mass produce in an assembly-line fashion, and make boxed meals to sell on the streets and alleys, winning by quantity.

And don’t worry about lack of business. Lin Jiang himself has been an independent cultivator for over a hundred years, he knows the situation of the lower levels of independent cultivators. It’s really using one spirit stone like it’s split into eight pieces. And independent cultivators, what they lack the least are poor people.

"Junior Brother Xiao, is this really a good idea?"

Yue Qing was deeply moved by Lin Jiang’s words, he realized this strategy was indeed very good, and they can set up the production location outside the city, the cost can be very low.

"Not good, this is dishonest money. If we do this, the small vendors in Medicine City will lose their business. Senior Brother Yue, will you earn this money?"

"Having money but not earning it, what a jerk."

Yue Qing suddenly shouted, what’s wrong with earning dishonest money? How much is a conscience worth? People can be bought by the pound.

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Thirty miles outside of Medicine City.

Lin Jiang arrived at a village called Jiangshan Town, where Yue Qing and a few others were already waiting. When they saw Lin Jiang, they exchanged greetings.

"Junior Brother Xiao, as per your request, we have already modified three warehouses. They are all equipped with cold attribute formations. When a piece of raw meat is brought in, it can be frozen into ice within the time it takes to burn a stick of incense."

"How much meat can these three warehouses hold?"

"At least hundreds of thousands of kilograms, give or take. I’m not exactly sure."

"Fill it up as much as possible."

"No problem filling it up, but the issue is that we don’t have enough money. We still haven’t decided how big we want to make it."

"Then let’s decide now."

"Okay, after discussing with a few of us, we decided to invest fifty thousand spirit stones in this matter."

"Senior Brother Xiao is already in the Building Foundation Period, and he’s only investing fifty thousand spirit stones?"

"I’ll invest ten thousand spirit stones, and the rest will be for my brothers. I have other business to attend to as well."

Yue Qing shook his head, not because he was timid, but because he didn’t have enough money. His income had increased significantly before reaching the Building Foundation Period, but expenses had also multiplied. Ten thousand spirit stones was his limit.

"What about the other senior brothers?"

"We calculated and decided to invest twenty thousand spirit stones."

"Okay, I’ll pay the remaining twenty thousand."

"Oh dear, Junior Brother Xiao is really secretive."

"This is all my wealth. I sold all the Merit Points on my Identity Jade Disc. If we’re going to play, let’s play big."

Lin Jiang said. I’ll also invest twenty thousand spirit stones as a gesture. If he really puts his entire fortune into it, Medicine City won’t be able to handle it. We’ll be at a loss.

"Alright, let’s sign the contract."

"No, this time I want to make a Heart Demon Oath."

"Does Junior Brother Xiao have to be so serious?"

"Twenty thousand spirit stones are my savings from decades in the Five Elements Sect. I hope to make a big profit this time and be able to buy a Building Foundation Pill. I believe you all have the same idea, right?"

"We agree."

The four people beside Yue Qing immediately said that they couldn’t compare with Lin Jiang’s wealth. One person has five thousand spirit stones, which is their entire savings.

"Alright, let’s make a Heart Demon Oath, just like a Heart Demon Oath."

Yue Qing had to agree. He didn’t think this business would be very big or profitable, so he didn’t plan on cheating.

"Since we’ve formed an alliance, let’s divide and conquer. Senior Brother Yue will take care of the demon beast meat, and I will negotiate with Senior Brother Zheng Yi. They will be responsible for purchasing a large quantity of spiritual paddy at normal prices."

"There’s no problem with the demon beast meat. I have already found someone to collect it from a faraway place. We don’t want anything above second-grade, just lower-grade first-grade will do. The more, the better. My brothers and I will handle it."

"Who will be responsible for the packaging boxes and chopsticks?"

"I will. I am a resident of Jiangshan Town. I have already talked to the ordinary people there."

A man beside Yue Qing stepped forward and said that hiring ordinary people would be even cheaper. With a few spirit stones, they could hire a large group of people for a whole year.

"Okay."

Lin Jiang exclaimed. Mortals can do their work, decrease costs, and be a good capitalist!

"I have already found a cook. Junior Brother Xiao can teach them in the next few days so that they don’t panic. I have received news that next May will be a grand celebration in Medicine City. It’s less than half a year away. Our Five Elements Sect has already sent people to promote it in different places. At that time, independent cultivators with influence in Yun State, sects, and families will all be invited."

Yue Qing said. Five Elements Sect is one of the three powerful forces in Yun State. They have sent out invitations. Anyone who dares not to come, this celebration will surely be very big in scale.

In the following days, Lin Jiang stayed in Jiangshan Town, discussing recipes with the cook arranged by Yue Qing. Lin Jiang’s idea was not to make it too complicated, just braised meat. They would use large pots bigger than humans, which could braize hundreds or thousands of kilograms at once. After it was braised, they would pack it in paper boxes, keeping it simple and convenient.

It took several days for Lin Jiang to replicate the braised meat he had made in the Lin family. Then he had people collect a large amount of spices and stockpile raw materials.

The packaging boxes were also prepared. Their size depended on the amount of spiritual energy that could be refined at the initial stage, intermediate stage, and advanced stage of Qi Refining. After the style was determined, Yue Qing would go to the place where paper was produced to place an order. There was no need to worry about technical issues. In the world of cultivation, those were small problems.

Everything was planned out. Lin Jiang also requested a trial run. They made five hundred servings and went to Medicine City to sell them. After a few days, the feedback was neither good nor bad.

Because there weren’t many transient people in Medicine City now, most of the residents had fixed places to live and found it more cost-effective to cook for themselves. However, the vendors in the bustling market of Medicine City loved this kind of boxed meal because it saved time and effort.

Some of the partners were still anxious, but Lin Jiang’s confidence grew. He felt that as long as they slightly reduced the price compared to the food vendors in the city, it would definitely be well-received.