Chapter 151
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Chapter 151: Trouble Caused by an Outstanding Disciple
In Spirit Heart Fairy City, atop a nine-story giant integrated commerce tower, which covers an area of over a hundred acres, is the headquarters of the Hidden Spirit Commerce.
Pang Fu had not been back long when a commerce supervisor came to report that the presidents of several collaborating commerce associations had arrived for a visit almost simultaneously.
"Bring them all to the VIP room."
The already spacious VIP room of about a hundred square meters accommodated fifteen commerce associations.
"Brother Pang, we agreed on the 500 sets of Spiritual Energy Armor, and you mustn’t let me down," said a burly man at the Transformation Stage.
"You only want 500 sets? I want to order 1,000 sets. I have the spirit stones ready, and as long as Brother Pang gives me a date, all the spirit stones in my hands will be yours," a charming woman with a captivating demeanor said, as if just one knowing glance would be enough…
"What about my 2,000 sets?" a cold voice interjected; it belonged to a boy with a frosty expression.
"Uncle Pang…………"
"Brother Pang……………”
At this moment, Pang Fu waved his hand, signaling for everyone to quiet down.
"Everyone, please be quiet; I have consulted our Grand Elder."
"The orders will remain the same, but the price will increase by half, and the speed will stay the same as before."
"But there is one more requirement: the increase for the raw materials purchased from your commerce associations cannot exceed half."
Hearing that the price would only increase by half, all the commerce presidents breathed a sigh of relief; the prices for spirit ore outside had already doubled, so a half increase was still acceptable.
The latter condition, however, was also a minor issue.
"As for the delivery, it will be in order of who comes first."
All the commerce presidents perked up their ears again.
"Deliveries for previous orders will follow the original sequence, and for new orders, all fifteen commerce associations will deliver 100 sets at a time."
"As for the spaceship-shaped artifacts, the same rules will apply."
The fifteen commerce presidents relaxed; while they didn’t gain the maximum benefits, neither did other associations.
At this point, all the commerce presidents began inviting Pang Fu to dinner and entertainment in the evening.
"Brother Pang, the pattern of my bed sheets is beautiful; how about we admire it together tonight?"
A delicate hand rested on Pang Fu’s shoulder, and just the soft and tingling sensation made Pang Fu feel overwhelmed.
"Haha, Brother Pang, I advise you not to agree. With your Golden Core stage physique, it’s fine for doing business, but be careful with this beauty; you might lose your weapon if things get out of hand," the burly man at the Transformation Stage chuckled.
"Brother Pang, our elders would like to visit your sect to exchange insights on artifact crafting; may we?" the cold boy said directly.
As many presidents were about to speak again, they were captivated by Pang Fu’s actions.
Pang Fu produced a jade slip.
"Everyone’s kindness towards me, Pang, I appreciate, but let’s skip the meal and exchange for now."
"What comes next is the key."
“Let’s all take a look at what’s inside the jade slip.”
Within the jade slip, there was not only an introduction to the combat strength of the puppets but also a floating recording of a puppet battle.
Moments later, the burly man at the Transformation Stage reacted first.
“I want 500 of those long-range attack puppets.”
“My commerce association will pay 10 million spirit stones for each,” the burly man said confidently.
"Just for you, I’ll take 1,000 of each model for the long-range puppets."
After reviewing the jade slip, the chamber presidents fell into a heated argument, turning the discussion into personal matters that escalated beyond their commerce associations.
Pang Fu watched the noisy chamber presidents calmly. At first, he didn’t understand what all the fuss was about, but after being tricked by these associations a few times, he joined in on the argument.
If I can’t fight, I can still mess with your heart (of a cultivator).
But this time, he was the host and had to wait until the next opportunity to retaliate.
Now, the Hidden Spirit Commerce had entered the second-tier commerce circle. The presidents who came over were also from second-tier commerce associations, competing with each other while finding comfort in unity.
Since they couldn’t compete with the top commerce associations that owned Sea Ships and Star Ships, they had to snatch a bit of the technical market.
When the highest bid reached 13 million, Pang Fu decided to enter the fray.
“Close combat puppets at 10 million spirit stones, long-range puppets at 12 million spirit stones; the rules remain the same as for the Spiritual Energy Armor.”
“I promise, I won’t sell these puppets in my commerce, nor will I wholesale them to outside associations.”
Thus, Pang Fu merely feigned nonchalance before completing his task.
When Xu Fan received the news, he decided to open another Production Line for Nascent Soul stage puppets.
“Too small, the scale is too small,” Xu Fan said, shaking his head.
If not for the fear that growing too large would attract the attention of top sects, he would have started a snowball effect through initial capital accumulation.
With a few hundred puppet Production Lines, he could create a puppet army of millions; who would he have to fear then?
Unfortunately, in the cultivation world, anything is possible, and the top sects might be watching the Hidden Spirit Sect right now.
“Let’s open another Production Line for Nascent Soul stage puppets. When the beast race comes, we’ll at least have an army of 100,000 puppets.”
“According to the Elder Council’s description of the Beast Race Invasion, there won’t be any fights above the Core Formation stage in the human race’s central continent at first.”
“Most major battles will occur in the Extreme Void Domain; the central continent will just see minor skirmishes.”
“After reaching the Golden Core stage, we’ll upgrade the grand formation at the gate; we should have no major issues against Core Formation stage beast race.”
“By refining a few heavenly-based big weapons, that should…”
As Xu Fan’s thoughts soared, he gradually contemplated Overcoming Tribulations and matters beyond the Great Ascension stage.
Meanwhile, in a cave within the Qianling Sect.
An elder skilled in divination techniques slowly opened his eyes.
*Cough, cough…*
“I didn’t expect to encounter a taoist friend from the Heavenly Mystery lineage, but I still have the upper hand.”
Then the elder sent an address to a communication artifact belonging to one of the elders of Qianling Sect.
“Sky Blue Zhao, Lin Sen Fairy City, above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake,” murmured a Core Formation Stage Elder of Qianling Sect.
As Xu Fan’s thoughts were drifting, he suddenly shivered, sensing something mysterious.
“Damn it, someone is divining my location.”
Xu Fan quickly formed a Heavenly Mystery seal with his hands, closed his eyes, and began to counter-detect.
An hour later, Xu Fan opened his eyes and sighed, “I didn’t expect to be so discreet, yet I’ve still been discovered by those great beings.”
“Having an outstanding disciple can lead to troubles.”
Xu Fan performed a divination for himself and, upon discovering he had drawn a favorable omen, he relaxed. If worse came to worst, he could entertain the great being who admired his disciple.
Three days later, above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, two Core Formation stage cultivators arrived.
As soon as they entered the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, they felt someone was watching them.
One Core Formation great being’s eyes glimmered with infinite profound mysteries as he looked toward a certain point in the sky.
“How interesting; I can’t believe I evaded detection,” said a middle-aged man in a blue robe.
“We came to visit openly; shouldn’t we be discovered?” said another Core Formation man.
“When we meet that Creation Spirit Master, regardless of cultivation, we must show some respect,” the middle-aged Core Formation cultivator said.
“Of course.”
