: Make a fortune and buy more magical artifacts

Chapter 54 Makes a fortune and buys more magical artifacts

Hongyafang Market, Li Family Pharmacy.

Since the Zhou family opened the Spirit Beast Shop in Hongyafang, the owners of the Li family's pharmacy and the Spirit Beast Shop have often visited each other to maintain their relationship.

After all, we were all fellow disciples from the same sect. Even though we've separated now, the bonds we shared are still there.

Nowadays, it is very necessary for people who are doing business in the market to exchange ideas with each other.

Sometimes, when the Li family's pharmacy receives a spiritual item that has a good effect on the growth of demonic beasts, they will resell it to the Spirit Beast Shop to make a profit.

The Spirit Beast Shop, upon receiving medicinal herbs that the Li family could use for alchemy, would resell them to them.

Since both companies have methods to remove the negative energy from spiritual items, this kind of resale transaction doesn't even need to consider whether the negative energy has been removed; it can be traded directly at the normal price.

This kind of thing wasn't just done by the Zhou and Li families; other shops in the market were doing it too.

However, everyone only transacts with shops that they know each other well, and they won't easily reveal what they urgently need to other shops to prevent others from maliciously raising prices.

Therefore, when Zhou Chun suddenly came to visit, Li Siyuan, the owner of Li's Pharmacy, immediately knew that he would probably have to spend money again today.

Even so, he greeted Zhou Chun with a smile, saying, "Nephew Zhengchun, you're here! Did you bring me something nice this time?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately nodded with a broad smile and replied, "Yes, Uncle Li will definitely be very satisfied with something like this today!"

Upon hearing this, Li Siyuan's heart skipped a beat, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

He could already sense something very bad from Zhou Chun's words and expressions.

Zhou Chun's visit today might mean more than just a little bleeding; it could very well mean a major hemorrhage!

He immediately coughed twice, his expression changing slightly, and said, "Ahem, Nephew Zhengchun, stop playing games with your Uncle Li. What is it? Show it to me quickly."

"Hehe, the stuff is in here, Uncle Li, take a look for yourself!"

Zhou Chun chuckled, then reached into his storage pouch and took out the jade box containing the Red Essence Ganoderma, placing it on the counter.

"This is... a Red Essence Ganoderma!!"

Li Siyuan opened the jade box, took out the red Ganoderma lucidum inside, and after a closer look, he looked at Zhou Chun with a face full of shock.

Zhou Chun smiled slightly at him and said, "Uncle Li, there's no need to rush. Take your time and look carefully so you don't make a mistake."

Upon hearing this, Li Siyuan suppressed his shock and excitement and examined the document carefully again.

Half an hour later, he put the Ganoderma lucidum back into the jade box, then looked at Zhou Chun with a very complicated expression and said, "Nephew Zhengchun, you are really lucky! You even managed to come across a two-hundred-year-old Red Essence Ganoderma lucidum!"

"Hehehe, Uncle Li, let's not beat around the bush. How many spirit coins are you prepared to give for this Crimson Essence Ganoderma?"

Zhou Chun smiled smugly, and without bothering to hide it, directly asked Li Siyuan about the price.

"How's the price?"

Li Siyuan stretched out his hand, spread his five fingers, and shook them.

"Not very good!"

Zhou Chun shook his head, looking at Li Siyuan with a serious expression, and said, "It's not that I'm greedy, Uncle Li, you know how much value the Red Essence Ganoderma can have in your Li family. This price is not enough for this item!"

Upon hearing this, Li Siyuan's face darkened as he said, "But this price is already more than double the normal market price. My dear nephew, you've made more than double the profit by reselling it. Isn't that enough?"

"Uncle Li, that's not very meaningful. If you obtained a Dragon Transformation Grass, would you sell it to our Zhou family at the normal market price?"

Zhou Chun shook his head as he said this, adding, "I'm afraid you wouldn't have let go until our clan leader emptied his pockets and even incurred a debt of several thousand spirit coins!"

For business people, the market price is just a reference price.

Scarcity drives up value; for many items that are priced but not available, their actual value cannot be measured by market price alone.

The red Ganoderma lucidum is extremely rare, with only one out of countless red Ganoderma lucidum plants appearing. Its formation is completely unpredictable and cannot be mass-produced artificially.

This means that its market price can only be used as a reference.

After hearing Zhou Chun's example, Li Siyuan's face darkened, and he was speechless.

Indeed, if the Li family were to obtain a Dragon Transformation Grass, let alone whether they would be willing to sell it.

If they were willing to make a move, they would definitely have to bankrupt Zhou Daoyi, who desperately wanted the item, before they would agree to it.

Finally, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Then six hundred spirit coins. This is the highest price I can offer. If you still don't agree to this, then keep this item and wait patiently!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chun knew it was time to reveal his own expected price.

He immediately said, "How about this, Uncle Li? I'll give you another option: four hundred spirit coins, plus two bottles of [Yellow Cloud Pills]. What do you think?"

The [Huang Yun Dan] is a pill from the Li family used to improve the cultivation of cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining. Its effect is even better than the [Shen Huang Wan] that Zhou Chun had previously obtained from that bandit cultivator. One bottle costs 180 spirit coins, and two bottles cost 360 spirit coins.

However, the main ingredients for this product are only Polygonatum sibiricum and Cloud Grass that are over a hundred years old. These two kinds of spiritual herbs were widely planted in the original Three Absolutes Sect's medicinal garden, so the Li family actually had a very low cost to refine this kind of pill.

Zhou Chun's current offer is almost at Li Siyuan's bottom line.

Therefore, it was clear that his face was full of hesitation and indecision, and he was unable to make a decision for a long time.

Zhou Chun didn't urge him, but simply placed his hand on the jade box containing the Red Essence Ganoderma, looking as if he might leave at any moment.

After hesitating for a long time, Li Siyuan finally sighed deeply and said, "Ah! Fine, fine, Uncle Li will bleed big today, I'll do as you say, my dear nephew!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately released his grip, bowed respectfully, and said with a smile, "Haha, Uncle Li, you are so generous. I thank you in advance."

So the two exchanged money for goods and quickly completed the transaction face-to-face.

After the transaction was completed, Li Siyuan carefully put away the Crimson Essence Ganoderma, then looked at Zhou Chun with a pained expression and asked, "Nephew Zhengchun, tell me honestly, how many spirit coins did you spend to buy this Crimson Essence Ganoderma?"

"One hundred and thirty-five spirit coins, which I just received this morning. I was worried they would lose their freshness if left for too long, so I brought them over to you, Uncle Li, right away."

Zhou Chun smiled and spoke the truth without any hesitation.

Upon hearing his words, Li Siyuan's eyes twitched, and his heart felt as if it were bleeding.

Why didn't he encounter such a good thing?

He couldn't help but force a smile that looked more like a grimace, saying, "Then, Uncle Li, I really have to thank you!!"

"No need to thank me. Uncle Li, if you receive any good things in the future, please take care of the Zhou family!"

Zhou Chun said with a smile, seemingly completely oblivious to the deeper meaning in Li Siyuan's words.

"There will be an opportunity, there definitely will be that opportunity!"

Li Siyuan gritted his teeth and thought to himself that he must get his revenge next time.

However, he was so upset that he didn't even feel like keeping Zhou Chun to chat any longer, and quickly took the initiative to see him off.

Furthermore, after leaving Li's Pharmacy, Zhou Chun did not rush back to Ling Shou Zhai, but instead went directly to "Tian Bao Ge".

He now has a total of six or seven hundred spirit coins, enough to buy another top-grade first-tier magic weapon from the "Tianbao Pavilion".

Two hours later, in the testing ground of the backyard of "Tianbao Pavilion", under the glow of the "Sunlight Stone" emanating from the lampposts on both sides, Zhou Chun and a manager of "Tianbao Pavilion" entered the place.

The steward took out a token-like magical artifact, made a hand seal, and cast a spell on it. A pale yellow spiritual light burst forth from the token and fell upon the seven bronze pillars, each over ten feet tall, in the testing ground.

Instantly, a thick and powerful earth-yellow spiritual light was released from the seven bronze pillars, quickly connecting with each other to form a hazy earth-yellow light shield that protected the seven bronze pillars.

Seeing this, the manager immediately said to Zhou Chun standing behind him, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you can make your move now. The strength of this array's protective barrier is roughly equivalent to a low-grade second-tier defensive spell!"

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Zhou Chun's face flashed with excitement, and he immediately reached out and patted the storage bag at his waist, taking out his newly purchased magical artifact.

A small, palm-sized, earthen-yellow seal flew out of his storage bag, spinning rapidly as it quickly flew above the array's protective barrier.

Then Zhou Chun channeled his magic power into it and uttered a "Great!"

Instantly, a dazzling earth-yellow aura burst forth from the earth-yellow seal.

The small, yellowish-brown seal, originally the size of a palm, swelled up to the size of a carriage in just a few breaths!

"fall!"

Zhou Chun shouted and pointed at the giant seal in the air.

In an instant, the giant seal fell down and slammed hard into the array shield below.

Boom!

The giant seal fell from the sky and slammed hard into the array's protective barrier.

The array's protective barrier was immediately forced to collapse inwards, shaking violently, and numerous cracks visibly appeared on its surface.

After a stalemate lasting about two or three breaths, the giant seal, having exhausted the magical power Zhou Chun had injected, rapidly shrank in size, returning to the size of a palm before being flung away and back into Zhou Chun's hand.

At this moment, the manager looked at Zhou Chun with a smile and said, "How is it? Fellow Daoist Zhou, are you satisfied with the power of this [Minor Thousand Mountain Seal]?"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun smiled wryly, a mixture of joy and worry, "I'm satisfied, but the consumption of mana is a bit too great. With my cultivation at the ninth level of Qi Refining, I can only unleash it three times!"

Upon hearing this, the steward, ever the smooth talker, chuckled and said, "This isn't necessarily all bad. With the power of this item, even if Fellow Daoist Zhou successfully establishes his foundation in the future, he can continue to use it for a while until he can purchase a second-tier magic weapon!"

"Perhaps."

Zhou Chun shook his head noncommittally and didn't say anything more about his dissatisfaction.

It turns out that when he came to "Tianbao Pavilion" to buy magical artifacts, he saw that the "Little Thousand Mountain Seal," which he had seen along with the "Moon Blade Meteor Wheel," was still unsold, and he immediately became interested in it.

However, he still had some doubts about whether this thing was really as powerful as described, which led to the test just now.

Now that he knows the result, and the power is indeed as strong as described, there's not much more to say.

Just buy it!

(End of this chapter)