The reception work at Huafengju in front was not difficult actually, Hongmei hired the corresponding personnel.
But, after all, these outsiders are not like family members, and Hongmei cannot just randomly take someone as a disciple.
Therefore, Zhong Ninyao went to the back room to help Hongmei as an assistant, and Yulou took over the task of watching the store.
Benefiting from the warm-up of the Red Lantern Daoist Version Double 11 activity, the number of Qingxi Fāng Daoist has increased sharply to the point where they need to sleep on the streets, so the recent customer volume of Huafengju has also increased.
However...
However...
Yulou lay on the chair watching the travel journal of the Daoists, noticing the people who had entered and, with a glance, knew that they were just there to gain knowledge.
Serious refiners produce inferior alchemical weapons with three basic tiered restrictions collected. The price is forty pieces of spirit stones.
Forty spirit stones, of course, is not much compared to the 'teacher's fee' for Yulou and his brother, and it is also not comparable to the Mirror Silver Gold Thread Shield.
But just these few spirit stones, many scattered cultivators still cannot afford it.
During their battle, they often use some simple magic, basic charms, and ordinary weapons infused with spiritual materials. This way, they will not lose.
Yes, they won't lose.
Because the poverty of scattered cultivators, many have already reached a point where even if they extract every drop of their body, they still can't afford even fifty spirit stones.
If the charms used in the battle are too expensive, even if you win and plunder the spoils, you will still be at a loss.
"Comrade, how many spirit stones are the cheapest magical items here?"
A middle-aged looking scattered cultivator asked.
"Eighty pieces, it's still a flying sword, a flying sword made from ninth-grade cold steel and ninth-grade white elm wood, would you like to see it?"
The clerk at Huafengju began to pitch the monkey version 'flying sword' exclusively supplied by Hongmei.
"Flying swords made from ninth-grade cold steel and ninth-grade white elm wood? Just eighty spirit stones?"
The middle-aged scattered cultivator's eyes immediately flashed with excitement, urging the clerk to quickly bring it out for him to have a look.
The clerk looked at Yulou, who got up and took out Hongmei's monkey version flying sword from the cabinet.
However, when he opened the box and saw the flying sword, even Yulou, with his cultivation, couldn't help but be surprised.
At the ghost market auction, Hongmei sold his monkey version cold steel knife, the blade was as large as a finger, still had some redeeming qualities.
But the "flying sword" being promoted by the clerk for eighty spirit stones...
Can be understood as 'Monkey Version 2.0——Young Monkey Type', it can be understood as a further reduced version of the Synthetic Mountain Cat-type heavy synthesized military vehicle——Tricycle Synthesized Troop.
The flying sword is only the size of a small finger, and it's split from the middle, leaving only half of a small finger.
It's not a flying sword, nor even a flying dagger. At best, it could be considered a thicker 'flying needle'.
It can be seen that Hongmei's forging skills are indeed extraordinary, as he has managed to fully refine in such a small place.
Yulou held the box and showed it to the cultivator inquiring about the price, explaining.
"Take a look, although it is smaller, it still has three layers of restrictions, and the blade body is indeed made of ninth-grade cold steel."
"You are also aware of the properties of cold steel. Such spirit iron made magical items have great advantages in battle, wooden magical items, cloth magical items and other materials of poor quality can't resist the attack of cold steel magical items."
The middle-aged scattered cultivator is also a character who has been wandering in the cultivation world for many years. Although he is at the bottom level, he has seen quite a few good magical items used by others.
He looked at the 'flying sword' in the box for a long time, then looked up and looked at Yulou.
Looking at the young Yulou, who is too naive, this middle-aged scattered cultivator who has been drifting for half of his life and is still in the early stage of qi refining feels a bit melancholy.
He asked in hope.
"Seventy-five spirit stones, is that acceptable?"
For him, this garbage in the inferior magical weapon is not garbage.
It's the supercar for a loser, the dreamy magical item of a poor person.
It may be laughable, but it really does have three layers of restrictions, and it really is made of ninth-grade cold steel!
"No room for negotiation, friend. This magical item is forged by my master Hongmei," Yulou responded firmly.
It's a bit small, but inferior magical items are generally small. There are smaller ones, but none have cold steel like this!"
Moreover, the restrictions that my master has added are more practical than those of ordinary refiners.
Eighty spirit stones sound expensive, but it's rare to see a cold steel magical item forged into an inferior one.
Speaking of which, we have sold several of these 'flying swords' in the past two days."
Cold steel, cold steel, and only cold steel!
These spirit iron-made magical items indeed have special characteristics, breaking cloth magical items is like picking from a bag, and breaking spiritual wood magical items can also show their abilities.
Functionality is zero, but in terms of attack, it really has a cost-performance ratio!
Moreover, refiners not only seek profits, but also to hone their craftsmanship. They often transform cold steel into mid-level magical items, and there are very few inferior cold steel magical items that can be long-term on the market.
Even the Red Lantern Daoist's Merit Hall won't have these types of 'monkey version cold steel flying swords' —— they're afraid the profit is too low.
Only Hongmei has extraordinary skills in refining, but he still doesn't want to give up this tiny amount of profit.
Looking at the 'flying sword' in the wooden box, the middle-aged scattered cultivator bit his teeth and said.
"Alright, eighty pieces, I will give you forty spirit stones as a deposit for now. Please keep it for me."
The remaining forty, once the Red Lantern Daoist's Merit Hall comes, I will exchange some merit points for spirit stones to make up the difference!"
Yulou hesitated for a moment, closed the box, and the middle-aged scattered cultivator felt disappointed and was about to leave.
If they encounter a magical item that they are interested in, they just have to grit their teeth and endure the cost, but...
Perhaps this is life.
He thought like this, and there was a suppressed sense of bitterness in his heart.
"Sir, please wait!"
I'll seal this box with wax, and you can come to collect it when you're ready."
However, we can only keep it for two months, any longer than that won't be possible. How about it?"
Two months, we took into account the turnover rate of Huafengju.
As a disciple of Hongmei, Yulou is not his son, and he cannot recklessly borrow Hongmei's profits to act generous.
"Okay, okay!"
The scattered cultivator left happily after paying the deposit and receiving the purchase agreement issued by Yulou.
He carefully placed that thin paper in his bosom, fearing any mishap it might encounter.
After seeking cultivation for half his life without success, he finally had a true magical item!
Yes, it's pretty small, but all inferior magical items are small.
Yes, it only has three layers of restrictions, but it can be smoothly manipulated with one's spiritual awareness.
Yes, it may be comical, but it can be a reliable companion and helper.
With it, in the future, when walking on the road, he could straighten his back a bit more.
With it, in future duels, he would also have a 'death blow'.
With it, even if I don't become a qigong cultivator, I can still leave behind a treasure for my descendants and grandchildren.
The monkey version flying sword is not perfect, but for those who bought it, it is perfect.
Rubbing the protective spirit tool given by the clan leader, Yulou could feel that the spiritual essence in the spirit tool was stealthily caressing his palm.
Similar to the two spirit items given by the senior sister, this waistband spirit instrument can protect him actively when Yulou encounters danger.
The difference between a noble and a scattered cultivator is like a chasm.
Yulou is not an immortal, and in this sea of suffering meticulously crafted by human cultivators, he can't even save himself, let alone have any maternal heart to save others.
There is a chasm between noble cultivators and scattered cultivators.
There is a chasm between Yulou and Jiang Baobian from the Zifufu clan.
There is also a chasm between Jiang Baobian and the coming Danri Immortal.
The path to immortality is far away, one must continue to forge ahead!
The road ahead is filled with difficulties, one must hold onto their resolve like iron and stone!
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After completing the urgent accounting task, Chong Ningyao and Yulou's brothers don't have to be busy anymore. She is currently accompanying her brothers on their way to the Qingxi racecourse.
The horse race, the most popular activity in Qingxi Pavilion, is held once every ten days, and there is one tonight.
"Excellent suggestion! Why not rename him Cao Jian? He likes to trample on human life; he has already killed two so-called 'plundering cultivators.' He and his master are both beasts."
Chong Ningyao complained about the beastly behavior of Gao Jian.
"Senior Sister, we shouldn't be saying things like that when we're out..."
Yulou is very satisfied with Yao's reminder. The few slaps from Rongyuan really did wonders.
"You don't know, Gao Jian charged my father ten spirit stones for the refinement of a firework magical item."
The firework magical item was made from common iron, with just a fingernail-sized piece of purple copper added, and he said that just a layer of activated restrictions needed to be refined on the purple copper.
"Jiang's surname used the cooperative fees of tens of thousands of spirit stones to produce over one hundred of these terrible things."
"I think one hundred and twenty items added together wouldn't cost more than five hundred spirit stones!"
Chong Ningyao Senior really hates it; Jiang Baobian's behavior is too ugly.
The cooperative fees collected by the stores of Huafengju were all taken by these beasts.
In her view, how can she not criticize Jiang Baobian for deceiving the Red Lantern Daoist and condescending to the disciples of Qingxi Pavilion?
"Mind your words, Senior Sister. We can't interfere with these matters, so let's not think about them. Worrying won't help."
Yulou whispered.
"How did it become a bit brighter?"
Chong Ningyao, with the highest cultivation level, was the first to notice something was amiss.
Although it was already dusk, and the sun was setting in the west, the sky seemed to have become brighter suddenly.
Yao'an looked up towards the sky.
"Why are there two suns in the sky?"
The two suns in the sky caused Yulou and Chong Ningyao to be stunned as well.
There were two suns in the sky.
One was an orange-red sunset, and the other was a golden scorching sun.
Yulou felt his tail vertebrae shaking, and the shock from his neurons traveled up his spine, reaching his brain and causing him to jolt.
"Is this Red Lantern Daoist?" Chong Ningyao murmured.
Yao'an did not speak, and seeing his older brother still in a daze, he smoothly placed Dianyao Immortal in front of him.
Then, he secretly stood next to his older brother and touched the Qianli hundreds of miles away spell scroll on his leg and the Baili hundreds of miles away free travel spell scroll in his sleeve.
If the second sun wasn't the Red Lantern Daoist's people causing it, then run!
Run with the stunned Yulou!
"Step back and hide among the crowd when trouble arises; it's advantageous to let our peers go first... Always keep the Qianli hundreds of miles away spell scroll on your leg, protecting your entire body and securing your immortal path!"
Family rule boy, Yao An, step forward!
