ATPnovel Chapter 67 Makes a Big Profit
Chapter 67 Makes a Big Profit
This was the third day since Du Fan arrived at the Immortal Peak. He was sitting on a futon in the cultivation room when suddenly, a black light flashed across his face, though it was not very noticeable and disappeared after a moment.
"I have mastered the third level of the Soul Devouring Technique. Although the difficulty increases with each level, it is still far too easy compared to the secret arts of the Ghost Path. I wonder if it is due to the technique itself, or if I am simply exceptionally gifted in the art of cultivation..."
Du Fan slowly opened his eyes, exhaled, and after pondering for a long time, he muttered to himself. He was not complacent about the further advancement in his cultivation technique; instead, he showed a hint of worry.
He then used his divine sense to examine himself internally and externally. After feeling that his divine sense had become 10% stronger again, he felt relieved and prepared to continue cultivating.
"Thump thump..." Just then, several muffled sounds suddenly came, which were the sounds of striking the stone door of the cave.
"It's her!" Du Fan's expression immediately turned to surprise after scanning the area with his divine sense. He walked out with a look of doubt.
The stone door slowly opened, and Du Fan quickly bowed, politely saying, "Greetings, Senior Sister Kong!"
The person who came was Kong Qing, whom he had met briefly the day before.
The woman glanced at Du Fan, her expression somewhat unnatural. Before Du Fan could say anything more, she stepped into his cave and went straight to the stone table, where she sat down.
"Cough..." Du Fan was slightly taken aback when he saw this, then coughed lightly, touched his nose, and followed over.
"Senior Sister Kong, may I ask what brings you to my cave?" Du Fan pondered his words, feeling that nothing he said to this aloof woman was quite appropriate. Finally, he made up his mind and simply asked her purpose directly.
"I need to buy a few things." Kong Qing seemed a little flustered. After glancing at Du Fan, she quickly looked away and spoke in a low voice.
"Buying things? Oh! Senior Sister, are you talking about the purchasing agent thing? Senior Brother Wan next door is handling purchasing agent orders. Senior Sister, you've come to the wrong place." Du Fan suddenly realized, and at the same time, he felt relieved. He was really afraid that this woman had come to cause him trouble.
"Do you think I would go to him?" Upon hearing this, Kong Qing's eyebrows shot up instantly, she was furious and embarrassed, and her gaze toward Du Fan was unfriendly, her fair cheeks flushed slightly.
"I see. It seems I was overthinking things, Junior Brother. Senior Sister, just tell me what you'd like to buy." Du Fan's mind raced, and he instantly understood. But when he saw the woman's expression, his heart tightened again. He coughed and asked politely.
"This is the list of items I need. Don't worry, I will give you 10%... as a purchasing fee, as stated on that flyer." Kong Qing's expression became even more unnatural. After quickly finishing speaking, she put down a piece of paper and got up to leave without looking back.
Looking at the woman's aloof back, Du Fan shook his head, picked up the white paper on the stone table, glanced at it, and then put it away.
"It should be about time," Du Fan murmured.
An hour later.
"Junior Brother Du, these are the purchase orders I've collected over the past two days." Wan Baoshan sat on the stone chair in Du Fan's cave, beaming with joy.
Although Du Fan was prepared, he was still startled when he saw it.
Wan Baoshan was very satisfied with Du Fan's change in expression and smiled silently to the side.
After being carefully organized by Wanbaoshan, this list is exceptionally clear, and it reads:
Concentration Pill, 2041 pieces.
Hantan grass, six hundred and fifty,
Qi Refining Pills, 1,520
Ginseng Qi Pills, fifteen pills.
Swiftness Talisman, 518
Power Charms, 405
Fire attribute attack talismans, 327 in total.
……
Looking at the list, Du Fan's hands trembled, and he felt his mouth go dry. He had only done a rough calculation, and the total value of the orders on the list had exceeded 30,000 spirit stones.
In other words, he and Wanbaoshan will earn more than three thousand spirit stones in total. If Du Fan gets 80% of that, then his wealth will surpass that of a Foundation Establishment deacon...
"Senior Brother Wan, we don't have that many spirit stones." After a long while, Du Fan finally recovered from his shock. After pondering for a moment, he realized the problem: they didn't have enough capital...
"I've already thought about this matter. I'll just have to trouble you to make a few more trips. I'm sure you have over a thousand spirit stones on you, so just buy a little bit each time, exchange it for spirit stones, and then go buy more."
Otherwise, not only would we not have enough spirit stones, but we also wouldn't be able to fit all these things in our storage bags." Wan Baoshan appeared unfathomable, calm and composed, clearly having already thought these things through.
"Senior brother, you have a profound understanding and foresight, I admire you..." Du Fan turned to look at Wan Baoshan and had to speak with great respect.
The massive purchase volume, coupled with subsequent sporadic orders, kept Du Fan extremely busy for the next few days.
Du Fan was frequently seen in the general store, the alchemy office, and even his own spiritual garden.
Among the newly recruited inner sect servants, the most talked-about topic these past few days has been Du Fan. His powerful purchasing power has exceeded their expectations, and their admiration for Du Fan has reached the level of worship.
After Du Fan brought the items back, Wan Baoshan was responsible for delivering them. Of course, Du Fan still needed to help with a few things.
The news of what the two had done naturally reached the relevant stewards. Even the Foundation Establishment steward was horrified when he heard about it. After thinking it over, he reported it to the elders, but only received four words in return: "No need to pay attention!"
In this way, Wan Baoshan and Du Fan's scheme to amass wealth proceeded openly and vigorously...
A week later, in Du Fan's cave.
"Sigh, not a single order yesterday. It seems this deal is over..." Wan Baoshan sat on the stone chair, looking somewhat dejected.
"Senior Brother Wan, we have earned nearly four thousand spirit stones. I'm afraid even the Foundation Establishment deacons in the sect might not have that much wealth. Although I don't know why the sect hasn't paid attention to this matter, we have been extremely lucky this time."
Most importantly, how much wealth can an outer disciple have? Even for Senior Sister Kong and the others, having more than two hundred spirit stones is already a great achievement, let alone those disciples at the first or second level of the Qi Refining stage.
"I'm afraid that the more than four hundred disciples on Immortal Peak don't have many spirit stones left." Upon seeing this, Du Fan couldn't help but chuckle.
"Junior brother is right, I was a bit greedy." Although Wan Baoshan said so much, his expression still showed resentment.
Next, the two naturally followed their previous agreement and divided the spirit stones in a 20/80 split, leaving nothing for each other.
Finally, Wan Baoshan said he enjoyed the cooperation and looked forward to the next time, and then left with a sense of reluctance.
"Now that this matter is settled, there is no need to linger here any longer. These past few days of travel have already taken up a lot of my cultivation time."
Gazing at the now empty stone hall, Du Fan fell into deep thought. After a long while, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he made a decision. After tidying up a bit, he left the cave.
Half an hour later, Du Fan returned to the Spirit Garden. He first went into the medicinal field to check it out, and then returned to the thatched hut.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Du Fan patted his storage bag, and a flash of green light appeared. Instantly, a small emerald green bottle appeared in his hand. It was a bottle of Qi Refining Pills, which he had bought for himself while doing his personal shopping.
"The Qi Refining Oil is too potent for me right now. I can only rely on Qi Refining Pills to improve my cultivation. I hope that after I break through to the first level of the Qi Refining stage, my body will be able to withstand the strong medicinal properties of the Qi Refining Oil."
Du Fan's eyes flashed, he took a deep breath, flicked his wrist, and poured out a Qi Refining Pill, which he swallowed instantly.
A moment later, the medicinal power dissolved in his body, generating a magical force that quickly filled all the meridians throughout his body.
In fact, the medicinal properties of the Qi Refining Pill are already extremely strong for a quasi-Qi Refining stage cultivator. Most quasi-Qi Refining stage cultivators, if they have a Qi Refining Pill, will take it when they break through, using the medicinal power to break through the bottleneck in one fell swoop.
There are almost no cultivators like Du Fan who take the medicine so frequently and still complain that its effects are too weak.
Two hours later, the effects of the medicine weakened but did not disappear. Without hesitation, Du Fan took out another Qi Refining Pill and swallowed it, his extravagance was outrageous.
Three days later, Du Fan opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
"A breakthrough is expected in another half month."
Du Fan got up and walked into the garden.
He had been cultivating for the past three days, consuming as many as twenty Qi Refining Pills, worth two hundred spirit stones, even after a discount.
"To break through, I need at least a thousand spirit stones worth of Qi Refining Pills. Spirit stones... the more the better."
Du Fan smiled wryly. For the first time, he personally experienced the price of poor aptitude, which was the consumption of spirit stones.
"Are you Du Fan?" A delicate female voice suddenly rang out, startling Du Fan, who was deep in thought. He didn't recognize this person.
"It is I. And you are?" Du Fan turned around and saw a woman dressed in the robes of an inner disciple of the Kongsang Sect.
The girl appeared to be eighteen or nineteen years old, with a beautiful face, rosy cheeks, and almond-shaped eyes. Her long, black hair was styled into a simple bun, making her look like a peony bud about to bloom, beautiful yet elegant.
"A senior brother wants to see you. Please come with me." The woman did not introduce herself, but lowered her gaze slightly and spoke softly.
"Senior brother? Is it Ye Feng?" Du Fan asked tentatively, greatly surprised.
"You'll know once you come with me." Upon hearing the name Ye Feng, the woman's expression shifted slightly, then she calmed down and spoke slowly.
"Alright, senior sister, lead the way." Du Fan caught the woman's expression change in an instant, which made him even more certain of his guess. He thought that only Ye Feng could do something so inexplicable.
The woman's face remained calm. She glanced at Du Fan, nodded slightly, then turned around abruptly and walked away gracefully.
Du Fan couldn't help but glance at the woman's back for a second, then shook his head, looked away, and followed her.
……
An hour later, to Du Fan's surprise, the two walked out of the inner sect area and found themselves at the foot of a desolate mountain in the outer sect.
"Senior sister, how much further?" Seeing that the woman ahead showed no sign of stopping, and glancing at the somewhat desolate mountains, Du Fan felt something was amiss and couldn't help but ask.
"Almost there." The woman paused slightly, uttered two words, and continued walking without turning around.
Du Fan frowned, puzzled. After a moment's thought, he didn't say anything more, but followed along, becoming wary and glancing around frequently.
"Senior sister, if you don't tell me the truth, I can't keep wandering aimlessly like this."
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Du Fan suddenly stopped and spoke in a deep voice. At this moment, the two of them were in a desolate mountain forest. The surrounding trees were tall and dense, blocking out much of the sunlight, making the place look somewhat gloomy.