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Chapter 789 - Chapter 789 Chapter 789 Theres Always Someone Stronger

Chapter 789: Chapter 789: There’s Always Someone Stronger Chapter 789: Chapter 789: There’s Always Someone Stronger Feng Jun carefully calculated, then was startled to discover: it seemed that everyone except Yun Buyao and Jing Qingyang wanted to invest in the treasure-hunting business.

Yun Buyao and Jing Qingyang hadn’t even earned a single Spirit Stone; as for the reason, that went without saying.

That was everyone’s expectation, and he couldn’t ignore it.

After pondering for a moment, he spoke, “Then I’ll try again, but let’s make this clear, such opportunities are not to be repeated, at least there won’t be another chance in the near term.”

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly nodded their agreement, and even Shangguan Yunjin’s smile carried a hint of embarrassed apology.

When Feng Jun saw this, he felt a bit helpless inside–there was no choice, he was being pressured into treasure hunting; being too outstanding was really not such a good thing.

The next day, he strolled with Mi Yunshan throughout the marketplace for daily necessities for an entire day without making any decisions.

It wasn’t that there were no opportunities to find bargains, but rather… there were no goods with huge profit margins.

There were a couple of small items that could probably be bought for a little over a thousand Spirit Stones and sold for about three thousand. Such efficiency in treasure hunting might be considered a windfall for others, but to him, it wasn’t even worth the effort.

Another point was that Feng Jun wasn’t particularly familiar with the prices of items in the Fang Market. If the profit margins were too slim, he might end up unable to sell them for the prices he had in mind; it would only be worthwhile if he was using them himself.

Regardless, everyone had high expectations of him, and having announced that he wouldn’t be making more moves in the near future, he naturally didn’t want to settle for just anything.

The following day, instead of going to the Fang Market, he sought out Huang Fu Flawless for a consultation on many pricing basics. Interestingly though, Chairman Huang Fu wasn’t particularly clear on a lot of the goods’ prices either and needed to reach out to Tiantong Commerce Alliance’s people in the Fang Market for insight.

The person in charge of the Commerce Alliance in this Fang Market was on par with Donghua Country’s headquarters’ chairman, a rank higher than Chairman Huang Fu.

Fortunately, Huang Fu Flawless had the Clan BUFF, and being very young with clearly a promising future, the person in charge here was quite cooperative.

However, the attitude of those under the Commerce Alliance toward Huang Fu Flawless was more ordinary–though you are impressive, you’re not in charge here.

In fact, their attitude wasn’t necessarily wrong–actual market prices for goods were quite secretive to any merchant, especially since Huang Fu Flawless was relying on their own judgements.

Their judgement… included their personal insight and experience, as well as their analysis and understanding of the market, which were vital tools for living in the Cultivation World.

Such matters were somewhat taboo.

Therefore, it was inevitable that there were murmurs implying that Chairman Huang Fu’s business capabilities weren’t that impressive, unable to have a thorough grasp of many goods’ prices, showing her youth.

Huang Fu Flawless ignored these rumors outright. She was the chief of a branch of the Tiantong Commercial Alliance, not a pawnshop broker. What she most needed to concern herself with was various commercial operations.

As for prices… it wouldn’t do to say they’re unimportant; if she wanted to excel in this industry, she needed to be grounded in reality.

Still, those matters were her next career step; to date, there were still many items she had never seen in person.

Feng Jun learned about the related matters in roughly one day. However, over these two days, the sun shone brightly, warming up the temperature significantly. In this kind of weather, sitting inside the house and chatting was rather comfortable.

On the third day, with the sun still shining brightly, Feng Jun contacted Chairman Huang Fu using a walkie-talkie in the evening, “Care to join me for a walk in the market?”

At that, Huang Fu Flawless was both shocked and thrilled, and a bit taken aback, “You dare to bring me along… Aren’t you afraid you’ll miss out on a deal?”

Feng Jun chuckled dryly, “Well… the plot demands it, and I need your cooperation.”

Huang Fu Flawless was almost immediately agreeable; she was very curious to know what new thing this guy had discovered and… what did ‘plot demands’ mean?

No matter how shrewd a businesswoman she was, or what her title was, fundamentally, she was young, and the appeal of interesting and fun activities was especially strong to her.

Feng Jun didn’t send anyone else this time; it was just him and Mi Yunshan.

Previously when they bought Aquatic Sandalwood Spikenard, he had sent Chen Junsheng, Jing Qingyang, and Yun Buyao; for the Three Talents Formation, Shangguan Yunjin and Yu Changzhu were dispatched, ensuring not only a variety of personnel but also a reasonable allocation of fighting strength, which showed thoughtful planning.

However, this time, he even invited Huang Fu Flawless, which caused others who knew about it to be astonished.

Huang Fu Flawless’s response was even more exaggerated; not only did she come at top speed, but also brought two Tiantong bodyguards, one of whom… was an Intermediate Level Guest Elder!

Need plot cooperation? Sure thing, I’ll cooperate fully!

Seeing this, Feng Jun couldn’t help but be startled, then cracked a smile: Chairman Huang Fu was indeed a unique character.

The five of them headed to the daily necessities marketplace, leaving behind a group of attendants from Mount Zhige, looking at each other in bewilderment: What exactly was going on here?

Shangguan Yunjin and Yu Changzhu exchanged glances, wanting to follow along. Just then, Chen Junsheng spoke up, “Stay where you are, everyone. Divine Doctor didn’t ask us to follow, so let’s not act on our own.”

Although he was only at the mere Qi Refining Fourth Layer, everyone present knew he had a unique background. Even Shangguan Yunjin, who was at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, paused and stopped in his tracks after a moment of thought.

In the market, Feng Jun and Huang Fu Wuxia walked side by side in front, with Mi Yunshan slightly behind them, trailing by half a shoulder. The two bodyguards from the Tiantong Commercial Alliance, however, followed about a zhang (roughly 3.3 meters or 10 feet) behind the trio.

As the five of them proceeded, Huang Fu Wuxia even encountered two acquaintances, nodding slightly in acknowledgment without saying much more.

They arrived at a stall that sold all sorts of mixed goods, at which point Feng Jun halted.

The stall had everything: Rare Stones, fragments of untraceable origin, ancient-looking bones, dried up herbs, obsidian with strange patterns… and also a small crossbow.

In fact, in the everyday goods district, such stalls were quite common, generally a big jumble selling everything under the sun.

Feng Jun pointed to the small crossbow, arguably the most straightforward item on the stall, “How much for this Small Crossbow?”

The stall owner was a short and plump middle-aged man, at the Third Level of Qi Refinement. Initially daydreaming as he sat there, he quickly stood up with a smile to greet them when he saw this group of imposing individuals, “The Sky-shaking Crossbow… Thirty thousand Spirit Stones, non-negotiable.”

“Pfft,” Feng Jun sneered with disdain, “Three hundred Spirit Stones… will you sell it?”

The middle-aged man’s smile stiffened a bit, and after hesitating, he slowly enunciated three words, “Non-negotiable price.”

Feng Jun laughed nonchalantly, “If you had thirty thousand Spirit Stones, you should have opened a store by now, shouldn’t you?”

The comment was a bit sharp-tongued, but largely true. In these scattered markets, apart from material sellers, most traders really were just dabbling in small transactions–maybe there were a few from wealthy backgrounds, but their business dealings were never that substantial.

The stall owner appeared well-tempered and seemed geared towards making a profit, very much the depiction of a standard Earth Plane merchant. However, cultivators from the mobile phone plane rarely ever put themselves in an uncomfortable situation–if you can’t seek a peace of mind, what’s the point in cultivating for immortality?

So, the man simply sat back down and ignored them–any trouble, and the market authorities would take care of it.

Feng Jun wasn’t offended either. He kicked at a flowerpot on the ground, “How much for this Nine Splendors Qiong Zhi?”

The Nine Splendors Qiong Zhi was a truly fine item, requiring quite a bit of Spirit Stones to cultivate. The plant in question was only three to four years old, qualifying as a seedling. A true hundred-year-old Nine Splendors Qiong Zhi would cost at least ten thousand Spirit Stones to start.

Yet this item was a naturally occurring treasure, which could be cultivated artificially, but nobody knew how to propagate its offspring.

In other words, all seedlings of the Nine Splendors Qiong Zhi were wild, and finding one meant a fortune in Spirit Stones.

Generally, a three to four-year-old Nine Splendors Qiong Zhi would be worth two to three hundred Spirit Stones, which wasn’t bad. Selling for more would depend on the buyer’s perspective since there were also alternatives to this plant.

Plus, one had to consider the time and Spirit Stones needed for cultivation to see if the investment was worthwhile.

The stall owner managed to squeeze out another smile, “This Qiong Zhi is thriving… one thousand Spirit Stones.”

“One thousand Spirit Stones?” Feng Jun’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, “Are you trying to take advantage of my ignorance of the market? Two hundred Spirit Stones!”

The stall owner shook his head slowly, “This Qiong Zhi has a solid foundation, might grow into a Qiong Zhi king… non-negotiable price.”

Feng Jun’s brow furrowed again as he haggled further, but the stall owner had reverted to silence, not lowering the price even by a single Spirit Stone.

After a moment’s hesitation, Feng Jun spoke up, “Fine, I’ll believe this Nine Splendors Qiong Zhi will grow into a Qiong Zhi king then… one thousand Spirit Stones, right? Yun Shan, give him the Spirit Stones.”

Mi Yunshan came over, counted out one thousand Spirit Stones from her Storage Talisman, and such an amount of money was considered a large sum in the Fang Market.

Just think, staying in a standard room for five nights costs only one Spirit Stone, with one thousand Spirit Stones you could live for fifteen years.

Of course, this would be in the most basic of standard rooms.

The stall owner cheerfully received the Spirit Stones, adeptly sliding them into his own Storage Bag, and then smilingly said, “Please wait, let me find a flowerpot for you to take it in.”

“Eh, what do you mean by that?” Feng Jun’s eyes glared as he raised his voice indignantly, “I’m buying this Nine Splendors Qiong Zhi from you, this pot… the flowerpot is mine too.”

The stall owner chuckled nervously, looking at him with an odd expression, “I’m selling this particular Nine Splendors Qiong Zhi, this particular one… without the flowerpot. Thanks to this flowerpot, I’ve already sold over thirty spirit grasses!”

The moment they started to argue, the other customers caught on–damn, it turns out this flowerpot is the real treasure.

“I don’t care about all that,” Feng Jun was clearly agitated, “If it weren’t for this flowerpot, would I bother buying your spirit grass? You’ve already taken the money… Now, I must take this flowerpot!”

“Thinking of forcing a sale, are you?” The short and plump man’s aura shifted, instantly becoming that of an initial-stage ascetic. He spoke expressionlessly, “I don’t want to offend friends from Tiantong, but do you want to be punished by the market patrols?”

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