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Chapter 917 - Chapter 917 Chapter 917 Spontaneous Golden Core

Chapter 917: Chapter 917: Spontaneous Golden Core Chapter 917: Chapter 917: Spontaneous Golden Core Even Master Busheng thought that Old Man Su’s terms were too excessive–daring to ask for two hundred thousand Spirit Stones for a pill formula?

There was really no way to inflate the price like that.

After saying this, Master Busheng took one hundred catties of Lovesickness Three Parts from Feng Jun, then left a prescription behind and departed with great strides.

By deciding on the ownership of the pill formula like this, he had essentially cut off his path with the Tiantong Commerce Alliance.

However, Madame Huang Fu Flawless couldn’t say anything–she was just a merchant receiving goods, unable to force a sale or purchase, and since Master Busheng had known Feng Jun before and not through Tiantong, she couldn’t even bring herself to protest.

After waiting for a while, Elder Xu sighed, “Alas, today was a wasted trip.”

Madame Huang Fu Flawless took it in stride, instead looking toward Old Man Su, “Have you decided what terms you want to propose?”

Old Man Su was still deep in thought; upon hearing this, he replied, “I’m considering… whether to let my granddaughter become a disciple at the Heavenly Heart Platform.”

“It’s just a minor issue,” Madame Huang Fu Flawless responded with a smile, “just an additional condition. But… do you think it’s appropriate for her to join the Heavenly Heart Platform, not wanting her to enter the Four Great Sects?”

Wutai was almost on par with the Four Great Sects but was indeed just slightly lacking.

“Huh?” Old Man Su looked at her quizzically. “Could I negotiate with the disciples of the Heavenly Heart Platform… to send my granddaughter to the Four Great Sects?”

“I can handle this matter for you through Tiantong,” Madame Huang Fu Flawless responded with a smile. “I’ll get your granddaughter into the Four Great Sects, and you ask the Heavenly Heart Platform for three spots there. How does that sound?”

They say Chairman Huang Fu knows how to do business, which is absolutely true–she never misses any opportunity to make money.

Old Man Su was quite tempted; he knew the Tiantong Commerce Alliance would benefit from this arrangement, but he had no choice–this kind of brokerage required strong connections–only those willing to spend a lot, to send their children to the Heavenly Heart Platform, would suffice.

How many people could Old Man Su meet in his lifetime? How many tycoons could the entire Tiantong Commerce reach? This was enviable.

Worried about his sense of unfairness, Madame Huang Fu Flawlessly even specifically mentioned that she could help him negotiate terms with the Heavenly Heart Platform to ensure everyone was satisfied–without Tiantong’s support, he really wouldn’t be able to negotiate favorable terms.

Old Man Su highly agreed with this point and expressed his willingness to cooperate with Tiantong.

Elder Xu watched all this, dumbfounded, “Business… can also be done this way?”

Feng Jun agreed with a nod, “This is how it should be done. Tiantong’s advantage lies not just in merchandise transactions but also in information services; otherwise, such a large business network would indeed be somewhat wasted.”

Elder Xu didn’t quite understand this but still nodded happily, “As long as there’s some performance, that’s good. By the way… what prescription did Master Busheng leave for you just now?”

Feng Jun shook his head, a bitter smile on his face, “The formula and method for ‘Dreams of Lovesickness’.”

This was an absolute treasure. Master Busheng not only worked predictably but was also quite efficient; within just a few days, he had obtained the formula.

Regrettably, however, the formula was not precise. The ingredients and their proportions were only roughly estimated, and it was even hard to say if some raw materials were included at all.

Master Busheng also left a note on the formula, “This was once orally recounted by a close friend of Master Sanjue. I originally wanted to find you a more accurate formula, but since you excel in Alchemy, I’ve saved myself the trouble… Overall, it is approximately correct.”

Indeed, it was approximately correct, but Feng Jun couldn’t help but feel a mix of laughter and tears: the people of the Heavenly Heart Platform really did things however they pleased.

Hearing about the formula for ‘Dreams of Lovesickness,’ Madame Huang Fu Flawlessly was about to lean over to take a look, but she restrained herself in the next moment, “Mr. Feng, would you mind letting us take a look?”

Speak of teaching manners–it had to be the Golden Core who stepped in. With just a couple of words from Master Busheng, the usually lawless Chairman Huang Fu immediately behaved much more politely, not daring to casually use her Treasure-Appraising Eye or even to speak out of turn.

Of course, this might also have to do with Feng Jun’s increased strength since he is now considered a high ranking individual within the Cultivation realms, and those in the Qi Refinement Realm could not afford to offend him easily.

Feng Jun smiled and eyed her, “I just praised you for using information to feed Tiantong… My information also needs to be sold for Spirit Stones.”

Madame Huang Fu Flawlessly rolled her eyes, speaking none too happily, “One hundred Spirit Stones… since I don’t possess ‘Dreams of Lovesickness’.”

“This was specifically sourced for me by Master Busheng,” Feng Jun looked at her with a teasing smile, “You’re only offering one hundred Spirit Stones… It seems you don’t have much respect for the real master’s efforts, do you?”

Madame Huang Fu Flawlessly waved her hand dismissively, speaking in a huff, “Forget it, can’t I just not look at it then?”

Feng Jun laughed, shaking his right index finger, “Alright, the formula is a rough one, and I still need to ponder it. But don’t worry, once I have figured out the formula and after the auction is over, I can still enlist Tiantong to sell it again.”

Huang Fu Wuxia looked at the monk helplessly, “I thought I was already quite the shrewd merchant…”

“Get your facts straight,” Feng Jun retorted with a glare, clearly unsatisfied, “It’s just a rough formula, and I still have to refine it. I didn’t get this working with Love-Lorn Duke, it’s the fruit of my labor, so why can’t I sell it alone?”

Huang Fu Wuxia rolled her eyes skeptically, “Just a rough formula?”

Helplessly, Feng Jun glanced at her, “Think about it, with Master Busheng’s way of doing things, if it were an exact formula, wouldn’t he have brought the raw materials too? Is he the type to be polite?”

His words were somewhat offensive, but this was a test; he wanted to know if that Golden Core expert was paying attention to this place.

Fortunately, no anomalies occurred.

Next, Feng Jun apologized and mentioned he was going to delve into the formula for ‘Dreams of Unrequited Love.’ Old Man Su wanted to say more, but seeing Feng Jun’s busy demeanor, he also stood up to leave.

Huang Fu Wuxia followed Old Man Su, but before leaving, she told Feng Jun if he really managed to create ‘Dreams of Unrequited Love,’ she would be willing to buy it at a high price.

Feng Jun found this formula much more challenging than the Insight Pill, draining the battery of five mobile phones. The orange double rings on his wrist had also faded significantly in color.

The cause, besides having to use an exhaustive method to rule out possibilities, was because this wine had to brew for forty-nine days, with various technological adjustments needed throughout.

Thanks to the small programs Feng Jun had, running them wasn’t too tiring; it was just power-consuming, and under the influence of the space-time forces from running left and right for forty-nine days multiple times, he was quite affected–at least that was what he believed.

After spending almost half a day, Feng Jun finally got the data he wanted. Still, it was only on the next morning that he managed to list the inventory and have Chen Junsheng arrange for procurement.

His list was enough to brew ten batches, not just a straightforward list–an amalgamation of reality and pretense, all these strategies were included.

Once the materials were back, Feng Jun was worried that Master Busheng might show up uninvited again. He waited two more days without starting to brew and only began packing to leave Qiuchen Market once he was sure the other party had ignored him.

Initially, he was quite averse to the market, feeling somewhat out of place. But as he integrated more, he began to feel that this was where cultivators belonged.

Though he had managed Mount Zhige well, its spiritual energy was still rather sparse, and buying materials used by cultivators there was extremely inconvenient, unlike in Qiuchen Market, where everything was readily available.

But after all, he was used to staying at Mount Zhige, where he didn’t need to consider the crush of other cultivators and could focus on cultivation, having a group of followers as well.

Most crucially, the Mining of refining spirit stones there had turned into Minor Destiny Stones–a substantial fortune, which Feng Jun didn’t want anyone to discover.

The value of Minor Destiny Stones lay in their rarity; over the past two days, he learned that large spirit stone veins were controlled by powerful forces who would never allow their people to mine refining stones.

Certainly, the Minor Destiny Stones were important, but without the refining stones, not only would future output decrease, but the veins might stop developing or even change in quality.

Items entitled with ‘Destiny’ were never simple.

Thus, what cultivators referred to as Minor Destiny Stones originated from scattered, unformed veins, not easy to discover, and they wouldn’t harvest much–waiting for it to form before taking action was hardly too late.

In principle, Feng Jun shouldn’t harvest these refining stones either, but he had realized that these Minor Destiny Stones catalyzed stronger reactions in his wrist rings, more potent than merely powering them with spirit stones.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have seen the Stone Ring change from blue-green to red on the first powering with a Minor Destiny Stone.

Everyone knows draining resources isn’t good; Feng Jun was aware of this, but catalyzing a more intense change in his Stone Ring was his immediate need, especially since the spirit stone mine was located in the center of the Mortal Realm.

Once the spirit stone mine formed, a tremendous change would inevitably occur in the Mortal Realm, and the surrounding citizens would suffer.

He had witnessed with his own eyes a village disappearing because of a single spirit stone.

Alright, these were all excuses. To be brutally honest: since he discovered the mine, why should he give it up?

Not only could he not give it up, but he must also watch it closely. If anyone discovered Mount Zhige’s secret, he was absolutely prepared to eliminate them. Before the Great Dao, there was no yielding!

Thus, he was definitely returning to Mount Zhige–and returning with great fanfare.

Compared to his arrival, Feng Jun’s departure was anything but quiet. The only people remaining from his arriving party were Chen Junsheng and Jing Qingyang, who had been employed to watch the house–Chen Junsheng always had a mutual understanding with this Innate Expert, so extending his work visa shouldn’t be a problem.

Those leaving with him included two cultivators from the Qi Refinement Realm of the Tiantong Commercial Alliance, along with Ji PingAn, Liang Yisi, and Zhou Linghai, his comrades in arms. Just before departure, the plump Liang Zhongyu also showed up.

Liang Zhongyu, too, had heard that goods from Mount Zhige were in demand. Considering he was a proven ally, he brought along a cultivator from the Qi Refining Seventh Layer to accompany him on the journey.

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