Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1086 Business and Orders

After chatting with Lanxi for another half an hour, a tall, thin middle-aged man came to the room.

Before he even reached the room, Yang Zhengshan stood up. When the knocking sounded, Yang Zhengshan went to open the door himself. Looking at the person outside, he bowed and said, "Yang Zhengshan of the Yang family greets Senior Qihe!"

Qi He appeared to be in his forties, tall and thin, with a slender face and prominent eye bags, but his appearance was quite kind.

"Yang Zhengshan, haha, I know you! True Monarch Baiyun once mentioned you to me!"

Qihe entered the side room, and Lanxi quickly greeted him, saying, "Greetings, Senior Uncle!"

"Please sit down!" Qihe nodded and invited Yang Zhengshan to sit down.

The three sat down again, and Lanxi, the junior, obediently served tea and water to the two Golden Core cultivators.

Qi He glanced at Yang Zhengshan a few times, "Where's Baiyun?"

Yang Zhengshan lowered his eyes slightly, "Since the battle of Zhenyang Immortal City, my senior brother has been missing and has not shown up since!"

Whether Baiyun Zhenjun died in battle remains a mystery. Apart from An Wusheng, who pursued Baiyun Zhenjun, no one knows whether Baiyun Zhenjun is dead or not.

However, everyone believed that Baiyun Zhenjun was dead, and even Yang Zhengshan thought so.

"Disappeared!" Qihe was stunned. He really didn't know anything about the Tianyun Sword Sect. Not to mention the Tianyun Sword Sect, he rarely paid attention to the changes in the situation in the Wanhua Mountains.

After all, the situation in the Wanhua Mountains was not of much concern to their Hengshan Sect.

“No wonder. I was wondering why Baiyun hadn’t come for over ten years. I thought he had embezzled our Hengshan Sect’s pills!” Qihe shook his head slightly.

He had some connection with True Monarch Baiyun, but it wasn't a deep one. It was True Monarch Zhaoyuan of the Li family of the Immortal Clan who introduced Baiyun to him. Later, Baiyun participated in the war in the Southern Region, which helped Hengshan Sect to some extent. That's why he entrusted some pill orders to Baiyun.

"What's the situation over at the Wanhua Mountains right now?" Qihe asked.

Yang Zhengshan replied, "The Wanhua Demon Court repelled the Wuchang Ghost Sect ten years ago. However, the Wuchang Ghost Sect has not given up. They still occupy a corner of the Wanhua Mountains and may make a comeback at any time!"

"I see!" Qihe nodded. He didn't pay much attention to the Impermanent Ghost Sect. Although they were both top forces in the Central Region, the Impermanent Ghost Sect was somewhat unsociable and didn't cooperate with or interact much with the other top forces.

Yang Zhengshan took out a storage bag and handed it to Qihe, saying, "Senior, these are the pills that my senior brother asked me to refine. You can check them! If there is anything wrong, I can fix it!"

This deal was negotiated by True Lord Baiyun, but Yang Zhengshan wasn't very clear about the specifics.

True Lord Baiyun must have received a cut, but the specific types and quantities of the pills should be correct.

Qi He didn't stand on ceremony and opened the storage bag to check. "This order should have been delivered ten years ago, but this was an accident, so I won't pursue it!"

As he spoke, he took out several porcelain bottles, removed the pills inside, and examined them carefully.

"Your alchemy skills are very high, not much worse than those old guys from the Myriad Treasures Sect, and the quality is excellent!"

He praised it.

With Yang Zhengshan's current alchemy skills, he should be considered one of the best among third-tier alchemists. He is still a little behind the very top group of alchemists, but he is better than the average third-tier alchemist.

However, Yang Zhengshan also has his shortcomings. He can only refine a few types of third-tier pills, mainly the top-grade Demon Essence Pill, the Clarity Pill, the Thunder Tribulation Pill, and the Soul Returning Pill. As for other third-tier pills, his success rate is not particularly high.

As for top-tier third-order pills, he was completely clueless.

He simply couldn't refine the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill or the Evergreen Pill of Ten Thousand Trees in a short period of time.

“The quantity is not a problem!” Qihe nodded in satisfaction.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "I'm glad you're satisfied, senior! If you find my alchemy skills satisfactory, I'd be happy to continue refining pills for your sect!"

"Oh!" Qihe looked up at him, then a faint smile appeared on his face. "Okay, but we don't need these kinds of pills right now. We need other kinds!"

“This junior has no problem. Even if it is a completely unfamiliar pill, this junior can try it. If it cannot meet the senior’s requirements, this junior can purchase it from Wanbao Sect and make up the difference for your sect!” Yang Zhengshan said.

There are many uncertainties involved in refining a new elixir.

Although a third-tier alchemist doesn't need to fail dozens or hundreds of times like a first-tier alchemist to successfully refine a pill, it's still common to fail seven or eight times in a row at the beginning.

It's important to know that the medicinal materials needed to refine third-tier pills are extremely precious, and a single failure can result in a significant loss.

The Hengshan Sect would certainly not expend a lot of resources to familiarize Yang Zhengshan with the pill formula; they would only pay him according to the normal market rate.

The normal pay for a third-tier alchemist is roughly two to one. That is, if you ask someone to refine one pill, you need to provide the ingredients for two pills. In addition, you will be paid an extra fee, usually some extra ingredients.

It's roughly three pills for seven doses of medicinal herbs.

Previously, Yang Zhengshan received twice the amount of medicinal herbs ordered, but the extra reward was taken by True Monarch Baiyun.

In other words, for every three pills Yang Zhengshan refines, Baiyun Zhenjun will receive the medicinal materials needed to refine one pill.

Baiyun Zhenjun only needed to run errands and make connections to receive such a large reward, which shows that the middleman's profit margin is quite considerable.

However, he was not an alchemist, so Yang Zhengshan received more compensation than him.

For example, Yang Zhengshan's success rate in producing top-grade Demon Essence Pills is almost 100%, and his success rate in producing Thunder Tribulation Pills, Clarity Pills, and Resurrection Pills is around 70% to 80%.

Now that Baiyun Zhenjun is no longer the middleman, Yang Zhengshan will earn even more.

Qihe thought for a moment and said, "Alright, Fellow Daoist Yang is a man of his word. I can represent Hengshan Sect to continue our cooperation with Fellow Daoist Yang!"

With less conflict in the Wanhua Domain, the demand for elixirs from various forces has surged, especially for third-tier elixirs, which are now several times more in demand than before. However, the Wanbao Sect has recently reduced its supply again, making it impossible for other forces to purchase more third-tier elixirs.

Although this was the first time Qihe had met Yang Zhengshan, he still wanted to befriend him because Yang Zhengshan was a skilled third-level alchemist.

Yang Zhengshan felt a little relieved when he saw that Qihe had agreed.

"In fact, besides pills, my Yang family can also provide your sect with some other resources, such as magic weapons, flying boats, talismans, array plates, and so on."

Upon hearing this, Qihe asked with some surprise, "Your Yang family is also skilled in these things?"

"Hehe, it's only a small achievement. Compared to those powerful forces, my Yang family is far inferior. However, my Yang family does have quite a few inheritances in the various arts of immortal cultivation!" Yang Zhengshan laughed.

Yang Zhengshan has always supported the development of various immortal cultivation arts in the Spirit Source Land, from the initial cultivation of spiritual plants, to alchemy, then to talismans, weapon crafting, and formations, and finally to the current puppets, flying boats, divine general training, and demon beast training, etc.

All the immortal cultivation arts and crafts that exist in the Wanhua Domain can be found in the Spirit Source Land. Even the breeding of spirit insects and the cultivation of Gu insects are studied in the Spirit Source Land.

Perhaps the Spirit Source Land is not very advanced in all aspects, but its reach is no less than that of the major powers.

As he spoke, Yang Zhengshan took out some talismans and handed them to Qihe, "These are talismans drawn by my Yang family. There are forty-three kinds, all of them second-tier talismans!"

Qi He examined them one by one, "Hmm, not bad, all of them are of medium to high quality!"

"These are the design blueprints for the large and medium-sized flying boats manufactured by my Yang family." Yang Zhengshan then took out another jade slip.

This design drawing is not complete; it only demonstrates the formation and performance of the flying boat.

"And these magical treasures... My Yang family cannot refine spiritual artifacts, but we can refine all kinds of magical treasures in large quantities. If your sect has any needs, you can also order magical treasures from my Yang family!" Yang Zhengshan did not forget to promote business to Yang Jizhen.

Spending energy and time on these ordinary magical artifacts might seem like a bad thing for Yang Jizhen in refining spiritual weapons, but that's not the case. Whether it's alchemy or weapon crafting, both are skills that require experience and a lot of practice to improve one's abilities.

While crafting ordinary magical artifacts may not rapidly improve one's crafting skills, it can solidify one's foundation, allowing one to grow to greater heights.

While the manufacture of flying boats and puppets can be done using assembly lines, alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, and formation making are not assembly line operations.

"There are also these formations, including large-scale earth vein formations and some ordinary formations!" Yang Zhengshan took out another jade slip recording the formations.

Qihe shook his head and said, "Forget about the formation!"

Lanxi glanced at Yang Zhengshan and said, "Our sect's True Monarch Wucen is a recognized master of array formations in the Central Region!"

Yang Zhengshan was embarrassed; this was like showing off one's limited skills before an expert.

Even if Hengshan Sect is lacking in the various arts of immortal cultivation, it is still far superior to ordinary Golden Core sects. It is perfectly normal for them to have several powerful array masters and weapon-refining masters.

"Hey, your Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat is quite impressive!" Qihe said, looking at the contents of the jade slip.

"The Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat and the Blazing Sun Golden Boat were both crafted based on the flying boats of the Sun True Sect. When the Sun Cave Heaven fell, I was fortunate enough to obtain the blueprints for the flying boats within the cave heaven. I then had my family members study them, which led to the creation of the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat and the Blazing Sun Golden Boat!" Yang Zhengshan explained.

There's no need to hide this. Both the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat and the Blazing Sun Golden Boat bear distinct characteristics of the True Sun Sect, so even if one wanted to conceal it, it wouldn't be possible.

Moreover, the fall from the Sun Cave is common knowledge, and countless people have gained opportunities from it, so there is no need to hide it.

Qihe nodded slightly, completely ignoring all of that; all he cared about was the attributes and power of the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat.

The demons of the South Sea are naturally primarily water-based, while the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat belongs to the fire element, making them mutually exclusive.

The Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat may not be very powerful, but it should be able to exert considerable destructive force in battles against the South China Sea demons.

Qihe valued this point, which is why he thought the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat was quite good.

He looked at the blueprints for the Blazing Sun Golden Boat again, pondered for a moment, and said, "Send over one each of the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat and the Blazing Sun Golden Boat for us to take a look. If it's acceptable, we can order more in the future!"

“No problem!” Yang Zhengshan replied.

"As for talismans and magic weapons, I'll have someone give you a list later, and you can send over a batch first!"

"And as for pills, I won't go into detail; I have faith in Fellow Daoist Yang's abilities!"

Qihe readily agreed.

The Hengshan Sect is currently in dire need of various combat supplies, especially pills and talismans. These two items are consumed in huge quantities on the battlefield, and the Hengshan Sect is lacking them by no means a small amount.

The war in the Southern Region was far larger and more brutal than the war in the Wanhua Mountains, involving over a million cultivators. The resources consumed by so many cultivators every day were countless.

It seems that Qihe placed a large order, but in reality, apart from the third-tier pills, the other orders were all ordinary items.

Qihe only valued third-tier pills, which is why he readily agreed to Yang Zhengshan's request.

After their conversation, Yang Zhengshan stayed at the Yingxian Pavilion of the Hengshan Sect for three days. During these three days, several Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Hengshan Sect came to place orders with him.

In just three days, Yang Zhengshan received orders worth 30 million low-grade spirit stones, excluding elixirs and flying boats. The orders mainly consisted of talismans, magic weapons, and magical artifacts.

That's right, and there are also magical artifacts. The Hengshan Sect is even lacking in magical artifacts.

Yang Zhengshan felt that even a mosquito's leg is meat, and since the Spirit Source Land had produced a lot of magical artifacts in the past ten years in order to train weapon refiners, he might as well just sell them directly to Hengshan Sect.

After accepting the order, Yang Zhengshan didn't linger. He took the deposit and began his return journey.

A few days later, he returned to the Celestial Palace.

(End of this chapter)