Shangyuque

Chapter 53: Forcing Normal Cultivators to Dance with Robbery Cultivators

Just as Yulou finalized the horse racing cooperation between Baibao Pavilion and Qingxifang, Baibao Pavilion's competitors were also thinking about how to deal with Baibao Pavilion as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

“They went too far, just copying our names.

They actually sell talismans, this is too much of an insult."

In the backyard of Baifu Hall, a Qi-cultivating cultivator from the Che family dressed as a shopkeeper was complaining.

He is the owner of Baifutang, Che Zengye.

The market for Qi-refining talismans in Qingxifang is limited. The Che family has made the Baifutang famous through several generations of operation, allowing it to occupy one-third of the market in Qingxifang.

One third may sound like a small amount, but for a fully competitive business community, this level of dominance is already quite high.

But all of a sudden, the Wang family built up Baibao Pavilion, whose name was similar to Baifutang and whose business overlapped greatly. How could Che Zengye not be anxious?

"Even if they really bully you, what can you do?

Zengye, tell me how you plan to deal with it.

I came to Qingxifang not to listen to your complaints."

Che Zengshu, the patriarch of the Che family, said to his younger brother somewhat helplessly. He did not agree with what Che Zengye had just said.

The Wang family of Anbei is a wealthy family and would not deliberately copy the name of the Che family's shop, but how to deal with the aggressive challenge from Baibao Pavilion is indeed a difficult problem.

Qingxifang is very small, and the Wang family's name is behind Baibaoge. There are many innovations in its management, so there is naturally no shortage of customers.

But if they eat two more bites, the Baifutang of the Che family will eat two less bites, and this will be a big problem!

How could Che Zengshu not be worried, so he rushed here in a hurry.

"Chief, we can also organize a 10% discount group tour for three people to compete with Baibao Pavilion for customers."

Che Zengye had no concerns about the strategy of copying Baibao Pavilion, since it was Baibao Pavilion that copied the name of Baifutang first anyway.

“You think too simply, our model is to buy low and sell high.

He bought a large number of talismans at low prices from independent practitioners and small families, and then sold them slowly.

The model of Baibao Pavilion is that the Wang family draws the talismans themselves, and after completion, they sell them through their own shop.

Bai Fu Tang can’t compete with them in price reduction!

We will definitely lose if we cut prices, so we need to think of other ways.”

A speck of dust from the times becomes a mountain when it falls on the shoulders of an individual.

In order to obtain the golden elixir, Patriarch Mangxiang exerted great pressure on the Red Light System.

As a vassal of the Red Lanterns and a small force of the Mangxiang lineage, the Wang family took the initiative to have their heels cut off.

In order to ensure the family's balance of income and expenditure during the changes, Wang Xianmao established Baibao Pavilion in Qingxifang.

As a result, the Che family’s Baifu Hall was in trouble.

The cost of Master Mangxiang should naturally be borne by Hongdengzhao.

When facing pressure, Hong Dengzhao can also directly seek help from his many subordinates to share the burden.

The pressure faced by the Wang family can be borne by independent cultivators and small families in various ways.

But what should a small Qi-cultivating family like the Che family do?
The tide of the times was transmitted layer by layer, and when it reached the Che family, the Baifu Hall that they had built up over the years was as fragile as a piece of paper.

There is a huge difference between the Che family and the Wang family. Many methods that might have been useful in the past became useless when facing the Treasure Pavilion with the Wang family, a foundation-building immortal clan, standing behind them.

Che Zengye thought for a long time and whispered.

“Clan leader, don’t you know a few robbery cultivators? On the surface, their identities have nothing to do with each other.

We can use these people to spread the news that the Baibao Pavilion's talismans are not effective, thus damaging their reputation!"

Che Zengshu was startled. He looked around and soon realized that there were only the two of them here, and he finally felt relieved.

Leaning his head towards Che Zengye, he cursed in a low voice.

"Don't talk nonsense. We supply goods to those people. After all, supplying goods is a normal business transaction.

If we find those people to work for us, wouldn't we be mixed up with the Jie Xiu as well?"

My goodness, there is a reason why Baifutang’s business is unique in Qingxifang.

In addition to the normal sales in the shop, the Che family also has a special secret sales network that provides talismans specifically for robbery cultivators.

"Clan leader, Baibao Pavilion is pressing forward step by step. Backed by the Wang family, the quality of their goods is not low.

Moreover, they have a variety of elixirs to supply, and with the increase and decrease of these, Baifutang's business will be in danger.

We must take action and make a decisive move!"

There was helplessness, struggle, and madness in Che Zengye's eyes, but there was no hesitation.

The business of Baifutang is related to the survival of the Che family, he must protect it!
Under the gaze of his brothers, the head of the Che family was silent for a long time, and finally said.

"I'll make the arrangements. Don't worry about it. By the way, tell the guys in the store that I'm only staying for a day."

The 'Immortal Alliance-Ten Sects' system only needed a slight mobilization to force the normal cultivators to dance with the robbery cultivators.

In recent years, many things have changed.

Compared to Jiang Baobian who still pays attention to form and eating manners, the new guarding monk Mu Chunze is so evil that he wants to dilute the water.

Adding water to water is something that ordinary people would never think of.

Otherwise, why would someone say that he could become a disciple of Zifu?
Yulou originally planned to wait until Hongmei thought it through before going to Huafengju to continue practicing Taoism.

After all, Hongmei is facing a lot of psychological pressure now, and Yulou is worried that this kind-hearted but black-hearted master will explode with them.

But Senior Sister Ning Yao came to visit them yesterday, which means Hongmei may have adjusted her condition.

Therefore, Yulou and Yu'an arrived at Huafengju early this morning. "Is my master here?" Yulou asked the waiter in the front hall.

"She left early in the morning. Fairy Ningyao is here, but she is in the side hall discussing the custom-made magic weapon with a female customer."

After hearing the waiter's answer, Yu'an looked at his eldest brother.

"Brother, now is a good time to refine the purple copper pestle."

The two brothers still owe Wu Jinyan a sum of money and need to pay it back as soon as possible.

Although Yulou is now the shopkeeper of Baibao Pavilion, he cannot use the spirit stones in the account of Baibao Pavilion at will.

Without disturbing Ning Yao, the two came to the refining furnace.

Yu'an lit the fire and Yulou fetched water, and soon everything was ready.

"This is the first time we refine weapons ourselves, Yu'an, how about you go first?"

Yulou's request was a bit strange. Yu'an was puzzled for a moment but did not refuse.

In fact, Yulou was considering that his attainments in alchemy were higher than Yu'an's.

If he refines first, the excessive explosions will affect himself and Yu'an's condition.

Let Yu'an go first. With his competitive nature, he will practice more diligently.

At the same time, with Yu Lou, who has higher attainments in cultivation than him, backing him up, Yu An would feel a lot less pressure.

When the two are combined, the value of Yu An's decision to refine it first becomes clear.

Yulou was very calculating, so he asked Yu'an to go first.

This is how cultivating immortality works.

The material cost of two pieces of purple copper alone is nearly three hundred spirit stones. If you add up the other miscellaneous auxiliary materials, the entire refining process will cost at least three hundred and ten spirit stones.

Three hundred and ten spirit stones are needed to refine six purple copper pestles, and the cost of each pestle is fifty-two spirit stones.

One refining and blasting requires fifty-two spirit stones. How can Yulou not be careful?
It seemed that he was just worrying about a small detail.

Even if Yulou sold two hundred purple copper pestles, the spiritual stones he earned would not be enough to buy the mid-grade spiritual belt around his waist.

But a tree that can be embraced by two people grows from a tiny seed, and a nine-story tower starts from a pile of earth.

We must be broad-minded and resolute, after all, the road ahead is long and arduous.

Both Yulou and Yu'an have great ambitions, but the young Yu'an obviously does not understand Yulou's deeply hidden determination.

He just stood in front of the refining furnace, threw the copper directly into the furnace without even looking at it, and said at the same time.

"I feel like I can refine into the fifth level of restriction. Brother, can I try?"

Apparently, Yulou had guessed his competitive spirit.

"Of course you can, but if it explodes, you'll lose fifty-two spirit stones.

You can try it, fifty-two is not a lot, it is just our clan subsidy for two and a half years."

Since Yulou had said so, Yu'an naturally didn't dare to take any more risks.

So, Yulou was responsible for making fire, and Yu'an was responsible for refining.

With the careful cooperation of the two brothers, the first copper pestle was quickly refined.

However, the pestle that Yu An refined only has three layers of restrictions.

It is designed with four layers. In addition to the three layers of basic restrictions, another layer of law-breaking restrictions is added.

But obviously, when Yu An reached the fourth level, he was a little overwhelmed.

It was too small, only one-third of a piece of copper, and it was too small for him to handle.

"Who just said that we can refine it to the fifth level?"

Yulou soaked the copper pestle in the blood of the mandrill, and at the same time, he asked and answered himself questions with a smile.

"Oh, I can't remember, but it wasn't me, haha."

Mandrill blood can increase the power of breaking spells. Yu'an's copper law-breaking pestle is not well-refined, but the nature of copper determines that it can play a certain role in breaking spells.

It's still the same logic. If a spell is cast with ten points of mana, the copper magic sword with five levels of spell-breaking restrictions can directly break it with only three points of mana.

When it comes to breaking all kinds of defensive spells, its advantage is as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

This crappy version of the copper spell-breaking pestle can break a spell with only 80% of the magic power. From this point of view, it is still valuable.

Yu'an was so embarrassed by Yulou's insult that he stopped talking.

He calculated the magic power in his body, and threw a small piece of copper into the refining furnace, his eyes full of seriousness.

This time, I will definitely refine a purple copper pestle that can break the four levels of restrictions!
Yu'an was able to refine the black jade into a mid-grade magical instrument embryo. He was quite talented in the art of refining. Of course, this might also be due to Yulou's encouragement and motivation.

Just as Yu'an was mobilizing his magical powers to compete with the purple copper in the refining furnace, Senior Sister Ning Yao brought a veiled female cultivator into the back hall.

"Fellow Daoist Yingxi, we at Huafengju do not accept orders for wooden magical instruments. My father is good at metal and stone, and his fire method of refining is not suitable for wooden magical instruments.

However, I can recommend a suitable place for you. You see, they are the sons of the Wang family of Anbei State, and the Wang family is well-known in the Red Lantern for their wood magic skills. "

Senior Sister Ning Yao seems to be introducing Wang to this female customer?
Yulou didn't have time to care about the two women, but looked at Yu'an.

Good, good, this kid Yu'an does have some wisdom.

There were two female cultivators beside him, but he didn't even look at them, and his technique of refining the weapon was still so steady.

Yu'an, you can become a great man!

　Three thousand words are here, and there will be another update, which will be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)