Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 335 Breakthrough in Kung Fu
Since a large number of Muhe Grassland forces have settled in Shitouling Market to sell goods, Song Xian has this trump card and can negotiate with the Muhe Grassland forces to obtain Muhe Grassland's specialty materials at a cost lower than the market price.

In fact, he had already reached an agreement with the Xingyuan Chamber of Commerce, the largest force in the East China Sea area of ​​Muhe Grassland, last year.

They are willing to provide the flesh and blood of the monster beasts from the Muhe grassland to Hunyuan Sect at a low price as long as Hunyuan Sect can find a stable sales channel.

This is also beneficial to the Xingyuan Chamber of Commerce. They have always wanted to expand the Qin market, but due to the previous obstacles in bilateral trade, their products have not entered Xijiang County on a large scale.

Now they have the Hunyuan Sect acting as a middleman, finding stable customers for them, which saves them time and effort, and also saves the trouble of transportation. Although the price is cheaper than before, there is still enough profit.

This is a win-win cooperation for all three parties. As the middleman, Hunyuan Sect’s work is certainly not in vain.

According to Song Xian's estimation, Hunyuan Sect will be able to earn about 40,000 to 50,000 spirit stones every year from this cooperation alone.

The Mingyue Sect proposed to purchase the flesh and blood of 900 monsters every year, including 600 first-level monsters, 300 second-level monsters, and 100 third-level monsters.

Of course, each type of monster has a different value. For example, a first-level black flame bull costs 180 spirit stones.

A first-level red water frog is only worth one hundred spirit stones.

In general, on average, the price of each first-level monster is about 140 spirit stones, the average price of a second-level monster is 360 spirit stones, and the average price of a third-level monster is 850 spirit stones.

Of course, what was mentioned above are all market prices. Big customers like Mingyue Sect can go to the Muhe Grassland Market to buy Black Flame Oxen and negotiate a price with the shop, and they can get it for about 170 spirit stones.

Song Xian took advantage of the Shitouling market and directly found the person in charge of the Xingyuan Chamber of Commerce headquarters. He bought it for 150 spirit stones and then sold it to the Mingyue Sect for 165 spirit stones.

In this way, he could earn fifteen spirit stones for each first-grade low-grade monster.

If the cooperation goes smoothly, Mingyue Sect will definitely strengthen the cooperation in the future. For example, the stone mines, spiritual liquids and other cultivation materials that are unique to the Muhe Grassland will be purchased directly from Hunyuan Sect.

It even includes the trade of materials exported by Mingyue Sect to Muhe Grassland. If all the trade between Mingyue Sect and Muhe Grassland can be taken over, the annual profit can reach about 200,000 to 300,000 spirit stones. This is just for Mingyue Sect.

As long as he makes a name for himself, he won't even need to take the initiative to discuss cooperation in the future. People will naturally come to him, and the profits can be imagined.

This was something Song Xian had planned long ago. Since he occupied Tianshan, he has been slowly advancing his plan step by step. He established the Shitouling Casino and the Shitouling Market to ensure the smooth implementation of his plan.

His ultimate goal was to build Tianshan into the largest trading market between Qin and Muhe Grassland. By using this trading market, he could control the bargaining power and become the largest middleman in the bilateral trade between Muhe Grassland and Qin.

Now we have taken the second step towards this goal. Although the road ahead is still long, the path is already in sight.

With the current strength of Hunyuan Sect, it is not enough to achieve such a large scale. It needs to take it step by step. Mingyue Sect is his first target.

There are three reasons why we chose to cooperate with Mingyue Sect first. First, compared with other cities in Xijiang County, Humen City is closest to Bianxi City.

Second, Humen City and the Beast Taming Sect have a close relationship, and the Hunyuan Sect can cooperate with him without worrying about being criticized by the Beast Taming Sect.

Third, the foundation-building cultivator who is now in charge of trade affairs in Mingyue Sect has some old acquaintances with Song Xian. This person is Xu Wen, the former manager of the Mingyue Sect shop in Qingfengfang.

Hunyuan Sect had cooperated with her when it was promoting Yuxiang Dan. Song Xian had a very good impression of her. He knew that she was a person with vision and talent and would not refuse such a win-win cooperation.

Things turned out just as he expected. After Zhang Ningyuan came to him, he quickly reached an agreement with the other party. However, there was some disagreement on the price. Mingyue Sect wanted to lower the price, so they conducted several rounds of negotiations, which took more than half a year.

"Master, the Mingyue Sect has agreed to our terms. I suggest contacting the Xingyuan Chamber of Commerce immediately to finalize this matter. This will prevent any further complications."

Zhang Ningyuan made no secret of his joy and looked eager to try. He was responsible for this matter from beginning to end. Song Xian only provided ideas and formulated strategies. He was the one who came forward to negotiate and reached an agreement.

Completing such a large project alone not only gave him a great sense of accomplishment, but also brought him a lot of gains.

Song Xian has already said that he will be responsible for all matters related to the sale of spirit beasts with the Mingyue Sect from now on. He can form his own team and take out 10% of the profits as a reward.

"Alright, you're in charge of this anyway, so you can handle it as you see fit! If you have any difficulties, just tell me, and the sect will fully support you. It would be best if we can complete the transaction with the Mingyue Sect within this year."

The two discussed the matter for a while, and Zhang Ningyuan left in a hurry. Song Xian returned to the inner courtyard room. Su Zhirou had been waiting there for a long time. When she saw him come back, she immediately came up to him with a smile on her face.

"Husband, my aunt invited us to her birthday party!"

"I won't go. You go! Bring an expensive gift."

"Why don't you go, my husband? It's rare for your aunt to invite you. If you don't go, you'll be embarrassing her."

"It's because she specifically invited me that I can't go. What if it's a trap? Our relationship with the Luoyun Sect is not what it was before, so we better be careful about everything."

Hearing what he said, Su Zhirou also became a little worried: "Husband, you are overthinking it!"

"It's important to be cautious!" Song Xian sighed slightly. "You're well aware of the relationship between the Luoyun Sect and the Beast Taming Sect over the past few years. If the Luoyun Sect is determined to dominate Bianxi City, they will definitely deal with us first. It's better to be cautious. It's not good for us not to go to your aunt's invitation. If you go, as long as I'm here, they won't make things difficult for you even if it's a Hongmen Banquet."

Given the current situation, he had to be even more careful, especially when facing the Luoyun Sect.

Although the two sides have never had any hatred, their positions determine the direction of the relationship.

The Hunyuan Sect has no choice but to follow the Beastmaster Sect to the end. To put it bluntly, in the eyes of outsiders, the Hunyuan Sect is just a dog of the Beastmaster Sect.

However, the Luoyun Sect wanted to please both sides, and its relationship with the Beast Taming Sect became very strained.

Especially after the demise of the Kong family, the Luoyun Sect might have regarded the Hunyuan Sect as a thorn in its side. In this case, if Song Xian still accepted Wen Yiren's invitation, wouldn't that be like a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth?
Even if there was only the slightest possibility that it was a trap, he couldn't take the risk because there was no benefit in doing so.

If I can get some benefit from this appointment, it will be worth taking the risk.

But not only does this not bring any benefit, it may also be life-threatening.

Su Zhirou curled her lips: "My husband, now that you say that, I feel it's boring."

"Even if your aunt's banquet isn't a trap, I doubt it's going to be anything good. Just treat it as a visit to your parents' home!"

………Things turned out just as Song Xian had expected. After Su Zhirou came back from the banquet hosted by Wen Yiren, she told him that Luoyun Sect wanted to take back the Kong family’s share in Shitouling Market.

Originally, the Kong family took a portion of the profits from the Shitouling Market. Now that the Kong family has been eliminated, the Luoyun Sect wants to take all of their profits for themselves.

Song Xian would naturally not agree and ignored the matter. Later, when Luo Yun Sect sent someone to pay a formal visit and brought up the matter, he also adopted the tactic of procrastination and dealt with it perfunctorily.

Time flies, and a year passes in the blink of an eye.

The war in Xijiang County has recently reached a stalemate. It is no longer a stalemate like in the past, but has formed a state of confrontation, with a subtle intention of dividing the country by the river.

Although no major war had broken out between the two sides before, small-scale battles still occurred from time to time.

.........

On Luojia Mountain, in a dim secret room, Song Xian sat with his eyes closed, with blue and golden flames appearing around him. The two different colored flames were like two distinct rivers, constantly rotating on his body.

He was like a phoenix reborn from the ashes. Flames enveloped his entire body, but he sat upright, motionless.

After an unknown amount of time, the dark blue and golden flames gradually faded away.

Song Xian opened his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. At this moment, his Xuantian Ronghuo Jue had broken through the third level.

With each breakthrough in Xuantian Ronghuo Jue, the power of his fire-attributed spells would increase by 30%. Combined with the two kinds of strange fire, Netherworld Cold Flame and Golden Crow Fiery Flame, the power of his fire-attributed spells was now 150% stronger than that of ordinary cultivators.

For example, when an ordinary cultivator casts a master-level fireball spell, the attack power is only ten points, but when he casts it, the attack power can reach twenty-five points.

This is not just a small bonus. In actual combat, this gap is definitely not comparable to the increase in spiritual power brought by one or two levels of cultivation.

With his current strength, he would not be too far behind if he faced an ordinary cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

After achieving a breakthrough in the Xuantian Ronghuo Jue technique, he stood up and left the secret room. As soon as he opened the door, his followers came to greet him and saluted him, "Master, Senior Brother Huang Ye said he has something to report, and asked me to inform you after your retreat is over."

Song Xian nodded and ordered Huang Ye to be brought over. Soon, he arrived at the waiting room.

"Master, there's news about the hundred-year-old stone sulfur liquid you requested." Huang Ye said after saluting.

"Oh? Where is it?" Song Xian's eyes lit up. Today was a double blessing. Not only did he make a breakthrough in his martial arts, but he also got the news about the stone sulfur liquid that he had been searching for.

This thing is an extremely important material in refining the second-level puppet. Stone sulfur is not a mineral, but a plant. It is named because it looks like stone and emits the smell of sulfur.

This thing is rare, and its growth conditions are quite demanding. It is not widely used in the cultivation world. It can only be used in refining detoxification pills for some specific poisons.

The sulfur liquid is a reddish-yellow liquid secreted by it, which has strong toughness and viscosity, and its uses are even smaller.

Originally, this thing was not needed to refine the second-level puppet. The puppet secret record that Song Xian had obtained before did not include the material of hundred-year-old stone sulfur liquid in the method of refining the second-level puppet. Its substitute was Gongliu.

But in Dong Xuanchen's memory fragments, he used sulfur liquid to refine a second-level puppet. This was his unique secret.

Dong Xuanchen himself has great talent in puppet refining and is good at research. During the refining process, he has been trying to use better materials and simpler methods to improve the success rate and performance of puppet refining.

After repeated attempts, he discovered that using stone sulfur liquid instead of Gongliu could not only make the puppet's shape look smoother, but also make the puppet's internal structure more resilient.

At the same time, due to the unique characteristics of the stone sulfur liquid, when it solidifies the puppet's body, it will make the joints of the puppet more tight and seamless, thereby increasing the success rate of puppet refining.

The older the stone sulfur liquid is, the better the effect.

Dong Xuanchen did not tell this matter to other people in Qianji Sect because he was very cunning and did not trust others very much, so he kept it back.

During his lifetime, the puppet-making skills of the Qianji Sect could be said to have reached their peak, all due to his extensive improvements and simplifications to the original manufacturing process.

For example, this book of puppet secrets is the result of his research, but every time he improved a puppet, he kept some of his unique skills to himself and did not pass them on.

The Stone Sulfur Liquid is his secret to refining second-order puppets. Of course, it is also possible to use Gongliu to refine second-order puppets, but it is not as easy to use as the Stone Sulfur Liquid and requires much higher skills from the refiner.

Since obtaining Dong Xuanchen's memory fragments, he has spent two hours almost every day to practice his basic skills. Just four months ago, he successfully refined a pictographic puppet on his own, which is a top-level puppet of the first order, so he wanted to try to refine a second-order puppet.

He had already obtained the other materials, but there was no news about the hundred-year-old stone sulfur liquid, which was the key to refining the second-level puppet.

Of course, it is not impossible to use ordinary stone sulfur liquid, but his foundation is still shallow and his skills are not mature. He would have a better grasp of it with the stone sulfur liquid that has been used for a hundred years.

"I sent people to various city exchanges to place an order for Hundred-Year-Old Stone Sulfur. I recently received a response. There's news from the Humen City Exchange that a cultivator has Hundred-Year-Old Stone Sulfur, but he doesn't need spirit stones. If you want it, you have to exchange it for Hundred-Year-Old White Coral."

Song Xian frowned slightly. White coral is mostly used for alchemy. A hundred-year-old white coral is also a rare thing. The sect really doesn't have this thing.

"Can you find the monk who owns the hundred-year-old stone and talk to him? Exchange it with other items, or even more spirit stones."

"The intermediary at the Humen City Exchange refused to reveal this person's information. As you know, in the intelligence community, it's very taboo to inquire about the private information of both parties involved in a transaction. Furthermore, the person in charge of the transaction may not know the other party's true identity."

"Where can I buy Hundred-Year-Old White Coral? Do you have any information on this?"

"As far as I know, this magical herb, white coral, mostly grows in the southeastern part of Chu State and is rarely seen in our Qin State. It may appear at some auctions occasionally, but it's rarely seen in the Xijiang County market, let alone a hundred-year-old white coral. However, I've already inquired with the local intelligence exchange, and an insider has reported that Wang Xuan, the head of the Yuyuan Sect, seems to have this item."

"Wang Xuan." Song Xian nodded, his eyes narrowed slightly: "I understand."

"Master, how about I go to Yuyuan Sect?"

"No, you don't have to worry about this. I'll do it, you go ahead!"

"Yes, then I'll take my leave first." Huang Ye stood up and left.

(End of this chapter)