Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 69 Planning a Birthday Banquet
"Hey! It's not that I don't want to lower the price, it's just that I can't. This Jade Fragrance Pill is made with over a dozen spiritual herbs, and the main ingredient is a century-old herb. It's extremely difficult to obtain. Our sect's alchemy room meticulously researched and developed it for over a decade before finally succeeding. This pill is very expensive. If you add up all the various ingredients, selling it for ten spirit stones is just enough to break even. We can't afford to sell it at a loss!"

Wu Xuan smiled, but he didn't believe Song Xian's nonsense in his heart, but he didn't point it out. "By the way, has Sect Leader Song received the invitation from Luoyun Sect?"

"Invitation? What invitation?"

"Oh? Didn't your sect receive it? A lot of invitations have been sent out for the 100th birthday party of the wife of the Luoyun Sect's leader, and our sect is fortunate to receive one." Wu Xuan could not hide the pride on his face. Obviously, receiving the invitation from the Luoyun Sect made him feel very honored.

Song Xian's mind raced, and he quickly asked, "A centenarian birthday banquet? I'm new here, and I don't know the name of the Luoyun Sect's headmaster's wife. Please enlighten me."

"Master Song, don't you even know about this? The Luoyun Sect's wife, Wen Xueqin, is also a well-known figure in our Bianxi City! Now that she's celebrating her 100th birthday, the Luoyun Sect will naturally make a big celebration. Many sects and forces in Bianxi City have received invitations."

"Then this Madam Wen must also be a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Does Fellow Daoist Wu know when Madam Wen's birthday banquet will be held?"

"I heard it's on August 13th. What's up? Sect Leader Song wants to join in the fun too? But without an invitation, I'm afraid it'll be difficult to get in! Luoyun Sect only invites prominent figures from Bianxi City."

Wu Xuan smiled, his words were full of contempt. The Hunyuan Sect was just a small fry and was not worthy of participating in the Luoyun Sect's ceremony. At the same time, he also classified the Qingyuan Sect as one of the prominent forces in Bianxi City.

Although Song Xian felt a little uncomfortable, he showed no annoyance on his face. He said calmly, "To be honest, I would like to go and see it for myself."

"That's not going to be easy. Only the Sect Master received the invitation. I heard all the invitations have already been sent out. Luoyun Sect is the most powerful faction in this city. Although Senior Wen invited many people to his birthday banquet, the inspection will surely be very strict. If Sect Master Song wants to sneak in, he'll probably have to disguise himself as someone else's follower."

Song Xian ignored his sarcasm and stood up, saying, "I will not bother you, Daoist Fellow Wu. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he left the hall. Wu Xuan looked at his leaving background with a slight curl of his lips. In his heart, he looked down on such people. Not only because the Hunyuan Sect was small and weak, but also because Song Xian acted without style, like a commoner, which made him feel ashamed.

For example, renting land outside the market to hang up signs, although it benefits the market, he feels that this will lose the high-end image of the market shops and make them look like a roadside tea shop. Only such shops will hang up signs from a long distance.

However, considering the benefits, he did not refuse, but gladly accepted the deal, but this does not mean that he likes this form.

If this matter could still be explained, then he would despise the act of hanging signs on the lakes in Bianxia Town. A good shop in the market is run like a whore, hawking and soliciting customers everywhere. What a shame!

Now they have gone even further and proposed to put up pictures of his Hunyuan Pavilion shop on merchant ships. This is simply outrageous.

.........

Song Xian returned to Hunyuan Pavilion, found Zhang Ningyuan, and talked about this matter with him in the room.

"Master, do you want to attend the birthday party for the wife of the master of Luoyun Sect?" Zhang Ningyuan guessed his thoughts by looking at his expression.

"Yes, this is a great opportunity for us."

"Chance? What do you mean?"

"Think about it! Luoyun Sect is the most powerful force in Bianxi City. Their leader's wife's 100th birthday is sure to be attended by all the prominent figures in Bianxi City, big and small! Those ladies and young ladies will also undoubtedly be there to celebrate with Madam Wen. These are the main target audiences for our Jade Fragrance Pills. If we can promote our Jade Fragrance Pills in front of all the noble ladies and young ladies of Bianxi City during this birthday banquet, the benefits to our future development will be limitless."

"I understand." Zhang Ningyuan suddenly realized. During this period, the two of them were together day and night. Song Xian constantly instilled in him the importance of advertising and marketing to product sales, and he gradually accepted this concept.

What's more, the real example is right in front of him. When he took over the Hunyuan Pavilion shop, the shop was deserted within a few months, and sometimes there was no one coming and going for a whole day.

Ever since Song Xian's suggestion was followed and signs were hung outside the city and on the lakes in Bianxia Town, the flow of people to shops has increased visibly.

Even the Yuxiang Pills, something he thought made no sense at all and was something only a fool would buy, were sold at a rate of 130 in one go.

Now he is completely impressed by Song Xian's business philosophy and no longer has any doubts.

"We have to find a way to get an invitation. This is the first step. If we can't even get an invitation, everything else is meaningless."

"What's the Master's plan?"

"Are you familiar with the staff at the Luoyun Sect's shop in the market?"

"Not familiar, only met once or twice."

"Well, go find him and ask about the internal situation of Luoyun Sect. The person who sent out the invitations to Luoyun Sect couldn't be an important figure like the Sect Master or an Elder. It must be a leader below or a close confidant of the Sect Master. Try to find out as much as you can about this person."

"Okay, I'll go there later in the evening. It's busy at the shop right now, so the Luoyun Sect shop manager might not pay any attention to me. It would be better to go and ask when I'm free in the evening."

"Take some spirit stones from the shop and buy him some spirit wine and food. Don't be reluctant to spend the money. The important thing is to get valuable information."

"I see."

Song Xian then ordered Jiang Zichen to go to the mountain gate to find Zhang Yi. Because Zhong Wenyuan and Kalisa went to Muhe Grassland to buy Panlong incense, Lin Zixiang needed to stay at the mountain gate to manage the affairs, so he had to ask Zhang Yi for help.

After nightfall, Zhang Ningyuan left the shop and returned almost half an hour later.

"How is it? Senior Brother Ning Yuan, have you found out any news?" Song Xian asked expectantly when he saw him return.

Zhang Ningyuan had been gone for such a long time, he must have gained something. If the people in the Luoyun Sect's shop were unaware of it and refused to reveal anything, he would have returned long ago.

The longer you wait, the greater the chances of success.

"I got it. According to Luo Jian, the owner of the Luoyun Sect's shop in the market, all Luoyun Sect banquets and other matters are handled by their Wailian Feng. The person responsible for distributing the invitations is a leader of the Wailian Feng, named Zhang Yunhan. As long as we can deal with this person, getting an invitation will not be a problem."

"Zhang Yunhan? Is there any way to contact this person?"

"Zhang Yunhan is quite fond of sensual pleasures, especially gambling. There's a gambling house run by the Beast Taming Sect in the Bianxi City Market. It's said that Zhang Yunhan often goes there to play. Sect Leader, you can go there and wait for him. Even if you can't see him, you can contact him through the people in the gambling house."

"Any other news? For example, the schedule of the birthday banquet, seating arrangements, etc."

"I didn't ask about this. If the master can find Zhang Yunhan, he can find out from him."

"Okay, I understand." Song Xian frowned and thought for a while: "Brother Ning Yuan, can you find a young and beautiful female cultivator with a good figure?"

"Ah?" Zhang Ningyuan's eyes widened immediately: "Master, what do you mean? Are you looking for a female cultivator?"

Seeing his expression, Song Xian knew he had misunderstood him and explained, "Don't overthink it. I want to find a female cultivator to go with me in order to promote our Yuxiang Pill more conveniently."

"Think about it! Madam Wen, the Luoyun Sect's headmaster, is a woman. At the birthday banquet, there will definitely be many noble ladies and young ladies celebrating. They will definitely sit together. A man like me definitely can't fit in. How can I recommend the Jade Fragrance Pill to Madam Wen then?"

"I need an entourage to squeeze into their circle, so that I can have a chance to show Madam Wen the benefits of the Jade Fragrance Pill."

Zhang Ningyuan nodded and said, "Master, you have thought it through thoroughly, but I really can't find any young and beautiful female cultivators right now."

"Forget it then. I'll wait until I get to Bianxi City and see!"

"How about this? Let's go to the free trade area on North Street in the market tomorrow. I've been there a few times before and occasionally see one or two female cultivators selling goods. Some female cultivators who follow the Muhe Grassland caravan might come to the market to sell some groceries during their breaks. If you're lucky, you might run into one or two and ask them if they'd be willing to help."

The two chatted for a while and then went to rest.

The next day, Song Xian came to the North Street of Fangshi. Bianxia Town was located in a remote area, with not many independent cultivators and relatively few people setting up stalls here. It was completely incomparable to those big Fangshi.

Looking at the entire street, there were only a dozen or so stalls scattered around. Song Xian spotted the only female cultivator on the street at a glance and walked straight up to her.

She was about twenty years old, and only at the first level of Qi Refining. She wore an emerald green silk dress and had a bright face. The most striking thing about her was her large, spiritual eyes.

There were several low-level talismans on his stall.

"What do you need, fellow Daoist? These are all high-quality talismans, inexpensive and of good quality." Seeing him coming, the woman greeted him warmly with a smile on her face. Her smile was sweet, and her two shallow dimples made her look adorable.

Song Xian picked up one at random and opened his eyes. It was a low-level water shield talisman, and the quality was not high.

"Are these the talismans you made?"

"Fellow Daoist, you have good eyesight. Yes, this is exactly what I made."

"How many spirit stones are there for one?"

"The one in your hand is a water shield talisman. Once activated, it can condense a water-shaped shield. Daoist, you are my first customer, so I will sell it to you at a low price. Just take four spirit stones."

"Your talismans aren't very good. This shows that you don't have any talent in this area."

"If you don't want to buy it, fine. Why are you slandering my stuff?"

"I'm being honest. The quality of your talismans is mediocre. You have no talent, so you won't be able to succeed in the talisman world. I don't want these things from you, but I want to cooperate with you on something. If you do a good job, I can reward you with fifty spirit stones."

"Fifty spirit stones? What do you want me to do?" The woman's eyes showed suspicion. She obviously did not trust him and was full of vigilance towards this pancake that fell from the sky.

(End of this chapter)