Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 113 Business Experience

Zhou Qing looked at the spirit stone in his hand and suddenly remembered Mu Zhuosha's advice. He asked, "Uncle Master, can I exchange the medium-grade spirit stone in my hand for a high-grade spirit stone?"

Lu Qiushui was surprised and said, "You want to exchange for high-grade spirit stones, but I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to use them in the future."

Spirit stones are the natural currency of the cultivation world. This mineral has regular shapes and similar sizes, so many things in the cultivation world require spirit stones.

Spirit stones cannot be divided. If we exchange them all for high-quality spirit stones, it will be difficult to turn them around when we encounter something that requires spirit stones.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "It's not needed now, but there may be such a need in the future."

I only have twenty-two medium-grade spirit stones in my hand, which makes it inconvenient to exchange for two high-grade spirit stones. It is especially difficult to control the amount of spiritual energy when activating the formation.

He planned to wait until he had at least five hundred medium-grade spirit stones before considering exchanging them for high-grade spirit stones.

At present, this indicator seems to be still a long way off.

Lu Qiushui smiled and said, "The sect does not encourage disciples to replace medium-grade spirit stones with high-grade spirit stones."

Zhou Qing asked curiously, "Why?"

Lu Qiushui said: "High-quality spirit stones are easier to store."

"The spiritual energy within high-quality spiritual stones is more concentrated and less likely to dissipate. Even if stored for a hundred years, the spiritual energy content within them will still be at least 90% of what it was when it was first unearthed."

"Mid-grade spirit stones are much worse. After a hundred years, only 60% of the spiritual energy of a mid-grade spirit stone will remain. Low-grade spirit stones are even less. If they can retain 40%, it's considered good."

"So the sect will strictly control the amount of high-grade, medium-grade, and low-grade spirit stones within the sect."

"The monthly spirit stones given to the disciples are all of medium and low quality. Since they are consumed during the month's practice, there is no need to worry about loss."

"High-quality spirit stones are mainly used as emergency reserves for the sect."

Zhou Qing said: "I see, it seems we have to find another way."

Lu Qiushui covered his mouth and smiled, "Just because the sect doesn't encourage it doesn't mean there's nothing we can do."

"Every month, the sect exchanges excess mid- and low-grade spirit stones for high-grade spirit stones for storage. The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall is responsible for this."

"If you need to exchange high-quality spirit stones in the future, just tell me and I'll do it for you. Large-volume transactions like this are always cheaper than exchanging them yourself."

Zhou Qing asked curiously, "How much cheaper can it be?"

Lu Qiushui said, "When a sect exchanges high-quality spirit stones, they usually do so directly with other sects that have superior spirit ores. The price is generally 1 to 8, while the exchange rate for individuals is usually around 1 to 10."

This means that every high-grade spirit stone exchanged is equivalent to a net profit of two medium-grade spirit stones."

Zhou Qing said: "When there is a need in the future, I will trouble you, uncle."

Lu Qiushui said, "What's the problem? You brought Senior Sister out from the Cliff of the Living Dead, which is equivalent to dragging all of us out of the grave. This is such a great favor. Uncle is just worried about what to do with you."

After chatting with this gentle uncle for a while, Zhou Qing suddenly heard the sound of a bell coming from the direction of Qingyun Mountain.

He and Lu Qiushui were both startled. After hearing the bell, Lu Qiushui smiled and said, "Isn't that it? It's the bell summoning the sect meeting."

The sect meeting was held on the second day, for the purpose of Lu Qiu Shui being appointed as the elder of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

There were originally four vacancies for the elder of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, but in reality, there was only Chengguang himself. Now that Lu Qiu Shui was promoted, there should have been no problem. However, Lu Qiu Shui knew that the eldest sister had always had conflicts with the local faction in the sect, so she had been worried about this appointment.

In fact, the eldest sister herself could be considered the largest local sect, and the sect had viewed her that way since she joined. But the eldest sister was born unconventional. Although she was born into the Mu family, one of the largest families in the sect, she did not want to rely on any family connections to establish her own sect.

This was tantamount to snatching meat from the mouths of the local faction, which later made both sides very unhappy.

The eldest senior sister was possessed by a demon, and in the past ten years or so, everyone started to only remember her good points and rarely mentioned the unpleasantness of the past.

But now she has come out again, and she is full of energy and has no intention of stopping. How can those local people not be vigilant?

Therefore, they will definitely make trouble in the matter of who they think is the elder, and will not let the eldest sister easily place another person in the elder level.

However, the process of the sect meeting was beyond Lu Qiu Shui's expectations.

She was officially elected as an elder with almost unanimous votes.

Patriarch Xu Jingfeng and other local elders did not express any objection.

This left Lu Qiu Shui very confused.

Confused, she sought advice from her senior sister. After being stuck in the Sutra Library for a long time, Mu Zhuosha, disheveled and looking like a madman, simply sneered and said, "You'll know soon."

Lu Qiu Shui had no choice but to leave the Sutra Library in disappointment.

She found out the reason that afternoon.

In the afternoon, the headmaster invited Liu Wentian, the shopkeeper of Sanwan City, as well as a head of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and two elders to discuss matters. The topic of discussion was naturally the engraving and sale of Zhou Qing's formation.

This matter cannot be done without Zhou Qing's cooperation, so the master immediately sent someone to bring Zhou Qing here.

At this time, Zhou Qing was also thinking that since the head master had returned, Master Qingmu must have returned as well, so Qingyuan should be sent back.

Before he could move, Yu Liangmou descended from the sky and said with a smile, "Zhou Qing, the Sect Master invites you."

Zhou Qing then and Qing Yuan boarded Yu Liangmou's flying sword.

When the flying sword took off, Yu Liangmou said, "Zhou Qing, the master asked you to come over this time so that the shop below can engrave and sell your formation as soon as possible. Do you know the secret behind this?"

Zhou Qing said: "Please give me some advice, uncle."

Yu Liangmou said, "The reason they are in such a hurry to make this happen is to get ahead of the court."

"Once you join the Formation Court, 30% of the formation income will be paid to the Court. Since you haven't joined the Formation Court yet, you can naturally be exempted from this 30% payment. It will be easier for these frontline shopkeepers to pocket money."

Zhou Qing frowned slightly and said, "Then should I wait until the Formation Court comes out of seclusion before considering this matter?"

Yu Liangmou smiled and shook his head, saying, "We are definitely not connected to the Zhen Court."

"In the sect, even if most people don't like the eldest sister, they all admire her. The only exception is Bai Muyun, the head of the Qimen Hall, who is hostile to the eldest sister and is extremely hostile to disciples from the mortal world."

"You were born in the mortal world, and you released the eldest sister. Bai Muyun will never like you. You put the formation under the name of the Formation Court, which can only increase Bai Muyun's influence. To some extent, it can be regarded as aiding the enemy."

It can’t be given to the court, nor can it be given directly to the shopkeepers below, so things are a bit difficult to handle.

Zhou Qing asked, "Uncle Master, please give me more guidance."

Yu Liangmou laughed and said, "What I mean is that it's best to deny it and not hand over the formation. You can use the formation in your own name to cooperate with the sect and gain a share of the benefits yourself."

(End of this chapter)