The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 80 A Terrifying Family
The next day.

The sky lights up slightly.

Jiang Man hadn't slept; he had been cultivating until this point.

As dawn broke, he realized that he had missed out on the mid-grade Qi and Blood Technique.

But even a genius has choices; what he desires has long surpassed a mid-grade cultivation technique.

Late June is not the time for him to accumulate strength, but rather the time to demonstrate his power.

"What are you thinking about?" the old ox asked.

"Trying to make grand pronouncements? If I had enough spiritual energy, I would have shouted it out," Jiang Man said.

“There’s still someone secretly watching you, leaving as soon as it’s light,” the old ox said.

"That's normal. They want to see if I'm just putting on a show or if I'm really not sleeping." Jiang Man didn't seem to care.

Now, no one in Qingyun Pavilion left before him.

If he, the number one in Qingyun, doesn't leave, who would dare to casually step out of Qingyun's gate?

It seems that even those who want to sleep won't be able to get a good night's rest during this period.

Because everyone is cultivating, sleeping means regressing, and regressing means receiving unpleasant feedback.

Finding a good job is extremely difficult.

After that, he wanted to buy some elixirs.

Then I began my sprint to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

If you can't get promoted, then there's absolutely no chance of becoming number one in Yunqian Division.

However.
When Jiang Man was buying the Spirit Gathering Pill, he discovered that the price of the pill had increased.

It jumped directly from 300 to 400.

Why is this happening?
Is someone targeting me?

"Young man, you should buy it soon, the price may go up again," the seller kindly reminded him.

Jiang Man was puzzled as to why the price had suddenly increased.

Could it be the Li family?
Is this targeting me again?
Jiang Man then inquired about other elixirs.

Prices have gone up for everything.

Between fifty and one hundred and twenty.

Jiang Man inquired about the reason and received a very simple answer.

Because more people are buying it.

Elixirs are becoming somewhat scarce.

Naturally, the price increased.

Jiang Man fell silent. How could this be?
Was the harvest of raw materials for medicinal pills poor this year?

Or have these people already identified me and are deliberately making things difficult for me?

There are only three places in Yunqiansi that sell pills.

It is indeed possible.

Should we buy it or not?

After a slight hesitation, Jiang Man was not in a hurry to buy it; he wanted to go back and ask why this was the case.

If we are being targeted, Mr. Zhao can step in.

It should be solvable.

However, the Li family's methods are truly impressive.

However, Jiang Man was stunned when he asked Mr. Zhao.

"The price of the pills has indeed increased, and it will continue to rise until June, or even August. During the time you've been here, it should have reached 430," Mr. Zhao answered truthfully.

Jiang Man was silent for a moment, then asked, "Why did it suddenly rise so much?"

Is the problem really with the raw materials?

“There’s no problem with the raw materials. The supply of medicinal herbs from various places is currently quite stable with little fluctuation,” Mr. Zhao explained to Jiang Man. “The real problem is that there are too many people buying them, and the quantity is too large. We almost sold out of the pills in one afternoon.”

"That's why the price went up."

Who could use such a large amount?

Even if they try to compete a third time, it's impossible to buy them all.

After all, only a very small number of people participate.

Unless someone does it intentionally.

"Those families?" Jiang Man asked.

“Yes.” Zhao Leming nodded. “That’s right. It’s said that many people refused the contract this time, so they took action together to put pressure on them.”

"In this situation, Yun Qiansi cannot intervene."

"Because all the purchases were for Yunqiansi's training."

"If we want to suppress it, we can either limit the quantity to five per person per month, or we can leave it unrestricted as it is now, but the price will increase."

"In addition, Yun Qiansi also needs to earn spiritual resources, which is almost like giving spiritual resources to Yun Qiansi."

The quantity is beyond your imagination.

“There is no consensus within the Yunqian Division, so this situation cannot be resolved.”

Jiang Man never imagined that one day he would be defeated by inflation.

Now that it costs 450 each, doesn't that mean that 9,000 spiritual resources can only be used as 6,000?
Assets have shrunk by nearly half?
He never underestimated the power of his family.

But he never imagined that the power of his family would manifest in this way, hindering his path to immortality.

"The price increase should continue, eventually settling at around 600. This level should be maintained for the third round of competition, but it won't drop instantly. It won't completely return to 300 until around August," Zhao Leming reminded again.

Jiang Man fell silent.

It's been reduced by half.

Ten thousand spirit resources can only be used as five thousand.

In this situation, the poor who lack the means are completely helpless.

The lack of elixirs would make it difficult for them to make any progress.

Therefore, they will definitely fail the sect assessment.

In such circumstances, many people would choose to join those large families.

Jiang Man also asked how Zhao Leming found out.

The answer was simple: this kind of thing happens every few years.

It mainly depends on how many people sign the contract.

If those people band together and refuse.

This is how it can happen.

The purpose is to consolidate the position of the major families. Now that Luoyun City is stable enough, there is no need for new families to emerge and affect the situation.

After figuring out the situation, Jiang Man left.

On his way to the Sixth Courtyard, he was lost in thought.

I feel a little regretful.

If I had known this would happen, I should have just asked Fang Tianyi and the others to give me the pills directly.

In that case, Song Qing will probably regret sending the elixir.

I bought the pills for 300, and now I'm selling them for over 400.

If I had kept it back then, I would have made a pure profit of over a hundred.

Upon arriving at the sixth courtyard, Jiang Man discovered that many people were discussing elixirs.

They were also very upset by the sudden price increase.

Many people here are poor, and they can only afford to take two or three pills a month at most.

Now, I can't afford it anymore.

Fortunately, they don't have to participate in the sect's assessment, so they can tolerate it for a while.

Of course, many people are regretting that if they had known the price would rise, they should have bought some in advance and then sold them at this time.

You can become quite wealthy overnight.

When Jiang Man came in, Xiao Pang was about to come over, but Fang Yong approached first.

Seeing this, the chubby boy stepped aside again.

He was ranked last in the conversation, and he didn't deserve to be near her.

Jiang Man and Fang Yong went to the side.

"Do you know anything about the pills?" Fang Yong asked.

Jiang Man nodded: "I understand. I heard it can be raised to six hundred. Does Young Master Fang have any connections?"

Fang Yong looked at Jiang Man and hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Yes, normally it's still the regular price of three hundred, but do you really need it? You're at the eighth level of Qi Refining, so you can still enter the sect even without pills."

Jiang Man shook his head and said, "It's too embarrassing, not suitable for someone like me."

How could a prodigy like him enter the sect looking like a stray dog?
“Let’s finish our cultivation early today, and I’ll take you there.” Fang Yong paused for a moment and said, “But the other party probably has conditions. I’m not sure of the specifics, but as long as they’re willing, they can definitely buy enough pills, and at the original price.”

Jiang Man did not question it; Fang Shao's judgment must be excellent.

After all, you can find the number one young master in the Six Pavilions to befriend.

How could someone have poor judgment?

I just don't know what price I'll have to pay.

Of course, Izumo no Maeji himself wouldn't go, in case he got scammed.

Within the jurisdiction of Yunqiansi, everyone can receive Mr. Zhao's protection and will not be wronged.

(End of this chapter)