Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 98 Tianji Pavilion

Next, led by Li Qianhe, the two visited several spirit pet shops.

The prices of spirit pets in these shops are indeed cheaper than in Tengjiaofang.

However, cheap spirit pets often have problems here or there, or they haven't been trained properly.

In short, Li Xiangming had a headache from listening to it.

He still hadn't made up his mind by evening.

"Let's eat first and then talk about it."

Li Qianhe shook his head and led the two to a restaurant.

"Purple Air Coming from the East?"

"That's right, you're the one who gave it the name."

The Purple Aura East is very large and in a great location; it is one of the two best shops owned by the Li family in Pushuifang Market.

Li Xiangming observed for a moment and found that the foot traffic was alright.

“How’s the profit?”

"I estimate I'll earn around a hundred spirit stones this month."

Thanks to the constant supply of animal meat from home, Ziqi Donglai doesn't need to buy many ingredients. The main cost comes from the several spiritual chefs they've hired, resulting in a healthy income-to-expense ratio.

If you expand it, you'll earn much more than a rice shop or a general store.

This is also the main reason why Li Qianhe chose to open this large store.

The three of them went upstairs and ordered a table full of dishes.

Most dishes were paid for with silver, but a few spiritual dishes that were very beneficial to cultivators, such as the spirit fish called Inkstone Jade Spotted that the three of them ordered, were charged with spirit stones.

There's also spirit wine, which is a major source of spirit stones.

Li Xiangming ate while looking around and thought it was pretty good. His father had been in the Pushui market for many years, so there was nothing wrong with the shop he opened.

The Li family has another source of government revenue.

Suddenly, he saw a tall building outside the window and couldn't help but ask, "Is that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion across the street?"

Li Qianhe looked over and nodded: "It is indeed the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. What, do you want to see the flying shuttle?"

Tianji Pavilion is a place that specializes in flying boats and shuttles. It is backed by the Tianji Chamber of Commerce, which is even larger than the Luoyan Chamber of Commerce.

"Right on my mind."

Upon seeing the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, Li Xiangming lost his appetite, and even with the black stone and jade spots in front of him, he only ate a few bites hastily.

Seeing this, the other two also just went along with it.

Before long, the three arrived at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

The Tianji Pavilion in Pushui Market has five floors. The first floor is for receiving guests, the second floor sells flying shuttles, and the third floor sells flying boats.

The remaining two floors are not open to the public, and even Li Qianhe is unaware of this.

"Hello, what would you like, sir?"

The service at Tianji Pavilion is also excellent, with dedicated staff to assist you.

Moreover, unlike the spirit pets that are inconvenient to exhibit, all the flying shuttles and flying boats of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion are actually displayed in front of you.

If someone were to plunder this place, their wealth would skyrocket.

Of course, this is unrealistic.

Every flying shuttle and flying boat is subject to restrictions.

By the time these restrictions are broken, it will be a long time coming.

The price of flying shuttles is even more outrageous than that of spirit pets. Just take a look, and they're all priced at eight or nine hundred yuan. Slightly better ones can easily break a thousand.

There was a flying shuttle that was entirely bright silver, shaped like a compass, with short wings on the left and right and a long tail, which made Li Xiangming very envious.

The person in charge of receiving Li Xiangming and his companions was also a young woman. Seeing that Li Xiangming was interested, she quickly said, "This shuttle is called the Sun Wheel. It is made of Huiyin. Huiyin has always had excellent conductivity for spiritual energy. The center of the wheel is engraved with a second-grade mid-level spirit transformation array and a spirit storage array of the same level. Its maximum speed can reach a thousand miles in an hour."

A thousand miles in a quarter of an hour?

Li Xiangming was secretly shocked. This was comparable to the patriarch's flying shuttle, wasn't it?
"how much is it?"

"1300 spirit stones." Li Xiangming immediately fell silent; he wasn't even worth 1300 spirit stones.

Reluctantly leaving, Li Xiangming wandered around again, but found nothing he could afford. He had no choice but to shamelessly ask, "Do you have any secondhand items?"

There's no such thing as a second-hand spirit pet; unlike ordinary pets, they have excellent memories.

In order to control their spirit pets, cultivators often brand them with a divine sense mark. This mark is enough to affect the spirit pet's personality. Even if the previous owner dies, the spirit pet will remember it deeply and will be unable to develop feelings for its next owner.

Therefore, second-hand spirit pets are worthless, and even large trading companies like Tengjiaofang wouldn't put them up for sale.

But the flying shuttle is different; whether it's second-hand, third-hand, or fourth-hand, it still works.

Knowing that Li Xiangming was short of money, the receptionist covered her mouth and smiled, "Of course I have some, this way please!"

The group arrived at the secondhand shuttle showroom, where the prices of the shuttles suddenly became more affordable.

Li Xiangming even saw a flying shuttle that only cost 120 spirit stones, which also shattered his worldview.

"This thing is practically falling apart, isn't it? How can it still fly?" he couldn't help but ask.

"Guests can rest assured that all the shuttles here have been tested and are absolutely real and can fly."

At this point, the woman glanced at the extremely cheap flying shuttle, her face turning slightly red: "The only difference might be in speed."

Flying is worse than walking, right?
Li Xiangming muttered to himself, then looked around at other things. After wandering around for a while, he finally found something he was interested in.

Is this a flying boat or a flying shuttle?

Li Xiangming pointed to a small, entirely emerald-green boat hanging on the wall and asked curiously.

The receptionist was still introducing other shuttles to Li Qianhe and his companion when she heard Li Xiangming's words. She turned her head and glanced at them, then froze.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry, this one is already reserved."

"Reserved?"

Li Xiangming frowned: "Since it has already been reserved, why is it still on display?"

"This"

The woman's face was conflicted, and she was about to say something.

At this moment, a tall, middle-aged cultivator walked over and shouted, "Xiaoya, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Master Xin!" Xiaoya was startled and quickly bowed.

Manager Xin glared at her fiercely, then apologized to Li Xiangming.

"Don't listen to her nonsense. All the shuttles here are unclaimed and available for purchase."

As he spoke, Steward Xin looked at the wall and smiled, “Guest, you have a good eye. You’ve spotted our most promising flying shuttle at a glance. Of course, it’s not wrong to call it a flying boat, because the weapon refiner originally planned to refine a small flying boat.”

"However, an accident occurred, which damaged its spirit transformation array, and it was abandoned for decades. It was not until it fell into the hands of another weapon refiner, who repaired the spirit transformation array and brought it back into the world."

"When we acquired it, we paid the price of a flying shuttle. When we try to sell it, we can't sell it for the price of a flying boat, so we put it here. By the way, its name is Green Cloud."

"Green Cloud?"

Li Xiangming was stunned; this was actually the name of his sect.

"Can its current spirit transformation array still be used?"

"Of course it can be used. A mid-grade first-order Spirit Transformation Array can reach up to 400 miles in a quarter of an hour."

It can only fly 400 li in a quarter of an hour, which is far inferior to the Sun Wheel Shuttle.

Moreover, judging from its size, it can only carry one or two people, similar to a shuttle, and it is also damaged.

No wonder it can only be sold as a used flying shuttle.

Li Xiangming even suspected that the weapon refiner had never intended to take the flying boat route, and that this was purely a matter of personal preference.

"how much is it?"

"400 spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming hesitated. The price was acceptable, but he only had a little over three hundred spirit stones, which was still not enough to buy it.

"If you want it, I can help you make up the missing piece."

At this moment, Li Qianhe spoke up.

(End of this chapter)