Gou Zai Xian Men Dang Void Workshop Master

The first 36 stalls were all bought out, leaving only the last 36 stalls.

The thirty-seventh stall requires 1.9 million spirit stones to buy out, and from this stall onwards, the cost-effectiveness gradually decreases.

The Penglai Heaven has just evolved and looks very simple. Not everyone has the support of a master or elder behind them, nor do they all have the courage to throw down one or two million low-grade spirit stones to buy out a stall.

Moreover, if you want to buy out a stall now, you'll be ripped off by Qi Refining cultivators using a subletting fee, so there's no point in talking about cost-effectiveness.

Therefore, all seventy Purple Mansion cultivators in the market watched helplessly, wanting to buy out the entire market but unwilling to spend more spirit stones, and were all trying to persuade the stall owners.

After understanding the situation, Chen He smiled slightly and did not intervene. He simply wandered around the stalls, looking at this and that.

The stall was filled with a wide variety of items: pills, magical artifacts, formations, talismans, spirit ores, jade slips, animal hides, and more.

The key comes from different regions.

This world is vast. In the Southern Region alone, besides the Lingxiao Immortal Sect, there are other sects, including the cultivation world of the South Sea.

The overseas cultivation world is different from that on the mainland. Sects and families stand side by side, with intertwined and complex forces, and abundant resources.

Currently, there are nearly 600 people in the market, including several Purple Mansion cultivators from the South China Sea cultivation world, as well as cultivators from the Northern Wilderness, Eastern Continent, Western Regions and many other places.

They practice different cultivation methods, have different styles of crafting magical artifacts, and have different functions of formations; now they have all appeared in the market.

This trade, which breaks down geographical barriers, has increased the volume of transactions in the market and made the small stalls very lively.

Chen He only looked and didn't buy anything. After understanding the situation, he disappeared into the crowd.

The next instant, they appeared in the room behind the stone house, and Madam Red, who was busy at the counter, immediately sensed it.

She summoned the young girl to stand in her place at the counter, then turned and went into the room, closed the door, and knelt directly in front of Chen He.

"Master."

"Get up," Chen He said, sitting down. "Give me a report on the situation."

Although you could understand everything in an instant, that wouldn't be very fulfilling!

"The market brought in over fifty million low-grade spirit stones, of which thirty-five million one hundred thousand were from the buyout of thirty-six stalls, and the rest were earned by the Treasure Appraisal House."

Madam Hong explained, "Jianbaoju earned 20 million low-grade spirit stones through information fees, cultivation technique transactions, and resource transactions."

"How could you earn so much?" Chen He sat up straight, looking directly at Madam Hong, and asked, "What's the root of the problem?"

"Firstly, we monetize resources," Madam Hong explained. "The first and second-tier resources that Purple Mansion cultivators don't need are all sold to us, and we then resell them to Qi Refining cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators at a higher price, earning the middleman's profit."

"Secondly, and most importantly, are the cultivation techniques. Many Qi Refining cultivators specifically purchase these techniques; they buy all the ones they don't already own."

"Thirdly, there's treasure appraisal. All sorts of treasures in the hands of cultivators can be appraised at the counter, with hefty appraisal fees charged."

"So far, we have identified a fourth-tier magic weapon, fragments of Dan Realm cultivation techniques, clues to treasure maps, and more, without any failures."

The stone house itself is the core of the market, and the name "Jianbaoju" (鑒宝居) is enough to show that its core capability is appraisal.

Any item that enters the Treasure Appraisal House will reveal its true form. Moreover, the Treasure Appraisal House can recycle unused resources, and some resources even contain treasures, allowing Lady Red to find bargains.

Chen He listened, but was not completely enlightened.

He directly connected with his consciousness clone and quickly understood the situation by using the authority of the market lord. It turned out that there was another hidden rule in the market: whatever the customers brought into the market, whether it was a jade slip, animal hide, or even an inscription on a cauldron, would be automatically recorded.

They were then compiled into a book, which became the cultivation techniques sold by the stone house. This meant that the cultivation techniques and spells sold at the stalls were naturally recorded here in the market, which was equivalent to getting them all for free.

All martial arts techniques are automatically rated and then promoted and sold by Lady Red. The higher the skill level, the more expensive the technique.

The cultivation techniques can be sold repeatedly, and spells, alchemy, and weapon crafting techniques are all very expensive, so earning tens of millions of spirit stones is not difficult.

Chen He, as the head of the market, is an exception. Even if the market records his martial arts techniques, it will not be sold to the public without his permission.

"I see." Chen He nodded.

With a thought, he directly invoked the power of the Market Lord, consuming a million low-grade spirit stones to upgrade the stone house.

What was originally a small, single-story stone house has been transformed into a five-story building, not only becoming taller but also occupying a larger area.

Not only that, he continued to consume nearly ten million spirit stones, adding new buildings on both sides of the five-story Treasure Pavilion.

To the left is a five-story scripture pavilion, to the right is a five-story treasure pavilion, and next to it is a five-story immortal's residence.

The originally monotonous stone house was not only transformed, but three new buildings were also added, immediately attracting the attention of all cultivators.

They rushed over, eager to experience the new content, but unfortunately, a layer of spiritual light blocked their way, preventing them from entering.

Chen He did not stop there, but continued to consume spirit stones and directly use his authority to summon new remnant souls or spirits.

This time, twenty-four remnant souls and spirits were summoned, and they all fell into the clouds without the cultivators noticing.

Chen He vanished from the spot, replacing his consciousness clone. With a flick of his finger, the twenty-four remnant souls and spirits were directly reshaped.

Men, women, young and old—they not only had their bodies reshaped, but they also became the lowest-ranking wandering immortals, all of whom were Chen He's most loyal subordinates.

The spirit stones consumed directly increase their strength, from the lowest level of Loose Immortal to the second-tier Loose Immortal, corresponding to the Qi Refining Realm.

The original twelve Loose Immortals, including the Cloud-Pushing Boy, Madam Red, the old gatekeeper, and the patrolling soldiers, were directly promoted to the third-tier Loose Immortals, consuming over a million spirit stones.

These rogue immortals cannot cultivate on their own. They either have to wait for the market to upgrade its level, or Chen He can use his authority as the market owner to consume spirit stones to upgrade.

Now that he has enough spirit stones, Chen He will not be stingy. Even though the market is absolutely safe, it is still necessary to improve the strength of his subordinates.

Ignoring their kneeling and worship, Chen He directly assigned the five people to the Scripture Pavilion to be responsible for selling the cultivation techniques.

The first floor of the Sutra Repository mainly sells cultivation techniques below the Foundation Establishment stage.

The second layer is the Qi Refining Chapter.

The third level is the Purple Mansion chapter.

The fourth level is the Dan Realm cultivation method.

The fifth level consists of cultivation techniques for those at the Infant Realm and above; this level is currently empty.

The Scripture Pavilion is open to all cultivators. You can enter as many floors as you spend spirit stones, and you need spirit stones to unlock each cultivation technique.

Five more people were sent to the treasure pavilion.

This place sells elixirs, magical artifacts, formations, talismans, and cultivation resources, which can all be exchanged here.

It can be sold or bought back, and the prices will differ.

The first floor is always on the first floor.

The second floor contains second-tier resources, and different people are responsible for different floors.

Four more people were sent to the Treasure Appraisal House. The group of five, including the young girl, was led and managed by Madam Hong. Their purpose was to appraise treasures, trade information, and introduce newcomers.

The last ten people were assigned to the Immortal Abode, which, although also a five-story building, had ten rooms on each floor.

Cultivators can rent rooms where they can cultivate, even refine pills and forge weapons, but the price is high.

The advantage is that once a room is rented, one can freely enter and exit the market, both physically and mentally, during the rental period. If the rental period expires and the fee is not renewed, one can stay in the market for half an hour.

Xianrenju does not support outright purchase; it offers both short-term and long-term rentals. Short-term rentals require a minimum stay of one day, while long-term rentals require a minimum stay of one month.

Two people were assigned to each floor, which was enough for management. They both had magic powers and controlled the formations of the Immortal Abode to ensure service quality.

After making a small upgrade, Chen He continued to burn ten million spirit stones to open up an underground warehouse.

The warehouse is divided into different areas, with different resources stored in different categories, and there is even a dedicated spirit stone warehouse.

He set up a personal warehouse for himself, and one percent of the market's profits were returned to his warehouse.

For example, if the market generates 50 million low-grade spirit stones in revenue this time, then he will have 500,000 low-grade spirit stones in his personal warehouse.

This wouldn't affect the operation of the market and could still satisfy his cultivation needs, which was enough for Chen He.

Having accomplished all this, Chen He appeared silently beside Madam Hong, leaving only his consciousness clone above the clouds.

As he landed, the aura of the other buildings disappeared, and the cultivators could enter the Scripture Pavilion, the Treasure Pavilion, and the Immortal's Abode.

The Immortal Abode was the most popular, especially the Purple Mansion cultivators, who rushed over to rent a room. Chen He also mingled in the crowd and asked for a room.

After renting the room, he received a room key card, which allowed him to teleport to the room or walk upstairs.

Chen He arranged for himself to stay in a room on the fifth floor, which is the top floor, with a view of the square; the rest of the area was shrouded in mist.