With the Eight Immortals' magical treasures in hand, even a mortal like myself! Ha!

Elder Gu was somewhat surprised, wondering what conditions could possibly be worth twenty or thirty thousand spirit stones.

You should know that this is worth twenty or thirty thousand spirit stones, not just two or three thousand.

Two or three thousand spirit stones are enough to buy two level-six demon cores, enough to rent a cave in Tianxing City of Chaotic Star Sea for a thousand years, and enough to hire a Core Formation old monster to help you once.

Therefore, Elder Gu asked with some curiosity, "What does the young fellow Daoist want? Please feel free to speak."

Gu Qing didn't waste any words and smiled as he stated his plan: "I'd like to rent one hall from your Six-Hall Palace for a hundred years. What do you say?"

"A hall?" Elder Gu immediately understood his meaning, then looked somewhat taken aback and asked in confusion, "You want to do business on Kui Xing Island? What kind of business?"

This matter must be carefully considered—if it is a spy sent by the enemy merchant alliance who deliberately sets up a shop on the territory of the Six-Linked Palace, that would be no small matter and would greatly affect the business and income of the Six-Linked Palace.

"We'll just sell medicinal herbs and pills. If the Six Palaces don't think it's appropriate, they can make up the difference in spirit stones for us." Gu Qing's smile faded, and his expression became more serious.

"Selling medicinal herbs and pills? How about this, you can deposit your items with our Six-Linked Hall for sale. We won't charge any consignment fees for a hundred years, how about that?" Elder Gu suggested a solution he thought was feasible.

Consignment? Gu Qing shook his head. Wouldn't that give them leverage? If they fell out with the Six-Linked Palace, they probably wouldn't be able to get the goods back.

Moreover, if the transaction volume becomes large, it might attract the covetousness of the Six Palaces, which is very unprofitable from any perspective.

It should be noted that herbs are rare items in the Chaotic Star Sea. Many Nascent Soul cultivators enter the Void Palace specifically to collect herbs that are hundreds of years old.

This shows how rare herbs are in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Therefore, Gu Qing was also worried about letting the Six-Linked Palace control a large quantity of herbs, lest it attract their attention and cause them to be spying on the matter, which would be a loss.

Seeing that Gu Qing disagreed, Elder Gu was in a dilemma for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi to see what they thought.

However, Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi remained calm and composed, showing no intention of interrupting at all.

In other words, Gu Qing held all the power. In Elder Gu's view, was this group some kind of young master from a sect out for training?

However, if it's for training, sending one late-stage Core Formation cultivator to accompany them is already a bit excessive, let alone two late-stage Core Formation cultivators, which is even more outrageous.

Gu Qing noticed Elder Gu's predicament and said, "How about I take back three Guiyi Pills? That way, the price will be just right, and Elder Gu won't be in a difficult position."

"Hey! Young friend, if it's not suitable, we can talk about it slowly until it is. Our Six-Linked Hall is determined to get this batch of pills." Elder Gu quickly objected, wanting to continue the discussion.

Although there are many pill formulas in the Chaotic Star Sea, it is extremely difficult for Core Formation cultivators to gather enough materials for even one batch of pills to improve their cultivation. In addition, these high-grade pills that have been refined are practically priceless.

Therefore, since Elder Gu had seen such a good pill, there was absolutely no way he would let it go.

Seeing that Elder Gu was unwilling to let go, Gu Qing smiled—it seemed that the value of this batch of pills was far higher than he had expected, which made things much easier.

"What are your thoughts, Senior Gu?" Gu Qing asked calmly.

"Alright, I agree." Elder Gu gritted his teeth and finally agreed. It's just a hundred years, what's the big deal? It's not like it's a free lease. In fact, the Six-Hall Palace made a lot of money from this deal.

Gu Qing smiled knowingly. He didn't need a hundred years at all; ten years would be enough.

Earning 1,000 mid-grade spirit stones a year would amount to 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones in ten years.

Earning just over three spirit stones a day out of 361 days a year isn't difficult.

Gu Qing suddenly realized that selling spiritual herbs was still not safe enough, as pills were expensive and had a long sales cycle.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of talismans—a mid-grade talisman could be worth dozens of spirit stones and was very popular.

Perhaps we could have Tieguai Li specially draw mid-grade talismans, so that he could earn the spirit stones he needs for leveling up himself.

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!

Gu Qing couldn't help but look at Tieguai Li. Tieguai Li felt uncomfortable under his gaze, as if something bad was about to happen to him.

"The deal is done. May I see what's in your last bag, young friend?" Elder Gu suddenly asked.

Since the deal had just been agreed upon, Gu Qing was unwilling to offend Elder Gu. So, he tapped his finger lightly on the storage bag and secretly put away the three specially selected thousand-year-old spiritual herbs inside. He then handed the remaining fifty herbs, which were five or six hundred years old, to Elder Gu for inspection.

Most of these herbs are common spiritual herbs, but a dozen or so have special properties and are exceptionally precious.

These spiritual herbs were not simply placed in sacks, but were all carefully preserved in boxes that sealed their spiritual energy.

Elder Gu's eyes widened at the sight of so many five- or six-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs: "This, this, this... have you two moved the entire sect's herb garden here?"

Clearly, these spiritual herbs had greatly shocked Elder Gu. Fortunately, Gu Qing had just put away the three most precious thousand-year-old herbs, otherwise, who knows what outrageous thing Elder Gu might have done.

It seems we should be more cautious in our actions from now on. The rarity of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs in the Chaotic Star Sea is vastly different from that in Tiannan. Even with Tieguai Li and his companion by our side, it's not advisable to take out too many.

"Are all these spiritual herbs for sale?" Elder Gu asked, clutching his storage bag tightly, his tone somewhat out of control.

"They are indeed going to be sold. They will be displayed at our Eight Immortals Pavilion. If the Six Linked Palaces want to purchase them, they can also buy them directly from us." Gu Qing already had a plan in mind: ordinary five or six hundred-year-old spiritual herbs would be sold for one thousand spirit stones each; those with attributes and radiating a precious light would be sold for one thousand five hundred spirit stones each.

"Could we keep these spiritual herbs for a while? I'll go back to the hall to gather spirit stones right away." As Elder Gu spoke, a trace of his aura involuntarily emanated from him, making Manager Cao and the others feel a little breathless.

Elder Gu's temper was just like his appearance; he was extremely irritable.

"We still need to tidy up the shop. I wonder if Liulian Palace can help us?" Gu Qing said again.

"Of course, of course! Manager Cao, go and help the young fellow Daoist get everything arranged right away." Elder Gu ordered directly, then reluctantly returned the storage bag to Gu Qing before hurriedly leaving the side hall. Judging from his appearance, he was in a hurry to collect spirit stones.

"Seniors, would you like to rest in the side hall for a while?" Manager Cao hurriedly stepped forward, his face full of flattering smiles.

Gu Qing shook her head and said, "You clear out a palace, and we'll rest in the palace we've rented. Is that alright?"

"No problem, of course! I'll take care of it right away." Manager Cao agreed immediately without the slightest hesitation.