Chapter 199 Opening a Market (1/2)
In recent years, the Twelve Yuanchen Skylight Earth Demon Array, the city defense array of Liaoyuan City, has been expanding. After all, Feng Tianzong's array cultivation has reached the third-level advanced level, the highest level that can be achieved in the Jindan period.
It's not that you can't learn it if it's higher, but even if you learn it, you can't set up a large array. The array of the Nascent Soul level is already another level of array. The array that Feng Tianzong heard about before, which cuts the space with a large array and derives an independent cave heaven, is of this level. It is also Feng Tianzong's goal.
After ten years of development, the current Twelve Yuanchen Skylight Earth Demon Array has a coverage area of 300 miles. Not only does it cover Liaoyuan City, but it also covers the three nearby cities.
Feng Tianzong's original plan was to refine a large enough array to completely cover the entire northern border, not only to control the wind and rain of the entire northern border. It can also ensure the stability of the northern border, and no cultivators from other sects will come to cause damage.
It was only when he was actually operating that he realized how huge the number of materials needed to cover such a large area as the Northern Frontier would be.
Even if Feng Tianzong gave up the power of the formation just to expand the range of the formation, he still couldn't do it. The range of the Northern Frontier is too large.
Only then did Feng Tianzong understand why formation cultivation is not the mainstream in the world of immortal cultivation. Within the coverage of the natal formation, formation cultivation is truly invincible at the same level.
It's a pity that once you leave the coverage of the formation, formation cultivation is the weakest among all cultivators. Even if you refine the formation plate and can arrange the formation anytime and anywhere, in most cases, you can't beat other cultivators of the same level.
Feng Tianzong has always felt that being a puppet master requires a lot of materials, but compared with formation cultivation, it's really a small witch meeting a big witch. The materials needed by formation cultivation are not only numerous, but also miscellaneous. All kinds of materials are needed.
Puppet masters are different. For example, Feng Tianzong now needs Shoushan copper essence. It's hard to find, but once a mine is found, basically all problems can be solved.
But it's different for array masters. They need a little bit of all kinds of materials. This is not just about finding a mine. The demand is not big, so it's very troublesome.
Feng Tianzong suddenly thought of the market. The world of immortal cultivation actually needs a market, but the population of cultivators is too small. There are only dozens of people in a sect, and there may be hundreds of people in more.
But how many sects are there in the entire world of immortal cultivation? There are only a dozen powerful sects, and there will not be more than a hundred if you count the unknown small sects.
In the entire world of immortal cultivation, including the casual cultivators, there may not be 100,000 cultivators. Such a small population can't support a large market at all.
Because there is no market, the array cultivators are so miserable. They have to find all kinds of materials they want by themselves. After leaving their own life formation, their strength is still weak. It's just sad to think about it.
"If I set up a market for immortal cultivators in the mortal world, will I be able to make money? Even if it's not for making money, just for trading some more needed materials, it is also a very good source of channels." Feng Tianzong thought to himself.
The most important thing for establishing a market is safety. Feng Tianzong feels that with his current strength, he is invincible within the Jindan stage, and even if he encounters a cultivator in the Yuanying stage, he can still fight.
Especially now he has thirteen copper puppets, and the twelve Yuanchen Tianguang Disha formation has been upgraded. Next, he only needs to transform this formation into his natal formation, and then he can start to condense the third golden elixir.
With the blessing of the formation golden elixir, his own combat effectiveness will be multiplied in his natal formation, coupled with his own magical power golden elixir, the power of the magical power will be increased, and he has a top-grade magic weapon Wanchongshan with fifty-five restrictions in his hand.
Feng Tianzong estimated the strength in his hands, and it was not bad for a cultivator in the Yuanying stage. Although he has not yet fought with a great cultivator in the Yuanying stage, he now has enough trump cards in his hands, which makes him more confident.
As soon as this idea came out, Feng Tianzong immediately felt that it was feasible. Not only did he have many material needs, but his fellow apprentices also had some needs. And setting up a market can perfectly solve these problems.
Even if he doesn't trade anything with others and only needs to charge some entry fees, it is still a very considerable fortune. Feng Tianzong has use for spiritual herbs that many cultivators don't care about, and Feng Tianzong also has use for monster bones that other cultivators don't care about.
Even if it is the monster flesh and blood that other cultivators don't care about, Feng Tianzong still has use for it, he can refine the Red Blood Pill. There is nothing that Feng Tianzong doesn't need if it contains spiritual energy.
Feng Tianzong knows that his understanding of the cultivation world is far inferior to that of Taishi Mingzhen, and it's not just understanding, but also connections. The Five Elements Sect has many friends. It can be said that he has friends all over the world, otherwise he wouldn't have sent a hero post at the beginning, and so many sects would come to support and attack Feng Tianzong.
So after Feng Tianzong had an idea, he immediately found Taishi Mingzhen to discuss it.
"My husband, I think your idea is feasible. After all, this is the mortal world. Under normal circumstances, great cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage cannot enter. With your strength, my husband, you are enough to suppress this market.
However, it is not easy to do this. In the past few years, other people in the cultivation world have thought about opening a market, but they failed to open it because of too few people.
Think about it, the other party heard about the market, but after coming here, they didn’t have what they needed, and they couldn’t sell what they wanted. Instead, they paid a large amount of ticket money. Will they come next time?
And the most important thing is that cultivators often practice in seclusion for several years, more than ten years, or even decades.
If our market wants to become famous, we must at least be prepared to lose a hundred years. When others come here to sell things, we can’t let them sell them. We must buy them as much as possible.
Other cultivators want to come here to buy things. Since we have opened a market, we must try our best to let them buy them. In this way, the next time the other party lacks spiritual materials, they will think of our market here.
And the most important thing is that the cultivators in the entire cultivation world used to invite three or five friends to trade and exchange for what they need. Even if they can’t exchange, they will go out to find it themselves.
We are setting up this market. What if people from both sides have grudges against each other and meet in the market? My husband's strength can naturally suppress them. What if the people involved are from the Puppet Sect and my Five Elements Sect?
Regardless of whether my husband is biased or not, no one will dare to come again after hearing rumors. So it takes at least hundreds of years to build a reputation for running a market, but it may only take a few words to destroy the reputation.
Do you understand all the situations I mentioned, husband? "Tai Shi Mingzhen said to Feng Tianzong seriously.
Feng Tianzong had to admit that what Tai Shi Mingzhen said was true. He did think it was a bit simple to run a market, but he was still going to run this market.
"The other problems are just minor problems. The most important one is the problem of traffic. Without enough buyers and sellers, this market cannot be supported.
Then let's do it bit by bit and set up a grocery store first. We collect all the things that contain spiritual energy and also sell them outside.
We should prepare some things that can be shown off, such as your talisman drawings, various attack talismans, especially the talisman drawings of instant teleportation, which are good things that can save lives in battle. There will definitely be many cultivators interested.
I am also preparing to refine a batch of bone spirit puppets in the foundation-building period, and a batch of golden elixir period. There will definitely be people willing to spend a lot of resources to buy such good things.
If there is any alchemy master in your sect, you can ask him if he can refine a batch of elixirs that can be used in the foundation-building period, golden elixir period, and cultivation. Of course, there are also elixirs that are needed by Qi-refining period cultivators to improve their cultivation. However, for this kind of elixir, we can just find someone to refine it, and we don’t need to find an alchemy master.
At that time, we will take advantage of the situation to purchase a batch of low-level spiritual materials. First, spread the reputation of our grocery store. In the future, when other cultivators lack any resources, they will think of us first. "Feng Tianzong suggested.
This suggestion made Taishi Mingzhen's eyes light up. Feng Tianzong's method can indeed solve many problems that need to be faced in the early stage of operating the market.
Because the world of immortal cultivation has always been a barter, many things have never had a fixed value. For those who need it, the spiritual materials he needs are of immeasurable value. The spiritual materials he doesn't need, no matter how rare and precious they are, are also waste in his hands.
In this case, if Feng Tianzong is willing to trade with everyone, he can exchange the spiritual materials that other cultivators don't need at a low price, and then sell them at a high price when he meets someone who needs them. One in and one out. Two or three times the profit is simply easy.
"Husband, this method is feasible. I will return to the sect now and find my uncle. I have an uncle who is also a golden elixir cultivator. She is particularly good at alchemy. It's hard to say whether she is a master, but she can refine many elixirs in the foundation-building period and the golden elixir period. "Tai Shi Mingzhen said excitedly.
As a magic cultivator, Tai Shi Mingzhen does not need many spiritual materials for cultivation, but this so-called few is also compared with cultivators such as puppet masters and array masters.
Practicing supernatural powers requires a lot of mental energy, which requires a lot of elixirs to restore the spirit. Practicing supernatural powers and Taoist methods also requires experiments. Only by performing supernatural powers and Taoist methods more often can you become proficient and proficient.
Of course, you can meditate to restore mana, but it is obviously more efficient to use elixirs to restore mana. If you want to cultivate a spell to supernatural powers, the time consumed by using elixirs and not using elixirs is very different. The two For cultivators with similar qualifications, one who takes elixirs and the other who does not, the time it takes to cultivate a magical power may differ by several years, or even more than ten years.
Cultivators, no matter what kind of cultivator they are, need a lot of resources. Cultivators with resources can cultivate very fast even if their qualifications are a little worse.
Cultivators without resources cannot cultivate very fast even if their qualifications are high. Therefore, the cultivation world values qualifications as well as blessings.
People with blessings may be able to pick up the various spiritual materials they lack when they go out. Cultivators without blessings may need more than ten years, or even decades, to find a spiritual material that they need most.
No matter what world, the difference between the European emperor and the non-European emperor is a world of difference.
Tai Shi Mingzhen knew that if her husband's face-reading cultivator market could really be opened, it would also be very important to her. In the future, she would no longer lack the materials she needed for cultivation. So she was very concerned about this matter.
"Wait, before you return to the sect, send an invitation letter to all the cultivators who participated in the dragon fight this time, inviting them to our cultivator trading conference twenty miles outside Liaoyuan City.
Write down our main products here, and also write down the purchase of various spiritual materials. Whether it is low-level spiritual materials or various worthless monster flesh and blood, we will collect them here." Feng Tianzong ordered.
Tai Shi Mingzhen was stunned. If she remembered correctly, the place twenty miles outside Liaoyuan City was a piece of wasteland? But she quickly realized that Feng Tianzong was going to build a cultivator market there.
"Husband, I think we'd better place this transaction outside the boundary gate, not at our own doorstep." Tai Shi Mingzhen said seriously.
"Why is that?" Feng Tianzong asked in confusion.
"Husband, how can you be smart all your life and be confused for a moment? If someone from another sect invites you to a certain place, will you go? Aren't you afraid that the other party has set a trap for you and wants to catch you in the jar?
For us cultivators, it's a matter of life and death. Even if we die, the sect is not allowed to seek revenge. In other words, all the cultivators who are now participating in the dragon fight are all mortal enemies.
If it's in our territory or in your formation, do you really think someone would be so stupid to come in?" Tai Shi Mingzhen said with a smile.
Feng Tianzong slapped his forehead. He really took it for granted. He thought that relying on the formation, he could suppress all the troublemakers and ensure the safety of all the people coming to the market. But he ignored the fact that he was not credible in the eyes of other cultivators.
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