Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

It had been half a year since Lin Tianming and Lin Xingzhi arrived at Luoyun Market. Following tradition, Lin Xingzhi was to return to Green Bamboo Mountain, bringing back the income and resources secretly acquired over the past six months to the Lin Family.

On the third floor of the Hundred Treasures Building, Lin Tianming and Lin Xingzhi were drinking Spiritual Tea and chatting merrily.

Before long, Lin Xingshun also walked in.

While sipping tea, the three of them discussed the income of the Hundred Treasures Building over the past six months.

Lin Xingshun took out the account book and started to give a detailed report.

"In half a year, the Hundred Treasures Building's income was over 23,500 Spirit Stones, of which the income from elixirs was 16,120 stones, Spiritual Artifacts brought in 4,260 stones, talisman paper 920 stones, and the various other materials added up to more than 2,300 stones!"

Lin Xingshun reported the sales for the half-year period in succession.

Lin Xingzhi was taken aback when he heard this.

Although Lin Xingshun reported an approximate amount each month and it was more than double compared to previous years, Lin Xingzhi couldn't have imagined it would reach over five times that amount.

Unperturbed by Lin Xingzhi's shock, Lin Xingshun continued his report.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"The income was over 23,500 stones, with expenses amounting to over 15,800 stones, making for a net profit of over 7,800 stones."

Lin Xingzhi, now numb to the surprise, was aware of the net income and quickly regained his composure.

In just half a year, the gross sales and net income had skyrocketed by fivefold; even a net profit of 2,000 stones in the previous six months would have been extremely rare.

After reporting the income, Lin Xingshun took out a storage bag and handed it to Lin Xingzhi.

"Xingzhi, there are 6,000 Spirit Stones in here, just in time for your trip back to the family. The remaining 1,800 stones are for operational funds."

"Hmm..."

Lin Xingzhi took the storage bag and spoke to the other two:

"I will report truthfully. I'm setting off for the family home tomorrow. Our business's success has drawn the attention of the other major families, so be careful during this time!"

"Don't worry, and be cautious on your journey as well!"

"The Purple Gold Eagle is fast and can also assist me. I've already instructed it to hasten our travel!"

After giving his instructions, Lin Tianming took out two Beast Spirit Pills and a Spirit Beast Bag and handed them to Lin Xingzhi.

"Thanks! I'll make a quick trip there and back. Do you have anything you want me to take back to the family?"

"No!"

"Neither do I!"

Seeing that the other two had nothing to send back to the family, Lin Xingzhi did not linger and left with a fist salute.

After a brief conversation with Lin Xingshun, Lin Tianming left the Hundred Treasures Building and began to stroll around the market.

Although it had been half a year since he arrived, he had either been cultivating or practicing alchemy and had not properly explored the marketplace.

Standing on a street in the marketplace, Lin Tianming surveyed the surrounding shops and layouts.

The entire shopping district had only about a hundred buildings, all designed as pavilions; they were likely built uniformly by the market.

The Hundred Treasures Building was located at the entrance of the entire shopping district, and the dozen or so pavilions nearby were in prime locations. Besides the Hundred Treasures Building, a few other shops belonged to the five major families.

The shop owned by the Jin Family was known as Shendan Pavilion, which always did exceptionally well among the major families. Lin Tianming decided to go in and have a look around, wanting to check out the market conditions as well.

Making up his mind, Lin Tianming headed towards the Shendan Pavilion.

Soon, Lin Tianming arrived at the entrance of a multi-story building.

The entire tower wasn't much different from the Lin Family's Hundred Treasures Building in size, also boasting a three-story structure. Golden characters spelling "Shendan Pavilion" danced on the plaque above the main door, giving off a rather imposing vibe.

Stepping through the vermillion doors of Shendan Pavilion, Lin Tianming found himself in a large hall covering hundreds of square feet with seven or eight Cultivators selecting treasures.

As Lin Tianming entered, a Sixth Level of Qi Refinement attendant came to greet him.

"Welcome, fellow Daoist, to Shendan Pavilion. Are you looking to purchase elixirs or Spiritual Instrument Talismans? We at Shendan Pavilion have it all!"

The shop assistant's expression remained calm as he quickly evaluated Lin Tianming.

"Oh, I'm just looking around!"

Hearing Lin Tianming's words, and seeing his shabby appearance, the shop assistant's face immediately changed, and he no longer paid attention to him.

Lin Tianming didn't get angry and continued to select items on display by himself.

In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Lin Tianming had looked through all the items on the first floor. They were all ordinary elixirs, without even a single Pozhang Pill or Xisui Pill.

The variety of elixirs was a bit more than that of the Lin Family's Hundred Treasures Building, and the quality was slightly better than those refined by Lin Xingyuan, yet they were sold for the same price. Buying in large quantities even came with some small gifts to lure customers, no wonder their business was much better.

Having finished with the first floor, Lin Tianming followed the shop assistant to the second floor.

"The elixirs on the second floor are much fewer than those on the first, but almost all of them are First Order Superior Grade, and they even have Pozhang Pills!"

Lin Tianming found the shop assistant and inquired about the price.

"Pozhang Pills, one hundred and eighty Spirit Stones each!"

Hearing the price quoted by the shop assistant, Lin Tianming was startled.

One hundred and eighty Spirit Stones was almost the same price as in the Qianchuan Market auction.

At the auction in Qianchuan Market, many cultivators bid against each other to reach this price.

Yet here, in this small market where seeing someone at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining was rare, they were selling for one hundred and eighty Spirit Stones each.

Lin Tianming couldn't help but think, "Do the cultivators who buy these elixirs have no brains?"

After inquiring about the prices of some better elixirs for quite a while, he finally purchased a bottle of Lingshen Pills to study.

After wasting so much time, the shop assistant was dry-mouthed from talking, and he was only able to sell this small amount of elixirs.

With an ashen face, the shop assistant saw Lin Tianming out of the Shendan Pavilion, obviously quite annoyed.

After leaving the Shendan Pavilion, Lin Tianming turned around and continued to stroll casually.

Before long, he appeared in the Sun Family's shop.

The Sun Family's shop was slightly smaller than the Jin Family's, and the display tables were filled with a large amount of talisman papers.

Lin Tianming carefully selected, ranging from the most common Swift Travel Talismans and Five Elements Class Spell Talismans to the powerful Superior Attack Talismans, there were hundreds of types, colorful and fascinating to behold.

Lin Tianming looked around while also inquiring about the prices.

"Swift Travel Talisman, five for three Spirit Stones!"

"Fireball Talisman, one Spirit Stone each!"

"First Order Superior Attack Talisman, fifteen Spirit Stones each!"

The Sun Family shop's assistant was much more patient, tirelessly explaining the uses and prices of talismans; their customer service attitude was much better than that of the Jin Family.

Lin Tianming quite liked talismans because they did not consume much Spiritual Power, and their attack power was not to be underestimated.

Even the most common Five Elements Class Spell Talismans, when dozens are activated at once against an enemy, can be quite powerful, making it hard for even a Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator to come out unscathed.

Moreover, they were much cheaper than Spiritual Artifacts, and almost every cultivator carried a few.

After looking for half an hour, Lin Tianming decided to buy a few to try out.

He found the shop assistant and purchased one First Order Superior Attack Talisman and a Defense Talisman, spending thirty Spirit Stones.

He took out the Spirit Stones and handed them to the shop assistant, who quickly presented the two talismans.

Receiving the talismans, Lin Tianming bowed his fists and left, continuing his casual stroll.

Strolling until evening, Lin Tianming had nearly toured the entire market, purchasing some items from the five major families.

After a whole day, Lin Tianming also had a pretty good understanding of the market situation and knew a bit about the prices and other shops' situations.

As the shops closed for the day, Lin Tianming didn't linger and returned to the small courtyard.