Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 327 - 11 Fanghu 【Request for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 327: Chapter 11 Fanghu 【Request for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Shu Mountain, Tontian Peak.

At the moment, Master Wen Yuan, four Zhenshan elders, the heads of several peaks Wang Xuanling, Guxuan Peak master Old Man Sikong, Yushan Peak Master Dan Taijing... no more than ten people were in the Unbounded Palace, discussing matters solemnly.

Apart from the Sect Leader and the Zhenshan Elders of Shu Mountain, the remaining three, Wang Xuanling is the head of several peaks, Old Man Sikong is respected for his virtue, and Dan Taijing is known for his exceptional intelligence, so he is often consulted when there are matters to discuss.

These few people are probably the current decision-making group of Shu Mountain. Unless it is something that must be made public, they will call all thirty-five Peak Masters for a meeting.

As for Empress Feng, she has always been inclined not to attend these kind of occasions as they interfere with her sleep; if she was present, then others would rather not be...

So, only on occasions of significant matters, will she be invited to attend the meeting.

"Xianyuan Pavilion is unwilling to sell the Demon-Subduing Pestle to Shu Mountain in advance, but they said that the final price we bid could get a nine percent discount." Wang Xuanling said in a deep voice.

"Nine percent?" Pill Furnace Elder said upon hearing this: "That’s quite a bit."

"As expected, trying to secure it in advance is still impossible." The law-enforcement Elder sighed as well.

Xianyuan Pavilion, doing such a large business in Taotie City, certainly needs to have some credit. If every time a treasure announced for sale, there are people from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands coming to buy some of them in advance, then there would be no need for an auction.

But Foafter all, they had to give Shu Mountain some face, so they offered a nine percent discount as compensation.

This is understandable.

"The Demon-Subduing Pestle must return to Shu Mountain." Law Enforcement Elder spoke assertively, "The Six Demon-Slaying Treasures have made great contributions to Shu Mountain. Now that they have emerged, we must certainly welcome them back!"

"Though that is the case, people from Penglai Upper Sect might also compete with us... " Old Man Sikong said, "After all, they have the Demon-Cutting Knife, they probably want to complete the Six Demon-Slaying Treasures too, right?"

A few years ago, Shu Mountain had some friction with Penglai Upper Sect because of the Six Demon-Slaying Treasures.

A predecessor of Shu Mountain once entered the Secret Realm Xuanming with the Demon-Cutting Knife, but he disappeared in there, and the Demon-Cutting Knife was also lost. Decades ago, Daoist Chi Niu from Penglai Upper Sect found this divine weapon in the Secret Realm Xuanming.

According to the established rules of the cultivation world, if a sect has lost a treasure in the secret realm for many years, it is considered ownerless. If someone else explored the secret realm and got it, then whoever picked it up keeps it.

But the significance of the Six Demon-Slaying Treasures is extraordinary. Shu Mountain went to negotiate, wanting to exchange other treasures to get the Demon-Cutting Knife back, which is also reasonable.

However, Daoist Chi Niu was extremely attached to the Demon-Cutting Knife and directly refused Shu Mountain’s intention to trade.

Not to mention the mutual enhancement among the Six Demon-Slaying Treasures, a single Demon-Cutting Knife can rank within the top hundred of the Ten Thousand Treasures Record. This level of treasure is indeed something that most people wouldn’t trade.

After some disputes, this matter eventually came to nothing.

And now that the Demon-Subduing Pestle has appeared, Penglai, which already possesses one Demon-Cutting Knife, will most likely also join the competition. After all, the Six Demon-Slaying Treasures complement each other, and the power they exhibit when together is even stronger.

"Yes, such a divine weapon, even if we secure it at auction, will certainly be at a sky-high price." Elder Chuan Jian mused, "How can Shu Mountain compete with Penglai in terms of financial resources?"

A divine weapon in the world will surely attract countless frenzies, and the final price wouldn’t be surprising no matter how high.

Penglai Upper Sect commands Three Islands, rich in resources, and has countless spirit plants, being the foremost blessed land for immortals in the Nine States. Shu Mountain’s financial and actual strength is somewhat weak in front of Penglai.

Although sword coins can be minted as much as you want as long as you have enough materials, those sword coins in the hands of others will eventually come to Shu Mountain to exchange for resources.

If Shu Mountain Sect minted a large number of sword coins to buy things, and then immediately raised the price of its own resources, it could take temporary advantage. But the consequence of doing so would be that no one would be willing to deal with Shu Mountain Sect in the future, and its reputation would be utterly ruined.

This consequence is more serious than missing out on a divine weapon.

Law Enforcement Elder thought for a moment, and suddenly suggested: "How about we just steal it outright?"

"Puff—" Dan Taijing almost spat out his tea. He hurriedly said, "Elder Law Enforcement, reconsider. If we were to rob a divine weapon in Taotie City, that would ruin Shu Mountain’s reputation should it be found out... the loss outweighs the gain!"

He paused before saying, "We should compete with Penglai. If we plan well, we might not necessarily lose. After all, we can mobilize the full power of our sect, while there is a deep divide between the factions of Penglai. At most, we will be competing with the Fanghu faction."

Immortal Penglai was the general term for Penglai, Fanghu, and Yingzhou, the three islands.

Initially, the Upper Sect of Penglai was located on Mirage Mountain, and the Lower Sect was spread across the three islands.

But after the power struggle with Heavenly Star Divine Sect, the Penglai Upper Sect’s population skyrocketed, and Mirage Mountain couldn’t bear the load. Therefore, Penglai Upper Sect ordered all the sect disciples to relocate to the three islands.

Only those who reached the Seventh Realm had the privilege to open up cave heavens on Mirage Mountain above the three islands, living in the cave heavens with their own family and disciples.

This resulted in an unanticipated consequence back then, that Mirage Mountain was no longer united. Due to different backgrounds, later powers naturally divided into three factions.

Each power wanted to tilt resources towards their own Immortal Island, promoting more of their own young people to higher positions, so that they could become their own assistance in the future.

Over time, the rift between the three sects gradually deepened.

As the current sect master hails from Penglai Immortal Island, the Penglai faction is the strongest at the moment. Yang Yuhu, Yellow Dragon Daoist, who Chu Liang has met before, and Daoist Bailin, who visited Shu Mountain last time, both belong to the Penglai faction.

But the Fanghu and Ying State factions are not without strength, after all, the tree is big and its roots are deep. Daoist Chi Niu, who wields the Demon-Cutting Knife, is from the Fanghu faction.

Naturally, people from the other two factions will not help him compete for divine weapons.

Master Wen Yuan listened to their discussion for a while before slightly raising his hand and giving an order, "Elder Chuan Jian and Dan Taijing, the two of you should take out eighty percent of the Sword Coins from the treasury and hurry to Taotie City to participate in the auction. For thousands of years, the Demon-Subduing Pestle has been a divine weapon of Shu Mountain, please be sure to bring it back."

Elder Chuan Jian and Dan Taijing solemnly accepted the order, "Yes!"

...

"In all my life, I’ve never seen so much money..." Wen Yulong exclaimed as he looked at the magical storage tools laid out on the table.

They were filled to the brim with Vermilion Bird Coins.

After the commotion at the restaurant, the rumors about the scarcity of Spirit Gathering Pills intensified, leading some cultivators who were waiting for the price to drop to make urgent purchases again.

Seeing this, the pill shops immediately sought Chu Liang out with enthusiasm.

Surrounded by so many people, Chu Liang naturally couldn’t "generously" sell all to Bao Dan Hall. Therefore, he divided the Spirit Gathering Pills in his possession into five parts and sold them separately at a price of two Vermilion Bird Coins for three pills to five major pill shops.

The share given to Bao Dan Hall was however discounted.

Bao Dan Hall, having received preferential treatment, Elder Sun personally thanked Chu Liang, feeling that this young Shu Mountain hero was quite honorable.

The rest of the pill shops knew that Chu Liang’s Spirit Gathering Pills came from Bao Dan Hall, so they had no objections. Moreover, even at this price, they could still make a large profit.

Now, all they thought was that they had to hurry back to sell their products. Suddenly, a large number of Spirit Gathering Pills flooded the market, and the price was definitely going to drop quickly, so those who lagged in selling would lose out.

Wen Yulong watched Chu Liang’s entire operation, finding it astonishing.

After a series of operations, Chu Liang turned sixty thousand Sword Coins into one hundred thousand Vermilion Bird Coins, which were almost equivalent in value, netting him a profit of forty thousand. He also gained the friendship of several big pill shops in Taotie City, which would certainly make things easier in the future... he gained both reputation and profit.

You take their money, and they still have to thank you.

It’s really miraculous.

"Thanks to your help this time, is there anything you want to buy?" Chu Liang chuckled, "I’ll foot the bill."

Wen Yulong’s eyes lit up immediately, "Really?"

"Hmm..." Chu Liang thought for a moment, handed over a magical storage tool, "Never mind, let’s give you some dividends."

It contained a thousand Sword Coins, which was not a small sum for Wen Yulong.

But for the materials he needs for his innovative ideas, it’s absolutely a drop in the bucket. If he were to splurge, Chu Liang might end up crying all the way back to Shu Mountain.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chu." Wen Yulong accepted the dividend without considering it too little. He then asked, "Now that we’ve sold the Spirit Gathering Pills, what are we going to do next? Are we going back?"

"No hurry, we should spend the money we’ve earned." Chu Liang said, "There’s something I want to buy. I’m not sure if it’s available in Taotie City."

"What is it?" Wen Yulong asked.

"Human-faced Mandrill." Chu Liang answered.

This evil creature can spawn Big Head Babies. Although it may not be as powerful as some other magical artifacts, it is crucial to Chu Liang’s growth.

You could say that his peaceful days are entirely due to the two Big Head Babies carrying the burden.

For these hardworking, never-resting Big Head Babies, Chu Liang only has four words to say... More is better.

But this kind of ghost creature is extremely hard to find. He’s been on the lookout for a while and hasn’t encountered a third one yet. Since he’s in Taotie City now, a place where the riches of Nine States converge, he wants to search carefully again.

"Isn’t that a rather rare ghost creature? Senior Brother Chu, what do you want that for?" Wen Yulong asked curiously.

Chu Liang thought for a while then could only mysteriously answer, "I have a connection with it."

Seeing the enigmatic man before him, Wen Yulong couldn’t be bothered to ask further. He just said, "We’ll go out and look around tomorrow. If we really can’t buy it, we can leave a commission at Xianyuan Pavilion. They can help find whatever treasured items you want, and they’ll notify you immediately when there’s news."

Chu Liang smiled, "That sounds excellent."