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Chapter 339 Decision, Jindan comes to visit [Subscribe]

Jiufeng Ridge, inside Zhou Mingde’s cave.

Inside the cave at this moment, the three most important figures of the Zhou family all had sad faces and were at a loss as to what to do.

The three of them have already had a round of discussion on whether to help Lin Hongyu form the elixir.

During the discussion, the three did not express their attitudes directly, but instead listed what they would have to pay and what they would gain by helping and not helping.

It can be said that in this round of discussion, the three people have talked about both the good and bad aspects of all aspects.

The next step now should be to express your own views and attitudes regarding these good and bad things.

This step stumped the three of them.

Because everyone knows how much impact the decision they make now will have on the family.

Faced with such a major event, they can only think carefully and not make decisions lightly.

“I think that if we don’t help at all, it will be too hurtful, and all the efforts and costs paid by the family to win over Senior Lin will be completely in vain!”

"But there should be a limit to helping. After all, Senior Lin is not a member of our Zhou family. It is impossible for the family to fully help her in a way that would shake the foundation of the family!"

"Therefore, I am more inclined to give her limited help. If she can successfully form a pill, everyone will be happy. If she fails, it can only be said to be God's will, and no one else can be blamed!"

In the end, it was Zhou Chun, as the junior, who spoke first to express his own views and attitude.

After listening to his speech, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi looked at each other, and then Zhou Mingde asked in a low voice: "Then how should this limit be defined?"

After hearing this, Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment and immediately said, "In my opinion, this limit should be the maximum help that the family can provide without shaking the family foundation, that is, the liquidity that the family can provide under normal circumstances!"

"But if what you said is true, it will be difficult for the family to come up with enough funds to help you open up the Purple Mansion!"

Zhou Mingde said in a heavy tone, seeming somewhat reluctant.

Zhou Chun smiled and shook his head, saying, "This matter is not a big problem. After all, I am still young and can afford to wait for more than ten years. Moreover, if Senior Lin can really form a pill successfully, the help to the family will be incomparable to that of ten Purple Mansion cultivators!"

Hearing his answer, Zhou Mingde couldn't help but sigh: "You are quite open-minded, but it's really hard for you!"

Then he looked at Zhou Daoyi who had been silent and asked, "Daoyi, what do you think?"

"I can't express any opinions on this matter. No matter what decision the family makes, I agree with it!"

Zhou Daoyi spoke in a low voice, but chose to avoid suspicion.

After all, Lin Hongyu is now his Taoist partner, although their union is largely due to interests.

But a Taoist companion is a Taoist companion after all. At this time, it is difficult for him to object or express support, so he can only remain silent.

Zhou Mingde also expressed his understanding, so he quickly nodded and said: "Well, since Daoyi you don't want to express your opinion on this matter, then I won't force you. Let me make the decision on this matter!"

As he said that, he asked Zhou Chun to invite Lin Hongyu over.

Although Lin Hongyu said she was resting over there, she couldn't actually calm down and rest.

As soon as Zhou Chunyi came over to inform her, she immediately gathered her spirits and followed Zhou Mingde into his cave.

Then he looked at Zhou Mingde expectantly and asked, "How is it? Brother Zhou, have you guys already discussed it?"

Zhou Mingde nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "Indeed, we have some common views, but before the announcement, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lin to answer a few questions for me!"

"No problem, Brother Zhou, feel free to ask anything you want to ask. I will answer all your questions!"

Lin Hongyu agreed immediately without any hesitation.

"First question, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lin, how many spirit coins do you estimate you will need to purchase the spirit object that assists in forming the elixir?"

"The second question is, I want to know how many spirit coins you can come up with now, Brother Lin!"

"The third question is, if the Zhou family does their best to support Fellow Daoist Lin in forming his elixir, how can we guarantee that Fellow Daoist Lin will still be willing to stay in the Zhou family after he succeeds in forming his elixir?"

Zhou Mingde held up three fingers, looked at Lin Hongyu with a serious expression, and asked his three questions one by one in a deep voice.

After hearing his three questions, Lin Hongyu, who had been very straightforward before, finally frowned and lost her previous straightforwardness.

She frowned and lowered her head in thought. After a long while, she raised her head and looked at Zhou Mingde and said, "I can't say for sure how many spirit coins are needed to buy spiritual objects to assist in forming a pill, but I think it will definitely not be less than 600,000 or 700,000 spirit coins!"

"As for how much I can come up with, to be honest, even if I sell everything else, I can only get a few hundred thousand spirit coins at most!"

Having said that, she paused slightly and glanced at Zhou Daoyi beside her.

Then she whispered, "As for Daoist Zhou's third question, apart from swearing an oath, I really don't know what else I can do to make Daoist Zhou believe in my character and reputation!"

Hearing this, Zhou Mingde's eyes flashed with a strange look, and he could not help but nodded and said: "I understand, then Fellow Daoist Lin, please listen to my opinion first!"

"Please speak, Brother Zhou. I am all ears."

Lin Hongyu slightly turned sideways, looking a little nervous.

She couldn't help but be nervous. After all, what Zhou Mingde was about to say would determine whether she could make further progress on her path.

Zhou Mingde looked at her and said slowly, "I won't hide it from you, Fellow Daoist Lin. Although the Zhou family has some savings over the years, it is still far from the 700,000 or 800,000 spirit coins you mentioned!"

"Besides, not to mention the Zhou family, even those Jindan families, I'm afraid that few of them can come up with such a huge amount of working capital!"

"So if Fellow Daoist Lin is expecting the Zhou family to come up with such a large amount of liquid funds to support you, that's simply impossible!"

Having said this, he did not wait for Lin Hongyu, whose expression slightly changed, to plead for mercy, and quickly changed the subject and said, "However, Fellow Daoist Lin has been mining the Earth Crystal Jade vein in Yang Country over the years, and I think he has accumulated a lot of ore now. If you are willing to let my Zhou family sell it at a discount, it should be able to raise 200,000 or 300,000 spirit coins!"

"And the liquid funds that my Zhou family can mobilize now are about 200,000 spirit coins."

"So, if you can find a way to collect another 200,000 or 300,000 spirit coins, it will be enough for you to buy the spirit objects that assist in forming the elixir this time!" After saying this, Zhou Mingde looked at Lin Hongyu who seemed to be thinking about something, and said softly, "What do you think of my answer, Lin Daoyou?"

Hearing his words, Lin Hongyu immediately raised her head and whispered, "Two hundred thousand spirit coins is still a little too little, can Brother Zhou add another hundred thousand spirit coins?"

After saying that, she added, "I won't take this money for nothing. I am willing to exchange it with the several secret techniques I have practiced!"

However, after hearing what she said, Zhou Mingde shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Two hundred thousand spirit coins are all the savings that the Zhou family can take out. Originally, I have already agreed with Zhengchun that this savings will be used to help him open up the Purple Mansion."

“If it weren’t for Zhengchun’s understanding of the big picture and his willingness to postpone the time of opening up his own Purple Palace and use this savings to help you, Fellow Daoist Lin, to form your elixir, this time even if I and the Zhou family wanted to help you, we would be powerless!”

Hearing this, Lin Hongyu couldn't help but look at Zhou Chun.

She looked at Zhou Chun, who had already reached the late stage of foundation building, and immediately realized that Zhou Mingde was not lying.

Then she bowed slightly to Zhou Chun and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is very understanding of justice. I would like to thank you in advance."

Seeing this, Zhou Chun quickly returned the greeting and said, "I dare not do this to you, senior. It is my honor to contribute my strength to your Dan-forming."

"Okay, then let's do as Brother Zhou said. I will find another way to get the remaining spirit coins!"

Lin Hongyu turned to look at Zhou Mingde and nodded slightly to agree to his arrangement.

After the two parties reached an agreement, they immediately began to take action.

Among them, Zhou Daoyi, who had just recovered most of his injuries, personally followed Lin Hongyu to Yang State to transport the [Tuyuan Crystal Jade] ore.

Zhou Chun began to mobilize the power of the Zhou family, contacting various forces and shops in the market, looking for buyers willing to purchase the [Tuyuan Crystal Jade] ore.

Half a year is not a long time. If the Zhou family wants to sell ore worth hundreds of thousands of spirit coins during this period, it will be a big challenge for them today.

Zhou Chun traveled to all the southern states of Jingguo, visited all the forces that were friendly with the Zhou family and all the markets, and only sold ore worth more than 100,000 spirit coins.

There is no other way. Although [Earth Yuan Crystal Jade] has a wide range of uses, normal use of it for refining equipment and setting up formations would not require as much ore as the Zhou family has accumulated.

But just when Zhou Chun was having a headache and worrying about how to sell all of these [Earth Yuan Crystal Jade] ores, a big customer suddenly took the initiative to find the Zhou family.

"Senior Shanyangzi, your presence is a great honor to the Zhou family. I am sorry for my poor hospitality. I hope you will forgive me."

On the Pagoda Peak, Zhou Mingde hurried out of the cave after hearing the news, and bowed deeply to the middle-aged Taoist in front of him with awe on his face.

It turned out that the big customer who came to the door on his own initiative was Shan Yangzi, a Jindan stage cultivator from Qinglian Temple.

Speaking of Shanyangzi, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun were not unfamiliar with him, because the representative of Qinglian Temple at the "Hundred Races Conference" was none other than this person.

At this time, facing Zhou Mingde's politeness, Shan Yangzi just waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are too polite. I came here without any prior notice. How can I entertain you if you don't know the situation? Don't stick to these conventional etiquette."

After saying that, he fixed his eyes on Zhou Mingde and asked, "My purpose for coming to the Zhou family this time is very simple. I heard that your Zhou family is selling a large amount of Earth Crystal Jade ore. I wonder how much stock you have left in your family now?"

It turned out that Shan Yangzi was practicing the Earth-based Kung Fu, and his natal magic weapon was also an earth-attributed magic weapon. In order to enhance the power of his natal magic weapon, he had been asking people to help him collect related spiritual objects over the years.

The spiritual power contained in [Earth Yuan Crystal Jade] can be used to enhance the power of earth-attributed magic weapons after being condensed. When Shan Yangzi learned that the Zhou family was selling this ore in large quantities, he quickly rushed to the Zhou family and personally went to the door to buy it.

Hearing him ask this, Zhou Mingde immediately responded respectfully: "Senior, please understand. The Zhou family is indeed selling Earth Crystal Jade ore to the outside world, but this matter is under the responsibility of the Zhou family head. I don't know the specific situation, so let him answer you!"

Having said this, he said to Zhou Chun who was waiting beside him: "Zhengchun, you also heard Senior Shanyangzi's question. Report the details to Senior as soon as possible."

"Yes, junior, I obey."

Zhou Chun responded and immediately bowed to Shan Yangzi, saying, "Senior, the Zhou family still has about 60,000 kilograms of Earth Crystal Jade ore left, which is worth about 130,000 spirit coins!"

Hearing his words, Shan Yangzi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but clapped his hands and shouted, "Very good, then I will take all these [Earth Crystal Jade] ores. In the future, you can also stockpile the ores you mine and send them to my cave in batches. I will buy them all at the market price!"

After these words were spoken, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun's eyes lit up.

Zhou Mingde said hurriedly, "How can we let you spend so much money? From now on, all the ore supplied by the Zhou family to you will be calculated at 80% of the market price, and the remaining 20% ​​will be regarded as a gift from the Zhou family to you!"

But after hearing what he said, Shan Yangzi waved his hand and said, "There's no need to do that. Although I'm not a wealthy man, I don't lack these spiritual coins. Just settle it according to the market price!"

The tone was very firm and did not sound polite.

Zhou Mingde couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw this. He could only nod and say, "Junior understands. Then I will do everything according to what you said."

After the deal was settled, Shan Yangzi did not stay in the Zhou family for long. After taking away the [Earth Yuan Crystal Jade] ore in the Zhou family's inventory and leaving more than 135,000 spirit coins, he left directly.

As they watched his departing figure, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun couldn't help but look at each other, and they saw the happiness and regret in each other's eyes.

Zhou Mingde sighed with regret and said, "What a pity! If I could get in touch with Senior Shan Yangzi with this Earth Crystal Jade ore, it would be totally worth it even if I sold it at 20% off, 30% or 40% off!"

"Yeah, what a pity to waste such a great opportunity!"

Zhou Chun couldn't help but nod, his face full of regret.

Although relying on the existence of the Su family's ancestor, the Zhou family is now protected by someone.

However, if the Zhou family could establish a relationship with an elder of Qinglian Temple like Shan Yangzi, it would obviously be more important to them.

However, Shan Yangzi was obviously a person who valued his reputation and did not want to be dragged into the Zhou family for such a small benefit.

"Forget it. If I get it, I'm lucky. If I lose it, I'm doomed. Now that things have come to this, don't think too much about it."

Zhou Mingde waved his hand and quickly let the matter go.

Then he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Now that we have the spirit coins, let's discuss going to the Great Zhou Kingdom to participate in the auction. I am a little worried about leaving such a large amount of spirit coins to Fellow Daoist Lin alone!"

Zhou Chun naturally knew what he meant by being worried.

After hearing this, he immediately responded: "You are right, this matter should be discussed carefully."

(End of this chapter)