Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 60: Suppress first and then increase
Just as Song Xian was teaching these women, there was a knocking sound outside the shop. Jiang Zichen opened the outer door, and Qi Xiaobai and Carissa walked in.

The two had spent the entire night in the alchemy room. Carissa looked tired, but Qi Xiaobai showed no sign of sleepiness at all. He strode over excitedly. Upon seeing Song Xian, he immediately pulled out a pill bottle from his sleeve and presented it to him, saying, "Master, I have fulfilled my mission. The Jade Fragrance Pill has been refined. Take a look at it."

Hearing this, Song Xian stood up suddenly, took the bottle of medicine from his hand, pulled out the cork, and a fragrant aroma immediately came to his nose.

The surface of the pill is round like jade, with red, blue and purple colors, which looks very gorgeous and colorful.

"That's great, Junior Brother Qi, you are a great contributor to our sect!" Song Xian was ecstatic. He pinched the pill between his fingers and played with it carefully, his eyes like a pervert looking at the beautiful woman's body.

"It's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning. I followed the Sect Leader's advice and added some more colored precipitate powder to the pill, blending them together to create a red, blue, and purple appearance. Does this color match the Sect Leader's wishes?"

"Okay, okay, okay." Song Xian was overjoyed. He immediately called a woman and asked her to take the pill to see the effect.

Although the woman was a little scared, she had to do it.

After taking the pill, a light and refreshing fragrance immediately emanates from the body, which makes people feel refreshed. Then the fragrance becomes stronger and stronger, making people more intoxicated.

"How was it? How did it feel?"

The woman exhaled on her hand and said shyly, "Master, I swallowed it in one gulp and didn't savor it carefully, so I don't know how it tastes, but I do feel a fragrant aroma in my mouth, as if I were holding an osmanthus orchid flower."

"Junior Brother Zichen, Junior Brother Ningyuan, come closer and smell it." Song Xian called the two over.

They both came over. Jiang Zichen sniffed and said happily, "It's really similar to the scent on Senior Sister Carissa that day. It smells very good."

Zhang Ningyuan also nodded and said, "This fragrance is indeed attractive."

The woman was surrounded by three men, who were talking about her and making her blush with shame.

"Go ahead!" After sending the woman away, Song Xian turned to Qi Xiaobai and asked, "Junior Brother Qi, how much does it cost to refine this Jade Fragrance Pill?"

Qi Xiaobai thought for a moment and said, "In addition to the main ingredient, Panlongxiang, I also added seven other spiritual herb powders. One spiritual herb can probably be used to refine ten pills. So, the cost of one pill is probably between one and two spirit stones!"

"Besides that, during the refining process, I discovered one thing: the quality of the Panlong incense we purchased last time was mixed, resulting in different results in the pill refining."

"This is probably related to the number of years the Panlong incense has been soaked in seawater. The longer it soaks, the softer it becomes. Not only is it easier to refine into elixirs, but the fragrance is also more intense."

Song Xian's mind moved: "Has this happened to the spices you refined before?"

"My spice is just a toy, used only for Carissa. I only used a piece of Panlong Incense to refine a few bottles, but I haven't studied it in detail. But I think the effect would be slightly different if the Panlong Incense was of different ages."

"Do you still have any Yuxiang Dan on you?"

"There are two more." Qi Xiaobai took out two more bottles of pills.

Song Xian took out the elixir and secretly opened the Eye of True Observation.

Pill: (can emit fragrance)
Quality: 53
"Junior Brother Qi, how old is the Panlongxiang, the main ingredient used to refine this batch of Jade Fragrance Pills?"

"I'm not sure about that. We can only tell by its hardness. This piece of Panlong incense is probably one of the older ones we've purchased. I'm afraid we'll have to go back to Carissa's hometown and ask the old fishermen to find out the exact age."

"So, next time you refine the Jade Fragrance Pill, sort all the Panlong Incense according to their softness and hardness, and label each Jade Fragrance Pill as you refine it."

"Okay, I see."

"You've worked hard all night, go and rest! There's no rush to refine the Jade Fragrance Pill."

The two men left immediately.

Song Xian walked around the room with his hands behind his back, his mind racing, a series of ideas flashing through his mind.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Ningyuan and Jiang Zichen knew that he was planning something. They looked at each other and did not disturb him.

Song Xian walked around for a few times, his thoughts clear. He had actually already had an idea of ​​how to promote Yuxiang Dan, but he suddenly didn't know where to start. Now that his thoughts were clear, he stopped and suddenly looked up and asked, "Brother Ning Yuan, who is the person in charge of this market management office?"

"It's Wu Xuan, the elder of Qingyuan Sect."

"Take me to him."

"now?"

"Yeah." Although the Yuxiang Pill had just been refined, Song Xian couldn't wait a moment longer.

The two of them immediately left the inner room and saw the women sitting in a group in the shop lobby, chattering about something.

"What are you doing? Didn't you hear what the Sect Leader just said? No laughing and joking in groups in the shop. Don't you think you're taking this seriously?" Zhang Ningyuan, seeing the group still laughing and joking, felt embarrassed. After all, he had summoned these people, so he quickly scolded them. His yelling caused them to disperse immediately, each standing there bewildered, like children who had done something wrong.

The supervisor who had just been appointed by Song Xian lowered his head and replied in a voice as thin as a line: "Because the immortal master gave me a pill just now, they smelled the fragrance and came over to ask what was going on."

Song Xian smiled and asked, "Oh? What do you think of her scent?"

Several people lowered their heads and dared not answer.

"It's okay, tell me everything. I want to hear your opinions."

After hearing him say this, several people relaxed. A bolder woman spoke first, "It's wonderful. I've never smelled such a unique fragrance before. It's like the scent of osmanthus and grass. It's not strong or bright, but rather elegant. I can smell it from six or seven feet away."

"See? Senior Brother Ning Yuan, the public has sharp eyes. Our Yuxiang Pill will surely be a great success."

Song Xian smiled slightly and strode out.

……

On the South Street of Fangshi, in a towering mansion, Wu Xuan was playing with a beautiful woman in his arms when there was a knock on the door.

"What's the matter?" Wu Xuan frowned.

"Elder Wu, Song Xian, the head of the Hunyuan Sect, and Zhang Ningyuan, the head of the Hunyuan Pavilion in this district, have arrived. They said they have something important to discuss with you."

"Let them wait in the main hall." Wu Xuan said impatiently.

The man outside immediately responded and left.

In the living room, Song Xian and Zhang Ningyuan waited for half an hour before they saw Wu Xuan coming in slowly.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, sorry to bother you." The two men stood up to greet him, and Song Xian bowed.

"I just had to deal with an urgent matter, so I'm sorry to have kept Master Song waiting for a long time. Please take a seat." Wu Xuan said proudly. Although he had a smile on his face, he could not hide his arrogance.

The three of them took their seats as host and guest.

"Master Song, what advice do you have for me?"

"Well, didn't our sect open a shop in the market? But few people have come here in the past few months, and we haven't sold many things. I think it might be because the location is too remote, so no one is interested. I would like to ask Sect Leader Wu for help."

Wu Xuan took a sip of the tea on the table and said, "The location of the shop was decided long ago. The price of each shop is different. Sect Leader Song knows this!"

"If Sect Leader Song really feels that place is not good and wants to move to another one, it's not impossible. He just needs to pay a fee. Otherwise, if everyone thinks this place is not good and wants to move to another one, wouldn't that be a mess?"

"Of course, if Sect Leader Song is willing to pay an extra one thousand or two thousand spirit stones to switch to a first or second tier shop, that's fine. There's no extra charge. I'll arrange it for you right away."

"There are still vacancies in both the first-tier and second-tier shops. What do you think, Sect Leader Song?"

Song Xian sighed, "Fellow Daoist Wu is also aware of our sect's situation. We are weak and cannot afford to give out so many spirit stones."

"Then please forgive me for being unable to help you."

"In that case, can you allow our sect to withdraw from the market? We have been operating in the market for three months. Based on the annual rate, 250 spirit stones will be deducted and only 750 spirit stones will be returned. How about our sect leaving the market?"

After hearing this, Wu Xuan was filled with contempt. Hunyuan Sect was a sect after all. As the head of a sect, he was so disregarding of his dignity that he thought of returning the shop for just a few hundred spirit stones. He was not afraid of being laughed at by others.

His smile gradually faded. "Master Song, aren't you trying to embarrass me? When we rented the shop, we signed a written agreement. How can we back out halfway?"

"Besides, does your sect lack these few hundred spirit stones? If your sect retreats now, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of our sect? If this matter gets out, people might not gossip about your sect, but they will definitely say that our sect is poorly managed. Wouldn't that destroy the reputation of the market and our livelihood?"

"I have no other choice. My shop is deserted and I haven't sold anything so far. I have no choice but to seek medical help from everywhere. Since Fellow Daoist Wu said so, then forget it. It's just that my sect is located in a remote area and no one knows it. I want to put my sect's sign outside the market so that more people can see it. I think Fellow Daoist Wu will not refuse this!" Song Xian looked helpless.

The reason why he proposed to change the shop and withdraw from the market was to pave the way for this. He knew that Wu Xuan would not agree to those two things, but he still proposed them so that he would not be able to refuse.

This is human nature. If you want to open a window, but you just say open a window, others will definitely object.

But if you first suggest taking down the roof and others disagree, then you suggest opening a window, and they will agree.

Song Xian first proposed two difficult things, and after being rejected, he said something suitable, which made it difficult for Wu Xuan to refuse.

(End of this chapter)