Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 152 Cui Family Sixth Son
Upon seeing this scene, Fang Jingxuan was slightly taken aback, even though he had anticipated it.

The Moon Essence Dew, combined with this Demon-Summoning Soil, is the effect really that good?
If I had known, I should have tried it on the Enlightenment Vine as well, but I was worried that it might harm the vine, so I couldn't bear to try it.

"Yes, yes, ten low-grade spirit stones per pack. Pay here."

A short while later, Fang Jingxuan had collected more than 500 low-grade spirit stones and sold more than 50 bags of them.

After walking through several streets, Fang Jingxuan had directly obtained 1,500 low-grade spirit stones, and he still had half of the Summoning Soil in his storage bag.

"This time the profit is close to three times, but that's because of the Moon Dew. Otherwise, if it were just simple buying and selling, and we could get a 30% markup from Meteor Island to here, that would be pretty good."

Fang Jingxuan calmly analyzed where his profits lay. He knew that anyone could buy the Demon Summoning Soil on the black market and sell it at Guixu Market.

Simply reselling won't yield much profit; the reason I'm so good at making money is entirely due to the effects of Moon Dew.

"At this rate, all of this Demon Summoning Soil can be sold within a month, yielding less than three thousand spirit stones. After that, I can go to the black market to buy more and continue trading. In a year, I might accumulate twenty to thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones."

Fang Jingxuan calculated his profits and felt a surge of satisfaction. This was truly a satisfying way to make money.

But after the initial joy, he frowned. If he sold it this way, his production of Moon Dew would inevitably fall short.

Moreover, the shares of Tuoyuan, Liugu, and Wudaoteng will definitely be reduced to a very small extent.

To reduce the share of spirit stones, isn't that like gaining a sesame seed but losing a watermelon?

Now, it truly is a case of not being able to have your cake and eat it too.

"Honored guest, my master would like to invite you to come and meet him."

Just as Fang Jingxuan was troubled by this, a female cultivator dressed as a maid, accompanied by two cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining, came to Fang Jingxuan.

"Your master? May I ask your name?"

Fang Jingxuan was shocked when he saw this scene. There were two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators as guards, and she was only a maid. Then her master must be a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"My master's surname is Cui. I think you, as a guest, should understand the significance of this, right?"

"The Cui family of Guixu?"

Fang Jingxuan's heart sank, and he secretly regretted that he had been too high-profile in reselling the tampered Demon Summoning Soil this time.

Guixufang is jointly managed by three Foundation Establishment families, one of which is the Cui family.

The Cui family has six Foundation Establishment cultivators, and it is rumored that they also possess powerful Golden Core talismans and treasures. Their patriarch is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who, although unlikely to form a Core, is unparalleled in combat power and can dominate a region within tens of thousands of miles of sea.

Fang Jingxuan recalled the information he had received and combined it with his actions just now. He felt that the Cui family sending someone to find him was probably not for any bad reason.

After all, they own a third of the entire market, so they probably wouldn't even look at my small business of one or two thousand low-grade spirit stones.

"Since you know this, please come with me. Don't make things difficult for us."

Fang Jingxuan looked at the two cultivators behind the woman and extended his divine sense slightly, able to sense the total amount of their magical power.

Although he was stronger than the average rogue cultivator, his total mana was only about forty times greater, which was better than before he changed his cultivation method, but not by much.

His current total magical power, after three years of cultivation, is 168 times that of an ordinary rogue cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining, which is more than four times that of the two people in front of him.

Even so, Fang Jingxuan was still troubled. The other party was the Cui family, and behind them were Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even if he could defeat the two of them, what difference would it make?

"Honored guest, this way please. My master is not used to waiting for people." The maid waved her hand, and a luxurious carriage with a canopy drove up from a street corner in the distance, pulled by four sea dragon horses. Each of these sea dragon horses was at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and their bodies were without any blemishes, making them look very expensive.

What a grand display! They really know how to put on an act.

Fang Jingxuan felt a pang of sadness, then obediently got into the luxurious carriage. Once inside, he felt that the space inside was much larger than it appeared.

"Honored guest, please have some tea."

Inside the carriage, Fang Jingxuan sat cross-legged to one side, while the maidservant brewed tea and prepared a pot of top-quality spiritual tea in the short time.

Thanks, but I'm not thirsty.

Fang Jingxuan smiled and refused. Why would he crave a cup of tea, especially not at this time and place?

Inside the carriage, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward, but the maidservant was very composed and showed no unusual emotions.

A moment later, the carriage stopped, and Fang Jingxuan got out. Before him stood a courtyard house with green bricks and tiles.

The buildings on Guixu Island are mostly ancient and simple, and the style of this mansion is clearly that of Qiyun.

"Honored guest, my master has been waiting here for a long time."

Fang Jingxuan nodded and followed the maid inside. After passing several streams, rockeries, corridors, and pavilions, he was led into a bamboo grove.

At this moment, Fang Jingxuan was already somewhat astonished. How many spirit stones would it take to set up such a residence in the market?

But then he thought, since a third of the market town belongs to the Cui family, they should be able to build as big a structure as they want.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please sit down."

A gentle voice came from the bamboo forest. Fang Jingxuan did not dare to extend his divine sense at this moment. If he extended his divine sense in front of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it would be a provocative act.

After bypassing the bamboo cover, Fang Jingxuan discovered that a male cultivator who looked to be only in his early twenties was patiently squatting down and digging for bamboo shoots.

Holding a simple iron hoe, he didn't use any magic, but relied solely on his physical strength to gently dig the soil.

“I am Cui Liulang. You can call me Liulang, or if you’re not used to it, you can call me Cui Ye.”

Cui Ye spoke softly and gently, but Fang Jingxuan dared not take advantage of the situation. The other party was clearly a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He could be friendly, but he had to know the proper etiquette.

Moreover, since the other party immediately recognized the alias I used on Xiangyun Island, it was clear that they had investigated me beforehand, so I couldn't just blurt things out.

"I dare not, please address me as Senior Cui."

Fang Jingxuan cupped his hands in greeting, naturally showing due respect to this powerful figure whom he could neither understand nor fathom.

"Hehe, Chen Ping'an? I had someone investigate you. The first time you appeared was near Black Toad Island. I also inquired about Chen Hei Chan. Then, a cultivator came knocking on Chen Hei Chan's door."

Then, he appeared on Xiangyun Island and displayed his prowess in a single battle, defeating dozens of Qi Refining cultivators without any resistance.

After serving as a guest retainer there for three years, I finally chose to leave the island. Now I'm selling Summoning Soil in the market. Am I right about my experiences?"

(End of this chapter)