"Ninth brother, I heard that Senior Lu from Haige wants to meet you. I guess they want to cooperate with our Han family and develop together in the outer sea."
Han Changying put forward his own opinion. Tinghai Pavilion suffered heavy losses, especially among the foundation-building cultivators. Tinghai Pavilion should either withdraw personnel from the Inner Sea. Otherwise, once Taixu Sect and the Lu family caused trouble, Tinghai Pavilion would not be able to cope with it.
Tinghai Pavilion and Qingyang Sect joined forces to develop in the outer seas because of their lack of strength. Tinghai Pavilion had some difficulties in developing in the outer seas, let alone the Han family.
Han Changming and Han Zhangxiang had considered this issue a long time ago. Developing offshore with Tinghai Pavilion would be beneficial in the short term, but not cost-effective in the long run.
Tinghai Pavilion has a lot of territories in the Red Algae Sea. Tinghai Pavilion is responsible for protecting these territories. A large number of manpower is restricted to the Red Algae Sea. The Han family does not have many territories in the Red Algae Sea, so they can dispatch a large number of manpower to develop in the open sea.
Han Changming has the Taiyi Hualing Gourd in his hand. As long as he can get enough Jindan spiritual objects, the chance of a Jindan cultivator appearing in the Han family is relatively high. If they develop together with Tinghai Pavilion over time, Tinghai Pavilion will definitely arouse suspicion.
The spiritual vein of Jinxia Island is of the third-grade upper grade, so it is not a problem to support the cultivation of multiple Jindan cultivators. However, the spiritual vein of Ziyue Island is only of the third-grade middle grade, which is not enough to support the cultivation of too many Jindan cultivators.
He was unwilling to cooperate with Tinghai Pavilion, but still wanted to meet Lu Yun.
"I see. I'll go see Fellow Daoist Lu later. By the way, Fifth Sister, what's the price for low-level monster materials? We killed quite a few low-level monsters this time."
Han Changming changed the subject. He was more concerned about the purchase price of the monster materials.
Han Changying answered truthfully that the Golden Gourd Pavilion was also purchasing monster materials, but the amount received was not much. There were too many shops purchasing monster materials in Haoran City, and the prices varied greatly.
"Golden Dragon Pavilion! A store opened on Golden Dragon Island?"
Han Changming narrowed his eyes and an interested expression appeared on his face.
He wanted to cultivate spirit insects to advance to the third level, but there were relatively few elixirs specifically for feeding spirit beasts and insects. The Amethyst Flying Scorpion was able to advance to the third level, not only because of the inner elixir of the third-level mid-grade blood toad beast, but also because of the mid-grade insect-breeding elixir.
The Soul-Feeding Pill and the Soul-Beast Pill only speed up the advancement of soul beasts and soul insects. If soul beasts and soul insects want to advance to the third level, they still have to rely on special pills. Some natural treasures can also allow soul insects to advance, such as the Ten Thousand Poisons Juice, which can allow poisonous insects to advance. However, the Ten Thousand Poisons Juice is a naturally grown spiritual object and is very rare.
Han Changying nodded and said, "Yes, the purchase price of the Golden Dragon Pavilion is not bad, but the quantity must be large enough. If the quantity is too small, the purchase price will not be high. The purchase price of other major forces is similar to that of the Golden Dragon Pavilion. They should have negotiated or acquiesced to this price."
Competitors are enemies. Large merchants join hands to control the purchase price within a certain range in order to maximize profits. Small merchants who want to compete can only increase the purchase price. However, small merchants do not purchase much, so large merchants turn a blind eye.
Every industry has its own rules, and this applies to every profession.
Han Changming nodded thoughtfully and asked about the situation of the beast tide. Han Changying answered truthfully.
"Madam, you stay in the Golden Gourd Pavilion to help. We still have too few people. We must dispatch another group of tribesmen from the Inner Sea. Benfu, come with me to see Senior Lu."
Han Changming plans to train Han Benfu more, keep her by his side, and let her see more of the world and broaden her horizons.
Ye Xue and Han Benfu agreed, and Han Changming took Han Benfu away from the Golden Gourd Pavilion.
Not long after, Han Changming appeared in a secluded green-tiled courtyard where Lu Yun and Wu Xueli had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Han Changming, Lu Yun and Wu Xueli were a little surprised. Han Changming was already in the middle stage of Jindan, so his cultivation speed was so fast
Wu Xueli formed the elixir more than ten years later than Han Changming. Even so, Han Changming's cultivation speed would not be so fast. It seems that Wu Xueli was right. Han Changming inherited the legacy of a fourth-level alchemist and must have obtained a lot of third-level elixirs.
How could they know that Han Changming had obtained a batch of spiritual medicines that were seven or eight hundred years old, and with the help of the power of the elixirs, his cultivation speed was so fast.
After a few simple pleasantries, Lu Yun got down to business: "Friend Han, is your clan leader okay?"
In her opinion, even if Han Zhangxiang didn't die, he should have been injured.
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Lu. The clan leader is doing well."
Han Changming said with a smile.
"Friend Han, we have known each other for many years. We heard that Haige has had a long-standing friendship with your Han family, so I won't hide it. Let me be frank! We heard that Haige wants to develop in the outer sea together with your Han family. What do you think?"
Lu Yun's tone was sincere and her eyes were fixed on Han Changming.
Han Changming showed a surprised expression on his face. After a moment's silence, he said, "The outer sea is indeed dangerous. It is indeed good to keep each other warm. However, the spiritual veins of Ziyue Island are only of the third-level middle grade, which cannot support the cultivation of too many Jindan cultivators. How about Brother Lu rent an island near Ziyue Island for development? Can our two families form an alliance?"
Tinghai Pavilion is quite powerful, and the Han family is not yet strong enough to go against Tinghai Pavilion. The Han family does not need to go against Tinghai Pavilion either. Win-win cooperation is the best option.
"Lease an island for development?"
Lu Yun and Wu Xueli were both tempted. In fact, they didn't want to stay on an island with the Han family to develop and avoid being infiltrated and swallowed by the Han family.
If a large number of Han family disciples stayed with Tinghai Pavilion disciples, they would fall in love with each other. Once Tinghai Pavilion disciples widely formed a double cultivation partner with Han family disciples, it would be troublesome. Tinghai Pavilion couldn't order its disciples not to form a double cultivation partner with Han family disciples! Love between men and women is a common emotion for everyone.
"Jinli Island, 500,000 miles away from Ziyue Island, suffered heavy losses and the monks on the island have been evacuated. The monks on Honghua Island, 1 million miles away, have also been evacuated. These two islands should be empty. You can rent them."
Renting different islands comes with different obligations.
Tinghai Pavilion is powerful, with a solid foundation, and took big steps. As soon as they arrived, they rented Jinxia Island, which has a third-grade top-grade spiritual vein. The Han family is relatively weak, with a shallow foundation, so they cannot take big steps. Renting Ziyue Island is already a good deal.
Lu Yun pondered for a while and said, "Friend Han, we will think about it and give you an answer later."
Even if she were to be neighbors with the Han family, she would still have to dispatch personnel from the Inner Sea. With fewer personnel, she could reduce losses, but the power to collect intelligence and cultivation resources would be smaller. Everything has its pros and cons, and there is no such thing as having the best of both worlds.
"No problem. By the way, Fellow Daoist Lu, Fairy Wu, I heard that there will be a large auction soon, and many fellow Daoists will come. Is there any small gathering? We can exchange cultivation experiences with each other."
Han Changming wanted to exchange some elixirs or elixir-forming spiritual objects, especially elixir-forming spiritual objects.
"I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Han, we just attended an exchange meeting yesterday and don't have any other gatherings for the time being."
Wu Xueli said in an apologetic tone that she was telling the truth.
Han Changming was a little disappointed. He nodded and said, "If there is a gathering, please inform me. I am very interested in the elixir that helps spirit insects and spirit beasts advance. If there is any news about this kind of elixir, please inform me. Thank you in advance."
Tinghai Pavilion has been developing in the outer sea for decades, and the Han family cannot compare with it in terms of connections and information.
Lu Yun agreed readily. This was not a difficult task for them.
After chatting for a while, Han Changming said goodbye and left.
"Master, it seems that my previous guess was correct. Han Changming has inherited the legacy of a fourth-level alchemist, or at least a third-level alchemist, which includes elixirs that improve mana. Otherwise, he would not have been able to advance to the middle stage of the Core Formation Stage so quickly."
Wu Xueli's face was full of confidence.
"Everyone has their own opportunities. We suffered heavy losses in this beast tide outbreak, but we also gained something. As long as we find the place recorded on the incomplete map, I might be able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. By then, not to mention the Han family, the entire Red Algae Sea will be our Tinghai Pavilion's world."
Lu Yun said excitedly, her eyes fiery.
Wu Xueli nodded and said, "It's a pity that the outer sea is too vast. We have very few people, so we can only slowly search for the places recorded in the incomplete map, hoping that there are spiritual objects for forming infants!"
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Han Changming and Han Benfu stood at the door of Jinjiao Pavilion, and the two parents had different expressions.
"Come on, let's go in and take a look."
Han Changming strode into the Jinjiao Pavilion, followed closely by Han Benfu.
The lobby is spacious and bright, with a large number of iron cages placed on the ground, each of which contains a spiritual beast.
Standing in the lobby, you can hear the roars of animals and the chirping of birds, it is extremely noisy.
Han Changming slightly released his Jindan stage spiritual pressure, and a man in his early thirties in green clothes walked over quickly and said enthusiastically: "Welcome to our store, senior. I am Han Shuhao, a junior. I wonder if there is anything I can do for you."
"Is your shopkeeper available? I have something I want to talk to him about."
Han Changming spoke straight to the point.
Han Shuhao nodded quickly, and said with a smile on his face: "The shopkeeper is free, please go upstairs, senior."
Han Changming and Han Benfu followed Han Shuhao upstairs. The second floor was where spiritual insects were sold. Various spiritual insects were kept in iron cages. Behind the long counter, a dozen golden-shirted attendants were recommending spiritual insects to the customers.
"Dad, I won't go up with you. I'll just stay here and take a look."
Han Benfu greeted Han Changming and stared at the spirit insect in the iron cage.
Han Changming nodded and tacitly agreed to this matter.
Arriving at the fifth floor, Han Changming saw a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar who was reading an ancient book with great interest. In front of the middle-aged man was a set of exquisite swords. Judging from his aura, he was a cultivator in the late foundation-building stage.
Han Shuhao walked quickly to the middle-aged man and said respectfully, "Uncle San, this senior wants to talk to you about something."
The middle-aged man put down the book and stood up. He bowed to Han Changming and said politely, "I am Han Linlang, the shopkeeper of the Golden Dragon Pavilion. I wonder if there is anything I can do to help you, senior?"
After Han Shuhao finished his report, he bowed and left.
"How much are these things worth in spirit stones? Shopkeeper Han, give me a price."
Han Changming took out a green storage bag and threw it to Han Linlang.
Han Linlang took a quick look with his spiritual sense, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
The storage bag is filled with a large amount of animal skins, animal bones, demon pills and other demon beast materials, most of which are second-level.
"Please wait a moment, senior. I will send someone to take inventory right away."
Han Linlang said politely, took out a green communication disk, and called ten Qi-refining monks.
After the ten Qi-refining monks bowed to Han Changming, they began to count the monster materials. The size of the hide, the degree of damage, the size and number of bones were all things that needed to be checked.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, they finished the count.
"Senior, this batch of goods is worth 465,632 spiritual stones. This is your first time doing business with us. This is a sign of your trust in us. We will give you a round number of 470,000. What do you think?"
Han Linlang said politely, took out a thick account book and handed it to Han Changming to look at. It listed the situation, price and quantity of the monster materials at a glance.
Han Changming flipped through a few pages and nodded with satisfaction. They did not sell all the materials. They kept some for their own use and sold a batch of materials in exchange for resources for cultivating immortals.
"No problem. When I get something good in the future, I will definitely give priority to your Jin Jiao Pavilion."
Han Changming smiled heartily and promised.
"So you're from the family. Lin Lang, give me an integer, 500,000. Just consider it as making friends."
A gentle male voice suddenly sounded. Han Changming turned around and saw a graceful young man in a red shirt walking towards him. It was Han Wenbin.
"Yes, Uncle San."
Han Linlang agreed with a respectful look.
Han Wenbin looked Han Changming up and down, and said with some surprise: "Fellow Daoist Han, you were also there when the poisonous dragon was killed that day!"
Han Changming was with Shen Qinghuan at the time, and Han Wenbin had a deeper impression of Han Changming.
Han Changming smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, I didn't expect that we would meet again."
"Meeting is fate, Fellow Daoist Han, can you spare me a moment to talk?"
Han Wenbin made a gesture of invitation and asked politely.
Han Changming went to Jinjiao Pavilion this time to sell monster materials. One reason was to exchange them for spirit stones, and the other was to find an opportunity to make friends with the Han family members on Jinjiao Island and find ways to buy monster-breeding pills. Han Wenbin took the initiative to invite him, so he naturally would not refuse.
When we arrived at the seventh floor, Han Wenyue was making tea.
"Fellow Daoist Han, let me introduce you. This is my younger sister Han Wenyue. Seventh sister, this is fellow Daoist Han Changming."
Han Wenbin introduced.
Han Wenyue smiled brightly, stood up, bowed, and said, "My younger sister Han Wenyue, greetings to Fellow Daoist Han."
"Fairy Han, you're too polite."
Han Changming clasped his fists in return. He felt a little strange about Han Wenbin and Han Wenyue's courtesy.
"Fellow Daoist Han, please try the Jade Gourd Spiritual Tea, which is exclusive to our Golden Dragon Island."
Han Wenyue poured Han Changming a cup of fragrant spiritual tea, the tea was emerald green in color.
Immortal cultivators would not take other people's things casually, but out of courtesy, Han Wenyue still made tea for Han Changming.
Han Changming hesitated for a moment and took a small sip. He was doing business with Han Wenbin, and Han Wenbin had no reason to murder him. If he murdered anyone he saw, Jinjiao Pavilion's business would have collapsed long ago.
As the tea goes down your throat, your mouth is filled with fragrance, a cool feeling quickly spreads, and you feel refreshed.
"Yes, good tea."
Han Changming smiled and praised him, but didn't drink any more.
Even if the tea is poisonous, a sip won't hurt.
After chatting for a while, Han Changming brought the topic to the Beast Breeding Pill and asked politely, "Fellow Daoist Han, I heard that your Han family has a kind of Beast Breeding Pill that can increase the chances of spiritual beasts and insects advancing. I am very interested. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Han can sell me a few?"
"We in the Han family do have Beast Breeding Pills for sale, but they are quite difficult to refine and the materials are hard to find, so we never sell them to the public. We will take out five Beast Breeding Pills and auction them off at the auction. If Fellow Daoist Han is interested, you can go to the auction then! The highest bidder wins."
Han Wenbin said slowly.