Han Changming didn't care and continued walking forward.
A quarter of an hour later, they appeared at the door of a small shop. On the plaque were three large silver characters "Lingdan Hall". The shop was not big, and there were some porcelain bottles and low-level spiritual medicines on the shelves.
An old man in his early seventies in a green robe sat behind the counter, reading an ancient book with great interest. There was no customer in the shop, so it was quite quiet.
This is not surprising. Han Changming saw three medicine shops along the way, and this was on this street. One can imagine how fierce the competition among medicine shops is.
There is only one alchemist in Lingdan Hall, Han Dechun, and he is simply too busy to handle everything.
Han Daozheng was refining pills in Huludao. He needed to meet the needs of the clansmen in the Qi Refining stage. The pills refined by Han Daochun were sold to the outside world, but the newly opened pill shop didn't have many customers, so he could only offer some discounts to attract customers.
"Second uncle, where is tenth uncle?" Han Changming knocked lightly on the table and asked the old man in green robe.
Han Dekun, ranked second in the De generation, has five spiritual roots and very poor aptitude. He is only at the second level of Qi Refining.
Five spiritual roots are recognized as the worst qualifications in the world of immortal cultivation, and one will hardly advance to the foundation-building stage. Han Dekun knew his own limitations and started working early. At the age of eighteen, he married a man from an immortal cultivation family under the arrangement of his elders. The couple respected each other and supported each other.
Han Dekun did not have the talent to make a living, so he placed his hope on his descendants. He had a total of 35 children, three of whom had spiritual roots. Han Changjing was the most promising one.
Han Dekun lived frugally, and most of the resources for cultivating immortals that he and his wife obtained every year were spent on Han Changjiong.
Han Changjiong is also quite ambitious and has become a talisman maker trained by his family. He has already cultivated to the eighth level of Qi Refining.
"It's Changming! You have advanced to the foundation-building stage. If Uncle Eleven knew about this, he would definitely be very happy. I don't know if Changming has this blessing and can advance to the foundation-building stage."
Han Dekun felt the powerful aura emanating from Han Changming and said with a smile.
Seeing Han Changming advance to the foundation-building stage, Han Dekun hoped more and more that Han Changming could advance to the foundation-building stage.
"Seventh brother's talisman-making skills are quite high, he will definitely be able to advance to the foundation-building stage. Oh, and where are the second and tenth uncles?"
"Uncle Ten is refining medicine in the backyard! By the way, the clan leader said some time ago that he would send more alchemists here. How many of them are here? What kind of medicine can they make?" Han Dekun asked.
He was responsible for managing Lingdan Tang's business. The better Lingdan Tang's business was, the more salary he would get every month.
He has three children with spiritual roots. Han Changjiong can already support himself, but the other two have poor aptitude and no special skills. They often ask Han Dekun for resources for cultivating immortals. Han Dekun now wishes he could break a spiritual stone into ten pieces to spend.
"My eighteenth brother and I are both alchemists. We can refine first-grade intermediate-quality elixirs. Let's go find Tenth Uncle first."
There is a small courtyard attached to Lingdan Hall, in the courtyard there is a simple wooden house with a closed door.
As soon as Han Changming arrived at the backyard, the door opened and an old man in his eighties in a red robe walked out.
The old man in the red robe had a ruddy face, a goatee, and small eyes.
"Hey, it's Changming and Changlu, why are you here? Has Changming entered the foundation-building stage?"
Han Changming smiled and nodded, saying, "My grandson has advanced to the foundation-building stage by chance."
He briefly talked about how he entered the foundation-building stage, and also mentioned that Han Zhangxiang had transferred them to Qingbiefang City.
Han Daochun sighed lightly and described the situation of Lingdan Hall in detail.
Lingdan Tang is a newly opened medicine store with not many customers. It has introduced some preferential policies, such as buying two bottles of Qi Refining Pills and getting one for free, but the effect is not great. Other medicine stores also have preferential activities, and Lingdan Tang cannot compete with other stores at all.
"Don't worry! Tenth uncle, the situation will get better. My eighteenth brother and I will be responsible for refining the first-grade intermediate elixir, and you will be responsible for refining the first-grade high-grade elixir. This way, your burden will be lighter."
Han Changming's tone was full of confidence. He used the Taiyi Hualing Gourd to make spiritual water to refine pills, and the quality of the pills was relatively good. He was confident that he could make Lingdantang's business prosperous.
"Tenth Uncle, do you know the price of first-level elixirs in other elixir shops?"
Han Changming needs to formulate new policies based on the prices of first-level elixirs sold by other pharmacies.
Han Daochun nodded, took out a thick blue book, handed it to Han Changming, and said, "This is the price list of elixirs sold by other elixir shops in Qingbiefang City. The prices fluctuate a bit, but not too much. You can use it as a reference."
The Han family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there are rules and regulations for doing everything, and doing business is no exception.
The Han family knew exactly how many shops there were in Qingbiefang Market, what merchandise each shop sold, and the names of the shopkeepers.
Han Changming flipped through a few pages and nodded secretly.
He brought ten tribesmen with him, most of whom were assigned to the material purchasing shop, and a small number stayed in Lingdan Hall to help.
Not long after, Sun Jiadong personally brought the spirit fish, and it was still alive.
Han Changming didn't hesitate and accepted it.
At dinner time, Han Changming ate with other tribesmen. He mainly wanted to know the situation in Qingbiefang City.
He had gone to Kuixing Market before to refine his Qi, and his elders would take care of him if anything happened. Now that he has entered the foundation-building stage, he is in charge of the family's two shops in Qingbie Market.
There are many material purchasing shops in Qingbiefang City, among which the shops purchasing monster materials are the largest, with thirty-seven, and there are twenty-five pill shops.
The medicine shop with the best business is Qiandanlou, which sells first- and second-level medicines with very good quality and many repeat customers.
There are fifteen medicine shops that only sell first-grade elixirs. All of them are shops opened by immortal cultivation families. They mainly sell commonly used first-grade elixirs such as fasting elixirs, qi-refining elixirs, and qi-nourishing elixirs. The one that does relatively good business is Lingdanfang, an elixir shop opened by a Zhou family.
Han Daochun and Han Dekun introduced the situation of Qingbiefang City to Han Changming so that Han Changming could have a basic understanding.
Han Changming first had to make Lingdan Hall famous and attract more repeat customers, which was relatively easy. Han Changming planned to use spiritual water to refine pills, improve the quality of the pills, build word of mouth, and then integrate into the circle of alchemists in Qingbiefang City so as not to be targeted, which was more difficult to say.
Most alchemists have a rather arrogant temperament. If you want to fit into the alchemist circle, your alchemy skills cannot be too bad.
"Tenth Uncle, is there an exchange meeting for alchemists?"
"Yes, it was held not long ago. There will be no alchemist exchange meeting in the short term, but I can introduce you to other alchemists."
It is human nature to form groups. All walks of life have their own circles. Each circle will meet regularly to exchange information, expand contacts, and maintain relationships. This is a very normal phenomenon. You will not be able to go too far in the world of cultivation if you work in isolation.