Nantianmen.
Nangong Xiaoyan sat cross-legged on a street corner where dozens of ascetics gathered, setting up a street stall like them.
Like some of the extremely ordinary things on his stall, Nangong Xiaoyan, who was among these ascetics at the moment, with his head bowed and a wooden mask, did not attract attention at all.
There are at least 30 trading markets in the entire monastic world. These public trading markets known to many monks, although there are not as many weird things as the secret market, the trading volume of some ordinary consumable items is higher than that of the secret market. Far surpassing Nantianmen Zhongmi City.
But even Nangong Xiaoyan, who was really alone in Nantianmen, could already feel an undercurrent surging in these trading markets.
What made Nangong Xiaoyan feel a turbulent undercurrent was because of a kind of elixir, Zhengyi elixir.
Zhengyi Dan is just a very common elixir in the world of cultivators. In secret markets like Nantianmen, elixir is generally divided into nine levels according to the potency and ingenuity of the elixir. It is also divided into upper, middle and lower ranks. This Zhengyi pill is just a second-rank low-grade pill. Its effect is only to have the effect of bigu and nourishing the flesh.
But this kind of Zhengyi Dan consumes a lot in the whole cultivation world.
Because for many low-level ascetics and new disciples, no matter when they go out to practice or retreat, they must prepare a lot of Zhengyi pills.
In some big sects, after the disciples have practiced to a certain level, they even regularly distribute a certain amount of Zhengyi pills to the new disciples to help them strengthen their bodies.
Nangong Xiaoyan estimates that even the Kunlun sect alone consumes hundreds of Zhengyi pills a day, and some disciples have a large number, but their average cultivation level is far lower than that of the Kunlun sect. The number is likely to double.
Many sects have the alchemy formula for refining Zhengyi Dan, and the elixir needed to refine Zhengyi Dan is only a few kinds of herbs such as Yuxu grass. Many of these herbs are specialized in alchemy sects and cultivating elixir There are a lot of plantings in all sects, and the maturity cycle of these herbs is not long, only a dozen years. In the case of some sects with secret techniques to accelerate the ripening, they can be fully matured in as fast as three or four years, with a good medicinal power.
It stands to reason that the price of this kind of elixir, which is not difficult to refine and has a stable production, is unlikely to change in the trading market. In fact, in the past hundreds of years, the price of this Zhengyi Dan has basically remained unchanged.
But between these two days, the price of Zhengyidan in various trading markets has risen by nearly 20%.
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"Actually, there is no need to check anything."
Ge Qingteng held a blue teacup, looked at the young man in black robe sitting below him, and said calmly.
Ge Qingteng's location at the moment is Huangfengling Mausoleum in Zhongzhou, a mountain mausoleum wrapped in a khaki wind, a secret city like Nantianmen. His apparent identity in this secret market is the shopkeeper of Baotian Pavilion, but in fact he is one of the heads of Kunlun, in charge of Kunlun's transactions in all these markets, including some sects that are equivalent to middlemen. people.
Like all high-status Kunlun disciples, Ge Qingteng has no beard, and Ge Qingteng, who is about 30 years old, naturally carries an aura of arrogance. In addition, unlike other Kunlun chiefs, he is the person in charge of the chief More, and more various forces under his control, so after so many years, there is an indescribable calm and majesty in his words and deeds.
"Except for us in Kunlun, even in Shushan and Zhanzhou marshes, it is difficult for the price of Zhengyidan to increase by 20% in these two days."
Ge Qingteng looked at the young man in black robe sitting quietly under him, and said with a sneer: "But this is obviously not done by our Kunlun, so there is only one possibility, that is, it was written by Luobei, and only he can mobilize Emei, Zhanzhou Marshland and Zhaoyao Mountain... perhaps with the addition of Shushan Mountain, it will not be difficult to accomplish such a thing."
"Whether to check, how to check, or even who did it is not important to us." In front of Ge Qingteng's natural majesty, the expression of the young man in black was very natural. The apparent identity of this black-robed young man is also the shopkeeper of an inconspicuous shop in Huangfengling, but his actual identity is Wang Minglou, the younger brother of Sanqing Alchemy Taoist Dragon and Tiger Zhenjun, who is in charge of the three Qing Dan Dao is the person who deals with all the people in the world.
Wang Minglou looked at Ge Qingteng and said, "The key point is that the other party is targeting Zheng Yidan this time, so I'm here to know your attitude, or rather, I want to know what you want me to do."
"Why?" Ge Qingteng smiled, "Shouldn't you be happy that the price of Zhengyidan has gone up? And you should also have a certain amount of stock in stock, so you won't be out of stock soon, right?"
"Don't make circles with me on purpose." Wang Minglou glanced at Ge Qingteng slightly annoyed, "The price of the medicinal herbs needed to refine Zhengyidan has also risen a lot, and the other party has purchased a large number of medicinal herbs. In hand, the cost of refining Zhengyi Dan is definitely much lower than ours. If the other party deliberately lowers the price lower than ours, our Zhengyi Dan will rot in our hands and cannot be sold at all. Of course We don't need to do Zhengyidan, but Zhengyidan is the biggest business of our Sanqing Dandao. If we don't do it, we will lose the biggest income. And the key point is that if we don't do Zhengyidan, we will lose There is no other sect that can compete with the opponent. At that time, Zhengyidan will be completely controlled by the opponent. Not only will the opponent get great benefits from it, but at that time, if you want Zhengyidan in Kunlun, you will need more It cost a lot."
"It seems that you are not as simple as you think, and this is the best." Ge Qingteng said, "The other party wants to control some sects by controlling Zhengyidan. If you are really happy to raise the price and sell it Zhengyidan, you will definitely lose this business in the end. Therefore, the price of Zhengyidan cannot be changed.”
"The price doesn't change?" Wang Minglou looked at Ge Qingteng, his eyes flickered.
Ge Qingteng nodded, with a sneer on his face, "If the other party controls so many medicinal herbs for refining Zhengyidan, they must offer at least 10% more price, so if they want to make a profit from Zhengyidan, they must It is 10% higher than the original price. Your Zhengyi Dan will be sold at half the original price. At that time, even if they sell it at the same price as yours, they will lose one if they sell one.”
"If you check, you don't need to check who made it. The saved manpower will buy out all the herbs controlled by them."
"If they don't sell it all the time, let them keep it in their hands. With so many Zhengyi pills, I don't think even Emei, Zhanzhou Marshland and Zhaoyao Mountain can be used up in a hundred years!"
"This time, the financial resources are in our hands, or they are lost. I don't think there are so many things in Zhanzhou Marshland and Zhaoyao Mountain that can be squandered by Luobei."
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"We can hold down the price and let the opponent's Zhengyi Dan be in our hands, but we are afraid that we will not be able to hold it." After hearing Ge Qingteng's words, Wang Minglou looked at Ge Qingteng and said, "You also know very well that now we If we do this, we will lose more than 10% of our capital for every one we sell. If we sell at a lower price, our stock may be exhausted in a day... Even if we are at a loss, with our financial resources of Sanqing Pill, It can only support half a month at most."
"It's not me who is talking around the corner, but you. I know what you came to me to ask for an explanation, and in the end you just want to say this to me." Ge Qingteng looked at Wang Minglou, paused, and then it was very simple. He said, "We, Kunlun, will bear half of the more than 10% of the capital you lost."
"Just take half of it? In this way, we can support it for a month at most, and that may not play a decisive role." Wang Minglou said.
A look of contempt flashed in Ge Qingteng's eyes, "Wang Minglou, everyone is a sensible person, so don't cry poorly in front of me. Now that the price of Zhengyidan has risen so fast, many sects are afraid of the price of Zhengyidan. Continue to rise, hoarding the ingredients of Zhengyi Dan, because this Zhengyi Dan is a must-use consumable anyway. If you supply enough and the price does not change, both the price of elixir and the price of herbs will naturally fall .We can help you bear half of it. With the current situation of your Sanqing Dandao, you can support it for at least four months. After four months... Maybe they have been eliminated by our Kunlun long ago, and after four months, you Do you think they will still be interested in Zheng Yidan?"
"But... "
"There is nothing but." Wang Minglou wanted to argue, but Ge Qingteng directly interrupted the words of Sanqing Dandao, who is also very extraordinary in charge of the transaction, "I know what you mean, indeed, with our Kunlun's financial resources , it seems nothing to do more for you, but you have to understand that this business is more important to you than to us. Hold down the price of Zhengyidan, and they will not intervene in this business in the future, you guys You can also preserve this business that makes you the most profit. And you have to understand that our Kunlun, a giant, is also piled up little by little. Our Kunlun's people with high cultivation...Gold Immortals, including Broken Void God Bow, then It’s just deterrence, the power to control order. What we’re talking about now is the foundation of our Kunlun, no matter how big Kunlun is, it won’t allow me to squander it in the slightest.”
Wang Minglou nodded and stood up. Now that Ge Qingteng has made it so clear, he has nothing more to say. And through Ge Qingteng's words, he also understood that Ge Qingteng was much more powerful than he imagined.
"Luobei, in terms of cultivation, I am far inferior to Qilian Liancheng, let alone you."
Ge Qingteng didn't look at Wang Minglou who was walking out, but lowered his head slightly, looked at the teacup in his hand, and sneered, "But if you want to start a war with me on this aspect, I will definitely make you lose badly."
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(There will be another update later)