Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 364 0363: Regret

No wonder Baili Xi put down his business at the Chamber of Commerce and came to chat with Li Yihe. It turned out that he had something to do.

Cheng Zongyang didn't rush to say anything, but continued walking into the store.

Li Yihe beside him immediately followed, wondering in his heart what his boss's reaction would be.

That batch of materials was very important to Xiancheng. Now that the Chamber of Commerce had changed its mind, it had been looking for him to talk these past few days, but he couldn't make a decision. He also couldn't contact his boss, so he kept delaying. Now that his boss was here, he felt relieved, but also a little worried.

Baili Xi behind him felt helpless and could only follow him inside.

He looked at the backs of the two people in front of him and sighed secretly. This matter was indeed a bit tricky.

"Luo Dingran" is relatively easy to communicate with, but that doesn't mean the forces behind him are easy to communicate with.

"Boss, this shop is an acquisition company established by my subordinates. Its purpose is to acquire various private assets, personal resources, etc. Not only do we have many resource transactions with individuals, but we have also reached cooperation with many chambers of commerce. Manager Baili supports my subordinates a lot." Li Yihe respectfully introduced the situation of the store to Cheng Zongyang.

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly. He believed in Li Yihe's business methods, so he didn't ask any more questions. However, Baili Xi on the side quickly agreed:

"Of course, of course. We are all acquaintances, so I will help you if I can."

Although he was smiling on the surface, he was actually thinking about how to bring up the topic of material transaction.

Although he was the director of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce branch and had considerable power in the branch, this was arranged by the headquarters and there was not much he could do. And facing Cheng Zongyang, he really had no confidence. The main reason was that the headquarters was trying to win over the resources represented by Cheng Zongyang.

The supplies that Cheng Zongyang had entrusted to him before he left were not a problem at all.

But who knew that the secret realm in the Ice Region had changed, and that resources could be sacrificed to obtain what was needed. This caused the resources of the entire cultivation world to suddenly become extremely tight.

There are goods from the world of immortal cultivation, but it is becoming very difficult to receive them.

The original buyer's market became a seller's market with the changes in the secret realm. All kinds of immortal cultivation resources planted, raised, refined, and cultivated by those independent cultivators were either kept for exchange or the prices were increased.

As a result, the prices of materials were rising every day, which led to unexpected problems in the cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and Cheng Zongyang.

——Tens of millions of kilograms of spiritual rice, two hundred thousand ice and fire essences, one hundred thousand kilograms of first-level monster flesh and blood, one million kilograms of alien beast flesh and blood, no less than ten thousand of various first-level elixirs that promote cultivation, spiritual objects that increase local spiritual energy, second-hand first-level magic weapon space, more spiritual stones and spiritual crystals, etc.

The demand for these materials is extremely huge, but nowadays, firstly, the quantity of materials is insufficient, and secondly, the cost has increased too much.

This led to some people above saying that they could not give Cheng Zongyang the previous price, otherwise the Chamber of Commerce would have to pay too much.

Even if the Chamber of Commerce had previous inventory, if it sold it to Cheng Zongyang at the previously set price, although it would not make much profit, compared to the current market price, less profit would be equivalent to a loss. And the loss was not a penny.

In addition, the Chamber of Commerce's demands on Cheng Zongyang seemed to have changed. This was because in the secret realm, as long as there were enough resources, Foundation Building Pills could be obtained.

Seeing that Cheng Zongyang had no intention of talking, Baili Xi didn't know whether Cheng Zongyang knew the situation, so he cleared his throat and spoke carefully:

"Brother Luo, I won't beat around the bush. I'm sure you know that resources in the world of immortal cultivation are tight and material prices are skyrocketing. The cooperation that our Chamber of Commerce reached with you before is now facing some difficulties."

Cheng Zongyang frowned slightly and looked at Baili Xi, still without saying anything.

Seeing that Cheng Zongyang did not respond, Bailixi could only continue to speak:

"Brother Luo, the Chamber of Commerce is also in trouble. The cost of materials is too high now, and the materials you ordered are too much. If we sell them to you at the previous price, the Chamber of Commerce will suffer a huge loss. The Foundation Building Pill is a good thing. If it were normal times, the Chamber of Commerce would be happy to make a small loss in exchange for the Foundation Building Pill.

But now the quantity is too large, and the Chamber of Commerce also cooperates with other forces, and they also have a lot of demand. So the above means, can you raise the price a little bit? In this way, we can continue to provide materials. We also have something to say to other forces. "

Cheng Zongyang shook his head and said, "Manager Baili, we have already agreed on the price and quantity. How can we change it at will? I have my own difficulties here. If I raise the price, I will not be able to explain to the people behind me. I also brought the foundation-building pills with me this time. You guys are so reneging on your words. Aren't you worried that the people behind me will spread the news?"

Bailixi was anxious and said quickly: "Brother Luo, the current situation is special. Our Chamber of Commerce made this request in order to continue cooperation. Just increase the original price by 50%. This is still 30% lower than the market price. As long as you agree, I will do my best to get the approval of the higher-ups and facilitate this transaction."

Cheng Zongyang snorted and laughed: "Manager Baili, just one sentence requires us to have a lot more foundation-building pills, don't you think this is a bit too much?"

Bailixi saw Cheng Zongyang's firm attitude and felt helpless. He knew that the negotiation had failed, but he couldn't just give up. Otherwise, would the people above him accuse him of being incompetent and incompetent? He could only continue to fight for it:

"Brother Luo, I am also thinking about the cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and you. Since you do not agree to raise the price, I will go back and communicate with the upper level person in charge and try my best to facilitate this transaction."

Cheng Zongyang nodded and said, "Manager Baili, I also hope that we can continue to cooperate. But I really can't compromise on the price. If it really doesn't work, then forget it. I'm sure there will be people willing to exchange the Foundation Establishment Pill for resources."

"Ah~! Then I'll take my leave first." Bailixi couldn't stay any longer and had to leave first.

After Baili Xi left helplessly, Li Yihe looked at Cheng Zongyang, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Cheng Zongyang saw what Li Yihe was thinking and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

Li Yihe hesitated for a moment and said, "Boss, I understand what the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce did. But I am worried that there will be problems with the subsequent supplies in Xiancheng. The price of supplies changes every day, even the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce does this, let alone other chambers of commerce."

In addition, the materials purchased by our purchasing company are just ordinary goods, which are some exotic beasts' flesh and blood from the lower-class people, as well as ordinary spiritual fruits and vegetables. These are the lower-class materials that the current cultivators do not pay much attention to, but even so, they are currently unable to supply the Immortal City. "

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will solve the problem of supplies in Xiancheng. Although these low-level supplies are not valued now, they will become resources in the future. Continue to purchase them, and take as many as you can. Just do it your way. In addition, have you used up all the spirit stones?"

Li Yihe nodded: "There is still 40% left."

Cheng Zongyang took out a few storage bags and said, "There are 100,000 spirit stones in here, take them. We'll deal with them later if they're not enough. Where's Li Cungang?"

Li Yihe responded: "He sent a batch of exotic beast meat to Ice City to sell, to test the price."

Cheng Zongyang hummed and said, "Tell him to be careful. The situation in Ice City is quite complicated. There are all kinds of people in Ice City now. With his Qi training and resources, he is easy to be targeted."

Then, Cheng Zongyang asked about the recent situation and said, "Is there anything else going on in the business recently?"

Li Yihe thought for a moment and said, "The business of the company has been relatively stable recently, but the prices of materials have risen too fast, and our acquisition costs have also increased a lot. The rest is nothing."

Cheng Zongyang then instructed, "By the way, privately investigate the whereabouts of Chun Man Lou's Tan Sanniang. I heard that she went home. See what the situation is like at her home."

When Li Yihe heard this, his curiosity was aroused and he asked, "Boss, do you like Tan Sanniang?"

He had never heard of his boss being so attentive to a woman. Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "I can't say I like her, but I think this woman is quite to my liking. She is a top choice in terms of her methods, figure and appearance."

Li Yihe chuckled and said, "Boss, since you think Tan Sanniang is good, then marry her. You are also 10 years old, right? You can get married now."

Cheng Zongyang shook his head and said calmly: "It's just some good feelings, there is no idea of ​​pursuing. My father once said that you should marry a virtuous woman. A virtuous woman must be a reasonable person. The ability of such people to do things is unquestionable.

But now I just have some good feelings for Tan Sanniang, but getting married? It's too early, and it doesn't have to be her. There's no need to think too much about these, just look at her family situation. There's no need to do anything else."

Li Yihe clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Boss."

Cheng Zongyang continued to remind him, "I have to go out for some time to do some work. I'll talk about the investigation after I come back."

He has no intention of looking for a woman at all now.

Li Yihe responded and watched Cheng Zongyang leave.

After Cheng Zongyang left, Li Yihe started to get busy. On the one hand, he arranged for people to continue to purchase low-level materials, and on the other hand, he sent people to investigate the whereabouts of Tan Sanniang.

After Baili Xi returned to the Chamber of Commerce, he felt helpless.

He knew that the failure of this negotiation might affect the relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and Cheng Zongyang. But he was more concerned about the rift between him and Cheng Zongyang, which would lead to the loss of demand for foundation-building pills in the future.

Although it can be exchanged from the Ten Thousand Races Realm, the materials required to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill are more than those purchased with Spirit Stones. It is more convenient to buy from Cheng Zongyang.

But he had no choice but to try his best to communicate with the higher-ups in order to make the deal happen.

After Cheng Zongyang left Zi'an County, he began to implement his new plan for collecting spiritual veins.

After a year, I guess no one cares about my behavior during the initial test experience.

This time, his target is the first to sixth grade spiritual veins in the entire world of immortal cultivation.

Not all of them are collected, but they are collected in batches, mainly one to three grades, and strive for four to six grades.

The fourth to sixth grade spiritual veins were all in the families with golden elixir or even Nascent Soul cultivators. Therefore, he had to play it safe first and collect the first to third grade spiritual veins that were easy to deal with and supply them to the Immortal Mountain.

This time, with a year of preparation, he was even more adept at it.

When he arrived at the family power area where the nearest third-grade spiritual vein was located, Cheng Zongyang immediately performed the Breath Concealment Technique, which could completely conceal his breath and cultivation, and even the Nascent Soul cultivators could not see it. This was a secret technique he bought from the market, worth 20,000 points.

Next, we came to the location where we had scouted.

Release two moles and start digging according to the original plan.

Most families with third-grade spiritual veins also have Jindan cultivators in charge. After all, higher spiritual veins cannot be snatched, so compatibility with lower ones is still possible, and it is still possible to settle for the next best thing.

The two beasts and one man, both in disguise, followed the route to go about 30 meters underground, and then dug all the way in the direction of the other party's forces.

Two hours later, Cheng Zongyang saw a light curtain of formation.

As usual, open the gap with the entry order, continue to enter, and then restore the formation.

With his previous experience, he first explored the spiritual vein to see if there were any caves or people in seclusion.

If there is, then set up the formation, if not, just absorb it directly. This time he changed it, even if someone is in seclusion, he will not retreat, as long as the formation is set up and isolated, there is no need to worry about being discovered.

"Very good, there is no one. A good start." Cheng Zongyang smiled, then took out the Dibao gourd and began to absorb.

Then set up a teleportation array just in case.

The absorption speed of the third-grade spirit vein is about one and a half hours. While waiting, he released the second soul-gathering monument that had not yet been promoted to a higher level, trying to see if he could absorb the possible foundation-building spirits in the area.

However, Cheng Zongyang would never have thought that as soon as he released the Soul Gathering Monument, a large number of souls in this four-star family seemed to be attracted by something and came here on their own.

What the Soul Gathering Monument lacks is the second-level divine soul required for advancement, but that doesn’t mean it won’t absorb the souls of first-level or even ordinary people.

It's just that this kind of spirit and soul has no effect on the improvement of the Soul Gathering Monument, but after being absorbed, it will increase the power of the Yin Realm.

The Zhou family is the owner of Yugui Peak.

In a cave on Yugui Peak, a divine spirit was directing a young man.

"...The path of cultivating immortals is difficult and arduous, so you must keep your mind steady. If you are doing this because of that girl, then you don't need to talk to me about cultivating immortals anymore."

"Master, don't worry! I won't think about it anymore. Without you, how could I break through in the family competition a year later!" The young man said with a firm look.

"Not bad. That's more appropriate, but remember, you must not let anyone know of my existence... Hmm? What is that?"

The old man's expression suddenly paused and he looked down, as if he could see through the ground.

"What is that?" The old man was quite surprised. He could feel an inexplicable attraction pulling him, but he couldn't see through the ground.

"Disciple, you practice well. I will be back soon." The old man did not say anything more to the young man, and immediately sank into the ground and disappeared.

The boy nodded without giving it much thought and continued to practice according to his master's instructions.

His life has changed since he discovered the existence of a master in a ring three years ago.

He was no longer timid or mediocre. His cultivation was constantly improving and he was noticed by his family.

As long as he could break through hundreds of peers in the family competition one year later and become one of the top ten candidates, he would become a core member of the family, receive strong training from the family, and even marry the girl he had admired for a long time.

(End of this chapter)