Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 60 Sales surge

"Young Master, this is the revenue of Qiancao Pavilion this month." Shopkeeper Li handed over the account book respectfully with both hands. His voice was a little nervous and carried a bit of awe.

Ji Chang took the account book, opened it and looked at it carefully.

Ever since he became Master Mo Dan's disciple, the daily affairs of Qiancao Pavilion were gradually handed over to him.

For example, Ji Chang is responsible for checking the monthly account books.

At the same time, Master Mo Dan's attention to the account books gradually decreased, from reviewing them every few months to reviewing them every six months.

By this year, more than half a year had passed, but Master Mo Dan had only looked through the account book once.

This is enough to demonstrate his deep trust in Ji Chang and his confidence in entrusting the affairs of Qiancao Pavilion to him.

Ji Chang gently opened the account book and his eyes moved slowly across the account book. Every page was recorded with densely packed words, detailed and precise.

The study was so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was Ji Chang flipping through the account books.

Shopkeeper Li stood aside, not daring to breathe, with beads of sweat gradually oozing out of his forehead.

Although he did not do anything to betray his own people and modify the account books, if there were any omissions in the account books, it would be his dereliction of duty.

After a moment, Ji Chang closed the account book, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

Putting down the account book, he picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip of tea.

Shopkeeper Li looked at Ji Chang's actions and felt even more uneasy.

He didn't know what Ji Chang found in the account book, nor did he know whether he would be punished for his momentary negligence.

"I've looked at the account book, and there's nothing wrong with it. But the number of healing and recovery pills sold recently is much higher than before."

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Li breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and then quickly said:
"Young Master is right. The sales of this kind of elixir have indeed increased a lot recently. Most of the customers who come to buy are from several immortal cultivation families in Jiaozhou."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chang frowned slightly, then stood up and paced a few steps in the study.

He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, so he asked, "Could it be that a cultivation family is organizing a monster hunting activity recently? Or has an ancient cultivation cave been discovered somewhere?"

There was a hint of confusion in his tone.

After all, there must be a reason for the sudden increase in sales of healing and recovery pills.

The most reasonable explanation he could think of was the monster hunting activities of the immortal cultivation family or the discovery of the ancient cave.

Although ancient caves are not common in remote places like Jiaozhou, because Jiaozhou is close to the Shiwanda Mountains, monster hunting activities organized by various immortal cultivation families are held every few years.

In addition, there are wars between immortal cultivation forces, which will also lead to an increase in the sales of elixirs.

However, in Jiaozhou, only the Wang family, a foundation-building family, dominates the area.

The other eight Qi-refining families are all vassals of the Wang family, and no wars have broken out between the immortal-cultivating families for many years.

Therefore, this possibility was also ruled out by him.

Shopkeeper Li stood aside, looking at Ji Chang's thoughtful expression, and couldn't help but start to ponder in his heart.

So, he began to recall in his mind some of the news he had heard recently when selling pills, trying to find the answer.

However, to his dismay, he didn't think of anything about the monster hunting activities or the ancient cave.

Back on the third floor of Qiancao Pavilion, Ji Chang focused his attention on the picture in his mind.

The sudden surge in sales of elixirs is definitely not a normal thing.

Since he couldn't notice any changes in the market.

Then, maybe we can get news from Chen Yinghu.

Chen Yinghu is not only the deacon of the Fangjisi, but also the young patriarch of the Cangling Chen family.

His information channels are definitely much larger than mine. It's just a pity that when Ji Chang focused on the picture in his mind, he saw Chen Yinghu staying in a cave with his eyes closed and a steady breath. It was obvious that he was practicing in seclusion.

Chen Yinghu had just bought a Cocoon-Transforming Pill from him, and was now naturally trying to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Ji Chang shook his head slightly and looked away.

"Wait a little longer."

"The increase in sales of pills is not a bad thing for Qiancao Pavilion."

So, Ji Chang raised his hand and a furnace appeared in front of him.

"It's time to replenish some low-grade elixirs."

……

Time flies, like a white horse passing by in the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed quietly.

During this period of time, Ji Chang still maintained his habit and routinely checked the voyeur images in his mind every once in a while.

On this day, Ji Chang routinely checked the voyeuristic images in his mind.

But he unexpectedly discovered that Chen Yinghu had stood up and was no longer sitting cross-legged to practice as he did in the past.

Chen Yinghu was seen standing in the cave with a calm expression. He raised his hand, made hand gestures, and cast a spell.

"Is this bone decay?"

Ji Chang's eyes were fixed on the purple light that was gradually condensing in Chen Yinghu's hand, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly.

The next moment, the purple light in Chen Yinghu's hand suddenly shot forward and hit the wall in front of the cave.

In an instant, several rays of forbidden light appeared from the wall.

However, in front of this purple light, those forbidden spiritual lights seemed to be made of paper and were easily corroded and penetrated.

"With this kind of power, it seems that Chen Yinghu has successfully broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining."

Ji Chang witnessed this scene and couldn't help but be amazed.

"One Cocoon-Transforming Pill successfully broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining."

"Sure enough, Chen Yinghu's spiritual root aptitude is above the middle-grade spiritual root."

A few days later, Chen Yinghu officially came out of seclusion.

However, to Ji Chang's surprise, he did not return to the Registration Office as usual, nor did he stay in the Cangyu Market. Instead, he directly drove the magic weapon and headed in a certain direction.

Ji Chang was curious, so he secretly peeked at Chen Yinghu's whereabouts in his mind.

Based on the direction he was going, Ji Chang judged that he should be heading to the Chen family's ancestral land in Cangling.

Sure enough, in just less than a day, a rolling mountain range appeared in the picture. This was the Cangling Mountain, the ancestral home of the Cangling Chen family.

Chen Yinghu traveled quickly all the way and soon arrived outside the Chen family's territory. He casually cast a spell and passed through the Chen family's formation barrier, then headed towards a magnificent hall in the core of the clan's territory.

Ji Chang's eyes followed Chen Yinghu's figure closely. When he entered the hall, he saw several Chen family cultivators busy handling various miscellaneous affairs.

However, among these monks, the most eye-catching one was a middle-aged man sitting right above the hall.

Ji Chang looked at him carefully and found that this middle-aged man looked quite similar to Chen Yinghu, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly.

"This person should be Chen Qiantuo, the patriarch of the Cangling Chen family." Ji Chang thought to himself.

He often spied on Chen Yinghu, the young patriarch of the Chen family, and therefore knew a lot about the Cangling Chen family.

Chen Qiantuo, the head of the Chen family, is a cultivator of the third generation of the Chen family with the character "Qian" in his name. His cultivation has reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

(End of this chapter)