Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 652: Chapter 332: Discussing Cooperation (Part 2)

"Don’t worry, I’m not some demonic heretic like you’re imagining. The higher-ups acquired some Elixir Recipes for refining Puppets from the Profound Origin Secret Realm, and they need corpses and Souls for experiments. I don’t know the rest of the details. Elder Lin, just tell me, can this deal be done or not?"

Lin Youfeng shook his head without the slightest hesitation. "Can’t be done. If a Commerce Association started collecting the corpses and Souls of Cultivators everywhere, it would definitely draw the attention of the Immortal Sects. I don’t need to spell out what would happen then; you should understand. The risk far outweighs the reward. It’s not doable."

Cheng Zongyang shrugged. "Forget it, then. I was just asking. Even if it could be done, I wouldn’t be the one doing it."

With that, Cheng Zongyang steered the conversation back on topic. "If I were to increase the quantity of the goods, how long would delivery take?"

Hearing Cheng Zongyang return to the crucial issue, the serious expression on Lin Youfeng’s face was replaced by a smile. "Tell me the specifics."

Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment before saying, "Spirit Rice. I originally planned on getting five hundred thousand pounds, but now I’d like to add another five million pounds. What’s the price for that? And how long for delivery?"

Lin Youfeng pondered for a moment before replying, "The price is 75 Spirit Crystals. We can deliver in three days."

Cheng Zongyang thought again, then asked, "If I were to make it ten million pounds, could you do 50 Spirit Crystals?"

Lin Youfeng immediately shook his head. "We can’t. 75 Spirit Crystals is already the lowest price the Commerce Association can offer."

Cheng Zongyang didn’t seem to mind. "Five million pounds, then."

"Anything else?" Lin Youfeng was inwardly ecstatic. ’Five million pounds of Spirit Rice! If we use the price of Foundation Establishment Pills at the Auction House as the exchange rate, that’s equivalent to seventy pills! But absolutely no one would trade seventy Foundation Establishment Pills for Spirit Rice.’

"What about Ice and Fire Spirits?" Cheng Zongyang continued to ask.

"Two Spirit Stones," Lin Youfeng answered swiftly.

"One hundred thousand of each."

"Same thing, delivery in three days."

"Good. It’s a deal!"

"Anything else?"

"That’s all for now." Cheng Zongyang shook his head. "These two items are the main things my Commerce Association is procuring."

The two parties didn’t engage in any intense haggling over price or quantity. Cheng Zongyang remained calm and rational throughout. ’I know the prices of these things very well. The Commerce Association certainly has its own cheaper procurement channels. For them to offer such a price, they must have already squeezed their profit margins very low.’

After all, as long as they weren’t taking a loss, they would be more than happy to trade these goods for Foundation Establishment Pills.

And Cheng Zongyang, knowing full well the value of the Foundation Establishment Pills in his possession, did not yield on price, insisting on an exchange rate based on the average high price at the Auction House.

Lin Youfeng quickly calculated the total. Suppressing his inner excitement, he said, "The two types of goods come to a total of 4.15 million Spirit Stones. Based on the current price of a Foundation Establishment Pill at fifty-three thousand Spirit Stones, that converts to seventy-eight Foundation Establishment Pills. Does that sound right to you?"

Cheng Zongyang also ran the numbers in his head. "That works. Let’s complete this transaction first, and I’ll be back in three days. However, as per my side’s rules—which Steward Baili should have mentioned to you—I need some guarantees for a deal this large. So, we’ll need to sign an agreement."

"Of course!" Lin Youfeng didn’t mention anything about a deposit. He wasn’t too concerned about the agreement either. After all, Baili Xi had already signed one.

So, Cheng Zongyang produced the agreement. Its contents were the same as the one Baili Xi had signed: if the other party were to leak his personal information without his consent, they shouldn’t blame him for what happens next.

After the agreement was signed smoothly, Cheng Zongyang began the exchange of goods and Foundation Establishment Pills with the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association.

The transaction went smoothly, but Cheng Zongyang didn’t let his guard down for a second.

Once the payment and goods were settled, Cheng Zongyang asked Lin Youfeng for an item that could disguise his aura and deceive the probes of Qi Cultivation Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

Lin Youfeng retrieved a special Beast Hide Mask, a Magical Artifact accessory, from his Storage Pouch and handed it to Cheng Zongyang. "Wear this mask on your face, and it will disguise your aura. It can also fool the Divine Sense probes of any Cultivator below the Golden Core realm."

Cheng Zongyang took the mask, put it on to test it, and was very satisfied. ’With this, I’ll be much safer.’

’But who knows if Lin Youfeng tampered with it somehow? Better to be careful.’

After accepting the accessory, Cheng Zongyang asked them about other Magical Artifacts with special functions, such as those that could restrain Cultivation or Divine Sense.

After Baili Xi answered his questions, Lin Youfeng generously gifted two such items to Cheng Zongyang. Although these two Magical Artifacts were worth several hundred Spirit Stones, it was nothing compared to the scale of their transaction.

Next, Cheng Zongyang put on the mask, changed his clothes, and hastily bid farewell to Baili Xi and Lin Youfeng.

Under the disguise of the Beast Hide Mask, he silently slipped away from the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association and headed toward Ma Yue’s residence.

The streets were bustling with people, a lively and clamorous scene, yet Cheng Zongyang felt like an outsider looking in. The disguised aura of a Qi Cultivation Practitioner emanating from him gave him an inexplicable sense of security.

’After all, the person who gave it to me is a Golden Core Elder, so this thing must be effective. With this mask, fooling those Qi Cultivation Practitioners who are tailing me will be a piece of cake.’

Walking down the street, Cheng Zongyang felt exceptionally relaxed. The constant feeling of being watched had vanished without a trace, and it felt wonderful.

However, he didn’t completely trust the mask’s safety. After all, in this Cultivation Immortality Realm, people’s hearts were treacherous, and one could never be too careful.

So, on the way to Ma Yue’s residence, he first found an inn and checked in.

Once inside the inn room, he took the Beast Hide Mask and entered the Hall of Ten Thousand Races, using its special Ability to inspect the mask. Only after confirming that it hadn’t been tampered with did Cheng Zongyang finally feel at ease.

Inside a transaction room in the Jade Stone Market, Luo Dingran was quickly processing the goods that were ready for trade.

Cheng Zongyang walked into the room and asked Luo Dingran, "What’s the status of the Secret Scripture?"

The reason he had dared to order so many goods was his plan to sell the Black Death Secret Manual. It had been confirmed that this Secret Scripture could be copied—there were no special Restrictions preventing it—so after Ding Xing finished making a copy, he had decided to try selling the transcribed version.

As for the original, he planned to hold onto it for now. If no one bought the copied version, he would sell the original to the Ring Spirit.

If he could consign them in bulk for one million Points per copy, the income would be astonishing.

"The copied version has been listed for consignment," Luo Dingran replied. "It’s also priced at one million Points, but no one has bought it yet."

"Has everything else been listed?" Cheng Zongyang asked.

"Yes," Luo Dingran reported. "The one hundred thousand Ice and Fire Spirits and the five hundred thousand pounds of Spirit Rice have all been listed. Sir, aren’t you planning to take this Spirit Rice back to Jade Peak Immortal City?"

Cheng Zongyang shook his head, then explained how he had increased the size of the deal with the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association.

After listening, Luo Dingran didn’t press for a reason. Instead, he asked, "Sir, after you go back this time, are you planning to wait a long while before returning?"

Cheng Zongyang was impressed with Luo Dingran’s perceptiveness and nodded slightly. "That’s right. Although the Immortal Sect has its own rules, who can guarantee that the disciples within it won’t be overcome by greed? After I go back this time, I don’t plan on returning so quickly. It’s best to let things cool down first.

"Let Li Yihuo and the others stay here for now. We’ll deal with their future when the time comes. Alright, you can get back to your work. I’m going to deal with Lin Changfeng."

"Understood," Luo Dingran said with a bow. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he added, "Oh, right, Sir. Those nine corpses haven’t been sacrificed yet."

Cheng Zongyang paused, then smacked his forehead. "I forgot about them. It’s fine, we’ll do it next time."

"Understood," Luo Dingran replied again.

Afterward, Cheng Zongyang took the two Magical Artifacts and walked to a room. Inside, Lin Changfeng was being guarded by a Soul Slave, who would occasionally feed him a mouthful of Wilderness Bean Water.

Cheng Zongyang entered the room, placed the two Magical Artifacts on Lin Changfeng to restrain his Cultivation and Divine Sense, and then led him back outside.

Next, Cheng Zongyang used his Acupoint-Sealing Hand to seal Lin Changfeng’s Martial Arts Cultivation as well.

He thought to himself, ’Lin Changfeng cultivates the Black Death Secret Manual, having entered the Dao through Martial Arts. Even though he has no Cultivation Immortality, he still has his Martial Arts strength. I can’t be careless.’

’Even though I need to go to Ma Yue’s place, I should still wait for a while to see if the Commerce Association has sent anyone to watch me.’

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