The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 574: Chapter 574: Targeting Jing Yan [Third Update]

The old man glanced at Jing Yan, then shook his head and said no more. After all, he couldn’t directly tell Jing Yan to hasten his escape. Besides, judging from Jing Yan’s attitude, it seemed unlikely he would stop him.

The transaction between the old man and Jing Yan was clear for everyone around to see. Many recognized the Spirit Grass the old man had taken out.

”The prices this stall is offering for Spirit Grass are that high?”

”Yes, indeed, at least twenty to thirty percent higher than the buying price at Jade Building!”

”I remember I might have some of the Spirit Grass that the stall owner needs. Let me see if I can find it!”

The prices Jing Yan was offering for Spirit Grass were indeed very attractive. Many of the martial artists around were adventurers. They ventured into various dangerous places and acquired resources, including those from spiritual beasts, as well as some Spirit Grass and ore.

Generally speaking, the resources they obtained could only be sold to commercial establishments like the Jade Building. And the price of these resources was determined by the buyers, naturally much lower.

So after seeing Jing Yan’s bidding prices, many were invigorated and began searching in their Sumeru Rings to see if they had anything Jing Yan needed.

The business at Jing Yan’s stall became increasingly bustling. The amount of resources like Spirit Grass and ores he needed also continued to grow.

”Not bad! In addition to using Spirit Grass and other items as payment, I’ve sold about twenty million Spirit Stones.” Two hours later, Jing Yan briefly tallied up his gains, and he was quite satisfied.

The expenses for his breakthrough from the Dao Spirit Realm to the Daoist Master Realm had made Jing Yan somewhat anxious.

Even though he now had the Splendid Pill Tower and had secured quite a few properties from the Song Family of Haofeng City, the income from these properties was not enough to keep up with his cultivation expenses.

And his ten percent share of Youhai Commerce only paid dividends once a year, which was impossible to cash out in the short term.

So the only means to quickly gather a great amount of resources was to sell Elixirs.

At the Jade Building stall.

”Manager!”

A thin man dressed in gray clothes approached Shui Yang.

”How is it? Have you figured out that person’s identity?” Shui Yang asked in a low voice.

”I couldn’t find out; I asked many people, but no one knows who that person is. They have never seen him before,” the thin man said, shaking his head.

”The sneaky bastard!” Shui Yang cursed under his breath.

He glanced at the empty area around his stall and his heart burned with increasing annoyance.

For a good while now, not a single transaction had been made at their Jade Building stall. Meanwhile, that masked rascal’s business was booming.

What to do?

Lower prices? Compete in a price war with that scoundrel? Absolutely not!

It wasn’t that the Jade Building couldn’t afford to lose money, but once they started down that path, it could trigger a chain reaction affecting future business. So reducing prices was out of the question. Besides, even as a manager, Shui Yang did not have the authority to lower prices.

”Damned thing!” Shui Yang clenched his teeth in anger.

Whether the business was good or bad directly affected his interests. Although he didn’t own a share of the Jade Building, if this stall’s business was good, he could make a commission from it.

Jing Yan’s stall was undoubtedly harming his interests; it would be odd if he wasn’t upset.

”Hmph, if that kid doesn’t show me respect, it’s his own fault! With his sneaky behavior, he probably doesn’t have much backing,” Shui Yang’s dark face twisted with a venomous hint.

In his opinion, it was unlikely that Jing Yan had a significant background. Although he could offer so many Elixirs for sale, he might have some capabilities. But if he belonged to other major powers from Pill Country, he definitely wouldn’t wear a mask. And if he was from a big family or an Alchemy Dao Family on the Continent, it was also unlikely that he would wear a mask and set up a stall.

Moreover, Shui Yang didn’t quite believe that the Elixirs at Jing Yan’s stall were genuine. They were very likely Fake Pills!

Shui Yang gave some instructions to the thin man, who then left to carry out his orders.

In less than thirty minutes, the thin man returned, carrying a Jade Bottle in hand.

”Manager, it’s taken care of!” The thin man handed over the Jade Bottle to Shui Yang.

”Hmm, well done. You will be rewarded when we return,” Shui Yang said, nodding at the thin man as he took the Jade Bottle.

”Thank you, Manager!” The thin man replied joyfully and then turned away, blending back into the crowd.

Although the thin man was under Shui Yang’s command, he was not wearing the uniform that identified him with the Jade Building.

After a while, an elderly man dressed in white approached the Jade Building stall.

”Greetings to Alchemist Leng Feng!” Seeing the white-clothed elder, Shui Yang hurriedly went to greet him.

The elder in white was named Leng Feng, an Eighth-level Pill Master, and one of the most powerful Pill Masters in the Jade Building. He was a real high-level figure, with a status several notches above Shui Yang’s.

”Shui Yang, have you found something good? Why do I need to come here personally?” Leng Feng gave Shui Yang a look, though his tone was quite gentle.

”Alchemist Leng Feng, could you please check if there’s a problem with this Elixir?” Shui Yang passed the Jade Bottle he was holding.

The Elixir inside this Jade Bottle was a Sixth-level Elixir that the thin man had previously purchased from Jing Yan’s stall.

”Hmm!” Leng Feng did not know what Shui Yang intended, but still took the Jade Bottle, poured out the Elixir, and started to examine it.

After a moment.

”Not bad, a First-class Shekui Pill of high quality.” Shui Yang was an Eighth-level Pill Master and identifying a Sixth-level Shekui Pill took little effort.

The Shekui Pill was relatively rare, but the value of a First-class Shekui Pill was only about one million Spirit Stones. It could be purchased inside the Jade Building for one million two hundred thousand Spirit Stones. If it was Second-class Quality, it would only cost between eight hundred thousand and nine hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

”Is it really a good pill?” Shui Yang frowned.

”How did that bastard get these Elixirs?” Doubt began to worm into Shui Yang’s heart.

The variety of Elixirs on Jing Yan’s stall was indeed astounding. If those Elixirs were genuine, then the person’s background was not easy to speculate on.

How could an ordinary person get their hands on such a large amount of Elixirs, and of such high quality at that?

”Shui Yang, what are you talking about? Why is our stall’s business so poor?” Leng Feng frowned as he glanced around the stall, which was devoid of customers. There weren’t even a few asking for prices, let alone buying Elixirs.

”Alchemist Leng Feng, this...”

”Sigh, it’s all because of that damned stall...” Shui Yang added oil to the fire as he exaggerated the story of the sudden appearance of an Elixir stall not far away to Leng Feng.

”That damned scoundrel, if it weren’t for his malicious price cutting, our stall’s business wouldn’t be this dead,” Shui Yang ground his teeth in extreme anger.

He was just a manager of the Jade Building. If Jing Yan was someone with a large backing, he was not someone that Shui Yang could afford to offend. However, now that Alchemist Leng Feng was here, it was time to see what Leng Feng decided. Given Alchemist Leng Feng’s share in the Jade Building, he would surely be even more irate over someone affecting his Pill Tower’s business.