Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 995: Chapter 995: Courting Death by Oneself

Yun Ya chuckled softly, thinking to herself,

”Collaborating with Qingxu College not only allows me to strike at Phoenix God College but also brings me many benefits!

All those old fogies used to look down on me, a young girl. Now, if I can double or even more the revenue from pill sales on both the Heavenly Dragon Continent and the Divine Phoenix Continent, will they still dare to underestimate me?

Some old bones really ought to retire from the Heavenly Dragon Auction House!”

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Having left the Heavenly Dragon Auction House, Ling Xiao returned to Qingxu College, where it seemed he had to create pills for a while longer.

No matter what, he had to get through this ordeal; there was no time for secluded cultivation.

The moment he returned to the college, he could clearly feel that the teachers and students were looking at him differently.

The fact that Ling Xiao had helped Qingxu College produce a large quantity of Revival Spirit Pills, a true blessing in disguise, had already spread around the college.

It had even reached the Imperial City.

In fact, this was a publicity strategy by Qingxu College.

The more people were aware of the existence of Revival Spirit Pills, the easier it would be to sell them later on, and the more people would come to support them.

Naturally, people from Phoenix God College were aware of this as well.

However, the conceited Marvellous Hand Heavenly Lord Sun Shang disdainfully commented, ”Given what Qingxu College is capable of, what good can they produce? It’s nothing but a bluff.”

It was no surprise that he looked down on Qingxu College.

It had been over a month, and if Qingxu College truly had a solution, they would have used it by now, not waited until the market share was completely taken away.

Moreover, they had been closely monitoring Qingxu College’s every move and hadn’t noticed any experts entering or leaving.

So, the so-called Revival Spirit Pills became a joke to him.

Of course, even if he believed it was true, there was nothing he could do.

Because he simply couldn’t create Perfect Grade Returning Heaven Pills, and to improve the quality would mean increasing the cost, which would be counterproductive.

Therefore, Qingxu College dared to advertise like this because they had confidence, knowing that the other party would be infuriated but powerless.

Three days later, Ling Xiao delivered a batch of Revival Spirit Pills to the Heavenly Dragon Auction House as scheduled.

He then played the middleman, forming an alliance between the Heavenly Dragon Auction House and Qingxu College, agreeing to unite against the Phoenix God College and split the pill market evenly between them.

The preparations were made in full swing.

However, most people were still skeptical about the publicity from Qingxu College.

With the Spring Festival approaching, the Imperial City also became lively, and many Martial Artists who were out on missions had returned.

The demand for Returning Heaven Pills reached a peak.

Business at Phoenix God College became even more booming, but they also began to experience shortages and stockouts.

Even having cornered the market, they made the deadliest decision—raising the price!

The price of Returning Heaven Pills doubled.

Many Martial Artists swore and grumbled, extremely dissatisfied.

But because the market for Returning Heaven Pills was monopolized, the Martial Artists had to swallow their anger and continue purchasing.

But then, an even deadlier event occurred.

Counterfeit Returning Heaven Pills started appearing in the Phoenix God College’s market.

After complaints from customers, Phoenix God College didn’t deal with the offending merchants; instead, they publicly claimed the customers were making unreasonable trouble, sent by Qingxu College to confront them.

Many watched the turmoil understanding it all too well, as clearly as if it were reflected in a mirror.

It was only because no suitable alternative had emerged that they chose silence, not daring to offend Phoenix God College.

Thus, Phoenix God College continued down a self-destructive path, farther and farther away.

Poor service, increasingly shoddy packaging, and steadily rising prices were among the many issues that were all too common.

There were numerous customer complaints and much fuss, but it was futile, for the monopoly held by Phoenix God College’s merchants made them all wear airs of superiority.

”Can’t afford it? If you can’t afford it, get lost. We’re not short of customers anyway.”

Dao Wuming was related to Sun Shang back in the Heavenly Dragon Continent, so this time he secured the qualification to sell Returning Heaven Pill.

Aside from cultivating every day, he would sit in the shop, watching those foolish Martial Artists flock to hand him money, then sip on his drink and curse, ”A fool and his money are soon parted.”

Crack crack boom boom!

Suddenly, a loud burst of firecrackers was heard in the distance.

Dao Wuming looked up, puzzled, wondering who was idly setting off firecrackers.

At this moment, he heard someone shouting, ”Qingxu College and Heavenly Dragon Auction House are now selling Revival Spirit Pills, great quality and low prices, don’t suffer here anymore!”

Hearing these words, Dao Wuming simply curled his lip in disdain, ”On the entire Divine Phoenix Continent, the most formidable Alchemists are at the Phoenix God College. What rubbish Revival Spirit Pill, they pick a similar name and think themselves a treasure?

This Qingxu College, really at the end of their tether, using such boring tricks to deceive the onlookers.”

The shouting lasted a long time.

However, most people had no intention of moving.

They had only just managed to get into the queue, and feared that leaving now would mean missing out on the Returning Heaven Pill.

Some even started cursing outright.

”Damned bastards, who is so despicable? Dare to spout such unreliable nonsense, trying to trick me into giving up my spot? Not a chance!”

”Exactly, there was so much promotion for the Revival Spirit Pill, but no one seems to have bought one, it must be a scam.”

”Whoever believes it is an idiot!”

Most people did not believe the shouting; lately, the number of people buying Returning Heaven Pills from Phoenix God College was increasing, and there were those who liked to use these cheap, boring methods to deceive the honest folk.

They wouldn’t be fooled.

However, the shouting was not completely without effect.

After all, there were still many people stuck at the back of the queue, some not able to queue at all.

Curious, they ran towards Heavenly Dragon Auction House.

It too had a small market, and while it couldn’t compare to this one, it wasn’t too far away; they could go have a look and then come back in time.

Dao Wuming watched these rushing crowds and couldn’t help but sneer repeatedly, ”This is probably Qingxu College’s last sleight of hand, idiotic as it is, whatever you do is useless. The days when two colleges coexisted are long gone. From now on, there will only be one legitimate college in the Phoenix God Empire, and that is Phoenix God College!”

Thinking of Ling Xiao with a troubled frown at Qingxu College brought him particular delight.

”Heh heh, maybe if I produce an introduction letter, I can even poach Ji Mingkong over. Then, wouldn’t she be at my mercy?”

Just thinking of Ji Mingkong’s high-and-mighty demeanor, her well-proportioned figure, and stunning beauty, his heart surged with excitement.

A heat rose from below his belly, leaving him restless for a long time.

A minor disturbance, it seemed, had passed just like that.

Aside from a small portion who left because of the recent shouting and fireworks, the rest of the Martial Artists still crowded in the marketplace here.

Qingxu College’s ”little trick” seemed to have no effect.

However, the calm before the storm is always deceptively peaceful.