Chapter 923: Business |
In the current Taiyi Sect, Yang Xueyi is not the first cultivator to break through to the Primordial Spirit stage.
Within the sect's Hidden Scripture Pavilion, besides various scriptures left behind by senior Primordial Spirit cultivators, Meng Zhang himself has also recorded and included some matters to be noted after breaking through the Primordial Spirit stage.
With the guidance of the experiences of predecessors, Yang Xueyi can avoid many detours in her cultivation.
When Yang Xueyi embarked on the path of cultivation, she followed the inheritance left by a Gold Core cultivator of the Purple Gold Sect.
After Meng Zhang recovered various heritage scriptures of the Taiyi Sect, she began to specialize in the core heritage technique of the Taiyi Sect, the "Five Elements Heavenly Talisman Sutra."
As a highly valued junior in Meng Zhang's eyes, Yang Xueyi did not disappoint him. She is an excellent Talisman Master and a skilled Spirit Chef. Even without special attention from the sect, she managed to gather all kinds of resources needed for her cultivation.
Currently, Yang Xueyi has already advanced to the Primordial Spirit stage, and it is only a matter of time before she becomes a Fourth Rank Talisman Master.
In the former Jiuqu League, Fourth Rank Talisman Masters were very rare.
They mostly used Fourth Rank talismans themselves or within their sect, resulting in the consumption of a large number of talismans. As a result, Fourth Rank talismans were scarce in the market.
However, Fourth Rank items, including Fourth Rank elixirs and talismans, are still not abundant in the market.
The Tool and Talisman League offers a wide variety of talismans, but only a small number of Fourth Rank talismans are available, and they often sell for exorbitant prices.
These foreign big merchant families operate in an organized manner. They flood the market with low-grade items such as low-level talismans, magic tools, and elixirs, which weaken the local cultivation forces of the Jiuqu Province.
However, when it comes to high-grade items that are difficult for the local forces to produce, they not only control the quantity for sale but also set outrageous prices.
Many local Primordial Spirit True Monarchs have a love-hate relationship with these foreign big merchant families.
In the former Jiuqu League, due to their low production capacity, even if Primordial Spirit True Monarchs had plenty of spirit stones, they still couldn't purchase the Fourth Rank items they needed.
Many Primordial Spirit True Monarchs spent years achieving the Primordial Spirit stage but lacked Fourth Rank magic tools. Fourth Rank elixirs and talismans were also scarce when they needed to use them.
The most powerful commercial firm in the Jiuqu League, Four Seas Commercial Firm, could occasionally import a small number of Fourth Rank items for sale from other places, but it was far from enough to meet the demands of the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.Now, these big merchant families from the native Dali Dynasty, even if they deliberately control it, the quantity of Fourth Rank items they import still far exceeds what it used to be.
However, the prices are very unfriendly.
Many Primordial Spirit True Monarchs curse vehemently but still make efforts to gather spirit stones to buy the Fourth Rank items they need.
Sometimes, these big merchant families even refuse to accept spirit stones and only take Nine Heavens Refined Essence and pure jade inspiration. Of course, they also accept barter transactions.
As far as Meng Zhang knows, even Changchun True Monarch from Changchun Outlook had to dig deep into his pockets and purchase Fourth Rank elixirs from his archenemy, the Wonderful Pill Union.
Although Changchun True Monarch is a Fourth Rank Alchemist, he possesses only a few Fourth Rank elixir recipes, and the success rate of producing elixirs is quite low.
Nevertheless, these big merchant families, despite some shortcomings, maintain a good reputation. Even when selling items to enemies, they generally don't tamper with the goods.
After Yang Xueyi of Taiyi Sect became a Fourth Rank Talisman Master, Meng Zhang has no intention of profiting from selling Fourth Rank talismans. He only needs to satisfy the internal demand of the sect, and that would be sufficient.
To produce Fourth Rank talismans, besides having a Fourth Rank Talisman Master, one also requires many precious materials, including Fourth Rank spiritual materials.
Meng Zhang is proactive and has already instructed the disciples of the sect to start collecting these materials.
For this purpose, he even specially met with the Hall Master of the sect's commercial hall, Daoist Master Li Chongyi.
At present, Taiyi Sect is not lacking in Gold Core Daoist Masters, and most of the Hall Masters at various halls are Gold Core Daoist Masters.
The threshold to become an elder of the sect has been raised once again.
At least one must be a mid-stage Gold Core cultivator and have made significant contributions to the sect to be eligible to become an elder.
Li Chongyi's ancestors joined Taiyi Sect a long time ago.
The Li family is deeply rooted in Taiyi Sect, with many members being disciples of the sect and mostly responsible for external business and trade on behalf of the sect.
In order to adapt to changing circumstances and the development of the sect, the internal organization of Taiyi Sect has undergone multiple adjustments.
Previously, all commercial affairs of the sect were under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Affairs Hall. However, as the commercial affairs of the sect grew increasingly burdensome, a separate commercial hall was established to manage all internal commercial matters.
Daoist Master Li Chongyi's Cultivation Base and combat strength are not outstanding among the numerous Gold Core Daoist Masters of Taiyi Sect. However, he possesses exceptional business talent and manages the sect's commercial hall with great efficiency.
Even in the face of competition from foreign big merchant families, Li Chongyi manages to barely maintain the commercial activities of the sect.
Besides wholeheartedly maintaining the markets within Taiyi Sect's territory, he is also actively exploring markets in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle region.When summoned by Meng Zhang, Li Chongyi followed the usual practice and reported recent commercial matters.
The small alliance formed by Meng Zhang, although benefiting from mutual assistance and open markets among its members, has not shown significant results yet due to its short time and small market size.
On the other hand, the commerce in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, facilitated through the channels of Maple Leaf Mountain City, has been expanding for Taiyi Sect, bringing in considerable profits.
Apart from continuously maintaining and expanding the market there, Li Chongyi also planned to purchase a large quantity of goods from the small alliance established by Meng Zhang and transport them to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle for sale. This move was highly supported by Meng Zhang as it was beneficial for the alliance.
After the Four Seas Commercial Firm was assimilated by the foreign big merchant families, Taiyi Sect managed to absorb a significant portion of its members. Following a period of assessment and investigation, Li Chongyi decided to transfer some talented personnel in the business aspect to Maple Leaf Mountain City to further expand the scale of commerce in that region.
Originally, Maple Leaf Mountain City was intended by Meng Zhang as a fallback option for Taiyi Sect. However, given the current situation, Taiyi Sect no longer needed to worry about such fallbacks for a long time. Thus, it made more sense to maximize the use of Maple Leaf Mountain City.
This would require investing more manpower there, and even if it exposed the secret base, it seemed inevitable.
Meng Zhang was highly satisfied with Li Chongyi's work and praised him without hesitation.
Li Chongyi also raised a concern. The Mother-Child Transmission Disc used to travel to Maple Leaf Mountain City required Void Nether Stones.
However, Void Nether Stones were not produced anywhere in Taiyi Sect's territory, Jiuqu Province, or its surroundings. Therefore, Taiyi Sect had to purchase Void Nether Stones at a high price from the Great Prosperity Commercial Alliance.
In the past, during the Jiuqu League era, even with spirit stones, one could not buy Void Nether Stones. But now, with stable purchasing channels, they could acquire Void Nether Stones in sufficient quantities.
Nevertheless, Li Chongyi still felt uneasy, as they were always dependent on others for these stones.
Meng Zhang empathized with Li Chongyi's concerns.
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