Myriad Things General Store

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Background / History

Chen Ze purchased the original Wannan City premises for 3,300 Low-grade Spirit Stones despite its age, dust, and poor location, then named it the Myriad Things General Store. Zhao Ling’er questioned the prospects of opening a shop there, but Chen Ze proceeded regardless. 42

The store opened with a drum-and-gong promotion, a half-price sale on all goods, and a recycling service for any item. Its first customers initially doubted the offer, until a rogue cultivator confirmed that a bottle of Mid-grade Qi Gathering Pills cost only 30 Low-grade Spirit Stones. 77 80 The first day earned 10,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones despite the half-price promotion. 83

Its sale of Foundation Establishment Pills rapidly established the store as a major force in Wannan City. Chen Ze used a stock of fifty pills to pressure Ye Zhentian, who ultimately purchased thirty for 150,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones and placed a deposit on a Black-tier top-grade Magic Tool. 95 96 97

Expansion

Operations

Merchandise and Recycling

• The store advertises that it can buy and sell any item, accepting all goods for recycling. 77
• Its inventory includes pills, Magic Tools, cultivation techniques, spells, talismans, formations, Spirit Medicine, minerals, monster materials, and other cultivation resources. 96 460 728
• Black-tier Magic Tools, spells, and cultivation techniques were available during its early Wannan City period; later Myriad Things Shop upgrades enabled Heaven-tier and Saint-tier stock. 96 460 1170
• The store sells high-quality resources at low prices, drawing both rogue cultivators and members of established families away from their usual suppliers. 107 621
• Chen Ze periodically exchanges Points for large reserves of goods to restock the network, including 20 million Points’ worth of supplies before the Dagan Dynasty auctions. 517

Auctions

• Shen Wansan introduced auctions as a way to build momentum and demonstrate the store’s strength during the simultaneous opening of ninety-three Dagan Dynasty branches. 517
• Auction stock is prepared through Chen Ze’s exchanges in the Myriad Things Shop. 517

Intelligence Network

• Chen Ze ordered the stores to become intelligence stations after discovering possible evidence of spatial rifts connected to the Spirit Realm. 723
• Their widespread branches and constant customer traffic provide access to information from major cultivator cities throughout Qingzhou. 723

Spirit Realm Integration

• In the Spirit Realm, the store sells cultivation resources, purchases local materials, and hires Spirit Realm cultivators for tasks. 1330
• Shen Wansan views this commercial presence as a means of making Spirit Realm cultivators dependent on the network’s resources and integrating them into Chen Ze’s system. 1330

Store Rules and Security

• Customers queue outside the Wannan City branch; the stated purpose is to protect buyers’ privacy. 404
• Chen Ze installed a formation at the original store after closing hours. 136
• During the Ye Family incident, Foundation Establishment cultivators who entered the store were separated from those outside, who were unable to pass the entrance. 200
• Wannan City shopkeepers are regarded as at least Golden Core Realm cultivators, discouraging most challengers. 330 404
• Spirit Realm branches require customers to queue and blacklist those who create disturbances. 1329
• When cultivators faked poisoning to discredit the store’s pills, the local clone exposed their deception and executed the troublemakers, then offered the crowd a 10% discount. 1330
• The store promises tenfold compensation if a sold pill proves ineffective. 1328

Management

• Chen Ze — Owner and final decision-maker; personally sets pricing, restocks inventory, assigns clones, and directs the store’s expansion. 95 119 257
• Shen Wansan — Managed the Wannan City opening, later became responsible for all Myriad Things General Stores, clone training, branch launches, and auction planning. 77 261 517
• Storekeeper clones — Operate branches, enforce rules, manage customers, and represent the store’s strength in public. 330 408 1329
• Traveling clones — Supply stores with resources acquired through exploration, sect affiliations, and other opportunities. 458 467
• Li Hengwen — Supports the connected Myriad Phenomena Domain’s economic development and resource management. 598 820

Relationships

• Chen Ze — Owner; uses the store’s profits as a primary source of Points for Myriad Things Space upgrades and resource exchanges. 95 406
• Shen Wansan — Principal manager; entrusted with network-wide operations and expansion strategy. 261 464
• Myriad Phenomena Domain — The store’s backing was publicly revealed after the Domain gained widespread renown. 1160
• Ye Family — Early major customer and political counterpart; Ye Zhentian purchased pills and Magic Tools, while the family later appeared aligned with the store. 96 206
• Qingyun Sect — Entered a business arrangement involving the Profound Sun Clear Spirit Pill recipe; the store agreed not to sell the resulting pill indiscriminately. 411
• Four Seas Chamber of Commerce — Major commercial rival whose influence declined as the Myriad Things General Store expanded into its markets. 566 621 622
• Shadow Moon Sect — Received compensation and a 10% future-purchase discount after a Secret Realm collapse. 795

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Transformation of Wannan City — Affordable, high-quality resources allowed rogue cultivators and family disciples to improve their cultivation, while local family shops lost customers. 107 404
• Ye Family conflict — The store’s dealings with the Ye Family established its reputation, while later confrontations demonstrated that its branches could not be intimidated or forcibly raided. 96 200 330
• Commercial rivalry — Its rapid expansion damaged the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and other merchant interests, provoking investigations, resistance, and eventual open countermeasures. 622 628
• Continental commercial empire — The store overcame suppression attempts and became a dominant commercial presence across the Xuantian Continent. 675 820
• Revelation of backing — The store’s long-mysterious source of high-tier goods was explained publicly by its connection to the Myriad Phenomena Domain. 1160
• Spirit Realm expansion — Following the collapse of the Three Great Holy Lands, the store entered the Spirit Realm with discounted pills, strict rules, and a strategy of commercial integration rather than direct conquest. 1328 1329 1330