"Although we have a Kuiyi Stone Crystal Mine, we can't keep taking from it without replenishing our stock... The crystals in the mine will eventually run out. When that happens, if no one comes to sell us anything, even our treasure pavilions won't be able to hold out."
"Isn't that the truth? The price of Kuiyi Stone Crystal is also a little too high. These days, most of those who can afford it are the immortals of Sky City and other treasure pavilions with deep pockets. Now that Sky Pavilion is in decline, I won't hide it from you, Pavilion Master Xia—Heavenly Market has already approached me recently. I imagine the other pavilion masters have run into the same thing, right?"
"Well... that is indeed the case. Heavenly Market offered tempting terms and even agreed to let us purchase goods from them. But what about the treasure pavilions cooperating under her command? They even quietly offered us some concessions."
"Pavilion Master Xia, if we refuse, doing business in Sky City will become difficult in the future. We might even end up like Pavilion Master Qinping one day. By then, I really can't guarantee what will happen."
"Exactly. She also agreed to let us have a hand in supplying goods to Mu Immortal Continent. You know our household specializes in artifact refining, while her treasure pavilion specializes in alchemy. We can't focus solely on business in Sky City."
"Precisely. Since Pavilion Master Zhu Lan can make you all such promises, it's only natural that we consider what is right in front of us, isn't it? After all, whether the conditions Pavilion Master Xia offered can actually be fulfilled is still uncertain..."
I listened to them with a furrowed brow and thought to myself, That Zhu Lan really has a long reach.