When they arrived at the Ye Clan, Ye Shengxin was sitting at a stone table in the courtyard, flipping through an account book.
Upon seeing Luo Can push open the door and enter, he quickly put down the account book and stood up. " Pavilion Master."
"No need for formalities." Luo Can waved his hand and sat down opposite him at the stone table. "I've come to see you about three things."
"Please speak," Ye Shengxin nodded, her expression serious.
Luo Can took out a jet-black pill and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone emanating a heavy aura from his Storage Ring and placed them on the stone table.
"This is your reward for luring Yue Guan into our trap and successfully getting us to subdue him," Luo Can said.
Ye Shengxin was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
He never expected there would be a reward for this. At the time, he was merely carrying out the Pavilion Master's plan and hadn't even considered asking for any compensation.
"Thank you for your kindness Pavilion Master." He solemnly put away the pills and Spirit Bone.
Seeing that he accepted it, Luo Can then got to the point:
"How is the income and expenditure situation at the medicinal herb branch in Suotuo City?"
Ye Shengxin pondered for a moment, then picked up the ledger from the table and turned to one of the pages:
"Last month's total revenue was around eighteen Gold Soul Coin, the same as the previous two months. After deducting the cost of medicinal materials, personnel expenses, and shop rent, it was barely enough to cover daily expenses, but the profit was negligible."
As Ye Shengxin recounted the story, Luo Can gained a general understanding of the situation at the Suotuo City herbal medicine shop.
Even though it's located near the Great Soul Arena, the Spirit Master there tend to trust healing-type Spirit Master more. They clearly have doubts about "external things" like medicinal herbs and pills, and their willingness to buy them is very low.
"As things stand," Ye Shengxin concluded, tapping her fingers lightly on the ledger, "It's difficult to attract Spirit Master to buy a revolutionary pill without one. After all... healing Spirit Master see immediate results, but pills require time to prove their effectiveness."
Upon hearing this, Luo Can smiled confidently.
"I was prepared long ago," he said, taking out a blue-white pill from his Storage Ring and placing it on the table.
The surface of the elixir has fine red patterns and emits a faint fragrance.
"This is Injury Recovery Pill," Luo Can explained. "I've been having Hall Master Yang refine it. It can heal most injuries of Soul Ancestor and has a good effect on Spirit King as well. There's also a liquid that can accelerate the recovery of soul power—the ' Spirit Recovery Liquid.' I'd like to pilot the sale of these two products in Suotuo City first."
Upon hearing this, Ye Shengxin picked up the Injury Recovery Pill, sniffed it gently, and then released her soul power to examine it carefully.
The medicinal power inside the pill was pure, clearly of superior quality; just smelling its fragrance made him feel invigorated.
"These pills... they're quite effective!" A hint of surprise flashed in Ye Shengxin's eyes. "If what the Pavilion Master says is true, with the addition of these two pills, the income of the Suotuo City herbal medicine shops could increase at least several hundred times!"
"In that case," Luo Can nodded, "I will prepare the first batch of pills and medicinal liquids as soon as possible. However, the initial production is insufficient, so we can only sell in fixed quantities, such as three Injury Recovery Pill and ten bottles of Spirit Recovery Liquid per day. Once word of mouth spreads, we can gradually increase the production."
"Yes." Ye Shengxin nodded emphatically, a glimmer of hope igniting in his eyes.
"By the way, where are you planning to open the new pharmacy?" Luo Can asked again.
Upon hearing this, Ye Shengxin did not answer immediately. He looked at the Injury Recovery Pill in his hand, and then thought of the Spirit Recovery Liquid that Luo Can had mentioned. After a long silence, he slowly spoke:
"My previous plan was to expand slowly and steadily, centered around Suotuo City, Nuoding City, and Yaowang Town. But with these two kinds of elixirs..."
He paused, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "It would be best to open a branch in a major city with Great Soul Arena. This way, we can leverage the crowds and influence of the Great Soul Arena to quickly build brand awareness. Once word-of-mouth spreads, we can gradually expand to surrounding towns."
Luo Can stroked his chin, pondering for a moment:
"This method is feasible. Once the medicine shops in Suotuo City start to do well, we can begin to expand. For the first batch, we can choose the capital of the Balak Kingdom or several major cities of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"Okay." Ye Shengxin nodded, a complete plan already in her eyes.
"Oh, right," Luo Can suddenly remembered something, "I'm planning to open another shop selling Soul Tool, and I'll have to trouble Senior Ye for that too."
" Soul Tool?" Ye Shengxin frowned slightly, somewhat worried. "Won't this expose the technology and allow other sects or Spirit Master families to replicate it?"
After all, he had witnessed the power of Soul Tool. If those sects and forces saw them, they would inevitably buy them to study and replicate them. In that case, the advantage of the Fate Defying Pavilion would be gone.
"Don't worry, we won't be exposed," Luo Can laughed. "They're mostly everyday Soul Tool or toys, like Illumination Soul Lamp, Communication Soul Tool, Image Recording Soul Tool, and Soul Music Box. Even if they replicate them, they won't be of much use."
Ye Shengxin finally breathed a sigh of relief:
"Alright, I'll take care of the Soul Tool shop as well. It's perfect timing; we can open one while the herbal medicine shop is expanding."
Afterwards, Luo Can briefly explained the selection of the new shop manager and how to help Bai Ningshuang obtain her Third Spirit Ring, and Ye Shengxin readily agreed.
Seeing that it was getting late, Luo Can decided not to linger any longer and got up to leave the Ye Clan.
Five days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Luo Can's life returned to normal: Fishing in the early morning, guiding his disciples in cultivation in the morning, handling the affairs of the Fate Defying Pavilion in the afternoon, and spending the evening with Qian Renxue and Ju Zi. His Points steadily increased through his daily Fishing and item dismantling, getting closer and closer to the million mark.
That morning, just as dawn was breaking, Luo Can sat cross-legged by the Fate-Defying Lake, Fishing.
I was lucky today; on my eighteenth cast, I caught a red-quality item—a Hundred Thousand Years Torso Spirit Bone.
[ Hundred-Thousand-Year Torso Bone ]
[Description: From the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Earth Demon Ape, possessing extremely strong defensive and power amplification capabilities. After fusion, it can greatly enhance the Spirit Master's physique and grant the Soul Bone Skill " Earth Barrier," the Wrath of the Earth.]
"A great start." Luo Can put away the Spirit Bone with satisfaction and continued casting his line.
The thirty-seventh rod enters the water.
The waiting time seemed to stretch on and on.
Five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes... soon more than half an hour had passed, the lake was calm and still, and the fishing line did not move at all.
Finally, at the thirty-seventh minute, the fishing line started to move.
A glint flashed in Luo Can's eyes. He gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, Spirit Power Burst, and pulled upwards with all his might!
However, the first attempt to pull it failed.
The resistance from beneath the lake was astonishing, as if it were hooking not a fish, but a mountain.
"Interesting." Luo Can's lips curled into a smile. He let out a low shout, his arm muscles bulging, and Golden Power surged throughout his body—
"Get me... up here!"
Crash--!!!
A huge splash erupted on the lake's surface! A figure was forcibly pulled from the water.
It was a man.
He was dressed in a dark green Fitted Outfit, had short dark green hair, regular features, and an extremely muscular build.
But at this moment, he was in extremely poor condition.
His body was covered with crisscrossing wounds, some so deep that the bone was visible, and some were charred black as if they had been burned by flames. The most serious wound was a deep fist-shaped indentation on his chest.
His life force fluctuated wildly, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
Luo Can quickly cast an Appraisal Technique on it.
[Character: Du Bisou ]
[Age: 198]
[Level: 98 Super Douluo ]
[ Soul Ring Configuration: Yellow Yellow Purple Black Black Black Red Red Red]
[Martial Soul: Original Body ( Gold-Grade Awakening )]
[Brief Introduction: The former Body Sect during the Douluo Dalu II. After a battle with Mu En, the Sea God Pavilion Master Shrek Academy, he was severely injured and his source energy was completely destroyed. In his current state, he will die within three days.]
Looking at the information before him, Luo Can raised an eyebrow. "It's actually Du Bisou, and judging from the looks of it, I lured it out right after the battle with Mu En."
Just as he was pondering, the Du Bisou in the air seemed to have exhausted its last bit of strength. It groaned, lost its support, and plummeted straight towards the lake.
Thump.
Water splashed up.
Luo Can gazed at the ripples spreading across the lake, lost in thought.
Du Bisou, the former Body Sect, a level 98 Super Douluo, and Gold-Grade Body Martial Soul Awakener, would be a great help if he could be saved. Moreover, he might even be able to recruit Body Martial Soul Spirit Master from all over the world.
"Since we caught it, it must be fate."
Luo Can leaped into the lake, swam to Du Bisou's side, put his arm around the other's shoulder, and used his soul power to support his heavy body, swimming towards the Lake Heart Island.
There is abundant life energy there, which may temporarily stabilize the Du Bisou.
As for what happens next...
It all depends on what choice this former sect leader makes.