From Disciple to Sect Leader
Chapter 32

Top-Grade Magical Artifacts (Please Follow, Monthly Tickets, Recommendation Tickets)

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As for the blue-robed female disciple who had been soliciting customers earlier, she no longer paid any attention to Li Yunjing.

Those attracting customers had to be pretty, but for receiving servant disciples inside, they could naturally just find a part-time servant disciple to guide Li Yunjing through his purchases.

Working part-time at Yueming Pavilion, aside from commissions, earned two Spirit Stones each month.

It could be said that working part-time in a shop was an absolute cushy job for servant disciples.

Li Yunjing first swept his gaze across the first-floor hall.

He saw that this floor had a rectangular layout, with counters arranged neatly in sequence from the inside outward.

The counters were labeled as well—some marked medicinal pills, others talismans...

Everything was sorted into categories, so even someone visiting for the first time could immediately find the counter selling what they wanted.

Every counter was watched over by servant disciples.

Clearly, Yueming Pavilion employed quite a few servant disciples.

There were not many customers in the shop on the first floor, only four or five sect disciples.

They were all Outer Disciples.

There was not a single servant disciple like Li Yunjing among them.

"Top-grade magical artifacts! And medicinal pills with good effects, suitable for my use!"

After looking around, Li Yunjing got straight to the point.

"Hiss..."

The servant disciple's heart jolted, and then delight appeared on his face.

It seemed this servant disciple was very wealthy. If he made a purchase, the commission would be no small sum.

Servant disciples like this were rare guests, though not entirely unheard of.

After all, some servant disciples had wandered among Rogue Cultivators before entering the sect and had accumulated some wealth.

Even the few Outer Disciples selecting items could not help turning to look at Li Yunjing.

It was as though they wanted to etch his appearance deep into their minds.

"Senior Brother, please follow me to the second floor. The top-grade magical artifacts are all displayed there!"

The gray-robed attendant led Li Yunjing upstairs while explaining, "Top-grade magical artifacts are extremely valuable and not something I can decide on. Someone else upstairs will receive you, Senior Brother."

Even so, his share of the benefits would not be missing.

The furnishings upstairs were vastly different from those on the first floor.

If the first floor was like a marketplace, then the second floor was like a boutique.

Not only was its area much smaller, but there was also far more empty space.

That space was not used to display goods.

Instead, there were tea rooms, reception rooms, and meeting rooms, all furnished with antique-style tables, chairs, and other furniture.

Clearly, those doing business on this floor counted as distinguished guests.

Yueming Pavilion not only provided transaction services, but also offered corresponding additional services to increase distinguished guests' goodwill toward Yueming Pavilion.

Thus turning customers into their esteemed returning patrons.

Heh... they do have some business sense.

Li Yunjing muttered inwardly.

"Senior Brother Wang, this senior brother has come to purchase top-grade magical artifacts, as well as top-tier medicinal pills suitable for his use."

The servant disciple who had led Li Yunjing upstairs immediately handed him over to an Outer Disciple on this floor.

"Good! Leave things here to me. You may go back down!"

The Outer Disciple surnamed Wang nodded and gave the order with a smile.

The servant disciple greeted Li Yunjing, then descended the stairs and returned to the first floor.

"Hahaha! Junior Brother, please sit!"

The Outer Disciple surnamed Wang was delighted. He had not expected such a major customer to arrive.

Senior Brother Wang did not look down on Li Yunjing because of the Servant Robe he wore.

These days, what did status matter? Was it more impressive than having Spirit Stones and contribution points?

As long as one could pay, never mind a servant disciple—even an ordinary mortal was an honored guest!

Rather than taking Li Yunjing to see the magical artifacts, he first invited him into a reception room.

"This antique-style room is quite nice indeed!"

Li Yunjing looked it over and nodded inwardly in approval.

Inside the reception room, Li Yunjing and Senior Brother Wang took their respective seats at a wooden table. In one corner stood a three-legged incense burner.

A bundle of incense within the burner was slowly burning, and the curling smoke carried a special fragrance that made one's spirits rise at the slightest whiff.

Senior Brother Wang personally poured tea for Li Yunjing. Its fragrance filled the room; it was clearly high-grade Spirit Tea.

Once everything was ready, Senior Brother Wang smiled and said, "I am Wang Weizhi of Qixia Peak. How should I address you, Junior Brother? Which peak are you from?"

"So you are a senior brother from Qixia Peak! What background could I possibly have? I am merely a minor disciple from Qiongze Peak. My name is Li Yunjing!"

Li Yunjing chuckled, having no intention of concealing his origins.

There were as many as thirty thousand disciples like him within the Divine Firmament Dao Sect.

Revealing such a trifling bit of wealth would not amount to anything.

Besides, within the sect, there would absolutely be no killing for treasures.

That was the sect's bottom line!

As long as Li Yunjing did not leave the sect, no one could do anything to him.

Of course, that only applied among Outer Disciples and servant disciples. Those higher up still had ways to bend the rules; sect regulations were not set in stone.

"Hahaha! Junior Brother Li is too modest. To be able to purchase top-grade magical artifacts at your cultivation level shows how capable you are. Sooner or later, you will advance to become an Inner Disciple. By our next meeting, perhaps I will have to call you Senior Brother Li."

Wang Weizhi continued to flatter him.

He did not know that those words would come true before long.

"Hahaha! Senior Brother Wang is too kind!"

Li Yunjing drank a cup of Spirit Tea before praising, "Excellent tea!"

"If Junior Brother Li likes it, I shall give you two taels of tea leaves when you leave later!"

Wang Weizhi declared generously.

Those words immediately greatly increased Li Yunjing's favorable impression of him.

These days, people with sweet tongues were simply likable.

Since that was the case, Li Yunjing stopped beating around the bush and said with a smile, "Senior Brother, let us get down to business. Do you have any defensive top-grade magical artifacts, or special magical artifacts? And of course, bring out some medicinal pills suitable for me as well."

"Good! Junior Brother Li is refreshingly straightforward! At present, our pavilion has only nine top-grade magical artifacts for sale. Most are offensive magical artifacts, but two suitable for you are the Mystic Jade Inner Armor and a pair of Gale Boots."

Upon hearing Li Yunjing's words, Wang Weizhi was delighted once more. Defensive magical artifacts and special magical artifacts were far more expensive than offensive ones!

This servant junior brother was truly rich!

"Oh? Not bad! Senior Brother, why not bring them out for me to see?"

Li Yunjing's eyes lit up. These two treasures were excellent!

They were exactly what he needed!

One for defense and one for traveling—absolutely fine goods!

"Hahaha! Good! Junior Brother, wait here a moment. I will be right back!"

Wang Weizhi laughed heartily, rose to his feet, and left the reception room.

Before long, the Outer Disciple returned carrying two wooden boxes.

Bang!

Wang Weizhi placed the two wooden boxes on the table and opened them one by one.

Li Yunjing lowered his head to look. In one of the boxes lay a vest entirely the color of Green Jade, enough to protect the torso.

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