Mi San, Motivated Solely by Profit?

[You decide to seek out angel investors.]

[You first decide to approach the Zhang Family, as you are more familiar with them. After explaining to Grandfather, you immediately head to the Zhang Family.]

[The Zhang Family Ancestor saw through your cultivation at a glance. She was greatly surprised: A ninth-level Qi Cultivator at 14 years old, and not far from the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[She proposes a marriage alliance, because as a woman, she knows best what can bind a man: the shackles called family.]

[With the memories of your past life, you naturally guess the outcome, but still feign hesitation.]

[Your Grandfather speaks up and makes a demand: the marriage alliance must be with Zhang Yutong.]

[The subsequent events unfold just as you dreamed. Without consulting your wishes, both families make the choice for the two of you.]

[You successfully reach a cooperation with the Zhang Family. The Zhang Family will contract Spirit Fields for you to cultivate Gold Injury Leaves.]

[You successfully resolve the issue of insufficient Gold Injury Leaves.]

[Since you need to contract the Zhang Family's Spirit Fields, the cost of producing Healing Powder increases. Naturally, you are unwilling to earn less Spirit Stones.]

[For you, earning one less Spirit Stone is like cutting off a piece of your flesh; it pains you.]

[Therefore, you decide to raise the selling price of Healing Powder. Now, the price of Healing Powder in Jinzhou County is even higher than before.]

[This causes the Rogue Cultivators to complain endlessly.]

[You choose to ignore them. It has nothing to do with you anyway; you are the beneficiary.]

[In January of the third year, you hear that a disciple from a Branch Lineage of your Mu Family was killed by a group of Rogue Cultivators, an attempt to provoke your Mu Family. Your Father is furious, and the Mu Family immediately dispatches people to settle the score with those Rogue Cultivators.]

[Afterward, you specifically travel to Jinzhou City to give a speech. You want to use this opportunity to promote your newly developed Healing Powder.]

[You walk onto the stage, wave your hand, and begin your speech: "I know that all of you have had considerable grievances regarding the Healing Powder produced by our Mu Family these past few days. Therefore, I immediately conducted a detailed investigation. After two days and two nights of deep thought, I convened all the senior members of our Mu Family last night to discuss this issue."]

["Where exactly did our Mu Family's Healing Powder go wrong? Was it the quality? Or the price? Finally, we reached a conclusion: there were problems with both quality and price!"]

["After 1080 hours of in-depth research by our Mu Family, and analyzing 121 types of Healing Powder appearing in the Jinzhou County market, we were astonished to find that 96% of cultivators choose Healing Powder with a [Healing Effect Index greater than or equal to 88.88]. Furthermore, for every 0.1 Spirit Stone decrease in price, the cultivator's willingness to purchase increases by 12%. This figure even exceeds the highest level requirement for cultivator purchase thresholds in the Alchemist Career Guide. To solve the problem of the ideal Healing Powder, which cultivators have discussed for 50,000 repetitions, two Alchemists from our Mu Family, along with an Alchemist from the Zhang Family, have utilized nano-grade Gold Injury Leaves to refine 46 types of Healing Powder at the granular level. Finally, we have produced this product with a 99% success rate, whose healing effect is comparable to Yellow Grade Mid Rank Healing Pills!"]

["This revolutionary Healing Powder is officially named [Mi San]!"]

[Your lengthy speech leaves the Rogue Cultivators watching the spectacle in the audience feeling dizzy.]

["What does 'Hundred Feces Branch 12' mean?" "I've never heard of the Alchemist Career Guide?" "Nano-grade Gold Injury Leaves?"]

[Before they can ask more, cheers of "Mi San! Mi San!" from the surroundings drown out their doubts. You know you had your family disciples act as stooges to create the effect.]

[You seize the opportunity to announce: "Our Mu Family's newly launched [Mi San] is not priced at 9 Spirit Stones! It's only 6 Spirit Stones!"]

[Originally, the general selling price of Healing Powder in Jinzhou County was 8 Spirit Stones. After you raised the price, it became 9 Spirit Stones. Now, a newly launched product called "Mi San" costs only 6 Spirit Stones!]

[Such a low price naturally makes all the Rogue Cultivators cheer.]

[You successfully promote Mi San through this.]

[In reality, this Mi San is made by you mixing half Healing Powder with some cheap Spirit Medicine powder.]

[It still has some effect, just a bit lacking... But this is harmless to you as a businessman. It's not like you're using it yourself.]

[You pursue profit at all costs; your motto is pure self-interest.]

[A month later, in February of the third year, under your masterful marketing tactics, your Mu Family's newly launched Mi San becomes a huge success.]

[This makes your Mu Family earn a fortune.]

[You receive even more abundant cultivation resources. You consume many Spirit Herbs and Spirit Pills that you had never even heard of before, allowing the spiritual platform in your mind to condense by half.]

[However, because your Mu Family's Mi San only has half the efficacy of Healing Powder, many Rogue Cultivators experience the truth that there's no such thing as a free lunch during critical healing moments. Cheap goods offer no quality assurance.]

[Some Rogue Cultivators even unite to resist your Mu Family, but you suppress them all with ruthless methods.]

[Your Mu Family's reputation in Jinzhou County gradually deteriorates. Even three-year-old children know that your Mu Family are unscrupulous merchants.]

[You remain unfazed. They are just commoners who are envious of you earning Spirit Stones.]

[In April of the third year, your Mu Family's reputation worsens. Even the County Government hears of it and specifically sends people to investigate.]

[In the eyes of your three major families, the Jinzhou County Government is nothing more than a mascot. The County Magistrate is only a ninth-level Qi Cultivator and dares not confront your three major families head-on.]

[As for why the Jinzhou County Magistrate only has ninth-level Qi Cultivator cultivation, when the Imperial Court could easily send a Foundation Establishment cultivator to keep things in check.]

[You heard your Grandfather mention this matter once. Firstly, Jinzhou County is too remote. The entire Jinzhou County has no resources that the Imperial Court values. Many cultivation resources have to be transported from outside. Secondly, the current Old Emperor is critically ill, and all the Princes and Princesses are busy wooing talent. Even a mere guard by their side would have Foundation Establishment cultivation, so they wouldn't possibly send someone to a godforsaken place like Jinzhou County. It's better to keep them close where they are useful.]

[This is why the three major families in Jinzhou County have become so powerful.]

[You casually dismiss the person sent by the County Government. Who else but you is the local power here?]

[In May of the third year, your Mu Family's reputation is ruined. Rogue Cultivators would rather directly consume Gold Injury Leaves than buy your Mu Family's Mi San. This deals a certain blow to your Mu Family's businesses.]

[Upon hearing this, you are quite unconcerned. You order the continued sale of Mi San and simultaneously launch a Half Mi San.]

[As the name suggests, you mix half of the Mi San with cheap medicinal powder to create it. Its effect is even less than half of Mi San, not even reaching 40% of the original Healing Powder's efficacy.]

[You are by the Rogue Cultivators...]