Chu Xiyu, Scheming

It was dusk, and the crimson sunset seemed to have faded somewhat, casting a shimmering golden light on the plaque of the Chu-Ye Pavilion.

The three large characters were exceptionally powerful and resonant, as if written by Sword Cultivator.

Chu Yanqing looked at Ye Jingcheng with a hint of interest.

To her disappointment, Ye Jingcheng remained unmoved.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, may I ask who wrote this plaque? It is truly exquisite!" Ye Jingcheng said, pointing to the plaque.

"A senior." Chu Yanqing also felt bored and didn't say anything more. She led Ye Jingcheng into the courtyard and checked it out from the first courtyard to the second courtyard.

Finally, Ye Jingcheng was led into the main room.

The Chu-Ye Pavilion shops are laid out in a three-courtyard layout, with shops outside for attracting customers and courtyards inside for the cultivators to live in.

The entire courtyard exudes grandeur from the entrance, with large red nanmu pillars carved with gold thread, red armor gates embroidered with copper patterns, and a pair of lifelike stone lions on both sides.

The main pavilion near the street corner is three stories high and extremely majestic.

Of course, this is also a symbol of status. At the top of the pavilion, there are auspicious beast carvings and cloud carvings representing the Chu Family's status, which can be considered a characteristic of the Ye Chu families.

Upon entering the courtyard, one finds a layout consisting of three main rooms, two side rooms, and two additional wing rooms.

The central courtyard was planted with many lush spiritual trees, but these were all evergreen trees and green cloud grass that did not bear spiritual fruit.

It can gather Spiritual Qi, but its value and effectiveness are far inferior to those of spiritual fruit trees and spiritual flowers.

Even so, Chu-Ye Pavilion's shop is definitely considered quite good in Taichang Market, and its Spiritual Qi intensity is comparable to a mid-grade second-tier Spirit Vein.

This is extremely valuable for a market town where so many monks reside.

This is why Taichang Market can maintain a high number of cultivators. After all, the Spiritual Qi alone is enough to allow many Rogue Cultivators to rent a cave abode in the city when they want to break through, and use the Spiritual Qi to achieve their breakthrough.

The only drawback is that none of the courtyards are very large, and they have to be shared with the Chu Family.

It will be quite difficult for the Ye Family to sell their Spirit Beast.

The Chu Family had already informed them of this, otherwise the Ye Family might not have opened a pill shop. For the Ye Family, Spirit Beast were their forte.

"Fellow Daoist Chu's arrangements are excellent. I wonder how many Law Artifact Fellow Daoist Chu is selling each day?" Ye Jingcheng nodded, having no objections to the arrangements.

Moreover, the Chu Family divided the spoils equally, and he didn't place much importance on the distinction between primary and secondary items.

Moreover, the sects that the Chu Family is affiliated with should also be in the same boat.

However, he paid close attention to the shop's customers and the Spirit Stone sold daily.

This is, after all, related to his own income and his future development.

Moreover, once the profits from the pill shop stabilize, he can try to find channels for spirit medicine.

It would be too unrealistic to transport all the spirit medicine from the Ye Family. After all, the more valuable ones would require Foundation Establishment cultivators to handle, and the less valuable ones would take more than half a month to transport.

Therefore, the source of customers naturally becomes a relatively important issue.

If he doesn't buy that many units, or if the returns aren't ideal, Ye Jingcheng will have to find another way, since the rent here isn't low.

Moreover, with three Alchemist currently refining pills, his Storage Bag also contains a considerable number of spiritual pills given to him by his Lineage.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, you can rest assured about that. I can make a living selling Law Artifact, so it's no problem for you to sell elixirs," Chu Yanqing replied.

However, no specific number was given.

Ye Jingcheng, however, was fully aware of this.

Chu Yanqing is definitely a core member of the Chu Family. She tested the core members of the Ye Family during the last marriage alliance.

Now they are subconsciously very secretive about their Lineage, and are unwilling to reveal even such things.

After all, having waited for the Ye Family for so long, one can see it coming from here.

"Thank you very much, Fairy Chu." Although he was inwardly cursing, Ye Jingcheng remained polite on the surface.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, you are too kind. The Ye family Ye Family arrived tonight, so I will prepare a banquet here. I hope you will not feel slighted."

"Fellow Daoist Chu, you're too kind. This time, we should be the ones treating," Ye Jingcheng said politely.

"Oh, where does Fellow Daoist Ye plan to invite them?" Chu Yanqing asked again, which surprised Ye Jingcheng.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yanqing turned the tables on him.

He was just being polite.

"Let me take a look first, since we're not familiar with each other yet," Ye Jingcheng replied.

This woman is very cunning, and Ye Jingcheng has no intention of being led by the nose by her.

Chu Yanqing smiled when she saw Ye Jingcheng's expression.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, rest assured, I only spoke carelessly. My mother-in-law will also be attending the Chu Family banquet today," Chu Yanqing said.

Ye Jingcheng didn't reply, he just nodded.

He secretly cursed inwardly, "Women really do hinder cultivation!"

After Chu Yanqing left, Ye Jingcheng led Ye Jingyu and the others into the west main room.

"Seventh Sister, Ninth Brother, Jinghao, each of you choose a room in the side rooms. Thirty-Fifth Uncle, you and I will each take a side room. We can use the main west room for our meetings," Ye Jingcheng said.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

The room in the middle is next to the Chu Family, so it's better to keep a distance.

The others were already considered lucky to have a room to themselves.

Otherwise, in the Flat House District they passed through, privacy is truly hard to find.

"Then let's go and set up the Array first. Everyone can attend the banquet at 7 PM." After giving his instructions, Ye Jingcheng each chose a room.

As soon as Ye Jingcheng entered the room, he released a full one hundred Five Poison Bee.

He let the Five Poison Bee search the entire room, while his Divine Sense covered it three times.

After confirming that there were no problems, Ye Jingcheng took out a set of second-tier low-grade Array.

This Array is used to isolate surveillance. Although its defensive capabilities are not great, it provides early warning to any cultivators in the Purple Mansion realm who come to monitor it.

Only by setting up this Array could Ye Jingcheng cultivate in peace.

The Array was quickly set up, and Ye Jingcheng released the Jade Ring Rat, letting it listen in the room. It would be better if it could hear something, but it wouldn't matter if it couldn't.

After all, this Jade Ring Rat has only just entered the late stage of the first tier.

Ye Jingcheng then took out the Crimson Flame Fox. The Crimson Flame Fox was more well-known to the outside world and was considered the most intelligent of his four Spirit Beasts.

With it guarding him, Ye Jingcheng felt more at ease.

After completing these tasks, Ye Jingcheng took out the Jade Slip and began to analyze what he had seen and heard that day.

Understanding the Ye Family's strengths and weaknesses, and how to gain a foothold, is extremely important to Ye Jingcheng.

At the same time, it is also important to know how to test the Xu and Mo Families.

Time passed quickly, and the hour of Chen (7-9 AM) arrived. Ye Jingcheng left behind a Five Poison Bee with a divided soul and changed into a robe.

They walked outside.

If it were only Chu Yanqing this time, Ye Jingcheng might have made up an excuse not to participate.

But since Chu Xiyu was coming, Ye Jingcheng couldn't refuse to attend.

The banquet was held in the main room. There were only six or seven people from the Chu Family, plus five from the Ye Family, which wasn't many.

"Fellow Daoist Chu." Ye Jingcheng looked at Chu Xiyu and bowed repeatedly.

Although they were both Foundation Establishment cultivators, Ye Jingcheng still had to show some respect to the other party because they had a sect behind them.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, there's no need to be so polite. Since we parted at Soaring Cloud Peak, you've made even more progress. You truly are a genius of the spiritual body. In the future, our Chu Family's Law Artifact business may need your help." Chu Xiyu spoke shrewdly and tactfully, her words as gentle as a spring breeze.

Compared to Chu Yanqing, she is far better.

"Come, sit down. Please don't feel awkward. Our two Lineage are now related by marriage and are working together on a great cause. It's just that we were in a hurry today, and we didn't prepare much..."

Chu Xiyu looked at the spiritual food on the table, while Ye Jingcheng shook his head repeatedly.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, you're too kind. With so many spiritual dishes, if you hadn't told me, I would have felt like I was at a long-established Purple Mansion Lineage's restaurant."

The most central dish on the table was a second-tier spirit fish dish called the Azure Jade Exquisite Fish. Its taste was naturally superb, and its Spiritual Qi was abundant enough to sustain Foundation Establishment cultivator for several months of arduous cultivation. Its only drawback was its price.

The Chu Family offering this second-tier spiritual food is definitely quite generous.

Besides the Azure Jade Exquisite Fish, the other spiritual dishes were also outstanding, including the Iron Tree Blossoms made from spiritual melon and the Fortune and Treasures made from Dense Forest Pig pork.

In short, Ye Jingcheng couldn't point out a single bad thing.

Ye Jingyu and the others also had a gleam in their eyes. This spiritual meal might be equivalent to several years' worth of their salary, especially since it was a second-tier spiritual meal. If they could taste a few bites, their bottlenecks might loosen up a bit.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, may I ask what the highest-priced elixir sold this time was?" Unlike Chu Yanqing, Chu Xiyu's question was also quite tricky.

"The only second-tier mid-grade spirit pills I have brought are the Jade Soul Pill and the Red Bell Pill. Besides that, there are only a few second-tier low-grade spirit pills!" Ye Jingcheng sighed. He could barely be considered a second-tier mid-grade Alchemist. Although he had a chance to refine second-tier high-grade spirit pills.

However, at most one pill can be successfully formed, and considering the cost of the spirit medicine ingredients, there might still be a loss.

Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't do something so thankless. Besides, as Foundation Establishment Early Stage, it was barely acceptable for him to refine a mid-grade second-tier spirit pill. If he were to refine a high-grade second-tier pill, it might attract unwanted attention.

He came here to earn Spirit Stone and find a way to get rid of Mo Hongyuan, not to show off.

"That's excellent. In half a month, the sect will hold its entrance competition, and many disciples will be recruited then. At that time, first-grade Spirit Recovery Pill and Qi Replenishing Pill will be most needed!" Chu Xiyu said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded gratefully.

"By the way, when does your Ye Family plan to open?" Chu Xiyu asked.

"Let's prepare for three days. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Chu has any good ideas?" Ye Jingcheng asked Chu Xiyu with utmost humility.

"It's not exactly a brilliant solution, but we can make use of those independent Rogue Cultivator who act as guides, and we can also utilize the free stalls Rogue Cultivator locations for them."

Chu Xiyu truly deserves to be taken as a wife by Mingyuan; her vision, perspective, and demeanor are all exceptional.

Ye Jingcheng felt he could learn a lot at this moment.

He even took a few cups of wine and toasted Chu Xiyu.

As for Chu Yanqing, Ye Jingcheng didn't say much.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, Yan Qing has often talked about you. Let Yan Qing toast you as well, and hope you can take care of her then," Chu Xiyu said.

Chu Yanqing, standing beside her, also raised her glass, but a hint of reluctance flashed in her eyes.

The two drank a glass of wine.

They then dispersed.

After consuming the Azure Jade Exquisite Fish Spiritual Delight, Ye Jingcheng felt that his Spiritual Qi had become much more abundant, with a significant increase in water-related Spiritual Qi.

It needs further practice and consolidation.

He returned to his room and began cultivating. After exchanging ideas with Chu Xiyu, he was completely certain of the thoughts in his mind.

The night passed uneventfully, completely absorbed in cultivation.

Early the next morning, Ye Jingcheng instructed Ye Jingyu Ye Jinghao, and Ye Jingyun to take a stroll through the various shops.

Ye Jingcheng also began to openly visit the pill shop.

Besides learning about the unique characteristics of each alchemy shop, he also managed to buy quite a few second-tier Jade-Scale Pill spirit medicine.

In addition, he also found all the advanced spirit medicine for the Peachwood Demon.

However, the number of Spirit Stone in his pouch had shrunk considerably.

As the day went by, Ye Jingcheng became even more confident.

This was precisely the peak of the sect competitions, and cultivators were still pouring in.

The next day, Ye Jingcheng used Spirit Talisman to summon Chen Ya.

The latter arrived much faster than Ye Jingcheng had imagined, and when he entered Chu-Ye Pavilion and saw Ye Jingcheng's face, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

She even revealed things about the Ye Family to Ye Jingcheng back then.

Unexpectedly, Ye Jingcheng was from the Ye Family.

"How's it going? How are the preparations?" Ye Jingcheng asked with a smile.

"Senior, I only brought two fellow Daoists with me," Chen Ya, bowing slightly.

"It's alright, two is fine. When the Ye Family becomes more famous in the future, there will naturally be many more." Ye Jingcheng knew in his heart that Chen Ya definitely had more.

As a female cultivator among Rogue Cultivator, the fact that she performs well as a guide and is well-informed indicates that she has many suitors.

Its appeal among Rogue Cultivator is considerable.

This was also the reason why Ye Jingcheng chose her in the first place.

After all, if it were an ordinary male cultivator, he might mistake it for Bandit Cultivator, but female cultivators still have a slight advantage in this regard.

"Alright, then let's stick to the previously agreed-upon method of attracting customers and calculating based on the number of transactions. In addition, you can also set up a stall in the market to sell this elixir." Ye Jingcheng said mysteriously.

Then he took out a jade bottle, which was stuffed full.

Inside was First-Tier Superior-Grade Qi Replenishing Pill.

However, these Qi Replenishing Pills are all spiritual pills containing spiritual fragrance.

It is much better than ordinary elixirs.

"This?" Chen Ya was somewhat puzzled.

Selling such a miraculous elixir at a street stall would be a waste of its potential.

The prices at street stalls are definitely not comparable to those in shops, and selling there will also result in lower profits from the elixirs.

Moreover, she didn't know Ye Jingcheng's true intentions.

After all, this elixir is different from others; it's not that the lower the price, the better, and people also need to believe in it.

If your price is low, people will suspect something's fishy.

I think your quality is subpar.

This is what Chen Ya is worried about.

"Don't worry, I don't offer these elixirs at low prices!" Ye Jingcheng knew what the other party was thinking and quickly replied.

Upon hearing this, the other person, though still puzzled, nodded.

After all, she was just doing the work; she took people's Spirit Stone and did their work.