Volume Two: Naked Primitive Accumulation of Capital - A Change of Gear (Part Two)

When Luo Qian saw Xiao Xiangzi again, he could not help exclaiming softly. Xiao Xiangzi caught his surprised look and chuckled. "You can tell too?" Luo Qian nodded thoughtfully. "Xiao, there's something different about you." Xiao Xiangzi said gratefully, "Old Luo, I really should thank you. I was a Fourth-Rank Artifact Cultivator Soul Immortal, but I could never advance because all I practiced were Mortal Arts. Think about it: I spend every day refining things. You supply plenty of materials, and all I have to do is keep working on them, so my experience grows fast. But practicing nothing but Mortal Arts kept my cultivation at a standstill."

"This time, with your Ghost Refining Secret Art, my cultivation has advanced a thousand miles a day. In just over two months, I've broken through the fourth rank and officially become a Fifth-Rank Artifact Cultivator Soul Immortal!"

Seeing Xiao Xiangzi's excitement, Luo Qian laughed. "The stronger you get, the better it is for us. That's how we keep this partnership going." Xiao Xiangzi nodded and promised, "Don't worry, Old Luo. I may care only about profit, but I keep my word. I'll never betray you."

Luo Qian nodded with satisfaction. "Xiao, Young Master Du said you'd finished the jewelry?" Xiao Xiangzi took out a box made of vermilion jade. "Here it is, all of it. I put special care into these and added extra materials. You trust my workmanship, don't you?"

Luo Qian took the box and opened it. A warm glow of pearls and jade washed over his face. He drew a breath and stared for a long moment before saying, "Even I'm stunned by how beautiful they are, and I'm a man. If women see these, won't they fight to buy them?" Delighted, Xiao Xiangzi gestured as he explained what