"Senior Brother Zhang, are you going to the Silver Hall to deposit Spirit Stone?"
"Yes, why is Junior Brother Liu also going..."
"That's right, that's right, we're going together!"
"By the way, Senior Brother Zhang, did you hear yesterday? One of our outer disciples is so ruthless that he's set aside all his possessions for a two-hundred-year-long lifespan before he dies!"
"Two hundred years?! He's... saving this for his great-grandson, isn't he?!"
Two outer court disciples exchanged their observations in astonishment.
Since the Silver Hall was officially established and opened at the outer gate.
All the disciples could see the benefits.
Of the three functions, lending and investment both carry risks, but the Dao Academy has developed rapidly in the past two years.
Each industry can generate unexpected revenue, so the risk of losing money is very small.
As for earning interest on savings, that goes without saying.
This role was seen by many lower-ranking disciples as a golden path to Heaven-Piercing.
The Spirit Stone are just sitting there anyway; they're in your own Storage Bag, and it's impossible for one to magically appear out of thin air.
But now, as long as you deposit into the Silver Hall, you can reap Spirit Stone.
Some disciples believe that their Life Dao is short, and they can accumulate blessings for their children and grandchildren.
Now, with the help of the Silver Hall, he gritted his teeth and deposited all his life savings, which were for a lifespan of one or two hundred years.
Amidst such a thriving situation, Silver Hall amassed nearly 480,000 Spirit Stone stones in just over a month.
After Lu Li looked at the detailed summary that Xu Xiong had sent back,
I was completely dazed.
It's clearly written that the number of disciples in the deposit-based program is less than a third of that in the outer court.
It has collected nearly 500,000 Spirit Stone.
There will certainly be more in a few days.
Such a huge sum of money is simply terrifying!
No wonder... everyone says that the richest people are those who make money from money.
"This must be the most profitable business in the world, right?"
Suppressing his shock, Lu Li picked up his identity jade pendant and sent a message to Xu Xiong, giving him strict instructions.
"Junior Brother Xu, the matter of the Silver Hall concerns the reputation of the Dao Academy and the lives of thousands of disciples."
"There must be absolutely no mistakes; leaving this wealth untouched would be a great calamity."
"Your ideas from some time ago can all be put into practice now, and I hope you will be extremely thorough in your planning."
Silver Hall, symbolizing wealth accumulation, cannot simply be left untouched.
It's also impossible to say that we'll only start planning after we've collected everything.
Xu Xiong had already found many inspirational plans in the treasure book several years ago.
However, they are unable to implement it due to a lack of capital.
Now that he has suddenly acquired a staggering 500,000 Spirit Stone, he finally has the opportunity to realize his ambitions!
The seventy-two Blessed Land and thirty-six Dongting of the Western Continent have their own set of unspoken rules governing the circulation of resources.
The distribution of portions is mostly based on each region's specialties.
The power to set prices lies in the hands of those who have abundant resources.
The main source of Azure Gold Ore is found in the Litian Blessed Land.
This is a commonly used auxiliary material for first-tier Law Artifact, but there are many substitutes, such as black iron rock and copper ore, which can replace its effect.
They have negligible pricing power.
Prices have been suppressed for many years by a few major Blessed Land that produce similar ores, resulting in thin profit margins.
The situation is different in neighboring Blessed Land.
The Golden Ape Blessed Land is rich in Golden Thread Grass, an indispensable main ingredient for refining the first-tier elixir, Yellow Sprout Pill.
Thanks to this specialty product, Golden Ape Blessed Land has almost completely controlled the market price of Yellow Sprout Pill a type of medicinal herb) in the surrounding area.
Moonlight Stone, a specialty of the Heavenly Wolf Blessed Land, is a core material for some spirit-gathering and mind-calming formations, and there is a stable demand for it.
Further out, there are the three Blessed Land that control the Hundred Kingdoms Plain: the Blessed Lands of Baleful Intent Tiger, Slaughter Tiger, and Evil Tiger Blessed Land, which produce Yin Baleful Iron.
It is a high-quality material for refining certain special magical and demonic Law Artifact; although the market is small, the profit margin is high.
This is roughly the ecosystem of the surrounding Blessed Land and food market.
" Three Tiger Blessed Lands; this amount of capital is not enough to move it."
"The demand for Moonlight Stone in Heavenly Wolf Blessed Land is relatively low, and it won't cause any significant disturbance."
"Only... the Golden Ape Blessed Land!"
Golden Thread Grass and Yellow Sprout Pill are the main ingredients.
This item has the highest demand and the highest profit margin.
Xu Xiong remembered that the precious book contained a Great Method of the Dao of Commerce called hoarding and speculation!
He had already analyzed the market ecosystem for spiritual resources.
They have conducted detailed research on the Golden Ape Blessed Land.
If they could leverage the vast capital gathered by the Silver Hall, they could secretly acquire and hoard Golden Thread Grass on a large scale.
They manipulate its circulation and market price, thereby indirectly speculating and raising the cost and selling price of Yellow Sprout Pill.
Ultimately, the Dao Academy will reap huge profits from this!
Let's do it! As the Dao of Commerce classic says, "The bolder the person, the more daring the land."
Moreover, Yellow Sprout Pill does not involve major repairs, and even Foundation Establishment rarely receives attention.
This increased Xu Xiong's success rate.
They immediately began to buy up Golden Thread Grass in large quantities through various channels of the Dao Academy and through the forces and cultivators who had traded with them inside the Golden Ape Blessed Land.
The Golden Ape Blessed Land is different from the original Azure Pool Blessed Land.
The Golden Ape Blessed Land is teeming with Demon Beast, but humankind is scarce.
The territory is home to millions of Demon Race, most of whom are monkey primates.
Their business models also differ significantly.
In the Golden Ape Blessed Land, both humans and millions of Demon Beast know of the Golden Ape Patriarch and revere him as a revered being.
Inside the Blessed Land, the Golden Ape did not support any sect forces, leaving only his own clan to lead countless large and small neighboring clans.
The Jin Mi is an unknown number of generations of the Golden Ape Patriarch -grandson.
Demon Race are naturally prolific, and it's common for them to have seven or eight offspring in a litter.
In addition, due to their long lifespan, generation after generation, the number of Foundation Establishment monkey demons like the Jin Mi has become numerous.
"Chirp chirp chirp chirp!"
Jin Mi was lying on a deck chair sunbathing when suddenly a roar came from beside him.
Lifting its eyelids, it saw several young monkeys, barely Qi Introduction, waving their arms and legs excitedly at it.
"Chirp chirp chirp (Grandpa)"
"Chirp chirp chirp chirp (A human cultivator has come to collect the Golden Thread Grass!)"
"Chirp (I understand)"
Jin Mi responded and stood up.
The Foundation Establishment Demon Beast has not yet refined its horizontal bones, but its spirituality is already no different from that of a human.
Wearing a linen robe, Jin Mi stepped out from inside.
Inside the reception hall, several human cultivators sat upright. Upon seeing the Jin Mi appear, they immediately stood up, their voices filled with excitement.
"Chief Jin! Big business!"
"This is a really big deal! We're here to buy a large quantity of Golden Thread Grass! We'll take as much as you can get."
"It would be best if you could personally contact several close associates who cultivate Golden Thread Grass."
We'll take any quantity, no matter how many!
Upon hearing what the other party said, Jin Mi somewhat surprised and slightly raised his eyelids.
This group of human cultivators came from one of the few major human forces within the Golden Ape Blessed Land.
However, the reason for this acquisition of Golden Thread Grass remains unknown.
It doesn't care about anything else, as long as it can earn resources for the clan.
"Chirp chirp chirp (Okay, I'll contact them in the next few days)"
With a crisp reply, the Jin Mi extended its Divine Sense to answer.
Both being at the Foundation Establishment, one can also perceive the meaning through Divine Sense.
Several humans immediately left a deposit.
After leaving the Jin Mi tribe's territory, a younger cultivator in the human group asked a question with a puzzled expression.
"Second Uncle, is it necessary for our clan to collect so much Golden Thread Grass?"
"We didn't need this much in previous years."
"What do you know? This time it's someone from Azure Pool... no, it's someone from the Litian Blessed Land who's offering a high price to buy it!"
"They buy, we sell, making a profit from the price difference for no reason—how wonderful!"
The leading cultivator responded, not noticing anything unusual.
Meanwhile, hundreds or even thousands of human forces like his, or intelligent Demon Beast, are currently roaming within the Golden Ape Blessed Land, aggressively acquiring Golden Thread Grass...