Jade Spring Pavilion, Hundred Objects Pavilion’s backyard.
"Buy a whole pig rabbit, and I’ll throw in a Minor Frost Descend Talisman for free."
"A whole pig rabbit can last at least a month to eat."
"But a Minor Frost Descend Talisman can only last four or five days at most. This way, you’ll have to buy more Minor Frost Descend Talismans."
"And since Minor Frost Descend Talismans are a niche market, we’re the only ones who have them in stock. This way, we can make another bundle of money."
Jia Tian looked at Shang Huan and chuckled, "It seems like a loss at a glance, but actually, we still stand to profit!"
"So you give Brother Mu two pig rabbits, but only two talismans—what does that mean?" Shang Huan’s eyes widened, "Two talismans can last at most six days; are you even daring to scam Brother Mu?!"
Chen Mu’s face turned dark the moment he connected to the sympathetic sense.
Lowering prices, discounting, and giving away talismans—I thought this bald-headed kid was being too generous.
Turns out he’s been waiting here!"Brother Chen is our backbone; how would I dare?" The bald-headed boy waved his hands repeatedly.
He then chuckled and said, "Brother Huan doesn’t know, but our brother has been practicing some hammering Dharma Guardian Divine Skill to forge his physique, and his consumption of meat is not ordinary at all."
"I’ve been running around to handle those pig rabbits recently and just happened to see it in the East Market slaughtering area."
"Every few days, Brother has to buy three to five hundred catties of Exotic Beast Meat."
"Those two Exotic Beasts’ meat combined with two Minor Frost Descend Talismans will be just right."
As if you know so much!
Chen Mu huffed discontentedly in his heart.
He hadn’t concealed the fact that he was buying a large amount of Exotic Beast Meat, so being discovered was normal.
"I originally wanted to stockpile some cheap Exotic Beast Meat, alas..."
"Forget it, the total price is about the same, and it’s better to buy fresh Exotic Beast Meat."
"Besides, the turmoil in East Ridge has ended, and even if the Exotic Beast Meat prices rise afterward, it will only be by a limited amount."
Chen Mu disconnected from the sympathetic sense with a lack of interest.
...
Jade Spring Mountain, Scripture Transmission Institute.
After a long absence, Chen Mu walked into Tianyi Pavilion.
At the registration desk at the entrance, Sect Master Ying Tiance’s direct disciple was no longer there, replaced by the burly Elder Hu.
Chen Mu bowed slightly in respect, presented his Identity Jade after arriving, and walked straight up to the second floor of Tianyi Pavilion.
"Earth Sink Technique, creating muddy pit traps? Not very useful."
"Mountain Crusher? Shaking the earth to crumble rocks? Heh, that’s a good hand for mining."
"Earth Dragon Turnover? This one is powerful, actually turning two feet of deep soil over to the surface."
"It’s absolutely unbeatable for tilling the land for farming... what the heck!"
Chen Mu tossed the Bright Yellow Scroll back onto the wooden shelf, his face deflating.
He had come to find an Earth Walking Secret Technique, but after flipping through for a long time, he found only auxiliary production Secret Techniques.
"Isn’t the Lower Courtyard meant for farming, breeding, and producing resources?" Chen Mu came back to his senses and couldn’t help but sigh.
Take Point Ground into Steel, for example; used in reverse, it turns stone to mud, and forward, it turns mud to stone. It was originally a great tool for building palaces and constructing pavilions.
Liu Hongyang earned White Jade by constructing an Exotic Beast breeding ground with it, after all.
Even Chen Mu himself learned it initially to dig underground tunnels.
The ability to move underground relied on the pull and push of the Longitudinal Rainbow Light and the Five Ghosts Escape Technique.
"If only I could get some blood from the Giant Toad Yuanbao."
Cold Moon Toad has an Innate Divine Ability to escape underground.
If it could be combined with the Embroidery Technique Secret Record...
"Thinking too much, thinking too much."
"That’s a major monster that has opened its aperture; hitting it with all my strength could likely fracture my fingers."
"And here I am thinking about getting monster blood? Heh..."
After flipping through several more bookshelves and still not finding a suitable Secret Technique, Chen Mu couldn’t help but sigh and grit his teeth.
"If it comes to it, I’ll just have to level up Point Ground into Steel further."
"By then, the speed at which stone turns to mud will increase greatly; combined with a stronger Longitudinal Rainbow Light and Five Ghosts Escape Technique, the speed will definitely not be lacking!"
"No more searching, home time!" Chen Mu put down the scroll and walked away.
But as he walked, he stopped again.
"Sigh, since I’m already here and didn’t plan on doing anything this afternoon."
"Might as well take another stroll, consider it broadening my horizons."
Thinking this, he turned a corner and walked below the bookshelves of the Water Walking Secret Technique Area.
One glance and there went the afternoon.
Not until the sunset slanted west, not until the Glowing Algae Lamps lit up the ceiling of Tianyi Pavilion, did Chen Mu come to his senses.
He looked at the hidden strip-shaped Glowing Algae Lamp on the wall bookshelf and pulled out another scroll.
When he saw its title clearly, Chen Mu’s eyes immediately narrowed.
"Minor Frost Descend Method, isn’t this coincidental."
"I only flipped through seventeen bookshelves, and I already stumbled upon it?"
"What a coincidence! Such a big coincidence!"
"This, this is fate!"
"Forget it, I won’t pick anymore, looking further won’t find any suitable Secret Techniques." Chen Mu chuckled as he pocketed the Secret Technique scroll.
"It’s getting late, can’t delay Elder Hu’s rest any longer. Hehe..."
...
Five days later.
In the backyard of Hundred Objects Pavilion at Feather Spring.
"How much? Fifty heads?!" Shang Huan’s face turned sour.
"Brother Mu, the weather is getting hotter, and it’s not easy to store this pig-rabbit meat, how about... buying less?" Shang Huan said, steeling himself for a rebuttal.
"No problem, didn’t the little baldie say he’d gift a Minor Frost Descend Talisman? Just freeze it, and it’ll be fine." Chen Mu looked nonchalant as he glanced toward Jia Tian.
"Although frozen meat doesn’t taste as good, I don’t mind it."
Chen Mu looked sideways at the bald-headed Jia Tian, "You’re not too stingy to gift the Talismans, are you?"
Jia Tian felt his scalp tingle under the gaze.
But just one Minor Frost Descend Talisman being able to freeze two pig-rabbits was already a stretch, and at best, it only lasted three days.
After three days, they’d need to be replaced. Over fifty pig-rabbits, and they’d be gone in half a month at most!
He pitifully looked towards Shang Huan.
Shang Huan glared at Jia Tian before speaking the truth, "Brother Mu doesn’t know, but that Minor Frost Descend Talisman can only last three days at most. To keep it longer, you’ll need more talismans."
"Though one could buy two with a White Jade, it’s not cost-effective in the long run, how about... buying less?"
"Isn’t this a coincidence." Chen Mu raised his hand and pointed at the table in front of him.
A wisp of white smoke spread from his fingertip, and the brown wooden square table was immediately covered with a layer of frost.
"I happen to know this Minor Frost Descend Method," Chen Mu said leisurely.
On the semi-transparent gray wall in front of him, a new entry appeared.
Minor Frost Descend Method: 115/10000/Second Rank;
"The weather is getting hotter, and I want to have some cold refreshments, so I learned this Minor Frost Descend Method," Chen Mu said with a smile.
"Guess what, practicing it, I managed to reach a minor level of proficiency."
"What a coincidence! Such a huge coincidence!"
"With this technique, I could buy a hundred heads, and still be able to preserve them"
Chen Mu smiled at Jia Tian, "You’ll surely sell it to me, right?"
You sneaky profiteer! I’m totally taking advantage of this!
Ha-ha!
Jia Tian: "..."
This is a huge loss for the business!
...
In the end, Chen Mu only bought thirty pig-rabbits.
They should sustain him for over three months of soup-based cultivation.
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By then, the experience with Rejuvenation Pills should also be nearing completion... probably.
Well, whether he could eat them or not, at least they were worth watching.
"Always eating frozen meat isn’t good."
"Even if Rejuvenation Pill doesn’t work out, I can still buy fresh Exotic Beast Meat."
Moreover, he had plans to leave Jade Spring Mountain. Buying too much wouldn’t be convenient to carry.
...
With food and drink sorted, Chen Mu focused peacefully on his cultivation.
In his free time, he’d apply the Truthful Listening Technique on Shang Huan, widely collecting news from other courtyards through the Jade Spring Pavilion.
He initially thought of using Shi Xian as a receiver since among the seven, she had the best response to the Truthful Listening Technique.
However, the six siblings from Wu Mountain were not the quiet types, all having gone to Cliff Shaman Mountain for an adventure.
He had to make do with Shang Huan.
With the many people and their gossip within the Jade Spring Pavilion, Chen Mu heard quite a bit of news.
For instance, a massive development in Wu Liang Mountain at Brush Rack Cliff was in dire need of manpower.
For instance, the Sect Master of East Fence Path had healed and emerged from seclusion.
For instance, there was a sudden change in leadership at the Pill Treasure Pavilion.
Chen Mu’s eyes narrowed.
The new Pavilion Master came from the Upper Court, rumored to have profound backing. He ousted Zhu Yi from the position upon arriving.
"Is the Upper Court fighting for power and profit?" Chen Mu was silently contemplative.
It has only been peaceful for a few days...
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