Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 221 Immortal City Auction

"The Lin family is utterly despicable!"

"The Yuan family is no good either!"

"The goods are being sold too cheaply!"

"Profit margins are squeezed too thin!"

"Go to hell!"

"Deserves to be killed!"

Upon arriving at Baibaoge, following the usual practice of the past few days, Tong Xin and I angrily denounced Yuan and Lin, the two troublemakers who were disrupting the market.

But despite their shared hatred of the enemy, their subsequent clashes were equally fierce, with neither side willing to give an inch.

In the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion, which was much quieter than usual.

Su Qing is Tong Xin's biggest client recently.

"Hmm, sixty spirit crystals for a single piece of spirit wood? Shopkeeper Tong, you're not doing this honestly. I'll just go buy it from the Lin family's shop!"

Su Qing bought a large quantity of goods this time. If Tong Xin didn't give him a discount, he would really turn around and go to the Lin family's shop.

Kindness is kindness, resentment is resentment; it's foolish not to take advantage of a good deal.

He bought over a hundred of these spirit woods at once. Each one was cheaper by ten or eight spirit crystals, which meant a saving of a thousand or eight hundred spirit crystals. This was enough for him to temporarily forget the Lin family's domineering and rude behavior.

If anyone's to blame, it's the Wang family.

Although Tiger Egg stole a large amount of puppet materials from his house.

However, because his family had limited expertise in biomimetic runes, the clan had not stocked up on spirit wood, a common material for crafting biomimetic puppets.

So much so that he had to pay for it himself!

Alas, the man is gone, his clan is exterminated, and the Dog-Headed King is no more in White Cloud Immortal City. Now, who can we blame but ourselves?

"Fellow Daoist Su, you can't do this! We are in dire need of support right now, and it's the perfect time for us to band together and fight against the Yuan and Lin families' offensive. If you go to the Lin family to buy goods, aren't you just aiding the enemy?"

Tong Xin gripped Su Qing's hand, almost bursting into tears.

The Yuan and Lin families were conquering territory and waging a fierce price war in Baiyun Immortal City, which had a greater impact on Baibaoge than on Su Qing's small shop.

After all, Su Qing's puppets were unique and unparalleled. Although they were more expensive, his monopoly on the lizard market meant he could still make some business.

In addition to occasionally securing large orders like Lin Shuangmu's, his senior brother was also helping him win a large order for the Three Hundred Lizard Knights.

Xiong Er and Huo Dan's wages are low, and Qing He can now use her tuition fees to pay for her work.

All things considered, Su Qing's life was not bad.

Baibaoge's situation is not as good as his. The goods in this store are of high quality and high price. In the past, it did not have to worry about business because of its large quantity of goods and good after-sales service.

However, both the Yuan and Lin families are Golden Core cultivators with profound resources. They launched a price war in various markets, including spiritual materials and plants, magical artifacts and talismans, pills and puppets, which dealt a comprehensive blow to Baibaoge.

This made Tong Xin and the other shopkeepers at Baibaoge furious.

"If we're talking about marriage, I'm naturally closer to Baibaoge. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come straight to Baibaoge today. I didn't even look at Yuanlailou and Yuanlin's shops."

"But you can't rip me off just because I'm helping you with your business. That's not fair. You need to know that besides this spirit wood, I also need to buy many other materials."

Su Qingren was almost out of the Treasure Pavilion, which made Tong Xin very anxious.

He stepped forward and grabbed Su, saying, "Fellow Daoist Su, you're trying to kill me! This is truly the lowest price I can offer, there's no room for negotiation. If I could, would I refuse to lower the price for you?"

Seeing that Tong Xin's appearance didn't seem fake, and that the price he quoted was indeed the market price, Su Qing didn't make things difficult for him any further. Instead, she whispered to him:
"It's alright if you don't lower the price. It's only half a month until the Immortal City Auction. The Hundred Treasures Pavilion should have finalized its auction list by now. Give me that list, and I'll take care of this business deal for you!"

Auction list from Baibaoge!

Su Qing's true intentions were revealed. Tong Xin glanced around, hesitated slightly, but seeing Su Qing step out the door, he quickly pulled out a piece of paper and stuffed it into Su Qing's hand.

"Fellow Daoist Su, the auction lists from various auction houses are strictly prohibited from being leaked by the Yunshan Sect. You may take a look at them yourself, but please do not divulge them."

Su Qing glanced at the list and found three or four treasures that caught his eye.

The Dark Path Immortal City Auction was indeed extraordinary. It is estimated that apart from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, the other auction houses also brought out some rare and excellent items that were hard to find in previous years.

He pulled out a shopping list he had prepared earlier and asked Tong Xin to prepare it on the first floor.

He went straight to the second floor and found Manager Liu.

Later, under the guidance of Manager Liu, they found He Xinyan.

"Fellow Daoist wishes to auction off a puppet in the name of my Hundred Treasures Pavilion?"

He Xinyan was somewhat surprised by Su Qing's request.

This Immortal City Auction is not only a task forcibly assigned to various forces by the Cloud Mountain Sect, but also a great opportunity for each force to widely publicize its own goods.

Su Qing owns her own shop, but she wants to give up this title to Baibaoge.

They even went so far as to sign an agreement with Baibaoge, allowing them to refine these two types of puppets as appropriate in the future.

He Xinyan was naturally puzzled by this seemingly pointless choice.

"A common man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. Someone like the Pavilion Master would naturally look down on my humble puppetry skills. However, there are those who are arrogant and unreasonable who may covet my puppetry skills."

"We're outnumbered and outmatched, and dare not provoke such trouble. It's best to auction these two types of puppets under the name of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion."

Having already made up her mind, Su Qing sincerely explained to He Xinyan.

Upon first meeting this fellow Daoist, I found him aloof and unapproachable.

But after spending more time with him, he managed to grasp the essence of interacting with him.

That means treating them with sincerity, saying whatever comes to mind, and not hiding anything. As a top-tier second-generation immortal from the West Sea, they don't have time to guess your inner thoughts, nor are they interested in your personalities.

These kinds of second-generation immortals are the most likable.

For example, now, when He Xinyan agreed to his request, and because these two types of puppets were quite remarkable, she even asked Manager Liu to allocate more than twenty spirit stones to him.

He looked at He Xinyan the same way he had looked at the witch before.

Beautiful and elegant.

like!

By the time he came down from the third floor, Tong Xin had already prepared all the materials he needed.

He looked at it carefully again and again, and chopped it again and again, making Tong Xin's scalp tingle and making Tong Xin cry out for his parents.

In the end, they paid the bill for over 200,000 spirit crystals and left.

The reason I didn't pay with spirit stones.

This is because, in this immortal city, with the surge in Foundation Establishment cultivators, the demand for spirit stones has increased.

The exchange rate between spirit stones and spirit crystals has reached an outrageous level of 1:28000.

So much so that now when he sells goods, he tries his best to have the other party pay with spirit stones, and when buying goods, he must pay with spirit crystals.

He had just come out of the Treasure Pavilion when he turned around and went to the Yuanlai Building.

After chatting with Wang Rong for a while on the first floor, we touched and pinched each other, and it was hard to say who got the better deal.

Thanks to Liang Haishun's connections, he was now able to speak with the owner of the building. By the time he left Yuanlai Building, he had already obtained the auction list for this time.

(End of this chapter)