Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 193 Shop Expansion
The sky was clear and cloudless. In front of the counter of the Qingfengfang and Hunyuan Pavilion shops, Feng Yan was eloquently recommending Yuxiangdan to a young man.

At this time, a man and a woman came in from outside the door, walking slowly with their fingers clasped. Feng Yan took a look at them, paused slightly, and then continued to introduce them to the man with a smile without changing her expression.

"I see that you are a man of good character and gentle manners. If you could give this Jade Fragrance Pill to your beloved, she would surely be filled with joy and delight. I'm not boasting, but in all the years our sect has been selling the Jade Fragrance Pill, there has never been a woman who didn't love it."

"Many wives and daughters of important figures in Bianxi City are loyal fans of this Jade Fragrance Pill. For example, Fellow Daoist Zeng Rou, wife of Senior Yang Jinzhang of the Beast Taming Sect, Senior Wen Yiren, wife of the Luoyun Sect's headmaster, and Fellow Daoist Xie Yiyi, owner of the Zhengyang Sect's shop, are all long-term customers of our store, purchasing a large amount of Jade Fragrance Pill from us every month."

"Nowadays, at every banquet and gathering of the upper echelons of the cultivation world in Bianxi City, there is no female cultivator who does not use our sect's Jade Fragrance Pill."

"I suspect your beloved must be a beautiful woman, and our Jade Fragrance Pills will perfectly complement her. Not only will they make her fragrant and charming, but even if you take her to various banquets or chats with friends, she will surely catch people's eyes."

The man was deeply moved by her words. He gritted his teeth, took out spirit stones from his sleeves, and bought one.

"Master, Senior Sister Su, why are you here?" After the guests left, Feng Yan came over and saluted the two of them.

"Okay, okay. Just hearing what you said makes me want to buy one." Song Xian said with a smile, looking at the man and woman next to him.

These two people are cultivators newly recruited by Feng Yan. The man is called Jia Yuan, who is in his early twenties. He is a friend introduced by Mu Hong and a cultivator of the second level of Qi Refining.

The woman's name was Zhuang Yan. She was a cultivator that Feng Yan had found herself. She was only sixteen or seventeen years old and had reached the first level of Qi Refining.

Since Jiang Zichen and Mu Hong were both sent to the newly opened shops in the market town of Bianxi City, these two were recruited to help.

Song Xian has completely handed over the sales of Yuxiangdan to Feng Yan. She has the final say on everything, whether it is recruiting staff or profit-sharing.

Both of them have officially joined the sect.

"You two have been following Junior Sister Feng for a year now. How much of her skills have you learned?"

The two were a little nervous when they saw Song Xian, the sect leader, coming in person. But when they saw his friendly face and asked questions with a smile, their nervousness immediately eased a lot.

Jia Yuan replied somewhat restrainedly, "Master, Senior Sister Feng is very thoughtful and eloquent. We are still a long way from reaching her level."

"Study hard, and you too will become shop owners in the future. Take Junior Sister Mu Hong, for example. She was originally Junior Sister Feng's apprentice, but now she's independent and has been transferred to a new shop in the market as the shop owner. The sect treats all disciples equally, regardless of whether they joined earlier or later, whether they were trained by the sect or joined as independent cultivators. As long as they have the ability, they will be given important positions."

"Yes. I will remember the Master's teachings and study the art of business diligently."

"Junior Sister Feng, you don't have to do everything yourself. You have to give them opportunities to practice."

Feng Yan smiled and said, "Usually they are also responsible for the business of the shop. It's a coincidence that you came today, just in time to find me on duty."

"Come with me, I have something to talk to you about." Song Xian took Su Zhirou's hand and walked towards the backyard.

Feng Yan followed behind, looking at the two of them holding hands. Su Zhirou snuggled up to him like a little bird, her eyes following him, all she saw was his appearance, and her expression became a little complicated.

She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, put aside her chaotic thoughts, and still maintained a sweet smile on her face.

"The master is quite easy to talk to." Zhuang Yan, who had been standing aside and seemed very restrained, spoke in a low voice when she saw the three people walking away.

Jia Yuan looked at Su Zhirou's graceful back, staring at her twisting waist and plump buttocks, and swallowed secretly.

"I've heard for a long time that the Sect Master's wife is a great beauty, but I've never seen her before. Seeing her today, I can see that she truly lives up to her reputation. Her looks, her figure, her face—tsk tsk, she's the pinnacle of the pinnacle. No wonder the Sect Master didn't mind her previous status and was willing to marry her."

Zhuang Yan rolled her eyes at this frivolous man. They had been together for nearly a year and were quite familiar with each other. Jia Yuan was outgoing and easygoing, and loved to joke around. Therefore, Zhuang Yan spoke to him without hesitation: "Brother Jia, you really do fall in love with everyone you meet. Didn't you like Sister Yan'er before, and now you've switched your affections to someone else?"

"What do you know, little girl? A man's heart is like the ocean, how can it hold only one boat?"

"I'll tell Sister Yan'er later."

"How come you, little girl, only know how to complain?"

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In the backyard, in the spacious and bright room, the three of them entered the inner room. Feng Yan closed the door and asked, "Master, what instructions do you have for me this time?"

"Junior Sister Feng, please sit down! I have something to discuss with you."

Feng Yan took her seat as instructed: "Master, please give me your instructions."

"Now, in all the markets of Bianxi City, except for the sparsely populated areas of Bianshang Town and Bianxia Town, we have opened shops selling Yuxiang Dan in the remaining places. However, except for Qingfengfang, the performance of the shops in other markets is mediocre."

"Junior Sister Zichen and Junior Brother Xu Ning's shops are still making a little profit, but the profits from the other shops are not even enough to pay the rent. I'm thinking again whether it's unnecessary to open so many shops. If there's no profit this year, I might as well just close a few next year."

Feng Yan continued, "Although the three new shops we opened last year haven't made any spiritual stones yet, they haven't lost much either. They're new, so it's normal for them to have fewer customers. I don't think it's necessary to close them down just because they haven't made any profit in a short period of time. This is just my opinion. The Sect Master will decide how to proceed."

Song Xian shook his head: "I think it's not just a matter of opening a new store. The first thing to look at when doing business is the market, and the second is the people."

"There are only so many cultivators in Bianxi City, and the market is so small. No matter how much we squeeze in, we can't squeeze out many more. The vast majority of the ladies are around Bianxi City. They are the main force of our Yuxiang Pills. Therefore, Qingfengfang sells several times more every year than the other towns and markets combined. This is a market problem and an objective reason."

"Another reason is that they're not as capable as you. This is a human issue, a subjective one."

"So I want to close down several other unprofitable shops, concentrate on streamlining our operations, and expand our market."

Feng Yan immediately understood his intention: "Expand outward? What does the Sect Master mean? Sell the Jade Fragrance Pills in other cities."

Song Xian nodded and said, "That's right, but expanding the market requires capable people. I want to send you to Humen City to develop the market there, and transfer Junior Brother Zichen to this shop. Then, close a few unprofitable shops, and you bring the people to Humen City. First, let them learn from you, and second, help you develop the Humen City market."

"Of course, it will be very hard to develop the Yuxiangdan market in Humen City, and the profits of newly opened shops in Humen City will definitely not be as good as this Qingfengfang shop. But don't worry, the sect will never treat you unfairly."

"You've been a meritorious servant of the sect. Over the years, the sect's finances have largely relied on the profits from this shop. I'm transferring you to Humen City and promoting you to the position of Director of Sect Commerce." "From now on, you'll get a 2% commission from all the shops. That means if you sell 100 spirit stones, you'll get two spirit stones. Whether it's Qingfengfang or any other market, I'll give you an extra 2% commission from each shop."

"At the same time, I'll increase your commission on the shops in Humen City to 8 points. You can use these 8 points as you wish to distribute to the people in your team. In addition, 2 points of profit will belong to you personally."

"What do you think? Are you satisfied with this condition?"

Feng Yan smiled slightly. "Since it's the Master's order, I will obey. Moreover, the conditions are so good. When does the Master plan to let me go to Humen City?"

"There's no rush for this matter right now. I'm just letting you know so you can prepare. The leases for those shops have all been renewed this year, so no matter what, we'll have to wait until after this year. That's why I didn't bring it up at the year-end meeting."

"Will there be trouble selling our Yuxiang Pills in Humen City? I'm worried that local forces will interfere, just like what happened to the Yuyuan Sect."

"I've already discussed this with Senior Wen of Luoyun Sect. This is why we chose Humen City as the first stop for our expansion. Many disciples of Luoyun Sect have already moved into Humen City, so we'll be safe there."

Of course, Song Xian did not come here specifically to discuss this matter with Feng Yan. He just came to the shop on the way. His main purpose in coming to Bianxi City was to visit Wen Yiren.

This year is the couple's first year of marriage, and it is reasonable for them to return to Luoyun Sect to pay a visit. After all, Wen Yiren is Su Zhirou's aunt, and they have a status there. No matter what she thinks of Su Zhirou in her heart, as a junior, this etiquette is of course indispensable.

During the conversation, Song Xian brought up this matter, and Wen Yiren naturally would not refuse, as this would only benefit her and not harm her.

If the Yuxiang Pill can sell well in Humen City, she can get more spirit stones every year. At least the trouble will not be a problem for her at all.

Hunyuan Pavilion only wants to do business honestly and is not looking for trouble with others. As long as it uses her name, the small forces in Humen City will naturally not dare to make trouble, and the big forces will not be interested in the small profits of a shop.

"If that's the case, I'm relieved. Master, don't worry. I will do my best to help the sect open up the market in Humen City."

"Of course I'm at ease with you here. Also, I have a request for you: you must train as many capable personnel as possible. Humen City is just our first stop. If things go well, we'll gradually open shops in various cities in Xijiang County, and even establish sales channels in every county and city in Xishu County. This requires a large number of capable personnel, and we can't send you to every place we open a shop."

"okay, I get it."

"From now on, if you have a crush on someone, you can directly invite them to join the sect. I hope there will be more female cultivators like you. After all, the Jade Fragrance Pill is originally for women, and women are easier to communicate with each other."

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Time flies. After Yang Yude and Tianshan faction came forward to mediate, Bianxia Town returned to its previous peace.

Each sectarian force is busy with its own affairs and does not interfere with each other.

In the past two years, both sides have suffered casualties in the struggle. In addition, they have experienced the conscription of the Luoyun Sect, and several independent cultivator forces in Bianxia Town have also suffered heavy losses, with serious casualties among their elite personnel.

But fortunately, they have a fixed resource jurisdiction, so it is not a serious blow to their vitality. They just need to recruit more people.

In addition, they also took the share of the original Yunfeng Trading Company, so it was still acceptable.

The Qingyuan Sect and the Xuri Sect were completely defeated, and the Xuri Sect now has only ten people in its entire sect.

Not to mention the Qingyuan Sect, which used to be wealthy and had taken over the market town. It was the second most powerful force in Bianxia Town after the Tianshan Sect. Now it has nothing. Its wealth has been basically depleted. Disciples died or dispersed. There are only more than ten people left in the sect, and there is no income from any industry. Even half of the training rooms in the mountain gate have been given to the Hunyuan Sect.

The biggest beneficiaries of this dispute are the Hunyuan Sect and the Ding family.

Compared to the Hunyuan Sect, the Ding family was the direct beneficiary. They were not deeply involved. Except for participating in the initial operation to encircle and suppress the Yunfeng Trading Company, they did not participate in the other major battles.

The most brutal battles included the Battle of Qixia Mountain and the siege of Lingyun Mountain by the Alliance of Loose Cultivators. Although the Ding family sent people to both battles, they just stood by and watched without any losses. Instead, they took advantage of the chaos to take over the market town that originally belonged to the Qingyuan Sect.

Although the Hunyuan Sect also took the opportunity to develop, it had little to do with the chaos in Bianxia Town. The main reason was that the Yuxiangdan industry gradually got on the right track. In addition, the former Qingyun Sect disciples defected, which greatly improved the sect's financial and human resources.

If we really want to talk about what benefits we gained from it, the biggest benefit was taking over half of the training rooms of Qingyuan Sect.

This is of great help to the disciples of Hunyuan Sect, especially Song Xian.

He originally had dual spiritual roots, but was restricted by the first-grade low-quality training room and sect affairs, so his training progress was slow. Now that he has the first-grade high-quality training room of Qingyuan Sect, the benefits to his practice are needless to say.

Apart from that, there are the three industries taken over from the Beast Taming Sect. To be honest, these are nothing.

Since he needed to give Zeng Rou an extra income every year, he recruited three teams of independent cultivators and gave them 20% of the profits.

Therefore, the three industries that can apparently earn six to seven thousand spirit stones every year actually only make a profit of two thousand spirit stones in the hands of the sect.

Just adding a dozen or so registered disciples made the sect appear more powerful to outsiders.

Time flies, and three years have passed in a flash.

During these three years, the entire sect has been operating in an orderly manner and its momentum has been growing day by day.

The Hunyuan Pavilion in Humen City opened successfully last year and sold more than 900 pearls in the first year. In addition to the share given to Wen Yiren, there was a profit of 6,000 spirit stones. In addition to store expenses, transportation costs, salaries and shares of shop staff, there was also an income of 2,000 spirit stones. And this is just the beginning.

In the past few years, the sect has purchased magical instruments worth 15,000 spirit stones and stored them in the treasury for emergency use. It also spent 14,000 spirit stones to buy two young Canglan birds for breeding.

And recruited more than a dozen independent cultivators to join the sect. In addition, those children with spiritual roots who were recruited by the sect before have also gradually achieved transcendence in the past few years. Although there are no very talented spiritual roots among them, the most are three spiritual roots.

But after all, they are the foundation cultivated by the sect since childhood, they are the fresh blood of the sect, and they represent the new generation of inheritance of the sect, so their significance is still quite significant.

Today, the entire sect has more than sixty members, including fourteen registered disciples, twelve non-combatants, and thirty-five combatants.

Although the current Hunyuan Sect is not the largest sect in Bianxia Town, it is already an existence that others dare not underestimate, and its situation is incomparable to when it first settled down.

(End of this chapter)