Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 90 Visit and Publicity
Feng Yan smiled and said, "This is all taught by He Zhang."

"How's the situation here? Are the Jade Fragrance Pills selling well? We're afraid the ones you have aren't enough, so we brought a hundred of them first, and Senior Brother Wenyuan sent another 1,400."

"This market has a large flow of people, coming and going constantly. I've sold sixteen Jade Fragrance Pills in the past few days, and the Jade Fragrance Pills we brought are almost all gone. If the Sect Master doesn't come soon, we'll probably run out of stock in a few days."

"Okay." Song Xian couldn't help but nodded and applauded after hearing this. He was originally a little worried that Yuxiang Dan was not well-known in Bianxi City, and that other people would not know about it and might not be able to sell it. It seems that he was worrying too much.

This time, he traveled to Bianxia Town and back in less than ten days, and he sold more than a dozen Yuxiang Pills, an average of nearly two per day, which was a very good result.

Jiang Zichen put down the box in his hands and asked with a smile, "Senior Sister Feng, how did you know that man was pursuing the woman he liked? Did he say so himself?"

"It's not hard to tell! When I introduced the Jade Fragrance Pill to him, his eyes changed slightly, clearly interested. A grown man like him wouldn't be interested in this thing. He must be buying it for his wife or lover. Look at his clothes, they're a little wrinkled, obviously they haven't been washed in a while, and his hair is a little messy. He's used to being free and easy, and he doesn't usually manage to keep it neat. A man like him is probably not married."

"Looking at his hesitant and shy look, he probably hasn't confessed his feelings yet, so I tried to test him with words. He didn't object, so that's it."

As Feng Yan finished speaking, Xu Wen came over with a smile and bowed, saying, "Master Song is back."

Song Xian quickly returned the greeting, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xu, for arranging this position for our sect. I am deeply grateful to you for taking care of Junior Sister Feng these past few days."

"Master Song, you are too polite. Please go to the backyard for tea."

The two of them then came to the courtyard house, and Xu Wen told him about the arrangements within Mingyue Pavilion for their sale of Yuxiang Dan, such as who was responsible for statistics and records, who was responsible for guarding the goods, where the people from Hunyuan Sect lived, and other trivial matters and procedures.

After the two sides finished talking, Song Xian proposed to invite several monks from the shop to the inn in the market for a banquet to express his gratitude, but Xu Wen politely declined.

At night, he spent fifty spirit stones to buy some first-grade spirit wine and spirit food and gave them to several disciples of Mingyue Sect. Although the two sides had a relationship of interest, after all, he was relying on other people's shops, so he still had to build good relationships.

Several people accepted his spiritual wine and food, and said some polite words, their attitudes were obviously warmer than before.

……

On the South Street of Fangshi, in a majestic mansion, Song Xian sat in the hall waiting. After a while, he saw an old man with white hair and beard walking slowly towards him.

He stood up and saluted: "I am Song Xian, the headmaster of the Hunyuan Sect. I hope you will not be offended by my intrusion."

The old man was none other than Pan Jian, the head of the Market Management Office, a disciple of the Luoyun Sect, who had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The old man invited him to take a seat, and he sat in the main seat himself: "Master Song, what can I do for you?"

"I would like to rent a space outside the market to set up my clan's brand store. I'd like to use this to pay for it. Is this possible?"

The old man looked him over and asked, "Does your sect intend to emulate the market in Nanyuan Valley, Zhenxia?"

Song Xian didn't expect that he knew about this, but it was not surprising when he thought about it carefully. Luoyun Sect also had shops in Nanyuanfang, and they must have exchanged information with each other. As the person in charge of the management of Nanyuanfang, the largest market in West City, Pan Jian must have someone reporting the situation in other markets to him.

"Since Fellow Daoist Pan knows about the Nanyuan Valley, that's even better. I don't need to explain any more. Nowadays, a lot of land outside Nanyuanfang City has been rented out, and the Fangshi Management Office has earned a lot of extra income. This is also beneficial to your Fangshi. As for the price! Your Fangshi is naturally not comparable to Nanyuanfang. This can be discussed. I just wonder what your opinion is?"

Pan Jian smiled and said, "I heard that you were the one who initiated the Nanyuan Valley Market. You rented and sold space outside to house the shops and memorial archways. Is that true?"

"Yes, that's exactly what happened. At the time, I went to discuss this matter with Fellow Daoist Wu Xuan of the Qingyuan Sect, the person in charge of Nanyuanfang."

"Does your clan have a shop in Honbō City? I don't seem to remember."

"My sect doesn't have a shop in your market, but Mingyue Pavilion is willing to sell Jade Fragrance Pills for us. Currently, all our Jade Fragrance Pills are stored at Mingyue Pavilion for sale. Therefore, we'd like to rent a plot of land outside the market and inform passersby of this news. After all, many people still love our Jade Fragrance Pills, such as Senior Wen from your sect, who bought quite a few a few days ago."

Song Xian deliberately brought up Wen Yiren's name to improve the relationship.

"Really? Is that true?" Pan Jian's eyes moved slightly.

"It's absolutely true. If Fellow Daoist Pan doesn't believe me, you can ask Fellow Daoist Xiao Ling from your sect. Madam Wen even asked at her birthday banquet if our sect's Jade Fragrance Pills were available for sale in the market town of Bianxi City. It was to fulfill this request that I deposited the Jade Fragrance Pills with Mingyue Pavilion, lest those who cherish this item miss out due to the long journey to Bianxia Town."

Pan Jian pondered and said, "I heard that your sect has erected signs beside many lakes and rivers in Bianxia Town to sell Yuxiang Dan. Fellow Daoist, you are truly bold and daring. This is why I am meeting you today."

Hearing this, Song Xian felt a little uncomfortable. Pan Jian looked so high and mighty, and it was obvious that he did not take Hunyuan Sect and himself seriously. It seemed that his agreement to see him was a gift.

Although his cultivation level is much higher than his own, and Luoyun Sect is certainly not comparable to Hunyuan Sect, he is just a leader. How come, as the head of a sect, he is not even qualified to meet him?
"As for your suggestion, I'm sorry I can't agree to it. This isn't about money. Qingfengfang is the largest market in Bianxi City, far superior to the remote little market of Nanyuanfang. It's no exaggeration to say that this is the place that represents the face of our Bianxi City." "Throughout the Qin Kingdom, many major sects have opened shops here, from the Qianqing Sect to the Zhengyang Sect, all of them have a place in this market."

"If we allow people to visit the signboard outside the market, what will happen? Won't it become a place where country folks go to the market? What a disgrace."

Seeing that he was stubborn and so disdainful of the sect and himself, Song Xian didn't want to waste any more time talking to him. Since they were not on the same page, he stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye."

"I won't send you far."

Watching Song Xian go away, Pan Jian snorted coldly. He looked down upon the Hunyuan Sect's behavior of putting up signs everywhere to sell Yuxiang Dan. What a shame it was, it looked like a brothel and had no bearing of an immortal cultivator.

Originally, he was planning to make some sarcastic remarks, but when he heard Song Xian mention Wen Yiren's name and it seemed that the two of them had some dealings, he held back, thinking, "Don't judge a monk by his appearance, look at the Buddha's." When beating a dog, look at its owner.

Even Wen Yiren bought the Jade Fragrance Pill from their sect. If he said something too extreme or belittled them too harshly, and Wen Yiren knew about it, she would probably be unhappy.

.........

After leaving the mansion, Song Xian did not stop, and rushed to the next place with Zhang Yi. He had already had a plan in mind. In order to promote Yuxiangdan in Bianxi City, he had already found several locations.

Outside the city was the preferred location, but Pan Jian disagreed. He had no choice but to go to another place.

The two of them rode on the flying magic tool for a long time and came to a valley, which was called Fengyao Valley, and was the largest gathering place for independent cultivators in Bianxi City.

This is not a formal market, but because of the constant coming and going of people, some people set up stalls here to do business. Compared to Qingfengfang, although this place is not formal, it is more friendly to independent cultivators.

There are strict regulations in the market town. The place must be cleared at night. All independent practitioners are not allowed to set up stalls or sleep in the market town.

In this place, no one cares what you do. You can see wooden houses scattered around the valley, one on the left and one on the right, in a disorderly manner. These are the houses built by the casual builders who have been setting up stalls here for a long time.

Without anyone in charge, there would be chaos and no security, so murder and robbery were common. Sometimes one could even witness with one's own eyes that the two sides would fight over something and cause casualties.

There are many people in the world who like this feeling of freedom and unrestrainedness, so more and more independent cultivators come here, and it gradually becomes a gathering place similar to a market town.

The reason why this place attracted independent cultivators was not because of the free trade market, but for collecting and exchanging intelligence.

Fengyao Valley was originally a place for independent cultivators to trade intelligence. Because independent cultivators had no organization and lacked information sources, they often gathered together to exchange information, which gradually evolved into an intelligence trading place.

Until now, Fengyao Valley is most famous for its intelligence transactions. Countless people with various intentions rush here, mainly to obtain the information they want.

This kind of thing is exactly what a regular market town cannot do. First of all, there are many big forces stationed in the market town, and a lot of intelligence is about these big forces. It is impossible to exchange and sell intelligence about others under the noses of others, and the local forces that manage the market town dare not do so.

Secondly, there are strict regulations in the market that prohibit covering one's face or hiding one's identity. This is for safety reasons, and intelligence transactions are often shameful, and no one wants their identity to be exposed.

Fengyao Valley filled the market gap in the market town and became the most famous intelligence trading place in Bianxi City.

Song Xian and Zhang Yi came to Fengyao Valley. In the middle of the valley stood a tall, straight mountain, dividing the valley into two parts. On the east side of the valley was a free trading market. Monks in the east and west placed their trading items, and the sound of shouting could be heard everywhere.

On the west side of the valley is the information exchange. Everyone coming and going is wearing a hat or a mask, and few of them show their true faces.

The two first came to the intelligence exchange on the west side of the valley.

But there were several simple palace buildings around, and people were constantly coming and going in those palaces.

This was the first time Song Xian had come to this intelligence trading site, so he was inevitably curious about it and walked towards one of the palaces.

After entering the inner room, I saw several desks placed in the empty hall, and there was a person sitting behind each desk. These people did not cover their faces and showed their true appearance.

Most of the other people scattered around in the hall, standing or sitting, were wearing masks or hats, as if they were waiting for something.

The two of them walked in openly and without any concealment, which made them seem a little strange here.

(End of this chapter)