Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 92: Initial Improvement
After Song Xian arrived here, he did not go to the gambling house, brothel, or inn. Instead, after asking around, he went directly to the person in charge of the cruise ship.

The cruise ship on Fengwei River is just an ordinary passenger ship, and the person in charge of this matter is a monk named Duan Yi.

He is a member of the Duan family, and the Duan family is also a powerful force in Bianxi City.

It is true that the major owner of Fengwei River is Luoyun Sect, but the Duan family is also one of the owners. This is because the land here originally belonged to the Duan family, which means that this industry was jointly developed by the Duan family and Luoyun Sect.

Duan Yi was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, had a beard, and a strong build. When Song Xian was brought into the house to see him, he was holding a beautiful woman in his arms, drinking and having fun.

"I am Song Xian, the headmaster of the Hunyuan Sect. I apologize for disturbing Fellow Daoist Duan. I hope I have not disturbed your enjoyment."

Song Xian had previously announced his identity, but Duan Yi continued to amuse himself, obviously not taking him, the head of Hunyuan Sect, seriously at all.

Logically speaking, he was just a member of the Duan family. When he met the leader of a sect, he should have received him solemnly even if he did not go out to greet him. However, he met him while he was drinking with a woman in the house. It was obvious that he underestimated him.

Since Song Xian became the headmaster of Hunyuan Sect and settled in Bianxia Town, he has been looked down upon more than once or twice, but this is the first time he has received such a rude reception. There is nothing he can do. He came here to ask for a favor, so he can only swallow his anger.

Fortunately, he is a pragmatic person and does not care about these empty formalities. If it were Zhong Wenyuan or Lin Zixiang, they would definitely change color and walk away in anger.

Duan Yi's face flushed slightly, and he was obviously a little drunk. He looked him up and down, but did not return the greeting. Instead, he took a sip of the wine that the woman in his arms placed on his lips. "You are the headmaster of Hunyuan Sect. You are so young and your cultivation is so low. You are not lying, right? What can you prove it?"

Seeing that he was talking nonsense, Song Xian didn't want to dwell on the matter any further. "It's fine if you don't believe me, fellow Daoist. Just treat me as a casual cultivator who's here to discuss cooperation. The main thing is whether this can bring you benefits."

"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation do you want to discuss with me?"

"I would like to rent all the boats on the Fengwei River. As long as you hang a banner on the outside of them, I am willing to pay sixty spirit stones per year."

Duan Yi was a little stunned after hearing this and asked, "What do you mean by hanging a banner? Explain it clearly."

"My sect has opened a shop in Qingfengfang. Due to its poor location, we would like to use the boats here to spread our fame and let the monks who come and go know the location of our shop. It's that simple."

Duan Yi's hazy eyes suddenly brightened, and he said in a daze, "Oh! I remember now. I heard someone say that there's a Hunyuan Sect in Bianxia Town that sells Yuxiangdan. They put up signs beside all the rivers and lakes in Bianxia Town. You guys did it, didn't you? So, you want me to put a sign on my boat too?"

Song Xian said, "Since you've heard about this, I wonder if you've heard about the Nanyuan Valley Market in Bianxia Town. There are a lot of shop signs hanging outside Nanyuan Market these days, and the market is making a lot of money because they pay a certain amount of spirit stones for these signs every year."

"This was initiated by our sect, and other shops followed suit. Now, more and more shops have hung up signs outside the market."

"Fellow Daoist, please imagine this. If the news spreads that our sect has hung a banner on this ship, other shops in Bianxi City will see that this trick works and will surely come to you to hang their signs and banners like Nanyuanfang did. Then you won't have to do anything and will pocket a large amount of spirit stones every month. Isn't that wonderful!"

Duan Yi's eyes flickered as he took a sip of wine. "Alright, I'll do as you say. I agree. From now on, every ship will hang a banner with your shop's sign, and I'll charge you sixty spirit stones every year."

Seeing how readily he agreed, without asking for more money or putting forward any harsh conditions, Song Xian was actually a little worried that he was drunk and might deny his promise the next day. So he said, "Since Fellow Daoist Duan has agreed, I will come back tomorrow. It's getting late today, so I won't disturb you and will take my leave now."

Duan Yi didn't say much, just nodded. Song Xian left and rested for a night at the inn. The next day he found him again and the two sides agreed to cooperate.

Song Xian first handed over thirty spirit stones, and took out the prepared banners from the storage bag. He personally directed the crew to hang them on both sides of the ship's side, and then painted the banners with fluorescent powder so that they could glow at night and attract the attention of passing monks.

Soon, banners promoting Yuxiangdan were hung on both sides of dozens of flower boats in Fengwei River. The words on the banners were exactly the same as those outside the Nanyuan Valley Market, except that the location of the Nanyuanfang shop was replaced by the location of the Qingfengfang Mingyue Pavilion shop.

At night, the Fengwei River is still bustling with activity, but the monks passing by can't help but stop and look at the boats passing on the river, pointing and talking.

The horizontal stripes on both sides of the boat emit a clear fluorescent glow, which is particularly eye-catching at night. The attics on both sides are built along the river, and you can see the banners on the river boats at a glance as long as you sit by the window.

"Qingfengfang Mingyue Pavilion, Jade Fragrance Pills for sale."

"A century-old miraculous medicine, a spiritual object grown by nature, painstakingly developed by a master, leaves a lasting fragrance." "Who says beauty is short-lived? Slender beauties have their own fragrance."

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Inside the Spring Breeze Pavilion, a man, holding a beautiful prostitute in his arms, gazed at the boats drifting back and forth outside and said with a smile, "This is quite an interesting line. Fellow Daoist Yu, do you know what this Jade Fragrance Pill is?"

A man opposite shook his head and said, "I don't know, I've never heard of it, but it looks interesting. This should be the Mingyue Sect! Doesn't it say Qingfengfang Mingyue Pavilion on it? I know Mingyue Sect, it's a major sect in Humen City."

"Tomorrow when we go to Qingfengfang, let's take a look and buy some for Yufeng to try." The man teased the beautiful prostitute in his arms.

The prostitute laughed when she heard this and said, "I find it new too. This is the first time I've seen this thing hanging on a boat in the river in all these years. I also want to see what this Jade Fragrance Pill is. My Lord is the King of Words, and you can't go back on your word! From now on, I'll wait for you to bring it to me."

In a secluded corner, Song Xian sipped his wine, listening to the discussions around him, with a slight smile on his face. This place was the largest entertainment venue in Bianxi City, and many playboys from various sects and aristocratic families came and went.

Chartering all the boats in Fengwei River for the purpose of promoting Yuxiangdan at the price of five spirit stones per month can be said to be the most cost-effective deal so far.

As long as you can sell one Yuxiang Pill to these playboys every month, you will make money.

After listening to the conversations of the people coming and going for a while, he left and headed to the next place.

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For a period of time afterwards, Song Xian traveled back and forth constantly. He tried his best to place signs for Yuxiangdan in any place where monks gathered.

Either you directly negotiate with the person in charge about cooperation, put up banners or signs in the most lively and eye-catching places, or you directly hire some mortals to stand at the entrance and exit holding signs.

As the Yuxiangdan signboards were hung more and more in various places where cultivators gathered, its reputation quickly spread to Qingfengfang, causing a heated discussion in the market.

Bianxi City is different from Bianxia Town. There are a lot of independent cultivators coming and going here, and even many cultivators come from other cities every day. Even the sects and families stationed in Bianxia City are far from comparable to those forces that migrated from Bianxia Town.

The spending power of the monks in Bianxi City is much stronger. After the fame of Yuxiang Pill gradually spread, many people came to buy one to try it out of curiosity.

Due to the increase in customer flow, Mingyue Pavilion sold a lot more goods than before.

In just over a month, 115 Yuxiang Pills were sold.

Song Xian was a little worried at first because of the dismal sales performance in the market of Bianxia Town, but when he saw that the Yuxiang Dan was selling better and better every day, he finally felt relieved.

To be honest, this result was somewhat beyond his expectations. He expected that selling fifty pieces a month would be enough, but he didn't expect the effect to be much better than he imagined. Of course, Feng Yan's contribution was also indispensable.

Many customers who originally came to take a look out of curiosity chose to buy because of her endless persuasion.

After witnessing her sales promotion several times, even Song Xian admired her eloquence and clever mind. Her ability to read people's expressions and understand people's hearts seemed to be a natural talent. She could guess about 70% of the state of a stranger in just a few words.

For example, whether this person is married, how is the relationship between husband and wife, whether there is a woman he likes or loves, or whether he is a playboy.

She doesn't need to ask directly, she can judge through a conversation and prescribe the right medicine accordingly, selectively speaking some words and giving one or two vivid and interesting examples.

Some people who originally had no intention of buying bought it on impulse after she said so.

(End of this chapter)