My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

Thundercloud City.

When the three arrived outside Thundercloud City, they had no choice but to withdraw their magic and walk into the city.

"Third Sister, since we're here to sell things, we need to set them up first. But we don't have a shop or a stall, what are we going to do?"

Just as Wang Rong was worrying, Zhu Chaoyun, who was next to her, saw the passing hearse and said with a bright look in her eyes, "Aunt, don't worry, I have a way."

After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

Just as Wang Rong was eagerly waiting, Zhu Chaoyun returned pushing a wooden cart:

“Aunt, please have Cui Ying put out the demon bear meat. We’ll sell it as we go. If we can’t sell it all, we’ll take it to the underground market in Qingsha Lane.”

"Row."

Cui Ying smiled and then took out more than a thousand catties of demon bear meat. As they were setting it out, an old man dressed in a gray-blue brocade robe stood next to them.

Business has come in so quickly?

Wang Rong's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately greeted him with a smile, "Senior, look at our monster meat, isn't it beautiful?"

Although the old man looked to be in his seventies, the magical energy emanating from him and his spirit clearly indicated that he was a cultivator.

Wang Rong's intuition told her that the old man must be a spiritual chef.

Sure enough, the old man stepped forward and used his spiritual energy to examine the demon bear meat, asking:

"The meat of a demonic bear at the seventh and fifth levels of Qi Refining, not bad. How much is it?"

If Cui Ying were to buy and sell elixirs and magical artifacts, she would be very skilled at it, but she was somewhat hesitant about selling demon beast meat.

To her surprise, before she even had to open her mouth, Wang Rong warmly greeted her, smiling with a look of astonishment:

"Wow, senior, you can tell that these are the meat of two demonic bears with just a casual touch. That's quite an impressive skill!"

The old man smiled smugly and said:

"I've lived for seventy or eighty years, what kind of meat haven't I seen? Not only can I tell that you're carrying the meat of two demon bears, but I can also see that the spiritual energy of the demon bear meat at the seventh level of Qi Refining has been lost quite a bit. It must have been sitting there for several days. If it hadn't been frozen and preserved with the Frost Technique, it would probably have turned into ordinary meat by now."

Cui Ying frowned slightly, wondering if this person came to buy something or to cause trouble.

Just then, Zhu Chaoyun, who was next to her, nudged her arm and gestured for her to look behind her.

Cui Ying immediately spotted a shop with a sign that read "Fragrant Food Shop" out of the corner of her eye, and smiled knowingly:

“Senior is right. I did use the Frost Technique to freeze these demon bear meats. Although some spiritual energy was lost, they are still much stronger than ordinary mid-stage Qi Refining demon beasts. If you are interested, we can give you a discount.”

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately cut to the chase and asked:

"So how much spirit fragments do you plan to sell it for per pound? You just admitted that these demon bear meats have lost a lot of spirit energy, and they're not fresh anymore, so naturally we can't sell them at the price of late-stage Qi Refining demon beast meat."

Cui Ying was slightly taken aback, and just as she was wondering what to say, Wang Rong, who was busy arranging the demon bear meat neatly, looked up and said urgently:

"So what if the spiritual energy is lost? Senior, you just realized that this is the flesh of a demon bear at the mid-stage and late-stage of Qi Refining. I doubt many demon hunters would dare to hunt these ferocious and incredibly strong demon bears, would they?"

"What a coincidence! My daughter and her master are quite skilled; they hunted two of them in the Phoenix Mountains. If we weren't so few in number and couldn't finish them all, you probably wouldn't even have had the chance to see the meat of these demon bears."

After hearing Wang Rong's rapid-fire speech, the old man, whose cultivation was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, not only didn't get angry, but smiled and turned to look at Cui Ying, saying:

"Impressive, young friend. You have helpers for hunting demons, and you also have helpers for doing business."

"hehe."

Cui Ying smiled faintly, and then she heard the old man glance at the wooden cart a few times and ask:

"Why is it all meat and bones? I didn't see the demon bear's paw?"

"Yes, yes, it's in the storage bag."

Urged by Wang Rong, Cui Ying hurriedly took out the remaining few demon bear paws from her storage bag.

"good."

Seeing this, the old man nodded and said, "I want a pair of demon bear paws and two hundred catties of demon bear meat. You can name your price."

Just as Cui Ying was about to announce the price, her mother spoke up again with a smile.

"Senior, is that 'Fragrant Food Shop' across the street yours? Honestly, with such a big shop, how can two hundred catties of demon bear meat be enough?"

"With your skills, if you put up a sign, wouldn't this little bit of demon bear meat sell out in the time it takes to eat a meal? We run a food stall, and what we sell is spiritual food. If this demon bear meat sells out in no time, wouldn't the cultivators who come later be urging you to eat some?"

"By then, we mother and daughters will be far away, and it will be difficult for you to buy more demon bear meat from us."

Upon hearing this, the old man hesitated. Just as he frowned and stared at the monster meat on the cart, a Qi Refining cultivator dressed as a servant came out of the 'Fragrant Food Shop' and said in a flustered manner:

"Father, the demon hunter who delivers the monster meat to us just sent word that he's seriously injured and can't come. The diners will be arriving soon, what are we going to do?"

The servant was perhaps too anxious and forgot to keep his distance from others.

Upon hearing this, Wang Rong's eyes darted around, and she pointed at the passing cultivators, seizing the opportunity to say:

“Senior, look how lively your food stall is. And the cultivators living in Thundercloud City are not short of spirit stones. If you buy more, you will definitely be able to sell them.”

"Besides, even if you don't think highly of our demon bear meat, you should still trust your own skills. You must have inherited your culinary skills from your ancestors, otherwise you wouldn't be able to run such a large restaurant."

"And if you buy more, we can give you a discount."

Wang Rong spoke with great enthusiasm, and Cui Ying and Zhu Chaoyun, who were standing behind her, understood that she was subtly praising the old man.

Flattery never fails, and Wang Rong's words were certainly not in vain.

As soon as she finished speaking, the old man opposite her finally smiled and nodded:

"Alright, alright, but you have to tell me how much of a discount you can offer first, then I'll buy it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Rong's smile grew even brighter, and she held up two fingers, saying:

"Senior brother, the meat of those early-stage Qi Refining demon beasts sells for twenty or thirty shattered spirits per pound, and the meat of late-stage demon beasts sells for fifty or sixty shattered spirits per pound. Our demon bear meat is not bad either. How about I give you thirty-five shattered spirits for all of it?"

"Thirty-five Shattered Spirits?"

The old man frowned slightly, seemingly still somewhat hesitant.

But at that moment, several middle-aged female cultivators curiously gathered around. One of them, a beautiful woman dressed in a pinkish-purple dress with several matching sachets hanging from her waist, approached the cart, looked at it, and asked first:

"What kind of meat is this? It looks quite spiritual. How much is it?"

Wang Rong greeted them warmly as always:

"Fairy, you have a good eye! These are all top-quality demon bear meat. Look, this demon bear meat from the seventh level of Qi Refining has lost some of its spiritual energy. I'll sell it to you forty-five spirit fragments per pound. The demon bear meat from the fifth level of Qi Refining will be thirty-eight spirit fragments per pound."

"Is it so expensive?"

Upon hearing this, the other middle-aged female cultivators were so frightened that they quickly waved their hands and turned to leave.

Only the beautiful female cultivator who had asked the question nodded with a smile, pointing with her slender finger to a piece of marbled demon bear meat:

"Weigh this piece for me."

"Please wait a moment, fairy."

Wang Rong hadn't expected this beautiful female cultivator to be so straightforward. She immediately picked up the piece of demon bear meat at the fifth level of Qi Refining and weighed it repeatedly in her hand.

"Twenty-one catties and four ounces, let's say twenty-one catties. You can give me seven hundred and thirty-five spirit fragments, or seven pieces and thirty-five spirit fragments will also do."

To everyone's surprise, the beautiful female cultivator frowned slightly, waved her handkerchief, and questioned:

"Is your technique accurate? Don't try to fool me!"