Cultivation: Being Immortal

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Shenmu City, in the central region

Lin Die, wearing a black robe, entered Fengyun Trading Company. She didn’t stand out much because many people dressed like that. Most people wouldn’t bother someone who had the aura of someone at the Nascent Soul stage.

Soon, Lin Die arrived at the back yard of the trading company. Fengyun Trading Company had been in operation for decades, and its scale had expanded. There were many buildings surrounding the main building, all belonging to the company.

Lin Jiang received a message and came to see Lin Die. Lin Die didn’t say a word, but she took out a pile of storage bags, over a hundred of them, and some of them were stained with blood.

"I knew it. You didn’t take me along on the mission so that I would clean up afterwards."

"Everyone has their own role. Having an extra person at the golden core stage doesn’t make much of a difference in this mission, but your business in Shenmu City is of great significance."

"Understood."

"Don’t you understand? The Lin family has actually become impoverished a long time ago. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have agreed to Lin Cunjian and the others seeking their own way of survival and venturing into the Wilderness."

"More or less, everything here was plundered in this operation. I’ll allow you to take a tenth of it."

"How much is a tenth?"

"It will be enough to satisfy your hunger."

Lin Die said that in this operation, they seized three mines, over ten towns from Qing State, as well as enemy storage bags containing various valuables. The specific worth cannot be quantified.

Among the hundreds of storage bags in front of them, they had already been briefly sorted. Items like elixirs and weapons were directly usable, so they were already taken.

"Okay, I’ll arrange it with someone."

Lin Jiang nodded and then gathered his reliable companions, appraisers, and others who had been with him for many years.

They moved the storage bags to the warehouse, set up formations, and then opened each storage bag one by one. After opening over a dozen of them, the warehouse was filled with all kinds of items.

"Everyone, take the Heart Demon Oath, this is a top secret matter. Afterward, each person will be rewarded with three months’ salary as a bonus. For the next six months, all three meals will be provided by the company, and there will be unlimited supply of spiritual wine and tea."

"Thank you, boss."

The subordinates were overjoyed. They didn’t care where these things came from, they only knew that they were about to make some extra money. They were instantly motivated.

Afterwards, Lin Jiang also called for the masters of Pill, Talisman, Item, and Formation from the company. These people were all from the Lin family, so they were reliable.

"I won’t waste time with useless words. You all know the situation. We are currently sorting out the supplies in the warehouse. I’ve seen it, it’s very complicated and there’s a huge quantity. If we act recklessly, it will not only affect the market, but also compromise our identity. So, we need to consume the majority of it ourselves."

"Uncle, can we really consume it all?"

"Yes, even if you can’t consume it all, you must try. In any case, you all need to start working overtime, don’t think about resting."

"Yes, uncle."

"Get ready to gather people for work, there will be even more rewards afterward. We won’t mistreat you."

Lin Jiang nodded. The next things to do were all professional stuff, he didn’t need to say much. For example, those weapons should be cleaned, polished, and replaced with new ones if they had marks on them. They could even be melted down and turned into materials.

As for those minerals and such, they were just for personal use. Medicine pills were the simplest, they could be made and sold. If they couldn’t be sold, they could be used by themselves.

For things like robes that were difficult to handle and hard to hide, Lin Jiang had to find a way to deal with them on the black market.

Two days later, Lin Die approached Lin Jiang again and said. You may not have enough time to handle this, but I urgently need money.

"Why so urgent?"

"It’s not just our Lin family, but also the remnants of the four major sects are here. We suffered losses in this battle, and there need to be rewards for achievements and compensation for injuries and deaths. We need money for our own losses as well – to repair damaged tools and replenish consumed spiritual talismans."

"That’s true."

"I need your help with this. If I make a large-scale purchase, it will surely attract attention. That’s why your business is important."

"You can use the channels of your business, but you have to provide the money, and I want to balance the accounts."

"I understand what you mean. You need to pay all the expenses yourself. After three days, you need to start giving me money one by one, at most within a month, you need to give me all of it."

"I can’t pay it all in a month. I’ve checked, it might take even three years to finish. In this case, I have to pay in advance, I don’t have enough money."

Lin Jiang said that he didn’t have much money left. The biggest income he had in these years was from Small Shadiao hunting demons in the Wilderness, just a few million spirit stones, which was far from Lin Die’s requirement.

"You find a way."

"No way."

Lin Jiang said that in the cultivation world, there are no banks or money lenders. He doesn’t even have a place to borrow money.

"Is there really no way at all?"

"Well, there is a way, but it will cost a lot of money."

"It doesn’t matter."

"Someone said, ‘I also have a share.’"

Lin Jiang said. I am now poor, and that’s desperate for money, okay?

"I will compensate you extra. The secret techniques of Tiandao Gate, Taixu Sect, Infinite Palace, and Tiandao Pavilion were all emptied by my dad. I will give you a share."

Lin Die said. My dad, Lin Batian, is definitely not a kind person. He has already taken control of the remaining members of the four major sects and their secret techniques. He is very cunning.

"Okay, since you say so, I will give it a try. But you need to help me with something."

"What do you say?"

"I will team up with the medium-sized trading firms in the city to take in this batch of goods. We have been doing it this way for years, where everyone is cunning. In the past, we didn’t take in much, so we all got along. But this batch of goods is too much. Once I make a move, relying solely on Small Shadiao won’t be enough. It might even attract gangs of thieves. Can you help me hold them off?"

Lin Jiang said. Being too kind-hearted won’t help in business. When he went to Qinghuan Tower and chatted with those merchants, it wasn’t just idle talk. In fact, he had already negotiated numerous deals.

These legitimate trading firms also deal with some illicit activities, but not much. In the past, it was minor incidents. But this time, Lin Die brought something worth billions of spirit stones. Just the Ink Essence ore in those storage bags is of extraordinary value. It is bound to attract covetousness. Small Shadiao, as a fourth-tier cultivator, cannot handle them alone.

"This is a small matter, daring to have thoughts of harming us, they don’t know that they will die."

Lin Die nodded, if her reputation wasn’t enough, she could mention Lin Batian, who is famous now, and not many people in the cultivation world want to provoke him.

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"Brother Xiao, why haven’t you been going to Qinghuan Tower recently? Fairy Qingqing says she misses Brother Xiao a lot."

Several owners of Shenmu City shops came to invite Lin Jiang for tea a few days later, and one person teasingly said.

"Brother Zhang, you don’t know this, but Brother Xiao has struck it rich. How could he still look at Fairy Qingqing? He must be aiming for a top beauty now."

"Ahahaha, I heard about this. Brother Xiao kept it a secret from us, we all thought he was nobody, but who would have known he was a big shot."

"What big shot? This is called…"

The group quickly changed the topic to the recent merchandise from Fengyun Trading Company. Lin Jiang had Lin Dongyan refine several batches of 5th rank top-grade elixirs and produced some excellent treasures, and these keen-nosed fellows came voluntarily.

In Shenmu City, the strength of the shops is clearly divided. If a shop can produce items of a level six or higher, it is a large shop. Of course, it has to be consistent and stable, occasionally having one or two exceptions.

If a shop can consistently produce items of level four or five, it is considered average. Anything lower than that is not considered good enough. Lin Jiang’s Fengyun Trading Company, for example, can consistently produce level four items. Their mainstream products are level three, which puts them in the lower end of the group.

But now, when they started continuously producing items of level five and above, they immediately realized it. They want to come and explore this new opportunity, to see if they can make a fortune. That’s what being a boss is all about.

"All of you have been friends of mine for many years. I won’t beat around the bush. I’ll just be straightforward. This time, I really found a good opportunity and secured a batch of goods."

"Brother Xiao, my dear brother, don’t forget about me when you become wealthy."

"Brother Xiao, as you said, if you become rich, don’t forget your friends."

"Brother Xiao…"

"Hold on, hold on, don’t make so much noise. Don’t you know me by now? I’ve always treated you all like my own brothers. This batch of goods is big, I can’t handle it alone. If you have a good appetite, let’s all eat together."

"Brother Xiao, look at my teeth. I can even bite this table!"

"Brother Xiao, would you like me to show you how I bite into the special iron?"

As soon as they heard this, their eyes lit up. As long as there was money to be made, they weren’t afraid of anything. They weren’t afraid of death like cultivators.

Lin Jiang was very satisfied with their performance. This was the appearance of a standard dishonest merchant. They had even dared to get involved in the battle between the Shenmu Sect and the Spiritual Moon Sect. It was only natural that they could handle this matter.

Lin Jiang took out a piece of Ink Essence from his bag and placed it on the table. The expressions on the faces of the others changed instantly. Someone said. Brother Xiao, is this really Ink Essence?

"No, it’s a stone."

"Hehe, Brother Xiao, don’t joke around. Judging by its texture, it seems to come from Qing State. Brother Xiao…"

"My last name is Xiao."

"I can eat 500 kilograms."

"You can leave, no need to accompany me. With such poor teeth, you really think you can bite into this special iron?"

"Brother Xiao, how many do you have?"

The man clenched his teeth. In fact, their strength was not very strong. They only made a few million spirit stones in a year, with a profit of around several hundred thousand. If it was too much, they would really suffer losses.

"We’ve been closed for three years, and now that we’re finally open, I’ve already laid the groundwork. It all depends on how daring you are. If you can’t handle it, then I’ll have to find someone else."

"Brother Xiao, is everything really ready? No problem?"

"Ahem"

Lin Jiang coughed, and immediately the others felt a strong aura. At the very least, they were at the Nascent Soul stage, and there might even be some unknown power. With this, everyone looked at Lin Jiang with different eyes.

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