Chapter 453: Chapter 273: Trade
The Chief Manager Lai and Li Shiming sat in the pavilion at the summit of Sword Holding Peak, each with a cup of Third Grade Spirit Tea in front of them. As the host, Li Shiming naturally provided the tea.
âBrother Shiming, just for this Spirit Tea, I should visit more often!â the Chief Manager Lai said with a laugh as he set down his cup.
He was not merely being polite. Li Shiming was now very wealthy and had a substantial amount of Third Grade Spirit Tea, especially for entertaining honored guests, which he personally roasted.
Last time, the Chief Manager Lai brought a batch of Third-grade Spirit Tea leaves and asked Li Shiming to roast them. After sending them back to the trading company, they were almost entirely divided among the Nascent Soul ancestors, with a little left for some Late-stage Golden Core store managers.
Such Third Grade Spirit Tea was something the Chief Manager Lai was reluctant to serve casually to guests. Only at Li Shimingâs could one always taste such quality.
On the high-end market of the Beishu Continent, cultivators were offering high prices for Spirit Tea personally made by Li Shiming, and with the internal buzz within the trading company about the Nascent Soul ancestorsâ high regard for this tea, the value of Li Shimingâs personally made Spirit Tea rose even further.
Now Li Shiming, even without making Spirit Pills, could earn a vast amount of resources just by roasting Spirit Tea.
âBrother Lai, youâre always welcome here!â Li Shiming replied with a smile.
Every visit from the Chief Manager Lai brought him considerable benefits, so he naturally wouldnât reject his visits.
âLook at this, these are the resources my contacts are willing to exchange for the âYouthful Elixirâ over the past few months!â Chief Manager Lai got down to business, placing several pieces of paper recorded with information in front of Li Shiming.
Li Shiming examined the resources listed on the papers, which clearly recorded each cultivatorâs exchange offerings.
He was quite astonished, for just the records on paper revealed the cultivatorsâ frenzy for the âYouthful Elixirâ.
He felt once again that he had sold the âYouthful Elixirâ to Master Luo too cheaply, not to mention the one he sold to Yin Shilanâs close friend Liang Yexuan, which practically felt like a giveaway.
Among them were Third Grade magical treasures, materials, various secret techniques and cultivation techniques, and even some special inheritances.
Just the recorded data alone was an eye-opener for Li Shiming.
However, he was no inexperienced cultivator. After obtaining Zhangâs Refining Inheritance, he was extremely knowledgeable about various magical treasures and materials and knew their worth well.
With his current situation, he had no need to look into the secret techniques and special inheritances.
Not to mention whether obtaining these secret techniques and special inheritances would attract trouble, their use to him was now very minimal.
His currently practiced and secondary cultivation techniques were among the top on the continent, and he had a rich array of attack methods. The only thing he lacked was realm.
He finally set his sights on a list of Third-grade refining materials, the entry being the least common among the exchanged resources, the sole Third-grade refining material listed.
âPurple Lightning Nine-Turned Thunder Gold,â an exceedingly rare Thunder Attribute metal, ranked third grade, was a material for refining high-grade magical treasures.
A flying sword made from âPurple Lightning Nine-Turned Thunder Goldâ had devastating effects, extremely effective against illusions, spirit-type spells, magic arts, poison arts, and more.
If combined with the thunder contained within Li Shimingâs Sword Intent, its efficacy could be considerably enhanced.
Li Shiming currently wasnât lacking in magical treasures, but he needed stronger ones. While he had many ordinary magical treasures, he required powerful ones to suppress his enemies.
If he hadnât already had plans for his life-bound magical treasure, this âPurple Lightning Nine-Turned Thunder Goldâ could have become his life-bound treasure.
âBrother Lai, letâs settle on the âPurple Lightning Nine-Turned Thunder Gold!'â Li Shiming pointed at the name on the paper and said.
âBrother Shiming, I need to clarify something; actually, that âYouthful Elixirâ was claimed by our Ancestor Ling from the trading company,â Chief Manager Lai said, noticing a slight change in Li Shimingâs expression, he quickly continued, âBut rest assured, Ancestor Ling has said that he will bring you the materials youâre interested in, and you wonât be shortchanged!â
Originally, the Chief Manager Lai didnât need to tell Li Shiming about this, as it could have been handled covertly.
But considering Li Shimingâs capabilities, if he were to discover that he had been deceived, it could lead to unnecessary trouble.
The Chief Manager Lai knew that numerous eyes were on the Beishu Trading Company, just waiting for a mistake to snatch away Li Shiming, their guest elder.
While the Beishu Trading Company was indeed powerful, other trading companies were not weak, especially those spanning continent-wide, their local strength just wasnât at par with the Beishu Trading Company.
âLetâs pretend I wasnât aware of this matter,â Li Shiming said with a bitter smile, shaking his head.
A Nascent Soul Ancestor had lowered his dignity to trade with him through official channels, a courtesy for the sake of the Shushan Sect, so how could he demand more?
âThatâs probably for the best, as it has been quite difficult for me as well,â Chief Manager Lai spread his hands in a gesture of helplessness.
A Nascent Soul Ancestor coveting the âYouthful Elixirâ meant there wasnât much to discuss about the trading companyâs internal rule of priority for Nascent Soul Ancestors; once an Ancestor had spoken, who could oppose?
While conversing with Chief Manager Lai, Li Shimingâs Identity Jade Disc received a message.
After scanning it with his Divine Thought, a gentle smile appeared on his face.