Chapter 193: It’s Your Decision, Senior Brother

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: It’s Your Decision, Senior Brother

"How are you planning to sell the Spiritual Cuisine, Junior Brother?"

In the back garden, Yang Haichen briefly surveyed the surroundings, then asked about the matter he was most concerned with: the sale of the Spiritual Cuisine.

"Three thousand Spirit Stones per portion. That’s the price I already sold it to Ji Feng for, so the price can’t be any lower than that."

Liu Chen stated the price first. Spirit Stones were a universal resource, and after he became a Loose Cultivator, he could use them to buy any other resources he needed. Under such circumstances, the more Spirit Stones, the better.

"That’s true. Still, the price is quite reasonable."

Yang Haichen nodded. It had been two thousand Spirit Stones per portion in Purple Cloud Valley and five thousand in Fire Dragon Valley. The Great Xia Imperial City certainly couldn’t compare to Purple Cloud Valley, but it wasn’t a special region like Fire Dragon Valley either. A price of three thousand Spirit Stones for a portion of Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine was within an acceptable range.

"How much Spiritual Cuisine are you planning to sell, Junior Brother?"

Yang Haichen couldn’t help but ask. If the quantity for sale was small, the amount the Yang Family could purchase in advance would also be limited. If it was a larger amount, the Yang Family would need to prepare the Spirit Stones ahead of time.

"One hundred portions of Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine. I prepared them back on Purple Bamboo Peak."

Liu Chen said with a smile. Yang Haichen, who had just taken a sip of tea, almost spat it out. In his experience, a dozen or so portions of Spiritual Cuisine was already quite a lot. Back in Fire Dragon Valley, they had only sold fifteen portions at a time.

"That’s one hundred portions of Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine in total."

Seeing how agitated Senior Brother Yang was, Liu Chen couldn’t help but add, "All told, I have about one hundred and twenty portions of Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine left. After I sell one hundred, I’ll sell the rest on Purple Bamboo Peak."

’After selling them all, I’ll never sell this kind of Spiritual Cuisine again. The lowest grade I’ll make from then on will be Third Grade Spiritual Cuisine; selling that would just be asking for more trouble.’

"That’s still an incredible amount."

Yang Haichen nodded. ’I can imagine the entire Great Xia Imperial City being thrown into turmoil once the Spiritual Cuisine officially goes on sale. Before that, I should probably hide the exact quantity, sell a portion to the families of the Purple Cloud Valley disciples first, and then sell the rest publicly.’

’But I have to get his permission before I do anything. If Junior Brother has some other objective for this, I certainly can’t let my plans interfere with his.’

"Do you have another purpose for selling the Spiritual Cuisine, Junior Brother?"

Yang Haichen didn’t like beating around the bush, so he directly voiced his confusion. If his junior brother only needed Spirit Stones, then the matter would be simple to resolve. The Yang Family, and even the families of the other Purple Cloud Valley disciples, would certainly purchase the Spiritual Cuisine at the price of three thousand Spirit Stones.

That way, his plan wouldn’t be affected. Even if his junior brother wanted other resources, these families could gather them directly to trade for the Spiritual Cuisine.

"No other purpose. I’m just trying to earn Spirit Stones."

Liu Chen shook his head. ’I’m about to leave Purple Cloud Valley soon. Whether it’s Magic or Spiritual Artifacts, it’ll be better to purchase them after I become a Loose Cultivator. That way, I can prevent anyone from deducing my true identity from the clues left by my past purchases.’

"Then that simplifies things. I plan to sell most of the Spiritual Cuisine to the families of our fellow Purple Cloud Valley disciples, and the rest to other families. Of course, you won’t take any loss on the Spirit Stones."

Yang Haichen breathed a sigh of relief. With this, the plan could take shape. Although he didn’t know why the Three Immortal Sects had changed the arena rules, he could foresee that a wave of chaos sparked by Loose Cultivators was about to sweep through the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

In this situation, using the Spiritual Cuisine to strengthen the families of the Purple Cloud Valley disciples was an indirect way of stabilizing the sect’s internal situation. Only then could Purple Cloud Valley remain as stable as possible amidst the potential chaos.

"You can decide for yourself, Senior Brother. I just want the Spirit Stones."

Liu Chen placed a Storage Ring on the table. It was a common First Grade Storage Ring, and inside were one hundred portions of Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine.

’After I become a Loose Cultivator, I could gain a considerable amount of resources just by selling the Storage Rings I have.’

"Then thank you, Junior Brother."

Yang Haichen nodded and said no more. After accepting the Storage Ring, he resolved to collect more Side-door Techniques to compensate his junior brother. According to information from his master, the current Peak Master might be returning to their family.

’At first, I wasn’t sure if Junior Brother Liu would leave with the Peak Master. But judging by this sudden sale of Spiritual Cuisine, it’s highly likely he’ll be returning to the family with them.’

’I’ve eaten so much of his Spiritual Cuisine; if he’s really leaving, I absolutely have to prepare some resources for him. I’ve been gathering things all along, but not very efficiently. Since he isn’t the impatient type, I figured I could take my time.’

’But if he’s leaving now, and I keep putting off repaying this debt of gratitude, I might never get the chance.’

After staying a while longer, Yang Haichen took his leave. Both collecting Magic and having the Yang Family prepare Spirit Stones to buy the Spiritual Cuisine were tasks that could not be completed in a short time.

After leaving the residence, Yang Haichen didn’t return directly to the Yang Family. Instead, he met with his two senior brothers, Ren Xunchun and Xie Xichen, at an inn.

"What’s the rush? Why’d you call us over so urgently?"

Xie Xichen said with a hint of resignation after sitting down. The arena rules had changed, and he was originally supposed to defend the stage for Purple Cloud Valley. But after receiving Yang Haichen’s message, he had temporarily given up his post, leaving the stage to a junior brother from the Law Enforcement Hall.

"It’s probably about the Spiritual Cuisine."

Ren Xunchun guessed. He knew that Yang Haichen had gone to see Junior Brother Liu and that they were discussing the sale of the Spiritual Cuisine.

"It is indeed about the Spiritual Cuisine sale. Junior Brother Liu plans to sell one hundred portions of Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine. You two should prepare. I’ll be selling them at the post station in three days."

Yang Haichen didn’t keep them in suspense. News of the Spiritual Cuisine sale needed to be leaked, and his relationship with these two senior brothers had become quite good recently because of Junior Brother Liu, so Yang Haichen chose to tell them first.

"What’s the price?"

Xie Xichen couldn’t help but look over. The Xie Family was already preparing Spirit Stones; he estimated that in a few more days, he would be able to pay off the debt he incurred in Fire Dragon Valley.

Under normal circumstances, it would have been impossible to gather so many Spirit Stones. However, he was essentially guaranteed to be among the next batch of True Disciples. The Xie Family had recently been streamlining its businesses, and once he officially became a True Disciple, the streamlined Xie Family could better integrate into Purple Cloud Valley and become one of its assets.

In just a few years, the Xie Family would completely disappear from the Great Xia Dynasty, replaced by an unremarkable business within Purple Cloud Valley.

For the Xie Family, this was a meteoric rise. Under these circumstances, the family’s more remote businesses would be sold off, naturally leading to an abundance of Spirit Stones.

"Three thousand Spirit Stones per portion of Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine."

Yang Haichen had no intention of changing the price. He wouldn’t do anything to damage Junior Brother Liu’s reputation, nor would he make the Yang Family suffer unnecessary losses just to curry favor with his fellow Purple Cloud Valley disciples.

"The Xie Family reserves ten portions."