Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 1451 - Provocation Yet Again

Chapter 1451 – Provocation Yet Again

Once the Skyward Gate secured the distribution rights to the Soul Pills, cultivators from the Spirit Martial Astral Domain were instantly left baffled.

“Damn it! Liu Wuxie actually gave the distribution rights to the Skyward Gate! Our Nalan Clan is the strongest force in the Spirit Martial Astral Domain,” someone from the Nalan Clan fumed.

They had brought quite a few experts with them this time to place an order for ten thousand Soul Pills, but an order was only a one-off transaction and did not grant any distribution rights.

After sending Huang Li’s group of three away, both sides agreed to visit the Heavenly Dao Society in a month. By then, they would supply the one hundred thousand Soul Pills in batches, sending out around twenty to thirty thousand each month.

When everyone heard that Liu Wuxie planned to sell one hundred thousand Soul Pills in half a year, they could only stare at him in disbelief. Across the entire Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, the combined annual sales of seventh- and eighth-grade spiritual pills barely reached one hundred thousand, and that was with countless sects sharing the market.

Liu Wuxie, however, understood the alchemy market better than anyone, while these people still hadn’t figured out their place. There were far too many cultivators seeking pills, and the issue wasn’t that there weren’t enough pills on the market, but that most of them couldn’t find anything that truly suited their needs.

Every year, fifth- and sixth-grade spiritual pills were sold in the tens of billions, yet so what? The low-end market yielded pitiful profits, while the real wealth rested in the hands of Void Realm and Earth Immortal Realm cultivators.

“Master, is selling one hundred thousand Soul Pills just to crush the Divine Alchemy Sect?” Bi Gongyu asked as he stepped forward. Based on his understanding of Liu Wuxie, he doubted his master would act for such a shallow reason alone.

“We have to secure the market in six months. The Soul Pills might be good, but they will only take half a year at most for imitations to appear in the market. Even if they can’t copy our version completely, they can lower the price, and it will still impact the Soul Pills’ sales,” Liu Wuxie explained.

“What do we do then?” Bi Gongyu asked, unable to hide his concern, since imitation was inevitable.

“We’ll drop the price once the knock-offs appear on the market to kill them off,” Liu Wuxie replied. His earlier words had only been for show in front of Huang Li’s group of three.

They had to lock down the market now, and once they secured their position, the next stage would become a price war. The moment imitations appeared, those forces would definitely try to compete with the Heavenly Dao Society by offering lower prices to claim a share of the market.

By then, the Heavenly Dao Society could adjust its prices to match the knock-offs, and who would still buy imitation pills? The forces that had invested heavily in producing knock-offs would suffer heavy losses once their products failed to sell, and making a comeback would be nearly impossible.

Cold sweat trickled down Bi Gongyu’s back after hearing his master’s calm explanation.

“Doesn’t that mean that those who try to imitate us will suffer tremendous losses, and there’s nothing they can do about it?” Bi Gongyu asked. He could already picture the Heavenly Dao Society crushing the knock-offs.

Liu Wuxie rolled his eyes at Bi Gongyu. The cultivation world wasn’t just about cultivation; conflict existed everywhere. If the Heavenly Dao Society wished to grow, it still had a long path ahead, and this was merely the first step; many more would follow.

Luo Hai had been following behind Liu Wuxie the entire time. When Liu Wuxie vowed to make the Heavenly Dao Society stand firm in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, Luo Hai had doubted him. However, over the past few months, his doubts had been replaced by wholehearted admiration. He no longer regarded Liu Wuxie as a normal person, but a well-rounded monster.

Not only was Liu Wuxie monstrously talented in cultivation, but he also possessed terrifying insight into business. Luo Hai had wondered more than once whether such a genius could truly exist in this world.

Just as Liu Wuxie had predicted, many sects had already begun to imitate the Soul Pills. Even if their products could achieve only 70% of the original effect, they could still capture a portion of the market. After all, not everyone was wealthy; countless cultivators were dirt poor. If they couldn’t afford genuine Soul Pills, they would naturally turn to knock-offs instead.

Liu Wuxie had only revealed half of his plan earlier. Once he crushed the knock-offs, he planned to raise the Soul Pills’ price again and rapidly contract the market. He would then release only fifty thousand every six months, turning Soul Pills into rare treasures that were hard to obtain. Scarcity would bleed value into every pill.

That, however, was a matter for later. For the time being, Liu Wuxie saw no need to explain everything to Bi Gongyu. Six months would be more than enough to crush the Divine Alchemy Sect completely.

Since Bi Gongyu was responsible for overseeing alchemy, he would have to rely on his own comprehension and experience from here on out. Liu Wuxie could only lead him to the gate; how far he went beyond it would depend entirely on himself.

At dawn, the exhibition segment began as the various forces pulled away the red cloth from their booths and started introducing their new products.

The few booths closest to the Heavenly Dao Society had already moved away. They hadn’t been able to sell a single item with the Heavenly Dao Society beside them, so they had relocated away from them.

As a result, a broad ring of space formed around the Heavenly Dao Society’s booth, making the area strangely open.

The disciples of the Divine Alchemy Sect began shouting to attract customers. They had developed several new pills and were eager to introduce them to the market as soon as possible.

The various sects left a few people behind to guard their booths, while the rest began wandering around the plaza to browse others’ goods.

A large crowd quickly gathered in front of the Divine Alchemy Sect’s booth, as their pills remained incredibly popular in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. The Soul Pills, on the other hand, targeted cultivators from the Spirit Martial Astral Domain and weren’t suitable for cultivators here.

Elder Feng He led Zhang Li and Wang Lai around the other booths once more, buying anything he considered worthwhile.

Compared to the noisy hawking at other booths, the Heavenly Dao Society’s stall seemed oddly calm. After everything that had happened, many people deliberately made their way toward it.

The exhibition stage would last for half a month, and the first few days focused primarily on pills.

“Are these sixth-grade spiritual pills?” Many cultivators who came to the Heavenly Dao Society’s booth frowned.

Sixth-grade spiritual pills mainly targeted Origin Conversion Realm cultivators, and even Primal Origin Realm cultivators rarely used them. No one understood what the Heavenly Dao Society intended by bringing sixth-grade pills to an event like this.

The pills displayed at the other booths were at least seventh-grade spiritual pills, and some stalls even showcased eighth-grade spiritual pills.

This time, the Heavenly Dao Society had set up a special testing area, but anyone who wanted to try a pill would have to pay one astral stone. The fee wasn’t high, yet the Heavenly Dao Society was the only booth charging for test pills.

“These junk sixth-grade pills require one astral stone to try? Has the Heavenly Dao Society gone insane for resources?” someone sneered. This time, it wasn’t the Divine Alchemy Sect speaking, but the Giant Spirit Hall.

The Giant Spirit Hall, a mere second-tier sect that could not even be compared to the Divine Alchemy Sect, naturally drew strange looks as people watched them openly ridicule the Heavenly Dao Society.

More people gathered around, staring at the Giant Spirit Hall in curiosity. “Who gave the Giant Spirit Hall guts to provoke the Heavenly Dao Society?”

The Heavenly Dao Society had the Heavenly Dragon Sect backing them. Liu Wuxie was Hua Feiyu’s disciple, and Elder Jian sat right behind him. Even the Divine Alchemy Sect didn’t dare to act recklessly with Elder Jian there.

When Liu Wuxie raised his head, he looked at the two burly men with a faint frown. He had heard of the Giant Spirit Hall before. It was just a second-tier sect with little presence in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain.

“You probably don’t know that a Heaven Gaze Realm elder of the Grand Unity Sect has taken a fancy to the hall master’s youngest daughter and taken her in as his concubine. Due to this, the Giant Spirit Hall has been clinging to the Grand Unity Sect and dares to act so wantonly,” said another sect’s cultivator, hailing from the same planet as the Giant Spirit Hall.

Everyone instantly understood what was going on and where the Giant Spirit Hall had found the courage to provoke the Heavenly Dao Society. So they had latched onto a Heaven Gaze Realm elder from the Grand Unity Sect.

Upon reaching the Heaven Gaze Realm, one’s age would reverse, and it wasn’t surprising for such experts to seek partners to continue their bloodline.

For now, the Giant Spirit Hall only mocked the Heavenly Dao Society and did nothing more.

“Forget it. There’s no point in looking at these garbage pills. Let’s go look at the Divine Alchemy Sect’s pills instead,” said the two Giant Spirit Hall elders, who didn’t forget to stomp on the Heavenly Dao Society before they left. Their goal was obviously to enhance the Divine Alchemy Sect’s position in alchemy by mocking the Heavenly Dao Society.

“If you’re done with your mocking, don’t expect to leave just like that. Do you really think that my Heavenly Dao Society is a pushover?” Liu Wuxie said, his gaze turning cold as murderous intent spread out.

“Liu Wuxie, you want to attack us when we’re only speaking the truth?” laughed the two Giant Spirit Hall elders. In their eyes, they had merely stated a fact that sixth-grade spiritual pills were garbage in Nightmare City.

“Slap them,” Liu Wuxie said, and Elder Jian vanished.

Before the two Giant Spirit Hall elders could react, a series of crisp smacks landed across their faces.

No one had expected Liu Wuxie to act so decisively, beating them senseless on the spot, even though everyone knew these two elders were merely acting on the Grand Unity Sect’s orders.

After a few hundred slaps, Elder Jian finally stopped, leaving the two Giant Spirit Hall elders with swollen, pig-like faces.

“Isn’t the Heavenly Dao Society going too far? Or are you bullying the Giant Spirit Hall because they don’t have any immortals around?” The elders of the Grand Unity Sect stepped forward, their expressions righteous, to denounce Liu Wuxie for bullying the Giant Spirit Hall.

“Elder Yan, you have to stand up for us. He’s too arrogant. I was only being honest, and he slapped us. Everyone, look at how lawless the Heavenly Dao Society is just because they have the Heavenly Dragon Sect’s protection! We might as well stop buying pills altogether from the Heavenly Dragon Sect as well,” cried the Giant Spirit Hall elders. They not only painted the Heavenly Dao Society as villains, but even dragged the Heavenly Dragon Sect into the mud.

Without the Heavenly Dragon Sect’s protection, the Heavenly Dao Society would never dare act so fearlessly.

The crowd began whispering among themselves, as none of them had expected Liu Wuxie to strike the Giant Spirit Hall elders openly. Since the Heavenly Dao Society had set up a public booth to display their products, they naturally had prepared themselves to face criticism.

“Cowards of the Grand Unity Sect, finally dare to show yourselves?” Liu Wuxie asked with a squinting smile aimed directly at the Grand Unity Sect elders.

The Grand Unity Sect hadn’t dared provoke him directly before and had instead pushed the Divine Alchemy Sect forward to do their dirty work. When that plan failed, they still refused to give up and sent the Giant Spirit Hall.

Since the Giant Spirit Hall had come knocking, it was only natural that they left something behind. If Liu Wuxie allowed the Giant Spirit Hall elders to walk away freely, the accusation that the Heavenly Dao Society’s pills were garbage would take root.

“Liu Wuxie, you’re far too arrogant! Today, our Grand Unity Sect will seek justice for the Giant Spirit Hall. Since ancient times, we all know that sixth-grade spiritual pills are garbage in Nightmare City. He’s only speaking the truth, and you gave him a beating. If you don’t give the Giant Spirit Hall an explanation, we will unite with others to move against the Heavenly Dao Society.”

At last, the Grand Unity Sect finally bared its fangs.

As the strongest sect in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, the Grand Unity Sect naturally enjoyed a lofty status, and their words immediately drew support from the surroundings. Many people even hoped to ride this opportunity to curry favor with them.

The Grand Unity Sect had come out on the losing end in its recent clashes with the Heavenly Dragon Sect, but in terms of overall strength, it still held a slight advantage. Thus, few believed the Heavenly Dao Society would endure, as schemes seemed flimsy when confronted with overwhelming power.

If the Grand Unity Sect truly united a large coalition, even the Heavenly Dragon Sect would struggle to protect the Heavenly Dao Society.