Ruan Xingling is wearing home clothes, with her hair in a loose bun, giving her a bit of a lazy look.
"Oh? I don't know what it is?" Fang Xi asked casually.
"Since the foundation building, Xing Ling's 'Xuanyin Gong' has been progressing slowly... According to the technique, it is common for those with high-grade spiritual roots to practice for thirty or forty years in the early stage of foundation building. If they unfortunately encounter a bottleneck, they will
It may take sixty or seventy years to advance to the middle stage of foundation building."
This is not bad. Even if the middle and low-grade spiritual roots are lucky enough to establish a foundation, without the help of special opportunities or elixirs, they will probably linger in the early stages of foundation building for the rest of their lives.
Most of the people from the three nearby countries who can form elixirs have earth-grade or even heaven-grade spiritual roots, otherwise the Immortal Cultivating Sect would not pay so much attention to spiritual root qualifications.
With limited resources, can’t we just rely on our own talents to get ahead?
Ruan Xingling frowned slightly, with a hint of sadness.
"Although you can still swallow elixirs to increase your magic power, elixirs that are more than hundreds of years old are extremely difficult to find... let alone for daily use." Fang Xi also sighed.
The resources for cultivating immortals in the Three Kingdoms nearby are really not very good, quite poor.
Even if he had a lot of spiritual stones, he might not be able to buy enough elixirs to boost his mana during the foundation-building period.
"Well... if you want to speed up your practice, you must accumulate resources." Ruan Xingling greatly agreed.
"Oh? Could it be that Xing Ling has a solution? Let alone go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains to hunt monsters...or explore ruins or something..."
Fang Xi will not do this kind of behavior, the risk is too high.
"Of course not..." Ruan Xingling chuckled: "Xingling and Brother Fang are both craftsmen, so they naturally accumulate resources through their craftsmanship... However, just waiting for people to come to the cave every day is really slow, so why not... open a joint venture
A store?"
"Open a shop? This is fine..."
Fang Xi fell into deep thought.
Indeed, those monks also trust merchants who have shops more, and they keep opening their doors to solicit business, and the transaction volume is also higher.
Seeing that Fang Xi did not object, Ruan Xingling became more energetic: "Xingling has investigated and found that land rent in the inner city is expensive and competition is fierce... It is difficult for us two foundation-building monks to gain a foothold, but in the outer city, this strength is
It’s enough to open a shop..."
After all, after Wanhai Tower, Mingqing Pavilion and other shops, they only have the support of the foundation-building forces.
In terms of second-level inheritance, it may not even be comparable to Fang Xi and Ruan Xingling.
"Of course, the land price of this shop is expensive, but we can rent one instead of buying it first... The simple magic weapons and elixirs may not be able to compete with those old shops, but if they are sold together, it will still be a bit of a gimmick, and some will be released from time to time.
The small exquisite products and the spiritual stones earned should be able to slightly make up for the daily cultivation needs of the two of us..."
Ruan Xingling smiled sweetly: "And... we can also let Ruan Dan, Wang Xiaohu and the others work as waiters, which saves a lot of expenses."
"Not bad."
Fang Xi weighed it in her mind and felt that the problem was not big: "Since Xingling dares to say it, you should already have a few favorite places, right?"
"Exactly!" Ruan Xingling's eyes flashed: "Brother Fang, when are you free, why don't you and Xingling join hands and go on a tour together to investigate?"
"Very good, today is the day."
Fang Xi had nothing to do, so she agreed.
After all, he also wants to earn more spiritual stones, and the progress of the 'Aoki Longevity Skill' is a bit slow, so it is time to prepare some pills to take occasionally to increase his magic power.
……
Three days later.
Baize Fairy City, Outer City.
Xiaofutang.
This shop is in a relatively remote location among the street shops in the outer city. It mainly sells talismans and deals in talismans, cinnabar and the like.
It was originally owned by a foundation-building family, the Dongmen Family. Later, the ancestor of the foundation-building family passed away, and the business gradually declined.
Fang Xi and Ruan Xingling inspected it for several days, chatted with several shop owners, and finally fell in love with this place.
"I'm going down to Dongmenying to pay my respects to two seniors."
In the Xiao Fu Hall, a young monk, neither humble nor overbearing, saluted Fang Xi and the other two.
This person has beautiful eyebrows and starry eyes, and his appearance is excellent. The key is that he is really young and full of vitality.
He has even reached the late stage of the eighth level of Qi refining, and is considered a little genius.
"Friends from Dongmen, we are quite satisfied with this shop, but the lease agreement... one year is too short, how about changing it to ten years?"
Ruan Xingling took a sip of the spirit tea and negotiated the price without any haste.
Although Dongmenying's tone is respectful, but his back is straight, he also has confidence.
After all, his Dongmen family has been an old man of Bai Zexian City for generations, and he has many connections, and fighting in the fairy city is also prohibited.
"Although the business of this shop is not good, it can still be maintained...To be honest, if I didn't want to waste time running it, but devoted myself to cultivation, I wouldn't be able to rent it out so easily..."
After some further bargaining, the two parties agreed to sign a five-year lease with an annual rent of 100 low-grade spiritual stones, half of which was paid in advance.
After the contract was sent to the official record of Baize Immortal City and the spirit stone was delivered, the Dongmen family began to move.
Fang Xi and Ruan Xingling stood under the small Futang, looking at the old and faded plaque.
"It's time to change your name. Brother Fang, let's choose one."
Ruan Xingling smiled and said.
"Since we have decided to sell elixirs and magic weapons, let's call it the 'Alchemy Pavilion'..."
Fang Xi chose the name in a very unoriginal way, which made Ruan Xingling secretly roll her eyes.
……
Danqi Pavilion is preparing to open, and Wei Yixi and Wang Xiaohu are very active.
According to Wei Yixi, she finally stopped eating from uncle.
Although Wang Xiaohu said nothing, he worked very hard.
Obviously, Wei Yixi is still Fang Xi's niece after all, and as an outsider, he is even more embarrassed and can only work hard.
As for Ruan Dan and Jin Ling, they lack a little momentum.
But Fang Xi didn't criticize anything too harshly.
In the world of cultivating immortals, as long as you have cultivation level, there is no such thing as customer first.
On a daily basis, as long as Ruan Dan comes to the store to take charge, it is enough that his cultivation in the later stage of Qi refining can scare ordinary casual cultivators.
For many cultivating forces, the dynamics of the person with the highest level of cultivation directly determines the future development plans of the family.
For example, Dongmen Ying from the Dongmen family.
In fact, many people in this small family do not agree to rent out Xiaofutang. After all, this is a hen that can lay golden eggs.
However, Dongmen Ying is determined not to welcome him and wants to retreat and practice hard for a breakthrough, so no one can stop him...
Who made Dongmenying not only the leader of the clan, but also the one with the highest qualifications and cultivation?
"In the Alchemy Pavilion, we still need to refine a batch of elixirs and magic weapons..."
Ruan Xingling looked at the rows of new wooden shelves and calculated: "Low-grade and medium-grade magic weapons and elixirs are not very profitable, and they consume too much energy, so you can just give up... Specialize in high-grade magic weapons and elixirs, and release high-quality products from time to time.
…We also accept reservations for second-tier low-end products.”
"Yes, yes, you can take charge of these things. Just give me a look at the account books at the end of each year."
Fang Xi drank the spirit wine and said as if she was the shopkeeper: "Besides... I'm not going to sell the batch of special formation magic weapons you proposed last time... I have to hide them."<
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Ruan Xingling was speechless at Fang Xi's caution.
……
For monks, time always flies by.
If you concentrate on seclusion, those years may pass by in a blink of an eye.
Spring passes and autumn comes, and autumn comes with winter solstice.
In the blink of an eye, a year passed quietly.
Peach Blossom Pavilion.
Fang Xi completed her daily practice and walked out of the retreat room.
In the courtyard, there are already several small puppets such as wooden horses and mechanical tigers that he made. They look relatively crude, but their auras are all about the first level.
"The art of puppetry is extensive and profound, but I am still better at making wooden puppets..."
Compared to the extremely complex puppetry, Fang Xi really likes simplicity. No matter whether it is a monk or a monster, it can be controlled by just one tree seed.
Of course, although the puppets made in this way are high-quality, low-cost, and available in amazing quantities, they can only be controlled indirectly through the demon tree tattoo, which is indeed a bit inconvenient.
According to Fang Xi's experiments, among the eight demonic beast puppets, he controls the two main battle puppets and can defeat the other four or five wooden puppets!
"How about... give up the most difficult part of making puppets, and just learn how to repair and control the puppets at the end..."
While thinking about it, Fang Xi came to the 'Dan Weapon Pavilion'.
This small shop opened in a low-key manner, but its business was bleak in the first few months. It has only improved in recent times.
Through word of mouth among the Qi Refining monks, this ‘Alchemy Pavilion’, where you can occasionally find small boutiques, has gradually become famous.
When Fang Xi walked into the store, she saw Ruan Dan standing like an iceberg behind the counter.
Wei Yixi was sorting out the elixir shelves, while Wang Xiaohu was carrying the magic weapon.
"Uncle..."
Wei Yixi's eyes lit up when he saw Fang Xi arriving, and Wang Xiaohu and Ruan Dan also quickly saluted.
"Well, you guys are busy, I just came to take a look..."
Fang Xi took the account book and did some calculations, feeling speechless.
‘This Alchemy Pavilion has been operating for one year, after deducting various raw materials and labor costs... it can only earn more than a hundred spiritual stones?’
‘Although there are new stores opening, there are several price reductions and promotions to seize the market, so the profit margin is really... miserable!’
‘After deducting the annual rent of one hundred spirit stones, it’s almost nothing…’
‘Fortunately, starting from next year, profits should be able to pick up and eventually stabilize at the level of hundreds of spiritual stones...’
Seeing that Fang Xi didn't look good, Ruan Dan and Wang Xiaohu couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Wei Yixi was still clever. He grabbed Fang Xi's arm and told many interesting things.
"Since opening the store, I have made many friends."
"There are also a few monks who always come up to establish friendship and show off their fruitful harvests from wild adventures and hunting."
"Xixi has always kept uncle's advice in mind and never left Baize Fairy City!"
Wei Yixi was deeply impressed by the several stories Fang Xi told about "deceiving dogs into killing them".
Therefore, only when he is in front of Fang Xi, will he show his innocent side and be naturally wary of other monks.
"Hey, shopkeeper Fang is here today. It's really rare, rare..."
An old Taoist walked into the 'Alchemy Pavilion'. He was wearing a snow-white crane cloak, with three long strands of beard hanging down. His face was rosy, and he had a somewhat immortal air.
"It turns out to be Fellow Taoist Huahe!"
Fang Xi slightly cupped his hands, this was a Foundation Establishment monk he knew.
"Shopkeeper Fang is here, I want to customize a batch of second-level elixirs..."
Taoist Huahe laughed and talked about business. The two parties signed a contract and paid a deposit...
After finishing all this, the old Taoist Huahe invited: "Fellow Taoist Fang... The old Taoist discovered an ancient cave outside. The restrictions are a bit severe and it is difficult to break in alone... I wonder if you are interested?"