Chapter 103 – 98: Eight Diagram
“Eh, isn’t that Yin Fairy?” Qiu Tan exclaimed in his heart as he approached Eagle Beak Island, spotting the verdant Flying Boat and the graceful silhouette standing upon it.
Yin Fairy held an extremely high status within the sect, being one of the strongest among the younger generation and could be considered a top genius of the sect.
Moreover, she was an esteemed Intermediate Array Master. Array Masters were extremely rare, so much so that the sect could count their number on one hand.
How could such a favored daughter of the heavens come to Eagle Beak Island, and what could her relationship be with Li Shiming?
At this moment, the flames of gossip within Qiu Tan’s heart blazed fiercely. One was the sect’s top genius, beautiful as a celestial being, Yin Fairy, and the other was a newly joined disciple who, at best, held the status of a low-level Spirit Plant husbander.
These two could be said to be from completely different worlds. How could they have come to know each other?
Driven by intense curiosity, Qiu Tan kicked the white bird beneath him, urging it to go faster.
The white bird had long been discontented internally, having suffered quite a bit from this flight. With that kick, it shuddered and almost threw Qiu Tan into the sea.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’ll feed you extra when we get back, with your favorite silver thread fish!” Qiu Tan immediately recognized his mistake and kept apologizing.
The white bird steadied itself, giving him some face.
Qiu Tan looked up again towards the distance and saw that the verdant Flying Boat had already flown away, Li Shiming still watching the direction it had disappeared into.
Only after the Flying Boat vanished did Li Shiming turn around to prepare to return to his cave-dwelling.
“Mr. Li, wait for me!” Qiu Tan’s call came over.
Li Shiming turned to look and saw Qiu Tan riding the white bird, a giant wooden box supported behind him, approaching from this side.
He activated an Array, allowing the white bird to land on the island.
“Mr. Qiu, have you got everything?” Li Shiming looked at the large wooden box and asked with a smile.
“Not only did the Array materials and a few metals arrive, Mr. Li, but I’ve also brought over those three types of Spiritual Medicine for you!” Qiu Tan carefully placed the huge wooden box on the ground and spoke with a touch of pride.
His gaze curiously studied Li Shiming, immediately noticing that Li Shiming was in a very good mood.
It made sense, after all—having just met with the most beautiful Yin Fairy of the Sky Sea Sect, anyone’s mood would be improved.
If other cultivators in the sect knew about this, they would likely be green with envy, not to mention other cultivators—himself included—who also felt a mix of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
However, envy aside, he knew all too well the gulf between himself and Yin Fairy who wouldn’t spare him a second glance.
He was very curious to ask how Li Shiming had become acquainted with Yin Fairy, but asking such a question might risk losing Li Shiming as a major client.
For the sake of Spirit Stones, Yin Fairy and all gossip ceased to matter.
“Mr. Qiu, you’ve worked hard. How many Spirit Stones do you need?” Li Shiming asked with a grateful bow, typical of a cultivator. Experience tales at Novgo
You’re in luck, Mr. Li. The three kinds of Spiritual Medicine were taken for just one thousand five hundred Spirit Stones, an average of five hundred per type. Adding the Array materials and a few metals, just throw in another three hundred Spirit Stones!” Qiu Tan replied promptly, never one to be careless in business.
Of course, he had made a good profit, but he also knew not to overcharge.
How he managed to run his shop better than others lay precisely in this secret—he had his principles regarding every deal he made.
Because he adhered to his principles, most cultivators who had done business with him chose to cooperate with him in the long term.
Li Shiming handed over the Spirit Stones, which Qiu Tan accepted. Then, Qiu Tan opened the giant wooden box and poured out a great quantity of metal.
“Is this a storage space?” Li Shiming curiously watched as Qiu Tan took out metals exceeding ten times the space of the box itself and couldn’t help but ask aloud.
His curiosity was natural—after all, the storage capacity of a cultivator’s storage bag was limited.
And for Qiu Tan to own storage equipment with such capacity, considering his assets, seemed unbelievable.
“This is a commercial tool. Its internal space is very unstable and can only hold items of lesser value. One must always be prepared for the risk of the items being destroyed. I kept the Array materials and the three types of Spiritual Medicine in a storage bag!” Qiu Tan explained with a smile.
He took out the Array materials and the Spiritual Medicines from his own storage bag and, together with the metals piled on the ground, concluded the deal.
“I didn’t expect you to have planted Spirit Bamboo. Spirit papers made from it have a certain enhancement effect on wood attribute spells and are very popular in the market. The Spirit Bamboo shoots are even sought after by cultivators who love fine food… There are also spices in the spirit field, should you consider selling, be sure to think of me first!” Qiu Tan turned his head and saw the Spirit Bamboo, his business acumen kicking in, and he spoke right away.
“Certainly, certainly!” Li Shiming quickly ushered him away, not wanting Qiu Tan to stay on the island any longer—he was truly wary of Qiu Tan.
Qiu Tan didn’t realize what he had missed; originally, Li Shiming had intended to invite him into his dwelling.
Li Shiming had few acquaintances in the sect, and there were still a few pieces of Spiritual Tea he had just made—it was a pity that Qiu Tan’s business acumen successfully deterred Li Shiming’s intention to entertain him.
Luckily, the spirit tea tree was in the machinery space, the Spiritual Spring and spirit fish were in an underground space; otherwise, Li Shiming worried that Qiu Tan might even ask him to sell those things.
With Li Shiming’s enthusiastic send-off, Qiu Tan left Eagle Beak Island with the giant wooden box in tow.
The giant wooden box was a spatial item and couldn’t be taken into a storage bag. The journey back was as hard as the journey there.
But Qiu Tan was in a good mood, whistling a tune with satisfaction.