The ten Fire Elves Fang Zhi brought indeed contained a very high concentration of Fire Qilin Bloodline, about eight parts per million, which was eight times that found in the Secret Realm.
This discovery gave Chen Jiuge an idea. Since Senior Brother Fang Zhi is already buying or personally catching Fire Elves, could I contact Senior Brother Lin En and the others to have them catch some Fire Elves while mining Heavenly Fire Marrow and sell them to Fang Zhi?
As a middleman, he wouldn’t face any danger, yet he could collect Fire Qilin Bloodline.
After careful consideration, Chen Jiuge deemed it feasible. Due to the proliferation of Fire Elves, they weren’t redeemed with Merit here; all transactions were in Spirit Stones. Who better to sell to? Besides, having acquaintances would make cooperation easier.
Upon thinking this, Chen Jiuge didn’t immediately contact Senior Brother Lin En and the others. Instead, he went to find Fang Zhi first.
At the shop, Fang Zhi was brewing tea and warmly greeted him, "Junior Brother, come have some tea with me. This is Fourth Rank Purifying Heart Tea. Though it only serves to refresh the mind and wake one up, the taste is truly exceptional."
Chen Jiuge sat down and tasted it. "Great tea, Senior Brother. You have good taste."
Fang Zhi laughed joyfully. "You flatter me, Junior Brother."
"Senior Brother, I have a business proposition. I wonder if you might be interested?" Chen Jiuge said casually, toying with his empty teacup. freew\e bnovel.com
"Junior Brother, let’s hear it." Upon hearing this, Fang Zhi’s demeanor changed; he sat upright, suddenly serious.
"Senior Brother, you know that besides helping to hasten the construction of the Immortal City, our group has another, more important task: mining Heavenly Fire Marrow," Chen Jiuge said.
Fang Zhi nodded. "I’m aware. What does this have to do with business? Don’t tell me you can connect with those cultivators mining Heavenly Fire Marrow beneath the Fire Essence Ore Vein?"
Fang Zhi was astonished. Chen Jiuge was only at the Nascent Soul Realm; those who mined the Heavenly Fire Marrow beneath were at least at the Divinity Transformation Realm—could his junior brother possibly have such connections?
As a cultivator with no hope of further advancement, Fang Zhi now poured all his energy into Fire Elves. The method Chen Jiuge suggested was indeed straightforward, and Fang Zhi knew this as well. However, the issue was that he was just an ordinary cultivator with neither potential nor background. Moreover, he didn’t know the younger disciples who had come to develop the Immortal City, so he had dismissed the idea.
"I have a good relationship with the team leader from Hundred Herbs Peak; I should be able to get some Fire Elves," Chen Jiuge admitted honestly.
"Great! I also thought of this, but those new disciples barely pay any mind to an old man like me, one with no connections or potential. Junior Brother, I’ll leave this matter to you. Don’t worry about the price; I do have some savings, and I absolutely won’t let your people be shortchanged," Fang Zhi assured, patting his chest.
Having received Fang Zhi’s support, Chen Jiuge contacted Senior Brother Lin En that very night.
"Junior Brother Chen, what brings you to contact me?" Lin En asked, somewhat curious.
"Could it be you encountered difficulties with the mission?" Lin En followed up.
"Senior Brother, the mission is fine, but I do need a small favor from you," Chen Jiuge said.
"Junior Brother, speak your mind," Lin En said magnanimously.
"Senior Brother, the matter of the Fire Elves has been widely discussed recently, and the ore veins are not allowing Loose Cultivators to enter. I wanted to ask if you could capture some Fire Elves. Selling them to Loose Cultivators could bring in a large sum of money," Chen Jiuge said.
"Junior Brother, that’s a good idea. We indeed aren’t too busy down there, and capturing Fire Elves is a simple matter for us. However, we don’t have time to find Loose Cultivators to sell them to," Lin En said, a flicker of interest in his eyes.
"Coincidentally, my current task is to assist a Senior Brother from our Sect who nurtures Fire Elves. Although he’s responsible for managing Fire Elves for the Sect, he also has the right to sell them independently and even owns a shop," Chen Jiuge said with a smile.
"Excellent, Junior Brother! You’ve got everything prepared. Alright, I agree to this. In seven days, come to the Flower Fairy Building in the city, and we’ll conduct the trade there," Lin En replied with a smile.
After arranging things with Senior Brother Lin En, the next step was merely to wait for the trade in seven days.
However, has the Flower Fairy Building been established so early? Aren’t the Major Sects of the Heavenly Realm usually quite reserved? Flower Fairy Valley generally doesn’t proactively set up such places, do they? It couldn’t be just because of the Fire Qilin news, could it? A Heavenly Immortal’s Fire Qilin wouldn’t be *that* attractive, would it?
「In the Flower Fairy Building, newly built and just three days old」
Die Luowu, whom Chen Jiuge had briefly met before, was now standing respectfully on the top floor, seemingly waiting for someone.
Silently, an elderly lady with silver hair appeared before Die Luowu. She seemed slightly discontent. "I need a reason. Why did you use your True Inheritor privileges to establish your Flower Fairy Building here? Surely, it’s not just because of a fallen Heavenly Immortal’s Fire Qilin, is it?"
Die Luowu respectfully bowed to the elderly lady before her. "Master, this Immortal City was pioneered by Wudao Tian, the Eldest Senior Brother of the Myriad Beasts Sect. He also left his Lifebound Spirit Beast here."
"Do you think Wudao Tian will return? Are you trying to curry favor with him and influence the Myriad Beasts Sect to aid Flower Fairy Valley?" the elderly lady asked, a hint of impatience in her voice.
"Have you considered that Wudao Tian cannot dictate the Myriad Beasts Sect’s decisions? That fool! If not for his strong cultivation and the backing of the Myriad Beasts Sect, he would have died countless times already. He’s not likely to be the next Sect Master," the elderly lady scolded, seeing Die Luowu’s unconvinced expression.
"Isn’t he the Eldest Senior Brother of the Myriad Beasts Sect?" Die Luowu asked, panicking slightly. After investing so much, was Wudao Tian truly that insignificant?
"Sigh... you’re young and on your first journey away from home; it’s normal that you don’t understand. Consider this a lesson. The Eldest Senior Brother of the Myriad Beasts Sect is merely famous. Never mind his intellect—after all, the Heavenly Realm respects power above all. The key is, he’s not even the strongest among his peers; it’s debatable whether he even ranks in the top ten."
"The Core Disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect are what truly matter. The status of being a direct disciple of the Sect Master isn’t that important. Wudao Tian has always been challenging powerful cultivators externally merely to hone himself and vie for the status of a Core Disciple," the elderly lady sighed.
The elderly lady looked at the dazed Die Luowu and said nothing. A Lifebound Tower isn’t a significant loss, she thought. I hope my young disciple can understand this. Otherwise, her status as a True Disciple might not be preserved.
The rumors about the Fire Qilin had been circulating for quite some time, and Mo Qilin Immortal City had already attracted a large number of smaller factions. The Myriad Beasts Sect and the Bihai Immortal Sect wouldn’t normally pay any mind to these smaller factions. That changed today, however, when a power no weaker than either of them appeared.
A massive Flying Boat appeared above the Immortal City. While it lacked the ridiculously large-caliber turret of the Burning Sky Flying Boat, it was comparable in other aspects and even seemed somewhat larger.
Ouyang Xingwen looked at the Flying Boat with a grave expression. "Why would people from the Galaxy Sacred Land come here? It’s only a Heavenly Immortal Realm Fire Qilin, and a fallen one at that."