You Cultivate, I Farm

“You arrange these treasures into categories and set a price based on their quality and market value. If you have any questions, you can ask me.”

Lu Xuan swept his hand, and a multitude of treasures appeared in the store. In an instant, the place was ablaze with the brilliant light of treasures and teeming with spiritual energy.

“First Grade Yuan Cultivating Pills, Second Grade Spirit Gathering Pills, Third Grade Foundation Establishment Pills, and Fourth Grade Dust Cleaning Pills?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Wen Qian examined each type of elixir that Lu Xuan had taken out, his expression growing increasingly astonished.

Two hundred bottles of First Grade Yuan Cultivating Pills and a hundred each of the Second Grade Spirit Gathering Pills and Beast Spirit Pills were manageable since these are essentials during the Qi Cultivation Stage and commonly seen in every store.

However, the thirty-three Grade Foundation Establishment Pills already approached half of the inventory in the Sea Tower Branch Trade Association—bear in mind that this was the largest shop in the Star Plucking Building, rich in resources. In other smaller shops, one would struggle to even find a single Foundation Establishment Pill.

“Could it be that this Core Formation Guest Elder is also an Alchemy Master?”

“However, this must be all the stock he has on him, as the branch is backed by the Commerce Association Headquarters, which can supply Foundation Establishment Pills at any time,” he muttered to himself.

“Senior, with so many Foundation Establishment Pills, they can definitely serve as the crown jewels of our shop.”

Seeing him like this, Lu Xuan felt satisfied. With a cultivation at the stage of Qi Cultivation, Wen Qian was instantly able to recognize Fourth Grade Dust Cleaning Pills, showing commendable aptitude.

“Senior, are these gourds the Sword Nurturing Gourds recorded in the scriptures?”

He looked at the dozens of gourds floating in the air, filled with surging, howling Sword Qi, and asked Lu Xuan.

“Yes, they contain strong Sword Qi and boast immense attack capabilities, rivaling many Third Rank Magic Artifacts. I nurtured them personally,” Lu Xuan confirmed.

“We can also adjust the price based on the quality of each gourd when it comes time to sell them.”

Lu Xuan took out thirty Sword Nurturing Gourds on the spot, which occupied nearly half of one of the wooden shelves.

“Yet another Third Rank rare treasure,” Wen Qian felt a mix of astonishment and appreciation.

He continued his examination.

“Twenty Third Grade Explosion Flame Beads.”

His eyes swept over the beads, each one appearing to contain swirling, fiery magma capable of erupting into a mass of flame upon activation.

“Twenty Third Rank Water Movement Beads.”

“Fifty Third Rank Water Dragon Charms—are Third Grade Charms so devalued now?” he wondered as more and more Third Rank treasures made him gradually numb.

The lowest ranked item that Lu Xuan had taken out was the First Grade Yuan Cultivating Pill, and there was only one type of it. There were just a few types of Second Grade items, but the majority were Third Rank, extremely popular among Foundation Establishment Mid-term Stage Cultivators.

“With so many Third Grade charms and magic artifacts, each one has the potential to be a treasure of the shop. Senior, are you aiming to cater to a high-end market for Foundation Establishment Cultivators?” he queried.

“Yes, we could head in that direction,” Lu Xuan nodded lightly, unable to help it as these were the lowest rank treasures he had left.

“Which should I choose as the store’s defining treasure? The priceless Third Grade Foundation Establishment Pills? The Fourth Grade Dust Cleaning Pills that can expel Evil Spite Qi? Or the Sword Nurturing Gourds of exceptionally high quality and formidable attack capability?” He was indecisive and thus consulted Lu Xuan.

“None of those, use this as the defining treasure of the shop,” Lu Xuan said with a slight smile as ten Fourth Grade Sword Symbols appeared in front of Wen Qian.

In the charms, the Sword Qi surged like boundless ocean waves, cascaded like a thousand rays from the sun, or streaked across the sky like meteors.

“Fourth Grade Sword Symbols!”

Surprise once again flashed across Wen Qian’s previously numb expression.

Sword Symbols were among the hardest charms to make and had the deadliest attack power, each being exceedingly rare. Lu Xuan casually took out ten of them.

“Indeed, you can release one every once in a while to attract ‘Cultivators’ to purchase,”

Lu Xuan said with a smile. Among all the treasure items he had taken out, due to the large harvest of Spirit Firefly Grass and the light clusters of Water Glow Grass, along with his Grandmaster Realm alchemy level on the respective elixirs, he had the most Yuan Cultivating Pills and Spirit Gathering Pills, counted by the bottle.

The reason he used fourth-grade Sword Symbols as the shop’s treasure was mainly because the number of Sword Symbols he accumulated kept increasing. After advancing to Core Formation, the effectiveness of Sword Symbols decreased, and with a large number of Sword Nurturing Gourds planted, there was no need to worry about running out of Sword Symbols.

“You can occasionally take out some rare fourth-grade treasure items to hook the ‘Cultivators’ who enter the shop,” he suggested suddenly.

He realized that what he considered insignificant, those third-grade treasures, were rare opportunities in the eyes of others.

“To be in fortune and not know it—my perspective has indeed been biased by the treasure within the light cluster,” he remarked reflectively.

Once Wen Qian had all the treasure items neatly arranged, Lu Xuan stepped forward.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“From now on, this grocery store will be managed by you. I’ll come periodically to check on it,” he said.

“Besides, if you find some spare time, you might study some knowledge about Spirit Plants; it could be useful later,” he added, suggesting that when the shop made a name for itself, using even Fifth Rank Treasures as the shop’s treasure could be possible; he planned to collect some Rare Spirit Seeds through the shop.

“Thank you for the advice, senior. I will keep it in mind,” Wen Qian replied.

Though Wen Qian appeared simple and honest, he had a clever mind and knew that Lu Xuan’s suggestions were not without purpose; he firmly remembered them.

Lu Xuan nodded in satisfaction, gave a few instructions, and then left directly.

…

“A grocery store? Isn’t that name a bit too casual?”

On the street, a High-grade Qi Practitioner youth glanced over the shop’s signboard and muttered softly, his curiosity piqued as he walked into the inconspicuous little shop.

“Welcome, esteemed guest.”

As soon as he entered, a simple and honest-looking Qi Cultivation Perfection cultivator came out to greet him eagerly.

“May I know what you need? Our shop carries various rare elixirs, Charms, and Magic Artifacts, available for you to choose from.”

“Allow me to take a look first,” the high-grade Qi Practitioner youth said casually, his gaze landing on the Yuan Cultivating Pills and Spirit Gathering Pills closest to him.

“Second Grade Spirit Gathering Pills, if the price is right, perhaps I could replenish some,” he thought, shifting his gaze, which then suddenly widened.

“Is this…a Foundation Establishment Pill? It’s priceless in the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce; how could it appear in such a small shop? And there are thirty of them?!”

“Could these be fakes?” he wondered.

The youth scrutinized them closely. The Spirit Patterns on the surface of the pills moved, and even through several barriers, he could feel the dense Spiritual Energy emanating from them.

“They are real, and from the looks of it, they seem slightly higher quality than those I’ve seen before.”

His interest intensified.

“What kind of elixir is this? It appears even more precious than the Foundation Establishment Pills,” he mused, looking at the more elegantly packaged, clear, and lustrous pills next to the Foundation Establishment Pills.

“Third Grade Explosion Flame Bead, Third-grade Charms, to think there are so many third-grade treasures!”

“This gourd is quite strange; it seems to contain a vast amount of Sword Qi, with an aura at the Foundation Establishment level—very unusual.”

“Hmm? And the rumored Fourth Grade Sword Symbols?!”

Inside the cabinet, in a restricted area, a Sword Talisman shaped like a sword tip lay quietly. The surface of the Talisman had layers of surging waves, and from a distance, one could feel the infinite Sword Intent it contained.

“Such a small shop holds so many rare treasures!”

“What kind of treasure trove is this shop?”