Chapter 627 625: Trouble Comes Knocking

Suddenly, as if overnight, Chenxi Pavilion's fame exploded.

People trying to buy Magical Treasures were practically breaking down the door.

Wave after wave of Martial Cultivators rushed hurriedly into Chenxi Pavilion.

Word of Chenxi Pavilion's reputation spread like wildfire.

No one knew who had started the rumors.

Now, looking at the empty shelves, not a single Magical Treasure remained.

Mr. Jiao, Xiao Jun, Flame Dragon, Black Fire Crow, and the others were all endlessly explaining.

"We're really sold out. Everything's gone for today. Please come back tomorrow."

"But remember Chenxi Pavilion. We absolutely will not disappoint you."

Not only was Chenxi Pavilion packed with people, but more were still trying to surge in from outside. The crowd was unbelievably large.

"Are you people at Chenxi Pavilion even trying to do business? How are you out of stock so quickly?"

"I rushed over for two hours! I heard you had Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts, and they're already sold out?"

Outside, some people were even grabbing acquaintances and repeatedly asking.

"Are you sure you really bought a genuine Top-Grade Dharma Artifact from Chenxi Pavilion?"

The people who were stopped nodded again and again, but with a hint of regret.

"Yeah! The rumors used to say this new shop, Chenxi Pavilion, was no good. But today I've seen the truth. It's just that no one recognized real quality."

"As soon as I heard the news today, I rushed over. Unfortunately, I had to stand by and watch as the last Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact was bought by someone else."

"I could only manage to buy a Top-Grade Dharma Artifact."

"But from the looks of it, even the Top-Grade Dharma Artifacts are gone for today."

"Dammit, how did I not make it in time?"

"No, I have to buy a Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact. They're already rare in Xingyuan City, and even when you can find one, the price has been inflated to a million yuan crystals."

"Yeah, getting a Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact from Chenxi Pavilion for a hundred thousand, or even three or four hundred thousand, is an absolutely fair price."

Flame Dragon and Black Fire Crow had no choice but to start ushering people out.

"Sorry, we're closing for the day."

"Everyone, please come back tomorrow! Come back tomorrow!"

At this moment, Flame Dragon, Black Fire Crow, and the others actually felt a considerable sense of accomplishment.

All the Dharma Artifacts in the shop that Jiang Chen had refined were completely sold out.

A few hundred Dharma Artifacts had earned them nearly a hundred million yuan crystals.

Mr. Qiu Shui didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He had once dared to auction a single drop of Dragon Blood for five or six billion, yet now, earning a hundred million felt even more satisfying.

They finally managed to send everyone away.

Flame Dragon and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

But the people outside still formed a long line, waiting in front of Chenxi Pavilion.

They surrounded Chenxi Pavilion so tightly that not even a drop of water could get through.

The owners of the nearby shops were astonished to see the crowd packed entirely around Chenxi Pavilion.

They stared at each other in bewilderment.

"What's going on?"

"Why is everyone rushing over to Chenxi Pavilion?"

"Go find out."

Soon, after they made some inquiries.

Every one of them had an ashen expression.

They learned that Chenxi Pavilion had suddenly put out numerous Top-Grade and Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts, causing their business to explode.

They had actually sold out their entire stock in just a short time.

The shop owners' faces instantly darkened.

'Looks like this Chenxi Pavilion is really here to steal our business.'

'At this rate, it's going to be hard for us to stay in business.'

'I say, should we find a way to ruin Chenxi Pavilion's reputation? It'd be best to drive them out.'

As they say, all merchants are rivals.

The men all agreed.

They immediately began plotting to move against Chenxi Pavilion.

Inside Chenxi Pavilion, after Mr. Qiu Shui tallied the accounts, the group went to the back room. There, they saw Jiang Chen, drenched in sweat, still refining Magical Treasures.

The continuous sound of CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! rang out.

Only after successfully refining one Magical Treasure did Jiang Chen stop.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, he asked, "How did it go?"

Mr. Qiu Shui was the first to speak. "Young Master, we released the auras of all the Dharma Artifacts. Just as expected, all the Dharma Artifacts are now sold out."

"We had no choice but to close up shop for the day."

Jiang Chen had expected as much. After all, he knew the quality of the Magical Treasures he refined.

At that moment, he looked at the five newly refined Magical Treasures on the table.

Xiaotian, however, promptly asked, "Master, we don't have anything left to sell. What should we do?"

Jiang Chen replied calmly, "If there's nothing to sell, then we rest."

"Our goal isn't just to make money."

"Everyone should use this time for your Cultivation."

Mr. Qiu Shui explained the situation again.

Jiang Chen pondered for a moment.

He continued, "With my current energy, I can only forge ten Dharma Artifacts a day."

"We only sell high-quality items."

Refining Dharma Artifacts is an extremely draining task.

Jiang Chen felt it as well.

And while the entry barrier for an Artifact Refiner is much lower than for an Alchemist, creating high-quality pieces was incredibly draining. Even with Jiang Chen's excellent physical constitution, he could only forge ten Dharma Artifacts a day.

Then, Jiang Chen continued to refine Dharma Artifacts, stopping only after he had made ten.

For the next few days, a line formed in front of Chenxi Pavilion every day, while other shops remained completely empty.

However, Chenxi Pavilion only sold ten Dharma Artifacts per day.

But everyone was willing to wait, because the Dharma Artifacts from Chenxi Pavilion were all Supreme-Grade.

Someone knocked on the door from outside.

Jiang Chen and the others went out to look and saw four or five people standing at the entrance.

"Everyone, our Dharma Artifacts for today are sold out, sorry."

Mr. Qiu Shui said very politely.

But the visitors showed no intention of leaving. The leader, a middle-aged man with a handlebar mustache, smiled and said, "Excuse the intrusion. Might I ask who the boss is here?"

Jiang Chen stepped forward and said coolly, "I am. What is it?"

The man immediately looked at Jiang Chen.

He looked him up and down. Seeing how young Jiang Chen was, and that he had no Cultivation, a look of disdain appeared in his eyes.

The leader said, "Hello, I am Cao Huai, the owner of Donghui Pavilion next door."

"These gentlemen are also owners of nearby shops."

"Since Chenxi Pavilion just opened, we came over to say hello. From now on, we're all colleagues in the same trade. We should look out for each other."

Inwardly, however, Cao Huai was quite displeased with Chenxi Pavilion.

After all, Chenxi Pavilion's business had been outrageously good these past few days.

So they had come to the door to put some pressure on Chenxi Pavilion.

He asked, "And how should I address you?"

Jiang Chen replied flatly, "Jiang Chen."

At the same time, he invited Cao Huai and the others in. "In that case, everyone, please come in for a cup of tea."

Since they were his peers, Jiang Chen was also polite to them.

After all, they had come to pay a visit.

Cao Huai and his group sized up Chenxi Pavilion.

Cao Huai said, "I hear your business is doing well, and that you even have Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts for sale."

"Boss Jiang, could you perhaps spare a few of your Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts for each of our shops? That way, everyone can have some business to do."

As he spoke, the men who came with Cao Huai all glared at Jiang Chen like tigers eyeing their prey.

They had investigated. This Chenxi Pavilion had no backing whatsoever, and the people inside were all ordinary.

But they were somehow able to sell Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts. Because of this, Chenxi Pavilion was severely impacting their business.

Naturally, they had come to intimidate the people of Chenxi Pavilion.

Now they were demanding that Chenxi Pavilion hand over a few Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifacts so they could use them to attract customers and boost their own shops' popularity.