Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 541: Chapter 288: Bulk Purchase (Part 2)

Now, Cheng Zongyang wasn’t sure whether to call it profitable or not.

After all, he didn’t know the average income of a Cultivator, and bringing up averages was just bull anyway.

But the fact that Zhao Yonglong had stuck with raising them for so long meant it was better than an ordinary business—more stable.

This meant Zhao Yonglong could only scrape together enough Spirit Stones to support his own basic Cultivation. In his fifties and only at the Qi Cultivation Third Level, the end of his road was already in sight.

"I have 634 One-Horned Iron Bulls here, basically all between three thousand and thirty-three hundred pounds. If you want to take them all, I’ll arrange to have them weighed for you right away."

Zhao Yonglong’s voice pulled Cheng Zongyang back from his thoughts.

Cheng Zongyang nodded. "All right. Go ahead and weigh them. Tally up the total, and I’ll arrange for the Spirit Stones."

Zhao Yonglong smiled. "Excellent. Wait here."

As he spoke, he slapped his Storage Pouch, and a Flying Disc Magical Artifact flew out. Under his control, a One-Horned Iron Bull was lowered onto the disc. A needle on the disc’s face then spun before pointing to a value.

—3105.

’So this is how they weigh things in this world,’ Cheng Zongyang mused.

’Looks like there’s been a lot of research into Life-Related Magical Artifacts in this world,’ Cheng Zongyang thought to himself.

"You keep a tally, and I’ll count my Spirit Stones," Cheng Zongyang said, making an excuse.

"Don’t worry," Zhao Yonglong smiled. "I won’t add a single extra pound to the total."

Cheng Zongyang’s consciousness entered the Wilderness World, where he immediately instructed Luo Dingran to prepare sixty thousand Spirit Stones.

When Luo Dingran learned that Cheng Zongyang was purchasing over six hundred One-Star Level Exotic Beasts, he was quite surprised. Still, he knew it was a can’t-lose deal and immediately agreed.

They had exchanged Points for Spirit Stones many times before, so the process was second nature.

They had plenty of Points from selling Red Blood Pills and Wilderness Rice, more than enough to exchange Fifty Thousand Points for sixty thousand Spirit Stones.

And if they made good use of the six hundred-plus Exotic Beasts purchased with those Spirit Stones, they could rapidly expand their cultivation of Red Jade Ganoderma, allowing them to produce even more Red Blood Pills.

After Zhao Yonglong weighed each One-Horned Iron Bull, he would record its specific Weight.

Weighing over six hundred of them would take some time, which was exactly what Cheng Zongyang needed.

A little over an hour later, Zhao Yonglong approached Cheng Zongyang with a ledger in hand.

"Brother Cheng, I’ve weighed them all. The total is 1,997,100 pounds, which comes to 49,927 Spirit Stones. Let’s just call it 49,900 Spirit Stones. You can reweigh them yourself if you want. And these One-Horned Iron Bulls are all five-year-old adults, male and female. As for the thirty-odd calves, I won’t be giving you those."

Cheng Zongyang stood up and smiled. "I trust you."

With that, he brought out five chests. "This is a total of fifty thousand Spirit Stones," he said. "I won’t ask for the extra one hundred back. Instead, I’d like a few things."

He then opened the five chests one by one, revealing the glittering Spirit Stones nestled within.

Zhao Yonglong’s face flushed with excitement as he stared at the Spirit Stones in the five chests. "What is it you want?" he asked.

Cheng Zongyang said, "First, I want seeds for this Spirit Grass. After all, I’ll have to continue feeding them."

"Not a problem. I have plenty more," Zhao Yonglong immediately agreed.

"Good. Second, I’d like to know the methods and important considerations for raising these One-Horned Iron Bulls. I hope you can tell me, since it’s no loss to you."

After a moment’s thought, Zhao Yonglong slapped his Storage Pouch and took out a small booklet. "This contains the cultivation insights I’ve recorded. It’s the secret to how I’ve raised them so well. Since you’ve given me an extra hundred Spirit Stones, just consider it payment for the booklet. Is there anything else?"

Cheng Zongyang accepted the booklet and cupped his fist. "Thank you, Fellow Daoist. I’d like to know, what resources are particularly scarce in Zi’an County?"

Zhao Yonglong’s face showed his confusion. "What do you mean?"

Cheng Zongyang cupped his fist again. "To be frank, I’m with a Commerce Association from another major city. In addition to procuring supplies, I’m also surveying local shortages to plan out future business."

That made sense to Zhao Yonglong.

No wonder Cheng Zongyang was buying so many Exotic Beasts. Whether it was true or not, Zhao Yonglong didn’t really care.

He was just a low-level Loose Cultivator raising some Exotic Beasts to make a bit of money. The chance to quickly sell off these adult beasts, recoup his Spirit Stones, and cut down on sales time was the best possible outcome for him.

"On that, I can’t be of much help. My knowledge is limited to the agricultural matters you mentioned. Plenty of Cultivators are in that line of work, and the competition is fierce, so it’s not like there’s a shortage of products. But if you’re asking about something that’s truly scarce, I do know of one thing."

"What is it?" Cheng Zongyang pressed.

"Foundation Establishment Pills," Zhao Yonglong said with a smile. "Those are always in short supply. The Five Great Immortal Sects release next to none each year, so there’s a perpetual shortage. Does the Commerce Association behind you have any?"

Cheng Zongyang was momentarily speechless.

’Foundation Establishment Pills. He actually had some. He could even break one down, or have Zhang Jinquan use his Antidote Talent to figure it out, but restoring the formula would be useless. Zhang Jinquan couldn’t refine them yet.’

’Those Soul Slaves can only embark on the path of Cultivation Immortality through the Martial Dao, so for now, they are unable to refine such Cultivation Immortality Elixirs.’

’He could buy them from the Marketplace Hut, of course, but he could never sell them in large quantities.’

’A Foundation Establishment Pill costs thirteen thousand Points, which translates to about seventeen or eighteen thousand Spirit Stones. But out here, one could sell for thirty or forty thousand Spirit Stones, maybe even more. The profit margin was massive.’

’He could certainly profit from the difference in Spirit Stone prices, but if he dared to sell too many, the people from the Carefree Immortal Sect weren’t fools.’