Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 560: Chapter 295: A Profit of 700,000 Spirit Stones

"Hahaha, of course I have some. What’s a little Demon Beast Blood? Consider it a gift. Just a moment, I’ll have someone bring it over."

"Great, thank you." Cheng Zongyang didn’t dawdle.

Baili Xi returned with a Spirit Gourd. "Inside are three catties of Tier One Demon Beast Blood," he said. "See if that’s enough."

"That’s more than enough. Thank you, Steward Baili. I’ll take my leave now." Cheng Zongyang cupped his fist in thanks.

"Of course." Baili Xi followed, seeing Cheng Zongyang to the door.

After leaving the Commerce Association, Cheng Zongyang took a carriage to Zhao Yonglong’s residence.

When they met, Zhao Yonglong reported that he had followed Cheng Zongyang’s instructions, sending the Foundation Establishment Pill to be auctioned at a highly reputable and discreet auction house in the North District. It ultimately sold for sixty-seven thousand Spirit Stones, netting an extra profit of over seventeen thousand Spirit Stones.

Currently, he had one hundred thousand catties of Spirit Rice, worth ninety thousand Spirit Stones. As for the three thousand six hundred catties of Exotic Beast Blood, he had acquired it through a friend at a price of one Spirit Crystal for five catties.

Exotic Beast Blood could be sold to ordinary people and Martial Artists, usually at a price of two Spirit Crystals for every five catties.

Of course, buying in such bulk was cheaper.

However, Zhao Yonglong didn’t charge Cheng Zongyang for this Exotic Beast Blood, instead giving it to him as a gift.

Cheng Zongyang didn’t stand on ceremony. Clearly, the other man understood the value of goodwill, knowing that treating this trivial profit as a gift would put Cheng Zongyang at ease, even if the actual cost was low.

Cheng Zongyang was generous in turn. He took out two Foundation Establishment Pills and said, "Let’s count these as payment at fifty thousand Spirit Stones each. Use the remaining ten thousand Spirit Stones to buy more Exotic Beast Blood for me—get as much as you can for that price. As for the Spirit Rice, it’s the same as before; I’ll take an unlimited supply."

"Excellent! Thank you, fellow Daoist!" Taking the vial, Zhao Yonglong stared at the two identical Foundation Establishment Pills, truly overwhelmed with excitement and emotion.

’An item countless people would kill for, and I’ve now handled three of them, even sending one to auction. It’s unbelievable. Now that I’m partnered with Cheng Zongyang, I might actually have a chance to reach Foundation Establishment myself!’

Just then, he heard Cheng Zongyang add, "It’s best you keep the matter of the Foundation Establishment Pills to yourself. If anyone asks, you know how to answer."

"Rest assured." Zhao Yonglong put the vial into his Storage Pouch and cupped his hands. "I know how to handle this. No one will know I have Foundation Establishment Pills. If word got out, it would be a death sentence."

Cheng Zongyang nodded. After collecting the storage pouches, he added, "I’ll return these Universal Storage Pouches to you next time for reuse."

"Good. That way, we can reuse them."

Zhao Yonglong didn’t object. Although each pouch only cost ten Spirit Stones, its capacity maxed out at ten thousand catties of Spirit Rice. Being able to reuse them was still a good idea.

After seeing Cheng Zongyang off, Zhao Yonglong closed the door and immediately activated an array. He then entered an underground passage in the room, which led him into a house in the back alley.

A sly rabbit has three burrows. Zhao Yonglong knew he was being watched by certain people ever since he started acquiring Spirit Rice on a large scale. Therefore, he had quietly rented the vacant house behind his own using a friend’s identity. His original residence was now just for appearances, used for overt transactions and his usual comings and goings.

Of course, he didn’t feel completely safe even with this precaution. After emerging from the tunnel into the second house, he immediately changed his appearance, concealed his aura, and disguised himself as a Hunter. He then left the house at an unhurried pace, heading toward the South District as if leaving the city to hunt.

Cheng Zongyang had no idea how Zhao Yonglong planned to shake off any tails. After all, the people following him would have certainly taken note of Zhao Yonglong.

But that wasn’t his concern. If Zhao Yonglong couldn’t evade them, then that was his own fate.

When acquiring goods and making profits on this scale, getting targeted was only a matter of time. As for whether Yu Wenlin and his two companions would also be targeted because of him, that would be up to their own luck.

Back at the house in the South District, he saw that Yu Wenlin and the other two were not in the pavilion, and he decided not to disturb them. He simply left a note on the pavilion table telling them he was leaving and reminding them that the Cheng Mansion was under surveillance, so they should not leave the city recklessly or deactivate the array. Then, he entered his room.

After activating the array in his room, he entered a hidden compartment and powered up the Teleportation Array.