Chapter 2822 - 2798: Happy Cooperation

Chapter 2822: Chapter 2798: Happy Cooperation

Then he looked at Han Xuan’er and asked, "What about the source of funding?"

"You’re silly, it’s just a surface closure. Even if you don’t open the doors for business, the other supplies can continue, like the supply to the auction house. Aren’t you going back to Lin City? You can talk to the people at the auction house and let them handle some retail. The Holy Pill Pavilion can supply the elixirs, and you’ll just share the profits."

Han Xuan’er looked at Lin Feng and continued, "The most important thing is to make the auction house’s prices lower than the market price. We don’t need to earn so much, focusing on small profits and quick turnover. Otherwise, regular cultivators won’t go to the auction house to buy because, in their minds, the auction house has always been seen as a lofty place. Even if the prices are low, with the backing of the Myriad Gods Tower, the other elixir shops wouldn’t dare to cause trouble."

Lin Feng suddenly realized that Han Xuan’er was even smarter than he imagined. By leveraging the reputation of Myriad Gods Tower, Murong Chuan wouldn’t find out. Moreover, Myriad Gods Tower is inherently a business, and there’s no reason they wouldn’t earn money by helping Holy Pill Pavilion sell elixirs. He then looked at Han Xuan’er and said, "Thank you, I’ll head to Lin City now."

Han Xuan’er stood up, put on her mask, and gently said to Lin Feng, "Take care!"

He immediately took out the teleportation disk, stepped onto it, and vanished in a beam of white light. In an instant, Lin Feng appeared in the courtyard behind the Lin City Holy Elixir Pavilion.

Lin Feng looked around but did not see anyone. He then walked straight to the main hall, where he saw Tao Tao, Lingling, and Si Hong sitting in the hall chatting idly. Xinyue was at the counter calculating with an abacus, and the others seemed to be very idle. It was midday, yet not a single customer was present. Normally, even at night, there would be many customers, and the formation wasn’t activated, so he wondered what the situation was.

Tao Tao, sensing someone approaching, looked up, almost cried out, then rushed up to him, hugging Lin Feng and said, "Brother Lin, you finally came back."

Lin Feng patted Tao Tao and then went to the table to hold Lingling and Si Hong’s hands, asking, "What’s going on with the Holy Pill Pavilion?"

Lingling looked at Lin Feng with grievance and said, "They keep saying it’s the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult causing trouble every few days, scaring away the customers. Thankfully, your formation is strong, otherwise we’d be in danger."

"Yes, Feng, we need to come up with a solution," Si Hong said, looking at Lin Feng. She and Tao Tao had been thinking of ways.

Seeing only these women in front, Lin Feng asked, "Where are the Purple Thunder Transforming Sky Dragon and the Nether Thunder Heaven Devouring Tiger?"

The last time he left them in the Lin City Saint Elixir Pavilion to cultivate, it was to both improve their strength and protect the women. But upon return, not seeing them puzzled Lin Feng.

"They’ve been in the backyard. The last time Myriad Heavens Divine Cult caused trouble, they wanted to rush out and kill them, but I stopped them. Now it’s best to tolerate as much as we can to avoid provoking more trouble," Tao Tao said, looking at Lin Feng. Given the current importance of sect construction, if it wasn’t for her, Lin Feng wouldn’t have killed Chang Chuang, and these subsequent issues wouldn’t have arisen.

Seeing Tao Tao’s remorseful expression, Lin Feng patted her on the head and said, "Yes, that’s right. I do have a way to handle it. Let’s temporarily close the Holy Pill Pavilion."

"Close it?" The three women, hearing this, looked at Lin Feng in surprise. Although business wasn’t good, closing down would mean no income at all. They didn’t understand Lin Feng’s intentions.

The three women watched Lin Feng, expecting an explanation, but Lin Feng directly said, "Tao Tao, comfort the others in the shop. If the auction house needs personnel, let them go over temporarily. You, Lingling, and the Purple Thunder Transforming Sky Dragon and Nether Thunder Heaven Devouring Tiger stay here and take this time to improve your skills."

"Alright." Though hearing this made Tao Tao unhappy, she wished Lin Feng would take her wherever he went next. Yet she didn’t want to create trouble for Lin Feng. As Lin Feng’s woman, the most important thing was to be obedient.

Then Lin Feng looked at Si Hong and asked, "Any news from Dark Star about finding ascenders?"

"We found a few, and they’re all arranged at the nearby city’s Holy Pill Pavilion. Don’t worry; you can notify Gu Tianhai to pick them up," Si Hong said to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng looked at Si Hong with a calm smile, making a decision internally, but didn’t voice it. He then headed straight to the backyard, remembering he’d forgotten about Shen Yuan. Shen Yuan and his students had been arranged at Lin City Holy Pill Pavilion, and he believed Shen Yuan could handle this well.

Seeing Lin Feng surprised Shen Yuan. Ever since leaving the Shen Family, he had been helping Lin Feng at Lin City Holy Pill Pavilion, mostly managed directly by Gu Tianhai. Lin Feng was often absent, so Shen Yuan would occasionally chat with Meng Jiao, yet always hoped to earn Lin Feng’s trust and support. Seeing Lin Feng here, he warmly welcomed, "Pavilion Master, you’re here."

Approaching, Lin Feng patted Shen Yuan’s shoulder and said, "Over the years, I’ve been so busy. Indeed I’ve neglected things. Walk with me to the auction house; I have some tasks for you."

Hearing Lin Feng’s words made Shen Yuan very happy. He had originally volunteered, recognizing Lin Feng as someone doing great things, knowing that such matters couldn’t be rushed, so he’d been waiting—finally, his opportunity had come.

Lin Feng walked while discussing the current state of the Holy Pill Pavilion and the enmity with Myriad Heavens Divine Realm. Shen Yuan had heard bits and pieces from Tao Tao and the others but wasn’t entirely clear. Listening to Lin Feng’s explanation, he finally understood why Myriad Heavens Divine Cult consistently troubled the Holy Pill Pavilion and then asked, "Pavilion Master, are you planning to have the auction house sell our elixirs?"

"You figured it out." Lin Feng smiled casually. He knew Shen Yuan was intelligent; otherwise, he wouldn’t have kept Shen Family members. He continued, "In the coming days, I want the auction house to handle selling the elixirs for us. Once the sect is founded, we can resume operations. This matter will be your responsibility. Moreover, Meng Jiao will leave in a few days, then the other Holy Pill Pavilions will directly supply the auction house with elixirs. You only need to manage and organize the deliveries."

Shen Yuan understood Lin Feng’s intention, nodding in agreement. He had considered this long ago, but without Lin Feng, he couldn’t relay it to the women, and dared not make rash decisions.

Arriving at the auction house, Lin Feng saw Xue Fan busy upon entering. Xue Fan greeted him, surprised to see Lin Feng there, then smilingly said, "Young Friend Lin, what brings you here?"

"Elder Xue, long time no see." Previously, he’d followed Elder Chu directly to Myriad Gods Tower without notifying Xue Fan, and didn’t see Xue Fan in Myriad Gods Tower either. He’d discussed with Great Elder earlier about distributing elixirs to each city’s Holy Pill Pavilion via the auction house, and Xue Fan likely already received Myriad Gods Tower’s notice.

"Indeed, Young Friend Lin. Let’s chat over tea inside." Xue Fan gestured to lead Lin Feng and Shen Yuan inside, unsure of Lin Feng’s purpose in bringing someone, though he recalled Song Cheng mentioning Lin Feng’s ideas, indicating this visit concerns matters discussed with Great Elder.

Furthermore, they all knew about Lin Feng’s actions regarding Myriad Heavens Divine Cult—we all heard how frequently the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult harassed the Holy Pill Pavilion because of it, although both parties, Lin Feng’s strength was akin to a Divine Emperor, yet combating Myriad Heavens Divine Cult single-handedly was seen as impossible by Xue Fan.

Sitting by the table, Lin Feng addressed Xue Fan, "Elder Xue, indeed I’ve come with a request. Great Elder should’ve informed you about my intention to use the auction house’s channels to supply elixirs to each city’s Holy Pill Pavilion."

"It was mentioned, but Great Elder said we need your notice for specifics. When would that be?" Xue Fan asked.

"There’s no rush. I plan to temporarily close Lin City Holy Pill Pavilion and place the elixirs in the auction house for consignment. I’ll only take the cost price of the elixirs; the rest can go to the auction house. What do you think?" Lin Feng asked, confident anyone would agree, given his main goal was to avoid further entanglement with Myriad Heavens Divine Cult.

Hearing Lin Feng, Xue Fan was momentarily stunned. He didn’t understand Lin Feng’s plan but couldn’t respond immediately and thus asked, "Young Friend Lin, has something happened?"

"You know I have some conflicts with Myriad Heavens Divine Cult, so came up with this solution. Please, Elder Xue, help me with this favor," Lin Feng said with a calm smile.

"I’ll consult the Tower Master." Xue Fan looked at Lin Feng. This matter wasn’t hugely consequential but also not trivial, hence consulting the Tower Master. Given Lin Feng’s good ties with Myriad Gods Tower, the Tower Master should consent.

"Very well, thank you." Lin Feng expressed gratitude, watching Xue Fan leave, smiling slightly, wondering whether Fan Yun understood the message left at their previous meeting.

After a short while, Xue Fan returned, addressing Lin Feng, "The Tower Master agrees—the elixirs can be sent anytime. If they sell out?"

Lin Feng pointed at Shen Yuan sitting nearby, saying to Xue Fan, "If they’re sold out, just contact him; he’ll arrange the delivery. If Lin City Holy Pill Pavilion can’t supply elixirs soon, I’ll have other city’s Holy Pill Pavilions supply them."

He anticipated Meng Jiao’s likely departure to the sect soon; until then, Di Guang and Yao Nan would need to step up. After the sect’s establishment, all would resolve, entering normalcy. For now, the plan was to use strategy, an unavoidable step.

"Alright." Xue Fan looked at Lin Feng, raised his cup, saying, "Pleasure cooperating."

After finishing tea, Lin Feng stood up and said, "I’ll take my leave. I’ll send the elixirs over tomorrow—thanks for the trouble."

"You’re welcome, Young Friend Lin. Safe travels," Xue Fan said.

Both knew well they weren’t close, merely maintaining cordiality for appearance. Lin Feng truly wished Elder Chu were handling the matter for ease and convenience.