Chapter 67: Lu Xun's Assistance, Bai Ling's Gratitude

Sure enough, his progress this month is huge.

Cultivation is ultimately the foundation, but Lu Xun not only has strong combat power, his cultivation progress is also surprisingly great.

Beidou University, the seasonal exam is here.

This time, Lu Xun appropriately revealed a bit more strength, especially his Immortal Cultivation strength, directly raising it by two levels, sparking heated discussion again.

"Jia Shi Dan Yao at half price?" Lu Xun raised an eyebrow at Li Bu Fan.

"Yeah, Brother Xun," Li Bu Fan rubbed his hands, eyes flashing with excitement, "Jia Shi Dan Yao has never been half price before; such a great opportunity to get a freebie, we can't miss it."

The exam just ended, and Li Bu Fan ran over to tell Lu Xun a piece of news.

Jia Shi Dan Yao on Qingbei Jie is being sold at half price.

This news is too explosive, spreading throughout Qingbei.

Many students, as soon as they finished the monthly exam, rushed out the door to rush to buy Jia Shi Dan Yao.

"Half price... is this a showdown with Bai Ling?"

Lu Xun stroked his chin, lost in thought,

Today, because he had to participate in the exam, he hadn't yet gone to Qingbei Jie.

"So many people!"

When Lu Xun arrived at Qingbei Jie, he found the street packed so tightly that not even a needle could be inserted.

Qingbei Jie rarely sees such liveliness.

This is enough to show how powerful the half-price sale of Jia Shi Dan Yao is.

"How come there's still so much left?"

Lu Xun finally managed to squeeze into Ling Dan Ge and saw that the pills inside had not yet sold half.

This was basically impossible before.

Bai Ling's pills, when have they ever not been snatched up as soon as they come out of the furnace?

After checking the situation, Lu Xun went up to the third floor.

Bai Ling was intently controlling the pill fire; hearing footsteps, she lifted her head and gave a faint smile: "Boss."

Her mood seemed unaffected.

"Bai Ling, are you alright?"

Lu Xun asked softly.

"I'm fine."

Bai Ling wiped the sweat from her forehead, her tone calm.

"Then you know Jia Shi Dan Yao is being sold at half price?"

Lu Xun asked again.

Bai Ling nodded, a flash of realization in her eyes: "Hmm, they want to cut off my business. Not only half-price sales, the raw materials for pill refining have also risen several-fold; this is definitely their doing."

"Are the people of Jia Shi Group crazy? For such a tiny shop of Bai Ling's, how much money would they lose?"

Lu Xun felt somewhat puzzled inside.

Regarding the grudge between Bai Ling and the Jia Shi Group, he became even more curious.

What exactly is the grudge that would make the Jia Shi Group go to such lengths?

"So what are you going to do?"

Lu Xun asked Bai Ling.

"It's fine, Boss. As long as I can keep income and expenses balanced, I can keep refining pills, and as long as I keep refining pills, my meridian has a chance to recover."

Bai Ling wasn't overly worried, maintaining an optimistic attitude throughout.

This is something many people cannot learn.

After a few more words of conversation, Lu Xun somewhat understood Bai Ling's plan and scheme.

She came here to refine pills, not just to oppose Jia Shi Dan Yao.

But also for her meridian.

In Bai Ling's feeling, if she keeps refining pills without stopping, there is a certain chance her meridian could recover.

Refining pills is a money-losing venture, but the profit is extremely high; therefore, to convince Lu Xun, she initially gave him a 30% share.

She doesn't need much money.

As long as she can maintain income-expense balance, letting her continuously keep refining is enough.

Now, this move by Jia Shi Dan Yao is aimed at her.

Striking the snake, they've hit the vital point.

If this continues, Bai Ling's pills will be hard to sell.

If the pills don't sell, funds can't be recovered; coupled with rising raw material prices, Bai Ling's wish to keep refining pills cannot be realized.

Without making money, what can she use to buy new raw materials? Without the original ingredients, how can she produce new pills?

After understanding all this, Lu Xun pondered a moment and said: "Bai Ling, for this period, let's not split profits; keep all the money for now, we'll talk later after we get through this."

"Boss, you're too good; I'll compensate you later."

Bai Ling's hand motion paused; as she lifted her head, her eye sockets turned slightly red.

She also did not refuse.

Because she indeed needed it.

However, even so, the situation is not optimistic.

The Jia Shi Group seems determined to deal with Bai Ling; over the next few days, Jia Shi Dan Yao continues its half-price sale.

They also transferred a large quantity of pills from other shops to meet the demand of Qingbei's students.

Spirit Pill Pavilion still has few customers; each day, the pills Bai Ling refines, selling a quarter is already good.

Heaven-tier pills are indeed high quality, but their price is also higher, so relatively few cultivators can afford them.

Bai Ling chose to open her shop on Qingbei Jie because the students here have the strongest purchasing power, allowing her to continually refine pills.

With Jia Shi's pills at half price, cultivation speed is a bit slower, which for some students is actually not a big problem.

Many students cannot guarantee they will always have pills to use.

The biggest problem is that Bai Ling can at most refine second-grade Heaven-tier pills.

If she could refine third-grade or higher Heaven-tier pills, the situation would naturally be different.

Because the pills don't sell, inventory piles up, Bai Ling's money keeps dwindling; if this continues, she won't be able to afford the materials for refining pills.

"Bai Ling, you actually don't need to rush; what they're doing will definitely lose money, they can't keep it up for long."

Looking at Bai Ling's increasingly gaunt face, Lu Xun comforted her in a gentle voice.

The Jia Shi Group's tactics are actually quite simple.

On one hand, they deliberately purchase raw materials at high prices, so those selling materials won't sell cheaply, and Bai Ling can only buy materials at high cost.

On the other hand, they sell pills at low prices, snatching away Bai Ling's business.

Even if the pills have high profit, the Jia Shi Group doing this definitely doesn't make money, and even loses money.

He doesn't believe the Jia Shi Group can keep losing money indefinitely.

"No, boss, I can't stop; my pill meridian still has a chance to recover. If I stop refining pills, over time my pill meridian will never recover."

Bai Ling, however, shook her head.

Is that so?

"Moreover, if she doesn't drive me away, she won't give up easily, and I'll defy her wishes!"

A hint of stubbornness flashed in Bai Ling's eyes.

She... who is she?

Lu Xun can now almost certainly say this is a definite grudge match.

"Bai Ling, given current material prices, can the pills you refine still make a profit?"

Lu Xun pondered for a moment, then asked.

"If sold at the original price, it would definitely be profitable; I'm considering whether to give a discount."

"That's fine; don't worry about the Jia Shi Group, keep refining pills. If they don't sell, it's okay—I'll cover all the costs of refining."

"Ah? Boss, how can I..."

"I'm not just giving money for free; these pills will be mine. Speaking of which, I'm actually taking advantage of you."

"Thank you, boss."

Bai Ling was moved to tears, her eyes welling up.

The current situation is too difficult for her.

No one buys the pills she refines; the investment can't be recovered. Even if she still has some savings, over time she can't keep going.

Lu Xun is willing to back her up, which for her is nothing short of a timely help in the snow.

"But boss, the raw materials are now very expensive; this would be too heavy a burden for you..."

"It's fine; I have plenty of money. You probably don't know yet—I just won a million units of Dark Energy."

"Ah? Boss, you're so awesome."

Upon hearing that Lu Xun had won so much Dark Energy, Bai Ling's renewed sparkle gave her a new impression of him.

Originally, in her eyes, Lu Xun was just a small boss.

But now she suddenly realizes that this small boss Lu Xun is not only kind and charming, but also seems somewhat extraordinary.

"Has the favorability reached 50%?"

Lu Xun's proactive help this time reaped great gains; moved, Bai Ling's favorability toward him surged, reaching 50%.