Chapter 263: Ji Dongming

After obtaining the Void Realm from Luo Tian, Ye Qingxuan had spent only one hundred million high-grade spirit stones.

Converted into supreme-grade spirit stones, that was merely one million supreme-grade spirit stones.

He never expected that.

After entering the Void Realm, to break the array formations and restrictions within it,

Ye Qingxuan spent another three million two hundred thousand supreme-grade spirit stones.

Although Ye Qingxuan possessed the Tianfu Shop and Dongxuan City, two treasure troves capable of generating a steady stream of spirit stones for him,

he had consistently spent vast amounts of spirit stones acquiring various spirit mines, corpses of the Green Demon Clan, and other expenses.

Moreover, there was currently no sixth-grade spirit vein within the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven.

To avoid hindering the growth of the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven,

after all, the Baobao Pavilion had a much wider range of product channels.

Although the Tianfu Shop and Dongxuan City generated spirit stones quickly,

Zhu Dafu usually went to the Baobao Pavilion in the market district to purchase items for Ye Qingxuan.

Clearly, as the shopkeeper of the Tianfu Shop, Zhu Dafu was no longer an unknown figure within the Baobao Pavilion.

Sometimes, when Ye Qingxuan ordered items to be purchased that were not in the Tianfu Shop's inventory,

this time, for the Void Realm, Ye Qingxuan had spent a total of three million two hundred thousand supreme-grade spirit stones.

Therefore, Ye Qingxuan's stock of spirit stones was not as abundant as one might imagine.

Zhu Dafu had managed the Tianfu Shop on behalf of Ye Qingxuan for many years and had dealt with the Baobao Pavilion countless times.

After advancing to the Soul Transformation realm, he had always used supreme-grade spirit stones for cultivation, consuming a significant amount of them.

With Ye Qingxuan's current assets, he could only afford to be extravagant with spirit stones during the Soul Transformation stage.

These three million two hundred thousand supreme-grade spirit stones accounted for roughly one-tenth of Ye Qingxuan's spirit stone reserves.

The clerks of the Baobao Pavilion, upon seeing Zhu Dafu, did not stop him but instead smiled and nodded in greeting.

On the other side, after receiving the purchasing task ordered by Ye Qingxuan,

arriving at the door of a private room on the second floor, Zhu Dafu knocked and said,

He still needed a considerable amount of time to advance to the Void Realm.

Back and forth over the years, Zhu Dafu had naturally made several close friends within the Baobao Pavilion.

In the short term, Ye Qingxuan did not need to worry about a shortage of spirit stones.

However, in the later stages of cultivation, the prices of various high-grade resources were equally exorbitant.

Upon arriving at the Baobao Pavilion, Zhu Dafu walked with familiarity toward a specific private room on the second floor.

However, given Ye Qingxuan's cultivation speed,

he simply walked all the way to the Baobao Pavilion in the Xuantian Sect's market district.

"Brother Ji, it is me, Zhu Dafu."

The person he sought was none other than Ji Dongming, one of the managers of the Baobao Pavilion.

On the way here, Zhu Dafu had already exchanged letters with Ji Dongming and knew that Ji Dongming was waiting for him in a private room.

Sure enough, upon hearing Zhu Dafu's voice, a cheerful voice came from inside the room:

"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Zhu, please come in!"

Having received permission, Zhu Dafu pushed the door open and entered.

Inside the private room, a middle-aged man stood up to welcome him.

This middle-aged man was Ji Dongming, the manager of the Baobao Pavilion that Zhu Dafu had come to find.

Under Ji Dongming's welcome, Zhu Dafu sat down opposite him.

After sitting down, Zhu Dafu said with a smile,

"Brother Ji, I have come this time to bring you a huge sales figure, so you must give me a great discount."

No matter how large the scale of the Baobao Pavilion, it was still a commercial shop.

The managers within had different tiered sales targets every year.

Depending on which tier of sales targets they achieved, the rewards received by the managers varied accordingly.

Therefore, sometimes to attract major clients, managers of the Baobao Pavilion would generally offer clients a discount within the limits of their authority.

Such behavior was also one of the methods the Baobao Pavilion used to stabilize its major clients, a rule tacitly approved by the Baobao Pavilion.

Hearing Zhu Dafu's words, Ji Dongming raised an eyebrow and asked tentatively,

"The old rule, three percent off, how about that?"

Although managers possessed considerable discount authority, this authority was also limited.

For different tiers of purchase amounts, the discount strength a manager could offer varied accordingly.

Previously, whenever Zhu Dafu purchased from Ji Dongming, Ji Dongming had always offered a three percent discount.

This time, hearing the tone in Zhu Dafu's voice,

Ji Dongming guessed in his heart that it must be a substantial transaction.

Without knowing the details, he could not make a hasty judgment.

So, he could only offer the previous discount standard to test Zhu Dafu.

Sure enough, after hearing the discount standard offered by Ji Dongming,

Zhu Dafu shook his head slightly and said directly,

"This time, I want a five percent discount."

A five percent discount was the maximum discount strength a manager of the Baobao Pavilion could offer.

Having dealt with the Baobao Pavilion for many years, Zhu Dafu was well aware of these matters.

So, he directly asked for the biggest discount.

Hearing Zhu Dafu's request, Ji Dongming did not refuse outright but asked:

"May I ask how many spirit stones Brother Zhu plans to spend this time?"

Ji Dongming had been dealing with Zhu Dafu for more than a day or two; he naturally knew Zhu Dafu's character.

Without absolute confidence, Zhu Dafu would not have asked for this discount, putting both sides in an awkward position.

If Zhu Dafu's purchase of spirit stones met the standard, he would not mind granting Zhu Dafu a favor.

Hearing the question, Zhu Dafu did not beat around the bush and said directly:

"This time, I need to purchase four hundred Grade Six supreme array-breaking talismans."

"According to your Baobao Pavilion's prices, the total is three million two hundred thousand supreme spirit stones."

Speaking thus, Zhu Dafu wore a look of pride and continued:

"How about it? With this purchase volume, asking for a five percent discount shouldn't put you in a difficult position, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Dongming showed a look of surprise:

"Your Tianfu Shop wants to purchase four hundred Grade Six supreme array-breaking talismans in one go? What for?"

Although Zhu Dafu's purchase amount was large,

this was the marketplace within the Xuantian Sect.

Baobao Pavilion was one of the nine-star shops in the Xuantian Sect marketplace.

As a manager who had served at Baobao Pavilion for many years, what grand transactions had Ji Dongming not seen?

Three million two hundred thousand supreme spirit stones, though a lot, were not enough to make Ji Dongming lose his composure in shock.

Instead, he was more curious about the purpose behind Tianfu Shop purchasing four hundred Grade Six supreme array-breaking talismans at once.

Seeing Ji Dongming ask about the use of the four hundred Grade Six supreme array-breaking talismans, Zhu Dafu was not annoyed; instead, he smiled and said:

"Our Tianfu Shop is growing larger by the day and always encounters customers with special requests; you know what I mean!"

Having finished speaking, he gave Ji Dongming a look that said, "You know."

Whether Ji Dongming understood or not, Zhu Dafu did not know.

Anyway, he, Zhu Dafu, did not understand.

Who knew what a fortune cultivator like Ye Qingxuan would need so many Grade Six talismans for?

Zhu Dafu did not want to understand either; he only needed to follow orders. Knowing too much was sometimes not a good thing.

Facing Zhu Dafu's look, although Ji Dongming did not understand, he did not ask further.

Instead, he nodded slightly and said:

"In that case, I will give you a five percent discount."

"The total value is three million two hundred thousand supreme spirit stones; you just pay three million forty thousand supreme spirit stones!"

Having finished speaking, Ji Dongming stood up and, accompanied by the smiling Zhu Dafu, went to the front counter of Baobao Pavilion to complete the transaction.

With Ji Dongming's guidance,

Zhu Dafu quickly purchased the four hundred Grade Six supreme array-breaking talismans.

Carrying the four hundred Grade Six supreme array-breaking talismans and the extra sixteen thousand supreme spirit stones he had gained,

Zhu Dafu left the main gate of Baobao Pavilion with a smile.

(End of this chapter)