Chapter 66: Conditions

Seeing Ye Qingxuan ask so directly,

Zhu Dafu hesitated for a moment before finally making up his mind. He lowered his head and said, "Brother Ye, to be honest, I wish to join you and build a great enterprise together."

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan did not respond directly but asked in return, "You wish to join me, but how exactly? Or rather, what benefits can your joining bring me?"

His Tianfu Shop sells various finished products; as long as the quality is good, it does not require many commercial tactics to develop smoothly.

In the Earthly Mystic Realm, whether your business can grow large depends first on your strength, and second on your products or the resources and techniques you control.

If it is merely reselling raw materials and the cross-regional scope is not too large, there will not be much profit.

Within the Xuantian Sect, sect rules suppress everything, and the entire marketplace is managed by the sect.

Therefore, as long as he does not violate sect rules, Ye Qingxuan need not worry about the first point. In the Xuantian Sect, no matter how strong an individual is, as long as they do not break through to the Immortal Realm, they cannot surpass the Xuantian Sect.

As for the second point, Ye Qingxuan is very confident in his mastery of the four arts of cultivation.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Zhu Dafu pondered for a moment and said, "If Brother Ye can hand over full management of the Tianfu Shop to me, I guarantee that the shop's turnover will double within three years."

He had calculated that given the Tianfu Shop's current foundation and reputation, achieving this would not be difficult once it expanded.

Regarding Zhu Dafu's guarantee, Ye Qingxuan was unimpressed and smiled lightly, saying:

"Brother Zhu, it is not that I do not trust you, but you have already failed once. How can I feel safe handing the Tianfu Shop over to your management?"

"This..."

Zhu Dafu looked troubled and was momentarily speechless.

He had no real friendship with Ye Qingxuan, and he indeed had a record of prior failure. Facing Ye Qingxuan's doubts, Zhu Dafu could think of no reason to persuade him.

Seeing Zhu Dafu in a predicament, Ye Qingxuan proactively asked, "If you take over the Tianfu Shop, how do you plan to develop it?"

Zhu Dafu and his group's original plan was not bad, but they were too hasty, ignorant in their youth, and acted rashly without understanding the situation within the Xuantian Sect.

If the Fu Cultivator Alliance had proceeded steadily, it might have truly captured a portion of the low-grade spiritual medicine market within the Xuantian Sect in the future.

For Ye Qingxuan, what currently limits the Tianfu Shop's development are two issues: manpower and insufficient production.

The manpower issue is actually easy to solve; as long as he posts a mission, he can obtain enough people to help maintain the expanded Tianfu Shop.

However, Ye Qingxuan prefers to remain in the background. Having his attendant manage the shop is already the limit; he does not wish to stand fully in the spotlight himself.

He does not intend to hide from the Xuantian Sect; that is neither realistic nor necessary.

What he wants to hide is from some mid- and low-level cultivators within the Xuantian Sect, to avoid them constantly disturbing him.

This time, Zhu Dafu found him through the identities of Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, which had already made Ye Qingxuan consider recalling the two brothers.

After all, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu are merely attendants, not disciples of the Xuantian Sect, so investigating their identities would be extremely easy.

And Zhu Dafu voluntarily presenting himself made Ye Qingxuan even more determined in this thought.

Asking Zhu Dafu those questions earlier was merely to test him. He does not yet know Zhu Dafu's specific abilities, but he only needs someone who will listen and get things done.

Moreover, Zhu Dafu comes from a merchant background; even if he lacks great ability, simply expanding the Tianfu Shop's basic foundation in the early stages should pose no problem.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's question, Zhu Dafu's eyes lit up, realizing there was still hope. He then said excitedly, "If I take over the Tianfu Shop, I plan to recruit a group of alchemists, talisman makers, artifact refiners, and formation masters. After increasing the shop's production, I will expand its scale. Although the Fu Cultivator Alliance has disbanded, I was previously responsible for contacting the various Fu Cultivators. Many of them are now cultivating the four arts of cultivation, so at least for the first-grade market, we need not worry about the supply."

"Furthermore, I can establish a base for the Tianfu Shop in Xingzhou near the Xuantian Sect. While taking the shop's business beyond the Xuantian Sect, this will also facilitate collecting various spirit ores for the Tianfu Shop."

Liguan Commandery in Xingzhou is the sphere of influence of the merchant house where Zhu Dafu originated. Although he has lost his inheritance rights to the merchant house, using some of its power to establish several safe and stable bases for the Tianfu Shop should be no problem.

At the end of his speech, Zhu Dafu subconsciously glanced at Ye Qingxuan.

Before coming, he had already investigated some information about the Tianfu Shop and naturally knew that the shop had been purchasing various spirit ores.

Although he did not know Ye Qingxuan's intentions, actively aligning with this point was certainly correct.

However, Zhu Dafu did not see any sign of interest on Ye Qingxuan's face; instead, he met Ye Qingxuan's profound gaze.

His collection of various spirit ores could not be hidden, but as long as others could not guess the secret behind it, that would suffice.

He was not interested in the base Zhu Dafu mentioned. Beyond the Xuantian Sect? Once he breaks through to the Golden Core realm and condenses a divine ability seed, he will naturally go there.

However, Ye Qingxuan was very interested in the Fu Cultivator Alliance Zhu Dafu mentioned. Ye Qingxuan already had a plan to rebuild the Fu Cultivator Alliance.

Within the Xuantian Sect, low-grade spiritual medicines are abundant, so the profit margin is not high.

But beyond the Xuantian Sect, in areas far from the major hegemonic powers, that is not necessarily the case.

However, these matters must wait until he breaks through to the Golden Core and condenses an external avatar.

Seeing Zhu Dafu finish his plan, Ye Qingxuan asked the most critical point again: "If you manage the Tianfu Shop for me, what do you want in return?"

Hearing this, Zhu Dafu paused, then said hesitantly with little confidence, "A share of the profits without contributing capital?"

"Go ahead, no need to see you off!"

Hearing Zhu Dafu's request, Ye Qingxuan directly dismissed him.

As if! The Tianfu Shop's profits are staggering; how could he give Zhu Dafu a share of the profits without contribution? Especially when Zhu Dafu has not yet made any contribution to him.

"Don't! Don't! Don't! Brother Ye, then what can you give me? You can't expect me to work for free, can you?"

Seeing Ye Qingxuan preparing to kick him out, Zhu Dafu immediately panicked.

He wanted to vent his frustration in front of the Zhu Merchant House in the future, and now the Tianfu Shop is his only hope.

After the turmoil of the Fu Cultivator Alliance, Zhu Dafu's starting capital was insufficient, and he could not rise again in the short term.

Other shops in the marketplace within the Xuantian Sect either had been operating for many years with backing and lacked no managers, or were small-scale operations with no potential for further growth.

Only Ye Qingxuan's Tianfu Shop had astonishing development speed and a good reputation among low-grade disciples.

Additionally, as a Fu Cultivator, Ye Qingxuan could not appear in person, making him the most hopeful candidate for Zhu Dafu to manage the shop and realize his ambitions. Therefore, now that Ye Qingxuan had softened his stance, Zhu Dafu could not easily give up.

Ye Qingxuan pondered for a moment before finally stating his conditions: "How about this? For any output from my Blessed Land sold in the shop, you will hold no shares. However, for the benefits brought by the channels you build, you can hold 10% of the shares. How does that sound?"

(End of Chapter)