Chapter 18: Earning Tens of Thousands of Spirit Stones, Getting Rich Through Spirit Wine

"By the way, Daoist Zhou, do you have any plans to follow the Xianxia Sect into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range to take a gamble?"

Zhang Cheng asked.

"How so? Could it be that many people have already gone along with them?"

Zhou Sui asked in return.

"You know Daoist Tao next door, right? He is a Qi Refining Eighth Layer Cultivator who has already decided to follow the Xianxia Sect into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range to take a gamble. After all, given his Spirit Root aptitude, if he doesn't receive rewards from the Xianxia Sect, he has no hope of Foundation Establishment in this lifetime."

"If he is lucky this time and performs a great service, obtaining rewards from the Xianxia Sect, I won't say he's guaranteed to succeed in Foundation Establishment, but at the very least, he could promote to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer."

Zhang Cheng explained.

"But the Cloud Mist Mountain Range is so dangerous; is it really worth the gamble?"

Zhou Sui frowned.

He did not believe the Xianxia Sect was truly that generous. If there were no danger in developing the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, how could they be willing to hand out so many resources as rewards?

The so-called "heavy rewards attract brave men."

In all likelihood, the Xianxia Sect simply wanted to attract those Loose Cultivators to act as cannon fodder for them, to withstand the many dangers of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

Without a doubt, the mortality rate for these Loose Cultivators following the Xianxia Sect into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range would definitely not be low.

"As for that, of course it's worth the gamble. To develop the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, the Xianxia Sect has dispatched three Foundation Establishment Elders this time, along with over a hundred Qi Refining Stage Disciples; it can be said they are determined to succeed."

"If my cultivation weren't insufficient, I would want to go along and take a gamble too."

Zhang Cheng sighed with emotion.

He felt that this operation by the Xianxia Sect would surely be foolproof.

"Forget it. I am only at the Qi Refining Third Layer. Even if I really followed them, I wouldn't obtain much of a reward. It would be better to stay at home and cultivate properly."

"If I really run short on Pills, I can just ask my Dao Companion for them."

Zhou Sui waved his hand, indicating he did not want to wade into these muddy waters.

After all, his Spirit Wine sales were currently in full swing; he could earn at least five thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones every month, so he was not lacking in Spirit Stones at all.

If it weren't to avoid the attention of others, the number of Spirit Stones he earned would certainly be even higher.

It was precisely because of this that he naturally could not be like other Loose Cultivators, risking his own life for a few rewards.

His life was far too precious to be wasted here.

"This!"

Hearing this, the corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth twitched. He was so jealous his guts were turning green. If he was short on Pills, he could just ask his Dao Companion for them? Listen to that—is that something a human can say?

Why didn't he have such a wealthy Dao Companion?! The heavens were truly too unfair.

No wonder this kid didn't want to enter the Cloud Mist Mountain Range to take risks.

If one could just reach out and ask their Dao Companion for money, who would be foolish enough to go outside and take risks?

This guy must have really latched onto that beautiful female Cultivator. I'm afraid it's not the female Cultivator harvesting him, but him sucking the female Cultivator's blood.

How detestable. How could such a thing happen in this world?

"Husband."

At this moment, a sweet, delicate voice rang out. Three female Cultivators with graceful figures walked in from outside the door; they were none other than Ji Bingyu, Mu Ziyan, and Xia Jingyan.

They had just left the residence to go elsewhere to sell Spirit Wine, and incidentally purchase various supplies like Pills, materials, Spirit Meat, and Spirit Rice.

After all, Miyun City was very chaotic right now, filled with outside Loose Cultivators everywhere.

If a Cultivator like Zhou Sui, at the Qi Refining Third Layer, were to go out casually, who knows what dangers he might encounter.

But Ji Bingyu and the others didn't have to worry about such things when they went out.

After all, they were already Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators; no one dared to do them harm.

"You're back. Hurry and come inside."

Zhou Sui smiled slightly and immediately opened the door to let the three women in.

"How detestable."

Seeing this scene, Zhang Cheng felt very sour, especially sour. He was already over forty years old, yet he was all alone, not even having a Dao Companion.

Every day he could only go to the Flower and Willow Alley to solve his problems, and each time he had to waste a large amount of Spirit Stones, which had exhausted his family fortune.

But this kid? At such a young age, he had already gained the favor of such beautiful female Cultivators.

So one could imagine how delightfully he lived his life; it really is true that comparing people only leads to anger.

He returned to his own house and immediately closed the door, out of sight, out of mind.

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At this moment, inside the house, Zhou Sui, Ji Bingyu, Mu Ziyan, and Xia Jingyan had already sat down.

"How was it? Did the Spirit Wine sales go smoothly?"

Zhou Sui asked.

"Of course, very smoothly."

Ji Bingyu smiled slightly: "After all, prices in Miyun City are rising now, and everything is becoming expensive. The price of Spirit Wine is also climbing step by step, having already reached the level of one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones per pot."

"We only sold one hundred pots and earned over ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones. The speed of making money is truly too fast; it even makes me feel a bit overwhelmed."

She sighed with emotion.

To tell the truth, if it weren't for Zhou Sui's Spirit Wine, she wouldn't have known that earning Spirit Stones could be such an easy and simple matter.

There was no need to go outside and take risks, no need to kill people to seize treasures, and even less need to hunt Monster Beasts. Merely selling Spirit Wine was a business with ten thousand times the profit.

Basically, in these past six months, they had earned tens of thousands of Low-grade Spirit Stones just from selling Spirit Wine.

This was a life they wouldn't have dared to imagine before.

"Rest assured, we naturally know that this amount of Spirit Stones is truly too much, so we basically only cooperate with those taverns and do not sell to ordinary Loose Cultivators. Those taverns have a high demand and can easily buy dozens of pots."

"Most importantly, when we sell to the taverns, we also use disguises. Even if they wanted to track our whereabouts, it would be an impossible task."

Mu Ziyan and Xia Jingyan explained.

After all, they had also been Loose Cultivators for many years and had long known just how dangerous it was to be targeted by enemies, as they would certainly be attacked by other Cultivators.

Therefore, to avoid this, they had always acted with caution and never intended to let others know their true identities.

If other Cultivators knew they had earned so many Spirit Stones, they would certainly come to attack them, inviting a great deal of danger.

"To be honest, it cannot be said that there is no danger; I have a feeling that after we have been selling Spirit Wine for half a year, those restaurant owners have already started to suspect our identities."

Ji Bingyu said in a deep voice.

Due to the strengthening of her Soul, she had become increasingly sensitive to the hostility of others.

At the beginning, the restaurant owner might not have harbored any ulterior motives, but as time went on, they began to suspect the origin of the Spirit Wine sold by Ji Bingyu and the others.

"If that is the case, we must temporarily stop the sale of Spirit Wine; even if we cannot earn a large amount of Spirit Stones, your safety is the most important thing, and you must absolutely not let yourselves fall into danger."

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

He felt that this was already a quite dangerous signal, and no amount of caution could be considered excessive.

(End of this chapter)