Chapter 730: Negotiations

Zhang Wang, having received the news, examined it carefully for a while and couldn't help but sigh, "Yan Buji truly is an impressive merchant."

To have established a relationship with the demon tribe and even completed a trade in such a short time— even the big merchant guild couldn't do it that fast.

Even though Yan Buji comes from the Great Sinful Sect, his big merchant guild is naturally competent in business, yet even in the step of establishing ties with the demon tribe, they haven't reached the stage of mutual trade.

Yunhua walked over, heard Zhang Wang speaking about Yan Buji, his expression serious, and asked, "Steward Zhang, what's happening over there?"

"The Great Sinful Sect has already begun trade with the demon tribe, and the reports indicate Yan Buji was the one who facilitated it, so our opportunity is almost here!"

"Is that so? Should we ambush him on his inevitable route while Yan Buji goes out to negotiate with the demon tribe settlements?!" Yunhua's eyes lit up as she asked.

"That's not impossible, but Yan Buji has rallied all members of their sect; as long as he has one or two Elders protecting him, we wouldn't dare act rashly."

"Then what should we do?"

Yunhua wore a bitter expression; this time she traveled thousands of miles to Luohuang Zhou just to kill Yan Buji here!

Now Yan Buji either stays indoors or, when he goes out, brings sect Elders with him, making it difficult for them to act.

It should be noted that Zhang Wang and Yunhua's scheme hasn't been disclosed to the upper echelons of the big merchant guild; otherwise, the guild's leaders would weigh the pros and cons and surely advise Yunhua to abandon revenge.

And for Yunhua, this is a hatred she could never set aside.

Zhang Wang, driven by his inner sense of justice, naturally wants to help Yunhua avenge her grievance; if they can forge a deep friendship during this process, then once the matter is settled, Yunhua's daughter, by progressing steadily in cultivation within the big merchant guild, will inevitably reach the pinnacle, and Zhang Wang himself will profit from it.

Therefore Zhang Wang doesn't consider aiding Yunhua a loss; even if it were, he truly doesn't want to see someone like Yan Buji continue to exist in the world!

"Rest assured, besides us, there will be others to assist," Zhang Wang said with a smile.

"Others?"

Besides ourselves, who else holds a grudge against Yan Buji?

Yunhua thought carefully; given Yan Buji's ways, he may have attracted many enemies before, but now the opponent is a member of the Great Sinful Sect, with background and status, and there probably isn't anyone willing to risk everything to strike him.

"Yan Buji commits many injustices, and some have already grown tired of him. But to act, we must leave him no chance to resist, so we must find an occasion when Yan Buji has to act alone!"

"How can we make him act alone?" Yunhua asked, puzzled.

"Then it depends on the Uncounted Sect side," Zhang Wang said with a smile.

The Uncounted Sect?

The other side.

After hearing that the Great Sinful Sect's mining area had started operations, the Uncounted Sect immediately sent someone over to discuss matters concerning gold‑steel ore ingots.

Naturally, the person leading the delegation was Huang Tianshangren.

Not every cultivator in a sect can master the ways of commerce; for cultivators within a power, they join to improve their cultivation and seek higher attainment and status. Yet beyond experience, there are hardly any born merchants, so even strong members like Yun, suitable for these tasks are few, and cultivation level becomes less important.

Just as Yan Buji, although only at the Martial Dao Nascent Soul stage, thrives within the Great Sinful Sect, partly because his commercial ability is extremely formidable.

Huang Tianshangren found Yan Buji and said with a smile, "I've met Hall Master Yan."

"It's you, Daoist friend Huang," Yan Buji smiled, "Do you have any important matters today?"

"Hmm, I heard your sect's mineral vein has officially entered production; I'm here to ask how you intend to sell the gold‑steel ore ingots?"

Yan Buji replied directly, "A portion of the gold‑steel ore ingots will be shipped back to the sect, and the rest will be sold in demon tribe territories."

Huang Tianshangren nodded and said with a smile, "I heard your sect also obtained trade rights with the demon tribe?"

"Indeed, our trade with the demon tribe has completed one round; next we see what the demon tribe still needs. Naturally, once gold‑steel ore ingots are produced steadily, we'll contact the demon tribe to see if they have purchasing intent," Yan Buji said.

After all, they contact those demon tribe settlements through Xiong Ba Tian, the bear clan; in theory, even if the few demon tribes on Luohuang Zhou don't need gold‑steel ore ingots now, some demon tribe somewhere on the demon continent will.

At that time, we can negotiate prices with them, securing a sales channel, so we won't need the hassle of transshipping through the Heavenly Spirit Realm to sell.

Huang Tianshangren: "Over here, people from the big merchant guild proactively approached us for cooperation, but the price they offered wasn't satisfactory, so we'd like to hear your perspective."

"Perspective?" Yan Buji laughed.

It seems the big merchant guild that came this time are indeed acquaintances; otherwise, why wouldn't they come to me?

"My view is, since your sect wants to set a joint price for business, perhaps you can hand over a portion of the gold‑steel ore ingots to us for joint sale. As for pricing, my sect will settle whatever amount we set."

Huang Tianshangren thought for a moment, "Has your sect not yet decided how to price them?"

"Mainly we still don't know the demon tribe market's reaction," Yan Buji explained. "Gold‑steel ore ingots are rare, but there seem to be quite a few across the demon continent. To do this business, we can only purchase through the demon tribe settlements on Luohuang Zhou; we can't reach the farther demon continents."

Huang Tianshangren pondered, "Didn't you obtain trade rights? Logically, since the trade rights are granted by the demon tribe's royal court, you should have no problem going to other demon continents."

"That may be so, but we are still humans. The demon tribe, being not of our kind, probably won't trust us," Yan Buji said.

It seems the situation is somewhat complicated.

Huang Tianshangren realized that the trade rights the Great Sinful Sect obtained with the demon tribe might not be as advantageous as he imagined; there are still many constraints, which is understandable.

After all, humans and demons walk different paths; peaceful coexistence is already good, and in the commercial realm, that's a concrete struggle for profit.

Yan Buji knows this, and Huang Tianshangren naturally understands as well.

However, as the conversation reached this point, Huang Tianshangren suddenly said, "When the person from the big merchant guild previously came to see me, they also inquired about your sect's situation. Hall Master Yan, did you originally bear a grudge against the big merchant guild?"

Yan Buji smiled, "My sect also trades with the big merchant guild; how could we hold a grudge?"

Huang Tianshangren gave a slight smile; hearing Yan Buji say that, he felt reassured.

"Then, Hall Master Yan, is there anything you need me to help with?"

"After you return, tell them I will find time to visit your place for further cooperation talks."

"No problem."