I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 27: Fierce Competition

Upon closer inspection, Lin Qing discovered that there were nearly twenty Formation Shops in Xuan Yu Lane. It's worth noting that Formation Shops were not as numerous as Talisman Shops and Pill Shops. Although the latter two types of shops had a higher demand and could sustain their businesses, Formations could be reused and were more cost-effective. It was not a problem for a Formation Shop to be passed down from generation to generation. However, if Lin Qing wanted to open a Formation Shop among the existing twenty shops, it would not be an easy task.

Moreover, Lin Qing had visited a few of these shops and found that they also sold formations similar to the Xuan Mu Formation and the Falling Stone Formation. The prices were even lower than what he had sold them for in Qing Mu Market, and he was even able to negotiate a further discount. Not only that, he also saw some shops selling first-grade high-quality formations, which he did not possess.

"The competition is fierce," Lin Qing thought to himself.

Fortunately, he had sold a lot of formations in Qing Mu Market, so he wouldn't be short of spirit stones for some time. Otherwise, Lin Qing would be worried.

On his way back, Lin Qing suddenly saw a Spirit Grain Shop and walked in.

The sign in the upper left corner of this Spirit Grain Shop had the symbol of the Wu Ji Sect, indicating that it was an industry of the Wu Ji Sect. Within Xuan Yu Lane, the Wu Ji Sect had quite a few shops, some of which were opened by the sect itself, while others were opened by elder disciples. There were almost a hundred shops of all sizes. The Spirit Grain Shop that Lin Qing entered was opened by the Wu Ji Sect itself. After all, ordinary cultivators did not have spare spirit grains.

"Fellow Daoist, what are you looking for?" Inside the Spirit Grain Shop, a Qi Refining Stage 2 cultivator smiled at Lin Qing.

Lin Qing knew that this cultivator was probably a disciple of the Wu Ji Sect. In the major sects, the treatment of disciples was much better than that of independent cultivators like them. They worked hard outside to earn spirit stones, while in the Wu Ji Sect, these disciples could earn spirit stones just by taking on some tasks. This Qi Refining Stage 2 cultivator should have taken on the corresponding task to manage the shop here.

"I wonder if you have spirit rice?" Lin Qing asked. He was asking because he had run out of spirit rice, and he also wanted to see the prices in Xuan Yu Lane.

"Of course, we have first-grade low-quality, medium-quality, and high-quality spirit rice. Which one would Fellow Daoist like?" The cultivator smiled and said.

Lin Qing knew that spirit rice was graded, and there were differences in spiritual power. He had previously eaten first-grade low-quality spirit rice, which cost ten catties for one spirit stone. The medium-quality and high-quality ones were probably more expensive.

"I wonder about the specific prices of these types of spirit rice?" Lin Qing asked.

"For the low-quality spirit rice, it's ten catties for one spirit stone. For the medium-quality spirit rice, it's five catties for one spirit stone. And for the high-quality spirit rice, it's one catty for one spirit stone," the cultivator said with a smile.

"Oh, it's not expensive," Lin Qing was delighted. The price of low-quality spirit rice was the same as what he had eaten in Qing Mu Market, so it seemed that the prices here were reasonable.

But then he thought that the Wu Ji Sect controlled so many spirit fields, and their cost of producing spirit rice was probably very low. Compared to Qing Mu Market, the specific cost should be even lower, which meant that they sold it at a higher price.

"Give me seventy catties of low-quality spirit rice, ten catties of medium-quality spirit rice, and one catty of high-quality spirit rice," Lin Qing took out ten spirit stones and said.

For the medium-quality and high-quality spirit rice that he had never eaten before, he wanted to try them and see the difference.

"Please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist."

The cultivator took the spirit stones and started packing the spirit rice for Lin Qing. While packing, he asked, "By the way, Fellow Daoist, we also have various types of spirit beans here. Would you like to take a look? The prices are similar to the medium-quality spirit rice, and they each have their own benefits when consumed."

Lin Qing looked at the spirit beans in the shop and thought for a moment before saying, "No need for now."

For Lin Qing, it wasn't that he couldn't afford them, but rather that there would be plenty of opportunities to buy them in the future. Buying these now was already enough. He had just arrived in Xuan Yu Lane, rented a house in the eastern district, and bought too many things, which wasn't very convenient.

"Please take it, Fellow Daoist. Feel free to come back anytime."

The cultivator handed the packed spirit rice to Lin Qing, who put it into his storage bag and left.

Looking at the shops lined up one after another on the street, Lin Qing thought to himself that this was a real market. Qing Mu Market couldn't compare at all. Here, there was a wide range of goods available, and even if one didn't go out, it would be enough for cultivation. However, the only thing needed was spirit stones.

Upon returning to the inn, Lin Qing led his wife and children straight to the rented house.

After Lin Qing and his party left, the inn's attendant couldn't help but admire them. It takes capable cultivators to find a new place to live in such a short time. Some cultivators who come to stay at the inn in Xuan Yu Lane start with a minimum of half a month. It's not that they don't want to rent, but they wait for cheaper accommodations to become available. This means waiting for an even longer time.

Upon entering the rented house, both Chao Yun and Li Qingyu showed joyful smiles, while Lin Xuen, who had been suppressing his excitement throughout the journey, started running around in the spacious room.

"Alright, I bought some spirit rice today. Let's have that for dinner," Lin Qing said.

Lin Qing took out three types of spirit rice and told Chao Yun that they should be cooked separately. Chao Yun understood, and Li Qingyu helped on the side.

This house had been rented by other cultivators before, and it was fully furnished. Lin Qing didn't need to do anything except for cleaning, which had already been taken care of by the people in Xuan Yu Lane.

It was truly a move-in ready place.

"There are advantages to being wealthy," Lin Qing thought.

And at this moment, he felt that the surrounding spiritual energy was many times more abundant than in Qingmu Village. Lin Qing felt that renting this house was definitely the right decision.

By cultivating here, he could save at least twenty percent of spiritual stones in the early stage of Qi Refining. Even in the middle stage of Qi Refining, the consumption of spiritual stones would be much lower compared to Qingmu Village, all because this was a market on a second-grade spiritual vein, with abundant spiritual energy.

Just arrived today, although the house was fully furnished, Lin Qing still arranged it a bit. But before he could finish, Chao Yun found him.

"Husband, is this spirit rice spoiled? Why is it still uncooked after half an hour of boiling?"

"What's this about?" Lin Qing was surprised, thinking that he had bought it from the Infinite Sect's shop, so it shouldn't be spoiled. He quickly went to the stove, and Li Qingyu also looked at the rice in the pot with doubt.

Although the water was boiling continuously, the rice inside was still uncooked.

"What kind of rice did you put in the pot?" Lin Qing asked.

"It's the lowest grade," Chao Yun replied.

Hearing this, Lin Qing thought that it should be top-grade spirit rice, but how could it not cook properly?

"What about the other two types?" Lin Qing asked.

Chao Yun led Lin Qing to the larger stove next to them. This house had two stoves, one big and one small.

"Husband, this is already the second pot. The first type of rice we put in has already cooked, and the one we put in now is another type, which is almost cooked," Chao Yun said.

Lin Qing thought that if they had already cooked almost two pots of low-grade and medium-grade spirit rice, but the top-grade spirit rice was still uncooked, then there must be a problem.

With this in mind, Lin Qing decided to take the spirit rice and go find the spirit grain shop.

Before long, Lin Qing walked out of the spirit grain shop feeling somewhat embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)