The First Saint of Dan Dao

Chapter 194 4-square tripod

Zi Yun was already a little confused, and she became even more confused after hearing what Tang Yan said.

As if by some mysterious force, Zi Yun turned around and said, "If you can enter the Heaven Level within half a year, I won't punish you if you call me silly girl again next time!"

After saying this, Ziyun was also stunned. Why was she saying these things to this kid?

Tang Yan was distracted for a moment, and complained: "I'm already at the Heavenly Level, and you're just trying to pick on me?"

"Get out of the way!" Ziyun's face turned red with anger, she turned her head and walked away.

Looking at Zi Yun's back, Tang Yan sighed softly. How could he not understand what Zi Yun meant?

Only if I can quickly reach the heavenly level will I be qualified to ask about her concerns.

Calming down his mood, Tang Yan did not rush to practice, but took out the alchemy furnace and began to refine the elixir that could temper his meridians - the Jingling Pill.

Jingling Pill is a third-grade pill. Its main function is to temper the meridians, making them more resilient and thus able to withstand more spiritual energy.

The reason for choosing this pill is that the Nine Nether Fire Sea is a unique place for cultivation, and there is no need for pills that increase spiritual energy for the time being.

Moreover, he had just successfully practiced the Qi Meridian Transformation, a set of mental methods for cultivating qi and blood. Although this method was powerful, it could easily overload the meridians.

If the meridians can be tempered to be tough enough, the strength can be improved qualitatively.

Of course, there is a more important reason, that is, he now really has the main ingredient of the Jingling Pill!

At dusk, Tang Yan finally finished his work. After working for a long time, he refined six Pure Spirit Pills, which should be enough for a while.

After putting away the alchemy cauldron, Tang Yan felt something in his heart and turned his head to look. He saw Du Shu rushing towards him at a rapid speed.

"What's the hurry?" Tang Yan asked with a smile, looking at Du Shu who was a little out of breath.

"Ha, boss, it's a good thing you're here! Aren't we going to absorb an alchemy gang? I've collected a few that are about to disband. Take a look." After saying that, Du Shu took out a piece of paper and handed it over.

Tang Yan took it and looked at it. There were sixteen alchemy gangs listed on it, four of which were marked in red with the words "not enough to cover expenses" noted on them.

"Boss, look at these four companies, they are all on the verge of collapse." Du Shu said quickly.

Tang Yan carefully checked the information of each gang: "Four-sided Cauldron, three second-level alchemists, eight first-level alchemists..."

"This is considered to be a relatively large-scale small alchemy gang." Du Shu added.

Tang Yan nodded and continued to look at the second gang marked in red: "Fire Pill Division, two second-level alchemists, six first-level alchemists."

"Qingdan League, two second-level alchemists and three first-level alchemists."

"Divine Pill Alliance, five first-level alchemists..."

Tang Yan looked at the information of the other dozen gangs and asked curiously, "According to your statistics, the lineup of the 'Four Square Cauldron' is quite good among the small alchemy gangs, and is even stronger than many gangs that have not collapsed. Why is it not doing well?"

“These small alchemy gangs have no advantage in competing with the big alchemy gangs because they have few types of elixirs, so they can only engage in price wars.

Once the price is low, it will attract some people to buy, and this behavior makes some big gangs dissatisfied.

The big gangs will offer big discounts on the small gangs’ main elixirs. This way, people will naturally be reluctant to buy from the small gangs.”

After a pause, Du Shu continued to explain: “Among the students in our Qinglong Academy, the highest level of alchemists is the third level, and there are not many of them.

The second-level alchemists are the backbone, and all major gangs are trying hard to recruit second-level alchemists.

There are exactly three people in the Sifang Ding. Many gangs are eyeing them covetously and trying every means to break up their gangs.

Therefore, the Sifang Ding suffered the most and had the hardest time. "

After hearing Du Shu's explanation, Tang Yan understood and said thoughtfully, "It seems that the competition is very fierce. Let's go to the Sifang Ding first."

"Those big gangs want to recruit them, but they are not willing. How can we do it?" Du Shu hesitated.

"Let's go, stop dithering like a woman." Tang Yan took two steps forward without looking back. Suddenly, he remembered that he didn't know where the Four-sided Cauldron was, so he waved his hand and ordered, "Lead the way!"

Du Shu: “…”

After walking for a few minutes, the two stopped at a trading point.

The trading point is not large, but there is a lot of traffic.

"This is the trading area for students. Some of them come here to trade the rare treasures they obtained during their training outside. If they don't want to sell them to the academy at the same price, but want to get a higher price, they will come here to trade.

The shops around are actually rented by students. The shop in the corner is the Sifang Ding. "Du Shu said, pointing to a corner.

Following Du Shu's finger, Tang Yan saw the location of the Square Cauldron. When he saw the narrow storefront, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Such a small store?"

"Boss, don't complain that this store is small. The rent is not cheap." Du Shu said with a smile.

"Is this place all owned by the academy?"

"It originally belonged to the college, but it has been contracted out to the Summit. The best spots are now owned by the Summit."

Tang Yan was a little surprised when he heard this. It was not the first time he had heard of the Jianfeng gang. He remembered that Du Shu once said that the Blacklist was controlled by Jianfeng.

"What is the background of the Jianfeng gang?" Tang Yan was very interested in this gang.

“The Peak was established eight years ago, and the leaders of each term are usually the top three figures on the Qinglong Academy’s Heavenly Ranking.

The current leader of the Peak is Ye Qiong, who is currently ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking. I heard that his strength is about to enter the Heavenly Rank."

Tang Yan looked at the area and asked, "Since Jianfeng is so powerful, why doesn't he just take all the shops into his possession? Wouldn't it create a lot of new competitors if they rented them out?"

"Qinglongyuan only allows them to have three shops, which is also to give other gangs some living space." Du Shu explained.

"Once we develop, I hope to have my own exclusive territory in Qinglongyuan." Tang Yan said calmly.

Tang Yan's simple words shocked Du Shu's heart.

"Brother Yan, don't worry, I will definitely be able to build up our financial strength!"

"I believe you." Tang Yan smiled and walked towards the Square Cauldron.

The Sifangding store is indeed very small, only four square meters.

There was only a glass counter inside, with a few samples of pills on it.

Behind the counter was a woman in a black dress with a somewhat lonely expression on her face. When she saw someone coming in, her eyes lit up and she asked with a smile on her face, "What do you want to buy?"

The voice is a little hoarse and crisp, very nice to hear.

Tang Yan smiled and said, "Just take a look."

"Okay." The girl nodded without saying much.

Tang Yan glanced at the pills on the counter.

Quyuan Dan, a top-grade first-grade product, increases the spiritual power in the body and improves the speed of cultivation. Each bottle is sold for 50 star points.

Qi-enhancing pill, first-grade intermediate quality, increases the spiritual energy in the body, each bottle is sold for 30 star points.

Quick-acting Qi-boosting pill, second-grade superior quality, can be quickly converted into true Qi to replenish depleted physical strength. It is an essential medicine for completing missions outside. Each bottle has 260 star points.

Lingxin Pill, a second-grade intermediate product, can help you quickly enter a state of cultivation. After taking it, the speed of Qi circulation can be up to three times faster. It has miraculous effects when taken during advancement. Each bottle has 240 star points.

……

There are seven types of second-level elixirs, of which only one is of high quality. The remaining dozen or so elixirs are all ordinary first-level stuff.

All the pills are very common on the market and there is nothing special about them.

The prices are indeed lower than other places, but there has not been a significant price reduction and the competitive advantage is not obvious.

It is indeed difficult for a store like this to survive!