Chapter 987 - 80: Golden Core Business Alliance, Opening Ceremony
When Ning Zheng applied the Dharma Aspect and went to "work" at the factory or ventured into an ancient Immortal Venerate’s tomb, Sword Casting Manor wasn’t idle.
With the opening of chain stores, many factions have joined the Business Alliance, sharing the benefits.
Investing tens of thousands of Upper Grade Immortal Stones is a significant investment for many factions.
And most of the factions investing and joining are within the Zhongluan Domain’s territory.
After all.
Only Zhongluan people can barely handle it... but for those from other systems, the side effects of consuming Golden Cores are too severe.
Other Immortal Domains, if investing and joining to open stores in their regions, would likely suffer heavy losses, and even after people died from the effects, they’d have to lose money.
This Golden Core has been analyzed by most of the think tanks of Zhongluan Domain’s factions.
The advantages are obvious, and so are the disadvantages—it has too many limitations.
However.
The final unanimous opinion is:
Its limitations are its strengths!
Only we Zhongluan people can consume it; for others, it’s toxic. Isn’t that convenient?
If this Golden Core develops, the Zhongluan Domain will have an excellent exclusive pill medicine, allowing lower-level cultivators to practice faster.
Moreover, the leftover pills will form a batch of cheap Qi Fortune Golden Core Magical Artifacts, spreading among lower-level cultivators.
In the long run, among the thirteen giant civilizations, the Zhongluan civilization will advance several ranks.
This benefits the civilization’s infrastructure. Why wouldn’t they invest?
Thus.
With factions in the Zhongluan Domain united, they opened the door wide, preparing to strengthen and expand.
Taoism and Golden Core medicine shops in local marketplaces, and beside them the Golden Core Hall, were all set up within one day.
After all.
Cultivators of the Earth Series from Nine-State can quickly build houses and streets, let alone Immortals?
The Immortal Realm is even more specialized.
...
In the control room.
Clear scenes on the water mirrors reflected the opening situation of various branches.
"Today marks the opening."
"Hope the first day’s sales are good."
"We also advertised in our area."
Representatives from all joining factions gathered here, ready to hold a unified opening ceremony.
"Everyone, our Golden Core Business Alliance has two hundred and twenty-three stores officially opening today!"
Painter Jiucai Rong spoke calmly, "Welcome all partners to witness!"
As his voice fell, behind him, on each water screen, fireworks blossomed in various shops. Curtains opened, and pill medicines started selling.
May the opening bring good fortune!
In every shop, curious customers entered due to opening activities.
Below, various business individuals applauded.
"Excellent!"
"Our Golden Core Business Alliance is bound to make huge profits!"
"Sir indeed has great means, having developed such a unique business model."
...
Those participating in the opening ceremony from partner businesses praised.
While they seemed to praise Painter Jiucai Rong, in fact, they were complimenting the young man quietly drinking tea in the back.
Wan Luanfeng.
Grandson of the current True Immortal Sect Leader of Wanluan Sect.
In this era, with Immortal Venerates not emerging, True Immortal represents the highest combat power in the Immortal Realm.
And the combat power difference among True Immortals is immense. Those who become Sect Leaders of Immortal Venerate powers must be among the strongest True Immortals.
But the grandson of the strongest contemporary True Immortal, Wan Luanfeng, is merely at the Paper Melting Realm.
That is the Self-Transformation Realm in Nine-State—still not an Immortal.
But this is normal.
The Saint Children of top Great Sects are basically... mortals.
The mortal stage before becoming an Immortal determines one’s potential after Immortal-Becoming.
And this mortal has a Path Guardian—a relative of his, a potential-exhausted but relatively weak True Immortal, hidden in the dark.
Most of the top talents spend 80% of their early life stuck at this Tribulation Crossing Realm, slowly honing two disasters and seven tribulations.
Once breakthrough occurs, they leap over ten Realms, quickly entering Celestial Immortal.
Even.
These Saint Children begin comprehending the laws of their attribute Divine Techniques during their mortal period.
Upon reaching Celestial Immortal, they can take two or three consecutive steps to enter the Second and Third Layer of Celestial Immortal.
Accumulating strength step by step, nothing less.
Now, he is over thirty thousand and still holding onto his Realm, as a mortal preparing to complete the ninth tribulation, the strongest perfection under constraint, reaching the limit of the Heavy Mountain System!
Some say he can take that step.
Others say he cannot...
But regardless, he is the seventh Saint Child of Wanluan Sect, competing against other Saint Children, undergoing Saint Child Trials.
After all, how can a Sect’s genius take Sect resources without competition?
The competition for Sect Leader inheritance is brutal!
Training a regular True Immortal, a power of Immortal Venerate level, has enough resources.
Yet cultivating a True Immortal of Immortal Venerate qualification requires hundreds of times more resources than a regular True Immortal, causing even an Immortal Venerate power to feel the pain.
In an era, they would train only one person.
That person becomes the current True Immortal Sect Leader.
Thus.
It’s a narrow path; every generation of Saint Children fiercely competes to become Sect Leader’s heir.
The partners looked at Wan Luanfeng sitting behind Jiucai Rong, whispering:
"This Saint Child originally had a high chance of winning, now even more so by starting a Golden Core industry!"
"Indeed, other Saint Children are just touching the eighth tribulation, while he is already challenging the ninth..."
In Saint Child competition, excessive reliance on background resources reduces scores; effort must be self-driven.
Each Saint Child has to independently attract support, find followers, and establish personal enterprises.
The present Golden Core industry seems to be this Saint Child’s initiative.
"Time to forge good relations."
"Looks like he’s close to breaking to the final layer; once crossing that last step of two disasters and seven tribulations, becoming an Immortal his potential will be endless!"
"The Golden Core he offers is simply a promising major enterprise; when he becomes the next Sect Leader, it’ll continue to generate tremendous resources for him!"
...
A crowd discusses this "mortal," showing great respect.
Above, Painter Jiucai Rong continued the speech, kindly watching the business people below.
"Everyone, the Golden Core is starting to sell!"
"Please observe our sales figures today! Over one stick of incense passed, and 40% sold."
"Informed resellers everywhere are prepared; sales have started booming."
"Estimate that within three sticks of incense, today’s stores will close for the day!"
The merchants listened to this astonishing sales situation and graciously responded:
"Your mercantile tactics are remarkable, let’s exchange ideas often."
"Indeed, let’s invite you for a meal sometime."
"By the way, could you also share the method regarding that face skill?"
...
Painter Jiucai Rong happily chatted with everyone.
They didn’t mind Wan Luanfeng quietly sitting far away without speaking.
After all, in business, affairs should be handled by one’s commercial agent.
In their eyes, Jiucai Rong was his commercial representative.
Soon, negotiations ended amicably with the expected result.
Everyone made substantial gains.
After the partners left, the place fell into silence.
"Since the opening ceremony ended, I’m leaving too."
Wan Luanfeng glanced at Jiucai Rong, coldly said, "You handle the rest yourself, no one dares provoke you."
"Yes, sir." Jiucai Rong respectfully sent off the big shot.
Once he left, the ceremony was officially concluded.
Jiucai Rong sat in the chair, sighed, watching various camera frames in the control room:
"I must admit, this Immortal Realm has truly reached its peak."
"They even have central surveillance arrays to regularly check branch situations."
Looking beyond the water mirrors at each store, feeling his insights expanded, soon to be the chief of the Golden Core Business Alliance, skyrocketing.
Indeed, relying on a big shot skyrockets you to mid-high levels; everyone respects you, and mere diligent work is foolish.