I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 13: Increasing Number of Demonic Beasts

"What are you doing? I was here first."

"You were here first? But I took out the spirit stones first, isn't that right, Fellow Daoist?"

"All of you."

On this day, Li Qingyu looked at the two Qi Refining fourth-level cultivators in front of her who were arguing and felt a bit at a loss. Although she was already at the third level of Qi Refining and her cultivation level was not low, compared to these two cunning and sly old cultivators, she seemed a bit naive. For a moment, she didn't know what to say in the shop.

"Excuse me, what's the matter?"

Not long after, Lin Qing heard the commotion inside the house and walked out.

Seeing Lin Qing, who was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, the two arguing cultivators stopped, and the cultivators who were watching the show on the side also put away their playful expressions.

They could act without restraint when facing Li Qingyu and the others, but not when facing Lin Qing.

At this moment, Li Qingyu explained the reason for the argument to Lin Qing. It turned out that there was only one set of Falling Stone Formation in the shop, and both of these cultivators wanted to buy it at the same time, which led to the argument.

"Shopkeeper, I was the one who took out the spirit stones first," one cultivator said.

"Hey, I was here first. I do have spirit stones. You're being unreasonable, Shopkeeper Lin, please reason with him."

Lin Qing didn't intervene at this time. He wouldn't involve himself in this matter. The most important thing in business was to be friendly and make money. There was no benefit in taking sides.

"Fellow Daoists, thank you for coming to my shop. I understand that both of you are eager to buy the formation. But today, there happens to be only one set of formation left. In my opinion, how about this?"

Upon hearing Lin Qing's words, the two cultivators stared at him intently, waiting to see who he would give the formation to.

Lin Qing paused and said, "I happen to be working on making a new Falling Stone Formation in the next few days. If you are willing to wait, you can come back in three days, and I will sell each of you a set, how about that?"

"This..."

Upon hearing Lin Qing's words, the two cultivators looked at each other, and then one of them nodded and said, "That works. We can't sell it to him first anyway."

"What are you talking about? I was here first."

The two cultivators were about to argue again, but this time Lin Qing didn't speak. He knew they wouldn't really fight. Their argument just now was because they were afraid they wouldn't be able to buy the Falling Stone Formation. But now that Lin Qing said he was working on it, they naturally didn't have to worry.

Sure enough, the two cultivators only exchanged a few words and then left.

Watching the backs of the two cultivators, Lin Qing actually had five sets of Falling Stone Formation already made in his storage bag, but he chose not to take them out.

After the two cultivators left, the onlookers quickly dispersed as well. However, Li Fellow Daoist from the neighboring shop came to Lin Qing.

"Lin Fellow Daoist, your business is truly enviable. I don't know when I will have such business. It almost came to a fight," Li Fellow Daoist said with an envious expression.

Lin Qing smiled and replied, "Li Fellow Daoist, let's not say that between us. You know very well that my failure rate is quite high."

"Hiss, that's true."

Li Fellow Daoist nodded. Many of the materials used by Lin Qing to make formations were purchased from Li Fellow Daoist's shop. He could roughly gauge the success rate of Lin Qing's sales of formations based on the frequency of his purchases. Of course, this was intentionally concealed by Lin Qing.

Speaking of this, Lin Qing felt somewhat worried. If Li Fellow Daoist viewed him this way, it was needless to say how others would see him.

However, Lin Qing wasn't too concerned. The recent good sales of formations were not only due to their practicality and high quality, but also because of the increasing number of cultivators in Qingmuji. In the past two months, the number of cultivators in Qingmuji had been growing. With more cultivators, naturally more formations could be sold.

As for why there were more cultivators, it was related to a rumor. It was said that a few months ago, the area near the Yandang Mountains, close to Qingmuji, had seen an increase in demonic beasts. They were easy to find and their bodies were filled with treasures. In the eyes of cultivators, those were all spirit stones. For a while, many cultivators rushed over. Some had been here before, while others came from other places.

However, the news of the increase in demonic beasts was just a rumor. After all, demonic beasts came and went without a trace, so who could accurately count them? Sometimes, with good luck, several demonic beasts could be encountered in a day, but sometimes, with bad luck, their traces couldn't be found for half a month.

Thinking of this, Lin Qing suddenly looked at Li Fellow Daoist. His shop was involved in purchasing materials, so if there really was an increase in demonic beasts, perhaps his shop could reflect it.

Li Fellow Daoist's cultivation level was now the same as his, having reached the fifth level of Qi Refining. This might have been stimulated by Lin Qing.

"Li Fellow Daoist, I wonder how business has been at your shop recently?" Lin Qing asked.

"Me? Not good, not good. How can it compare to Fellow Daoist Lin's?" Li Fellow Daoist waved his hand and said.

"Li Fellow Daoist, how about we go into the shop and have a detailed discussion?"

Seeing this, Lin Qing pointed to Li Fellow Daoist's shop and said. After saying that, Li Fellow Daoist showed a smile, the kind of smile reserved for important customers.

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Qing returned to his own shop with the newly purchased materials and the information he had gathered.

"They really have increased." Lin Qing thought to himself, somewhat surprised.

After buying a batch of materials just now, Li Fellow Daoist told him the truth. Starting from three months ago, the materials purchased in his shop had gradually increased. This month, the increase was even higher, reaching thirty percent more than before. Other material shops in the market also saw corresponding increases.

Thinking about it, Lin Qing realized that the rumor was likely true. The resources around Qingmuji were generally fixed, so the sudden increase in materials could only be related to the increase in demonic beasts. After all, cultivators from other places wouldn't specifically come to this small market in Qingmuji to sell materials.

Thinking back to the argument today and the Hidden Trace Formation that Li Qingyu sold well, Lin Qing thought that the number of cultivators attracted might be more than he had imagined.

He had been immersed in studying the decomposition of the Seven Consecutive Water Formation recently. The news he received today made him feel a sense of urgency.

"Husband, another cultivator came just now asking if we have any Falling Rock Formations." Li Qingyu said happily when she saw Lin Qing return. In her opinion, the more formations sold, the better.

"Someone else came to buy?" Lin Qing was quite surprised. It had only been fifteen minutes.

"Yes, husband. I told him we didn't have any, and he said he would come back in a few days." Li Qingyu continued, her face full of smiles. Recently, her Hidden Trace Formation had also been selling very well.

Looking at Li Qingyu, Lin Qing thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you three more sets, but from now on, sell them in quantities of one set every ten days. Don't be too greedy."

"Husband, why is that?" Li Qingyu was a bit puzzled.

Lin Qing didn't answer. Of course, the more formations sold, the better. It would also mean more spirit stones. But what he needed most now was not spirit stones. The spirit stones he had on hand were already enough to support his cultivation. What he needed most was time.

(End of this chapter)