’Silver Tadpole Script...’

Like Golden Seal Script, Silver Tadpole Script was a written language passed down from the Upper Realm.

Golden Seal Script was used to record various Cultivation Techniques, including the Cultivation Technique Mantras for all Spirit Roots and certain Divine Power Skills that arose from variations in those techniques. As for Silver Tadpole Script, it was dedicated to documenting the Hundred Skills of Cultivation. It covered everything from talismanic arrays and Alchemy to crafting, and some of it even just recorded common knowledge.

The rise of the Immortal Dao among the Human Race was no accident. It all originated from the teachings of a True Immortal a million years ago.

Because of this, both Golden Seal Script and Silver Tadpole Script held great significance and were often used according to their original purpose.

Lü Zhong glanced at it a few times but couldn’t understand a single thing.

That was only normal.

Silver Tadpole Script was not a commonly used language in the current Cultivation Realm. A million years had passed, so it was impossible for the writing of the Cultivation Realm to remain unchanged. Furthermore, Silver Tadpole Script was designed for maximum information density, with a single character often having hundreds or even thousands of meanings. Only a scholar who specialized in this script could possibly decipher it.

’Writing in Silver Tadpole Script is extremely troublesome. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would find it strenuous. I doubt the Ancient Yin Demon would have gone through all that trouble for no reason. There must be useful information recorded on it...’

At this thought, Lü Zhong carefully put away the Silver Plate, planning to find a way to decipher it later.

He did a quick calculation and found that he had profited by nearly thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

In addition, he had obtained the Black Muzhu, the key to the Chenyuan Palace Secret Realm. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

And then there was the Spirit Beast Blood supply contract signed with the Hundred Beasts Manor, which would also be a huge source of profit in the long run.

On top of all that, the corpse of the Black Death Insect could also be sold for a good number of Spirit Stones.

’Looks like I need to get out more.’

Lü Zhong thought to himself.

Pushing the door open, he prepared to head out into the streets.

A Great Witch was rising among the Wildborn Tribes, an event that was sure to cause turmoil in the Lingyue Domain. For him, this was definitely an opportunity.

When it came to the fastest ways to make Spirit Stones, hoarding goods and flipping them for a profit was definitely one of them.

Lü Zhong wasn’t aiming to make a fortune; he would be perfectly content with a profit of a few tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

He needed to think carefully about how to execute this.

Lü Zhong wasn’t particularly skilled in this area, so it was best to entrust the principal to Li Hejun. She spent all her time on such matters, so she would surely be able to make a tidy profit from this opportunity.

The reason he only expected to make a small profit was that he had received the news too late.

Recalling the recent abnormal price hikes for some Spiritual Objects in the market, it wasn’t hard to deduce that some factions had already gotten the news in advance and were plotting to make a massive fortune.

Lost in thought as he walked, he soon arrived at the Central Courtyard where the women of the household resided.

Upon seeing Li Hejun, Lü Zhong didn’t bother being discreet in front of the concubine, Bai Ling, and shared the news he had obtained.

Hearing this, Li Hejun patted her chest and assured him she would handle it.

Lü Zhong couldn’t help but pat her chest a few times as well, thinking that it felt better and better. Inevitably, Bai Ling was drawn into the fray, and soon after, he was reveling with both women.

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News of the changes at the border soon reached Lingyue Immortal City.

The upper-echelon cultivators each had their own ideas. Meanwhile, among the lower-level Qi Refining cultivators, there were also sharp-witted individuals who saw an opportunity. They immediately sprang into action, trying by any means possible to turn a profit.

And so, the Law Enforcement Hall quickly took action, executing a batch of unscrupulous merchants who were hoarding goods.

Naturally, Lü Zhong was not among them.

Hoarding was a skill; you couldn’t just hoard any old thing.

These profiteers, who were made an example of, had perhaps grown too comfortable in their daily lives. They had directly set their sights on war supplies. By the time the Law Enforcement Hall dragged them out, not even their backers could protect them.

Lü Zhong’s case was different; his intention from the start was only to make a small profit.

Guided by this mentality, Li Hejun chose to deal in the scraps that the major factions couldn’t be bothered with. As a result, she merely received a warning from the Law Enforcement Hall. She then sold off the hoarded goods and safely pocketed a seventy-percent profit.