Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 395 - 377_2

Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, even Nascent Soul... Haha, by then, the increase in lifespan, what’s thirty to fifty years sacrificed before matter much?

And there are those in the world whose lifespan is nearing its end, unwilling to face death, thus they would rather offer their fortune and even cultivation, just to extend their lives for a few more years!"

The old man sighed lightly, glancing at Ji Yang with a smile:

"Young man, do you truly not understand the gambling nature of people?

If you can’t understand people’s gambling nature, how did you come up with such a brilliant idea as the Celestial Secret Box?"

As the words fell, Ji Yang’s body shivered all over.

Only then did he suddenly realize, the reason the old man approached him, praised him in various ways, pointed out the mortal world, spoke of the Heaven-Stealing Square, was indeed all because of the Celestial Secret Box!

Ji Yang felt as if there was a sudden thunderclap above his head.

The subtle and secretive joy from selling many Celestial Secret Boxes successfully, now finally dissipated like clouds.

He nervously looked at the old man, his mind in chaos. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Ji Yang wanted to seek help from his mysterious senior, but now facing the old man directly, how could he call for the senior so easily?

Thump thump thump—

This was Ji Yang’s panicked heartbeat.

Suddenly, a hand carrying gentle strength slowly patted Ji Yang’s back shoulder.

It was the mysterious senior!

The senior had always been beside him, never leaving.

Ji Yang’s heart suddenly calmed down.

Of course, the one who lightly patted Ji Yang was Chen Xu.

Chen Xu had been silent, but he had anticipated that someone might come looking for Ji Yang.

Ji Yang, through the new model of "Celestial Secret Box," sold goods in the Hundred Battles Ruins, and effortlessly turned the mundane into miraculous, selling a pile of unsaleable mediocre items at high prices.

Among them were the spiritual food inside the boxes, with aromas that spread far.

No cultivators in the Hundred Battles Ruins were fools; how could no one notice such commotion?

In fact, now that someone has come to find Ji Yang, Chen Xu even felt it was a bit slow.

Ji Yang himself did not know, but Chen Xu was well aware.

Ever since Ji Yang packed up his stall, walking along the main streets of the Hundred Battles Ruins, buying as he went, there were countless pairs of eyes secretly watching him.

Chen Xu remembered those gazes one by one.

At that time, he didn’t remind Ji Yang, simply because Ji Yang had little experience, and Chen Xu didn’t want to bring it up early to make Ji Yang nervous.

There was also the intention to confuse those secretly observing.

Thus, Ji Yang remained oblivious, buying energetically.

Until arriving below the untethered boat of the Celestial Boat Commerce, looking up at the nearby Heaven-Stealing Square, did someone finally come out from the shadows.

The old man, unobtrusively observing Ji Yang’s behavior, felt his nervousness was genuine.

This made Ji Yang seem like a complete greenhorn.

The old man was puzzled, fearing he might have misjudged Ji Yang, hence he smiled again and said:

"Young man, don’t blame me, this old man is also a businessman, so I care greatly about all new and interesting business methods.

It was seeing your ingenious Celestial Secret Box method, really liking it at first glance, that I couldn’t help but come to inquire.

Of course, as an old man I know the etiquette, and understand that for such a peculiar technique, a direct inquiry is inappropriate, thus I’ve prepared a gift.

If you’re willing to discuss and teach this remarkable method, I’d be willing to offer a hundred Qi Radiance Pills as compensation."

The old man slowly finished speaking.

Ji Yang was once again stunned.

He stood foolishly in place, now knowing even though Chen Xu was following beside him, his heart couldn’t settle.

A hundred Qi Radiance Pills, seeking guidance from him?

Guidance on what?

Truth be told, the technique behind the Celestial Secret Box is certainly ingenious.

But such opportunistic techniques, no matter how clever they may be... as long as it’s used once and known, it can easily be imitated thereafter.

Today, Ji Yang can attract many customers with the technique of the Celestial Secret Box.

Tomorrow, the vendors around him can completely imitate it and create a bunch of Celestial Secret Boxes.

Or call it something else, like Hundred Treasure Box, or Treasure Pouch... does it matter?

Who can control who?

Ji Yang can’t possibly stop everyone from imitating him.

He doesn’t possess the power to dominate the world.

He is as weak as an ant, just barely surviving, fortunate not to be devoured by the surrounding wolves and tigers.

And for Ji Yang, the real reason the Celestial Secret Box is popular isn’t because of how clever or interesting its method of use is.

In fact, the true reason it’s sold is because of some spiritual food inside!

Only when buyers feel it’s worth the value upon opening a particular Celestial Secret Box can it gain such fervent following.

This point, Ji Yang understood well.

Sometimes he acts foolishly, but at times he’s quite clear-headed.

Previously when preparing the Celestial Secret Box, he secretly asked his mysterious senior:

"Senior, if I sell the Celestial Secret Box today, won’t there be imitators everywhere in a few days? How should I handle this?"

Back then, Chen Xu had replied: "No worries, this trick is merely to accumulate initial capital, it was never meant to be a long-term plan."

Ji Yang then said: "Senior, since this technique can only be used once, maybe I should buy some more boxes."

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Sometimes he acts foolishly, but at times he’s quite clear-headed.

Previously when preparing the Celestial Secret Box, he secretly asked his mysterious senior:

"Senior, if I sell the Celestial Secret Box today, won’t there be imitators everywhere in a few days? How should I handle this?"

Back then, Chen Xu had replied: "No worries, this trick is merely to accumulate initial capital, it was never meant to be a long-term plan."

Ji Yang then said: "Senior, since this technique can only be used once, maybe I should buy some more boxes."

Sometimes he acts foolishly, but at times he’s quite clear-headed.

Previously when preparing the Celestial Secret Box, he secretly asked his mysterious senior:

"Senior, if I sell the Celestial Secret Box today, won’t there be imitators everywhere in a few days? How should I handle this?"

Back then, Chen Xu had replied: "No worries, this trick is merely to accumulate initial capital, it was never meant to be a long-term plan."

Ji Yang then said: "Senior, since this technique can only be used once, maybe I should buy some more boxes."

Sometimes he acts foolishly, but at times he’s quite clear-headed.

Previously when preparing the Celestial Secret Box, he secretly asked his mysterious senior:

"Senior, if I sell the Celestial Secret Box today, won’t there be imitators everywhere in a few days? How should I handle this?"

Back then, Chen Xu had replied: "No worries, this trick is merely to accumulate initial capital, it was never meant to be a long-term plan."

Ji Yang then said: "Senior, since this technique can only be used once, maybe I should buy some more boxes."

Sometimes he acts foolishly, but at times he’s quite clear-headed.

Previously when preparing the Celestial Secret Box, he secretly asked his mysterious senior:

"Senior, if I sell the Celestial Secret Box today, won’t there be imitators everywhere in a few days? How should I handle this?"

Back then, Chen Xu had replied: "No worries, this trick is merely to accumulate initial capital, it was never meant to be a long-term plan."

Ji Yang then said: "Senior, since this technique can only be used once, maybe I should buy some more boxes."

Sometimes he acts foolishly, but at times he’s quite clear-headed.

Previously when preparing the Celestial Secret Box, he secretly asked his mysterious senior:

"Senior, if I sell the Celestial Secret Box today, won’t there be imitators everywhere in a few days? How should I handle this?"

Back then, Chen Xu had replied: "No worries, this trick is merely to accumulate initial capital, it was never meant to be a long-term plan."

Ji Yang then said: "Senior, since this technique can only be used once, maybe I should buy some more boxes."