Yun Jin stored away the pills she had refined over the past month, then called Gu Jinghong over.
Gu Jinghong's cultivation was now completely stabilized. Early Nascent Soul Stage was barely sufficient for now.
At present Yun Jin was still unable to refine grade four pills. When she also broke through to Nascent Soul Stage, she could bring her senior brothers and sisters, as well as Gu Jinghong and the others, to rapidly upgrade.
For now, they could only wait a bit longer.
After all, for cross-realm pills, even if she forcibly refined them using simplification attempts, once mass production was involved, she would have to pay a heavy price.
Although quite a bit of Emotion Points had been accumulated, there were too many places that needed spending, so it's still somewhat insufficient.
Thinking of Emotion Points, Yun Jin suddenly thought of something.
She opened the system and quickly claimed the reward for lowering the male and female protagonists' Qi Luck.
Currently, the male protagonist's Qi Luck still remained at 90, and the female protagonist's remained at 60. Yun Jin could only receive the first-stage reward.
Yun Jin originally thought the system reward would only be Emotion Points, just differing in the amount. But when the reward appeared, she was quite delighted.
"Reward: Advanced Simplification Attempts: 20."
"Reward: Insightful Eye. Using Insightful Eye, you may view the Qi Luck of a designated target. Currently, it may only be used once per month."
"Detected resonance between the host's Thousand Mechanisms Perception Art and Insightful Eye. The host may choose to fuse the Insightful Eye skill into Thousand Mechanisms Perception Art. Fuse or not?"
"10… 9… 8…"
The system began counting down.
Yun Jin thought for a moment and said, "Fuse."
A warm stream surged, and Yun Jin felt her Thousand Mechanisms Perception Art undergo a change.
Qi Luck was something vague and intangible. Aside from the Immortal Artifacts from the Four Holy Lands, no other method was known to view Qi Luck.
The Thousand Mechanisms Perception Art could only sense Qi, it had not reached the level of touching Qi Luck.
Now, Yun Jin actually possessed the ability to view Qi Luck.
Although for the moment it could only be used once a month.
But this was just the first-stage reward. When the male and female protagonists' Qi Luck continued to drop, the second-stage and third-stage rewards could be claimed, and Insightful Eye would very likely continue to upgrade.
For Yun Jin, the greatest function of this ability would be accepting disciples!
The way her system worked, it's obvious that the more disciples she had, the more beneficial it was for her.
Although forcibly taking servants like Gu Jinghong could achieve a similar effect, if the person was good-hearted, Yun Jin naturally couldn't force them.
If they were evil, Yun Jin disdained accepting them as servants.
A situation like Gu Jinghong's was truly difficult to find a second time.
Thus, Yun Jin's focus would still be on taking disciples.
With Insightful Eye, she could take in more disciples with astonishing Qi Luck. Bringing them into her sect would not only help her, but also improve the overall Qi Luck of Tianxing Sect.
This skill must be used well.
When encountering someone who was abandoned from a marriage, someone whose talent suddenly turned into trash, someone whose spiritual roots were dug out, or someone pushed into the Demon Abyss, she could all give it a try.
While Yun Jin was thinking her thoughts, Gu Jinghong had long since arrived, but he did not speak, only stood quietly.
Yun Jin lifted her eyes to look at him and smiled, "Gu Jinghong, next, I will be going on a long trip."
Gu Jinghong answered without hesitation, "Master, I will prepare immediately."
Yun Jin quickly stopped him, "I will have someone else accompanying me. This time, you will not follow."
Someone else is accompanying?
Gu Jinghong instantly looked a bit bitter, "Is it Ye Cheng?"
Yun Jin, "…Ye Cheng will also remain in Tianxing Sect."
Gu Jinghong instantly felt a bit better. He hurriedly said, "Master, since entering Tianxing Sect, Ye Cheng has never gone down the mountain. As for worldly matters, he does not understand any of it. Master not taking him is correct. If he follows, he will only be a burden and help with nothing. But I'm different. Master, you also know that I was never favored by Zhao Wuji. To earn contribution points, I spend most of the year outside doing missions. As for matters outside, I can help make arrangements. Please allow this subordinate to accompany you."
Yun Jin glanced at Gu Jinghong.
Under normal circumstances, taking Gu Jinghong along would indeed be fine. She would gain another fighter and someone familiar with the situation.
But this time, she had specific matters to handle and truly couldn't bring Gu Jinghong.
Yun Jin said calmly, "I am leaving you here for a reason. I have other tasks for you."
Her tone allowed no refusal.
Although Gu Jinghong was still reluctant, he could only respectfully respond.
"Follow me." Yun Jin stood up.
Gu Jinghong immediately followed.
Yun Jin had already spoken to Yue Zhao beforehand. They met outside and headed toward the marketplace.
"Eldest Senior Brother, these pills should be enough for you to operate for a while, right?" Yun Jin asked.
"Enough, enough." Yue Zhao looked quite proud. "Xiao Jin, you don't know. Now in the marketplace, you are a big celebrity. Although Pavilion Master Chen, Chen Changrong knows we're not disciples of any super sect or Holy Land, the matter of Senior Qin Yun taking a liking to you has already spread. After Qi Yu went down the mountain, he personally advertised for you, saying you will definitely become another ninth-rank alchemist. With these connections, the price of the pills you refine have already been driven to the heavens."
By opening channels through pills and accumulating initial capital.
Yue Zhao was finally able to show his skills.
In the month Yun Jin was in seclusion, Yue Zhao completely copied modern business methods. How could this primitive marketplace withstand his impact?
It's no exaggeration to say that half of this marketplace now has the surname Yue!
Of course, Yue Zhao enjoyed the process of making money. As for the profits earned, he kept records, in the future they all belonged to Yun Jin.
"Come, I'll show you my marketplace." Once they arrived at the market, Yue Zhao happily led the two inside.
This time, he hid nothing, openly appearing with his true appearance.
As soon as they walked in, vendors at the tables called out warmly after seeing Yue Zhao.
Yue Zhao still has that gentle, spring-breeze appearance. As he greeted them, he introduced the places to Yun Jin and Gu Jinghong.
"This is Nishang Pavilion, taking the meaning from 'Feather-Dress and Rainbow Garment'. Inside are all sorts of novel clothing, very popular among female cultivators."
"That is Lingjiang Pavilion, with various new dishes, sometimes with performances and dances. It seems they're telling stories today."
Yun Jin listened for a moment.
"Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, do not bully a poor youth!"
Yun Jin: "…"
Very good. A modified xianxia version.
Gu Jinghong listened for a bit and became absorbed, even clenching his fist along with the storyteller.
Yue Zhao laughed proudly, "In addition, I have many more novel industries. Next, I plan to expand into other marketplaces. I want to bring the entire world of cultivation into my commercial territory!"