“ duō shǎo zūn ？” lǐ fán fēn shēn mù guāng yī shǎn 。
“多少尊？”李凡分身目光一闪。
"How many are there?" Li Fan's clone asked.
“ hē hē ， nán bù chéng dào yǒu bǎ zhěng zuò yào wáng zōng fèi xū dōu tāo gān jìng le ？”
“呵呵，难不成道友把整座药王宗废墟都掏干净了？”
"Ha ha, could it be that you've cleaned the entire ruins of the Medicine King Sect?" Jiao Xiuyuan said cheerfully.
jiāo xiū yuǎn lè hē hē dì shuō dào ：“ zhè dào méi yǒu ， zhǐ bù guò yùn qì hǎo ， qià hǎo wā dào le gōng fāng yí jì ér yǐ 。 suī shuō jué dà duō shù dōu shì xiē qì zhì bù néng yòng de cán cì pǐn ， dàn yě bèi wǒ jiǎn dào le zú zú èr shí bā zūn wán hǎo wú quē de xiǎo dǐng 。”
焦修远乐呵呵地说道：“这倒没有，只不过运气好，恰好挖到了工坊遗迹而已。虽说绝大多数都是些弃置不能用的残次品，但也被我捡到了足足二十八尊完好无缺的小鼎。”
"No, but I was just lucky. I happened to find a workshop ruin," Jiao Xiuyuan replied. "Most of these are defective items that can't be used, but I managed to find twenty-eight intact small cauldrons."
“ èr shí bā zūn ？” lǐ fán xīn zhōng wēi jīng ， méi xiǎng dào zhè xiǎo yào wáng dǐng ， shù liàng jū rán yǒu zhè me duō ？
“二十八尊？”李凡心中微惊，没想到这小药王鼎，数量居然有这么多？
"Twenty-eight?" Li Fan's heart stirred with surprise. He hadn't expected there to be so many Small Medicine King Cauldrons.
zhè ge shù liàng ， kě shì dà dà chū hū tā de yì liào zhī wài 。
这个数量，可是大大出乎他的意料之外。
This number greatly exceeded his expectations.
huí xiǎng qǐ dì shí èr shì yīn wèi chǔ wù jiè zhōng de liǎng zūn xiǎo yào wáng dǐng bèi zhuī shā de chǎng jǐng ， lǐ fán xiàn rù le chén sī 。
回想起第十二世因为储物戒中的两尊小药王鼎被追杀的场景，李凡陷入了沉思。
Recalling the scene where he was pursued due to two Small Medicine King Cauldrons in a storage ring, Li Fan fell into deep thought.
nà wèi yuán yīng xiū shì ， zhí jiē suǒ dìng le tā de wèi zhì 。 xiǎn rán shì tōng guò mǒu zhǒng fāng fǎ ， néng gòu gǎn yìng dào xiǎo yào wáng dǐng de cún zài 。
那位元婴修士，直接锁定了他的位置。显然是通过某种方法，能够感应到小药王鼎的存在。
The yuanxian cultivator had directly pinpointed his location. It seemed that some method allowed him to sense the existence of the Small Medicine King Cauldron.
kě néng shì mǒu zhǒng mì fǎ ， yě kě néng shì yīn wèi tā tóng yàng shēn huái xiǎo yào wáng dǐng de yuán gù 。
可能是某种秘法，也可能是因为他同样身怀小药王鼎的缘故。
It could be some secret technique or perhaps because he also possessed a Small Medicine King Cauldron himself.
ér zhī suǒ yǐ zhēng duó xiǎo yào wáng dǐng ， xiǎn rán shì yīn wèi zhēn zhèng de yào wáng dǐng huí guī 。
而之所以争夺小药王鼎，显然是因为真正的药王鼎回归。
The reason for competing over these cauldrons was clearly due to the return of the true Medicine King Cauldron.
“ yào wáng dǐng zhōng de jī yuán ， dìng rán yǔ zhè xiē tóng shì yào wáng zōng suǒ shǔ de xiǎo dǐng tuō bù liǎo gān xì 。”
“药王鼎中的机缘，定然与这些同是药王宗所属的小鼎脱不了干系。”
"The fate in the Medicine King Cauldron is undoubtedly related to these other small cauldrons from the same sect."
“ wǒ dāng shí bèi zhuī shā ， kǒng pà zhǐ shì cǎn liè zhēng duó dà xì zhōng de yí mù ér yǐ 。”
“我当时被追杀，恐怕只是惨烈争夺大戏中的一幕而已。”
"Back then, I was just one scene in a fierce competition."
“ bù guò ， cǐ shì duì wǒ lái shuō ， zhè xiǎo yào wáng dǐng de shù liàng dǎo shì yuè duō yuè hǎo ！”
“不过，此世对我来说，这小药王鼎的数量倒是越多越好！”
"But this world means more Small Medicine King Cauldrons are better for me!"
sī niàn jí zhuǎn ， lǐ fán zhuǎn shùn jiān jiù yǐ jīng dìng jì 。
思念急转，李凡转瞬间就已经定计。
Thoughts raced through Li Fan's mind as he quickly made his decision.
zhè cái jiē zhe jiāo xiū yuǎn de huà ， huí dá dào ：“ hē hē ， jiāo dào yǒu yùn qì shì zhēn de bù cuò 。”
这才接着焦修远的话，回答道：“呵呵，焦道友运气是真的不错。”
He continued, "Ha ha, your luck is indeed good, Jiao Daoist."
“ bù guò wǒ yě yòng bù zhe zhè me duō xiǎo dǐng a ， cháng guī zhòng zhí liǎng zūn gòu yòng 。 zài mǎi shàng liǎng zūn bèi yòng ， nà shì chuò chuò yǒu yú le ！”
“不过我也用不着这么多小鼎啊，常规种植两尊够用。再买上两尊备用，那是绰绰有余了！”
"I don't need so many cauldrons. Two for regular cultivation and two spares will be more than enough!"
jiāo xiū yuǎn lián máng shuō dào ：“ dào yǒu cǐ yán miù yǐ ， zhè xiǎo yào wáng dǐng wǒ jiàn dìng guò le 。 bù kuì shì shàng gǔ dà pài fǎ qì ， shén xiào fēi cháng 。 péi yǎng líng zhí xiào guǒ ， yuǎn bú shì rú jīn zhè xiē cū zhì làn zào de fǎ qì néng bǐ de 。 gèng bú yòng shuō tā men běn jiù lì shǐ yōu yuǎn ， yǒu zhe ……”
焦修远连忙说道：“道友此言谬矣，这小药王鼎我鉴定过了。不愧是上古大派法器，神效非常。培养灵植效果，远不是如今这些粗制滥造的法器能比的。更不用说它们本就历史悠远，有着……”
Jiao Xiuyuan hurriedly said, "Daoist, you're mistaken. I've appraised these Small Medicine King Cauldrons. They are treasures from an ancient sect, with extraordinary effects. Their ability to nurture spirit plants far exceeds those crude artifacts of today. Not to mention their long history and..."
lǐ fán xiào zhe dǎ duàn le jiāo xiū yuǎn de huà ：“ hē hē ， wǒ gēn dào yǒu yě suàn shì gòng huàn guò nán de le 。 míng rén bù shuō àn huà ， dào yǒu shì dān xīn rú jīn cǎo yào jià gé tài dī 、 zhè xiē xiǎo yào wáng dǐng nán yǐ mài chū qù ， suǒ yǐ cái jí lì quàn wǒ duō mǎi xiē de ba 。”
李凡笑着打断了焦修远的话：“呵呵，我跟道友也算是共患过难的了。明人不说暗话，道友是担心如今草药价格太低、这些小药王鼎难以卖出去，所以才极力劝我多买些的吧。”
Li Fan interrupted him with a smile, "Ha ha, we have shared hardships together. Let's be straightforward. You're worried about the low price of herbs now, so you're urging me to buy more."
jiāo xiū yuǎn méi xiǎng dào lǐ fán zhè me zhí jiē ， dǎ le gè hā hā ， yǎn shì zì jǐ de gān gà 。
焦修远没想到李凡这么直接，打了个哈哈，掩饰自己的尴尬。
Jiao Xiuyuan didn't expect Li Fan to be this direct, and he laughed awkwardly.
zhèng yù shuō huà jiě shì ， què tīng lǐ fán yòu shuō dào ：“ dào yǒu fàng xīn ， jì rán zhè xiǎo yào wáng dǐng shì wǒ bài tuō nǐ qù xún zhǎo de ， jiù zì rán bú huì ràng nǐ kuī běn 。”
正欲说话解释，却听李凡又说道：“道友放心，既然这小药王鼎是我拜托你去寻找的，就自然不会让你亏本。”
Just as Jiao Xiuyuan was about to explain, Li Fan said, "Don't worry. Since I asked you to find these cauldrons, I won't let you lose money."
“ yī wǒ zhī jiàn ， xiǎng yào jiāng zhè xiē xiǎo dǐng bǎi bèi 、 nǎi zhì qiān bèi jià gé mài chū ， dōu bú shì nán shì ！”
“依我之见，想要将这些小鼎百倍、乃至千倍价格卖出，都不是难事！”
"In my opinion, selling them for a hundred or even a thousand times their current price is not difficult!"
yǔ qì kuáng wàng ， què yòu shí fēn dǔ dìng 。
语气狂妄，却又十分笃定。
His tone was arrogant yet confident.
jiāo xiū yuǎn wén yán bù jīn yǒu hào qí ：“ yuàn wén dào yǒu gāo jiàn 。”
焦修远闻言不禁有好奇：“愿闻道友高见。”
Jiao Xiuyuan couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "I'd like to hear your insights."
lǐ fán wēi wēi yī xiào ：“ dào yǒu xū zhī ， shāng pǐn de jià gé ， qí shí hé tā de běn shēn de jià zhí ， guān xì bù dà 。”
李凡微微一笑：“道友须知，商品的价格，其实和它的本身的价值，关系不大。”
Li Fan smiled slightly. "Daoist, you must know that the value of an item and its price are not closely related."
“ yī jiàn shāng pǐn zuì zhōng néng mài chū duō shǎo jià gé ， zhǐ qǔ jué yú mǎi tā de rén ， yuàn yì chū duō shǎo ér yǐ 。”
“一件商品最终能卖出多少价格，只取决于买它的人，愿意出多少而已。”
"The final price a commodity can fetch depends solely on how much people are willing to pay for it."
“ jiù ná zhè xiē xiǎo yào wáng dǐng lái jiǎng 。 tā ruò zhǐ shì dān chún de yòng lái péi yǎng líng zhí de fǎ qì ， nà me wú lùn dào yǒu zěn me chuī xū kuā dà tā de hǎo chù ， yī qiān duō diǎn gòng xiàn dù de jià gé yě yǐ jīng dào tóu le 。”
“就拿这些小药王鼎来讲。它若只是单纯的用来培养灵植的法器，那么无论道友怎么吹嘘夸大它的好处，一千多点贡献度的价格也已经到头了。”
"Take these Small Medicine King Cauldrons as an example. If they were merely used to nurture spirit plants, no matter how Daoist exaggerates their benefits, the contribution points of over one thousand would be its limit."
“ dào yǒu yǐ wéi rán fǒu ？”
“道友以为然否？”
"Do you agree?"
jiāo xiū yuǎn huǎn huǎn diǎn tóu ：“ bù cuò 。 yī qiān duō diǎn gòng xiàn dù hái shì dào yǒu gāo gū le de 。 cǎo yào shì chǎng jí tǐ bēng pán de qíng kuàng xià ， néng mài chū wǔ liù bǎi diǎn gòng xiàn dù yī zūn ， jiù suàn yùn qì bù cuò le 。”
焦修远缓缓点头：“不错。一千多点贡献度还是道友高估了的。草药市场集体崩盘的情况下，能卖出五六百点贡献度一尊，就算运气不错了。”
Jiao Xiuyuan nodded slowly. "Indeed. Over a thousand contribution points is still an overestimation by Daoist. In the current market collapse, selling them for five to six hundred contribution points per cauldron would already be considered lucky."
“ suǒ yǐ ， rú guǒ xiǎng yào bǎ xiǎo yào wáng dǐng mài chū gāo jià ， jiù yào wā jué tā men shēn shàng de qí tā jià zhí ……” lǐ fán yǔ qì yōu yōu ， màn màn shuō dào 。
“所以，如果想要把小药王鼎卖出高价，就要挖掘它们身上的其他价值……”李凡语气幽幽，慢慢说道。
"So, if we want to sell these at a high price, we need to uncover their other values..." Li Fan said with a deep voice.
“ qí tā jià zhí ？” jiāo xiū yuǎn lèng le lèng ，“ zhè xiē xiǎo dǐng méi shén me qí tā yòng chǔ le a ？”
“其他价值？”焦修远愣了愣，“这些小鼎没什么其他用处了啊？”
"Other values?" Jiao Xiuyuan was puzzled. "These cauldrons have no other uses?"
“ hē hē ， méi yǒu jià zhí ， nà jiù gěi tā men chuàng zào jià zhí 。” lǐ fán zhì dì yǒu shēng dào 。
“呵呵，没有价值，那就给它们创造价值。”李凡掷地有声道。
"Haha, without value, let's create one," Li Fan said firmly.
“ dào yǒu kě zhī ， dāng nián yào wáng zōng liǔ rú chén yǐ dǐng wèi zhōu ， shuài lǐng quán tǐ yào wáng zōng rén yuán ， pò kōng ér qù de wǎng shì ？” lǐ fán wèn dào 。
“道友可知，当年药王宗柳如尘以鼎为舟，率领全体药王宗人员，破空而去的往事？”李凡问道。
"Do you know the story of how Medicine King Ling Ruchun used a cauldron as a boat to lead all Medicine King Sect members into the void?" Li Fan asked.
jiāo xiū yuǎn diǎn le diǎn ：“ cǐ shì wǒ zì rán zhī dào ……”
焦修远点了点：“此事我自然知道……”
Jiao Xiuyuan nodded. "I'm familiar with this..."
suí hòu tā fǎn yìng guò lái ， yǔ qì shí fēn chī jīng ：“ dào yǒu de yì si shì ……”
随后他反应过来，语气十分吃惊：“道友的意思是……”
Then he realized and his voice was filled with shock, "Daoist's meaning is..."
lǐ fán hē hē yī xiào ：“ ruò shì yào wáng zhēn dǐng zài wài jiè liú làng shù qiān nián ， jí jiāng chóng fǎn xuán huáng jiè 。 zhǐ yǒu shēn huái xiǎo yào wáng dǐng de rén ， cái néng gòu jìn rù qí zhōng ……”
李凡呵呵一笑：“若是药王真鼎在外界流浪数千年，即将重返玄黄界。只有身怀小药王鼎的人，才能够进入其中……”
Li Fan chuckled. "If the true Medicine King Cauldron has been wandering outside for thousands of years and is about to return to the Xuanhuang realm, only those who possess a Small Medicine King Cauldron can enter it..."
“ dào yǒu yǐ wéi ， zhè xiǎo yào wáng dǐng de jià gé ， yòu dāng rú hé ？”
“道友以为，这小药王鼎的价格，又当如何？”
"Do you think the price of these cauldrons will be high?"
jiāo xiū yuǎn xiǎng le xiǎng ， yǔ qì dùn shí biàn dé yǒu xiē jī dòng ：“ ruò shì zhēn de rú cǐ ， shè jí dà jié jiàng lín zhī qián ， yuǎn gǔ zōng mén zhī mì 。”
焦修远想了想，语气顿时变得有些激动：“若是真的如此，涉及大劫降临之前，远古宗门之秘。”
Jiao Xiuyuan thought for a moment. His voice became excited. "If this is true, involving ancient sect secrets before the great calamity descends."
“ xiǎo yào wáng dǐng jià gé ， zhēn de shì nán yǐ gū liáng 。 kāi jià shí wàn gòng xiàn dù yī zūn ， xiǎng bì dōu yǒu dà bǎ xiū shì yuàn yì gòu mǎi 。”
“小药王鼎价格，真的是难以估量。开价十万贡献度一尊，想必都有大把修士愿意购买。”
"The value of these Small Medicine King Cauldrons is truly indescribable. Setting an opening bid of ten thousand contribution points per cauldron would surely attract many cultivators to buy them."
lǐ fán dāng jí shuō dào ：“ zhè jiù shì le ！”
李凡当即说道：“这就是了！”
Li Fan said immediately, "This is it!"
jiāo xiū yuǎn xiǎng le xiǎng ， yòu jué de yǒu xiē bú duì ：“ zhè bú shì piàn rén me ？ zhè yǔ wǒ shāng dào bù fú a ？！”
焦修远想了想，又觉得有些不对：“这不是骗人么？这与我商道不符啊？！”
Jiao Xiuyuan thought for a moment and felt something was off. "Isn't this misleading? This goes against my business principles!"
“ ér qiě ， zhè xiē xiū shì dōu jīng míng de hěn 。 yě bù kě néng ， wǒ shuō shén me ， tā men jiù xìn shén me a ？”
“而且，这些修士都精明的狠。也不可能，我说什么，他们就信什么啊？”
"Moreover, these cultivators are extremely shrewd. They won't believe whatever I say," Li Fan said with a light laugh.
lǐ fán qīng xiào le yī shēng ， xú xú shuō dào ：“ zhè jiù yào kàn dào yǒu rú hé yùn zuò le 。 sú huà shuō sān rén chéng hǔ ， huǎng yán chóng fù chéng qiān shàng wàn cì ， jiù huì yǒu rén bǎ tā dàng chéng zhēn lǐ 。”
李凡轻笑了一声，徐徐说道：“这就要看道友如何运作了。俗话说三人成虎，谎言重复成千上万次，就会有人把它当成真理。”
"This depends on how Daoist operates. As the saying goes, three men make a tiger. A lie repeated enough times will be believed as truth."
“ dào shí hòu zài yòng zhòng jīn shōu mǎi jǐ wèi tuī yǎn dà néng ， fàng chū xiāo xī 。”
“到时候再用重金收买几位推衍大能，放出消息。”
"At that time, we can use heavy bribes to buy some great minds in divination and spread the news."
“ yóu bù dé bié rén bù xìn 。”
“由不得别人不信。”
"There's no way others won't believe it."
“ zhì yú shuō piàn rén ， hē hē ……” lǐ fán hū de lěng xiào dào 。
“至于说骗人，呵呵……”李凡忽的冷笑道。
"As for misleading people... Haha..." Li Fan suddenly said with a cold laugh.
“ suǒ wèi mǎi mài ， bù jiù shì nǐ mǎi wǒ mài 、 nǐ qíng wǒ yuàn me 。 zài zhě shuō ， zhè yào wáng zhēn dǐng huì huí guī ， yě bù yí dìng shì jiǎ xiāo xī a ！”
“所谓买卖，不就是你买我卖、你情我愿么。再者说，这药王真鼎会回归，也不一定是假消息啊！”
"Business is simply you buying and me selling; both parties are willing. Moreover, the return of the true Medicine King Cauldron isn't necessarily false information!"
“ xī rì fēi lí de yào wáng zhēn dǐng ， dí què yǒu zhe yī sī gài lǜ ， huì chóng fǎn xuán huáng jiè 。 nǎ pà zhè ge gài lǜ wú xiàn jiē jìn yú líng ， dàn zhǐ yào bú shì líng ， nà me zài wú qióng de shí jiān chǐ dù shàng ， zhè jiàn shì jiù yí dìng huì fā shēng 。”
“昔日飞离的药王真鼎，的确有着一丝概率，会重返玄黄界。哪怕这个概率无限接近于零，但只要不是零，那么在无穷的时间尺度上，这件事就一定会发生。”
"The true Medicine King Cauldrons that once flew away do indeed have a small chance of returning to Xuanhuang realm. Even if this probability approaches zero, as long as it's not zero, in an infinite time scale, such an event will definitely happen."
“ zhì yú shuō ， nà shì duō shǎo liàng jié zhī hòu de shì qíng ， dào shí hòu xuán huáng jiè hái zài bù zài ……”
“至于说，那是多少量劫之后的事情，到时候玄黄界还在不在……”
"As for how manydisaster/calamitys later... the Xuanhuang realm still exists..."
“ nà jiù shì lìng wài yī huí shì le 。”
“那就是另外一回事了。”
"That's another matter."
lǐ fán yī xí huà ， shuō de jiāo xiū yuǎn xīn shén jù zhèn 。
李凡一席话，说的焦修远心神剧震。
Li Fan's words shook Jiao Xiuyuan to his core.
huà lǐ de sī xiǎng hé jià zhí guān ， yǔ tā yì zhí yǐ lái xìn shǒu de 【 wèi shāng zhī dào 】， dà xiāng jìng tíng 。
话里的思想和价值观，与他一直以来信守的【为商之道】，大相径庭。
The thoughts and values in the conversation were vastly different from what he had always upheld as a business principle.
tiān zūn wèi zhèng ， tā jiāo xiū yuǎn zuò shēng yì ， suī rán ǒu rán huì tān diǎn xiǎo pián yí 。 dàn shì kě cóng lái méi yǒu zhè me dà zhāng qí gǔ 、 guāng míng zhèng dà de jìn xíng guò xū jiǎ xuān chuán 。
天尊为证，他焦修远做生意，虽然偶然会贪点小便宜。但是可从来没有这么大张旗鼓、光明正大的进行过虚假宣传。
By Heaven Sovereign, he Jiao Xiuyuan had occasionally taken small advantages, but he had never openly engaged in such blatant false advertising before.
qiān lǐ táng ， xiàng lái yǐ chéng xìn wèi běn 。
千里堂，向来以诚信为本。
Kilometer Hall was known for its integrity.
dàn jiāo xiū yuǎn xīn zhōng yòu yǐn yǐn jué de ， lǐ fán zhè yī fān huà ， shuō de jí yǒu dào lǐ 。
但焦修远心中又隐隐觉得，李凡这一番话，说的极有道理。
However, Jiao Xiuyuan felt that Li Fan's words were extremely reasonable.
zhè xiē nián lái ， qiān lǐ táng de shēng yì guī mó ， zǎo yǐ jīng shòu xiàn 、 dào dá le píng jǐng 。 tā de 【 wàn qiān kuǐ lěi dào 】， yě yīn cǐ chí chí bù néng tū pò 。
这些年来，千里堂的生意规模，早已经受限、到达了瓶颈。他的【万千傀儡道】，也因此迟迟不能突破。
The scale of his business at Kilometer Hall had long been constrained and reached a bottleneck. His myriad puppet dao had also stagnated.
“ jǔ yī fǎn sān ， zhè zhǒng shǒu duàn ， bù jǐn jǐn kě yòng zài xiǎo yào wáng dǐng shàng 。 fán shì tiān xià yī qiè shāng pǐn ， jiē kě rú cǐ cāo zuò 。 dào shí hòu ……” jiāo xiū yuǎn shāo wēi chàng xiǎng yī fān ， jiù jī dòng de fǎng fú líng hún dōu yào zhàn lì qǐ lái 。
“举一反三，这种手段，不仅仅可用在小药王鼎上。凡是天下一切商品，皆可如此操作。到时候……”焦修远稍微畅想一番，就激动的仿佛灵魂都要战栗起来。
"By analogy, this method can be applied to all commodities in the world. At that time..." Jiao Xiuyuan imagined it with excitement, as if his soul was trembling.
tā yòu tīng dào lǐ fán tāo tāo bù jué de jiǎng dào ：“ wèi le wéi chí xiǎo yào wáng dǐng de rè dù ， dào yǒu gèng kě yǐ měi gé yī duàn shí jiān ， jǔ xíng yī cì pāi mài huì 。 yòng pāi mài de fāng shì ， mài chū qí zhōng de jǐ zūn xiǎo dǐng 。”
他又听到李凡滔滔不绝的讲道：“为了维持小药王鼎的热度，道友更可以每隔一段时间，举行一次拍卖会。用拍卖的方式，卖出其中的几尊小鼎。”
Li Fan continued, "To maintain thepopularityof the Small Medicine King Cauldrons, Daoist can hold auctions periodically. Selling several cauldrons through auction."
“ bù jǐn néng lì yì zuì dà huà ， gèng néng xuān chuán qiān lǐ táng de shēng yì ， yī jǔ duō dé a 。”
“不仅能利益最大化，更能宣传千里堂的生意，一举多得啊。”
"Not only will this maximize profits but also promote Kilometer Hall's business. It's a win-win situation," he said with enthusiasm.
"How many are there?" Li Fan's clone asked.
"Ha ha, could it be that you've cleaned the entire ruins of the Medicine King Sect?" Jiao Xiuyuan said cheerfully.
"No, but I was just lucky. I happened to find a workshop ruin," Jiao Xiuyuan replied. "Most of these are defective items that can't be used, but I managed to find twenty-eight intact small cauldrons."
"Twenty-eight?" Li Fan's heart stirred with surprise. He hadn't expected there to be so many Small Medicine King Cauldrons.
This number greatly exceeded his expectations.
Recalling the scene where he was pursued due to two Small Medicine King Cauldrons in a storage ring, Li Fan fell into deep thought.
The yuanxian cultivator had directly pinpointed his location. It seemed that some method allowed him to sense the existence of the Small Medicine King Cauldron.
It could be some secret technique or perhaps because he also possessed a Small Medicine King Cauldron himself.
The reason for competing over these cauldrons was clearly due to the return of the true Medicine King Cauldron.
"The fate in the Medicine King Cauldron is undoubtedly related to these other small cauldrons from the same sect."
"Back then, I was just one scene in a fierce competition."
"But this world means more Small Medicine King Cauldrons are better for me!"
Thoughts raced through Li Fan's mind as he quickly made his decision.
He continued, "Ha ha, your luck is indeed good, Jiao Daoist."
"I don't need so many cauldrons. Two for regular cultivation and two spares will be more than enough!"
Jiao Xiuyuan hurriedly said, "Daoist, you're mistaken. I've appraised these Small Medicine King Cauldrons. They are treasures from an ancient sect, with extraordinary effects. Their ability to nurture spirit plants far exceeds those crude artifacts of today. Not to mention their long history and..."
Li Fan interrupted him with a smile, "Ha ha, we have shared hardships together. Let's be straightforward. You're worried about the low price of herbs now, so you're urging me to buy more."
Jiao Xiuyuan didn't expect Li Fan to be this direct, and he laughed awkwardly.
Just as Jiao Xiuyuan was about to explain, Li Fan said, "Don't worry. Since I asked you to find these cauldrons, I won't let you lose money."
"In my opinion, selling them for a hundred or even a thousand times their current price is not difficult!"
His tone was arrogant yet confident.
Jiao Xiuyuan couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "I'd like to hear your insights."
Li Fan smiled slightly. "Daoist, you must know that the value of an item and its price are not closely related."
"The final price a commodity can fetch depends solely on how much people are willing to pay for it."
"Take these Small Medicine King Cauldrons as an example. If they were merely used to nurture spirit plants, no matter how Daoist exaggerates their benefits, the contribution points of over one thousand would be its limit."
"Do you agree?"
Jiao Xiuyuan nodded slowly. "Indeed. Over a thousand contribution points is still an overestimation by Daoist. In the current market collapse, selling them for five to six hundred contribution points per cauldron would already be considered lucky."
"So, if we want to sell these at a high price, we need to uncover their other values..." Li Fan said with a deep voice.
"Other values?" Jiao Xiuyuan was puzzled. "These cauldrons have no other uses?"
"Haha, without value, let's create one," Li Fan said firmly.
"Do you know the story of how Medicine King Ling Ruchun used a cauldron as a boat to lead all Medicine King Sect members into the void?" Li Fan asked.
Jiao Xiuyuan nodded. "I'm familiar with this..."
Then he realized and his voice was filled with shock, "Daoist's meaning is..."
Li Fan chuckled. "If the true Medicine King Cauldron has been wandering outside for thousands of years and is about to return to the Xuanhuang realm, only those who possess a Small Medicine King Cauldron can enter it..."
"Do you think the price of these cauldrons will be high?"
Jiao Xiuyuan thought for a moment. His voice became excited. "If this is true, involving ancient sect secrets before the great calamity descends."
"The value of these Small Medicine King Cauldrons is truly indescribable. Setting an opening bid of ten thousand contribution points per cauldron would surely attract many cultivators to buy them."
Li Fan said immediately, "This is it!"
Jiao Xiuyuan thought for a moment and felt something was off. "Isn't this misleading? This goes against my business principles!"
"Moreover, these cultivators are extremely shrewd. They won't believe whatever I say," Li Fan said with a light laugh.
"This depends on how Daoist operates. As the saying goes, three men make a tiger. A lie repeated enough times will be believed as truth."
"At that time, we can use heavy bribes to buy some great minds in divination and spread the news."
"There's no way others won't believe it."
"As for misleading people... Haha..." Li Fan suddenly said with a cold laugh.
"Business is simply you buying and me selling; both parties are willing. Moreover, the return of the true Medicine King Cauldron isn't necessarily false information!"
"The true Medicine King Cauldrons that once flew away do indeed have a small chance of returning to Xuanhuang realm. Even if this probability approaches zero, as long as it's not zero, in an infinite time scale, such an event will definitely happen."
"As for how manydisaster/calamitys later... the Xuanhuang realm still exists..."
"That's another matter."
Li Fan's words shook Jiao Xiuyuan to his core.
The thoughts and values in the conversation were vastly different from what he had always upheld as a business principle.
By Heaven Sovereign, he Jiao Xiuyuan had occasionally taken small advantages, but he had never openly engaged in such blatant false advertising before.
Kilometer Hall was known for its integrity.
However, Jiao Xiuyuan felt that Li Fan's words were extremely reasonable.
The scale of his business at Kilometer Hall had long been constrained and reached a bottleneck. His myriad puppet dao had also stagnated.
"By analogy, this method can be applied to all commodities in the world. At that time..." Jiao Xiuyuan imagined it with excitement, as if his soul was trembling.
Li Fan continued, "To maintain thepopularityof the Small Medicine King Cauldrons, Daoist can hold auctions periodically. Selling several cauldrons through auction."
"Not only will this maximize profits but also promote Kilometer Hall's business. It's a win-win situation," he said with enthusiasm.