They didn’t speak, all quietly waiting for Bao Gu to continue.
Bao Gu thought to herself, “These old foxes! Keeping silent, waiting for me to name my price, they want me to beg them!”
There was no helping it, given her weak strength, she had to rely on them. Scratching her head, she said, “I can’t drink so much alcohol, nor do I need so much. I need a large amount of spirit stones for cultivation, so I thought of selling these wines in exchange for a large amount of spirit stones needed for cultivation. Everyone knows how rare Monkey Wine is, especially this Monkey Wine brewed from the Heavenly Spirit Fruit Trees, which nourishes the soul and is beneficial for advancing to the God Transformation Phase in the future. It’s even rarer. Master Lu, you are known for your integrity, and when I thought of finding a business partner, you were the first person that came to my mind. Qingfeng Pavilion and Xuantian Sect are like brothers, this big deal naturally shouldn’t benefit outsiders, it should be you, right?”
Master Lu laughed heartily and pointed at Bao Gu, saying, “You—”
Elder Zuo asked with an unchanged expression, “How big of a deal?”
Bao Gu replied, “Every month, a deal involving one hundred jars of Monkey Wine from the first to the sixth grade! At least two jars of sixth-grade, ten jars of fifth-grade, and the first to third-grade wines are negotiable! Additionally, there’s also a bamboo tube of Supreme Monkey Wine!”
She looked at Elder Zuo with an embarrassed smile, saying, “If Elder Zuo thinks this deal is too small, Bao Gu would be… embarrassed to have you come all this way for nothing!” She offered a gourd of sixth-grade Monkey Wine, saying, “Consider this my apology!”
Take the good stuff and go back where you came from. You’ve seen the good stuff, and if you don’t take this deal, I’m not worried about finding another buyer.
Elder Zuo uncorked the wine gourd with an indifferent expression, and a fragrance that soaked into the heart and spleen along with a spiritual light spread out.
His hand trembled, quickly recorking the gourd, and laughed, “What are you saying, Bao Gu. You’re straightforward and decisive, I like that.” He looked at Master Lu and said, “Master, Qingfeng Pavilion and Xuantian Sect are like brothers, it’s only right for brothers to do business together.”
Master Lu nodded slightly at Elder Zuo and asked Bao Gu with a smile, “I wonder how you plan to do this business with us?”
Bao Gu said, “I originally thought of opening a liquor store, but as you know, my spiritual roots are mixed, and my cultivation is slow, I really don’t have the time to run a liquor store. So, I thought of you, Master Lu. Your Qingfeng Pavilion not only has many people but also has a wide network, making it most suitable for doing business. I’ll give you the wine at a reasonable price, and you can sell it however you want, as long as you can provide spirit stones, spirit fruits, and spirit medicines, I can guarantee to supply you with Monkey Wine.”
Master Lu looked at Bao Gu with an unreadable expression.
Master Lu smiled and said, “May I see your Monkey Wine and ask about the price?”
Bao Gu smiled, “Of course!” She took out a portion of each grade of Monkey Wine and let Master Lu inspect the wine with a clear price for each type. Bao Gu said, “These are all undiluted original brews, all brewed in the Heavenly Spirit Trees, absolutely no fakes.”
Everyone present inspected the wine, all showing interest.
After inspecting the wine, their looks towards Bao Gu changed.
On behalf of Qingfeng Pavilion, Master Lu struck a deal with Bao Gu on the spot. He thought for a moment and said, “Bao Gu, I’ll add thirty percent to the price. This wine, you’ll only sell to me, how about that?”
Bao Gu thought for a moment and said, “Master Lu, if Qingfeng Pavilion can help Xuantian Sect eliminate Taiyin Sect, from now on, besides selling to you, I will only sell to our sect’s disciples for their cultivation and advancement, and will not sell to any other sects or forces in large quantities. Additionally, I’ll gift you another gourd of Supreme Monkey Wine!” She gritted her teeth and exclaimed, “Those bastards from Taiyin Sect are really too hateful!”
Master Lu‘s expression turned solemn, shaking his head, “It’s difficult to eliminate a cultivation sect with a thousand years of heritage.”
Bao Gu said, “You first help Xuantian Sect out of this siege, and when Xuantian Sect decides to eliminate Taiyin Sect in the future, you just need to lend a hand!”
Master Lv declared loudly, “Alright!” He looked at Zi Tianjun and said, “Sect Master Zi, Qingfeng Pavilion is willing to form a brotherly alliance with Xuantian Sect!” After speaking, he glanced at Bao Gu again. That look—really wanted to take Bao Gu back!
Zi Tianjun stood up and said, “Why not today? Please!” He turned and instructed Master Feng, “Feng Yi, go handle it immediately!”
Feng Yi saluted and left to prepare for the alliance.
Master Lu turned to Elder Zuo and said, “I’ll leave the rest of the business details to Elder Zuo and Bao Gu.”
Elder Zuo and Bao Gu finalized the details of the monthly supply of wine, prices, delivery times, and methods, and finally drafted a contract for future transactions.
Qingfeng Pavilion didn’t bring enough spirit stones, spirit fruits, and spirit medicines to purchase so much Monkey Wine, so they bought a portion first, and the rest was scheduled for a later date.
From Elder Zuo’s reaction during the wine inspection, Bao Gu realized that sixth-grade Monkey Wine was also very useful for Nascent Soul cultivators. She took out four jars of sixth-grade Monkey Wine, gifting two jars to each elder, then politely escorted the two elders out, led away by Yu Mi.
Zi Yunshu circled around Bao Gu, who was standing at the door watching the three people leave, up and down several times.
Bao Gu turned her head and glared at Zi Yunshu, scolding, “What are you looking at? Believe it or not, I’ll drown you with Monkey Wine!”
Zi Yunshu burst into laughter and said, “I beg you to drown me! Please come drown me quickly!” Her voice was coquettish, dripping with charm, and her seductive eyes seemed to drip water, truly a reincarnation of a demoness! Well, the current Little Martial Aunt was indeed a demoness.
Bao Gu rolled her eyes at Zi Yunshu, sat down on a chair, and sighed, “I’m exhausted!” But she was in a good mood, smiling at the Little Martial Aunt who had approached her again. She knew Little Martial Aunt was here to ask for wine. She smiled and said, “Little Martial Aunt, call me something nice!”
Zi Yunshu laughed, “What do you want to hear? Bao Gu, my little darling? My sweetheart?”
Bao Gu “Eh”ed, sweating profusely, quickly took out two gourds of sixth-grade Monkey Wine and stuffed them into Zi Yunshu‘s arms, then looked at Zi Yunshu pitifully, saying, “Little Martial Aunt, all my magical treasures are broken!”
Zi Yunshu drew out a long “Oh,” looking at Bao Gu sideways, “Two gourds of wine in exchange for a set of Nascent Soul stage magical treasures?”
Bao Gu looked at Little Martial Aunt with even more pitiful eyes, saying, “Little Martial Aunt, these are all the little monkeys’ stock, not much. I still have to reserve some for selling to Qingfeng Pavilion, you know brewing this wine takes time, what if the little monkeys delay and can’t supply the future wine?”
She hugged Ziyun Shu’s arm, saying, “Will you have less benefits in the future?” While speaking, she added two gourds of fifth-grade Monkey Wine and several gourds of third and fourth-grade Monkey Wine to give to Zi Yunshu.
Zi Yunshu was so happy that she held Bao Gu’s cheeks and kissed her hard, saying, “From now on, your business is my business, whoever dares to touch a hair on you, I guarantee I’ll kill them!”
Bao Gu looked at Zi Yunshu seriously and said, “Little Martial Aunt, I was just molested by a female pervert, quickly kill her.”
Zi Yunshu was stunned, glaring fiercely at Bao Gu, “You’re the female pervert, your whole family are female perverts! Little Martial Aunt is showing you affection, affection! Understand? Affection!”
Bao Gu kept responding, “Yes, yes, yes, it’s affection!” She stood up and said, “Little Martial Aunt, we don’t have to abandon Xuantian Sect’s foundation and go into hiding anymore, right?”
Zi Yunshu replied, “With Qingfeng Pavilion’s full support as an ally, of course not. My father has broken through to the early stage of the God Transformation Phase, stepping into the ranks of the ultimate masters of the God Transformation Phase, which is a strong deterrent externally. Even if Qingfeng Pavilion has other intentions, they would not give up such favorable alliance conditions to join hands with Taiyin Sect to rob you!”
Only Bao Gu could get Monkey Wine from Duobao Spirit Monkey, and Duobao Spirit Monkey has always been known for fleeing at the first sign of danger, firmly refusing to care about Bao Gu’s life or death. Capturing Bao Gu would hardly force Duobao Spirit Monkey to hand over Monkey Wine and many treasures.
Duobao Spirit Monkey is famously elusive, impossible to catch, so capturing Duobao Spirit Monkey is even more unlikely. Joining hands with Taiyin Sect, even if they destroy Xuantian Sect and capture Bao Gu, it’s impossible to get Monkey Wine, and it would end up being a loss. Moreover, Xuantian Sect is poor, but Taiyin Sect is not known as the richest sect in Yun Ling Mountain range or called the number one power of Yun Ling! If not for the three God Transformation Phase cultivators in Taiyin Sect, it would be most profitable to rob them.
Bao Gu “Hmm”ed, put her family’s abacus back into her super large storage bag, took out the spirit stones she got from selling wine, and prepared to drink a few sips of Monkey Wine for cultivation.
She had just laid out half of the formation when she raised her hand and found Little Martial Aunt had already set up a protective spirit formation in the yard, sitting cross-legged in the middle of the yard, seemingly also about to cultivate while enjoying Monkey Wine.
Bao Gu quickly gathered the stones she had placed according to the formation positions, rushed into Little Martial Aunt’s formation, and squeezed next to Little Martial Aunt to start cultivating.
Xuantian Sect’s spiritual energy was scarce, and even with a gathering spirit formation, it couldn’t attract much spiritual energy, far less than when in Xuan Yue Ancient City. Fortunately, with the spiritual energy transformed from Monkey Wine, along with the effects of the spirit fruits and spirit medicines contained in the wine, Bao Gu felt the spiritual energy was sufficient.
The effects of Monkey Wine unfolded, nourishing her body’s meridians, and there was an indescribable refreshing effect, making her mind much clearer, her vision sharper, and her spiritual consciousness slightly stronger.
Originally, she could only sense around one foot of her surroundings, but now it extended a few inches more. She could gather more qi than before, and believed she would soon break through from the fourth stage of Qi Refining to the fifth stage of Qi Refining, the Qi Condensation Phase.
After fully utilizing the effects of the few sips of Monkey Wine she drank, Bao Gu drank a few more sips and continued to cultivate, repeating this process.
After two gourds of Monkey Wine were finished, she finally felt herself stepping into the Qi Condensation Phase. Bao Gu opened her eyes, stood up, and concentrated the true qi in her dantian before striking forward with a palm towards the courtyard door.
She felt a surge of energy release from her palm, hitting the courtyard door and instantly sending it flying out, landing on the frozen creek outside. She felt joy in her heart, took a sip of Monkey Wine, sat down to digest the spiritual energy in the wine and restore the true qi in her dantian to a full state, took out a sword from her storage bag, concentrated true qi into the sword, and felt a surge of energy in the sword. She waved it in the air, releasing a sword intent about a foot long that cut through the air.
She used Monkey Wine again to restore the true qi in her dantian, stepped out of the courtyard, and infused true qi into the sword, making a horizontal slash. The sword blade didn’t touch the tree that was at least twenty years old, only the sword tip’s sword intent passed over the tree.
The tree didn’t fall as she had imagined.
Bao Gu looked towards where the sword intent had passed, and saw a thin, paper-like cut where the sword intent had passed. She pushed the tree, and the snow on the tree fell down with a rustle, and the tree fell with a loud crash, showing a neat cut where the sword intent had passed.
Zi Yunshu stood behind Bao Gu and said, “Not bad, you’ve broken through to the fifth stage of Qi Refining! You can start learning to fly with a sword.”
Bao Gu, hearing about flying with a sword, excitedly exclaimed, “Really?”
Zi Yunshu laughed, “Of course it’s true, but although you can fly, you won’t be able to fly far with your current level of cultivation!”
Bao Gu quickly grabbed Zi Yunshu‘s arm, calling out, “Little Martial Aunt, teach me quickly!”
Zi Yunshu asked, “Do you have a flying sword?”
Bao Gu was stunned, looking at the sword in her hand, “Does this one work?”
Zi Yunshu raised an eyebrow, “You think you can fly with just any sword? If you use this sword as a flying sword, you’ll be exhausted before you fly ten feet! I’ll find some flying sword stones later and teach you how to refine a flying sword!” After saying that, she turned and went back to the courtyard to continue cultivating.
Bao Gu followed Zi Yunshu, pleading, “Little Martial Aunt!”
Zi Yunshu said, “Wait for your senior sister to come back. The danger to Xuantian Sect hasn’t been resolved yet, your Uncle Fan and Uncle Zhu are leading the disciples outside fighting to the death with Taiyin Sect’s people, I have to go support them at any moment, I can’t spare the time to refine a flying sword for you now.”
Bao Gu was stunned, “I…” She saw that it was calm and peaceful here, unaffected by being besieged, and thought Taiyin Sect was just surrounding Xuantian Sect. She didn’t dare say anything more and obediently sat back in the courtyard to continue drinking Monkey Wine and cultivating.
Zi Yunshu sighed, “The spiritual energy contained in the spirit wine is very little, using it for cultivation is even more wasteful than directly absorbing spirit stones for cultivation! Don’t you have a lot of Qi Refining Pills? Eat those! Use the spirit wine in combination with Qi Refining Pills.”
She was resigned to Bao Gu’s wastefulness and Bao Gu’s five-element spiritual root constitution. If it were a heavenly spiritual root or dual spiritual roots, there wouldn’t be a need for such expenditure, just some Qi Refining Pills as a supplement would easily get through the Qi Refining stage.
Cultivators with five-element spiritual roots really could only rely on countless heavenly and earthly treasures. It’s also thanks to Bao Gu having a Duobao Spirit Monkey, plus a brain for business, otherwise, who could afford her!
