When "acting as an intermediary merchant," pocketing the price difference!
"True Master Tianzhao" had a "business acumen," yes, not a little, but a lot, a whole lot!
If things had gone according to his plan, the "Three Immortal Sword Sects" would have truly profited immensely!
For instance, this time, the "Dragon Knight Merchant Guild" made three billion on sales.
If the "Three Immortal Sword Sects" had acted as "intermediary merchants," they could have pocketed a five-fold profit, raking in a staggering fifteen billion!
Oh, the exhilaration!
"True Master Tianzhao" had "business acumen," not a little bit, but an extreme amount!
However, Qian Duoduo would absolutely not agree to such a scheme.
Why were the specialty goods of the "Dragon Knight Merchant Guild" sold so cheaply? Dumping, dumping, dumping!
The two biggest factors for dumping: volume and low price.
Whether it was "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" or "Star Brilliance Water" or "Star Brilliance Sand," there were massive outputs in the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest," with no shortage of supply, only a worry about selling it.
Fortunately, these were all consumables. As long as cultivators used them in large quantities, they could be sold easily and happily.
But if they followed "True Master Tianzhao's" plan, it would cause immense trouble.
With an "intermediary merchant" involved, the price would skyrocket, from "one thousand low-grade spirit stones" to "six thousand low-grade spirit stones." At that point, ordinary cultivators simply wouldn't be able to afford it!
If ordinary cultivators couldn't afford it, how could they consume it in large quantities?
How would the "Dragon Knight Merchant Guild" be able to sell their goods?
This would be an absolutely detrimental "vicious cycle"!
Then some might ask, if the "Dragon Knight Merchant Guild" sold their goods to other merchant guilds, wouldn't those guilds also act as "intermediary merchants" and make huge profits from the price difference?
It's different!
Completely different!
Other merchant guilds were in a state of fair competition; they did not have a "monopoly."
Other merchant guilds might initially sell "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice," "Star Brilliance Water," and "Star Brilliance Sand" at high prices, thus reaping immense profits.
However, as time went by, with large quantities of cheap and high-quality "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice," "Star Brilliance Water," and "Star Brilliance Sand" flooding the market, the prices would inevitably be driven down.
Various merchant guilds, in order to sell their goods quickly, would start a "price war."
If you dared to sell "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" for nine thousand low-grade spirit stones today, I would sell it for eight thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Come on, let's mutually harm each other!
Of course, this was not irrational "loss-leading competition."
In fact, as long as the price was higher than "one thousand low-grade spirit stones," they would still make a profit.
And as long as they sold enough goods, quickly, making a small profit each time, with sheer volume leading to miracles, they could ultimately earn massive profits.
In this way, the "Dragon Knight Merchant Guild's" objective of dumping would be achieved.
There would be only one ultimate winner: the "Dragon Knight Merchant Guild."
Therefore, Qian Duoduo would never agree to "True Master Tianzhao's" request.
The two sides engaged in a lengthy "tug-of-war."
In the end, Qian Duoduo still agreed to "True Master Tianzhao's" request, handing over all the "Dragon Knight Merchant Guild's" goods to the "Three Immortal Sword Sects" for sale.
However, in terms of price, the goods originally priced at "one thousand low-grade spirit stones" could only be sold by the Three Immortal Sword Sects for "one thousand three hundred low-grade spirit stones," absolutely no higher!
"True Master Tianzhao," "Sword Immortal Yu Hua," and "True Master Zhi Chang" deliberated for a while, and finally agreed.
According to Qian Duoduo's plan, the profit margin for the "Three Immortal Sword Sects" was significantly reduced.
However, Qian Duoduo was right; if these goods were sold at too high a price, it would affect sales, and in the end, they might not earn as much as selling them cheaply.
Volume brings miracles!
"Thirteen hundred spirit stones" it is then! Deal!
After the two sides reached a consensus, the subsequent matters were easily handled.
"True Master Tianzhao" made a sweeping gesture, agreeing to Qian Duoduo becoming the "Holy Son of the Yingzhou Sword Sect."
Internally, there were still some dissenting voices within the "Yingzhou Sword Sect."
Qian Duoduo was only a "Golden Core cultivator" and an "outsider." Why should he become the "Holy Son of the Yingzhou Sword Sect"?
Yes, Ling Weifeng and Yun Tiakong were also "Golden Core cultivators" and "outsiders," yet they respectively became the "Holy Son of the Penglai Sword Sect" and the "Holy Son of the Fangzhang Sword Sect."
However, Ling Weifeng and Yun Tiakong had earned their positions through "actual combat."
Ling Weifeng not only defeated all the "quasi-Holy Sons of the Penglai Sword Sect" but also fought to a draw against "Jiao Yu."
Although Ling Weifeng was only a "Golden Core cultivator," he was far more formidable than an ordinary "Nascent Soul cultivator." His becoming the "Holy Son of the Penglai Sword Sect" was well-deserved.
As for Yun Tiakong, it was even more so.
Yun Tiakong not only defeated all the "quasi-Holy Sons of the Fangzhang Sword Sect" but also withstood a move from "True Master Zhi Chang," uh, well, it was two moves!
Who was "True Master Zhi Chang"? He was the sect master of the "Fangzhang Sword Sect," a renowned "Spirit Severing Ancestor," incredibly powerful!
Even though "True Master Zhi Chang" suppressed his cultivation level and did not use his "divine sense," he was still a "Spirit Severing Ancestor," and his strength was undeniable.
Especially "True Master Zhi Chang's" second wave of attacks; the power of that move was infinitely close to the "Spirit Severing realm."
Yun Tiakong not only managed to block it but also forcefully shattered it.
Although Yun Tiakong was only a "Golden Core cultivator," he could be considered the "strongest below the Spirit Severing realm"!
That's how impressive he was!
In comparison, Qian Duoduo seemed weak.
In the eyes of many "Yingzhou Sword Sect disciples," Qian Duoduo's position as "Holy Son of the Yingzhou Sword Sect" was simply handed to him, undeserved.
Some even vowed to challenge Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo smiled and accepted the challenge.
Then, he spent thirty million worth of various "premium talismans," relying on "pay-to-win tactics," to actually defeat a "Nascent Soul expert."
Qian Duoduo used his actions to show the "Yingzhou Sword Sect disciples" what "the power of money" meant, and what a "pay-to-win warrior" was!
The "pay-to-win warrior" Qian Duoduo, with the full support of "True Master Tianzhao" and "Fairy Wu Kong," successfully suppressed all dissenting voices and securely took the "Holy Son of the Yingzhou Sword Sect" position!
From then on, the "Three Immortal Sword Sects" entered a brand new era!
"Holy Son of the Penglai Sword Sect," Ling Weifeng!
"Holy Son of the Yingzhou Sword Sect," Qian Duoduo!
"Holy Son of the Fangzhang Sword Sect," Yun Tiakong!
These three individuals were all allies of "a certain senior"!
It was equivalent to the senior not having to do anything, effortlessly gaining control of the "Three Immortal Sword Sects."
Hehehehe...
Oh, the exhilaration!
Seeing this, "a certain senior" in his cave burst into laughter like a pig.
With the "Three Immortal Sword Sects" as an ally, the power of the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest" was further enhanced, and the pressure when confronting the "Da Xin Dynasty" later would be significantly reduced.