Chapter 186 Good thing
Gao Xian didn't just have a sudden idea, but had already planned it.
Alchemy is labor-intensive work and very hard. And production is limited.
Gao Xian calculated that he could refine 200,000 pills in a month if he devoted himself wholeheartedly.
The problem is that with such high-intensity alchemy, there is no free time except for necessary practice and rest.
Cultivation is to obtain a higher and better quality of life, so hard work in refining elixirs is worse than an ox or a horse.
Furthermore, the sales volume of elixirs is also limited. It doesn't mean how much you refine can be sold.
Gao Xian certainly thought about opening up other sales channels. He talked with Yun Chenglin, the shopkeeper of Yunshui Tower, but Yun Chenglin declined.
The main reason is that Lujiaosan and Tianguidan are too low-grade, and they have to be sold in large quantities to be profitable.
Yunshuilou takes a high-end route, and selling Lujiaosan and Tianguidan is not in line with Yunshuilou's positioning.
Furthermore, the low-end market in any place must be monopolized by the local sect.
Yunshuilou is engaged in the high-end market in order to avoid conflicts with local sects.
If it competes with the local sects for profit, it is impossible for Yunshui Tower to bloom everywhere.
Yun Chenglin explained it briefly, and Gao Xian understood it. indeed so.
He sold a deer horn to Sandu and started working with Xu Lingyun and the others. If Yunshui Tower dares to sell low-level elixirs, it will definitely cause public outrage.
Tiangui Spiritual Pill is actually of good quality and can be regarded as the best elixir in the first level.
However, Gao Xian refined the elixir mainly to obtain the aura of humanity.
Refining Tiangui Spiritual Pill is quite troublesome, and it cannot be refined in large quantities. Tiangui Spiritual Pill and Tiangui Pill provide the same humanistic spiritual light.
If novels are useful, they are low-input and high-yield.
No matter how miserable the practitioners are, at least they can read. There are very few entertainment options for casual cultivators on the ground floor.
Reading novels is undoubtedly the simplest form of entertainment. A large number of literate people have a basis for communication.
Gao Xian has been to Lianyuncheng Jinshutang and found that novels with a few talisman coins are the best sellers.
A novel that can be read over and over again, and can be watched by multiple people. This advantage is unmatched by pills.
Finally, writing a novel takes little effort. Even if it fails, the price paid is negligible.
Gao Xian took up his pen and wrote four words on the paper: "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Many classic works from the previous life, well, are not easy to transfer directly.
After much deliberation, he still felt that the movie version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was good.
This Chinese Liao Zhai story only needs to slightly change the background and characters.
Grandma, the demon cultivator, Nie Xiaoqian, is a female cultivator from the Hehuan Sect under the control of the demon cultivator. She specializes in using women to lure the monks so that her grandmother can practice demonic skills.
Ning Caichen, Qi Liansan Cultivator, Yan Chixia, Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
The story is colorful and exciting, with lingering love, heroic spirit and a sinister and vicious villain. All elements are present.
Gao Xian wrote the story according to the movie version, and the most important thing was to add some **** plot.
For example, how female ghosts seduce male cultivators, how Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen dual cultivate, etc.
The main aesthetic of ordinary monks is simplicity and roughness.
Gao Xian felt that he did not need much writing skills. Although practitioners in this world could read, they mainly used it to learn spells and techniques, and their literary quality was very poor.
He just started writing. Anyway, there is no cultural supervision organization in this world, and no one cares about the ideological state of the practitioners.
Gao Xian also has a special skill, which is his hyper-realistic painting skills, which can make characters extremely lifelike.
Using an ordinary brush, he can depict the details of a woman's eyelashes.
Based on the appearance of the heroine in white clothes in the movie, Gao Xian made appropriate adjustments and modifications, retaining the ethereal and quiet look of the female ghost in white clothes, and making her facial lines more slender and delicate, reflecting the fragility of the female ghost.
Other female ghosts wear various looks, they are fat and thin, all they want is to be **** and exciting.
It is super sticky and can make your eyes stick to it just by looking at it!
Gao Xian wrote the story based on the movies in his memory. As a veteran who has read countless movies, drawing illustrations is even easier for him.
When he completes the foundation building, his past life memories are completely integrated into this body, and these memories are completely stored in the sea of consciousness.
As long as he is willing, every word he has read and every picture he has seen can be clearly extracted.
The foundation-building monk ignites the natal spiritual light to shine inside and outside. This not only completes the control over the inside and outside of the body, but also preliminarily completes the control of the soul.
Completely controlling one's own memory is only the most basic manifestation of mastering one's soul.
Gao Xian already had a complete outline in mind, and now his hand speed is super fast, and he really writes like a god.
Over an hour, more than 100,000 words of "A Chinese Ghost Story" have been completed. There are twenty-two hot and exciting illustrations in the middle.
After completing this masterpiece, Gao Xian read it over and was quite satisfied with the result.
No matter how well written it is, as long as it has super-realistic illustrations, it is enough to beat other novels instantly.
The most powerful thing about pictures is to go beyond text and use images to create a visual impact.
The novel will have text barriers, and different people may have different interpretations. Images can eliminate this obstacle to the greatest extent. Therefore, comics, film and television works can more easily break through cultural barriers.
The author's signature, he writes Liu Sanbian. This master of **** poetry probably wouldn't mind others using his name to write **** novels.
Using exquisite firebending skills to dry the ink, simply binding and cutting, a homemade rough reading material is completed.
He originally wanted to show it to Daniel to feel the effect. After thinking about it, it's better not to trick the child and let Daniel make alchemy.
Gao Xian put on Qingyuan Ruyi's robe, turned into a downcast middle-aged man, and quietly left Zhu's house through the wall.
There are several bookstores in Lianyun City, which mainly sell various low-level spells. The names are all called Jin Shu Tang, Jade Shu Tang and the like.
Among them, Jinshutang is the most famous chain. Behind him was Lu Lingfei, the foundation-building monk.
Compared to important resources for cultivation such as elixirs, magical weapons, talismans, and spiritual objects, low-level spells and techniques cannot be sold at high prices, and novels are even less valuable.
Jinshutang has a very prestigious name, but in fact it can only rent a small store at the corner of the long street.
There are only two people, the clerk and the shopkeeper combined.
There were a few cultivators wandering around inside, but they didn't seem to have any strong intention to buy.
Although Gao Xian looked like a down-and-out middle-aged casual cultivator, the waiter still greeted him enthusiastically.
“What are you looking for? Our family has a complete range of spells of various genres, as well as some unique secret arts, and there are many types of travel novels...”
Gao Xian interrupted the young man's introduction. He glanced around and said in a low voice, "Are you collecting books?"
The guy was startled for a moment and said, "Take it, what kind of book are you talking about? Spells or spells?"
"novel."
Gao Xian took out the book from his sleeve, showed it to the boy, and then quickly took it back.
The boy was a little helpless, he thought it was some kind of magical secret! A novel is also mysterious.
He suddenly lost interest and said lazily: "The novel is not worth much."
Most of the novels used to kill people's time are given away as free gifts.
Gao Xian ignored the little boy. He went straight to the shopkeeper and handed the book over, "Look at it and give me a price."
The shopkeeper is a middle-aged fat man who looks very smooth and has a kind face.
He glanced at "A Chinese Ghost Story" and felt disapproving of it, so he picked it up and read it politely.
“Fellow Taoist, novels are just playthings,”
The middle-aged fat man thought Gao Xian was ridiculous. Who would come here to sell a novel? How much money could this thing be worth?
He was about to dismiss the other person casually, but he was immediately attracted by the illustrations inside.
The characters are as realistic as living people, and the shapes are vivid as if they are alive.
The middle-aged fat man has seen countless illustrations, and this is the first time he has seen such an impactful illustration.
At this moment, he seemed to be standing at the window watching the men and women having fun inside.
The middle-aged fat man flipped through it again. Every illustration was so delicate and lifelike, making people seem to be brought into the world of the book.
He couldn't help but think of a word: "Amazing skills!"
As for what the novel is about, it doesn't matter at all.
The middle-aged fat man had a warm smile on his face and stood up, "Fellow Taoist, how do you sell your books?"
"Fifty spiritual stones." Although Gao Xian didn't lack these few coins, he still wanted to sell as much as possible.
The higher the purchase price, the more middle-aged fat people will care about it, and they can also use snacks to promote it.
The fat middle-aged man was startled, and the smile on his face froze.
He paused for a moment before forcing a smile and said: "Fellow Taoist, my Xuanzhen Evil-Breaking Technique only sells for fifty spirit stones. This is just a novel..."
Xuanzhen Evil-Breaking Technique is a first-level top-notch magic that specializes in destroying evil spirits and filth. It is quite superb.
Generally speaking, casual cultivators will never practice such complicated spells. If you have that kind of money, you might as well buy two Yiyang Talismans to save trouble.
Gao Xian discussed the price with the shopkeeper for a long time, and finally settled the deal with twelve spiritual stones.
This price is already considered sky-high for a novel. Gao Xian was also satisfied.
The waiters on the side were all stunned. The boss must have fallen under the spell of the other party, and he actually used spiritual stones to buy novels.
After Gao Xian left, the shopkeeper picked up "A Chinese Ghost Story" and admired it carefully. He read each illustration over and over again and gained great spiritual satisfaction.
He even fell in love with Nie Xiaoqian. If there was such a Hehuan sect female cultivator, he would spend all his savings to get married to her.
After the novelty wore off, the middle-aged fat man started reading the novel. Only then did he realize that the novel was actually very beautiful. Although the text was a bit direct and simple, the description made people's blood rush.
The key point is that this story is actually worth reading and savoring again and again, which is amazing.
When the shop closed at night, the shopkeeper took the boy to the backyard. He first dismantled A Chinese Ghost Story into pieces, and copied each piece of paper a hundred times using a magic weapon. These pages were then re-binded, and there were one hundred copies of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Having spent so many spiritual stones, the middle-aged fat man must of course work hard to promote it.
Hyper-realistic paintings are comparable to high-definition cameras. This kind of realism brings such a huge shock that ordinary cultivators simply cannot resist.
The middle-aged fat man sold out a hundred copies of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in just one day, including selling and giving away.
The middle-aged fat man is very happy, this business may make a lot of money...
Gao Xian didn't pay attention to Jin Shutang's actions. He now has at least a thousand humane auras entering his account every day.
He couldn't tell from which channel these humanistic auras came.
Even if "A Chinese Ghost Story" can help him obtain the aura of humanity, the effect will not be visible in a short period of time.
Only when time passes and "A Chinese Ghost Story" can provide a sufficient amount of humane aura, this can be seen.
For Gao Xian, this is just a small experiment. He successively wrote works such as "The Butterfly Lovers", "The Jade Girl's Heart Sutra", "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", etc. The main themes were pornographic and violent, with various illustrations.
Of course, his main focus is still on cultivation and alchemy.
While Gao Xian was enjoying a comfortable life, the sect leader Yun Taihao had been staying in Pegasus Ji, constantly mobilizing various resources, and seemed to be determined to protect Pegasus Ji to the death.
He was a little confused about this at first. The Pegasus Collection was of little value, and the underground ruins were too useless. There was no need to save him by death?
But one day he suddenly figured out that Yun Taihao didn't care about Pegasus, but the boundary line of the sect.
Pegasus Ji gave in, which is equivalent to actively giving up the door of your home to others. No matter how valuable this door is, it is the safety boundary of Lianyun Sect.
The Qisha Sect does not want Pegasus to gather. The Qisha Sect's goal is the Lianyun Sect.
In this case, we must try our best to keep the Pegasus gathering and defend against enemies.
Gao Xian thought about this and felt a little ashamed. As an ordinary person, he really has no strategic thinking and always thinks of things too simply.
Yun Taihao is much stronger than him, he is very clear-headed and decisive and ruthless. As a sect leader, this person is very qualified.
According to what Yun Qiushui said, there may be more complicated reasons behind the Blood Evil Sect's invasion.
Gao Xian didn't like Yun Taihao, and he didn't want to stay in Lianyun Sect, but he still hoped that Lianyun Sect would be safe.
If the demon cultivators really invaded Jiuzhou, even the Qingyun Sect would not be able to stay out of it.
It's tiring enough to be involved in crazy involutions with other cultivators. If a powerful foreign enemy appears again, it will be impossible to survive.
It's useless what Gao Xian thinks, Pegasus Ji has become a frontline battlefield. In July, the sect began to recruit foundation-building monks from other cities.
This time, Gao Xian and Zhu Qiniang were not included in the recruitment.
Zhu Qiniang was also promoted and became the head of the Shanggong Hall and the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, responsible for managing Lianyung City.
In other words, even Yuncheng is now under the control of Zhu Qiniang.
This transfer and promotion also shocked the entire Lianyun Sect. Zhu Qiniang, an outsider, actually gained the trust of the sect leader and occupied a high position. This was unimaginable before.
Gao Xian and Zhu Qiniang understood that this was compensation given to them by Yun Taihao, and it was also a disguised show of goodwill.
Zhu Qiniang and Gao Xian discussed it and both thought this was a good thing. At least the sect leader showed goodwill.
Zhu Qiniang was not a good person. After she came to power, she took control of the power and sent people to deal with the families of Xu Lingyun and Zhang Chunjiang.
After these two foundation-building monks fell, because the sect was busy dealing with foreign enemies, other foundation-building monks did not have time to attack these two families.
Zhu Qiniang is not big-minded and cruel. Since Zhang Chunjiang and Xu Lingyun attacked her first, how could she be polite if she had the chance.
After a lot of trouble, two hundred thousand spiritual stones were squeezed out from the two major families.
The Zhang family and the Xu family were quite prosperous, but they were destroyed. The two monk families, including Huang Dapeng and Pang Su, were inevitably affected.
Fortunately, Pang Su had made good friends with them early, and Zhu Qiniang was merciful to the Pang family and the Huang family.
Since then, Zhu Qiniang's evil reputation has spread throughout the Lianyun Sect. Everyone was in awe of this woman.
In private, it is inevitable to talk about Zhu Qiniang in various ways, saying that she is cruel, greedy for money, and fond of men.
However, someone soon pointed out that Zhu Qiniang was also a foundation-building monk.
The voice about Zhu Qiniang's love for men disappeared immediately. Instead, the couple completed the foundation building at the age of thirty and became a legend.
Even if Gao Xian stayed at home and never went out, people would come to visit him every day, or send invitations to invite him to banquets.
Suddenly, the Zhu family was bustling with people, and many cars and horses parked there every day, blocking the entire road.
Although Gao Xian never paid attention to what was going on outside, he could still see the bustling scene outside while refining alchemy across the courtyard.
Sometimes he would also use his spiritual sense to scan and listen to what these people said.
Visitors who come to visit on their own initiative would definitely not dare to say bad things about them even if they were discussed in private. There are all kinds of praises and all kinds of exclamations.
They said that Zhu Qiniang and the virtuous people were all born with talents, each with their own unique abilities and promising future. They all said such complimentary words over and over again...
Gao Xian didn't even need to show his face. He felt very happy when he heard the praises and exclamations from everyone.
The Zhu family's attitude towards Gao Xian has also changed greatly. Everyone is respectful to Gao Xian.
In the past, everyone was just showing off, but now they all respect Gao Xian sincerely.
Gao Xian has never changed, smiling at everyone. It was this look that made Li Niang, Zhu Ying and others even more afraid.
After building the foundation, he can still maintain his previous humility and gentleness, which shows how deep this person is...
Gao Xian actually doesn't like others to be respectful, but he won't stop others if they insist on doing so.
Although you won't have any friends this way, it will be very convenient to do things. Just give me an order and someone will do it right away.
Although Zhu Qiniang is cold and gloomy, she obviously also likes this feeling of having power. In front of outsiders, he became more and more solemn and solemn, showing off the appearance of a great monk.
The sales of Lujiao San and Tiangui Dan have doubled. This is because each family, in order to please Zhu Qiniang, actively purchased the two types of elixirs and distributed them through various channels.
Given the size of Lianyun Sect, selling 80,000 pieces a month has reached the limit.
After all, it is not a serious elixir. Although it is good for the body and cultivation, it is not a big problem if it is not used.
Sales of elixirs have increased significantly, and Gao Xian is even more unable to judge the effects of works such as "A Chinese Ghost Story".
As far as he feels, these works should still be useful. It's just that it can't be compared with the effect of elixirs.
It was not until the end of December that Yun Taihao returned to Lianyun Sect with a group of foundation builders.
Zhu Qiniang also behaved in a low-key manner.
On New Year's Eve, Gao Xian was in a daze in the main room, while the servants outside were decorating with lanterns and streamers, preparing to celebrate the New Year.
Everyone was wearing new clothes and their faces were filled with joy.
This year Zhu Qiniang came to power, and everyone in the Zhu family benefited. Everyone was naturally delighted.
Gao Xian was not in the mood to celebrate the New Year. He missed Yuling a little and was not optimistic about the future of Lianyun Sect.
On the other hand, he could not think of a proper way to escape.
Yun Taihao was able to invite Yun Qingxuan to take action, which proved that he had a good relationship with Qingyun Sect. He just wanted to jump to Qingyun Sect.
“Brother, what are you thinking about? You're looking sad...”
Wan Yingying, who was wearing a bright red dress, jumped over and greeted Gao Xian with a smile.
Gao Xian patted Wan Yingying's head gently. She was wearing braids and looked particularly lively and cute.
Wan Yingying was usually very attached to him. When he was refining elixirs, she liked to watch him with wide eyes, just to wait for him to say a few words when he was free.
Gao Xian has never been married, so naturally he has no children. Wan Yingying is so cute and cute, he always feels like he has picked up a daughter.
Except for being a bit clingy, everything else is great.
Wan Yingying became more and more familiar with him, and her title was gradually simplified from brother Gao Xian to brother.
“Don't take pictures, it won't look good if the bun is messed up.”
Wan Yingying said and stretched out her little hand: "Brother, I need to give you lucky money during the Chinese New Year."
“If you want new year's money, you have to kowtow to pay New Year greetings.” Gao Xian said seriously.
Wan Yingying was a little hesitant. She was very close to Gao Xian on weekdays and spoke very casually. She always felt a little embarrassed when she kowtowed to Gao Xian formally.
Gao Xian couldn't help but feel a little amused when he saw Wan Yingying's distressed look. Children are just fun, and their happiness and worries are so simple.
Gao Xian was about to speak when he suddenly felt something. He opened the door and saw a man in white in the yard.
This man has long eyebrows and slender eyes with a cold expression. He is dressed in white like snow and wears a long sword on his waist.
Standing in the courtyard, he naturally had a cold edge and a commanding power. He was none other than Yun Taihao, the leader of the Lianyun Sect.
The strange thing is that the busy servants in the yard seem to be unable to see this man.
Gao Xian was shocked, what was Yun Taihao doing here?
The priest, who wants to see that as long as he passes a word, he has to come to the door to see him, why bother to come in person.
Yun Taihao still fell directly from the sky. It would be very disrespectful to put it anywhere. What's more, Yun Taihao is still the leader of the clan.
Wan Yingying ran out with Gao Xian. When she saw Yun Taihao, she was startled and hurriedly hid behind Gao Xian.
Gao Xian was also a little surprised that Wan Yingying, at such a young age and before she even felt angry, could actually see Yun Taihao.
This keen sense is even better than that of some Qi practitioners.
Yun Taihao also glanced at the little girl, but he quickly withdrew his gaze and looked at Gao Xian coldly.
Gao Xian quickly walked down the steps, bowed his head deeply and saluted: "I didn't know that the sect master was coming, so I couldn't welcome him from afar. I apologize for my sin."
Yun Taihao said calmly: "You have the Qingyun Order in your hand. Are you planning to participate in the Qingyun Dharma Assembly?"
Gao Xian's heart sank suddenly, knowing that this guy's sudden appearance was definitely not a good thing!
(End of this chapter)
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