Luo Chen wasn’t surprised that Kang Dongyue had figured out who he was.0

Once the words Jade Essence pill, Dan Chenzi, Foundation Establishment Initiate, and Dahe Market were strung together, anyone with a working brain could deduce that he was the leader of the Luo Tian Society.0

He gave a slight nod and did not deny it.0

Seeing this, Kang Dongyue nodded in admiration. "It’s not easy to cultivate as a rogue cultivator. Having a force at your command really makes a lot of things much smoother.0

"This trip to Taishan Market, surely you’re planning to settle down here?"0

Luo Chen didn’t hide it and replied frankly, "Yes, I do have that in mind."0

"In that case, you might want to put on a good show at the upcoming auction," Kang Dongyue said, stroking his beard meaningfully.1

A good show… at an auction? Luo Chen blinked, falling into thought.0

Kang Dongyue didn’t disturb him and instead sent someone to fetch the mid-grade spirit stones and equivalent trade items.0

The top-grade Jade Essence pills Luo Chen had offered weren’t being traded at market value. They were priced at a much lower wholesale rate. Only that way could the Golden Stone Pavilion turn a profit.0

However, given the current turmoil and the rising hostility between the two Nascent Soul sects, the prices of pills and enchanted items had been soaring. So even the wholesale price had surged to eighty spirit stones per bottle. Golden Stone Pavilion could mark it up to ninety or a hundred, and just like that, they’d earn over ten thousand spirit stones.0

Truly, a lucrative deal.0

And Luo Chen wouldn’t be on the losing end either. Before leaving Dahe Market, he had spent three months refining a large batch of top-grade Jade Essence pills.0

In the process, he burned through much of the Luo Tian Society’s inventory and spirit stones. Selling them piece by piece would...0