Chapter 595: Visitors Arrive

With over eight thousand experts at the ninth level of the Heart Reversal Phase being used for building tasks, the progress naturally wasn’t slow. In just two days, a sizable inn stood atop Snowdrift Peak, in a place shrouded in mist. The foundation stretched over twenty meters deep, and all materials used were spiritual minerals. The Lin’s Inn at the top of Snowdrift Peak wasn’t the largest among all its branches, but its construction cost was unmatched—even the main branch in the capital city paled in comparison.

Upon hearing the news, Lin Dong, Yun Lan, Old Ding, Feng Yue… along with the seven top chefs, all rushed out in full force. Riding on Sky Pegasus birds, they flew straight to Hongjin Mountain. Soon, the Sky Pegasus bird cried out and landed above a courtyard. Lin Dong led the way, diving down first. Yun Lan grabbed Lin Shuang and followed closely behind.

“Owner!”
Wang Liuzhi, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, stepped forward.
“Are the Eagle Beast Birds and the troops ready?” Lin Dong asked.
Wang Liuzhi patted his chest and said, “At your command, owner, it wouldn’t be a problem to even level Hongjin Mountain, not to mention distributing some flyers.”
“That’s quite bold of you… But…” Lin Dong smiled, “you need to ask Yun Lan first if she agrees.”
Wang Liuzhi froze for a moment before forcing a smile. He remembered that the Heavenly Sword Sect was also on Snowdrift Peak. In fact, it was a neighbor of Lin’s Inn—just ten miles further down was the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Hongjin Mountain was the most famous mountain in the Great Han Nation, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, with no fewer than ten thousand sects of various sizes. Among them, eight of the top ten largest sects were located on Snowdrift Peak. There were a total of twenty-six sects on Snowdrift Peak, all of which were major sects. Even the weakest among them could rank among the top 100 out of tens of thousands of sects. The Heavenly Sword Sect was one of these twenty-six major sects.

With its history of over a thousand years, if not for Yun Cangqiong, a peak-level expert leading it, the Heavenly Sword Sect could barely make it into the top three among the twenty-six major sects. But thanks to Yun Cangqiong, the sect leader who reached peak strength in his forties, the Heavenly Sword Sect had risen to become the most powerful sect on Snowdrift Peak and even across entire Hongjin Mountain over the past decade.

“Lin Dong, should we head straight to the Tianjian Sect or what?” Feng Yue asked from the side. He had been imprisoned by the Tianjian Sect for over a decade. Although his relationship with Yun Cangqiong had improved somewhat at the Lin’s Inn, it still wasn’t as good as before. As for the Tianjian Sect, if it weren’t for Yun Lan’s sake, he wouldn’t hesitate to slaughter them all. Still, the chance to show off his strength at the Tianjian Sect and avenge past humiliations made him extremely eager.

“No rush, let’s talk about it in a few days!” Lin Dong shook his head.

“Why?” Feng Yue was puzzled.

“Could it be that this kid wants to back out at the last moment and suddenly doesn’t want to marry Yun girl anymore?” Old Ding said sideways. “I say, Lin boy, although Yun girl is a bit older, that’s relative to ordinary standards. In the martial world, she’s still quite young. Besides, Yun girl’s time has been wasted on you. You can’t do such a thing of starting things but abandoning them later. Otherwise, even I, your master, won’t help you.”

Lin Dong was at a loss for words. “Old man, what’s the connection here?”

“Otherwise, with the Tianjian Sect so close, why would you keep delaying?” Old Ding snorted.

“That’s right!” Lin Shuang added fuel to the fire. “Dad, if you abandon Yun sister, my brother and I won’t recognize you as our father.”

Over by the side, Tian Hao, who had been caught off guard, showed his signature silly smile, looking as honest and naive as a simpleton.

“The inn will only be worth something once its reputation spreads, and that’s when my betrothal gifts will have value!” Lin Dong explained.

“Betrothal gifts?” Old Ding was skeptical. “Weren’t you already preparing quite a few spiritual materials and beasts?”

“That’s not enough. Spiritual materials and beasts are just two items. For a prestigious inn like Lin’s Inn, two items as gifts simply won’t suffice. We need at least one more!” Lin Dong shook his head.

“I guess you don’t really want to marry Yun girl and are just making excuses to delay things,” Old Ding declared firmly.

Lin Shuang nodded eagerly.

Lin Dong didn’t bother joking with them. He took Yun Lan’s hand and headed straight to the main hall.

After adding the newly built inn to the inn system, Lin Dong went out again with Yun Lan, bringing out stacks of flyers. In the blink of an eye, there were tens of millions of them, piling up to the size of a small house.

“Owner, how should we distribute them?” Wang Liuzhi asked.

“Every single person in Hongjinshan—the denser, the better. More flyers are still being made in the capital, so there’s no shortage,” Lin Dong instructed. “Spread them throughout Hongjinshan first, then take a break. After dealing with the Tianjian Sect, distribute them across the entire Great Han Kingdom.”

“Alright!” Wang Liuzhi stepped forward quickly and swept all the flyers into his storage ring. Soon, the backyard of Lin’s Inn was filled with numerous eagle beasts and birds, along with guards. After distributing the flyers, Wang Liuzhi, the head of the guard team, waved his arm, and the guards shouted in unison. Nearly a thousand sixth-tier eagle beasts, carrying guards whose strength far surpassed theirs, took off into the air.

By noon, Lin’s Inn’s flyers had spread throughout entire Hongjin Mountain. Though small and thin, their sheer number quickly caused a huge stir among the nearly ten thousand sects in Hongjin Mountain. For accommodation, there were special spirit flowers that aided in cultivation, and these spirit flowers were even ninth-tier spiritual materials—of great help even to those in the heart-reversal phase. As for food, there were various types of spiritual materials and spirit beast inner cores, from first-tier to third-tier—everything available, as long as one had enough silver.

No one would believe even one of these claims. Even if used to deceive ordinary people, few would fall for it. After all, even commoners knew of the existence of Tianwei Pavilion and understood that it couldn’t claim to provide unlimited spiritual materials just by paying enough silver. If Tianwei Pavilion had so many such materials, why would it allow so many talents to join other sects? Moreover, with such abundant resources, Tianwei Pavilion would have already destroyed those sects long ago.

The question was: Why did Lin’s Inn go to such lengths to pull this prank? Just because no one believed it didn’t mean no one was curious about Lin’s Inn. Disciples from several major sects at the foot of the mountain saw nearly a thousand eagle beasts on an open area and went to inquire. Upon learning that they were indeed the spirit birds mentioned in the flyers, they mustered the courage to climb onto their backs.

Soon, Lin’s Inn attracted its first batch of guests. With only three branches, it was insignificant compared to Lin’s Inn’s other locations, but it was still a good start. If one thing existed, two would follow. Everything Lin’s Inn advertised in its flyers was genuine, and as long as people came in person, there was no need to worry about the news not spreading.

Lin Dong personally received the first batch of guests. He found an empty table nearby, led the three of them there, and asked cheerfully, “Young masters, what would you like to eat? Our Lin’s Inn has a total of 138 types of spiritual materials and spirit beast inner cores, ranging from first-tier to ninth-tier—everything available.”

“Really?” The three of them looked at Lin Dong skeptically. Ever since they boarded the Eagle Beast Bird, everything had seemed confusing and unclear to them.
“Of course it’s true. If it weren’t, how could our inn survive? Besides, what kind of place is this? No one would open an illegal business here.” Lin Dong said with a smile, “If you gentlemen are unsure, may I ask what kind of dishes and drinks you plan to order?”
“Well…” The leader said hesitantly, “I only have a little over ten thousand taels of silver with me.”
“I have seven thousand taels!”
“I have fifteen thousand taels!” the other two added.
“That’s quite a sum!” Lin Dong’s spirits lifted a bit. He had originally thought these three might have only three to five hundred taels each, but it turned out that disciples from a sect could be so wealthy.
“What can we get with that?” the leading sect disciple asked.
“Let me think!” Lin Dong’s mind raced for a moment before he said, “I suggest you order a plate of Light Moon Fruits, a plate of Steamed Qindan Grass, a plate of Dustless Pills, plus a pot of Seven-Star Fruit juice!”
“Th-these cost over thirty thousand taels of silver?” The three stared at Lin Dong in shock. As disciples of a pill-making sect, they were well-versed in spiritual materials used for cultivation. Two of these four items were even fifth-tier spiritual materials for cultivation.
Any single fifth-tier spiritual material already cost more than thirty thousand taels of silver.
“Our Lin’s Inn is newly opened, so we’re offering great discounts—half the regular price. Also, just to clarify, a plate of Light Moon Fruits isn’t like those in ordinary restaurants, where there are several or even a dozen. At our inn, there’s only one per plate, sliced and arranged neatly. The regular price is twelve hundred taels of silver, but with the discount, it’s six hundred taels. Six hundred taels for one Light Moon Fruit— isn’t that cheap? Besides, although our Light Moon Fruits are just sliced, they’re prepared by the best chefs with exquisite knife skills, and many precious ingredients are added to ensure their medicinal effects are preserved while still keeping them delicious no matter how many times you eat them,” Lin Dong said with a smile.
The three suddenly understood and became excited. One of them even couldn’t help rubbing his palms, urging Lin Dong to serve the dishes quickly. No matter how fancy Lin Dong’s words sounded, they had remained skeptical. But after hearing about the small quantities of each dish, they began to believe in the authenticity of Lin’s Inn’s promotional materials.

A Light Moon Fruit can be bought for about three thousand taels of silver. Although this is still more than twice the regular price at Lin’s Inn, it’s acceptable to sell them at twelve hundred taels per unit if a large quantity is available. There’s no fixed price for materials used in spiritual cultivation; it depends on how much such materials the seller has and the buyer’s demand for them.
If a warrior accidentally obtains a Light Moon Fruit, it’s impossible to sell it for less than three thousand taels of silver. But if they get tens of thousands of them, it’s quite normal to sell some at a lower price. Calculated this way, Lin’s Inn still makes a profit, and making a profit means Lin’s Inn is indeed in business.
“Gentlemen, please wait a moment!” Lin Dong called out, walking toward the kitchen. “One plate of sliced Light Moon Fruits, one plate of steamed Qindan Grass, one plate of Dustless Pills…”
In the kitchen in the front yard, several chefs began to get busy.