Chapter 709: Mutual Benefit

The meeting ended, and the shop owners left one after another. Although the issue of supply proposed by Su Che could not be resolved on the spot, their attitude toward him had clearly improved during their goodbyes. Some even expressed their goodwill toward Su Che through glances or messages.
Su Che was well aware that such a significant matter couldn’t be settled at the meeting table. After returning, they would gather again to analyze the situation and weigh the pros and cons, so an agreement would likely take some time to reach.
The representatives of the various merchant alliances had no decision-making power either; they had to report back to their superiors and wait for instructions…
Still, Su Che could predict that in the near future, quite a number of shop owners would approach him privately to place small-scale orders and test the waters.
“There should be no problem. After all, this is a win-win situation with mutual benefit,” Su Che said confidently.
“Young Tianyu, wait a moment,” someone called out as Su Che was about to leave the conference hall. Supervisor Shao sent a message to keep him back.
In the internal hall, Shao Zhong sat across from Su Che and had a private conversation.
“Young Tianyu, to be honest, I’m quite interested in your proposal,” Shao Zhong said with a laugh. “Let’s be straightforward—if it can benefit the entire Tian Market, I, Shao Zhong, will also benefit.”
“Yes,” Su Che replied seriously. “Mutual benefit, where everyone gains, is the healthiest model of development. I understand that principle well.”
“Thank you, Young Tianyu, for your clarity of thought,” Shao Zhong said after complimenting him, then added, “But in business, longevity matters. The key is how long your supply can last. If it’s only for a few years, it won’t be very meaningful.”
“Ten thousand pieces per month for two to three thousand years should be no problem,” Su Che replied calmly.
“Oh?” Shao Zhong’s expression changed slightly. He hadn’t expected Su Che’s supply capacity to be so astonishingly high. After all, even the best artifact-forging sects in the Fenglin territory could only supply a thousand immortal artifacts per month—already quite impressive. This young man with human-immortal cultivation had ten times that capacity.
Was this true? At that moment, Shao Zhong really wanted to find out just how formidable the artifact-forging family he represented was.

Su Che could guess his thoughts and said with a smile, “Director Shao, there’s no need to be puzzled. It’s not that my family has particularly extraordinary crafting skills; rather, due to some special reason, we’ve accumulated family inventory over hundreds of millions of years without using it. Now, it all comes at a bargain price for me.”
“So, young Tianyu truly has great fortune—enviable indeed!”
Shao Zhong sighed sincerely: That’s just having good luck from birth—unmatchable!
For this reason, Shao Zhong naturally felt inclined to get along well with him. After all, once this young man grew up and became the leader of his entire family, he would surely become one of the wealthiest figures in the immortal realm.
Many people had the desire to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, and Shao Zhong was no exception.
“No wonder Grandma Gu lent him the contract for Cangji Ancient Artifacts. I guess she must have a close relationship with his family elders…”
The more Shao Zhong thought about it, the more important Su Che became in his eyes.
Thinking of this, Shao Zhong said with a smile, “Since young Tianyu possesses such strength, I believe it will greatly boost the development of the entire Tian Market. As the director here, I can’t think of any reason to oppose it. On the contrary, I should fully cooperate and assist you.”
“That would be perfect.”
Su Che bowed and said, “Though I’m still inexperienced, I know how to be grateful. If I receive kindness today, I will repay it generously tomorrow.”
“You’re too kind. As a director, it’s my duty to do this.”
Shao Zhong waved his hand smilingly. Though he spoke politely, he was quite satisfied inwardly.
As a high-ranking Golden Immortal who had seen countless people, he could tell that Su Che was upright and likely someone who kept his promises.
“I heard…”
Shao Zhong continued, “Your Treasure Shop not only sells magical artifacts but also buys them in large quantities from the World of Living Beings, is that right?”
“Yes.”
Su Che could only give a vague explanation, “Actually, it’s because of the demand from the World of Living Beings that my family has decided to use up all our inventory. Selling magical artifacts and purchasing beings from that world have become part of my training tasks…”
“I see, I see!”
Shao Zhong nodded slowly. Although he couldn’t figure out why his family needed so many beings from that world, at least he now understood why they were selling so many immortal artifacts. When there’s a need and a plan, action follows—this is quite normal.

Thus, Shao Zhong could be certain that the appearance of this young man carried no sinister intent—he had come to sell goods and, incidentally, buy some as well. That was all! “Now I’m relieved.” Shao Zhong’s mental state finally eased. What worried him the most was the possibility that someone might deliberately cause trouble to disrupt the stable development of Haoyuan Tian Shi. If anything went wrong, as an official in charge, he would surely bear responsibility. Now it seemed that whatever this young man did in Haoyuan Tian Shi was merely normal business activity. Whether buying or selling, it would generate considerable tax revenue for the city’s administration. From Shao Zhong’s perspective, he hoped the young man would sell as much as possible and then spend all his earnings within the city. “So after all, this is like a money-making tree that’s come to us on its own,” Shao Zhong thought with a smile. Su Che could also guess Shao Zhong’s current state of mind and said sincerely, “Official Shao, to be honest, choosing Haoyuan Tian Shi to open a store is, in my view, a sign of fate. I also hope we can benefit from each other and all end up happy. By the time I leave, I hope everyone will give me a thumbs up instead of leaving with a reputation stained by shame.” “That’s truly honest!” Shao Zhong clapped his hands together. “I like honest words. Since that’s the case, I’ll fully support you. Young Tian Yu, go back and wait for good news.” Su Che stood up, stopped talking further, bowed, and left. Half an hour later, the owners of more than a dozen large merchant alliances received a message from Shao Zhong, including Tianbao Ruixiang as well. “So, once he sells most of his family’s inventory, he’ll leave this place?” Inside Tianbao Ruixiang, the woman in black still sat cross-legged in front of the ancient black wood zither, still on the mountaintop, still by the hot spring. “Yes, my lady,” Xiang Li replied with a bow. “I believe the old lady left temporarily to make room for him to open a store and sell goods. It’s likely that her family elders are close friends of hers; perhaps she even went to visit them.” Earlier, it was he who represented Tianbao Ruixiang at the meeting with the city officials. “Hmm…” The woman in black pondered for a moment before saying, “If that’s the case, let him do as he wishes. We can also buy some goods from him. If he dares to offer a thousand treasures to his guests, Tianbao Ruixiang will dare to present ten thousand…”

At this point, the tone suddenly changed: “Also, I always feel that the name Tianyu sounds familiar. Or rather, this name seems to carry some weight… Go and find out what significance it holds. Remember, keep it quiet—the more hidden, the better.”
“Yes.”
Xiang Li took orders and left.
…
Just the next day, merchants from the same city came to Tianxuan Treasure Shop and approached Su Che, asking to place orders.
The first merchant ordered 300 items worth 420,000 Immortal Crystals. However, instead of paying, they gave Su Che five high-grade creature worlds, each containing five million intelligent beings, at a price of 100,000 per world, totaling 500,000. That meant Su Che still had to give them 80,000 Immortal Crystals as change.
The second merchant also paid with creature worlds and took away 200 magical artifacts, for which Su Che charged 40,000 Immortal Crystals.
Fortunately, the third merchant paid in Immortal Crystals and took 400 items, allowing Su Che to earn over 600,000 Immortal Crystals. Otherwise, just covering the change would have left him penniless.
The wholesale price of high-grade immortal weapons was 30% off the retail price,that is 1,400 Immortal Crystals; mid-grade ones were 20% off, at 800 Immortal Crystals per unit.
Low-grade immortal weapons hardly sold, as almost no one wanted them.
Fortunately, among the magical artifacts obtained from tomb robbing in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, there were very few low-grade weapons. This was because immortals or earth immortals who used such weapons did not qualify to participate in the Immortal-Demon Wars.
Just from the first day’s bulk sales, over 2,000 magical artifacts left Su Che’s hands. Clearly, he would need to return to the Immortal-Demon Battlefield in the coming days to find Princess Lan Ling of the demon race and obtain another hundred thousand or so magical artifacts for his stock.
“Earning over 2 million Immortal Crystals in a day—selling in large quantities really does bring in money fast!”
The day was extremely busy for Su Che. Although he only dealt with seven merchants, the tedious process of selecting magical artifacts left him with almost no free time.
“At first, I had to do everything myself. As time went on, I had to delegate it to Fei Yun and the others, otherwise, I wouldn’t have time for cultivation.”
Su Che thought to himself, “But bulk sales like this can’t happen every day. It takes two or three months to sell hundreds of items. So, it’s only a bit busy during the initial stage…”
Lao He said, “So far, everything is going smoothly. But going forward, can you predict whether any more setbacks might arise?”
“Yes!”

Su Che nodded and replied, “There are two aspects. One is that Grandma’s actions are unpredictable, and the other is that I’m worried whether the name ‘Tian Yu’ might have some impact on me.”
True immortals in the immortal realm strongly avoid changing their names, as such actions could affect their fate and opportunities. Unless forced into a desperate situation, they would never resort to this measure.
Therefore, after arriving in the immortal realm, he could only continue to use the name Su Che and the title Tian Yu.
Could the deeds he had done in the mortal world and the cultivation realm reach Haoyuan Tian Market?
What would happen if someone truly discovered his true identity?