Jun Changxiao had just returned to the sect from Qingyang City.

Li Qingyang said, “Sect Master, Family Head Ai came to visit early this morning and is currently waiting for you in the great hall.”

“Is that so?”

Jun Changxiao entered the great hall and exchanged pleasantries with Ai Shangni before getting down to business.

Family Head Ai had definitely come to deliver silver, medicinal herbs, and seeds.

“By the way,” after finishing the official business, Jun Changxiao said, “Family Head Ai, this seat plans to open a shop in Qingyang City and hopes the Ai Family can provide sufficient Hunger-Stilling Grass.”

Open a shop.

Hunger-Stilling Grass?

Ai Shangni said blankly, “Sect Master Jun, what kind of shop are you planning to open that would use Hunger-Stilling Grass, such low-grade feed?”

Jun Changxiao said, “A beast feed store.”

“Pfft!”

Ai Shangni, who had just taken a sip of tea, directly spat it out.

With an extremely wonderful expression on his face, he said, “Sect Master Jun wants to open… a feed store?”

“That’s right,” Jun Changxiao said.

Ai Shangni felt a bit dizzy.

A powerful alchemy grandmaster, instead of opening a pill shop, was going to open a feed store—was he sure this wasn’t a joke?

Moreover!

Hunger-Stilling Grass could be found everywhere!

Even if he sold tens of thousands of stalks every day, the profit would be extremely low!

As a veteran businessman, Ai Shangni was very pessimistic about selling beast feed.

But since Sect Master Jun wanted to pursue this business, he would naturally provide full support.

Therefore, on the road back to Huyang City, he not only secretly thought about quickly preparing Hunger-Stilling Grass but also about preparing generous gifts to offer congratulations on opening day.

In this regard, the major families of Qingyang City learned about it one step earlier from City Lord Xie and had already begun preparing gifts early on.

When Jun Changxiao’s shop opened, they would definitely go personally to offer congratulations!

“Have you heard?”

“The Sect Master of the Iron Bones Clanging Sect is going to establish a business in Qingyang City.”

“I heard about such a big matter long ago!”

“Many families are preparing, and when Sect Master Jun’s shop opens, there will definitely be big shots coming personally to offer congratulations!”

The matter of Jun Changxiao opening a shop spread throughout Qingyang City, immediately becoming a hot topic of discussion, and even spread to other cities.

“The Iron Bones Sect has enormous potential. Since they’re establishing a business, we must go offer congratulations!”

Many families, upon receiving the news and confirming the opening date, hurriedly began preparations.

……

Three days later.

The weather was clear with gentle winds for thousands of miles.

According to the almanac, it was very suitable for opening a business.

“Crack crack pop pop!”

On the most prosperous section of Qingyang City’s main street, the sound of firecrackers rang out for a long time before finally subsiding.

The street was packed with martial artists.

They all stared at the plaque covered by red cloth, secretly wondering what kind of shop Sect Master Jun had opened.

“Sect Master Jun.”

After the firecrackers finished, Family Head Ai arrived with generous gifts and cupped his hands, saying, “Grand opening and great fortune, prosperous business!”

“Many thanks,” Jun Changxiao cupped his hands in return.

Xie Guangkun and the city’s families also came one after another with congratulatory gifts to offer their good wishes.

“They’re all family heads!”

“Worthy of being the Iron Bones Sect with such tremendous potential—opening a shop has attracted so many big shots!”

“My goodness, the city lords from the other seven cities have also come to offer congratulations!”

More and more big shots arrived with generous gifts to offer congratulations, gathering at the shop entrance, truly shocking the hearts of many martial artists.

For a newly rising sect to alarm so many prominent figures at its opening absolutely demonstrated great influence!

According to jianghu customs, when a sect established a business, the Hundred Sects Alliance would send congratulatory gifts.

However, this time no one was seen coming.

Many martial artists knew that the Iron Bones Sect and the Alliance had deep grievances, so not visiting was normal.

“Sect Master Jun.”

City Lord Xie said, “The auspicious time has arrived. Please unveil the plaque.”

“Mm.”

Jun Changxiao walked to the shop entrance, grabbed the red rope representing celebration, then gently pulled it, removing the red cloth covering it.

Creak.

The entire scene instantly fell silent.

The big shots from various families, their faces full of smiles, looked at the five characters written on the plaque—’Iron Bones Beast Feed Store’—and the corners of their mouths immediately twitched violently.

They had thought that Sect Master Jun might open a pill shop, a weapons shop, or perhaps a medicinal herbs shop.

They never expected it would be a feed store!

We came all this way just to offer congratulations for such a feed store—isn’t that too embarrassing!

The martial artists watching the excitement were also dumbfounded one by one.

The newly rising sect riding high on its momentum opening a feed store—wouldn’t spreading this news make people laugh their heads off!

Seeing the expressions on everyone’s faces, City Lord Xie and Family Head Ai sighed helplessly.

They had already anticipated this situation. After all, a sect establishing a business but opening a feed store was absolutely unprecedented!

“Everyone.”

After unveiling the plaque, Jun Changxiao said, “Those of you whose families raise horses, keep pets, or raise fierce beasts can all come to my Iron Bones Beast Feed Store to purchase supplies.”

The crowd was even more speechless.

Feed could be bought anywhere, and even families with horse farms had their own feed operations. Who would be idle enough to travel all the way to Qingyang City to buy it?

“Of course.”

Jun Changxiao said, “My Iron Bones Beast Feed Store has developed a brand new feed pill that is not only nutritionally rich, but when consumed by poultry or fierce beasts, eating one pill will prevent hunger for ten days!”

“What?”

Everyone’s eyes widened in shock.

This was the first time they heard of feed being described as ‘pills,’ and eating one could prevent hunger for ten days!

The big shots from various parties who came to offer congratulations were naturally full of doubt.

City Lord Xie and Family Head Ai, however, believed it without question. After all, he could refine Healing Pills and Body-Shaping Pills.

At that moment.

They finally understood why Sect Master Jun wanted to open a beast feed store—it turned out he had this kind of feed pill where one pill was equivalent to ten days!

“Sect Master Jun.”

Ai Shangni said, “My Ai Family has quite a lot of livestock and just happens to need to prepare some feed. I wonder how much this feed pill costs?”

Worthy of being a businessman.

When everyone else was doubting, he promptly came to support the scene.

Jun Changxiao said, “One hundred taels per pill.”

These past two days, he had conducted experiments. Using the most ordinary meat and Hunger-Stilling Grass, he could synthesize one Basic Beast Pill, with a cost of only twenty taels.

Ai Shangni said, “If it’s truly as Sect Master Jun says—one feed pill is nutritionally rich and equivalent to ten days—then the price of one hundred taels is quite reasonable.”

“How about this.”

He said, “I’ll first buy 100 pills to try.”

“Please.”

Jun Changxiao made a gesture inviting him into the store.

After Ai Shangni entered, the big shots from various parties exchanged glances and also entered one after another.

They weren’t lacking in feed, but since Sect Master Jun had just opened his shop, naturally they should support him.

Let’s just buy 100 pills.

Spending ten thousand taels could be considered buying goodwill.

And so.

The big shots from various forces who came to offer congratulations all bought 100 feed pills each, then took their leave and departed.

Because they supported him, the Iron Bones Beast Feed Store sold over 5,000 Basic Beast Pills on the first day, earning 500,000 taels. After deducting costs, the profit was 400,000 taels.

This profit amount, although it couldn’t compare to a single Basic-Grade Healing Pill, Jun Changxiao knew that once the various big shots witnessed the pills’ effects, they would definitely travel thousands of miles to purchase them.

Once sales fully opened up and he could steadily sell ten to twenty thousand pills daily while maintaining that momentum, the accumulated profits would be quite substantial.

Moreover.

These feed pills were only useful for fierce beasts. Even if they caused a sensation, they absolutely wouldn’t attract the covetous attention of powerful experts. After all, who would be willing to rob a feed store?