"A single Spirit Stone is equivalent to ten thousand silver taels, so how much is a million Spirit Stones? That’s a total of a hundred billion silver taels. Such vast wealth is probably hard to come by even in the whole world."

This Penglai Auction’s requirements for its customers are a bit too steep.

Another condition is the need to have a cultivation level above the Nine Tribulations Supreme Sword God, which is equally terrifying.

Even Qiu Jizi, the strongest among the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, is just a Four Tribulations Supreme Sword God. It is evident that the Nine Tribulations Supreme Sword Gods in the entire Divine Martial Continent are extremely rare.

As for the Immortal Sword Technique, it is also a very demanding condition.

If Chu Feng had not happened to comprehend the Transformation Sword Skill to the Ninth Level, it would have been impossible to transform the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill into an Immortal Sword Technique.

There is also one thing worth mentioning.

When advancing to the Sword God Realm, Chu Feng felt that his four Sword Souls had all been sublimated to a certain extent.

They seemed to have formed a certain connection with this world.

It’s like a seed floating in the air that finally falls to the ground and takes root.

The benefits of this are not yet perceptible.

But Chu Feng believes that Pu Li strongly recommended comprehending all the sword techniques to the Ninth Level and condensing the Sword Soul before advancing to the Sword God Realm. There must be a significant benefit.

Perhaps one needs to reach the Supreme Sword God or an even higher realm to comprehend it.

"Shishi, continue to find ways to gather information about the Penglai Auction. First, get a clear idea of the price of Soul Loss Sand. If it’s outrageously expensive, I might just have to give up on this Black Mountain Seal."

Chu Feng instructed Li Shishi.

Although the Black Mountain Seal is a rare Magical Treasure that is both offensive and defensive, Chu Feng is not willing to spend too much to upgrade it.

"By the way, how’s the search for the branch location I asked you to keep an eye on?" Chu Feng has always wanted to open branches.

Good wine needs no bush.

Having just one Elixir Medicine Shop in the Vermilion Bird Imperial City limits the range of customers significantly.

For example, customers from the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom or other places far from the Vermilion Bird Imperial City will definitely patronize other pharmacies. After all, Longevity Hall is not the only Elixir Medicine Shop in the world.

Even if the elixirs from Longevity Hall are of superior effectiveness.

Customers could simply buy a few more of the ordinary Elixirs to achieve a satisfactory effect.

"Master, please look at this map! It is a simplified map of the Divine Martial Continent. There are a total of Four Great Heavenly Kingdoms. As for the empires and kingdoms under the sovereignty of the Four Great Heavenly Kingdoms, they are countless, no less than several hundred in number."

"The imperial cities of the Four Great Heavenly Kingdoms are definitely the four most bustling cities. They are the prime choices for branch locations. Following that, there are eleven other cities that are comparable to these imperial cities of the Heavenly Countries. The business environment in these cities, both economic and security-wise, is fairly favorable."

"The remaining large cities are mostly imperial cities of various empires. Those I have marked with red circles are all top-notch. The local security is good, the people are wealthy, and their purchasing power is strong."

Li Shishi unfolded a map that depicted all the cities of the Divine Martial Continent.

She made many annotations.

The cities that were circled as key points are the priority locations for establishing branches.

After looking at it, Chu Feng couldn’t help but admire it greatly. Li Shishi’s capability in handling matters is truly exceptional. A truly capable assistant who can save Chu Feng a lot of time and effort.

"Master wishes to open branches. If I may be so bold to say, with our current financial resources, we can probably open at most one branch. If we want to buy storefronts, then we can only choose those that are in more secluded areas or other cheaper locations."

Longevity Hall’s turnover is increasing, and the profits are considerable.

But Chu Feng’s personal expenses are not small.

Besides his own cultivation, he also had to provide for his subordinates’ cultivation. Additionally, the expenses of the intelligence system run by Li Shishi were equally astonishing.

And that was after she came up with many ways to cut costs.

She even ingeniously sold some of the unneeded intelligence to those who required it, to make money and alleviate the pressure on Chu Feng.

Otherwise, the profits earned solely by Longevity Hall would be nowhere near sufficient to support such high expenditures.

"Let’s do this, the Xuanwu Heavenly Kingdom and the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom are currently at war with our Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country. If I open branches in their territories, I could easily be accused of treason. Let’s not consider these two Heavenly Countries for now."

"We’ll set our sights on the Divine Baihu Kingdom. Moreover, we need to open several more in the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country."

While speaking, Chu Feng seriously selected key cities that he had marked out.

Then he asked Li Shishi to confirm them.

After all, she was most familiar with these situations.

In the end, Chu Feng actually chose a total of nine cities. It meant that he was prepared to open nine branches.

"Master, I’m afraid we won’t be able to produce so much silver..." Li Shishi said with an expression of difficulty.

"What’s there to fear? Your master has come into a windfall, even if we buy properties with storefronts in bustling areas, it will cost no more than twenty million silver taels each. Look carefully, as soon as you find a suitable front, we’ll take it immediately. It would be best if it’s similar to the house in the Vermilion Bird Imperial City, with an Alchemy Room in the back and a shopfront in front." Chu Feng was very satisfied with the house in the Vermilion Bird Imperial City.

However, to buy such large properties elsewhere at prices more than ten times lower than the market rate, with such favorable locations, is extremely difficult.

Not every place has an Evil House.

Even if it is an Evil House, unless it’s a desperate situation, landlords are not willing to sell it cheaply.

With a hundred thousand Spirit Stones, Chu Feng spoke with the air of a man of substantial wealth.

When it comes to opening a branch, what’s most important is the storefront.

Renting someone else’s store is possible, but the high rent payments are truly painful. Hard-earned money goes and a large part of it ends up in the landlord’s pocket.

Another drawback is when the storefront is owned by someone else, and you’ve finally built up a good business and it’s booming.

The landlord comes to you and directly doubles or even triples the rent, will you rent or not?

If you don’t rent, you have to pack up and leave.

The accumulated customer base will undoubtedly suffer a significant loss.

If you encounter some cunning landlords who drive you out and then start their own elixir business, it’s hard for the customers to distinguish the genuine from the fake.

At that time, what gets damaged is the reputable name of Longevity Hall.

Therefore, Chu Feng would rather bear a great financial pressure before opening the shop, gritting his teeth and purchasing the storefront, rather than renting someone else’s.

Li Shishi felt somewhat uncertain about her master’s financial bottom line.

Because Chu Feng spoke with great confidence, having the demeanor of someone with deep pockets.

"Does the master plan to buy two storefronts first, open one branch, then after making money, open the second one?" Li Shishi cautiously inquired.

"When opening, of course, it will be one branch at a time. However, concerning the storefronts, as long as we come across suitable ones, we should buy them in advance. As for the silver, I can let you in on a secret, if it’s twenty million for a storefront, buying nine sets is completely no problem."

Chu Feng had a hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and he needed to spend less than twenty thousand stones to purchase the nine storefronts.

"Master... when did you become so wealthy?" Li Shishi’s cherry lips gaped open wide, her beautiful eyes also showing surprise as she looked at Chu Feng.