Su Xiaojiu laughed triumphantly, but she noticed that An Chen's expression remained calm.
Su Xiaojiu was almost going crazy, desperately grabbing at her hair.
"No... I had a Breakthrough, aren't you going to show some reaction?"
"You are the daughter of the Fire Phoenix Sect's Sect Master, so cultivating faster... isn't that normal?"
An Chen scratched his head, a puzzled expression on his face.
Su Xiaojiu bit her teeth tightly, almost shattering them.
An Chen let out a chuckle, his smile benevolent: "Alright, alright, I was just joking with you. It's truly impressive."
Su Xiaojiu's talent was certainly not bad; as someone with a Superior Spiritual Root, her Cultivation speed had already astonished many.
"Now that's more like it."
Su Xiaojiu was easily appeased; just a single sentence could turn her anger into joy. An Chen sometimes truly felt that this guy was an overgrown child; although they were the same age, An Chen felt like there was almost a generation gap between them.
"Cough, cough."
Hong Shan suddenly coughed twice.
"Then let me talk about our situation. Ye Xinning and I have already returned to Zhongzhou and are currently staying at my Mahjong Immortal Hall's main branch. I've had her Cultivate diligently these past few days. As for that batch of goods..."
Ye Xinning suddenly said with a hint of shame, "We didn't sell them."
An Chen nodded. Although not selling the goods was a discouraging matter, An Chen was not surprised at all.
It would be strange if these things sold out so easily.
How could making a fortune be that simple? If it truly were, someone else would have done it long ago.
While the cosmetics industry on Earth was indeed far superior to that in Jiu Zhou, getting people to accept it was still a relatively difficult point.
"But we've already developed a group of potential customers!"
Hong Shan suddenly covered Ye Xinning's mouth and spoke to himself.
"I gave some cosmetics to a few of my old customers, and these past few days, several female Cultivators they recommended have come. I gave out some more, and their feedback has been good. If everyone can recommend new customers to me like this, we'll soon have a large client base, and we won't have to worry about not selling these goods."
An Chen nodded and gave a thumbs up.
"You really understand marketing."
"Of course, otherwise, how do you think I got the title of Mahjong Immortal?"
Without some business acumen, it would be impossible to elevate a small game and turn it into an industry.
Hong Shan's ability was evident.
"So now, what we need to do is actually increase the procurement of these cosmetics. We should try to get more in first, so that when new recommended customers come in, we still have some to give. Of course, I can't keep giving them away for free. If they come a second time, I will naturally charge them."
"No problem."
Although he agreed easily, An Chen's finances were actually a bit tight right now.
He had picked another box of Qingxin Grass Leaves, which could be exchanged for about fifty thousand yuan, but the last batch of goods cost almost a hundred thousand.
In that case, he could only procure a bit less goods...
At this moment, An Chen's phone suddenly chimed with a message notification. An Chen was initially puzzled as to who would message him, but then he realized it was just a software notification.
An Chen was about to swipe it away, but when he saw the line of text, his hand froze.
"Major Discovery! Medicinal Pills from the Jiu Zhou World show significant efficacy against incurable diseases! The cancer problem may soon be overcome!"
An Chen tapped on the news and carefully read its content.
The news was long, but its content, when summarized, was not extensive.
Mainly, multiple Medicinal Pills from the Cultivation World had been proven to have good medicinal effects on Mortals.
Even the Rejuvenation Pill that An Chen possessed was a life-saving medicine for Mortals. If a Mortal took one, even a severe injury could be stabilized, ordinary injuries could heal faster, and even broken bones could mend within three days.
There were also some Medicinal Pills that had special efficacy against diseases that modern medical technology struggled to completely cure.
For example, a Medicinal Pill called Yangshen Pill could cure a Mortal's diabetes after taking a few doses.
An Chen remembered that in Jiu Zhou, that item was not considered valuable at all. It was primarily for Mortals and low-Realm Cultivators with insufficient Qi and blood. The Medicinal Pill's grade was only Qi Refining Stage Low Grade, with no higher grades. Thus, one Spirit Stone could exchange for one, and ten Spirit Stones made a bottle.
This item, it was likely that someone would be willing to exchange tens of thousands for one, and since a few could cure diabetes, even if it cost two to three hundred thousand, many people could accept it.
The treatment costs for diabetes patients, plus the medication to maintain blood sugar, far exceeded this amount.
Although this was still an astronomical figure for the poor, it at least gave a large portion of people a chance to cure their illness.
At least they wouldn't have money but no life to spend it.
An Chen planned that on his next Transmigration, he would spend some money on this Yangshen Pill. While there weren't many Transcendents in the current group capable of obtaining this item, he would quickly make a fortune.
Once more people established themselves in Jiu Zhou, this item might be transported back to Earth in large quantities, and its price would plummet at that time.
And this time, An Chen intended to sell all the Rejuvenation Pills he had.
These weren't expensive; he could just buy some to replenish when he returned to Jiu Zhou.
Getting new ones from the Heavenly Craft Hall was probably out of the question.
That bottle contained ten pills. Two or three pills were enough for one injury, using them all at once would be too outrageous, and the manager of the Heavenly Craft Hall would never believe it.
As for the Medicinal Pills that could treat cancer, An Chen found that they were all Spirit Nurturing Stage quality Medicinal Pills, and he currently didn't have the funds to acquire them.
However, if he had the opportunity in the future, he would definitely buy some and bring them back.
He wondered how many wealthy individuals had poured countless sums of money into cancer treatment research, just to save their own lives, but ultimately failed.
For these wealthy individuals, Medicinal Pills that could cure cancer, even at several millions or tens of millions, would be considered very, very cheap.
After all, it was tragic to have money but no life to spend it.
There were also several Medicinal Pills An Chen hadn't heard of; they should be quite uncommon.
"Senior, could you give me some information on Medicinal Pills, Talismans, and Formations from the Cultivation World?"
He had only recently joined the Qingfeng Sect and hadn't learned these things yet, only knowing some common and basic ones. An Chen thought that instead of slowly searching in the Scripture Depository himself, it would be better to directly ask Hongshan Senior.
He was, after all, a Soul Transformation Peak powerhouse; he must know a lot, and the relevant information should be very complete.
"Yes, when we return to Jiu Zhou in two days, I'll gather the information and transmit it to you using a tongshen jade talisman."