The Sacred Land Is Going Bankrupt, I Invented a Mobile Phone!-Chapter 303

Chapter 303: Are You Teaching Me How to Work?

Mingwang Province…

Celestial Sword Sect…

Sitting upright on the holy seat, the leader Yan Bailu, clad in red, lightly kicked her flawless bare feet.

At this moment, her cold face bore a look of confusion and self-isolation.

The Heavenly Origin Saint Master.

He had actually slain a powerful figure in the Great Advancement Realm who possessed an anomaly.

This was simply unbelievable.

Yan Bailu had always been proud.

She believed that although Ye Chen was a genius, his strength was absolutely inferior to hers.

Even at the same rank, she was confident she could defeat Ye Chen.

However, now, her pride was directly crushed.

Mingwang Province was not without its prodigies.

For example, the leaders of the Moral Sect and the Feathering Sect, both of whom achieved late-stage Deity Transformation before the age of one hundred, were prodigies.

Their breakthrough speeds were even faster than hers.

But they wouldn’t make her feel despair, because the gap wasn’t that significant.

Yet the talent displayed by Ye Chen was entirely despair-inducing.

Killing Great Advancement while still in the Deity Transformation Realm, that had never happened before, from ancient times until now.

Yet Ye Chen had done it.

For the first time in her life, Yan Bailu, who had always been proud, felt such immense frustration.

As she pondered, Elder Dugu and the others from the Celestial Sword Sect had a slight look of tension on their faces.

They had gathered here because today was the day the overseas shopping feature would go live.

This was of utmost importance to the Celestial Sword Sect.

After all, this was a business with the potential to earn millions a year.

For the already financially strapped Celestial Sword Sect, the importance couldn’t be overstated.

When their Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator received its update, everyone was incredibly curious.

They wondered how the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land could update their Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator from across a continent.

And when the update was completed, the elders eagerly focused on the overseas shopping feature.

All the products they had meticulously selected were fully listed in the overseas shopping section.

An array of goods was clear at a glance.

They could order treasures from a continent away without leaving home.

And they would receive their items in just four or five days.

This shopping experience was truly perfect.

And for every item sold, they could earn a considerable profit.

What made them even more excited...

Meanwhile, on the Immortal Net Weibo, the overseas shopping feature quickly rose to trending status within just a few minutes of its update.

Countless cultivators gathered to discuss it passionately.

This level of enthusiasm made the elders even more delighted.

They all wanted to see just how much the cultivators from Great Yan Province loved overseas shopping.

With smiles, the elders clicked into the trending topics.

But as they browsed through the posts and comments, the smiles on the elders’ faces froze.

Because the reactions from the cultivators in Great Yan Province were completely different from what they had imagined.

“Mingwang Province truly deserves its title as the number one continent in the cultivation world. The immortal civilization is prosperous, leading us in alchemy and artifact refining. Even the most inferior magic tools have unique qualities. The only problem is that they are too expensive.”

“I was really tempted by the treasures I saw, but the prices are just too high. The price of one item from overseas could buy me three similar items on Taobao.”

“The cost-performance ratio is too low. It is said that although Mingwang Province is vast and rich in resources, the number of cultivators is extremely high, so prices are very steep. Their products simply aren’t suitable for our Great Yan Province market.”

“Indeed, overseas shopping is a good thing, but I still choose Bright Foundation Pill, farewell!”

“Only the second-generation immortals like Wang Siming could afford to shop overseas. Us ordinary cultivators shouldn’t even think about it.”

On the Immortal Net Weibo, among the over a million comments, the term that cultivators mentioned the most was “expensive.”

“Can’t afford it.”

This made the elders exchange glances.

Are the products in the overseas shopping section really that expensive?

Yes, they were indeed expensive!

For example, the Moral Pill.

The Moral Sect’s price was two high-grade spirit stones for one pill.

Yet the overseas shopping price went directly to five high-grade spirit stones.

That’s more than double.

And the Feathering Immortal Robe.

The price offered by the Feathering Sect was fifteen thousand high-grade spirit stones.

The overseas price, however, reaches twenty thousand high-grade spirit stones.

That’s an increase of five thousand high-grade spirit stones.

Other products were the same.

The prices of goods from Mingwang Province were already high.

Once these products were listed in the overseas shopping section, the prices of consumables like pills and talismans were marked at least double.

And expensive treasures were raised by several thousand or even tens of thousands of spirit stones.

Thus, even they find the prices in the overseas shopping section somewhat steep.

Moreover, Great Yan Province lacked the abundant resources that Mingwang Province had.

Could the cultivators from Great Yan Province afford the exorbitant prices of the overseas shopping section?

In an instant, the elders began to worry.

The Heavenly Origin Sacred Land did not grant them access to the backend management of the Immortal Net Taobao function.

They only received information every morning.

They would send the products ordered by cultivators the previous day to the Celestial Sword Sect for procurement.

So at this moment, they had no way of knowing whether any cultivators had made purchases overseas.

And even if there were, how many could there be?

If the number were too low, it would be meaningless.

Elder Dugu frowned, “Leader, isn’t the markup for overseas shopping too high?

“Such high prices will only scare people away.

“Why not propose to the Saint Master to lower the prices?

“From the comments on Weibo, it’s clear that cultivators from Great Yan Province are still very interested in the products from Mingwang Province.

“If the prices aren’t too high, many cultivators will definitely be tempted. As long as it can be a steady flow, the long-term benefits will not be bad.”

Elder Dugu’s words garnered the agreement of many other elders.

Hearing this, Yan Bailu also felt it made a lot of sense.

For the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land, which was financially robust, if the overseas shopping business failed, it wouldn’t matter much. It wouldn’t be a significant loss.

But for the Celestial Sword Sect, it was different, because they were already in a financial crunch.

If the overseas shopping venture, which they had high hopes for, also failed, then they would really have to endure hard times.

Yan Bailu took out her Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator and dialed Ye Chen’s number.

There was a hint of expectation in her expression.

The reason for this was that Yan Bailu’s mindset was now completely different from before.

Previously, she only thought Ye Chen was handsome, wealthy, and had grand ideas.

But his strength was inferior to hers, only barely meeting her criteria for choosing a partner.

But now, it was different.

Ye Chen had surpassed her in other aspects as well.

In terms of combat power, he was completely crushing her.

This made Yan Bailu feel frustration, defeat, and loss for the first time.

These emotions, instead caused a subtle change in her mindset.

The call was quickly connected.

The two didn’t talk long before it ended.

The elders looked on with anticipation.

Yan Bailu’s pretty face turned slightly red as she shook her head. “The Heavenly Origin Saint Master said we need not worry. He has his own considerations...”

Elder Dugu, hearing this, appeared anxious. “Could it be that the Saint Master hasn’t seen the cultivators’ evaluations of overseas shopping?”

“If he keeps the prices so high, the future of overseas shopping is worrying. All previous efforts will be in vain.”

Yan Bailu nodded. “I said that!

“But the Heavenly Origin Saint Master said it’s fine.

“Then he told me he was going to the mountain gate to pick up his partner and ended the call.”

Her words made the elders sigh in disappointment.

If it were before, they would have likely been dissatisfied long ago.

It wouldn’t have been impossible for them to vent their frustration with a few curses.

But after Ye Chen killed a powerful figure in the Great Advancement Realm, they could only sigh.

They could only hope that once the Heavenly Origin SaintMaster saw the bleak sales situation of overseas shopping, he would reconsider and take their suggestions into account.

The elders dispersed.

Only Yan Bailu remained alone in the grand hall.

In fact, during her communication with Ye Chen just now, he had said an incredibly domineering statement.

Recalling those words, Yan Bailu sat alone on the holy seat, her pretty face resembling a peach blossom.

She continuously swayed her beautiful, jade-like little feet.

“He really is so domineering!”

—

At the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land…

After ending the communication with Yan Bailu, Ye Chen wore a slightly bewildered expression.

Nangong Wan, sitting in her cave dwelling, revealed curiosity. “What’s wrong?”

Ye Chen shook his head. “It’s nothing, just some issues regarding overseas shopping operations.”

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wan lowered her head again, continuing to study her lottery numbers.

Ever since she won a consolation prize, Nangong Wan’s confidence had surged, believing that the grand prize was within reach.

She became even more invested in the lottery.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen was contemplating Yan Bailu’s earlier words.

The Celestial Sword Sect’s concern about the high prices of overseas shopping was actually intentional on Ye Chen’s part.

In his previous life on Earth, everyone knew about tariffs.

Imported goods sold in the country required additional taxes.

The role of tariffs was to protect the development of domestic industries.

For instance, in the automotive industry, his previous country’s tariff on imported cars was twenty-five percent.

This was to protect the development of the domestic automobile industry.

Without tariffs, local car brands would have no way to compete with those established foreign automakers.

The domestic automotive industry would be unable to develop.

The high prices of overseas shopping serve a similar purpose.

The overall level of cultivation in Great Yan Province was not as high as in Mingwang Province.

If goods from Mingwang Province could be sold in Great Yan Province at a price only slightly above the original, it would be a disaster for the local forces in Great Yan Province.

The spirit stones of cultivators would all be earned by the forces of Mingwang Province, equating to a constant drain on Great Yan Province.

The local forces would have no hope of development.

They would only become weaker and poorer.

This was of no benefit to Ye Chen.

It wasn’t the scene Ye Chen wanted to see.

Therefore, the pricing for overseas shopping had to be high.

Overseas shopping was meant to serve a small number of cultivators who were not lacking spirit stones and had higher pursuits.

These high-end cultivators could choose to shop overseas.

They could spend more spirit stones to enhance their strength.

However, wealthy cultivators were ultimately in the minority.

The choice of a few cultivators to shop overseas would have no impact on the overall situation.

Of course, it wasn’t convenient to explain these reasons to Yan Bailu.

So in the end, Ye Chen made a joke, saying to Yan Bailu, “Are you teaching me how to work?”

Ye Chen originally thought Yan Bailu would get angry, but unexpectedly, not only did she not get angry, her tone became soft and sweet as she repeatedly said she wasn’t.

This… was truly a bit absurd.

From the last time Yan Bailu decisively cut down Daoist Huangpu for the Golden Lion King, it was clear that Yan Bailu was definitely not easygoing.

Why is she acting so unusually this time?

Could it be that Yan Bailu is a masochist?