I conquered the cultivation world with scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Chapter 722 Can you please stop being so possessive of other people's spiritual food?

—Alchemist Association—

"This is vicious competition. Not only is it squeezing out our market, but low pricing will also disrupt the entire market sooner or later."

Yun Jia stood up, slammed his hand on the table, and spoke excitedly.

"Yes, yes, my spiritual food is also hard to sell. If I can't sell it immediately, I can't even get my costs back."

"So this shop is no different from a troublemaker. I wonder if our painstakingly refined spiritual food will be squeezed out of the market because of her actions."

“This spiritual food is like selling goods. If she lowers the price, we all have to follow suit. What kind of good stuff can a spiritual food costing 200,000 star coins per serving be? I’m afraid that people’s impression of us alchemists will change because of this shop. It’s hard to make money these days. With her doing this, we’re the ones who will suffer.”

Lin Xi'e brushed her right hand over the nail plate of her left hand, leaving her pale pink nail on the table.

She stood up just like Yun Jia:

"We have so many alchemists, yet we still can't find a single alchemist. Although the Star Network is vast, finding a person is still quite easy. Once we find them, things will be much easier."

Since she's engaging in malicious competition, then we can't blame her for using special methods.

Lin Xi'e openly stated that most of the cultivators around her agreed with her idea.

They also knew about Jiang He's shop and that a powerful family had once spent a lot of resources trying to obtain the shop owner's information, but still failed. This showed how well StarNet protected the shop owners.

With so many advanced alchemists, they can put pressure on the Star Network at the same time. Just as Lin Xi'e said, if things continue like this, this shop will eventually turn the spiritual food market into a mess. It's better to strike first.

Many alchemists think this way.

However, some alchemists did not share the same attitude as Lin Xi'e and Yun Jia; their attitude was similar to Zhang Xun's.

This matter could be big or small. Although Lin Xi'e and Yun Jia explained the situation, they exaggerated it. The market for spiritual food still exists. The market is so big that a "restaurant that stakes its sword cultivation career" cannot become fat overnight, and naturally it will not swallow the entire market, not to mention the amount of spiritual food needed by each sect and academy.

Previously, spiritual food was in short supply, and it's still in similar condition now. Their customers are all wealthy and powerful, but even if they go downmarket, there will still be many potential customers. Besides, the cost of making spiritual food is just a drop in the ocean for alchemists who have been refining for so many years. It's not as simple as they say; who wouldn't buy spiritual plants before refining spiritual food?

Lin Xi'e has now incited so many cultivators; she's not just using them as pawns.

Ultimately, the shop owners haven't infringed on their interests. If they were to step in now and drive them to the brink of despair, what difference would there be between them and evil cultivators?

So even when Lin Xi'e spoke, many people still did not respond.

This silent stance speaks volumes about their attitude.

Zhang Xun really didn't want to be the one to stick his neck out. Seeing that everyone remained silent, and unwilling to witness the consequences, he carefully considered his words before finally speaking:

“Master Lin, I think this action is inappropriate. Putting aside whether the shop owner is a member of our Alchemist Association or not, to arbitrarily pin an innocent cultivator on a fabricated charge for personal reasons, don’t you think what we are doing is a bad thing?”

Zhang Xun's blunt tone startled all the alchemists present. It was the first time they had ever seen someone like Jiang He so unreserved and direct, almost tearing away the fig leaf from Lin Xi'e and Yun Jia.

This is even more terrifying than a complete falling out.

Immediately, the virtuous alchemist Chao Zhangxun agreed.

Du Shuxing closed the book and nodded in agreement.

Jia Huaichuan and Wen Yin spoke one after the other.

All three had participated in the sect's Grand Dan Cultivation Ranking and achieved top-five results, demonstrating their undeniable strength.

As things unfolded to this point, Zhang Xun, who had been carefully considering his words, felt a sense of foreboding. He knew that he had spoken too harshly, even after all the effort he had put into his words, because he had been able to gain the approval of the upright and incorruptible Du Shuxing.

The Zhang family had previously offended many people because they didn't understand the intricacies of large families and spoke too bluntly. Now that Zhang Xun knew he represented the Zhang family, he should not participate in this discussion.

Seeing Lin Xi'e and Yun Jia's petty behavior, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful, as he really didn't want to see an excellent alchemist being suppressed by them for no reason.

Zhang Xun had also purchased spiritual food from the shop; the pills were exquisite and of superior efficacy, truly high-grade pills.

After Zhang Xun finished speaking, he looked at everyone's reactions and realized that he had indeed spoken too harshly and had most likely offended Lin Xi'e. Beads of sweat slowly seeped out of his forehead.

Jia Huaichuan gave Zhang Xun a reassuring look.

He usually disliked attending these meetings. To be honest, the Alchemist Association was of little use to him; it was just an extra title. However, upon hearing this, he became unhappy. What did Lin Xi'e take the association for?

A one-man show? That's ridiculous.

Jia Huaichuan frowned. He looked at Lin Xi'e, his voice rising slightly, clearly indicating he was there to cause trouble.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, what are you saying? Is it that you have to make such a fuss every time someone refines a spiritual food that's better than yours?"

Jia Huaichuan scoffed, he hated this kind of bullying the weak the most, and he was speechless every time he saw it.

These people are just bored and have nothing better to do.

Whether there's something to do or not, they always have to come out and make a fuss, to assert their presence.

Zhang Xun will take the Zhang family into consideration.

Jia Huaichuan, however, was not going to hold back:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you're over fifty years old, haven't you lived life to the fullest yet? Can you please stop being so possessive of other people's spiritual food and stop pressuring the Star Network to extract their information? That's not pressuring, it's more like opening a box. If a group of you were bullying someone, even my mom would praise you for it."

"Jia Huaichuan, watch your mouth."

Yun Jia's tone was tinged with anger.

"Oh, I forgot about you, old man. Fellow Daoist Yun, you two are exactly the same. It's one thing to bully others yourself, but to drag a bunch of people along? Have some shame at your age. It's the first time I've felt unlucky to be in the same organization as you."

Why don't you just beat us all to death with sticks? That way, you could sell your own spiritual food all by yourself. Forget about selling it all in a day, if you don't sell it all in a second, you'll be considered unprofessional.

"Jia Huaichuan, you've gone too far. We were just saying she was disrupting the market and we wanted to find her and discuss it with her..."

Yun Jia was furious and embarrassed after Zhang Xun and Jia Huaichuan exposed her thoughts one after another, and she wished she could shut Jia Huaichuan up.

"This is a discussion. Who just mentioned using special methods? It wasn't Fellow Daoist Yun or Fellow Daoist Lin. Then it must be some kind of demon or monster."

Jia Huaichuan's words are all gems.

Zhang Xun's eyes were filled with excitement. He suddenly felt that his tone was not harsh anymore. Look at what he said, it was really beautiful!

Du Shuxing continued to look at the red book, but his lips parted slightly:

"I agree with Jia Huaichuan and Zhang Xun."

Wen Yin touched the Buddhist prayer beads and said in the same way:

"I agree too."

Du Shuxing, Jia Huaichuan, and Wen Yin served as judges for this year's sect competition. The three of them agreed with Zhang Xun's words and shared the same thoughts, so it was not appropriate for others to come forward and refute them.

Besides, with Jia Huaichuan's sharp tongue, anyone who tries to talk to him will lose.

Upon closer examination...

Jia Huaichuan was right; even the cultivators who had just stood on the same side as Yun Jia and Lin Xi'e were somewhat hesitant.

They seem to be in a bit too much of a hurry.

The situation is still unclear, and it's clear that their interests haven't been truly affected.

And they also felt that Yun Jia's words were right.

They considered it foresight to resist early and nip the monk's actions in the bud.

The scales swayed in my mind, stretching forward from the far end of the long table like a straight line.

At this moment, the cultivator sitting in the main seat slowly reached out his hand.

For a moment, the long table was completely silent.