Chen Guan calculated that Ming Fei's Second Awakening was clearly different from the usual Second Awakening.

She had become a Secret God, her Growth Rate had reached 3.0, and her Primordial Base seemed to have elevated, even completing the Basic Elemental Energy before level 10.

By the calculations, Ming Fei's current Primordial Energy base should be 3. With a Growth Rate of 3.0 multiplied by 3, Ming Fei gained 9 points of maximum Primordial Energy per level. Upon reaching level 11, she had advanced through 10 levels, totaling 90 points of Primordial Energy. Adding the 3 points from the 1st level Basic Elemental Energy, Ming Fei's 93 points of Primordial Energy allowed her to release many more Secret Skills than an average pet, enhancing her combat power to an unknown multiple from before.

Chen Guan waited for a few days and large-scale red spot phenomena began appearing throughout the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm.

Almost everyone developed red spots, all due to the influence of Evil Energy.

Chen Guan knew he couldn't delay too long, because once Xiu Jie Ming and the others reported back, the Celestial Court Army would definitely send people to find him if he hadn't returned the Celestial Immortal Peony. It would be too passive then.

Fortunately, he had previously instructed Duan Shulin to spread the word that the small Flower Demon could cure the red spot disease. Initially, few people paid attention, but recently the small Flower Demon had become highly sought after in the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm.

In just a few days, the price of a small Flower Demon pet had skyrocketed from just a few bucks to over a thousand yuan each, and this price was not the limit.

If no alternative could be found, the price of the small Flower Demon would continue to rise.

Unless everyone withdrew from the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm, the small Flower Demon remained indispensable for now.

Actually, by waiting a bit longer, he could earn even more, but Chen Guan feared pressure from the Celestial Court Army, risking gains for greater losses, so he decided to start selling the small Flower Demons now.

Chen Guan returned to the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm to meet with Duan Shulin.

In recent days, Duan Shulin had been running back and forth, and the shop selling small Flower Demons was ready.

"The small Flower Demon has gone crazy with price hikes lately. They're going for over a thousand on the market now, and you still can't buy them even at that price." Duan Shulin gave Chen Guan a thumbs up, saying, "Brother Guan, you're amazing; we're making a fortune this time."

Duan Shulin didn't ask how Chen Guan foreseen the changes in Beimang Mountain; information sources of this nature were never divulged.

"Shall we start making money then? Have you found the right people?" Chen Guan asked.

"All set, the shops are also rented. Once you distribute the small Flower Demons, we'll launch sales across all cities in the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm simultaneously," Duan Shulin replied earnestly.

Chen Guan was just about to have Duan Shulin gather everyone to distribute the small Flower Demons for sale in various cities when two people walked into the store.

"Sorry, our store isn't open yet. Please come back tomorrow," Duan Shulin said.

"We're here for him." The veiled woman at the front pointed towards Chen Guan, seated behind the counter.

"Do we know each other?" Chen Guan intentionally altered his voice as he already recognized the woman based on her voice.

"Chen Guan, I'm here to discuss business with you," Wang Lian said directly, removing her veil to reveal a captivating face balanced between joy and irritation.

"No idea what you're talking about." Chen Guan, wearing a hat and mask, decided not to acknowledge her regardless of what Wang Lian said.

"It's okay if you don't know me, but surely you know who previously bought a large number of small Flower Demons at a low price? If the Celestial Court Army found out who that person was, what do you think they would do?" Wang Lian said with a sly smile.

"What do you want?" Chen Guan looked coldly at Wang Lian and the tall, slim middle-aged man behind her.

"That man is Wang Ying, reputed as the top in Three Realms Light Skill," Duan Shulin, identifying the middle-aged man's background, walked up to Chen Guan and said.

"We're here for business discussions. My Lightweight Skill is irrelevant," Wang Ying stated calmly.

Wang Lian sat across from Chen Guan at the counter, looked at him, and said, "Did you take my Soul King's Cauldron of Ten Thousand Ghosts?"

"I don't know what you are talking about." Chen Guan adhered to the principle that unless caught in the act, he would not admit it, and even when caught, he would argue as much as possible.

"No worries, if you like it, you can have it," Wang Lian said with a smile, sidestepping the issue. "I'd like to collaborate with you in selling the small Flower Demons."

"How so?" Chen Guan asked calmly.

"Two ways: you bought them at twenty yuan each, I'll pay you ten times that, two hundred yuan per one, and take all your small Flower Demons," Wang Lian said.

"Are you dreaming? Do you know how much a small Flower Demon costs now? A thousand yuan won't even buy one; you think you can take them all for two hundred? That's cheekier than anyone could be!" Duan Shulin burst out in frustration.

"The second way, you continue selling your small Flower Demons. No matter how much you sell, we will share eighty percent of the profits, leaving the remaining twenty percent for you," Wang Lian continued leisurely, ignoring Duan Shulin.

At this, Duan Shulin laughed in exasperation: "Lady, do we look like idiots to you?"

Wang Lian smiled and said, "I don't know if you're idiots, but I've given you two paths. If you choose neither, then I have no choice but to take the third path -- reporting your stockpile of small Flower Demons to the Celestial Court Army. A small matter that I can handle."

"Report to the Celestial Court Army, what use would that be? We bought them with real money; they're ours, no one can take them," Duan Shulin retorted stubbornly.

In truth, he knew that if the high ranks of the Celestial Court Army found out someone inside had stocked up on small Flower Demons, they'd undoubtedly demand them for the peace of the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm. Whatever compensation they received in return wasn't in their control.

It could even lead to suspicion from above that they orchestrated the red spot disease pandemic, the implications of which were unknown.

"If that's your stance, then there's no deal to be made. So be it." Wang Lian prepared to leave, rising from her seat.

Wang Ying had not spoken a word throughout, leaving the decision entirely to Wang Lian.

As Wang Lian neared the door, Duan Shulin, feeling anxious, looked at Chen Guan.

"Wait a minute," Chen Guan called out to Wang Lian.

"Willing to collaborate now?" Wang Lian turned with a smile that seemed to exude a mesmerizing charm.

"One thousand per unit, I'll sell them to you, but you must keep it a secret that they come from me," Chen Guan said, staring at Wang Lian.

"Three hundred each, and I'll keep your secret," Wang Lian lightly countered.

"You might as well rob at that rate; at one thousand each, you'd at least earn a few hundred yuan, and at three hundred, you get all the benefits. What gives you that right?" Duan Shulin supported Chen Guan by playing the bad cop, saying things that might be inappropriate for Chen Guan, the main negotiator.

"Because we found you, and we know it was Chen Guan who took the small Flower Demons. Apart from working with us, you have no other choice. Collaborate with us and profit greatly, refuse, and not only do you risk not earning a penny, but facing internal investigations by the Celestial Court Army, losing their trust. Unless you plan to leave the Celestial Court, you're without options." Wang Lian, exuding the commanding aura and confidence akin to a queen, spoke as if certain of victory.

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