Relocating spirit islands was a matter that concerned every cultivator in the branch family.
As soon as the results of the competition were announced, other members of the branch family immediately found Ning Zhengqian and begged him to speak to Ning Fa on their behalf.
Ning Fa's change in status now made it so that other members of the same branch family didn't even dare to visit him rashly.
Seeing that Ning Fa had agreed to the matter, both Ning Zhengqian and Ning Zifeng looked excited.
Ning Fa also smiled faintly.
As the saying goes, "When one person attains the Tao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."
The branch family was, after all, where he came from. Since he had the ability to help his branch family members live better lives, he wouldn't be stingy.
Moreover, he truly wanted to cultivate his own branch family and have them become a strong support for him in the future.
At this moment, Ning Zhengqian took out another storage bag and handed it to Ning Fa.
Ning Fa took the storage bag. His divine sense swept over it, and he seemed to understand something, a half-smile on his face.
Ning Zhengqian coughed dryly, "Xiao Fa, this is two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones that Eldest Sister asked me to give you. It's three hundred more than you asked for before, showing their sincerity. Please forgive them."
Ning Fa tilted his head slightly and pouted, "Alright, I'll keep my word. We'll let bygones be bygones."
He had previously said that he would not pursue past matters if Ning Muchun sent him two thousand Spirit Stones within a year.
However, it was clear that the maternal aunt's family still harbored illusions, and more than half a year had passed with no movement.
Now that the news of his advancement had spread, Ning Muchun had indeed become anxious.
She had even sent an extra three hundred Spirit Stones to beg for his forgiveness.
Although Ning Muchun's family was relatively well-off, taking out so many Spirit Stones would definitely be a significant blow.
He suspected they might even have to sell all their Spirit Boats.
Ning Fa had always kept his word. Since Ning Muchun had produced so many Spirit Stones within the stipulated time, he would no longer trouble them in the future.
But that was all there was to it.
Relying on his reputation to gain favors within the family in the future was out of the question.
It was very difficult to make him abandon his prejudices.
Even for something like the relocation of spirit islands, they shouldn't expect to get off easily.
Thinking of this, he said coldly, "Eldest Uncle, I'll say this upfront. If the spirit island transfer is approved, then for everyone else it's fine, but for my maternal aunt's and fourth uncle's families, they must pay a price to move up."
"I will charge per person. If the relocated spirit island has a mid-grade spirit vein of the first tier, then my maternal aunt's family will need one thousand Spirit Stones per person, and my fourth uncle's family will need three hundred Spirit Stones per person."
As soon as he said this, Ning Zhengqian and Ning Zifeng exchanged glances.
Ning Zhengqian wanted to persuade him further, but Ning Fa interrupted him directly.
Seeing Ning Fa's firm attitude, Ning Zhengqian had no choice but to stop talking.
At this moment, Ning Fa glanced at the storage bag in his hand, and a thought struck him.
He looked at Ning Zhengqian and Ning Zifeng and said with a smile, "Since Eldest Uncle and Brother Feng are both here, I have something to discuss with you."
Ning Zhengqian couldn't help but sit up straighter, his face filled with anticipation.
Ning Zifeng looked thoughtful. He interacted with Ning Fa more often and had already guessed Ning Fa's intentions.
Ning Fa smiled, "Eldest Uncle, I've decided not to rent out the shop in the Jinchang Island Market that Father left me. Instead, I want to operate it myself, but that shop is still too small."
"I remember that the owner of the adjacent Great Abundance Spiritual Material Shop is planning to sell that shop. I intend to buy it as well, and then connect the two shops to create a medium-sized commercial establishment."
"In the future, this shop can sell ordinary Spiritual Materials and spiritual items. I will also put some of the pills I refine up for sale."
Ning Fa finished in one breath.
Ning Zhengqian's eyes widened, clearly shocked.
Ning Zifeng smiled, showing a look of "as expected."
Ning Zhengqian said with difficulty, "Xiao Fa, your idea is good, but buying that Great Abundance shop will cost at least four to five thousand Spirit Stones. Plus, buying Spiritual Materials for operation will likely require at least over a thousand Spirit Stones. This..."
Ning Fa smiled and then took out another storage bag, saying, "Don't worry about the Spirit Stones. Here are another two thousand two hundred Spirit Stones. Combined with the previous two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones, that's almost five thousand Spirit Stones. I believe buying that shop shouldn't be a problem."
"Also, within the next month, I will refine a batch of Essence Replenishing Pills and Three Yuan Pills and give them to you. If you sell these pills, the operating funds should be sufficient."
These two thousand two hundred Spirit Stones were the earnings he had made in the past few months by refining pills for Wei Shiqin, a friend of Ning Shaohong.
In addition, there were the extra rewards for exceeding the family's pill refining tasks.
If he hadn't been busy refining Three Yuan Pills for the past three months and hadn't continued refining pills for Wei Shiqin, he would have had quite a bit more Spirit Stones on hand.
Ning Zhengqian was stunned at first, not expecting Ning Fa to have so many Spirit Stones.
But he smiled happily, "No problem. I'll go to the Jinchang Island Market today to talk to the shop owner."
Ning Fa smiled, "Nephew won't have the time to manage this shop in the future. I'll have to trouble you and Brother Feng to look after it. From now on, 90% of the shop's annual income will be kept by me, and the remaining 10% will be given to you, Eldest Uncle and Brother Feng, as management salary. What do you think?"
As soon as he said this, both of them were shocked.
Ning Zhengqian quickly said, "How can this be? Xiao Fa, you're giving us too much. A few dozen Spirit Stones a year would be enough for us."
Ning Zifeng also showed surprise. He glanced at Ning Fa and advised, "Xiao Fa, you still need to advance to a First-grade High-rank Pill Master in the future, and your expenses will definitely be substantial. You should keep all this income for yourself."
Ning Fa smiled and said, "My mind is made up, no need to persuade me. That's how it will be."
Seeing Ning Fa's firm attitude, Ning Zifeng frowned slightly but ultimately said nothing more.
Ning Zhengqian also stopped refusing, and thinking of the generous income, couldn't help but beam.
At this moment, Ning Fa took out another pill bottle and handed it to Ning Zifeng.
Seeing Ning Zifeng hesitate, he didn't dare to take it.
Ning Fa smiled, "Here are five Three Yuan Pills. They are perfect for you to take, Brother Feng. Take them."
Ning Zifeng was startled and quickly said, "This is too valuable, I can't accept it."
Ning Fa, however, forcefully stuffed it into his arms and said, "The branch family can't rely on me alone. Brother Feng, if you can advance to the late stage of Qi Condensation soon, you can help me in the future."
Ning Zifeng paused for a moment before finally accepting the pill bottle.
Ning Fa smiled; he liked this about his cousin. He had a good grasp of the bigger picture and wasn't pedantic.
After his paternal uncle and the other person left, Ning Fa returned to his pill room.
After activating the Guardian Spirit Array, he took out a small mirror emitting a faint blue light from his storage bag.
This mirror was directly bestowed upon him by the Third Elder, Ning Zhongjiu, after the results of the competition were announced that day.
Judging from the expressions of the other elders that day, this Magic Tool named the Azure Condensation Mirror had quite a reputation.
When he was intimate with Ning Xiuying before, Ning Fa had learned some things about this mirror from her.
It was said that the Azure Condensation Mirror was crafted to imitate the Spirit Artifact, the Azure Spirit Mirror. It was capable of both offense and defense and possessed great power.
And what is a Spirit Artifact?
It is a category of treasure that is a whole major level higher than Magic Tools.
The Spiritual Materials required to refine Spirit Artifacts are much more precious than those for Magic Tools, and some main materials must even be High-grade Spiritual Materials.
The High-grade Spiritual Materials here refer to Spiritual Materials that can be used to refine the magic treasures of Golden Core cultivators.
Even the auxiliary materials are extraordinary.
Furthermore, in addition to requiring such High-grade Spiritual Materials, the refinement of Spirit Artifacts also requires the souls of high-level demonic beasts as guides, which are then imprinted onto the Spirit Artifact.
The demonic beasts whose souls can be used to refine Spirit Artifacts are at least Second-tier Demonic Beasts, which are equivalent to Foundation Establishment cultivators in the human race.