Journey to the head

The transformation of the market cluster and the clarification of the new business landscape of the Yunshan School, the most important of which is to deal with the relationship between the Plum Blossom House and the Frost Leaf House.

From the Frost Leaf Alliance to the Chongming Alliance, the Frost Leaf Square, which has been gradually built and strengthened, has been in direct competition with the Plum Blossom Square, the boss of Cangzhou.

Since Lu Qian created brands such as "66 Carnival", "Longmen Conference" and "Big Arena", the Yunshan School Management Department has tried its best to plan various new activities, such as "Group Buying", "Cutting Prices", "Coupon on Coupon" and even welfare lottery, long-term bonds and insurance business.

Finally, he snatched food from the tiger's mouth and deducted an annual interest of 4 million spirit stones from Meihuafang with great difficulty.

But now, for the Yunshan School, Meihuafang and Shuangyefang have become their own industries. If they continue to compete in the same track, it will become a matter of grabbing money from both pockets, ineffective internal competition, and a waste of energy.

After careful planning by the Yunshan Sect's Management Department and the Council of Elders, as well as multiple rounds of negotiations with the Chongming Alliance, Xuanwei, Lingshou, and Qinglian, a transformation plan for a market town cluster was eventually drawn up, with a focus on Plum Blossom Town and Frost Leaf Town. The plan aims to further segment the customer base by digging into the differentiated features between the two markets, giving them different market positioning.

Finally, after twenty years of transformation, Cangzhou's largest market cluster has regained greater vitality.

The city that never sleeps is positioned as a decadent city full of debauchery and extravagance, with entertainment, gambling, food and customs as the pillar industries here. The transformation is also relatively simple, with only a certain degree of expansion and the cleaning of the scum and decaying places such as "Sludge Alley".

Taobaofang is positioned as a low-end and cheap market, mainly targeting the vast number of low-level cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation, and is a dumping ground for defective products from the four sects of Cangzhou, the Chongming Alliance, and the counties in the north of Cangzhou. However, once it was opened, it became more popular than expected, with profits growing year by year, and it is approaching the city that never sleeps.

The transformation of Taobaofang was a little complicated. The Yunshan Sect, which was already a large and powerful family, first contributed the two spiritual veins of Liuhua Valley and Qingli Mountain to move Taobaofang from its original site to this place.

The new round of relocation and expansion has made Taobaofang have two areas, Eastfang and Westfang, and its scale is even larger. At the same time, Taobaofang now has a spiritual vein, which can be used for disciples from various factions to take a rest here without frequent rotation.

In addition, the free wind beast routes leading directly to Taobaofang were further expanded. Now, even the poor monks from the surrounding states are gathering at Taobaofang.

The transformation of Frost Leaf Square was quite extensive. First of all, the functions of talent recruitment and competition were completely stripped away, and Frost Leaf Square was completely transformed into a shopping mall, in which catering, accommodation and other functions are all shopping services.

It is positioned as a boutique market supported by the flagship products of various schools and factions.

After reaching an agreement with the Xuanwei Sect, the Lingshou Sect, and the Qinglian True Sect, the entire Cangzhou Four Sects, the Chongming Alliance, the various counties in the north of Cangzhou, and even the larger Jindan Sects, all put their signature products with unique advantages into sale in Frost Leaf Square.

The characteristic of this place is that it is small but exquisite. There are only two or three varieties or even fewer of each category of goods such as alchemy, array instruments, and various materials, but they are all high-quality goods. At the same time, there are a large number of membership-based boutique stores in the market.

The operating idea of ​​Shuangyefang is to help customers save the trouble of comparing prices and carefully selecting products, and to provide customers with the best options and a comfortable and secure one-stop shopping experience, which is especially suitable for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and decision-making difficulties.

At the same time, this is also the most cutting-edge innovation base of the Yunshan School. All kinds of novel business ideas will be tested in Shuangyefang. This is a fresh world that is enough to dazzle outsiders.

Since the transformation was completed, Shuangyefang has successfully cultivated a large number of loyal customers, and its annual profits are also slowly increasing.

Finally, there is Meihuafang, the largest market town in Cangzhou.

The positioning of Meihuafang has not changed. It is a super-large comprehensive market that is being upgraded to a giant market. After the adjustment of Shuangyefang, the characteristics of Meihuafang are more obvious.

There is not only shopping here, but also large-scale accommodation, catering, entertainment, gambling, pawning, exchange, auction, transportation, logistics, chamber of commerce and all walks of life. Then it swallowed up the Longmen recruitment and competition brand that Frost Leaf House gave up.

In addition, Meihuafang is also the task release center and information distribution center for the entire Cangzhou. Every day, various sects and all walks of life release thousands of tasks here, and there are tens of thousands of resident monks living in Meihuafang to make a living.

In view of the characteristics of Meihuafang, a major renovation and expansion was carried out. All the densely packed and intricate mortal residences that had been built over the past thousand years were moved outside the market's protective formation, forming an outer city for mortals, and a small number of low-level cultivators were stationed there to manage it.

A large area of ​​​​open space was freed up in the market town, and then the layout of "five districts and eleven cities" was reconstructed and adjusted to make the roads more unobstructed, the areas clearer, and the agglomeration effect of similar stores more obvious.

At the same time, the Yunshan School also transplanted the successful business model and business ideas of the Frost Leaf Square into the Plum Blossom Square, adding more vitality and vigor to the place.

Practitioners of all levels can find their own place here, and as long as they abide by the rules and regulations, they can live in Meihuafang for a long time.

This is a real city of monks!

The hard work of the Yunshan School, the Chongming Alliance, and the Xuanwei, Lingshou, and Qinglian Schools did not disappoint. Over the past fifty years, the annual profit of Plum Blossom House has grown to 44 million spirit stones, the Never-Sleeping City to 12 million spirit stones, the Taobao House to 7 million spirit stones, and the Frost Leaf House to 4.5 million spirit stones.

This huge market cluster composed of four major markets in the northwest of Cangzhou is the most dynamic economic center in the entire Cangzhou.

According to the shareholding dividends of the Yunshan Sect in the four major markets, it can receive 18 million spirit stones every year!

For ordinary Nascent Soul Sects in other states, if they do not have any special income, their annual surplus is about five to six million spirit stones.

In other words, based on operating income alone, the Yunshan Sect is already equivalent to three ordinary Nascent Soul sects!
The only headache now is how to exchange this huge amount of spiritual stones for spiritual crystals that are more useful to Yunshan Sect. The exchange every year takes a long time, and because the Yunshan Sect exchanges too much, the price of spiritual crystals eventually rises, and the amount of spiritual crystals exchanged is much less.

Xie Yongchang's introduction along the way was clear in regulations and logic, and he was very knowledgeable when talking about business strategies, which saved some points for Lu Qian's impression.

At the same time, the law enforcement team stationed in Meihuafang was clearing the area and leading the way. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Tian Yuanzi and his party entered Deyue Tower, the largest restaurant in Meihuafang.

As the door of the building closed gently, cutting off the view from inside and outside, a huge noise broke out. Today's events would become a new story, and tens of thousands of monks in Meihuafang would gain the biggest topic of conversation for some time to come.

In Deyue Tower, the heroes of Cangzhou welcomed Lu Qian and the scene was extremely lively.

After three rounds of drinks, Lu Qian thanked everyone again for their kindness and apologized for being delayed in Ningzhou and for troubling them all to wait for so long.

Taoist Xichan chuckled and said, "We are not waiting. Xuanjizi is a divination expert and has already calculated the exact time of your arrival. Since it is not the time yet, let's take a rest. I think you should toast him with this glass of wine first."

Lu Qian raised the wine glass with a smile, and Wei Zhaixing stood up, unwilling to accept it. Lingxuan Lingjun covered his mouth and chuckled: "Although Master Lu has a high status, he is not as good as you now. You are a disciple of Taiyi Le Tu Zhenjun, so what's the big deal about drinking a glass of wine from him?" Lu Qian was surprised, and Wei Zhaixing hurriedly bowed: "Lingjun, you are too kind. I just became the master's registered disciple by chance. Zhaixing is just a junior student, how dare I be arrogant in front of the Lingjuns?"

Lin Le explained a few words beside Lu Qian. It turned out that Wei Zhaixing's luck had dissipated, which was equivalent to his death. He was taken to Taiyi Paradise by Heming Zhenjun for treatment.

After the treatment was completed, Zhenjun Heming was very impressed with Wei Zhaixing's talents. He also felt that Wei Zhaixing was good at astrology and divination, and possessed the mysterious magical power of moving stars and changing constellations, which was very compatible with his various methods of calling on star power. He was so moved by Wei Zhaixing's talent that he accepted him as a registered disciple, taught him several secret methods, and bestowed several treasures on him.

The difference between a registered disciple and a formal disciple lies in the rights and obligations. The master has no responsibility to teach or answer questions for the registered disciples, nor does he have the responsibility to rescue them. The registered disciples also have no obligation to die for the master.

In short, although registered disciples can enjoy some of the master's halo, the protection is limited and basically does not change their identity and subordinate relationship.

But then again, whether the identity of a registered disciple is useful or not depends on who the master is!
And now, his master is one of the four inspectors of Taiyi Paradise and the direct disciple of one of the Seven Stars of Canglong, Lord Heming!

I never thought that Wei Zhaixing could actually get the recognition of Master Heming and become his registered disciple!

Lu Qian was extremely surprised, but Wei Zhaixing walked up and bowed respectfully to Lu Qian.

"Master Lu, I know in my heart that the reason why Master chose to accept me as a registered disciple was because of you."

"If I wasn't born in Yunshan and had a close relationship with Sect Leader Lu, how could he have thought highly of a country boy like me?"

Lu Qian suddenly remembered the comments that Kan Yuanzi had given to Wei Zhaixingduan.

Rise from sleeping dragon, mature from amber. Disciple of Yunshan, head of Jiyang.

Today, under the leadership of Wei Zhaixing, Jiyang Villa has become more and more prosperous, and two Jindan Zhenren have been born in the past fifty years.

With the halo of being the registered disciple of Master Heming, the future of Xuanji Zi Wei Zhaixing and the future of Jiyang Villa will surely be even brighter.

"Zhaixing, you don't have to be so modest." Lu Qian smiled and handed over a glass of wine. "Lin Le has told me that if you hadn't risked your life to lend a ray of hope to my sect, it would be hard to say how the battle would have turned out. Everyone in Yunshan is grateful for your kindness."

"Being able to become the registered disciple of Heming Zhenjun is your fate, the fate of Jiyang Villa, but it may not be Yunshan's fate."

"Perhaps many years later, I will also be under your care."

Wei Zhaixing was very frightened and said he dared not to. Lu Qian said, "This time when I return to Cangzhou, your master invited me to spend two days in Xianling Cave Heaven for a banquet. How about I take you with me?"

As soon as the words fell, the place fell silent.

Although everyone was chatting and laughing, their attention was actually on the absolute protagonist Lu Qian. Everyone present was a person of profound cultivation, and Lu Qian was not shy, so this sentence immediately shocked everyone.

Lu Qian was invited to a banquet by Master Heming!
In an instant, the envoys from various sects were greatly shocked, especially Lingxuan Lingjun and Shechuan Lingjun, who looked at each other with complicated feelings.

Over the past fifty years, Xuanwei Sect has gained two new Nascent Souls, and its vitality has recovered slightly. Miaomiao Xuanjun has been keeping a low profile, actively preparing for the next fifty years, when Xuanwei Sect will once again receive the Immortal Scroll.

If one heard the news that Lu Qian was given a banquet in Taiyi Paradise, I wonder what he would feel.

After the banquet, Lu Qian had a general understanding of the development of various sects in Cangzhou. The fifty years of peaceful development had brought great improvements to all sects.

The Spirit Beast Sect and the Qinglian True Sect each added a new Nascent Soul Spirit Lord, both of whom were of good combat power. The Spirit Beast Sect's one Nascent Soul represented the combat power of two Nascent Souls, while the Qinglian True Sect's new Nascent Soul, the old acquaintance Fairy Ling, possessed powerful mystical powers.

Each sect in the Chongming Alliance has made great progress. The Huanggen Sect, which has the worst foundation, now has two Jindan masters. Yunshan Sect has also added two Jindan subordinate sects, Shouzhuo Sect and Xianyou Sect, in addition to the two Jindan partner sects, Zhou Family and Linglu Sect.

At the end of the banquet, Lu Qian sent out invitations to all sects and schools, saying that after he returned from Taiyi Paradise, he would hold a grand banquet at the Biluo Peak at the mountain gate and invite the leaders of all sects to attend the banquet. Almost all the cultivators agreed on the spot.

It was already late at night when the banquet ended. Lu Qian shook himself lightly to get rid of the smell of alcohol, and met Lin Lemi in a quiet room.

"Lin Le, what's going on so mysteriously?" Lu Qian asked with a smile, "Even Xiaoyan doesn't know about this?"

Lin Le nodded: "Master, do you still remember the source of the war and chaos between Qingzhou and Cangzhou, the treasure of Qingzhou that was taken away by Jichuan Xuanjun?"

Lu Qian's expression became serious: "Maybe."

"That's right. This treasure has been given by the Ao family and is now in my hands!"

Lu Gan's eyes widened.

A small, mottled bronze tripod was being held in Lin Le's hands!
There are nine holes on the lid of the tripod, and the body of the tripod is painted with vague images, covered by thick copper green, which seems to depict a grand war scene. A row of ancient seal characters flickered faintly, and Lu Qian carefully identified them, but he could only read four words: "夺福劫幸" (Duofu Jielu).

Yes, yes, this is what Ao Fang mentioned, to seize the blessings and fortune and turn it into an alchemy cauldron!
An indescribable obscure aura was revealed, and the inexplicable pressure made Lu Qian's heart beat faster.

There is no doubt about this aura. Even if it is slightly inferior to the immortal weapon, the statue of Miaofa Tianjun in his hand, it can definitely be called a pseudo-immortal weapon!
Lin Le explained the whole story of how he obtained it. After listening to it, Lu Qian felt sincerely happy that Ao's bloodline poison had been cured. At the same time, he was deeply attracted by the precious tripod in front of him and could not help but rub and explore it carefully.

Until Lin Le let out a long sigh.

"Master, I suspect that Zheng Duan's accidental death is related to this tripod." (End of this chapter)