Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Peng Siying was playing with the charcoal in her hand, with a gleam in her eyes.

"This [Golden Fiber Charcoal] is hard in texture, has a crisp sound, and has dense gold patterns, which is high-quality. Most importantly, it is newly mined. Daoist, you have made a fortune."

Song Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect Peng Siying to be able to see it at a glance. After all, Shen Qingxiu didn't see it at the beginning, but she should have guessed it later.

It turns out that we can't just judge things by their appearance. Peng Siying usually looks like a young lady who doesn't care about worldly affairs, but she is very proficient in her own business.

But it doesn't matter whether it can be seen or not. He didn't want to hide it because it was meaningless. He is not doing a one-time deal, but a long-term trade, so a stable supply of goods is the most basic point.

Therefore, he directly and generously admitted: "Yes, I have a small [Golden Wire Coal Mine]. If the Chamber of Commerce is interested, we can establish a long-term trade channel."

"Of course I'm interested. This quality of [Golden Wire Charcoal] is rare and always in great demand. I wonder how much of this quality [Golden Wire Charcoal] you can provide every year?"

"At least five thousand kilograms."

"It seems that the spiritual charcoal ore in your hands is very rich. No problem, we will take as much of this quality [Golden Thread Charcoal] as you send us." Peng Siying was very straightforward.

"I heard that as long as the trade volume reaches a certain amount, the Chamber of Commerce can help set up a medium- and long-range space teleportation array?"

Peng Siying nodded slightly and said, "Yes, in order to facilitate the exchanges, as long as the annual trade volume reaches 500,000 low-grade spirit stones and lasts for at least ten years, the Chamber of Commerce can arrange a cross-domain space transmission array for free, and the Chamber of Commerce will also be responsible for daily maintenance issues.

Why, fellow Taoist also has this idea? "

"Since you asked, of course we have it. But this trade volume of 500,000 is indeed beyond our reach." Song Changsheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. If he wanted to rely on [Golden Wire Charcoal] to reach a trade volume of 500,000, the annual mining volume would have to be increased to at least 30,000 kilograms, which was not in line with the Song family's long-term development strategy.

Peng Siying smiled and said, "Not many people can meet this condition, but if you can promise to only sell these [Golden Fiber Charcoal] to the Chamber of Commerce, I can persuade the steward to go to the Great Qi Cultivation Realm to set up a cross-domain space teleportation array."

"You are a step too late, my friend. Before I came here, I had already agreed with the elders of my sect that the annual trade volume would be one thousand kilograms."

"That's fine. Just sell the others to us. Of course, don't worry about the price. Although I can't decide, I can guarantee that they will give you the highest price in the market."

Song Changsheng smiled slightly when he heard this. He knew that this was Peng Siying's return for the intelligence he provided last time. He immediately stopped hesitating and agreed directly: "Then do as you said. Apart from Luoxia City, the Song family's [Golden Silk Charcoal] will never be sold to anyone else."

"Okay, I'll let Qingluan take you to find the relevant person in charge later. After you get the agreement, don't sign it yet. You can let Qingluan check it for you. She is familiar with this area.

Don't think I'm making a fuss, those people are ruthless and don't even spit out bones." Peng Siying said seriously.

Song Changsheng suddenly said with a bit of laughter: "You really don't give me any face at all. Wanlong Chamber of Commerce is your Peng family's property."

"Tsk, just telling the truth."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Song Changsheng was about to get up and say goodbye, but suddenly he remembered the news he heard in the tavern earlier, and asked: "I just heard that there is an internal trade fair in the city, and all the major forces in the Gusu cultivation world have sent people to participate?"

"That's true. The initiator of the trade fair is my sixth uncle. I think it's going to be held in the next two days. I heard it's quite lively."

"What are the requirements for participating in this trade fair?"

"I don't think there are any special conditions. If you want to participate, I can just give Sixth Uncle a heads-up.

Do you want to exchange something? I can show it to you at the Chamber of Commerce first. The Chamber of Commerce offers great discounts to its guests."

Song Changsheng's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Are there any spiritual objects from heaven and earth?"

"Yes, we do, but the stock is very small and the price is very high. What kind of spiritual object do you want? I can ask for you if there is any stock."

"Wood is masculine."

Peng Siying took out a jade tablet and whispered a few words, then quickly shook her head and said, "The Chamber of Commerce doesn't have any wood-positive spiritual objects anymore. We only have metal-negative, fire-positive, and thunder-negative."

Song Changsheng felt a little disappointed when he heard that there were no wood-attributed positive spiritual objects. He only needed this kind of spiritual object to complete his own Dao rhyme, but he didn't expect that even the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce didn't have it in stock.

"How much does that fire-attributed spiritual object cost?"

"That spiritual object is called [Spark Essence], and it was mined from a piece of meteorite from outer space. Because it is relatively rare, it is sold for 450,000 low-grade spiritual stones. If a guest of the Chamber of Commerce wants to buy it, it only costs 315,000 low-grade spiritual stones."

"Three hundred and fifteen thousand low-grade spirit stones."

The price is not cheap, but things are valuable because they are rare. It is good enough to be able to buy it. Although Song Changsheng felt a little painful, he still gritted his teeth and bought it. If he missed this opportunity, he would never have it again.

"Okay, I'll have someone bring it to you right away."

Peng Siying whispered a few more words to the jade token, and soon Qingluan came in holding a brocade box.

When Song Changsheng opened it, he saw a mass of liquid that looked like melted glass lying quietly inside, releasing a burning breath. There were also faint specks of starlight flowing in it, which was very beautiful.

"Do you have enough spirit stones? You can pay one-third of the deposit first." Peng Siying asked considerately.

"some."

Song Changsheng nodded slightly, counted out 315,000 spirit stones and handed them to Qingluan, asking her to help hand them over to the steward waiting outside the door.

When he went down the mountain, he took out 500,000 low-grade spirit stones from the family treasury, and earned another 75,000 spirit stones by selling [Golden Wire Charcoal]. Not counting the share he paid to Song Qingxi and the others out of his own pocket, he had 575,000 low-grade spirit stones on him.

But after paying this money, his wallet instantly became much smaller.

However, money should be spent wisely. Song Xianming has already been promoted to the middle stage of Purple Mansion, and it is time for him to prepare for a breakthrough to the Golden Core. He has dual spiritual roots of gold and water, and to break through to the Golden Core he needs to refine the three spiritual objects of heaven and earth: wood, fire, and earth. Now that he has come across this, he naturally cannot miss it.

If the Song family could come up with so many spirit stones at once, he would have wanted to buy the metallic negative spiritual object as well. Even though he couldn't use it right away, it was better than groping in the dark at the last minute.

"You arrived just in time. This [Spark Essence] was only put into storage two days ago, and the news has not been released yet, otherwise it would have been bought by someone long ago."

Song Changsheng felt a little relieved when he heard this. He also knew that spiritual objects in heaven and earth are in great demand everywhere, and he was really lucky to come across one this time.

Although he knew it was unlikely, he still asked in the hope of a chance: "Does the Chamber of Commerce have any treasures that can increase the chances of successfully breaking through the Purple Mansion?"

Peng Siying shook her head and said, "The treasures that can assist in breakthroughs are very rare and in great demand. The Chamber of Commerce does not always have them in stock. We just sold a batch of [Yin Yang Purple Tree Hearts] ten years ago, and I don't know when the next batch will be available. I can keep an eye on it for you, and I'll let you know if there's any news, but you need to prepare at least 500,000 low-grade spirit stones. You must buy them as soon as you get the news, otherwise it will be difficult to keep them even if I come forward.

When doing business, you often have to do things against your will, and you have to understand that.”

"I understand. It's a great help that you can help me keep an eye on it."

"Well, it's getting late. I'll let Qingluan take you to the steward to sign the agreement. I'll take you around the inner city in the evening. As a guest of the Chamber of Commerce, it's really inappropriate for you to come to Sifang City for the first time in so many years."

Song Changsheng laughed when he heard this and said, "I didn't know at the beginning that this small sign could represent so many things."

After hearing this, Peng Siying couldn't help but laugh.

When they first met in the black market, she was still young and acted rashly. Song Changsheng helped her win the bet against Chen Menglong. She was so happy that she directly gave Song Changsheng a guest badge without telling him what the badge did.

Now thinking about it, it was really too hasty.

However, although the flowers she planted with care did not bloom, the willows she planted by accident grew into a shade. This guest official she developed casually had much greater potential than the others she developed.

If Song Changsheng could go one step further and become a Jindan Zhenren in the future, the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce would definitely be more influential, and her opposition within the Chamber of Commerce would be smaller...

Just when Song Changsheng went with Qingluan to sign the spiritual charcoal trade agreement, Song Qingxi and others also entered a restaurant. After wandering around for a whole day, they were a little tired.

While waiting for the dishes, Song Qingyun overheard several monks at the next table discussing a place called "Dengtian Pavilion". This instantly caught his attention and he walked over in a very familiar manner.

Originally, the people at that table were very wary of him, but after his repeated attacks of adding wine and food, they soon learned from them what he wanted, and hurried back to share it with Song Qingxi and the others.

"Big sister, I have found out everything. This Ascension Pavilion is a trial site set up by the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce. Any cultivator under a hundred years old can enter the pavilion as long as he pays ten spirit stones.

There are a total of 9,999 steps in the Ascension Tower. Except for the first 100 steps, there will be generous rewards for every 100 steps passed.

The difficulty of climbing increases every hundred steps.

In addition, this Dengtian Pavilion also has a "Tianjiao List", which is divided into two parts. The upper part records the top 100 people who have passed the ninth level the fastest in the three thousand years since the establishment of Dengtian Pavilion.

The lower part records the one hundred people who passed the fastest in the past hundred years.

Sister, let’s go and try it too.”

It was rare to see him so happy, so Song Qingxi didn't spoil his fun. She nodded slightly and said, "Okay, let's go join in the fun after dinner."

Several people resolved the battle as quickly as possible, and then walked towards the direction of "Dengtian Pavilion".

"Dengtian Pavilion" is the tallest building in Sifang City. It can be seen from any direction, and we arrived at our destination in a short while.

Dengtian Pavilion is built very majestically, like a tall tower with its spire reaching into the clouds, giving people a sense of solemnity and worthy of the word "Dengtian".

But contrary to their expectations, this place did not seem as lively as they had imagined. There were only a few people queuing, and an old man in linen was collecting spirit stones from everyone.

After these people went in, a lot of people came around one after another, but these people were not here to climb the pavilion, but to watch the fun.

A bearded man in shorts crossed his arms and said in a rough voice, "Every day there are a few young men who don't believe in evil and want to get on the Tianjiao Ranking to become famous. How long do you think they can last?"

The sturdy man's voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear. An equally tall monk followed up, "In my opinion, you will most likely have to roll down the stairs before you can get past the 100th step."

"I think so too. There are at least 800 people who have come to the pavilion this year, if not 1,000. Not even one is on the Tianjiao list."

"Don't even mention the Tianjiao Ranking. Only a few people can make it past the ninth level. Most of them can't even make it through the first 100 levels."

……

Everyone was talking about it, and Song Qingyun and others were completely confused.

"Is this Tiantian Pavilion so difficult?"

Although his voice was low, it still caught the attention of the old man beside him. He chuckled and said, "Young man, is this your first time in Sifang City?"

Song Qingyun glanced at him and didn't respond.

“It’s not surprising since it’s my first time here. The difficulty of this Tiantang Tower is neither high nor low.

For the prodigies on the Prodigy List, reaching the top is a piece of cake.

But for those mediocre people, those steps are insurmountable chasms. See the stone tablet standing over there? That is the list of geniuses. Those on the list are true geniuses. Even the slowest person can reach the top in just one hour.

For most people, it might be impossible to climb even 100 steps in an hour.

Young man, just watch the excitement, there is no need to waste spirit stones."

After saying this, the old man left the crowd with his hands behind his back, walking away.

Song Qingyun's heart moved slightly, and he took Song Qingxi and walked to the two stone tablets that the old man mentioned. One of them was taller and more ancient, with a series of names engraved on it using a special secret method. Behind the names were their ages when they climbed the pavilion and the time when they reached the top.

Some will also have more detailed identity information.

The first place was a casual cultivator named "Feng Wanli". It only took him three quarters of an hour and he was only seventy-five years old when he reached the top.

"Feng Wanli, could it be the free and easy immortal Feng Wanli who was known as the number one independent cultivator in the four realms a thousand years ago?" A hint of surprise flashed in Song Qingyun's eyes.

Continuing to read, he found that most of the names were familiar. He even saw the name of Su Ding, the Jinyang Zhenren of the Jinwu Sect, at the 59th place.

"Those who can leave their names on this stone tablet are all famous figures of the time. The list of geniuses is well-deserved." Song Qingyun sighed sincerely.

...(End of chapter)