Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

"Elder, the envoys from all parties have arrived. Would you like to receive them all together or..." a deacon from the General Affairs Hall asked respectfully.

Song Qingxi thought for a moment and said, "Each faction has different demands, and the conditions given by the family are also different. Let's discuss them separately first and invite the envoy from Muyun City."

"As ordered."

After a while, the envoys from Muyun City walked into the hall together and took their seats under the guidance of the steward of the General Affairs Hall.

They also took bulk to the extreme, with the Liu, Wang, and Li families each sending an elder in.

"Welcome all the envoys who have come from afar. I am Song Qingxi, the general affairs elder of the Song family. I will contact you on behalf of the clan leader." Song Qingxi was the first to stand up and greet them.

"Liu Xiyun, the elder of the Liu family in Muyun City, meets the general affairs elder."

"Wang Changfeng, the elder of the Wang family in Muyun City, is here to greet you."

"Zhang Chengyuan, the elder of the Zhang family in Muyun City, has met with Elder Song."

The three of them briefly introduced their identities. They all held an important position in their respective forces.

Because of the construction of the cross-domain space teleportation array, the three families have been in contact with the Song family for some time, but they are still somewhat restrained in front of Song Qingxi.

There is only a fine line between the Golden Elixir and the Purple Palace, but the weight is heavy.

After signaling the others to step aside, Song Qingxi looked at the three people and said seriously, "The reason why my clan invited you fellow Taoists to come here this time is mainly to discuss cooperation with you.

You are all well-informed people. I think you have all heard some rumors from Daqian recently, right?"

Because of Song Changsheng, the Daqian cultivation world has been extremely lively recently. There is frequent contact between Muyun City and Daqian, so naturally they are not strangers to each other.

Liu Xiyun replied with a smile: "I have heard something about it.

The nobles had a duel with the [Jinxiu Banner], and under the witness of the Vientiane Palace, they had one draw and two wins, which was truly amazing.

Later, True Man Zixu accomplished the astonishing feat of suppressing an entire clan alone, and shocked the whole world. Just by listening to people describe the scene at that time, we couldn't help but feel shaken.

I only regret that I was not there to witness the real person's divine power with my own eyes. The patriarch of my tribe has always felt deeply regretful about this, and specially asked someone to find a photo of that time to make up for this small regret.

It is truly an honor for us to be able to live in the same era as a rare genius like Master Zixu, who is rarely seen in a thousand years."

These words not only answered Song Qingxi's question, but also praised the Song family and Song Changsheng from beginning to end.

Wang Changfeng and Zhang Chengyuan cursed the old fox in their hearts, and then quickly agreed: "That's right, it's our honor."

Song Qingxi had a big smile on her face. Who doesn't like to hear good words?

He cleared his throat and said, “The reason why I invited you all here today is for this matter.

Our tribe obtained two spiritual islands with excellent geographical locations and broad development prospects from the Jinxiu Banner, and successfully intervened in the East China Sea.

However, the East China Sea is isolated overseas, and communication is extremely inconvenient. Therefore, my people intend to cooperate with you for mutual benefit and common development.

I wonder what you guys think? "

Liu Xiyun and the others looked at each other, then asked tentatively: "Elder Song, are you referring to the inter-domain space teleportation array?"

"Yes, in addition to the space channel that is currently under construction, our clan also hopes that Muyun City can build another space channel in the East China Sea to connect to the Daqian cultivation world, connecting Daqi and the East China Sea.

Moreover, the Song family needs to use the section from Dachu to Daqian for a long time, so you need to be more favorable in terms of cost. "Song Qingxi said with a smile.

Hearing this, the three of them showed an embarrassment on their faces.

In order to show their sincerity and please Song Changsheng, they gave the Song family the gifts for free when they came to Muyun City. The total investment in materials and labor was at least several million spirit stones.

Now Song Qingxi wants to add another paragraph, and did not mention the remuneration, so they will most likely have to bear the cost.

That would be fine, but they also want to reduce the usage fee for the section from Muyun City to Daqian. It will cost at least 10 million spirit stones. This is not cooperation at all, it's clearly robbery!

If they dare to sign this clause, their respective clan leaders will tear them to pieces when they return.

Seeing their embarrassment, Song Qingxi smiled and said, "Of course I won't let your efforts go in vain. The wealth of the East China Sea is known to everyone. Aren't you three tempted?"

"This……"

It would be a lie to say that they were not moved, it’s just that they still have concerns in their hearts.

The conflict between the Song family and the Jinxiu Banner is also well known to everyone. These two spiritual islands were taken away from each other. Some time ago, Song Changsheng also severely humiliated the Jinxiu Banner.

Under such circumstances, it is simply wishful thinking to say that the two tribes can coexist peacefully. If they form an alliance with the Song family, they will also have to face the threat of the Jinxiu Banner, which is a big trouble.

Although the Song clan had the upper hand in the confrontation between the two clans, it was an indisputable fact that the Song clan had only one Jindan Zhenren. Without a Jindan Zhenren in charge, how could they fight against the Jinxiu Banner? They would fight to the death and end up making wedding clothes for others.

In a nutshell, they did not think that the Song family would be able to gain a foothold in the East China Sea unless they had a second Jindan Zhenren.

Seeing that they were hesitant, Song Qingxi continued to raise the stakes and said, "I understand your concerns.

To be honest, in addition to Muyun City, our clan also invited Luoxia City and Wanlong Chamber of Commerce to join us. The Hanhai Chamber of Commerce and Qianren City in the Daqian cultivation world are also on good terms with our clan.

At that time, the resources can be sold directly to the Bandung Chamber of Commerce. Given their size, there will be no risk of backlog.

No matter how strong the [Jinxiu Banner] is, how can it defeat the enemy with a small force?"

"The Bandung Chamber of Commerce will also intervene. Are you serious?" Liu Xiyun's eyes flashed with a gleam of light and he asked quickly.

They have had many dealings with Luoxia City and are well aware of its strength. If it were just Luoxia City itself, it would not be able to shake them.

But with the addition of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, the weight becomes completely different. Its influence spans across more than a dozen cultivation worlds and it is the most powerful force under the Wanxiang Palace. With them joining, what does a mere [Jinxiu Flag] count for?
However, the Bandung Chamber of Commerce has always been an absolutely neutral force. Will it really intervene on a large scale?
Liu Xiyun is skeptical about this.

"Of course, don't you know that the head of our clan and the eldest daughter of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce are close friends?
With this relationship, do you three still have any concerns?" Song Qingxi said without blushing.

"Brother Liu, what Elder Song said is true. During the previous Golden Elixir Ceremony of True Man Zixu, the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce sent two valuable gifts. It was unprecedented." Wang Changfeng transmitted a message to Liu Xiyun.

"Do you mean you agree?" Liu Xiyun frowned, still feeling doubtful.

Zhang Chengyuan said hurriedly: "If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again. Besides, it is not difficult to confirm this matter. We might as well agree to it first and make sure what she said is true before officially forming an alliance."

Liu Xiyun thought about it and it seemed to be true. There was no need for Song Qingxi to deceive them about such a thing.

After organizing his thoughts, he stood up and said, "Elder Song has already said this, if I hesitate any longer, it would be ungrateful.

However, the cost of building two space channels is not a small amount. Muyun City is a small city and it is really difficult to afford it. Do you think you can bear part of the cost of materials? "

The resources of the East China Sea are indeed tempting, but in the final analysis, the Song family only provides a ticket, and they still have to fight for the resources themselves. It is not worth their huge investment.

If the Song family could share some of the costs, the deal could go ahead.

Song Qingxi naturally understood what he meant. Liu Xiyun's request was indeed reasonable, but she came here today with the intention of getting something for free, so how could she possibly pay?

"There is a piece of news that the three elders may not know yet. With the special approval of the Palace Master of Wanxiang Palace, the head of our clan has been appointed to work at Wanxiang College.

The duties are no different from those of ordinary college tutors, but they do not have to work in the college.

It is said that 20 students can be recommended every quarter. My clan is a small clan with few people, so I am afraid that a lot of these quotas will be wasted."

When these words were spoken, the three of them were shocked. A place in the Vientiane branch was what they had been asking for for a long time.

Why did they build a space teleportation array for Song's family while giving gifts to Song Changsheng? Wasn't it because they hoped that Song Changsheng would be able to give them some quotas after he entered the Wanxiang branch to teach?

Song Qingxi's words were the final blow that broke Liu Xiyun's bottom line. After quickly communicating with Wang Changfeng and Zhang Chengyuan in private, he stood up and said, "Elder Song, let's not beat around the bush. How many places can you give us?"

"In the first quarter, our clan can give Muyun City nine places, and at least three in each quarter thereafter. If there are more, we will have to renegotiate." Song Qingxi said lightly.

Hearing this, Wang Changfeng and Zhang Chengyuan were delighted and nodded secretly to Liu Xiyun.

After receiving the hint, Liu Xiyun did not agree directly, but was thinking about how to get some more benefits.

Seeing that he was still trying to push his luck, Song Qingxi's eyes darkened and he said nonchalantly, "Elder Liu, I have a piece of advice for you: greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant.

You know, there is no one who is indispensable in this world.

To put it bluntly, with the strength of Muyun City, it was not qualified to form an alliance with us. The clan leader chose you because, firstly, he remembered the friendship we had before, and secondly, he was attracted by the ready-made space channel in Muyun City.

The latter is the main reason, but you are not the only one who has the space channel. The Bandung Chamber of Commerce also has it, it just takes a little more effort.

As for the conditions that my people have offered you, as long as you spread the word, there will be many people willing to accept them.

Sometimes, it’s better not to take yourself too seriously.”

Song Qingxi's words were harsh, but Liu Xiyun and others were unable to refute them. After thinking about it carefully, they felt that what she said made sense.

It’s not because they have any special attributes, it’s just the naked reality before them.

Among the several families, they were the only ones without a Jindan Zhenren in charge. If it weren’t for the Song family’s invitation, they wouldn’t even be qualified for an equal dialogue, let alone an alliance.

There are many forces in the inland that want to get involved in the East China Sea, and they are not irreplaceable.

After thinking this through, Liu Xiyun realized how serious a mistake he had made. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he quickly tried to make amends: "Elder, please calm down. We have no such intention. We are willing to bear all the costs of building the space channel."

Seeing that Song Qingxi was unmoved, he gritted his teeth and said, "Besides that, we will only charge the cost for the section from Muyun City to Daqian!"

After getting the answer she wanted, Song Qingxi immediately showed a bright smile on her face and nodded, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation."

"It is our honor to cooperate with the Song family." Liu Xiyun showed a flattering smile. "Then please ask the three envoys to go down and rest for a while, and we will sign the contract when the envoys from Wanlong Chamber of Commerce and Luoxia City arrive, how about that?"

"Just follow the elders' arrangements." The three answered in unison.

After seeing the three of them off, Song Qingxi breathed a sigh of relief. Having taken down the key role of Muyun City, the matter was at least half done.

"Someone, go and invite the envoys from Luoxia City and Wanlong Chamber of Commerce."

After a while, two people were invited to the General Affairs Hall.

The person who came from Luoxia City was an old acquaintance, Shen Qingxiu.

The envoy of the Bandung Chamber of Commerce was not Peng Siying, but an imposing monk in white. Like Peng Siying, he wore two badges on his waist, and was most likely a member of the Peng family.

"Thank you two for coming all the way here. May I know your name, fellow Taoist?"

The person Song Qingxi was referring to was naturally the envoy from the Bandung Chamber of Commerce.

"Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, Peng Siming of the Peng family." The white-robed monk bowed lightly.

"It's Brother Peng, nice to meet you. Please take a seat."

Motioning for the two to sit down, Song Qingxi went straight to the point and said, "Without further ado, please look."

Song Qingxi waved her jade hand lightly, and projected a detailed map of the sea in front of the two of them. This map was provided by Song Shouhe and the content was extremely detailed.

She pointed to two specially circled islands on the map and said, "One of these two islands is called Yuchi, and the other is called Yong'an.

It was originally the territory of the Jinxiu Banner, but now it belongs to our clan.

In front of Yong'an Island, everywhere as far as the eye can see is unowned land. This giant island even has a fourth-level spiritual vein.

This is an undeveloped treasure land. Whether it is the scattered islands or under the turbulent sea, it contains endless wealth. Countless forces along the coast have prospered because of it.

It should be the common wealth of all mankind, but some people try to monopolize this precious land.

For the same resources, the price difference between Da Qi and Donghai is as high as ten times. How ridiculous.

The strong become stronger and the weak become weaker.

Now that our people have intervened, we will not allow this phenomenon to continue.

The East China Sea should not be the exclusive domain of the coastal cultivation circles. The East China Sea is the East China Sea for the brave, and we should also have a place in it.

Therefore, the patriarch of our tribe intends to form the East China Sea Alliance to jointly develop the East China Sea, and is willing to contribute the Yuchi Island with the third-level spiritual vein free of charge as the alliance's headquarters.

I wonder what you guys think? "

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingxiu and Peng Siming showed no surprise on their faces. Before coming, they already had a rough guess in this regard, but they did not expect that the Song family would be so generous.

They only occupied two spiritual islands in total, but were actually willing to directly contribute a third-level spiritual island.

Anyone with a little knowledge knows how valuable the resources in the East China Sea are. Now that it is in the midst of a boom in development, who would not become rich and powerful if they could occupy a place in the East China Sea?

[Jinxiu Banner] Even if the entire army was wiped out, they still had to rally the team and continue fighting, and they quickly recovered.

In this situation, who wouldn’t want to get a piece of the pie?

However, these inland forces have long lost the initiative, and all the fat meat near the coast has been eaten up. There are unlimited opportunities in the open sea, but faced with the iron wall built by the coastal forces and the high investment costs, most people can only sigh and regret.

Now that the Song family is willing to take the lead and has a ready-made territory, they are naturally willing to participate. If they had no ambitions for the East China Sea, they would not have come here.

However, they still have various concerns in their hearts.

Peng Siming pondered for a moment and said, "Then, what price will we have to pay?"

There is no free lunch in the world, even a three-year-old knows this.

"We have already worked out different cooperation plans for you two. You can learn about them first before drawing any conclusions."

"I'd like to hear the details." Peng Siming nodded.

Song Qingxi smiled and said, "The Wanlong Chamber of Commerce has always adhered to the principle of neutrality and has never participated in any conflicts between regions or forces. We all know this and have also taken it into consideration.

Therefore, your association only needs to send a real person to sit in the Jade Pool to deter the villains from all directions. In return, the resources harvested by the alliance within the East China Sea will be given priority to your association for purchase, and the resources of Jade Pool Island and its surrounding areas will also be given to the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce for development. "

For external expansion, the Song family, Luoxia City and Muyun City are enough. The purpose of attracting Wanlong Chamber of Commerce to join is to use their name to intimidate the [Jinxiu Banner] and surrounding forces.

With a Jindan Zhenren in charge, Song Daoling was cautious and did not dare to attack them openly, but that was enough.

Hearing this, Peng Siming chuckled and said, “The Song family is trying to use Wanlong as a target, and their sincerity is not enough.

The Chamber of Commerce already has a branch in Linhai City responsible for acquiring resources, so why would it risk going against the local forces of Daqian and send people to Yuchi Island to establish a branch?
We are businessmen. We believe in making money through harmony. We do take risks, but we will charge extra for it.

If this is the only sincerity the Song family has, I think we don’t need to talk any further.”

Song Qingxi said calmly: "Daoyou, you are wrong.

Everyone knows that the resources of the East China Sea can make money in the inland, so these forces offer very high prices. They purchase spiritual materials and resell them. After deducting the costs, they only make some hard work fees.

There is also the Hanhai Chamber of Commerce in Daqian that is dividing up the resources.

As far as I know, Wanlong's branch in Linhai City does not occupy a large share in Linhai City, and the resources acquired are also very limited, so it does not actually make much money every year.

The East China Sea is rich in resources. Take the archipelago on the map as an example. There are hundreds of islands, hundreds of resource points, and countless marine resources under the sea.

Its resource output will be astronomical.

If the Bandung Chamber of Commerce cooperates with us, the resources that can be acquired will increase exponentially, which can help spread the cost. This is one reason.

In terms of price, we can also offer a more favorable purchase price. This is the second point.

With so many resource points and limited manpower, it is impossible to cover everything, so we are willing to take out a part of them to cooperate with Wanlong.

Wanlong is responsible for mining and selling, and we only get a fixed amount of dividends. The profit should be greater than reselling, right?
Are the profits from these three points enough for Wanlong to send a real person to Yuchi Island to set up a branch?"

Peng Siming was slightly tempted. He was very sensitive to numbers since he had been influenced by them since he was young. The profits that could be brought by just the first two points mentioned by Song Qingxi were far beyond what the branch in Linhai City could compare to.

Not to mention the third point, which is where the bulk of the profits are created.

Just as Song Qingxi said, the money earned from reselling resources is just a fee for hard work. The reason why Wanlong has become a giant chamber of commerce spanning more than a dozen cultivation circles is that its main feature is its high quality, low price and rich variety. Local businesses simply cannot compete with them.

The large size that dilutes costs is only one of the reasons, and the least noticeable one. The main reason is that the Bandung Chamber of Commerce owns a large amount of resources and can be self-sufficient in the raw materials of most commodities.

Looking at the entire human cultivation world, there are very few people who can do this.

The cost of goods produced by the Bandung Chamber of Commerce has been compressed to the extreme. With the same profit, the prices are much cheaper, so other businesses naturally cannot compete.

They have always been using the kind of cooperation that Song Qingxi mentioned, so he is very excited about it.

However, as a qualified businessman, what he is best at is using fixed chips to squeeze out more profits.

What is Song’s biggest shortcoming at the moment?
There is no Jindan Zhenren in charge of the East China Sea.

Now that this is clear, it will be easy to write an article.

Peng Siming smiled faintly and said, "Is there any necessary connection between what you said and the establishment of a branch in Yuchi Island? These transactions can also be completed in the branch in Linhai City.

Moreover, what you said is not only beneficial to our Bandung Chamber of Commerce, but also a win-win situation.

In the East China Sea, the price of your resources will be pushed down very low. If you don't want to suffer a loss, you can only sell them to Wanlong. You need our sales channels.

The same goes for those resource points. Your size is limited and you simply cannot mine them all. The only way to realize them quickly is by cooperating with us.

In general, it is you who need Wanlong. Even if we do not establish a branch in Yuchi, you still have no other choice.

If you want us to establish a branch in Yuchi, the Song family must continue to show sincerity."

Peng Siming's tone was full of confidence. He didn't believe that any other chamber of commerce could offer a higher purchase price than Wanlong.

Unexpectedly, Song Qingxi shook his head slowly and firmly and said, "Fellow Daoist Peng, you are wrong. You are not the only choice."

Peng Siming frowned slightly, but did not rush to refute.

“Without the Bandung Chamber of Commerce’s acquisition, we can still sell the resources we have, but the process will be slower, but we will definitely make more money.”

"You plan to sell it yourself?" Peng Siming heard the hidden meaning in Song Qingxi's words and shook his head, saying, "As far as I know, you haven't established a space channel yet.

You are a smart man, haven't you calculated the cost? This is too fantastic."

Hearing this, Song Qingxi just slowly uttered three words: "Muyun City."

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ps: It is still a 6,000-word chapter, with an additional 2,000 words, totaling 15,000 words at present.

I was planning to add 3,000 words, but I had to start over halfway through. I ran out of time so I posted it first and will continue tomorrow~ (End of this chapter)