Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

at the same time.

The other high-ranking members of the Qiuye Business Alliance were also assassinated one after another.

Even their offspring are the same.

Moreover, this matter caused no stir, and the outside world was completely unaware of it, as if the upper echelons of the Qiuye Business Alliance did not exist at all.

Of course, in the days that followed, some cultivators who were more familiar with the higher-ups of the Qiuye Business Alliance noticed something was amiss.

But after they inquired further and learned that the higher-ups of the Qiuye Business Alliance had a feud with the Lingxiao Business Alliance, and that the Lingxiao Business Alliance had a particularly powerful backer, they understood.

And they dared not venture any deeper into the hall.

now.

black market.

Inside the Ghostly Tower.

“Fellow Daoist, the matter of the Autumn Leaf Merchant Alliance has been completed. These are their corpses and primordial spirits. They may all be yours.”

The manager of You Sha Lou handed over to Ling Wantong the corpses and souls of the Qiu Ye Merchant Alliance's high-ranking members and their descendants, who had been killed by You Sha Lou's assassins, as proof of their execution.

"The corpse and the primordial spirit are both correct, and the number is also correct. Your organization is indeed reliable."

"By the way, this is the final payment for that assassination job."

"The previous matter was troublesome."

Seeing that he hadn't missed any of the corpses or primordial spirits, Ling Wantong was overjoyed and readily paid the remaining balance.

Afterwards, he bid farewell and left the place, and made full use of the various property deeds he had previously obtained from the Qiuye Business Alliance to arrange manpower and take over the Qiuye Business Alliance's properties.

There were many such properties, and the land deeds for those properties were exclusively owned by the family.

As a result, the number of properties owned by the family here has skyrocketed.

Furthermore, if we add to that the more than ten shops the family has acquired here in recent years through various means.

The family owns more than forty or fifty shops in good locations in this immortal city, as well as some small courtyards with rich spiritual energy, which makes their foundation quite strong.

Moreover, those industries are all treasures.

Even upon closer examination, those industries could generate at least several hundred fifth-tier spirit crystals in net profit for the family each year.

This is especially good; if gathered together, it would be enough to supply one or two Nascent Soul cultivators at the peak of their Nascent Soul stage, or a dozen or twenty ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

With such a strong foundation, our clan need not worry too much about developing in the Qingxia Realm.

'It's even possible that before long, we'll be able to amass a large sum of profit, become self-sufficient, and spend considerable resources here to seek opportunities to purchase some high-level spiritual lands for our own use, so we won't have to rent spiritual lands to survive as we do now.'

Secondly, it could also better help Ancestor Pengyun, and even allow them to gradually purchase resources to send back to the family and give back to the clan.

Ling Wantong was secretly overjoyed.

In addition, although the family has a particularly strong industrial foundation here, and Ling Pengyun is also behind them.

However, Ling Wantong still has no intention of abandoning the elders of the Lingxiao Business Alliance who joined him in establishing the alliance in his early years.

After all, most of the elders of the merchant alliance are high-level artisans, and the spiritual items they are good at crafting are quite unique, which is beneficial to the business of the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance.

Moreover, such talents are extremely difficult to find.

In addition, they were all quite reliable and very supportive of Ling Wantong's plans.

Moreover, the Lingxiao Business Alliance is a relatively loosely organized force; it simply brings people together to do business.

Even if the family business increases today, the profits from those businesses will all belong to the family, and the elders of the business alliance will have little access to them.

Therefore, Ling Wantong still intends to join forces with them to expand the business of Lingxiao Business Alliance.

Secondly, those elders of the merchant alliance all run one or two shops in the market.

If we add the shops currently owned by the family...

The Lingxiao Business Alliance alone has over seventy or eighty shops.

Even looking at all the major business alliances and forces in the entire Immortal City, the Lingxiao Business Alliance's industrial foundation is enough to rank among the top level. Its financial strength and influence have been greatly enhanced, which is conducive to the future development of the Lingxiao Business Alliance.

But that's not enough.

Ling Wantong raised an eyebrow slightly, revealing a mysterious smile.

Immediately afterwards, he deliberately spread the news of the conflict between the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance and the Qiuye Merchant Alliance, as well as the fact that three Nascent Soul cultivators sent by the Shadow Tower to attack Black Stone Mountain were killed one after another, in order to intimidate all sides.

These things are indeed true, and with careful inquiry, their veracity can generally be confirmed.

Furthermore, the ability to successively kill three Nascent Soul stage assassins is truly extraordinary, and Hunyuan Immortal City is merely a sixth-tier low-grade market.

Upon closer examination, it seems that very few people in the entire market could accomplish this task.

As a result, the name of the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance spread throughout the entire Hunyuan Immortal City.

Regardless of how the Lingxiao Business Alliance develops in the future, no force will dare to trip it up like it did in the past.

Moreover, even the Hunyuan lineage sent people to offer their greetings.

'Having a powerful figure like Ancestor Pengyun as a backer is truly a great advantage.' Ling Wantong was secretly delighted.

In addition, during this period, many cultivators and forces were interested in finding out how the three Nascent Soul stage assassins of the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance were killed.

But Ling Wantong kept quiet.

Furthermore, Ling Pengyun, the person behind the Lingxiao Business Alliance, has only ever appeared in the eyes of the deceased high-ranking members of the Qiuye Business Alliance.

Moreover, their whereabouts are unpredictable.

Therefore, even some special forces in Hunyuan Immortal City that specialize in gathering information have not been able to find out about Ling Pengyun's situation.

They only knew that the Lingxiao Business Alliance was not to be trifled with.

This has made the development of Lingxiao Business Alliance smoother.

at the same time.

Upon hearing the news, the elders of the Lingxiao Business Alliance were extremely excited. After all, they were high-ranking members of the Lingxiao Business Alliance, and the better the alliance developed, the more benefits they could obtain.

They might even have the opportunity to open several more shops and, with the protection of the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance, freely sell spiritual items.

Unlike when he opened a shop on his own, he no longer had to worry about the other forces in the Immortal City if he wanted to buy more shops.

Therefore, they successively sought out the alliance leader, Ling Wantong, to inquire about the veracity of the rumors circulating outside.

When they learned that the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance did indeed have a powerful backer, as the transmission had indicated, and that it had already destroyed the Qiuye Merchant Alliance, they were immediately excited.

"I never expected that you, Fellow Daoist Wan Tong, had such a powerful backer. It was truly a blessing for us that you helped us establish the Lingxiao Business Alliance."

"By the way, thank you so much for this."

"Furthermore, the development of the Merchant Alliance has brought us many benefits, and these benefits are truly great. In addition, we have not been able to help much, so we feel unworthy of them. Therefore, after some discussion, we have decided to give half of the profits of the shops under our control to you and your backer."

"All we ask for is to continue doing business peacefully within the Merchant Alliance!"

The elders of the merchant alliance, despite the pain in their hearts, solemnly said...

Although the half of the profits they received was enormous, almost enough to kill them.

But as long as the benefits are realized, then everything is worthwhile.

After all, if Ling Wantong and Ling Pengyun behind him own a share of the profits from those shops, it would be difficult for them to ignore any problems that might arise in those shops in the future.

'These guys... they certainly pulled off a clever, open scheme.'

Ling Wantong knew what those business alliance elders were thinking and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

However, he was not opposed to it, after all, the shops under the command of those merchant alliance elders were all quite large, and each of those shops could bring in at least a dozen fifth-tier spirit crystals of pure profit every year.

In addition, the elders of the merchant alliance are numerous, and they own more than a dozen shops.

Upon closer examination, half of the profits are substantial, amounting to dozens of fifth-tier spirit crystals annually.

Therefore, Ling Wantong immediately agreed to the matter.

However, he also kept a watchful eye on things and carefully instructed the elders of the merchant alliance not to be too arrogant in the future. Otherwise, he would not help them even if their shops got into trouble.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist Wan Tong. We just want to be business people and will never cause you any trouble."

The elders of the merchant alliance quickly made their assurances and revealed their true thoughts.

After a brief chat, the group dispersed.

……

the other side.

Black Rock Valley.

'The troubles brought by the Autumn Leaf Merchant Alliance are finally over. Now I can finally relax and spend time with my wife in Black Mountain Valley, or perhaps cultivate in seclusion.'

Ling Pengyun's face was full of joy after receiving Ling Wantong's message.

At that moment, he subtly noticed that many powerful cultivators had appeared in the shadows near Blackstone Valley.

There was even a cultivator in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm among them.

However, none of them had any malicious intentions. They were simply using their reconnaissance abilities to investigate the situation inside Black Stone Valley, or rather, to see if there was a powerful figure like Ling Pengyun guarding Black Stone Valley.

'I'm afraid those cultivators hiding in the shadows all came from Hunyuan Immortal City.'

'Moreover, the one among them who has reached the Void Refinement stage is very likely the Lord of the Primordial Immortal City, the Primordial Heavenly Lord.'

Ling Pengyun secretly guessed.

However, he didn't interfere further.

Moreover, because of his powerful ability to conceal his presence, he was not afraid of being detected by those cultivators.

After that, he continued with everything as usual.

Aside from spending time with Yan Siyi, he focused on cultivation, waiting for his family to receive dividends from the business alliance's assets, and anticipating the start of the Hunyuan Trade Fair.

...(End of chapter)