Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

now.

Black Rock Valley, entrance and exit.

'Finally, we've gotten rid of that senior Hunyuan.'

'Furthermore, judging from that senior's previous attitude, he probably doesn't harbor any hostility towards my Lingxiao Business Alliance, and is indeed as rumored, quite easy to talk to.'

Yan Siyi watched the departing figure of Hunyuan Tianjun and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Besides, she was only a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and this was her first time talking to a cultivator at the early stage of Void Refinement.

In addition, she had been making things up all along.

Therefore, she was somewhat nervous.

She was even afraid that the Primordial Heavenly Lord would cause some trouble.

Fortunately, Hunyuan Tianjun was easy to talk to and did not pursue the matter further.

Secondly, the way Hunyuan Tianjun behaves is actually related to his background as a rogue cultivator.

He had no powerful backer after all; in fact, his biggest backer was himself.

In addition, there are many powerful individuals in the Qingxia Realm, and some of them are even stronger than him.

Therefore, he could only keep a low profile and value harmony.

It is precisely because of this that he has been able to manage the Hunyuan lineage so smoothly over the years, and even transformed Hunyuan Immortal City into a particularly famous mega-market.

In addition to the Lingxiao Business Alliance, there are many other shops or business alliances in Hunyuan Immortal City with powerful backgrounds.

Some even have even more powerful backgrounds.

Therefore, after seeing that the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance only intended to do business in Hunyuan Immortal City, Hunyuan Heavenly Lord did not mind its existence.

Moreover, this matter is only beneficial to Hunyuan Immortal City, and has no drawbacks.

If the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance becomes stronger, it may have the opportunity to attract more cultivators to Hunyuan Immortal City.

Secondly, business alliances like the Lingxiao Business Alliance are required to provide Hunyuan Immortal City with a substantial amount of tax revenue each year based on the number of shops and other businesses under their control. This is a real and tangible benefit.

Indirectly, the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance can be considered a minor source of wealth for Hunyuan Tianjun.

After watching Hunyuan Tianjun leave, Yan Siyi returned to Black Stone Valley and told Ling Pengyun, who had been hiding in the shadows, what had happened earlier.

"That Hunyuan Heavenly Lord is quite interesting."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but smile.

Afterwards, he chatted with Yan Siyi for a while and then got back on track.

Blackrock Valley has returned to peace.

……

at the same time.

Outside of Blackstone Valley, the other cultivators who were secretly observing Blackstone Valley noticed that even a powerful being like Hunyuan Tianjun took the initiative to visit them, and it seemed that he was having a good chat with Yan Siyi and other members of the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance.

They then roughly guessed the future development of the Lingxiao Business Alliance.

Among them were some astute individuals who deliberately visited the door, offering lavish gifts and trying to curry favor.

During this time, Yan Siyi personally greeted them and showed them respect.

At the same time, he politely declined the offers from those cultivators who came to visit.

After all, the Lingxiao Business Alliance is not short of people these days.

However, if there were any business opportunities to do with the Lingxiao Business Alliance, Yan Siyi would be more than happy to do so.

This left those cultivators with some regret.

However, some individuals with powerful backgrounds took this opportunity to establish transactions involving spiritual items with the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance and build closer relationships with them.

This matter is quite beneficial to the development of Lingxiao Business Alliance.

This can be considered an unexpected surprise.

……

the other side.

Deep within the Primordial Immortal City lies a mysterious mountain range shrouded in mist.

There are many spiritual lands among them, including a sixth-grade low-level Five Elements Spiritual Mountain.

Its rich spiritual energy of the five elements makes it an excellent place for cultivation.

That was the core stronghold of the Hunyuan lineage, Hunyuan Hill.

This place is also where Hunyuan Tianjun cultivates his Dao.

Therefore, after leaving Black Stone Valley, Hunyuan Tianjun immediately returned here.

And this moment.

At the summit of Hunyuan Hill.

"Master, you're finally back! What exactly is the background of the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance?"

"Should we investigate their arbitrary hiring of the Black Market's Netherworld Tower to target the high-ranking members of the Autumn Leaf Merchant Alliance?"

"Although most cultivators outside the Autumn Leaf Merchant Alliance are not clear about the matter of the high-ranking members, and the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance has not disclosed this matter to the outside world, many people who are familiar with the Autumn Leaf Merchant Alliance have guessed that the high-ranking members of the Autumn Leaf Merchant Alliance were killed in the Immortal City."

"In addition, the Lingxiao Business Alliance has recently gained a great reputation due to its mysterious methods, which indirectly has had a significant impact on the tragic deaths of the Qiuye Business Alliance's high-ranking members."

"And since our Immortal City is known as extremely safe, this matter will indirectly cause some trouble for our Immortal City's reputation."

A middle-aged cultivator with a somewhat refined air had been waiting for Hunyuan Tianjun, and he even poured out his grievances as soon as he saw Hunyuan Tianjun.

In addition, his Taoist name was Hunwen, and he was the eldest disciple of Hunyuan Tianjun in his early years, and was deeply favored by Hunyuan Tianjun.

Not only is he quite talented, but he also reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage early on and is even close to building a foundation for the Void Refinement stage. He has a 10% or 20% chance of breaking through to the Void Refinement stage on his own, making him a promising talent for the Void Refinement stage.

Moreover, he has received the true teachings of the Primordial Heavenly Lord and is extremely skilled in business management.

Therefore, in recent years, Hunyuan Tianjun has gradually handed over the management of Hunyuan Immortal City to him.

This job, though it can be quite lucrative, is something most people would envy.

But it's also a tough job.

If things go wrong, the Immortal City's reputation will be ruined, and the number of visitors to the Immortal City will decrease significantly.

At that time, not only will taxes decrease, but the business of the shops opened by the Hunyuan lineage will also decrease.

Moreover, I fear that we will incur the wrath of the Primordial Heavenly Lord.

Therefore, Hunwen Daojun had wanted to resign from this job for a long time, but Hunyuan Tianjun kept preventing him from doing so.

He was particularly distressed by this.

They even frequently seek out the Primordial Heavenly Lord to confide in him whenever they encounter trouble, hoping he will help them resolve their problems.

In this way, even if something goes wrong, his responsibility will be lighter.

"You're getting more and more slippery, kid. Why do you have to come to me for such a small thing?"

"In addition, I did manage to find out some details about the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance during this trip. It is said that there is a rogue cultivator in the early stage of the Void Realm behind it, whose Daoist name is Lingxiao."

"And the female cultivator who is currently living in the Black Stone Valley spiritual land outside is his Daoist partner."

"But since Lingxiao Tianjun has left this area, I have not seen him and therefore cannot confirm whether his cultivation level is true."

"However, in any case, as things stand, the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance is a force to be reckoned with. We cannot afford to provoke them and must treat them with utmost care." "Furthermore, the killing of those high-ranking members of the Qiuye Merchant Alliance was carried out by assassins from the Black Market You Sha Sect. Their background is powerful, and it is even rumored that they have a strong backing from top-tier Void Refinement forces with many Void Refinement experts. They are even more untouchable."

"In addition, they give us a lot of fifth-tier spirit crystals every year, so we should naturally give them some conveniences."

"Therefore, the trouble caused by the tragic deaths of the Qiuye Business Alliance's high-ranking members will still be handled according to the old rules. First, you should negotiate with the people of the Lingxiao Business Alliance, and then find some reliable people to pretend to spread rumors that the outside world witnessed the Qiuye Business Alliance's high-ranking members and the Lingxiao Business Alliance clashing privately due to conflicts of interest. See if you can turn around the reputation of the Immortal City."

Over the years, Hunyuan Tianjun had encountered many such troublesome matters, and he quickly came up with an extremely suitable way to deal with them.

"Does the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance have a rogue cultivator at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm as its backer? This does have some basis with the rumors circulating outside that it has a mysterious expert in charge."

"Furthermore, Master, your method is truly wise. Your disciple will do as you say later."

When Hunwen Daojun saw that Hunyuan Tianjun had provided a solution to the problem, his furrowed brows immediately relaxed. He then bid farewell and left, and did as Hunyuan Tianjun had instructed.

'This kid... is really a headache, but his cautious approach is somewhat similar to mine.'

"Furthermore, that kid Hunwen is almost at the Void Refinement stage, so we need to speed things up and search for more Void Refinement spiritual items for him. This way, his chances of breaking through to the Void Refinement stage in the future will be much higher."

Looking at Hunyuan Tianjun's appearance, Hunyuan Tianjun couldn't help but curse inwardly, but he also felt a bit of admiration and secretly made plans.

After all, Hunwen Daojun was his most favored disciple.

In addition, having been in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm for many years, he knew that his aptitude had reached its limit and it would be difficult to advance further.

Therefore, he had long intended to help Hunwen Daojun enter the Refinement of Emptiness.

If this matter succeeds, he will have a successor and will not have to worry about the Hunyuan lineage and Hunyuan Immortal City, which he has painstakingly built, being stolen by villains after his death.

Such things are especially distressing.

He definitely doesn't want to run into it.

Secondly, he might also have the opportunity to work with them to make the Hunyuan lineage stronger, or even to seek opportunities to jointly reach the mid-stage of the Refinement Void realm.

For example, expanding into new territories, and so on.

Although great realms are extremely rare in this world.

However, he had some fortuitous encounters in his early years and unexpectedly discovered a hidden demon realm in the endless void.

However, the demon race within that great realm was incredibly powerful, with several demons at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm stationed there.

Therefore, he alone could not possibly eat it.

And those realms can bring many benefits.

He had always had many ideas about that great realm.

In addition, although he had considered asking his friends for help, he was really unsure about it.

After all, once this matter gets out, he might miss out on such an opportunity.

Moreover, no friend is as reliable as a personally taught disciple.

It is also worth mentioning that although Hunyuan Tianjun was originally a rogue cultivator, and the Hunyuan lineage was established only a few thousand years ago.

However, he had an exceptional business acumen and managed Hunyuan Immortal City better and better, even turning it into a gold mine.

Therefore, in recent years, he has accumulated a lot of benefits, and even managed to collect two ordinary Void Refining spiritual items with different effects for Hunwen Daojun.

At the very least, it can increase the probability of Hunwen Daojun breaking through to the Void Refinement stage by 20%.

However, Hunyuan Tianjun was still unsure about this. He knew all too well how difficult it was to break through to the Void Refinement stage, so he wanted to prepare more Void Refinement spiritual items for him.

Immediately afterwards, Hunyuan Tianjun returned to his cave in Hunyuan Mountain to cultivate in seclusion.

As for the other side, Hunwen Daojun, following the arrangement of Hunyuan Tianjun, went to find Ling Wantong, the manager of the merchant alliance in the immortal city, and told him about the trouble that the Qiuye Merchant Alliance's high-level affairs had brought to the reputation of the immortal city, as well as his plan to turn the reputation of the immortal city around.

Ling Wantong naturally had no objection to this, and besides, he was also thinking of expanding the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance in Hunyuan Immortal City.

Therefore, he immediately agreed to Hunwen Daojun's request.

Subsequently, the two of them joined forces to find some reliable people, turning black into white and white into black, and completely fooling the cultivators from the outside world.

Gradually, the outside world's perception of the affairs of the Qiuye Business Alliance's senior management changed.

They even gradually forgot about it.

The controversy surrounding this matter was subsequently resolved.

At the same time, this incident also led to some interaction between Ling Wantong and Hunwen Daojun.

Furthermore, Lord Hunwen knew of his extraordinary background and intended to resolve the matter.

They developed a good relationship and even had some business dealings.

now.

Lingxiao Business Alliance flagship store, a quiet room.

"By the way, it is said that Fellow Daoist Wantong, your Lingxiao Merchant Alliance has a strong foundation and often sells a lot of high-level spiritual items, such as fifth-grade high-quality medicinal cuisine, magic tools and pills, spiritual plants, talismans, formations and so on. I suppose you have such high-level experts in various arts behind you."

"Those high-level artisans are rare, and even within my Hunyuan lineage, there aren't many. Furthermore, the high-level spiritual items that artisans can refine have many benefits, and there is a high demand for them in both my Hunyuan lineage and the entire Hunyuan Immortal City market."

"Furthermore, I have subtly discovered that you have been trying to collect high-grade spiritual materials for refining such spiritual items in the market in recent years, but without much success."

"Because my Hunyuan lineage has established markets like Hunyuan Immortal City, we have many channels to obtain those kinds of spiritual materials. In fact, often when my Hunyuan lineage obtains them, we lack enough high-level craftsmen to refine them into spiritual objects."

"Therefore, I intend to do a business deal with you, fellow Daoist."

“My Hunyuan lineage will help you search for the spiritual materials needed for those high-level spiritual objects, and you will help those craftsmen behind you to refine them into spiritual objects and sell them.”

"Afterwards, the profits will be split 30/70, with my Hunyuan lineage taking 30% and the Lingxiao Business Alliance behind you taking 70%."

"I wonder if you are interested in this business?"

Taking this opportunity, Hunwen Daojun smiled and asked Ling Wantong.

His move was an attempt to befriend him.

Secondly, they genuinely value this unique business opportunity.

The Hunyuan lineage was, after all, just a lineage of independent cultivators, and it had only been established for a short time, so it had not cultivated many high-level practitioners of various arts.

Even the hundreds of artists under his command were hired retainers.

However, most of the retainers hired by the Hunyuan lineage are of average skill.

After all, skilled artisans have long been hired by powerful organizations.

Therefore, the Hunyuan lineage is relatively weak in refining high-level spiritual items.

Therefore, the Hunyuan lineage often seeks out forces with many high-level experts in various arts and crafts to collaborate in refining spiritual items, just as they do today.

Because the Hunyuan lineage is relatively reliable, it has established special partnerships with more than a dozen Immortal City Nascent Soul Merchant Alliances, and even some Void Refinement forces that have opened shops in the Immortal City.

'That's a good thing.'

Upon hearing this, Ling Wantong's eyes lit up.

High-grade spiritual materials are indeed something that the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance lacks.

It should be said that... what the family lacks.

After all, in recent years, the high-grade medicinal cuisine, spiritual treasures, pills, and spiritual plants that the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance has used as its flagship items have mostly been brought from its families.

Moreover, the situation on the family side is completely different from that of the Hunyuan lineage.

The family has been developing for many years and has excellent relationships with many powerful forces in the Tianhe Realm, so they have no shortage of high-level experts.

The problem is a lack of high-grade spiritual materials.

After all, such things are extremely rare in the Heavenly River Realm. (End of Chapter)