The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

"Chief, it seems that there are still smart people among the tribe members. They can actually see the future development trend of the family."

Xu Zhisong looked at Xu Chengsheng and said softly.

Although the latter has resigned as the patriarch, the elders in the tribe still subconsciously call him the patriarch.

"It's not that there is a master in the family. Zhiyu asked me and the ancestor to spread the news before he left home."

Xu Chengsheng said as he looked out at the sea.

Hearing this, Xu Zhisong was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Nineteenth brother, you have foresight. This is the right move. Our family has reached its limit in the Hengduan Mountains in terms of developing into a Jindan family.

If they want to make further progress, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven. The most important issue is the territory. They either have to advance in the direction of the demon clan, or become the enemy of Lingxiao Sect and rob them to strengthen themselves.

However, both strategies are unacceptable. There is a sixth-order demon king in charge of the Hengduan Mountains, and he definitely doesn't want our Xu family to seize the territory.

As for going against the Lingxiao Sect, that is even more impossible. It has been established and developed in the Qin State for nearly 60,000 years and is deeply rooted. It is impossible for our Xu family to compete with it.

But it is different when the battle moves to the Huangsha Sea, which covers an area of ​​more than 100,000 miles. If the outer sea area is included, the area is several times larger.

The most important thing is that there is no Yuanying force taking root here. If our Xu family really moves here and works hard to govern, we may become a Yuanying family in a few hundred years."

In his remarks, he first praised Xu Zhiyu, and then expressed that he also agreed with the family's development plan.

"Yes, planning for the future of the Xu family is the responsibility of every member of the Xu family. Since Zhiyu has already found a place for us to stay,

Then we must not let him down and work hard to manage Half Moon Island well."

"Chief, I understand, isn't this the purpose of our visit?

There are currently 50 tribesmen on Half Moon Island, and with the 60-odd tribesmen we brought with us this time, we will definitely be able to speed up the development of Half Moon Island and the surrounding waters."

"The number of people is still a little small. These people are barely enough to develop the surrounding sea areas, but didn't your twenty-ninth uncle write to you that a medium-sized mineral vein was discovered on the island?

You must be aware that the family's mining of the Heavenly Copper Mine consumed a lot of manpower and resources. I heard that the scale of this mine is much larger than that of the Heavenly Red Copper Mine, so this number of people is still not enough."

That's right, the main reason why Xu Chengsheng and his team traveled thousands of miles from Qin State to the Huangsha Sea was to develop another mineral vein discovered here.

The story began three years ago. In order to cultivate precious seafood and earn spirit stones, Xu Zhengji organized his clansmen to open up a spirit lake.

Because they are on an island, the area of ​​Linghu Lake cannot be too large.

So in order to cultivate as much seafood as possible, the tribesmen who were responsible for opening up Linghu Lake at that time, after selecting a place, began to dig down continuously, digging hard and digging all the time.

Because the place they chose to open up the Spirit Lake was located on a mountain several hundred feet high, it didn't matter if they dug deeper.

One day, when Xu Zhifeng was handling clan affairs on behalf of Xu Zhengji, a clan member suddenly came to report that they seemed to have dug up something extraordinary, like a high-level mineral raw material, and wanted to invite him to come over and take a look.

At first, Xu Zhifeng didn't take it too seriously, thinking that his fellow tribesmen must have dug up some scattered materials, but he still followed him to the scene to see.

But it would not have mattered if he hadn't checked. Once he checked, he was shocked to find that they had really found a vein of minerals. After careful exploration, he found that the direction of this vein was similar to that of Half Moon Island, running north and south and running through the entire island.

However, based on the collected raw ore, he could not determine what kind of mineral it was, so he urgently called out Xu Zhengji who was in seclusion. After the latter's identification, he learned that the mine was called Five-Colored Refined Gold, a fourth-grade low-grade refining material.

It is generally used as the main material for large magical weapons, such as flying boats, sea boats, etc.

This news made the tribesmen on the island very happy, because they were now in the Yellow Sand Sea. No matter how big or small the forces here were, their main means of transportation was the sea boat.

Doesn't this mean that as long as the Xu family's mineral vein is mined and smelted, it can be sold immediately?

And there is no need to worry about the problem of unsalable goods. The materials used to refine a sea vessel weigh at least several hundred to thousands of kilograms.

After discovering the mineral vein, the uncle and nephew sat together to discuss the matter. In the end, they helplessly realized that they could only report the matter to the main clan and seek support.

Otherwise, it would be wishful thinking for just a few dozen people like them to mine this huge mineral vein.

Therefore, Xu Zhengji went to Maple Leaf Island Market alone, found the shopkeeper of the Taiyang Building branch there, and asked them to take the news back to the main sect.

After Xu Chengsheng and others learned the news, they were naturally overjoyed and immediately summoned the ten purple mansions of the family to gather together to discuss the matter.

That’s right, in the years since Xu Zhiyu left, the number of purple mansions in the Xu family has increased again.

Not to mention the older generation such as Xu Deming and Xu Chengsheng, just the more recent additions include Xu Zhizhi's siblings, and Xu Zhiqiang who married into the Zhang family.

Including Xu Zhijuan, Xu Zhisong, the current clan leader Xu Zhifeng, as well as Xu's father and mother, there are exactly ten people.

After a brief discussion, Xu Zhisong volunteered to lead his people to Half Moon Island. Finally, Xu Chengcheng, considering the safety of his people, also volunteered.

After screening, a group of Xu clan members were selected. The most important criterion for selecting these clan members was that they must master the art of refining equipment.

Because at the same time as the five-colored gold vein occurred, a second-grade inferior Lingshuang Stone vein and two first-grade superior black iron veins were also found around it.

These two kinds of minerals are also good materials for refining weapons. The reason why Xu Chengcheng and his team chose those who are proficient in refining weapons is to let them refine the mined ores into magical weapons and then sell them.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that the Xu family now has an excess of weapon refiners, and the various magical instruments they produce are seriously unsalable. It is time to solve the problem.

It would be a good choice to bring these tribesmen who are proficient in refining techniques to the Yellow Sand Sea.

The forces here were basically built up slowly from scratch, and they definitely lack various resources. The sophisticated magic weapons produced by their Xu family are very likely to find a market here.

It turned out that this idea was correct.

"Zhisong, how many magical instruments did we bring with us when we set out from our clan this time? And how many did we sell when we stopped at Maple Leaf Market?"

Xu Chengsheng suddenly remembered something and asked Xu Zhisong while looking at him.

"Report to the clan leader, when we set out this time, we brought a lot of magic tools from the clan's supply hall. The specific number is as follows: a total of 36 third-level magic tools, a total of 26 were sold in Maple Leaf Market,

There were 245 second-level magic tools in total, and 186 of them were sold in Maple Leaf Market.
There are a total of 975 first-level magic tools, and a total of 543 were sold in Maple Leaf Market."

Xu Chengsheng was delighted when he heard this and said with a smile:

"Not bad, really not bad. I didn't expect that the magic tools that were unsalable in Qin State would be sold so quickly here. It seems that the family's decision was correct. In the future, we can ship more magic tools from the main sect to sell."

Hearing the old patriarch say this, Xu Zhisong hurriedly reminded:

"Patriarch, the reason why we were able to sell so many magic weapons so quickly this time is not only because of the high quality of the magic weapons refined by our Xu family, but also because of the help of the Taiyang Building branch in Maple Leaf Market.

In addition, we were in a hurry to get to Half Moon Island, so we gave us a 10% discount, which made the magic weapon very popular.

Therefore, I think we should be cautious about transferring magical instruments from the family to the Huangsha Sea for sale.

I think we should at least wait until we meet Uncle Twenty-Nine and Zhifeng and discuss it with them, what do you think?"

He advised earnestly, fearing that the old patriarch might get carried away and bring all of the family's unsaleable magic weapons to the Huangsha Sea, which would be disastrous.

The number of magical instruments accumulated by the Xu family over the years is more than what is mentioned above. That is only the Xu family's annual output. If all the unsold ones are added together, the above number would be multiplied by more than ten.

"Haha, Zhisong, after so many years of growth, you have finally matured. If it were the old you, after hearing this idea, not only would you not stop it, but you would be eager to implement it.

But don't worry, I have thought about this matter.

The reason why I want to come to the Huangsha Sea with you this time, besides worrying about your safety, there are several important reasons.

One is that I brought a batch of foundation-building talismans and three Purple Yang Pills.

The branch here is developing very quickly. Your twenty-ninth uncle often wrote to me saying that many members of the clan have been delayed in their journey due to a lack of resources to break through to a higher level.

Needless to say, the foundation-building talismans were all obtained from Taiyang Tower, which you are aware of. As for the Purple Yang Pill, the ancestor stepped forward and specially invited a fourth-rank lower-grade alchemist to make it.

I took the only remaining Zi Yang grass in the house and the one your nineteenth brother got when he was traveling, and refined them all into Zi Yang Pills.

Thanks to the ancestors' blessings, both refining attempts were successful. In addition to the basic compensation paid to the alchemist, the family received a total of eight Zi Yang Pills.

Zhizhi and Zhisheng successfully broke through to the Purple Palace after taking two of the eight Ziyang Pills.

As for Zhiqiang, he was different. He made a breakthrough by relying on a 1,200-year-old purple amulet left in the family treasury."

Hearing this, Xu Zhisong couldn't help but ask a question that had been buried in his heart for many years.

"Clan leader, where did our family get so many old and top-grade purple energy talismans? These treasures need to be accumulated over time before they can be used. We..."

"Don't ask. This involves a major secret of our Xu family's ancestors. Now only the ancestor and I know about it. No one else in the family, including your nineteenth brother, knows about it.

And this secret will not be passed down, so don't ask, and don't ask in the future, do you understand?"

When Xu Zhisong mentioned his grandson Xu Zhiyu's biggest secret, Xu Chengsheng's expression changed instantly. Like a tiger waiting for its prey, he interrupted the other person rudely.

And he warned the other party in a very stern tone not to ask about this matter anymore.

Because as his cultivation level gradually increased, he and his ancestor Xu Deming felt more and more that Xu Zhiyu's ability seemed a little too abnormal. They also understood that this secret must never be known to a fourth person.

In fact, if possible, they would rather never know the secret, because if too many people know the secret, the secret may be exposed.

The two of them also made a private agreement and swore a solemn oath to the Tianmeng that this secret would remain between them and would never be spread to anyone else, and no one else would be allowed to know it.

Seeing that the old patriarch suddenly got so angry, Xu Zhisong didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately changed the subject:

"Chief, you just mentioned the first reason for coming to Half Moon Island. What about the second reason?"

Seeing that Xu Zhisong finally stopped talking about that matter, Xu Chengsheng's expression finally softened and he continued:

"The second reason I came here was because I received a message from Manager Li of the Taiyang Building branch of the family market, saying that Taiyang Building had decided to build a market on a large island 60,000 miles away from Half Moon Island.

The person in charge of this matter happened to be Master Zhuang, who had participated in your nineteenth brother's golden elixir ceremony, so he sent a message specifically to try to get our Xu family to join in and jointly build this new market."

"Really? That's great. After we cooperate with Taiyang Tower to build the new market, our Xu family will be able to benefit from it.

It is very important for a shop to occupy a good location in the market in advance. "

Xu Zhisong's mind was now completely attracted by the news told by the old patriarch. He had been in charge of the family market for a period of time and naturally knew the importance of location.

Two identical stores opened in different locations can have a sales difference of several times or even dozens of times. Don't think it's an exaggeration, it's not at all.

"You're right, that's why I came here specially.

There are dozens of Jindan forces invited by Taiyang Tower this time, so even if we have a relationship with Master Zhuang, we must pay attention to this matter, otherwise we will definitely not get a share of the good shops. "

Xu Chengsheng analyzed it slowly and also explained why he had to come in person.

"Dozens of Jindan forces are here? I thought Taiyang Tower only invited us?"

As soon as these words came out, the former patriarch of the Xu family was speechless. He looked at the grandchild cultivator in front of him as if he were an idiot, and said speechlessly:

"What Taiyang Tower is building here is a large-scale market, and Yuanying Zhenjun will be sent to preside over it in the future. Such a large-scale market requires a huge amount of spirit stones.

Even if Taiyang Tower excludes other Jindan forces and only cooperates with our Xu family, do you think the family can come up with so many spirit stones to invest in it?"

Xu Zhisong was speechless after hearing these words. He also realized that his idea was a little too naive. (End of this chapter)