Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 931 Master Yunge's overtures

Tianquan Tower dispatched people to purchase various resources from all over the world. As the largest and most prosperous immortal cultivation city in the western part of the Yunxiao Mountains, Qingli Immortal City was naturally a key purchasing location for Tianquan Tower.

In the event of an emergency war, Tianquanlou made purchases almost without regard to cost.

In just three days, the prices of various spiritual materials in Qingli Immortal City rose by 50%.

Inside the immortal city, the Yang family's talisman shop was bustling with customers.

Zhen Tao greeted and saw off customers in the shop, inviting both familiar and unfamiliar businessmen to come in.

"Hehe, Master Chen, please come in, please come in!"

Zhen Tao welcomed an elderly man with a full head of white hair into the room.

"Manager Zhen, it's been a long time!" Chen Zhongheng said with a smile.

Although Zhen Tao was only a martial artist, he had been in Qingli Immortal City for more than ten years as the manager of the Yang family's talisman shop. Therefore, many people were familiar with him and no longer looked down on him because he was a martial artist.

"Master Chen, let's talk inside!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhen Tao led Chen Zhongheng to the back hall.

Tea was always prepared, and as soon as the two sat down, Zhen Tao got straight to the point, saying, "I wonder if Master Chen brought anything with him?"

"Yes, I brought it!"

Chen Zhongheng placed a string of storage bags on the tea table in front of him and said, "My Chen family doesn't have many ores stored in the Immortal City, and time is tight, so this is all we can offer right now."

"Among them, there are 38,000 catties of Thick Earth Mystic Crystal, 8,400 catties of Yellow Jade White Sand, 760 catties of Heavenly Pillar Stone, and 1,236 catties of various second-order earth attribute ores!"

"Please come and see, Manager Zhen!"

Zhen Tao waved to the two young men behind him, and they immediately stepped forward to examine the ore in the storage bag.

"The quantity is too small; I need more!"

A glint of light flashed in Chen Zhongheng's eyes. "How much do you need?"

"The more the better. As long as your Chen family can offer it, our Yang family can take it!" Zhen Tao made no attempt to hide his appetite.

The Chen family was one of the immortal cultivation families of the Qingli Dynasty, and was once one of the six families of Qingli. However, only three families remained of the original Qingli: the Liu family, the Yan family, and the Chen family.

The Lin family, which was originally the number one immortal cultivation family in the Qingli Dynasty, was destroyed a little over a month ago.

Zhang Mo kept his word and helped Duan Qiankun wipe out the Lin family.

The once-great Lin family now has only one member left, Lin Qihe. Another Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Lin family, Lin Huaijin, was also killed by Zhang Mo.

Although Lin Qihe did not die, he disappeared and his whereabouts remain unknown.

As one of the former six families of Qingli, the Chen family has a profound foundation. Most importantly, the Chen family has two earth-attribute mines, which can mine a large amount of first- and second-tier earth-attribute ores every year.

Therefore, the Chen family was one of the key targets of this large-scale procurement in the Spirit Source Land.

"Regarding the price!" Chen Zhongheng's face was full of shrewdness.

"The price is 50% higher than before, Immortal Master Chen. This price is definitely not low, and this is a one-time opportunity. If you miss this chance, the price in Qingli Immortal City may be higher in the short term, but there will definitely not be a large number of transactions!" Zhen Tao said.

Chen Zhongheng nodded thoughtfully, "Alright, then let's go with Manager Zhen's price!"

"Haha, Immortal Master Chen is so generous! But Immortal Master Chen needs to hurry. I can only give you five days. After that, we will stop the acquisition!" Zhen Tao said with a smile.

"no problem!"

Chen Zhongheng responded.

The ore in the storage bag was quickly counted, and Zhen Tao paid the spirit stones without saying a word. After receiving the spirit stones, Chen Zhongheng got up to take his leave.

Five days is neither a short nor a long time; he needs to make the most of it to prepare.

The Chen family couldn't afford to miss such a rare opportunity.

After Chen Zhongheng left, Zhen Tao soon welcomed another merchant, a Qi Refining stage cultivator from Liefeng Valley.

"Ice Heart Jade, Emerald Cold Crystal, Azure Water Mystic Crystal, we want them all!"

"We also want the Snow Mountain Fire Lotus, Ice Thorn Fruit, Winter Thorn Grass, Eight-Starred Mystic Ice Flower, and so on!"

"No, we can only raise the price by 50%. We do need the minerals and medicinal herbs from Liefeng Valley, but that doesn't mean we'll be taken advantage of!"

"If we lose your Liefeng Valley, we can always source from other places!"

Compared to Chen Zhongheng's straightforwardness, Liefeng Valley seemed rather calculating. Zhen Tao bargained with the other party for a long time before finally settling on a price.

In this way, Zhen Tao placed orders with one immortal cultivation force after another.

Meanwhile, the prices of various spiritual materials in Qingli Immortal City are rising, and with the rise in the price of spiritual materials, the prices of pills, magic tools, talismans, and so on will naturally follow suit.

Prices in Qingli Immortal City skyrocketed in an instant, causing the independent cultivators within the city to complain bitterly.

Inside Cave No. 1, Class A.

A middle-aged cultivator stood before True Person Yun Ge, reporting on the price changes in Qingli Immortal City over the past few years.

"My lord, in less than ten days, the Yang family has spent at least five million spirit stones. What's even more outrageous is that they haven't stopped yet and are still buying up all kinds of spiritual materials!"

"If we let them continue like this, our Qingli Immortal City may face a shortage of spiritual materials in the near future!"

The middle-aged cultivator said in a deep voice.

Master Yunge stroked his beard, a solemn expression appearing on his chubby face.

"The Yang family is truly remarkable. It seems we underestimated them before!"

Among the many immortal cultivation families, the Lingxiu Yang family is not particularly outstanding. In the past, Master Yunge had never paid any attention to the Lingxiu Yang family.

"Sir, should we stop them?" the middle-aged cultivator asked.

Master Yunge took out a jade slip, examined it, and shook his head slightly, "We cannot stop it!"

"Why? The price of spiritual materials is skyrocketing, which will affect our ability to modify the spiritual veins!" the middle-aged cultivator asked.

For years, Master Yunge has been in Qingli Immortal City, and his main purpose in Qingli Immortal City is to upgrade the spiritual veins of Qingli Immortal City to the third level.

Improving the grade of a spiritual vein is not an easy task; it requires a lot of time and a large amount of spiritual materials.

Simply put, upgrading a spiritual vein's grade involves using various spiritual materials to pile up the vein, creating a third-tier spiritual vein.

Over the years, they have been slowly purchasing various spiritual materials in Qingli Immortal City, gradually improving the grade of the spiritual vein.

If the price of spiritual materials skyrockets, it will naturally affect their plans to upgrade the grade of their spiritual veins.

“Yang Zhengshan, an eighth-rank guest elder of Wanbaoxing, is capable of refining high-grade demon essence pills!” said Master Yunge.

"A high-grade demon essence pill!" The middle-aged cultivator was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "He can actually refine high-grade demon essence pills?"

Master Yunge rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

This was something he had just learned. Fortunately, he had asked his junior brother to investigate Yang Zhengshan's situation in Baiyun Immortal City, otherwise he would not have known that Yang Zhengshan was actually an eighth-rank guest elder of Wanbaohang.

The main reason is that he hasn't returned to Baiyun Immortal City for many years and doesn't know much about things there.

An alchemist capable of refining top-grade demon essence pills holds extraordinary significance.

Because such an alchemist is very likely to refine top-grade Demon Essence Pills in the future. Top-grade Demon Essence Pills are pills that can increase the success rate of Core Formation, and they are extremely scarce resources for any force.

Even Wanbaohang lacks top-grade demon essence pills, let alone Baiyun Immortal City.

"Not only should we not stop him, but we should also try to get closer to Yang Zhengshan!" Master Yunge said softly.

He possessed the cultivation of the peak of Foundation Establishment, and he had been preparing for Core Formation, constantly collecting pills and spiritual items that were useful for Core Formation.

As a disciple of True Monarch Baiyun, he had no shortage of ordinary resources, but he lacked the resources needed to form his core.

Even a Golden Core cultivator like Baiyun Zhenyuan couldn't offer him much help in the process of forming his Golden Core.

Master Yunge also wanted the top-grade Demon Essence Pill.

"This!" The middle-aged cultivator quickly understood what Master Yunge meant. After thinking for a moment, he said, "My lord, it's easy to befriend Yang Zhengshan. All you need to do is mediate the war between the Netherworld Prison and the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty!"

Master Yunge shook his head, "We cannot intervene!"

"why?"

"Because someone wants a great battle between the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty and the Netherworld Gate!"

The middle-aged cultivator was even more puzzled.

Who wants a major battle between the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty and the Gate of the Netherworld?
And it also forces the adults to cooperate!

Master Yunge did not explain to him, but said, "Make arrangements to sell the spiritual materials we have stored to the Yang family! This can be considered as a favor we do for them."

"Then, what about the spiritual vein?" the middle-aged cultivator said hesitantly.

"It's alright, at worst it will only delay things by a dozen years!" Master Yunge said.

……

Inside the Three Saints Pagoda in Wuxiang City.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the documents sent from the land of spiritual origin.

"Master Yunge actually took the initiative to show me goodwill? What does this mean?"

"Could it be because I'm a guest retainer of Wanbaohang?"

"But why is he trying to make amends in this way? Shouldn't he have just stepped in to mediate?"

He was somewhat unsure of what Master Yunge was thinking.

Yang Zhengshan didn't know much about this Master Yunge.

Yun Ge Zhenren is one of the more outstanding disciples of Baiyun Zhenjun. He is in charge of the Baiyun Chamber of Commerce and is also responsible for the construction of Qingli Immortal City, which shows that he has a very high status in the Baiyun lineage.

Master Yunge was always out and about, unlike the reclusive cultivators. He always had a smiling face and perfectly embodied the business philosophy of making money through harmony.

But he was a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and no one dared to mistake him for a friendly merchant.

On the surface, everyone seems to know something about this great monk, but in reality, very few people truly understand him.

"eccentric!"

"Never mind, whatever the reason, I'll remember this favor!"

"Since a great cultivator has taken the initiative to extend a friendly gesture, I don't seem to have the confidence to refuse!"

Yang Zhengshan thought about it for a moment and then put the matter out of his mind. The most important thing at hand was not what Master Yunge was thinking, but the approaching army of the Netherworld Prison.

Ten days flew by.

The army of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty has completed its initial assembly.

Nine thousand Yujing Guards were stationed inside the city, and the three detachments outside the city had a combined force of more than ten thousand men.

The situation at the Netherworld Gate is much more complicated.

Yang Zhengshan arrived at the Sifang Hall, where a flurry of activity had already taken place.

"Is there any unusual activity at the Netherworld Gate?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Qu Changkong stepped forward and said, "There are no other unusual movements for the time being, but their vanguard has already arrived 300 miles east of Yushan Town. At this rate, they will be able to reach the outskirts of Wuxiang City in two more days!"

"Have you ascertained the strength of the troops?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"The vanguard has 8,000 elite warriors, the central army has nearly 30,000 troops, and there are several more troops following behind. They should be armies formed by affiliated families of the Netherworld Sect, with some having six or seven thousand and others one or two thousand!" Qu Changkong said.

The way sects assemble their armies is different from how the imperial court assembles its army. The imperial court only needs a single order to require an army to arrive at the assembly point within a specified time.

The military is readily available, and its mobilization is relatively quick.

However, it is much more troublesome for sects to gather a large army. If it is just gathering their own disciples, it is easy to recall them to the sect. But if it is gathering martial artists from affiliated families, it will be very troublesome.

The sect sends orders to the major clans, who then send orders to various martial arts families, requesting the number of people to be recruited. The martial arts families then discuss who to send to answer the call. This back-and-forth process takes several months to complete.

Sometimes, they would even be recruiting warriors while fighting, constantly sending them to the front lines like adding fuel to the fire.

The last war between the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty and the Netherworld was like this: constantly recruiting and sending people to the front lines, the war dragged on and the battle lines stretched longer and longer.

"This is incredibly slow!" Yang Zhengshan was speechless at this piecemeal march. "Let's wait and see, until their vanguard arrives."

……

Three hundred miles east of Yushan Town.

The vanguard of the Netherworld Gate is approaching the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty at an extremely fast pace.

The marching speed of martial artists is naturally incomparable to that of ordinary people, and they can put supplies in storage bags so that the supplies will not slow down their marching speed.

If they march at full speed, traveling a thousand miles a day is a piece of cake.

Of course, no fool would make an army run at full speed. Even innate martial artists get tired. Although traveling at full speed is fast, it will also exhaust them.

Therefore, although the speed of warriors' marches was fast, it was not ridiculously fast, probably only two or three hundred li a day.

In the midst of the army, Ming Shuzi rode a black-horned blue ox, leisurely mingling among the many martial artists.

"Meet the real person!"

A burly man dressed in black armor and carrying a long sword at his waist came to the front of the Black Horned Ox, clasped his hands in greeting, and said.

"Hmm, what is it?" Ming Shuzi sat cross-legged on Niubei Mountain, his eyes slightly closed, and asked calmly.

"A secret report has arrived from the sect!" The burly man handed a letter to Ming Shuzi.

Ming Shuzi opened his eyes, revealing a pair of deep, dark eyes. He opened the letter and glanced at it casually.

"The Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty intends to fight us in the City of No Form!"

The letter contained information about the military deployment of the Lingxiu Sea. It wasn't very detailed, but the general situation was explained very clearly.

"The Yang family of Lingxiu, I never expected another Yang family of Lingxiu to appear. The Sea of ​​Lingxiu is truly a treasure land!"

Ming Shuzi said in a calm tone.

(End of this chapter)