Primordial Treasure Mirror

The two prominent families that built their foundations control the Jinshafang market.

The Guo family and the Shanglin family.

The Guo family is renowned for its weapon crafting skills, with two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family, one of whom is a second-tier weapon crafter.

He relied on his weapon-forging skills.

The Guo family is on good terms with several other families in the vicinity that have achieved the Foundation Establishment stage.

In terms of strength, the Guo family can only be considered ordinary among the Foundation Establishment families.

But when it comes to connections, only the Wang family, famous for their alchemy, can surpass them.

Guo's workshops were not limited to the Jinsha and Xilin markets they controlled.

Instead, they bloomed all over the border region.

In almost every medium-sized market town, there was a Guo family workshop.

The only difference is the size.

As for the other family, the Shanglin family...

Their power should not be underestimated.

The Shanglin family is rumored to be a branch of a fallen Golden Core family that migrated from outside the Great Chu, and they possess a third-tier spiritual plant cultivation lineage.

Through this inheritance of spiritual plant cultivation, the Shanglin family has also cultivated a deep network of connections.

Moreover, the Shanglin family not only cultivates connections within cultivation families, but also has considerable influence within the Qingyang Sect.

This relies on the third-tier spirit rice cultivated by the Shanglin family.

The Shanglin family only sells their own first- and second-grade spirit rice. All of their third-grade spirit rice, except for some kept for their own use, is supplied to the Qingyang Sect.

Thanks to the third-grade spirit rice, the Shanglin family befriended several Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Qingyang Sect, and even became acquainted with a Golden Core Grandmaster.

Therefore, although the Shanglin family only has one Foundation Establishment cultivator, no one in the entire Yunyang County would easily provoke them.

Su Yang also saw Shanglin Rice Shop in Jinshafang Market.

The Shanglin Rice Shop was even larger than the Guo Family Owning Shop.

The number of cultivators coming and going was endless.

After all, spirit rice is one of the most common cultivation materials.

Those independent cultivators with a little wealth who can't afford pills can only rely on spiritual rice to cultivate.

The spiritual energy contained in the spiritual rice is gentle, easy to refine, and free of poison, making it very suitable for daily cultivation.

Not everyone is like Su Yang, who can take top-grade pills to cultivate every day.

Even the inner disciples of the Qingyang Sect mostly cultivate by consuming spirit rice.

However, compared to independent cultivators, the spirit rice cultivated within the Qingyang Sect is much cheaper and of quite good quality.

Even though the Shanglin family has a lineage of spiritual plant masters, the quality of their spiritual rice is mostly inferior to that of the Qingyang Sect.

Only the third-tier spirit rice cultivated can earn the attention of the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Qingyang Sect.

Su Yang strolled around the main street and got a general idea of ​​the layout of Jinshafang Market.

The two foundation-building families each have their own strengths, and they both cooperate and compete with each other.

However, compared to the three families in Tianyun Market, the Shanglin family and the Guo family cooperate more and compete less.

Together, they keep Sands Place running.

Based on this, Qingyang Sect, as the overlord of Yunyang County, established a garrison here and sent its disciples to run Qingyang Pavilion, thus sharing a portion of the profits.

"For a Foundation Establishment family, a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage is nothing special."

"But it's different when that cultivator is an inner disciple of the Qingyang Sect. He represents the Qingyang Sect, and even Foundation Establishment families have to give the Qingyang Sect face."

"Therefore, the Qingyang Sect sent the core guards not to intimidate with force, but to demonstrate its presence and tell everyone that this is under the rule of the Qingyang Sect and no other forces are allowed to interfere."

After Su Yang figured this out, he felt much more relaxed.

If his role here is merely to act as a mascot, then staying here with Li Yunxiu is actually the most suitable thing for him.

He doesn't have much to deal with on a daily basis. As long as there are no major problems, he has plenty of time to improve his cultivation.

"I just hope Li Yunxiu is safe and sound, then I can stay here in peace for a while."

Su Yang stopped wandering around, took his horse, and headed straight for the garrison headquarters north of the market.

The naval headquarters is not located in the market town, but rather in a slightly higher location, situated within an extremely large complex of buildings.

This place not only houses the Qingyang Sect's garrison headquarters, but also cultivators sent by two major families to manage the market.

Most of the Qi Refining Perfection cultivators who settled in the market also lived here.

Most importantly, the Foundation Establishment cultivator sent by the Guo family is also cultivating here.

There is a second-tier low-grade spiritual vein here, which supplies Foundation Establishment cultivators with spiritual energy, and the remaining spiritual energy is more than enough for other Qi Refining cultivators.

Compared to the bustling shops and stalls on the main street, the naval base was unusually quiet.

There were almost no pedestrians on the road.

Only two early-stage Qi Refining cultivators stood guard at the entrance.

Su Yang walked over.

The two of them immediately looked over warily:

"Halt! Who goes there?"

Su Yang remained calm, took out the servant's certificate from his storage bag, and handed it over:

"Su Yang, a miscellaneous disciple of the Cui Ling Peak of the Qingyang Sect, was ordered by the sect to accompany Fairy Li to oversee the area. However, the flying boat was attacked and they were separated on the way. He only arrived at Jinsha Market today."

The cultivator on duty was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this. After taking Su Yang's credentials and verifying them, his expression instantly became much more respectful.

"So it's Immortal Master Su. Immortal Fairy Li arrived the day before yesterday. She instructed that if anyone comes looking for her, they should be taken to see her immediately. Immortal Master, please come with me."

Su Yang felt relieved upon hearing this and nodded slightly.

He followed the man through the front yard and arrived at the main house in the back yard.

The disciple on duty stepped forward to report.

Li Yunxiu's voice came from inside very quickly:

"Come in."

Su Yang pushed open the door and went in.

I spotted Li Yunxiu sitting on the futon at a glance.

Her complexion was much worse than when Su Yang last saw her.

His face was slightly pale, and his breathing was somewhat unsteady, clearly indicating that he had been injured.

However, she was in fairly good spirits. When she saw Su Yang come in, she looked him up and down several times, her tone tinged with surprise:

"I didn't expect you to still be alive."

Su Yang cupped his hands and said:

"I was lucky. Before the flying boat crashed, I jumped off and fled frantically. I ran all the way to Lincang City, where I met City Lord Lu, borrowed a map, and bought a semi-spirit beast horse at Tianyun Market. Then I rushed over here as fast as I could."

Li Yunxiu nodded slightly after hearing this, but did not delve into it further.

In her opinion.

Su Yang, a menial disciple at the early stage of Qi Refining, was able to survive, and there was no other reason besides luck.

Presumably, the demonic cultivators' main target was these late-stage Qi Refining disciples, and they didn't care about a menial disciple at all.

She didn't care about the process.

Even when Su Yang mentioned Senior Brother Lu, whom she knew, she didn't ask any questions.

Li Yunxiu spoke in a flat tone:

"It's good that you're alive. Now that you're here, you can take over the miscellaneous tasks at the town's mansion. I was chased by demonic cultivators and was seriously injured. I'll be in seclusion to heal for a long time to come."

"You are in charge of handling the trivial matters at the garrison headquarters. Only come to me if you are truly unable to manage them."