Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 334 Three Families and Six Stores
"Fellow Daoist Feng, you've been frightened. Quickly, bring some spiritual wine to calm your nerves!"

At Yuanlai Restaurant, in a superior private room, Su Qing was hosting a welcome dinner for Fellow Daoist Feng, who had come to this city after donating sperm and being shocked.

Feng Bo'e was not an ungrateful person. He knew that if it weren't for Su Qing, not only would all the treasures he had accumulated over the years be devoured by Hei Qingtian and his gang, but even his divine soul and physical body, which had never been overturned in countless tombs in the Earthly Treasury Buddhist Kingdom, would probably perish at the hands of those ruthless tigers of the Immortal City Law Enforcement Hall.

At this moment, he lowered his head and raised his glass, which was three inches lower than Su Qing's glass, and sincerely thanked Su Qing:
"I was born with a foul mouth and was disliked by everyone. In all my years of cultivation, I have had very few true friends. But I never expected that I would be valued by someone like Fellow Daoist Su after coming to this Immortal City."

"Fellow Daoist Su, rest assured, I will remember your kindness today. If you ever need me to dig up a grave, I will come without hesitation!"

Amidst the turmoil and disgust, the only reason he gained Su Qing's favor was his third-tier tomb raiding skills. At this moment, he patted his chest, wishing he could dig up a grave on the spot to show Fellow Daoist Su his craftsmanship.

The West Sea may not have much else, but it has plenty of great tombs. Let Fellow Daoist Feng restrain himself a little; he will have his chance to shine in the future.

With Rao Tingshan still present, Su Qing couldn't directly make a deal with him. Instead, she had Liang Haishun select a few beautiful female cultivators to accompany the slightly agitated Fellow Daoist Feng for some fun.

He turned his head and cupped his hands towards Rao Tingshan, saying:

"Today's events are all thanks to Fellow Daoist Rao's assistance. If it weren't for your presence, Hei Qingtian would have been concerned about Yuanlai Tower's reputation, and things might not have ended peacefully today!"

"Fellow Daoist Su is exceptionally skilled, enough to make Hei Qingtian wary. Moreover, as a distinguished guest of the Red Mansion, even without someone else's intervention, Hei Qingtian would not dare to go too far towards you."

However, Hei Qingtian has never acted so excessively in the past. I don't know where Fellow Daoist Su offended him. I should be careful of him in the future. He is condensing righteous qi Dao patterns and regards Wanghai Immortal City as a place to prove his Dao by spreading the influence of righteous qi Dao patterns.

Although there's a suspicion that he used the Immortal City to achieve his Dao breakthrough, he has also made considerable contributions to the Immortal City while leading the Enforcement Hall. The three major powers have all tacitly acknowledged his existence. If you intend to stay in the Immortal City in the future, you should be careful to cultivate a good relationship with him!

Rao Tingshan reminded Su Qing, and with some admiration, raised a glass to toast her.

I knew this Fellow Daoist Su was capable.

I went to the main building and was questioned and interrogated, and was treated like a grandson for several days.

In just a few days, this Fellow Daoist Su became famous for appreciating flowers at the Red Sleeve Pavilion. Not only did he enjoy himself every day, but he also managed to pay homage to the port of one of the three major powers in the Immortal City, becoming a distinguished guest of the Red Sleeve Pavilion and gaining the possibility of establishing himself in the Immortal City!
Rao Tingshan was naturally willing to befriend such a capable and resourceful person.

Of course, the reason he was willing to offend Hei Qingtian for him was because Su Qing still had a list that he coveted.

"I'm new here, and I've been fighting the female demons in the Red Sleeve Pavilion ever since I arrived. I don't have time to offend this Black Heaven."

However, Xiaodao had some guesses as to why this person had targeted him. He was just a sycophant who couldn't get what he wanted and wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work. Xiaodao would remember this debt for now and make him pay the price when he had the chance in the future.

"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured. The head of Yuanlai Tower was blind to your worth, seizing your position as manager of the caravan. I, of course, will not stand idly by. As for those princess-themed puppets, I can exclusively authorize you to sell them, and I will definitely elevate you to the position of head of Yuanlai Tower in Wangxian City!"

Let's all make money together, and buy goods together.

The Princess series of puppets is now their flagship product.

However, Su Ji Xiao Dian has not yet opened for business. To obtain the gold medal license, it is necessary to go through the connections of at least one of the Tong Yuan Lai Lou or Huang Hun She.

By displaying this puppet in Yuanlai Tower, the only five-star shop in the Immortal City, and using Yuanlai Tower's channels to quickly distribute it to countless immortal kingdoms of all sizes in the Western Sea, the profits reaped would be substantial.

Just then, Rao Tingshan, having been terrified by Princess Huofeng's abduction, was unwilling to travel around anymore. He wanted to take over the position of the soon-to-be-retired old master in Wangxian City, using him as a puppet to help him rise to power. Once he gained power, Su Qing would have a powerful ally in the city.

"With Fellow Daoist Su's support, I am quite confident that I can take the position of Lord of this city after my old master passes away!"

Rao Tingshan was overjoyed to hear that Su Qing was willing to let him sell the Princess series.

For a business like Yuanlailou, in order to become the owner, in addition to ability, prestige, strength and influence, having strong performance to support it is also crucial.

With the merits he has accumulated over the years by serving Yuanlai Tower and running around everywhere, he could become the leader of any immortal city in the Western Sea.

It's not enough for him to just be the owner of the Xihai Xiongcheng Wanghai City; he needs to make more connections and befriend talented people like Su Qing.

"Just a fraction of a chance? The old master is your mentor, and you have the support of fellow Daoist Li and the original caravan members. You've already obtained the right to sell these princess-themed puppets, yet you're still not entirely confident of securing the position of master?"

Hearing the lack of confidence in Rao Tingshan's words, Su Qing asked in a low voice.

Rao Tingshan held up his cup of spirit wine, a bitter smile on his face. Pointing to the window with his left hand, he saw a prestigious shop, a towering establishment that stood opposite Hongxiu Tower and Yuanlai Tower to the north and south, a far cry from Baibaoge, which suffered greatly at the hands of Yuanlai Tower in the city. He said:
"Fellow Daoist Su, take a look at this shop. It is a shop opened by the son of a Nascent Soul True Person from my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. It is a four-star gold shop. Every month, the shop can ship one or two third-tier puppets, and the number of first and second-tier puppets is in the hundreds or thousands."

Originally, it did not belong to my Yuanlai Tower. Even if it made a fortune every day, it would have nothing to do with my humble path.

However, more than ten years ago, the person who was the backer of this shop, a Nascent Soul cultivator, was killed by the evil spirit when he was suppressing the Great Evil in the West Sea, and died thereafter.

Without a powerful backer, the shop owner, that third-tier puppeteer, Golden Core cultivator, Fellow Daoist Duan Yang, knew that with his abilities, he couldn't protect this vast fortune.

For the past few years, he has been talking to the head office of Yuanlailou about incorporating his own shop into Yuanlailou and using this opportunity to seek the position of city lord of Wangxian City.

Fellow Daoist, your Princess series puppets are quite impressive, but they can't compare to the value of the Duan family's well-established, highly reputable four-star gold-medal shop in Wanghai City, which has been built up over many years. If this person wants to compete with me for the position, how dare I claim victory!
Furthermore, if you wish to open a gold-level shop in the city, you not only need the approval of two of the three major powers, but also a vote from the city's five four-star gold-level shops. Presumably, this puppet shop will not allow you, a competitor, to open a shop in the city smoothly!

Following Rao Tingshan's gaze, Su Qing looked at the Duan family's puppet shop, which used third-tier Haoshi puppets as its storefront. His eyes narrowed slightly, but he remained silent. He didn't know the true nature of the Duan family's puppet shop, or whether their attitude towards him, Su Qing, was good or bad. However, he couldn't blindly believe Rao Tingshan's words and be seen as a fool fighting for his power and profit.

Seeing that he remained silent, Rao Tingshan did not say anything more.

He was certain that this puppet shop had a direct conflict of interest with Su Qing, and that the two would inevitably clash sooner or later. There was no need for him to say anything more at this moment, lest he be looked down upon by this fellow Daoist Su as a petty person.

The two skipped over the puppet shop and started talking about the other forces in Wangxian City.

"Wangxian City is located near the sea and on land. Cultivators at sea who want to go ashore must pass through this city, and cultivators on land who want to go to sea cannot avoid this city either."

Therefore, many island nations in the Western Sea, together with my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom and the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, have set up shops in this city. The same is true for the land-based immortal kingdoms. For example, the Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom has set up a gold-medal two-star shop, Fire Phoenix Pavilion, in this city.

With numerous mountain strongholds and complex factions, there are thirty to fifty individuals at the third-tier Golden Core stage. To suppress these powerful figures, Hei Qingtian alone is far from sufficient.

Every thousand years, Yuanlai Tower and Huanghun Society send a Nascent Soul cultivator or a fourth-order Great Evil to suppress this city.

For the past thousand years, my master, True Man Zhao Chun, has been suppressing this city. My master's lifespan is nearing its end, and he wishes to go to sea to seek the opportunity of Dao patterns in order to obtain the chance to become a Nascent Soul cultivator. In a few years, the guardian of this city may well be that fourth-order Great Evil Wan Mutong from the Earth Demon Evil Kingdom.

A fourth-order great evil being, a Nascent Soul cultivator, whose desires and actions are unrelated to us, yet whose daily lives are sometimes connected to us.

These were the two He sisters from the Red Sleeve Pavilion, as well as the many highly skilled professionals enshrined in the pavilion, the Blood Emperor and Night Emperor of the Twilight Society, these two third-tier evil emperors, and the Azure Sky Impermanence of the Law Enforcement Hall.

If we can cultivate good relations with these various factions, it's best not to offend them. Besides, the other six top-tier four-star shops—Baibaoge, Fobaozhai, Jiatianxia, ​​Langyafang, Jianlaidian, and Duanjia Puppet Shop—are all backed by powerful forces and are not to be trifled with!

Although Rao Tingshan was a merchant who traveled around the city for many years, his master had been guarding the city for many years, so he was very clear about the distribution of various forces in the city. Moreover, because of his status, many forces in the city would give him some face.

This is also one of the reasons why he was so eager to take over the position of his mentor and wanted to become the master of this city.

The master's family businesses are mostly located on Fangzhang Immortal Island, and will be inherited by his descendants. What he can inherit is the network of relationships he has cultivated in Wangxian City for thousands of years.

With his introduction, Su Qing gained a deeper understanding of the city.

For example, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, although it is an enterprise of the Penglai Sect and is irreconcilably opposed to the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, is suppressed by the Yuanlai Tower in this city. However, as long as it recognizes the rules of this city, it can still open a shop here and, based on its strength, reach the level of a four-star gold medal. It is not something that the Yuanlai Tower can completely suppress if it wants to.

This means that even though this city is now jointly governed by the Earthly Treasury Evil Kingdom and the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, these two forces cannot control everything. There are other forces that restrain and check it. There is a set of established rules that all forces must abide by, which is why this immortal city is so prosperous today.

That Buddha Treasure Shop is a property of the Fulong Temple in the Dizang Evil Kingdom. All the treasures produced there are old treasures dug out from large tombs. You can buy anything there and it's guaranteed to be genuine. But don't even think about finding a bargain. Not only are they ridiculously expensive, but the real treasures are too precious for the martial monks of Fulong Temple to give to outsiders.

"Jia Tianxia" is a shop run by a Nascent Soul family in the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, a family of armor specialists. This family is quite influential in Yingzhou Immortal Island, and it is said that even the demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom come to them to refine demon beast armor.

Because of this incident, the family was targeted by forces both inside and outside Penglai Immortal Island and the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, who claimed that they disregarded the greater good of humanity, were crafting armor for the demon race to enhance their strength, and that this might implicate all of humanity.

Despite enduring such immense pressure, this family has managed to withstand it and is now making a fortune trading armor with the Mountain Ape Clan of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.

Langya Lane is the property of that widowed island lord. According to Rao Tingshan, Langya Immortal Island is a country of its own and is not under the jurisdiction of the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom.

Based on the strength of the previous Nascent Soul Island Master, and the island's unique mineral resources and excellent geographical location, this island was once regarded by the cultivators of the Western Sea as the fourth island in the Western Sea, second only to Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou.

However, since the fall of that Nascent Soul Island Master, in the past hundred years, although that widowed Island Master has been very adept at social maneuvering, she has also shown signs of decline.

"Langya Immortal Island is located at the throat of the Western Sea and has accumulated countless riches over the years. Everyone wants a piece of it. In previous years, with that Langya True Man who formed the Ziwei Star Infant there, no one dared to provoke him."

Now, Lady Lanxiang alone cannot protect the legacy of Langya Immortal Island. With my master in power, thanks to his past relationship with the Langya True Man, he can still take care of Langya Ward in this city. However, once the Dizang Evil Kingdom takes over this city, Langya Ward may be devoured by the various forces in this city.

Lady Lanxiang struggles to even protect the Immortal Island itself, let alone manage its businesses in other regions!

Rao Tingshan's eyes gleamed, implying to Su Qing that Langya Fang was easy to bully.

Bah!
They really underestimated Su Qing.

What kind of skill is it to bully orphans and widows? I'll go to Langya Lane tomorrow and see for myself!
Since everyone knows this store is doomed, it must be having a clearance sale, so maybe you can find some bargains.

"The Sword Palace is the most dangerous place to mess with. They are a celestial kingdom built by madmen from the far west. They claim that the path they cultivate is the orthodox sword path inherited from the Eastern Wilderness, but none of us Western Sea cultivators believe that."

The sword cultivators of the Eastern Wilderness and the far west, one in the east and one in the west, how could their sword traditions have spread to those places? It can't be that the world is a circle, and the westernmost point is the easternmost point; that would be too absurd!

When talking about the Sword Palace, Rao Tingshan's words were a mixture of disdain and apprehension.

A group of ruthless people who would kill for a few spirit stones. Their reputation and credibility are even higher than that of the Killing Pavilion in the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom. In fact, the Killing Pavilion was driven out of the market of Wanghai Immortal City by them. Offending them will not bring any benefits, but will only bring trouble. There is nothing to talk about.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing's expression changed, and she decided to find time to pay him a visit.

Coming to Wanghai City means playing high-level games. Although I have prepared three, five, six or seven third-tier puppets for protection and substitute puppets for safety, I expect to be safe unless a Nascent Soul expert intervenes. However, if I could hire a few more ruthless and conscientious sword cultivators as bodyguards, it would be even more secure.

(End of this chapter)