Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 175 Intelligence News
Song Xian remained calm on the surface, but was shocked in his heart. If this news was true, and the leader of the Tianshan Sect really died outside, it might cause chaos within the Tianshan Sect.

Once there is internal strife, it will inevitably affect the border town.

Although he had been in Bianxia Town for three or four years, he actually didn't know this neighbor very well. Except for the time when he went to Muhe Grassland to do business and was robbed by Tianshan bandits, the two sides had no contact.

The Tianshan Mountains are vast, a thousand miles long from east to west and a hundred miles wide from north to south. He doesn't know where the Tianshan Sect's mountain gate is, and he has only a vague understanding of its organizational structure.

The currently known information is that the Tianshan Sect was supported by Yang Jinzhang of the Beast Taming Sect, and there is a foundation-building cultivator named Wu Yaozu.

Would his death trigger a split or civil unrest within the Tianshan Sect? On the other hand, without a Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge, would the caravans still pay their spiritual stones?
If any of these two things goes wrong, it will inevitably affect the entire Bianxia Town.

After a moment of silence, Song Xian asked, "Where is Kasar? Is he alive or dead?"

He still hasn't figured out the relationship between Casar and Qingyuan Sect. If he returns to Bianxia Town to help Qingyuan Sect, it will be a major blow to the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

"He should still be alive, but I don't know where he is now."

Song Xian didn't ask any more questions. He took out two hundred and fifty spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to him: "Fellow Daoist, you didn't come here specifically to sell this news to our sect, did you?"

Wang Fan took the spirit stone with a smile and did not respond. "Master Song is a straightforward person. I hope that our cooperation will be even closer in the future. To show my sincerity, I will tell your sect one more piece of information. This is free of charge."

"The situation in Humen City is very tense right now. Since the Xinyue Sect's old leader has passed away, the Mingyue Sect is hoping to seize this opportunity to take over the Xinyue Sect and dominate Humen City. A large-scale conflict has already broken out between the two sides. It's said that the Mingyue Sect has been sending people to Bianxi City to contact the Luoyun Sect recently. If things go wrong, the Luoyun Sect might get involved."

Song Xian was about to speak when there was a commotion outside.

.........

In the courtyard, Old Man Hu strode in but was stopped by the housekeeper, and the two of them had an argument.

"Open your dog eyes wide and see who I am. I am the master's grandfather. How dare you stop me?" Seeing that the butler repeatedly blocked his way in, Old Man Hu got anxious and slapped the butler, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

"Believe it or not, I only need one word from you and you'll have to get out of here. How dare you stop me?" Old Man Hu angrily slapped him to the ground, strode over, and shouted loudly.

"Hon Sun, Hon Sun, where are you? I'm here to see you."

"I have said all I want to say here. I will take my leave now so as not to disturb Master Song's peace." Wang Fan stood up when he heard the noise outside.

"Senior Brother Wenyuan, please see Fellow Daoist Wang off for me." Song Xian now heard clearly that the person shouting outside was his grandfather, Old Man Hu. He couldn't help but frowned. This was too rude.

"Yes." Zhong Wenyuan, who had been silent all this time, stood up and answered yes. The two of them left the hall together.

"Hey! Brother Zhong, you are here too. Where is my virtuous grandson? Where is he? I want to find him." Seeing Zhong Wenyuan coming, Father Hu immediately went to meet him.

Even when facing Zhong Wenyuan, the sect elder, he did not feel awkward or in awe. In his eyes, he was the sect leader's grandfather, two generations older than the sect leader. Others were naturally his subordinates. Calling them "brother" instead of calling them by their names was already giving them face.

"I'm here." Before Zhong Wenyuan could answer, Song Xian's voice came.

"Hey! My dear grandson, it took me a while to find you!" When he saw Song Xian, Old Man Hu's face changed immediately. His original arrogance and domineering attitude disappeared without a trace. He put on a amiable smile and strode forward to greet him.

"Master, I have already said that you are discussing important matters and no one is allowed to disturb you. But I really can't stop you." At this time, the housekeeper also caught up and said aggrievedly.

Song Xian also saw the clear five-finger red palm print on his face. He didn't say much, but just waved his hand: "You go first!"

The butler responded and left.

Song Xian turned around and went back to the room. Old Man Hu observed his expression and knew that Song Xian was unhappy at the moment, so he hurriedly followed him and explained behind him step by step.

"My dear grandson, I don't mean to hit him. I told him I had something important to tell him, but he still wouldn't let me in. Even if he had just poured me a cup of tea in a nice way, it would have been fine. But he acted so condescending. How dare a mere servant be so arrogant? If I don't let him know how powerful I am, how can I survive here in the future?"

"Grandpa, you're new here, and there are many rules you don't know. I won't explain them all in detail, but someone will tell you later. But there are a few important ones you need to remember."

Facing his elders, Song Xian couldn't blame them and could only warn them with a serious face.

"First, at home, we are grandparents and grandchildren, so it doesn't matter what you call me. But outside, I am the sect leader, and you are a family member of the sect. You must address me as leader like everyone else."

"Secondly, my residence is an important office for the sect. If you come, you must notify me and follow the procedures to wait for an appointment. Don't barge in and yell like you did just now. This will affect my conversations with others about sect matters and will also affect my cultivation."

"Third, the sect always treats everyone equally. Even though you are my grandfather, if you break the sect's rules, I cannot protect you."

Seeing Song Xian's stern words, Old Man Hu was also afraid. After all, he was just a bully and could not stand up to Song Xian. He lowered his head and muttered yes.

"I brought you here so you can enjoy a peaceful life. I can take care of your daily life. If you need anything, just let me know. But when it comes to the sect's rules, I must treat everyone equally, so you must abide by the rules." Song Xian's words softened a little. "Tell me! What do you want from me?"

Old Man Hu had lost his righteous aura and said weakly, "Since we have come to the sect, my dear grandson, can you arrange some work for us?"

"What do you want to do?"

"I heard that all the mortals in and around the mountain gate are under the care of your housekeeper. Look, he's busy serving you and never leaves the house all day, so how can he take care of so many things? Let me share the burden with him! From now on, the mortal stewardship will be handed over to me. Also, you need someone trustworthy to look after your house. You can ask your uncle to come."

"You've just arrived at the sect, and you don't know the ins and outs of things yet, so take a break for now! If you really want to do something, wait for the right opportunity in the future. I hope that grandpa and uncle can stay here and enjoy their lives. I'll do my best to meet their needs. If you take charge, it will be easier for mistakes to happen."

Although managing the mortals in the mountain gate is not a big deal, it still needs to be taken seriously, especially now that many relatives and family members of the disciples have arrived at the mountain gate. If one bullies the weak and provokes conflicts, it may affect the relationship between the disciples of the sect.

For example, if your father bullies my father, or your brother bullies my brother, it will definitely have a significant impact on both of them.

When Song Xian saw his arrogant and domineering attitude, he was displeased and of course would not give him this task.

"Well, then!" Old Man Hu said somewhat dejectedly, "There's one more thing, my dear grandson. Your uncle is incredibly talented and has the potential to become an Immortal Master like you. You must train him well. When can you let him join the sect and become a true Immortal Master?"

"Of course he can after he transcends the mortal realm. He's too young now, so you guys take care of him first. When he's older, I'll teach him the cultivation method."

The two talked for a long time, and Song Xian explained the steps required to become a monk before Old Man Hu left.

………………It is the end of another year. Compared with previous years, the disciples of the sect are particularly busy this year. Not only do they have to prepare statistical files for various data for the year-end financial meetings, but more importantly, they have to complete the tasks assigned by the Beastmaster Sect.

The weather in Bianxia Town was extremely cold at that time. If you just walked around outside, your eyebrows would be frozen. If you urinated, your urine stream would turn into icicles.

Even in this freezing weather, a group of strong men jumped naked into the frozen river. This was certainly not winter swimming, but to catch black swordfish in the mud.

Looking around, the entire river surface was covered with a thick layer of ice, with many large holes in various places. With an order, the men jumped into the mud one after another.

"How much is left?" Song Xian stood at the edge of the mud pit with a stern expression, looking at Zhou Ren beside him.

"After counting carefully, there are still more than a thousand short. I'm sorry, Master."

Zhou Ren lowered his head in shame. The three industries taken over by Hunyuan Sect, Beast Soul Incense and Xuanbu Spirit Liquid, all successfully completed their goals. Only the black arrowfish he took over were short in quantity, which made him feel ashamed.

Originally, there were definitely enough swordfish, but due to lack of experience, many young fish died during the breeding process, so by the end of the year, the goal of 12,000 swordfish could not be completed.

There is no need to go into the water to catch black swordfish, because black swordfish need to come ashore to rest. You just need to wait by the mud and catch them when they come ashore to rest. It is only because we have waited for several days and have not been able to gather enough fish, so we hold on to the last hope and let them go into the muddy river to fish.

Song Xian's face was solemn. More than a thousand black arrowfish were worth three or four hundred spirit stones. According to the agreement, the Beastmaster Sect would also have to fine the same number of spirit stones. In total, the loss was almost a thousand spirit stones.

Although the loss of spirit stones was not too great, it dealt a heavy blow to the sect's reputation.

Song Xian originally wanted to rely on these three industries to establish connections with the Beast Taming Sect, build good relationships, and then find opportunities to develop other industries in the future.

But you just took over the Beast Taming Sect's business, and you made a mistake for the first time and failed to complete the task. Who would trust you and be willing to hand over other more important businesses to you?

Although he felt a little unhappy, he did not say anything to blame. As things turned out, the one who suffered the greatest loss was Zhou Ren, and he was also the most heartbroken.

Because the compensation and losses had to be paid by his team, this was a condition that had been negotiated when they were given the task.

The loss of one thousand spirit stones is equivalent to their whole year's work being in vain, and they have to pay a little more.

Soon, the strong men who had dived into the icy river water emerged one by one. As expected, they did not find anything. At the bottom of the mud were either dead black swordfish or unhatched fish eggs.

"Forget it. Send the harvested black arrowfish to the market and hand them over to the person in charge of the Beastmaster Sect's shop. Explain the situation to them and follow the prescribed rules. The important thing is to prepare for next year and not mess it up again."

Things have come to this point, there is no point in saying more. Song Xian gave instructions on the follow-up matters and left.

.........

As the year draws to a close, the sect held its annual financial meeting as scheduled, as per custom. This year's total profit far exceeded that of previous years.

The trip to the Water Curtain Cave brought in a total of 30,000 spirit stones, not to mention the magic tools, talismans, and elixirs.

Qingfengfang's Yuxiangdan sales also hit a new high this year, reaching 3,700 pills and earning 27,000 spirit stones.

In addition, the market shop that Jiang Zichen is in charge of sold more than 600 Jade Fragrance Pills this year, earning 4,000 spirit stones.

The market shop that Xu Ning was in charge of sold 400 Jade Fragrance Pills and earned 2,600 spirit stones.

After deducting various expenses this year, the net income reached 40,000 spirit stones.

According to the rules, the 20,000 spirit stones were deposited into the sect's treasury, Song Xian took 4,000 spirit stones, the two elders each received 1,000 spirit stones, and the other disciples each received more than 100 spirit stones.

.........

In February of the 162nd year of the 3rd Jia in the Dao calendar, the extremely cold weather showed signs of warming up.

On this day, Song Xian, as usual, returned to his mansion to refine talismans after finishing a day of practice.

Just when he was concentrating wholeheartedly on engraving the inscription, there was a knock on the door outside. The sudden sound distracted him and he increased the strength in his hands. The lines on the talisman paper immediately showed uneven spiritual power.

Song Xian frowned, stopped writing with his vermilion pen, and felt upset. He crumpled the talisman paper into a ball and threw it into a straight tube beside him. Then he took a deep breath, wiped the slightly condensed sweat on his forehead, put the things away, and opened the door of the room.

If it wasn't something extremely important, no one would disturb us at this time.

Sure enough, after the room was opened, Zhong Wenyuan was seen standing outside with a serious expression.

"Brother Wenyuan, what's wrong?"

"The Luoyun Sect sent someone here, saying they're carrying out an important matter under the orders of their Sect Master, Tao Jinyuan, and need to see the Master immediately."

Song Xian was shocked. Although Luoyun Sect was involved in the Yuxiangdan industry, Xiao Ling was in charge of this matter. He had only met Tao Jinyuan once, at Wen Yiren's birthday party.

Tao Jinyuan personally sent someone here definitely not for the trivial matter of Yuxiangdan, but for something important. I just don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

"Where is the visitor?"

"Wait in the main hall."

Song Xian immediately left the room and headed towards the main hall. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he immediately remembered what Wang Fan had said last year. Is the Luoyun Sect going to be involved in the struggle in Humen City?
The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Otherwise, he couldn't imagine what else could have caused Luoyun Sect's Tao Jinyuan to send someone to find him personally.

Luoyun Sect is the largest force in Bianxi City. Although it has no subordinate relationship with other forces in name, in fact all forces in Bianxi City depend on it. Even if they are not affiliated with Luoyun Sect, at least they dare not offend it, otherwise it will be impossible for them to survive in this place.

Needless to say, if the independent cultivators displease the Luoyun Sect, they may be destroyed at any time.

Even if it was a formal sect like Hunyuan Sect that was protected by the rules of Qianqing Sect, if Luoyun Sect really wanted to target it, it would be as easy as crushing an ant.

(End of this chapter)