Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 228 Internal Changes
"Boss, you let Brother Zhang be responsible for the trade inspection on the east side of Tianshan Mountain. Let Brother Modzhenhan be responsible for the trade inspection on the west side of Tianshan Mountain. I wonder what I can do?" Huang He couldn't help but ask.

When Chen Yunlong was still the boss, he was the third in command of the Tianshan Sect. Later, Helian Quan deposed Chen Yunlong and promoted Modzhenhan to the second in command.

Now that Chen Yunlong and Helian Quan are both dead, he is the most senior person in Tianshan in terms of seniority.

Song Xian arranged lucrative jobs for both of them, but didn't mention him at all, which made him very dissatisfied.

"In the future, I plan to lease and contract the Tianshan Resources area to my brothers for management. Brother Huang He will be responsible for this matter from now on."

"Lease contract? What does Mr. Song mean by this?"

"It's very simple. Just give the spiritual fields, spiritual ponds, and spiritual gardens to an individual to manage, and then require him to hand over a certain amount of spiritual stones every year. The profits and losses are the responsibility of the individual."

"Profits and losses are your own responsibility?" Before Huang He could say anything, Zhang Miao frowned. "Why do you want to do this? Isn't this unnecessary?"

During the more than ten years that Chen Yunlong was the head of the family, many of the resource territories within the Tianshan Mountains were under the management of his people. Now that the resource territories have been contracted out to individuals, it is equivalent to cutting off their opportunities to make money. Naturally, Zhang Miao is not happy about this.

"There are several advantages to doing this. First, it can motivate the brothers' enthusiasm. After all, the profits and losses are theirs, so they will definitely work hard. Second, it can prevent those who manage the resource areas from enriching themselves."

"But the boss said that everyone's positions and responsibilities will remain unchanged. If that's the case, wouldn't those brothers who were originally responsible for managing the resource areas have to find other jobs? This doesn't align with what you said before."

"This isn't a conflict. Those who originally managed the resource areas are already familiar with the affairs and can take over. We only need to take a certain amount of spirit stones. For example, for a first-grade low-grade spirit field, we only need 1,200 spirit stones a year. If they can earn 1,500 spirit stones themselves, we can earn 300 spirit stones. I believe there will be many brothers willing to take over."

"What if you don't want to take over?"

"That's all I can do. I'll arrange other things for them."

Zhang Miao remained silent. Although he opposed this matter in his heart, he was powerless after all, so it was not easy for him to refute it too directly. Zhou Bo's previous experience was right in front of him.

Song Xian now has Jiang Feng's full support, and his weight is not enough to challenge his authority.

Mod Zhenhan spoke up at this time: "According to what the boss said, should the resource areas occupied by Luofeng Valley also be contracted out to the brothers?"

"No, we will withdraw from Luofeng Valley and return them to the forces of Bianxia Town."

"What?" Mod Zhenhan was shocked and stood up suddenly. Without caring about his face, he angrily said, "Why should we return it to the forces of Bianxia Town? Many of our brothers risked their lives to obtain this. I don't agree with what you are doing, Big Boss."

Zhang Miao and Huang He also looked at Song Xian in surprise.

"This is what Senior Jiang meant. If you don't want to, you can go and talk to Senior Jiang yourself." Song Xian glanced at him and said lightly.

Modzhenhan's momentum suddenly weakened, and his originally upright body slowly hunched over as he sat down. Going to confront Jiang Feng, wasn't that courting death?
Jiang Feng was able to crush Zhou Bo's head just because of a question. How much more face does he have than Zhou Bo? Moreover, Jiang Feng had already announced that if the brothers of Luofeng Valley did not return to Tianshan and obey Song Xian's arrangements and deployments, they would be killed without mercy.

Even if you were given more courage, you wouldn't dare to confront Jiang Feng!

Mo Dezhenhan's eyes flickered, and his voice dropped considerably: "Why did Senior Jiang do this?"

Song Xian's expression remained unchanged, but he was very happy in his heart. This trick really worked. He had now achieved his goal and occupied Tianshan.

If he continued to occupy Luofeng Valley and refused to return it, he would definitely anger the alliance forces in Bianxia Town. After all, he had tricked them when he took Tianshan, and many people from each family were killed or injured as a result.

If you don't give them some sweet benefits, how can they be willing to give up?

For Hunyuan Sect, the most important thing now is stability and no unnecessary complications.

Originally, many people were dissatisfied with his occupation of Tianshan. Although the people in Tianshan Sect were intimidated by Jiang Feng's orders and regarded him as the leader on the surface, no one knew what he was thinking.

If he were to make enemies with the various forces in Bianxia Town again, and if they joined forces with the people within the Tianshan Sect and attacked him from both inside and outside, his situation would be dangerous.

In order to appease the anger of the various forces in Bianxia Town, the only option is to return the resources of Luofeng Valley to them, which is bound to cause dissatisfaction within Tianshan.

Only by raising the name of Jiang Feng can the internal forces of Tianshan Sect be suppressed.

Song Xian’s biggest reliance now is Jiang Feng’s support, which is a precious sword of authority.

"Senior Jiang didn't say it explicitly, but I suspect he wants to restore peace to Bianxia Town. Senior Jiang has just taken office and doesn't want chaos in Bianxia Town. If we occupy Luofeng Valley and don't return it, the forces in Bianxia Town will definitely not give up and will definitely find ways to retake Luofeng Valley."

"That will definitely lead to fighting and conflict between us and the forces in Bianxia Town, which is something Senior Jiang doesn't want to see."

"Secondly, when you attacked Luofeng Valley, you didn't inform Senior Jiang and didn't get his permission, which made Senior Jiang unhappy."

"When Senior Yang was here, you never dared to do this. Now that Senior Jiang has taken over, you're expanding your territory. This is clearly taking advantage of him because he's new. How can Senior Jiang be happy?"

"So his order for us to return the territory under the jurisdiction of Luofeng Valley is also a warning to us. From now on, if we take any action, we must report it to Senior Jiang and obtain his approval. Otherwise, no matter how much benefit we gain, we will have to give it up in the end."

These words were well-reasoned and logical, leaving the three of them speechless.

Modzhenhan also lowered his head and remained silent.

Unless he was determined to go against Jiang Feng and was not afraid of his own life, how could he dare to disobey this order?

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Song Xian spoke to comfort them. He had to take this opportunity to advance his plan.

Now that Jiang Feng has full support for him and he just killed a questioner in public not long ago, the Tianshan Sect cultivators are still in shock and fear. Even if they are dissatisfied at this time, they dare not oppose it openly.

He had to take advantage of this opportunity to complete the internal integration of the Tianshan Sect.

After the three left, he immediately summoned Alan Tam and ordered him to keep a close eye on the twenty or so monks brought by Mod Zhenhan, and try not to let them get together too frequently, especially not to let them leave Tianshan.

.........

The next day, the bright morning sunlight shone into the house through the window paper. Song Xian opened his eyes drowsily, yawned, and hugged the person in his arms a little tighter.

The two naked bodies were hugging each other tightly. Su Zhirou lay in his arms with her head on his shoulder. There was a line of drool at the corner of her mouth. She was sleeping soundly at this moment, looking a bit silly.

Song Xian reached out to wipe the saliva from the corner of her mouth and kissed her forehead lightly a few times.

After a while, Su Zhirou slowly woke up. Before she opened her eyes, she squeezed into his arms, muttering "husband".

"It's so late, and you're still sleeping like a pig." Song Xian pecked her lips gently.

"Husband, hold me tight." Su Zhirou said in a charming voice, twisting her body like a little girl.

Song Xian pulled the thin blanket wrapped around them a little tighter, pressing their bodies closer together. "Don't hang around people all the time. I've noticed a few people looking at you with strange eyes. The people from the Tianshan Sect are originally bandits, and they're capable of anything. You better be careful."

Su Zhirou hummed twice in response.

"We are now the target of public criticism. I don't know how many people are watching us secretly! We were able to deal with Helian Quan in the same way before, so others may do the same to us. Do you hear what I say?"

"I heard you. I won't leave my husband. Wherever my husband is, I will be there."

The husband and wife are whispering in each other's ears, and there is no need to talk about the joy in the bedroom.

When the two men finished dressing and left the room, Xiao Hong immediately came up to him and reported, "Sir, Elder Zhong Wenyuan arrived early this morning and is waiting in the hall."

"Senior Brother Wenyuan, you are here. How is the situation in Bianxia Town? Are those forces in the alliance causing any trouble?" Song Xian walked in from the outside and sat down in the main seat. Without any greetings, he went straight to the point.

He knew that Zhong Wenyuan must have come here to tell him the news from Bianxia Town. Once the forces in the alliance learned that he had annexed Tianshan, they would definitely not be willing to make wedding dresses for others in vain and would definitely ask for an explanation.

Zhong Wenyuan still stood up and bowed respectfully before sitting down.

"I didn't dare to cause any trouble, but I was pretty rude. Those factions have joined forces. Yesterday, I attended the alliance meeting, and the leaders of several factions repeatedly challenged me and demanded an explanation. Judging by their words, they won't give up unless they give them a satisfactory answer."

"This is expected. I am ready to hand over all the resources and territory of Luofeng Valley to them to calm their anger." Song Xian repeated his plan.

Zhong Wenyuan frowned after hearing this: "Will this work?"

"What's wrong with that? As long as we get Jiang Feng's approval, it will be fine. I plan to go to Bianxi City in a while and discuss this matter with Jiang Feng in detail. Most of the caravans traveling to and from the Muhe Grassland used to go to Yang Mansion to apply for passes at the beginning of the year. We need to get this done before the New Year so that we can try it out next year."

"That's not what I'm referring to. The Sect Leader wants to build a prosperous commercial zone in Tianshan. Isn't that the same as a market? Bianxia Town already has a market. If we build a commodity trading zone like this, wouldn't that just be stealing business from the market? Will they agree to that?"

"Isn't this simple? We can just move the market to Tianshan. We just need to establish a connection between Luoyun Sect and Jiang Feng, and it won't be difficult to do."

"What about the Ding family?"

"That's not up to them. Didn't they squeeze out the Qingyuan Sect to gain control of the market?"

"If this happens, our relationship with the Ding family will be torn apart. If we take away their management rights of the market, they will definitely retaliate. At this point in time, any further complications may cause unpredictable changes."

"I didn't say we should relocate the market right now. Let's take it one step at a time! We'll discuss this later, once our power is solidified. For now, let's get this trade inspection done."

The two were discussing strategy in the house when a disciple came to report that Chen Zhongwen had brought several monks to see him.

Song Xian hurriedly invited people in. He had not seen Chen Zhongwen since the Hunyuan Sect entered Tianshan.

This time we were able to take Tianshan so smoothly thanks to Chen Zhongwen's strategy.

Without his advice and strategy to split up the Tianshan Mountains and make them attack each other, it would have been impossible for the Hunyuan Sect to swallow the elephant.

Song Xian was planning to summon him, keep him by his side, and use him as a military advisor.

Soon, Chen Zhongwen and Huang Ye came into the room.

"Greetings, Master Song." The two men bowed their heads and saluted.

"You two are welcome to take your seats. This time, our sect was able to capture Tianshan thanks to Fellow Daoist Chen's plan. I was just about to thank you both. If Fellow Daoist Chen needs anything, please feel free to ask."

Chen Zhongwen said calmly, "Your sect has already occupied Tianshan. I don't know when you will be able to return Luofeng Valley. My brothers in my sect are still waiting for news from your sect."

"Fellow Daoist Chen is a man of integrity, and I am no ungrateful person. Rest assured, fellow Daoist, I have already ordered the Tianshan Sect's cultivators to evacuate Luofeng Valley. They will be handed over to your brothers in a few days. Since Fellow Daoist Chen has mentioned this, I have something else to say, but I'm not sure if I should or shouldn't."

"Master Song, please speak."

Song Xian smiled broadly, "I will return the spiritual vein in Luofeng Valley to your sect, but the resource territories under your sect's name must be divided among the other alliance forces. After all, they have also contributed."

"We agreed beforehand that after we captured Fallen Phoenix Valley, we would divide the resources and key areas according to our contributions. With this, I'm afraid your brothers won't be able to keep much of their territory."

"Now our sect has entered the Tianshan Mountains. This mountain range is a thousand miles in radius, covers a vast area, and is rich in resources. Our sect is in need of personnel. If you brothers from your sect do not mind, why not come to the Tianshan Mountains together? I promise that I will not let you suffer any injustice."

Chen Zhongwen's expression remained calm. "Thank you, Sect Leader Song, for your kindness. I will pass this message on to them. If anyone wishes to join your sect, it is up to them."

Song Xian put away his smile, replaced it with a serious expression, and said sincerely: "I wonder what plans Fellow Daoist Chen has for the future. If you don't mind my sect's weakness, I would like to invite you to join. No matter what your request is, I will definitely meet it."

"I've said before that after this matter is over, I will leave Bianxi City and live a peaceful and comfortable life. I'm here today to ask about something on behalf of those brothers, and secondly, to say goodbye to Sect Leader Song."

Seeing that his expression remained calm, Song Xian knew that he had made up his mind and could not be swayed by words, gestures or interests. He could only nod regretfully.

"Everyone has their own aspirations. Since Fellow Daoist Chen has no intention of staying, I will not force him. I wish you all the best in your future. Fellow Daoist once promised to let the intelligence personnel of Luofeng Valley join your sect. I wonder when they will arrive."

"They have arrived, and are all willing to join your clan. They are waiting outside."

"Senior Brother Wenyuan, please go and invite these people in."

Zhong Wenyuan responded and left. Not long after, five monks came in from outside.

After Song Xian asked, he learned that Luofeng Valley originally had ten members in the intelligence team.

Because the Tianshan Sect attacked Luofeng Valley, three people died there. Now, including Chen Zhongwen and Huang Ye, there are only seven people left.

These five people are responsible for their own affairs. Some are responsible for the intelligence of Bianxia Town, some are responsible for the intelligence of Bianshang Town, and some are responsible for the intelligence of Bianxi City.

The sources of intelligence vary. Some are through direct contact with disciples within various forces, some are through searching for information, and some are through follow-up investigations.

Luofeng Valley allocates 6,000 spirit stones to the intelligence team every year. If important matters arise or there are other tasks, additional funds will be allocated.

The intelligence industry is simple and complex at the same time. The first thing is to spend money, and the second is to establish strict rules and regulations.

This line of work is the one where mistakes cannot be made. Even the slightest mistake can have a huge impact.

Song Xian had long wanted to form his own intelligence team, and now it would be much more convenient with these people on the team.

(End of this chapter)