My Optimized Immortal Life

The Yin-Yang Transformation Technique was derived by Chen Qing from many high-level techniques. The spells recorded in it were naturally very comprehensive, covering detection, concealment, attack, defense, escape, healing and other aspects. However, most of the spells were useless to Chen Qing in his current situation, but this did not mean that he did not need to practice. After all, a sufficiently rich set of spells was the best way for him to ensure his own safety when fighting with cultivators of the same level.

Magical weapons will be restrained, magic power will be targeted, and close combat will be pulled. Only the spells used in battles can test a cultivator's foundation. Sometimes a small and inconspicuous spell can determine the victory or defeat of a battle.

Chen Qing, who has been practicing since the Qi Refining Stage, has a lot of experience in this regard.

Chen Qing's days of cultivation in Qinggu were naturally dull, but Luo Qingfeng was different. As a worshipper, he only needed to sit and count spirit stones, but as the gang leader, he had a lot more to consider.

The development of the Sanhe Gang was booming, but it also affected the interests of many forces. Although Luo Qingfeng had already mediated many conflicts and given up many interests, it was just a drop in the bucket. There were still many forces targeting his Sanhe Gang, mainly the foundation-building forces established by independent cultivators such as Liu Shengzi after entering Wanren City.

If the new forces want to gain benefits, they can only seize the old resource channels. Although the Sanhe Gang's main source of income is the transportation of large quantities of spiritual objects, they also monopolize the sale of two or three types of spiritual materials in the city.

But now the business of these spiritual materials has been targeted by Liu Shengzi and others. They found channels from somewhere unknown and started selling related spiritual materials in Wanren City, but this is equivalent to robbing the interests of the Sanhe Gang.

Luo Qingfeng also felt extremely troubled by this. The several foundation-building forces established by Liu Shengzi and other independent cultivators seemed to be independent of each other, but in fact they cooperated secretly, constantly suppressing the business of some local forces in Wanren City and snatching their interests.

Luo Qingfeng was already accustomed to this kind of behavior. Their Sanhe Gang also developed in this way in the beginning, but the key point was that at that time, those who opposed them were only some Qi Refining forces, unlike the current Foundation Establishment forces that have more than a dozen Foundation Establishment masters each in charge.

A dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators, this force is naturally nothing compared to Wanren City, but compared to their Sanhe Gang, it is much stronger. After all, their Jiang Yuhuojiang Gongfeng is just a small Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator. How can he compete with a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators?

Luo Qingfeng had naturally informed Chen Qing of this news a long time ago, but Chen Qing only said that he would not interfere and let Luo Qingfeng handle it. Luo Qingfeng had no choice but to prepare to give up the market for these spiritual materials.

Just when Luo Qingfeng made up his mind, Wang Yan walked quickly into the main hall with a gloomy face. He looked at Luo Qingfeng and spoke.

"Boss, are we in trouble this time?"

Hearing this, Luo Qingfeng frowned and looked at Wang Yan, waiting for the latter to explain the details to him.

Wang Yan immediately began to explain.

"The monks of the Hundred Cultivators Association have tampered with the spiritual materials transported within the gang. All the factions that previously had cooperative relationships with us have cancelled their ties and no longer rely on us for supplies, instead relying on the Hundred Cultivators Association. At the same time, the gang's cargo ships on the Biqing River have been frequently attacked during this period, with at least 40% of the cargo stolen..."

Listening to Wang Yan's explanation of the current situation, even though Luo Qingfeng had fought in Wanren City for seven or eight years and had acquired good skills in cultivating his Qi, he was still filled with rage and could no longer suppress it.

He gave up so many interests and kept lowering his bottom line, but instead of reaching a settlement, he was taken advantage of.

The anger in his heart showed on his face, making Luo Qingfeng's expression a little distorted, and finally turned into a deep sigh.

In any case, he was just a Qi-refining cultivator and had no power to change the current situation.

Luo Qingfeng lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

The Hundred Cultivators Association is the foundation-building force established by Yagyuko and his companions. Once it appeared, it expanded wildly in the city, suppressing and wiping out many Qi-refining forces, and took over their financial resources. Now it is obvious that it has set its sights on the Sanhe Gang. Its previous actions were just tests to see how Jiang Yuhuo would react.

If Jiang Yuhuo was the leader of the Sanhe Gang, they would naturally not do this, but unfortunately, Jiang Yuhuo was only a worshipper of the Sanhe Gang and did not participate in the governance of the Sanhe Gang. He was just sucking blood from it.

After seeing through this, the Hundred Cultivators Association no longer concealed it and directly attacked the Sanhe Gang without worrying about Jiang Yuhuo. After all, there were five Foundation Establishment cultivators in their Hundred Cultivators Association. Could it be that they were afraid of him, the only one who had established his foundation?

Luo Qingfeng naturally knew the reason why Jiang Yuhuo did not choose to take action. After all, although the Hundred Cultivators Association was a newly established force, the strength within the association was powerful. Even if Jiang Yuhuo himself came, the five foundation-building cultivators would be in trouble.

Giving up their Sanhe Gang is the natural thing to do. This can be seen from the fact that Jiang Yuhuo took the initiative to reduce the amount of spirit stones they need to hand over every year.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yuhuo was the reason for both his success and failure.

Luo Qingfeng figured out everything, but just smiled bitterly.

Previously, Zhu Chiting introduced Jiang Yuhuo into the Sanhe Gang. Although it gave the Sanhe Gang an extra worshiper, it also provided the Sanhe Gang with a foundation-building backing, allowing its power to develop, expand, and stabilize rapidly. Now that Jiang Yuhuo encountered the Baixiu Association, he knew that he was no match for them and immediately chose to withdraw. This was understandable.

However, the Sanhe Gang became the final victim. It had to either disband on the spot or be swallowed up by the Baixiu Society.

Luo Qingfeng looked up at Wang Yan and said.

"All resistance is meaningless now. If Jiang Yuhuo doesn't take action, we alone can't change the overall situation... Either we wait for the Hundred Cultivators Association to take us in, or we can only disband the Sanhe Gang."

Wang Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, but then he spoke.

"Boss, if the situation is truly hopeless, why don't you tell the Hundred Cultivators Association about Qinggu's location?"

Luo Qingfeng shook his head.

He had already considered this idea, and it was not feasible.

"Jiang Yuhuo is at least a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building. It's no problem for him to occupy a small, initial-stage spiritual vein. After the Hundred Cultivators Association learns of this, they will at most send people to test the waters. There's no chance of an extreme conflict between them and Jiang Yuhuo. If they do this, we'll be the only ones who suffer in the end."

After hearing this, Wang Yan spoke again.

"We can also join the Poison Dragon Gang. They also control part of the route to the Biqing River and have always wanted to take in our Sanhe Gang so that they can completely control the route to the Biqing River. If we join them, we might be able to retain some of our men."

Luo Qingfeng looked thoughtful when he heard this. He paused and spoke.

"You can consider this. Although Xiao Long is in sole control of the Poison Dragon Gang, he only has overall authority and doesn't restrict the development of his subordinates. The situation of the Sanhe Gang is now extremely dire and irreversible. If they join the Poison Dragon Gang, they can at least retain some of their power."

Chen Qing did not know about Luo Qingfeng's decision. Even if he knew, it would not matter. The Sanhe Gang had never been his power from the beginning, and even the spirit stones they provided him were not too many. Their biggest function was to serve as a cover. Now that Chen Qing had reached the Dan stage, the Sanhe Gang had long been useless. What would it matter if he just abandoned it?

This kind of thing of abandoning the donkey after it has done its work is too common in the world of immortal cultivation, and Chen Qing has become accustomed to it.