Chapter 127: Interests are tied up, unexpected treasures, the Emperor's Seal Stone, "Emperor's Scriptures·Nine Volumes" (Two in One)
"Elder Liu Quan."
The young man sat up, nodded towards Liu Quan with a smile on his face, and then looked at Jiajing.
"Mr. Li," Jiajing did not hold back and bowed to greet him, "Zhu Cong, the fourth elder of the Daming Immortal Sect."
"My name is Li Changqing, the owner of this 'Zixian Bookstore'," the young man said, raising his hand to the bookstore, "Please come in."
After a brief and polite introduction, the three of them entered the bookstore.
The overall layout of the bookstore looks like the word "噩" (evil).
The northwest corner is the counter, and the northeast corner is a long corridor that leads to the backyard. After the counter, there is a staircase leading to the second floor. Opposite are two rows of two-meter bookshelves filled with various books, and near the window are several long tables.
The magical thing is that the mezzanine of the bookshelf seems to be inlaid with some special luminous stones, which emit a soft orange light, illuminating the books on the bookshelf.
The entire bookstore, under the warm light of this special gem, looks antique and filled with a warm and tranquil feeling.
After Li Changqing closed the door of the bookstore slowly, he took Jiajing and Liu Quan up to the second floor.
The layout is like the Chinese character "中". As soon as you go upstairs, you will see a spacious reception room with a long table by the window. The partitions are separated by screens, so I think the back should be the inner room.
After a few cups of hot tea were served and both parties were seated, Li Changqing looked at Jiajing and spoke first with a smile, "I have some understanding of the Ming Immortal Sect."
"I have long heard that there is an extraordinary Mr. Zhu in the Daming Immortal Sect. Today I finally get to meet him, which has resolved my doubts."
Jiajing did not say anything, but cast a puzzled look, waiting for the other party to continue.
"I have read the nine chapters of the sect submitted by Daming to the academy," Li Changqing said with a smile, "They are absolutely top-notch!"
"Those who can compile such elegant chapters are all Confucian scholars from the Central Plains who have established their own school of thought."
"All of these people are employed by the big study rooms and big sects in the Central Plains. They appeared in the Eastern Wasteland..." Li Changqing said, shaking his head and chuckled, saying, "It's really surprising and curious."
Hearing what Li Changqing said, Liu Quan's eyes showed a hint of realization. No wonder the other party noticed him. It turned out that he was not just curious about the person behind the establishment of Yeshi.
Instead, he noticed the Ming Dynasty early on.
But immediately afterwards, Liu Quan looked a little embarrassed.
Li Changqing said this in a tactful way in front of them, but his meaning was very clear.
The other party first stated that he was familiar with the Ming Dynasty, and then mentioned the nine elegant essays that the Ming Dynasty submitted to the academy.
It is not to say that these nine chapters of the sect's elegant writings are so amazing that there are also great scholars in the Central Plains who can write them.
However, these great scholars will not appear in the wilderness.
A stronghold that was formerly home to bandits and robbers was able to produce a sect seal that was comparable to those owned by the major sects in the Central Plains. This was naturally like a beacon in the dark night, attracting attention.
To put it more bluntly, it means that the shit pot is rimmed with gold.
Since I have become curious about the Ming Dynasty and have paid attention to it, I will naturally take the opportunity to have a thorough understanding of everything related to it.
To the academy, a small or medium-sized sect seemed to be nothing at all. Even anyone with a little status in the academy could investigate the Daming Immortal Sect thoroughly.
The Great Ming Immortal Sect has no secrets for these people.
Well, of course they don't have any shameful secrets.
In this way, naturally, the grievances between Daming and 'Huangfeng Valley', as well as the relationship between 'Huangfeng Valley', 'Qingyuan Immortal Sect' and 'Xiaoshushan Immortal Sect' are all completely clear.
On one side is the 'Da Ming Xian Zong' led by the reckless Ju Duo, and on the other side is the 'Huang Feng Valley' led by the narrow-minded Huang Feng. The two gangs of bandits, who were full of hatred for each other, actually reached a cooperation.
Daming was even willing to hand over the management rights of Yeshi to Huangfenggu and only take the profits. This was a very bold move.
These signs obviously could not be created by a group of people who were originally a group of bandits.
As for Liu Quan, the military advisor, he is capable, but he is only more flexible-minded compared to the three brothers Dugu Ying, the leader of the sect, who have a brain full of muscles, a simple mind, and strong limbs.
Only bandits can do such things!
Then the result is obvious. There must be an outstanding talent in the Daming Immortal Sect.
Coupled with Huang Feng's deliberate publicity, Zhu Cong, the fourth elder of the Daming Immortal Sect, naturally caught Li Changqing's attention.
Now, Liu Quan has found Li Changqing and wants to solve the troubles of the Ming Dynasty, but the real person behind the scenes does not show up. It is obvious that he underestimates him and is not sincere enough!
The meaning of these words was very straightforward, and Jiajing and Liu Quan immediately understood why Li Changqing did not give face to Liu Quan, the sect's chief elder, who came in person, and instead wanted to meet the fourth elder, Jiajing.
That’s because Li Changqing knew that the mastermind behind the Ming Immortal Sect was Jiajing.
Although Li Changqing's identity and status are very mysterious, there is no need to say much about his importance. Given his identity, it would be too rude and offensive if the real person behind the scenes did not come forward.
If you treat others with sincerity, others will treat you with sincerity.
"It's Liu Quan's fault, please don't blame me, Mr. Li." Liu Quan reacted, stood up and bowed to apologize.
Jiajing didn't say anything when he saw this. In essence, their approach was indeed ill-considered.
But Jiajing did not expect that the person in charge of Yeshi was not just a straw bag sent to reap the profits, but a... character!
At the same time, Jiajing also understood that Li Changqing might be here to reap the benefits, but his real identity in the academy was probably not simple. He was not the representative of others as people habitually thought.
This is like in the Ming Dynasty, King Jing went to the local area and concealed his identity, sitting in the position of imperial envoy, but those corrupt officials thought that he was just going through the motions like other imperial envoys.
What we really need to care about are the elders in the court cabinet.
This is due to inertial thinking. In Sifang City, the real decision makers are the senior management of the academy in the White Horse Building.
The person sent to the wild city should have been just a representative like a "glove".
But obviously, the other party is not!
Although he had already thought it through in his mind, Jiajing remained calm and composed as he looked at Li Changqing in front of him.
"Haha," seeing Liu Quan apologize to him, Li Changqing smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Liu Quan didn't need to care, and then changed the subject, turning the page, and then looked at Jiajing and said:
"Mr. Zhu is not from the Great Wilderness, right?"
"Yes, I am not from the wilderness." Jiajing admitted it frankly.
Everyone in the Daming Immortal Sect has no secrets in front of the academy, and there is no need to hide anything.
Since the other party has become interested in me, he will definitely investigate. Once he investigates, he will definitely find that my background is blank and there is no record of any entry or exit.
In this way, the other party will probably be more interested in me and more curious.
Thinking of this, Jiajing couldn't help but start to make some calculations in his mind.
"I'm afraid that you are not only not from the Great Wilderness," Li Changqing smiled again after seeing Jiajing frankly admit that he was not from the Great Wilderness, "but you are not even from Arcturus, right?"
After seeing Li Changqing directly point out that Jiajing was not from Arcturus, Liu Quan's heart tightened as well.
If you want to travel across the world, you can only use teleportation, especially cross-world teleportation, which requires the academy's teleportation ticket.
In every major city of immortal cultivation, there are teleportation arrays leading to various regions, and these teleportation arrays are all built by academies.
In addition, some large sects or high-level families can also apply to the academy and, after approval, build a large teleportation array for cross-world transmission.
If the transmission is across worlds, the list and detailed information of materials must be submitted to the academy for storage every time to facilitate the academy's investigation.
Of course, there are also some lawless elements who would privately build teleportation arrays and then travel between different worlds.
Once discovered, the academy will never let them off easily.
Li Changqing pointed out that the gentleman was not from Arcturus, and Liu Quan had actually guessed this in his mind a long time ago.
But neither he nor the headmaster cared about the master's origins. However, since the academy had discovered this, it would be easy to find out with a simple search that there was no person named Zhu Cong who traveled between the two worlds.
Then there is only one possibility left, using a cross-world teleportation array that the academy doesn't know about to come to Arcturus from another world.
This behavior is considered smuggling!
Smuggling: In the academy's explanation, it means that the creatures in a certain star field violate the academy's cross-world transmission regulations. When crossing the star realm, they do not respect the cross-world transmission points stipulated by the academy, and do not go through the "domain inspection" to obtain tickets and permission to go to other worlds.
Domain Inspector: refers to the deacon under the academy who manages the teleportation array and distributes teleportation tickets when crossing the world.
Smuggling is a very dangerous thing.
Once discovered by the academy that someone has smuggled across the world, the worst case scenario is that they will be detained and imprisoned for a certain number of years before being released, or the worst case scenario is that they will be executed.
In addition, with evil cultivators now causing chaos, the academy's checks on outsiders can be said to be extremely strict.
At this point, if it was discovered that the gentleman was not from Arcturus but had sneaked here, it would probably be very troublesome.
Well, Liu Quan actually guessed in his heart that Jiajing had come here illegally.
"Ha." Looking at Jiajing, who looked calm and didn't seem to care at all, and Liu Quan, who looked a little nervous, Li Changqing suddenly waved his hand and chuckled, "Don't be nervous."
"I'm not interrogating you two."
"Besides, these have nothing to do with me, and I won't worry about them. I have a problem with this person. Sometimes when I talk too much, I tend to ask questions that are annoying."
When talking about "annoying", Li Changqing couldn't help showing a helpless look between his eyebrows, smiled bitterly and shook his head, then regained his composure, looked at Jiajing and Liu Quan and said with a smile:
"You two are here because you want me to come forward and help you determine the specific location for clearing the wasteland in the name of the academy?"
Seeing that Li Changqing didn't seem to care about the gentleman's background at all, Liu Quan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then couldn't help but look at Jiajing, who had a calm look from beginning to end.
Well, as expected of a gentleman, he doesn't care at all!
With this mentality, it’s no wonder that I can always be successful at the negotiation table. I still have a lot to learn!
"That's right," Jiajing said slowly, facing Li Changqing's gaze, "I think Mr. Li already knows the problems that the Ming Dynasty is facing now, so I won't say more."
Upon hearing this, Li Changqing smiled without commenting.
He bowed, picked up the teacup and took a sip, looking leisurely, motioning Jiajing to continue.
Liu Quan, who was standing aside, watched the two people talking and couldn't help but frowned slightly. For some reason, he felt as if something was strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it for a moment.
I just feel that this negotiation is very different from the last negotiation with old man Huang Feng.
But I couldn't put it into words specifically, I just felt very uncomfortable, as if I was stuck in a quagmire and it was very difficult to move forward.
"The Ming Dynasty's trade routes need to be opened up." Jiajing did not beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
"This will lead to the Southeast City and the South Corner Region, and completely open up the three great cities of immortal cultivation in the entire southeast region..." Jiajing paused for a moment, and said, "It will even lead to the three great cities of immortal cultivation in the entire southwest region, and even the entire Great Wilderness in the future."
Yes, this is Jiajing’s business empire!
The southeastern regional market is also large, but it is divided into three parts, centered on Sifang City, Southeast City and South Corner Region. In the future, there will inevitably be two or even more wild markets.
After that, there are nine major immortal cultivation cities in the southwest, northwest, and northeast, and at least twenty-seven wild markets, or even more!
In this way, how big will the market covering the entire wilderness be?
The future business territory of the Ming Immortal Sect will be very, very big. What Jiajing wants is to "expand the territory" rather than stick to one place.
As Jiajing spoke, his aura rose slightly. The smile on Li Changqing's lips slowly calmed down, and the look he gave Jiajing became more serious. He felt that he had underestimated this man.
Jiajing did not hide his intentions, because these things could not be hidden. As long as the trade routes were opened, with the actions of the Ming Dynasty, future business would inevitably cover the entire wilderness.
The most important thing is to know that Li Changqing is not a simple straw bag sent by the higher-ups to reap benefits, but a person of high status and position in the academy.
In this case, you can't just deal with it with a contemptuous attitude. The other party is not a fool, and if you deal with him as you would a fool, it would be a bit insulting, and the result would be animosity.
The current Ming Immortal Sect cannot afford to offend such a person!
"Right now, the female cultivators of Wuqing Mountain are unwilling to let us go, and they have no intention of negotiating."
"Helplessly, the Ming Dynasty can only take a detour from the side of Wuqing Mountain. In this way, the wasteland next to Wuqing Mountain must be cleared by the Ming Dynasty."
After bluntly stating the purpose of the Ming Dynasty and its current predicament, Jiajing stared at Li Changqing and said:
"The Ming Dynasty's request is very simple. After we clear this wasteland, no one can block the trade route."
"Mr. Zhu," Li Changqing raised his hand after listening to Jiajing's words. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "I will not participate in any fights between the sects in the Great Wilderness. Therefore, I cannot make any promises about your territorial ownership, and I do not have the power to do so."
"So we can't promise that once the wasteland is cleared, it will belong exclusively to your Ming Dynasty, or order Wuqing Mountain not to cause trouble."
"Of course," Jiajing nodded, "The Ming Dynasty will not let Mr. Li do something unfair to other sects for the sake of the Ming Immortal Sect..." As he spoke, Jiajing raised his finger habitually, "I am here for only one purpose!"
"That means that this wasteland must be cleared by our Ming Dynasty. As for if there are any problems after the wasteland is cleared, the Ming Dynasty will solve them."
Hearing the words "Da Ming will solve it", Li Changqing took a deep look at Jiajing and spoke slowly, "Da Ming Xian Zong has done its duty to open up the Great Wilderness, so the Academy will naturally support it."
“Today’s wilderness is a new land.”
"It is no exaggeration to say that every inch of land is worth a lot of money."
"Although the war of development has ended, those ferocious ancient beasts have been driven to the depths of the Endless Mountains."
"But the war of opening up is bound to lead to some minor omissions and neglects. This is the origin of the remaining wasteland."
"There are still some ancient beasts lurking in these wastelands."
"Occasionally, we can even dig out some ancient treasures, or even cultivation resources such as secret realms..."
When talking about the various secret realms and inheritances that cultivators dream of, there was no change in Li Changqing's tone, as if he was talking about something ordinary.
In his words, he was showing Jiajing and Liu Quan his special identity and status in the academy.
"Therefore," Li Changqing smiled and stared at Jiajing, saying, "In the process of clearing the wasteland, some conflicts of interest are inevitable..."
"So the best way is to have the academy issue a decree directly to designate which sects will be responsible for clearing these wastelands!"
At this moment, a smile appeared in Li Changqing's eyes, and Jiajing naturally understood the other party's implication.
These words are very clear.
Li Changqing, this is agreeing to the Ming Dynasty's request.
The academy will also issue a decree to instruct the Ming Dynasty to clean up the wasteland near "Wuqing Mountain".
Liu Quan, who was standing by, naturally also understood the hidden meaning behind these words.
For a moment, a hint of joy appeared between his brows, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At this point, the negotiation was halfway done, and the purpose of this trip was achieved.
Although Mr. Li is young, he has put a lot of pressure on him both in terms of his cultivation status and in negotiations.
Jiajing naturally didn't think as much as Liu Quan. He had never looked down on the people in this world, especially those involved in the negotiations this time, who represented the group that made the rules.
In the Ming Dynasty, this was a negotiation between businessmen and officials.
Some negotiation results, if you are not careful, will lead to thunderous suppression, and you will have no room for resistance.
At this time, Jiajing was waiting for Li Changqing to put forward conditions.
The other party showed his sincerity in agreeing to help, and his purpose was naturally not to do charity.
Just as he had thought, the person who could be sent to the Wild City must be related to the head of the academy in charge of the White Horse Tower in Sifang City...
The interests of both parties are one.
The ultimate goal is profit!
"Sir, you are a smart man," Li Changqing said directly, "I won't beat around the bush with you, so I'll just tell you straight away."
"After the trade route is opened, I hope that the caravan of the Daming Immortal Sect can help me transport some resources to various places in the Great Wilderness, or even to various places in the Central Plains..."
After saying that, Chang Qing did not wait for Jiajing to speak, and continued: "Of course, I can also provide some convenience for Daming's business in the process, and Daming will naturally benefit from it!"
"This is the future of the Great Wilderness, the Great Ming Dynasty is expected!"
The meaning is very straightforward. If you cooperate with me, I will help your Daming Xianzong develop into a major sect in the Central Plains. It also means that your Daming Xianzong has the support of the academy.
"What do you think, sir?" As he said this, Li Changqing cast an inquiring look at Jiajing. The meaning in his eyes was very clear: this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it depends on you whether you can seize it or not.
Jiajing remained silent and did not answer immediately.
Liu Quan on the side couldn't help but look at Jiajing. This condition didn't seem difficult to meet.
Isn’t it just some simple help in transporting some resources?
People are all profit-oriented. Obviously, Mr. Li Changqing also has his own business dealings. It seems that helping him can get a lot of conveniences, and the Ming Dynasty will also benefit!
These are no big deal.
However, this time, the person responsible for negotiating with Li Changqing was Jiajing, so Liu Quan did not interrupt, but waited quietly.
He believed that no matter what decision the gentleman made, he had his own considerations. In short, he just needed to learn from him.
Well, there is no way to learn everything. The more he interacts with the teacher, the more he feels that there is too much to learn.
"I need some time to think about it." Jiajing did not directly agree to this seemingly simple request. "Oh," Li Changqing smiled slightly when he heard Jiajing say this. He was not embarrassed, but just nodded and said, "Sir, it is very good that you can be so cautious."
"Then I won't keep you here, sir. I wonder if you can give me an answer tomorrow?" Although he was asking, there was a hint of irresistibility in his words.
I can give you time to think about it, but you only have one day. You need a reply tomorrow. If you miss it, everything will be gone.
"Okay." Jiajing said, standing up, "The wild market has just been established, and I also want to take a closer look, so I won't disturb you, sir."
"Please." Li Changqing stood up to see him off.
Li Changqing behaved very approachably. He sent Jiajing and Liu Quan out the door and watched them to the exit of the alley before turning back to the house.
At this time, the rain gradually got heavier.
The spiritual energy automatically attached to Liu Quan and Jiajing.
When the raindrops fell, they were bounced away by a layer of faint spiritual light around them.
The wild market was still bustling with activity, and many cultivators used spiritual energy to block the rain, but there were also some independent cultivators who were unwilling to waste spiritual energy. After all, they still had to hurry on after the wild market was over.
It’s a waste of spiritual energy, and you have to recover it afterwards, which wastes time, or wastes spiritual energy replenishment. It’s not worth it, so it’s better to hold an umbrella.
Taking a deep breath of the aroma of rice, Jiajing and Liu Quan came to a steamed bun shop with the word "Dugu" on it. They asked for a private room by the window and set up a soundproofing system. Jiajing then said:
"Just ask whatever you want to ask." As he said that, Jiajing picked up the hot, egg-sized bun on the table and took a bite.
The cuisine in the world of cultivating immortals is also extremely developed. The buns and their fillings are all made of spiritual wheat grown in spiritual fields, or the meat of spiritual birds raised by the family.
After taking a sip, my body felt warm, and the spiritual energy that was consumed by isolating myself from the rain was slowly replenished.
"Sir, I feel that this negotiation with Li Changqing is not as smooth as the last negotiation with old man Huang Feng..." Liu Quan asked the first question in his mind.
Seeing him ask this, Jiajing's expression eased slightly and he said, "That's because last time, we always had the initiative in the negotiations."
"This time the initiative is in Li Changqing's hands." As he was about to recall what Li Changqing had said about his origins, he explained, "He represents the academy, so he naturally puts himself in a high position."
"Then he proposed to investigate the Ming Dynasty thoroughly, and then he brought up my background, hoping to put pressure on us invisibly. In this way, he would have the initiative at the negotiation table."
"I see!" Liu Quan frowned and looked at Jiajing worriedly, saying, "Then sir, you..."
"The world of cultivation is so vast, does everyone abide by the rules and choose to use the academy's teleportation array to travel across worlds? Does the academy really check for people who sneak across the world every day?"
Hearing Jiajing's question, Liu Quan was startled, then shook his head slightly and said, "That's what the regulations say, but the academy will only investigate after someone reports it... In such a large world of immortal cultivation, there must be people sneaking in, and there are even more forces that use the teleportation array privately in the Central Plains..."
As he spoke, Liu Quan understood what Jiajing meant.
In such a big world, there are so many people sneaking across the border that an industrial chain may have been formed secretly.
Maybe just like the spiritual vein business, the people in the academy will turn a blind eye and let it go after they gain benefits.
Anyway, for the academies, without the power to overthrow the entire Confucian rule, all of them are just ants!
The academy’s top management also understands that when the water is too clear, there will be no fish.
Jiajing naturally saw this clearly. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming law also stipulated that stealing, smuggling, buying and selling private salt, and even fighting in the streets were prohibited.
But what is the result? The law stipulates one thing on the surface, but what happens behind the scenes is still the same. As long as you don’t expose it, the people will not report it and the officials will not investigate it.
This is also true in this vast world of cultivating immortals.
Is Jiajing special? That's what he thinks. Just because he wrote a few elegant chapters of the sect that everyone in the Central Plains could write? Just because he gave advice to the Ming Dynasty and persuaded the Yellow Wind Valley to open a wild market?
Just based on these, are you so powerful that you can be targeted by the academy? In the eyes of the academy, these are too ordinary!
Jiajing is not a person who thinks highly of himself!
What's wrong with stowaways from other star regions? Is it something special? No, it's very common and common.
I'm afraid that if all kinds of people and strange things happen in Arcturus every day and they all attract the academy's attention, the academy would be really idle.
After understanding why Jiajing was not worried, Liu Quan also felt relieved. He was confused because of his concern. He felt that the teacher was extremely important and mysterious, so he thought that the academy would also attach great importance to him.
Now that I think about it, apart from the fact that they think the gentleman is very smart and has a special temperament, there doesn't seem to be anything special about him that deserves the academy's attention. What hasn't the academy seen?
"Then why did Li Changqing bring it up and use it as a bargaining chip to gain the initiative in negotiations?" Liu Quan asked puzzledly.
"This is related to the second question in your mind." Jiajing picked up another bun, took a bite and looked at Liu Quan.
"Sir, do you know what I want to ask?" Liu Quan was stunned.
"You just want to ask, why not just agree to Li Changqing's conditions?" Jiajing said with a smile in his eyes.
"Hey," Liu Quan smiled awkwardly after his thoughts were exposed, then looked at Jiajing and said, "Please explain clearly, sir."
"He is testing me!" Jiajing said calmly, "He is looking for someone to cooperate with..."
Inspection? A partner? Liu Quan was a little confused, but he didn't say anything, waiting for Jiajing's next words.
He knew that the teacher would give him an answer.
"Birds of a feather flock together."
"If a capable and knowledgeable person wants more benefits, he naturally doesn't want his partner to be an incompetent person. Li Changqing has been testing me from the beginning."
"His purpose has never been to gain the upper hand in this conversation and take advantage of us."
"Do you remember the purpose of opening the wild market?" Jiajing asked Liu Quan.
"Of course," Liu Quan nodded seriously, and said in a low voice: "Sir, you want to do the spiritual vein business..." As he said that, he suddenly paused, his eyes slightly widened, and he said in a lost voice:
"I remember that sir said before that Yellow Wind Valley would definitely do the spiritual vein business, and would even use their connections to cooperate with the people in charge of the wild market... and there would definitely be factional fighting in the academy."
"If we fail in the fight someday, there will be a reckoning, and the person in charge of the wild market sent by the academy will also be reckoned."
"And we gave the management rights to Yellow Wind Valley so that he could cooperate with the people in the academy and stand on the big ship of interests."
"With the endorsement of the people from the academy, the business will definitely grow bigger and bigger, and those sects will also be affected. When the water becomes muddy, my Ming Dynasty will be able to fish in the muddy water and gain benefits."
"If the situation changes one day, we will have no interests involved and can withdraw in advance. After the new head of the academy arrives, there will inevitably be a new reshuffle of interests!"
Liu Quan lowered his voice and spoke faster and faster.
"We have the power to make decisions, and Yeshi is ours. In order to protect this land of interests from being destroyed, the new person in charge will certainly not do things too radically. After all, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish..."
"Hiss!" Liu Quan gasped and said in a lost voice: "Now, Li Changqing did not cooperate with Yellow Wind Valley as you originally thought, but came to us instead."
"Doesn't that mean that once he agrees, he will tie us to his ship?"
"That's progress," Jiajing praised Liu Quan for his sudden enlightenment after being reminded, and then said, "Perhaps Li Changqing has never considered cooperating with Yellow Wind Valley."
"When he investigated the Ming Dynasty, he decided to tie the Ming Dynasty to his ship of interests. Now, after investigating me, it is clear that he is satisfied."
"We have chosen the best candidate. The next step is to conspire to create a new land in the Great Wilderness and divide up the future benefits..."
"Then what should we do? Refuse?" Liu Quan became a little nervous.
He was suddenly dragged into the academy. He was worried that the Daming Immortal Sect would be eaten till nothing was left.
"Rejection means that the trade route can only negotiate with Wuqingshan, but the possibility of success is very low."
"He made it very clear. The academy will issue a letter requiring the designated sect to clean up the specific wasteland... If they refuse, then this wasteland will not be ours."
"We have to cooperate, right?" Liu Quan frowned. "Sir, what are you going to do?"
"You need to inform the headmaster about this matter," Jiajing leaned back in his chair, feeling comfortable and relaxed, raised his finger and said, "You should go back now and report this to the headmaster."
"We have cooperated. From now on, we will share the same fate with Li Changqing and the faction he represents behind the academy.
However, it is most likely that within a short period of time, the Ming Dynasty would rise in power and become the largest sect in the wilderness.
If we don't cooperate, whether there will be any consequences depends on Li Changqing's choice, but I'm afraid we won't get the wasteland. We can either give up the trade route or negotiate with Wuqingshan. "
"As for whether Li Changqing will make things difficult for me, it's hard to judge. I'll wait for you in Yeshi and give you an answer tomorrow."
After hearing Jiajing's explanation of the interests at stake, Liu Quan opened his mouth and said, "But the head of the sect said that the management and development of the sect will be left to us, and they will not interfere in these matters..."
"This is related to the future development of the sect. I can't make the decision, and neither can you. It's fine if it succeeds. If it doesn't, the headmaster won't blame you. What about others? In the future, as the sect grows, there will be many factions..."
"There will inevitably be all kinds of troubles, so this decision can only be made by the headmaster himself... Go!"
Seeing Jiajing say this, Liu Quan also knew that this was a big matter, involving the academy and the future of the sect, and they could not make the decision.
"Okay, I'll go back to the sect now. Sir, please wait for me in the wild market. I'll be back soon." Liu Quan stood up and was about to leave. Then he paused, looked back at Jiajing, and said, "If the head of the sect asks me for your opinion, how should I answer?"
"I will answer this question after the master makes a decision." Jiajing said, waving his hand, signaling Liu Quan to leave, and at the same time said: "No matter what decision the master makes..." As he spoke, Jiajing suddenly revealed a kind of confidence all over his body.
"I will let Daming live well!"
Hearing this, Liu Quan was startled, then he grinned, feeling extremely relaxed, and said, "Let's go."
Jiajing's meaning was very clear. If they cooperated, he would respond accordingly. If they did not cooperate, he would also make the Ming Dynasty develop better and better. This confidence immediately gave Liu Quan infinite confidence.
After saying that, he strode away!
"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world..." After whispering to himself, Jiajing stood up and walked out of the bun shop. Then he headed towards a stall built by a casual cultivator not far away.
He noticed this place when he came.
It was because from the beginning, his life in the sea of consciousness had been trembling slightly, as if it was guiding him in the dark.
This feeling was seen by Jiajing in the introduction of the natal object in "Basic Qi-inducing Techniques".
If a cultivator gives birth to spiritual consciousness and it enters the sea of consciousness, his destiny will guide him to find the destiny object that matches his destiny.
During the process, the life force will tremble, or it will affect the cultivator's state of mind, causing waves of palpitations, and then follow the guidance.
However, what surprised Jiajing was that his natal star was the Ming Dynasty, and the natal object of the Ming Dynasty was obviously the real Ming Dynasty.
What could allow my destiny to guide me? And why did it guide me at this time and in this place?
"What could it be..." Thinking, Jiajing stood in the shed, carefully looking at the various things on the stall in front of him.
There are talisman bags, various gems, metals, flying swords, elixirs, and some flying magical instruments, a total of dozens of kinds.
"Fellow Taoist, do you have something you like?" The stall owner was a middle-aged man of about 40 years old, thin and skinny. He wore a black Taoist robe. His skin was not very good and his clothes were not very fancy.
Obviously, this stall owner is also a casual cultivator.
"Just take a look." Jiajing said, ignoring the stall owner. His eyes first fell on a small tripod, then passed the small tripod and landed on a flying sword beside it.
Finally, it was placed on an iron plate in the corner.
"Which one could it be?" In the sea of consciousness, the natal Ming Dynasty emitted faint halos. As Jiajing's eyes swept over each item, the strength of the natal halo varied.
When the stall owner saw that Jiajing just looked at the items but didn't take any, he sneered in his heart. He had been running the stall for so many years that he was already familiar with many of the tricks.
Many people, when they see something they like, often remain calm and take an item they don't like first. After they have asked for a sky-high price, they will seemingly intentionally or unintentionally take an inconspicuous item.
Well, this is often the thing he takes a fancy to first.
Generally speaking, he would cooperate silently, and would ask for an exorbitant price for the first item he picked up.
After the other party sees the item that he likes, he will not play by the rules and offer a higher price. It is up to you whether to buy it or not.
Want to take advantage of me? Daydreaming!
Seeing Jiajing "pretending" to pick things, the stall owner sneered more and more in his heart. How can the seller let you, the buyer, play tricks on him? Do you really think that I am at the bottom of the immortal world and have struggled for nothing?
"Found it!" At this time, Jiajing's eyes focused on the corner of the stall, where there was a fist-sized, black stone that seemed to be pressing down on a blanket. Then he picked up the stone without hesitation.
"Buzz buzz buzz." At the same time, the halo of the natal Ming in the sea of consciousness became stronger and stronger.
"Oh," seeing Jiajing pick up the stone he used to press the blanket, showing an expression as if he had found something he wanted, the stall owner's eyes flashed with surprise, and he sneered in his heart: "Playing tricks, huh?"
"You know I'll ask for an exorbitant price, so you're not playing by the rules? Humph, I'm afraid you'll pick up a few more items later, and one of them will be in this stall, right?"
"Okay, pick a few pieces, and the prices will all go up. Are you trying to trick me? Humph!" The stall owner stretched out his hand from his sleeves, and without waiting for Jiajing to ask about the price, he said slowly:
"This is a stubborn stone from outside the domain, three or two spiritual sources."
Even if it is not worth one or two spiritual sources of a cloth pressing blanket, this waste stone that can be found everywhere must be sold at a sky-high price today.
After giving the quotation, the stall owner had already made up his mind that no matter how many pieces Jiajing picked, he would raise the price uniformly.
Jiajing naturally had no idea what kind of inner drama was going on in the stall owner's mind. He raised his hand and threw down three jade bottles containing one or two ounces of spiritual energy, then picked up the black stone and turned away.
"Eh?" The stall owner was stunned when he saw Jiajing leave like this. He looked at the three small jade bottles of spiritual essence on the stall, which were standard in the world of immortal cultivation, and put them away. After checking them quickly, he opened his mouth and looked at Jiajing's back, and said in surprise:
"Are you really just buying a stone?" But then, he looked at the three small jade bottles in his hand, stamped his feet, and said regretfully:
"Oh! It's getting less!"
He originally thought that the other party was playing tricks on him and was going to play back the trick, but it turned out that this person was being sincere.
"Hey, Lao Zhao, don't regret it. You sold a piece of broken stone for three taels of spiritual energy, but others are greedy!" The stall owner at the side said with a smile:
"They don't want to play tricks on you. They don't care about the money at all. It's you who have a lot of tricks in your mind. If you meet someone who doesn't try to play tricks on you and is sincere, you deserve to be played by them."
"Go away, who would have thought that a rich person would buy something on a carpet? He's obviously just a poor guy pretending to be stupid..."
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed again.
Little people also have their own world, and Jiajing naturally didn’t know about this, as he had already returned to the “Dugu Baozi Shop”.
After showing the exclusive token of the fourth elder of his sect, he asked the members of the Dugu family for a lounge, then put up a ban to seal the room, and then took out the black stone.
"Is there any mystery behind this stubborn stone?" Thinking of this, Jiajing raised his hand and injected spiritual energy into it, but there was no movement.
Then he remembered what was said in the "General Notes on Cultivation" that some rare objects require a drop of blood to recognize their owner, so he had an idea, cut his fingertips, squeezed out a drop of blood, and dripped it on the stubborn stone.
"Buzz buzz buzz." As Jiajing's blood dripped onto the stubborn stone, his natal Ming Dynasty in his sea of consciousness emitted halos of light again, this time even stronger than before.
As his natal Ming Dynasty began to move strangely in his sea of consciousness, halos of light filled his sea of consciousness, and Jiajing seemed to have understood something.
With an idea in his mind, he began to inject spiritual energy into it.
"Crack, crack, crack." The next moment, cracks began to appear in the stubborn stone, and as more and more spiritual energy was injected, the halo of the innate light in the sea of consciousness became stronger and stronger, as if it was being pulled by something in the dark.
Finally, the stubborn stone suddenly broke into pieces. The originally fist-sized, black stubborn stone now seemed to have shed a layer of skin, revealing the pure white, mutton-fat jade-like stone core inside.
It was still like a fist, full of potholes, with some wrinkles and bumps on the surface, just like a piece of stone that had been melted and condensed. With a thought in my mind, the stubborn stone disappeared.
However, Jiajing saw it in his own sea of consciousness!
I saw a fist-sized stone spinning around above the Ming Dynasty which was shrouded in gray mist.
The halos emanating from the Ming Ming suddenly gathered into golden streams of light and penetrated into the stubborn stone.
"Buzz!" At this time, a bright golden light burst out from the stubborn stone, and then formed a scroll in the air.
The scroll was slowly opened. Although Jiajing did not recognize the words on it, he could understand the meaning of each word.
At the beginning of the scroll, there are a few large characters written in a flamboyant style.
"The Emperor's Scripture, Volume 9..." Jiajing read it out loud subconsciously, and then his eyes focused on the text behind it, "Ziwei Star Region, Dahao Ancient Dynasty, founded in..."
"Hiss!" As he saw the introduction later, even though Jiajing was able to maintain a calm attitude towards everything in the world of immortal cultivation, his heart began to beat wildly after reading the contents on the scroll.
"This... is actually from the Ziwei Star Region, the history of the development of a dynasty called Dahao?!"
According to the "Emperor's Scripture·Volume 9", this stone is not an ordinary stone, but an imperial seal stone that can be used to make the dynasty's imperial seal, which can only be found in the "Three Yuan Star Region".
Of course, the most important thing is that it tells a problem that has been bothering Jiajing for a long time, which can be regarded as solving his puzzle.
His destiny is the dynasty, not just his!
Just as he had thought before, the Ziwei Star Region indeed had the answers he wanted.
Now, the answer to this question may be found in the "Emperor's Scripture·Nine Volumes" in front of us!
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The content of this chapter of is not suitable to be separated, so it is combined together.
(End of this chapter)
