Immortal Mansion Royal Beast

After taking care of the affairs of the Baishan Sect, Fang Qingyuan rushed back to Qiyun City. Before leaving, he smiled and refused when his master proposed to match him with Chu Hongshang.

Fang Qingyuan knew his own capabilities very well, and he was far from being to the point where Chu Hongshang had to rely on him.

The relationship between the two is now like that of good friends, but it would be too difficult to upgrade to a couple.

Right now, the most important thing is to develop your own power and improve your cultivation, at least to reach the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Taking Qiqi with him, Fang Qingyuan went all the way north and returned to Qiyun City. After three or four months in Baishan, there were not many changes in Qiyun City.

After returning to the city, Fang Qingyuan first went to tell Tian Jin, and then went to Liuhua Garden.

Qiqi was very excited along the way. This was her first time in Qiyun City, and the prosperity of Qiyun City also made Qiqi very happy.

There are endless wonders to see, endless views to enjoy, and all kinds of carefully crafted delicacies that have captured Qiqi's taste buds.

In Liuhua Garden, Qiqi followed Fang Qingyuan, moving her calves rapidly. She actually wanted to continue squatting on Fang Qingyuan's shoulders, but was not allowed by Fang Qingyuan.

Behind Qiqi, there was a row of maids following. These were all assigned to Fang Qingyuan by Liuhua Garden. However, Fang Qingyuan didn't know how long it would take for him to come here, so they were usually not needed.

"You will live here from now on. If you want to eat or use anything, just tell Luzhu."

Fang Qingyuan pointed at the leading maid behind him. This was a female cultivator who had reached the foundation-building stage. She was assigned to be Fang Qingyuan's personal maid and was responsible for Fang Qingyuan's food and daily life. However, Fang Qingyuan had never enjoyed any of her services even once.

Qiqi looked at Luzhu and nodded.

"I see."

"Okay, go play first, I still have things to take care of."

Fang Qingyuan placed Qiqi in Liuhua Garden first. Before the fourth-level spiritual land promised by the Zhou family's ancestor was obtained, Qiqi had to stay here.

Yuanling Mansion could be used as a place to stay, but for Qiqi, it was a bit depressing because it was managed by the Tian family and she didn't have the freedom of a house outside that truly belonged to her.

Qiqi no longer needs a high-level spiritual land for cultivation at this time, so she can do whatever is convenient for her. Moreover, in Liuhua Garden, Qiqi can help look after things when she is not around.

Seeing Qiqi following Luzhu to visit her new residence, Fang Qingyuan ordered someone to find Zhang Suifeng.

Zhang Suifeng is the heir of the Zhang family shipyard in Qiyun City. If Fang Qingyuan wants to build a fourth-order flying shuttle with this green wood treasure tree, he has to be responsible for it.

It is not necessary to use the Zhang family's shipyard to build it, but it is necessary to find someone who knows how to supervise it. Zhang Suifeng may not have the skills and cannot build a fourth-order flying shuttle, but he must understand the ins and outs of it better than Fang Qingyuan.

This is indeed the case. Facing Fang Qingyuan's request, Zhang Suifeng looked embarrassed. He said carefully:

"Master, your precious green wood tree is indeed suitable for making dragon bones. However, when our Zhang family's ancestor was reborn, he might have had a 50% to 60% chance of making this fourth-level shuttle. But when the Zhang family shipyard was passed down to me, too many masters were lost. If I force myself to make it, I'm afraid your spiritual material will be ruined."

Facing Zhang Suifeng's explanation, Fang Qingyuan also understood that it was really too much to ask Zhang's Shipyard to be responsible for this matter. Now Zhang's Shipyard relies on some second-order spirit boats to make a living. There are very few orders for third-order spirit shuttles, not to mention fourth-order spirit shuttles.

"Then in your opinion, which shipyard in Qiyun City can handle this task?"

This is a matter in the shipbuilding industry, Zhang Suifeng naturally knows it, and he quickly replied:

"There are three shipyards in Qiyun City that can build fourth-tier spiritual shuttles. They are the Qiyun Fu family, the Long family in the city, and the Chen family. All three have successful cases of building fourth-tier spiritual shuttles. The sect master can choose one of them to discuss in detail."

Fang Qingyuan savored the reputation of these three families. In the Qiyun Sect, the family that could create a fourth-order spirit shuttle was also very powerful.

But which one to choose requires more information. Thinking of this, Fang Qingyuan said:

"Zhang Suifeng, go contact these three companies and see which one is willing to take over, whose bid is more cost-effective, and the specific time for building the spirit shuttle. Find out these things first."

"As ordered by the Sect Master, I will go and prepare now."

Zhang Suifeng took the order and left. Having this expert to contact them would save Fang Qingyuan a lot of energy. Otherwise, the current disciples of Qingyuan Sect would not be able to do such a thing well.

However, the construction time of a fourth-level spirit shuttle generally starts at three years. A more complicated one may take more than ten years. It cannot be built in a short period of time, so there is no need to rush.

Next, Fang Qingyuan called Madam Hua over and asked about her arrangements and plans in Qiyun City over the past few months.

"In the past few months, I have preliminarily selected the supplier of goods ordered by the sect master, and also recruited some people. Next year, if there are enough shuttles, I can try to sail once."

Madam Hua lowered her eyebrows and spoke in a gentle voice. During the days when Fang Qingyuan was away, most of the things were pushed forward by her.

This was a reflection of Fang Qingyuan's trust in her, because in order to show his sincerity, Mrs. Hua was willing to let Fang Qingyuan plant a restriction in her soul.

Although Fang Qingyuan could crush her to death with one hand, she voluntarily submitted, which won Fang Qingyuan's trust.

As for the other five vassals, they have simply surrendered and cannot be fully trusted by Fang Qingyuan yet.

Mrs. Hua knew what she wanted and what she only had. In order to gain Fang Qingyuan's protection and trust, she was willing to give up more.

"You did a great job. If possible, it would be best to build a few more warehouses in the city to stockpile some commonly used goods."

Mrs. Hua nodded in agreement. She always obeyed Fang Qingyuan's orders.

"How many spirit stones are left for you?"

"Master, you gave me 10,000 high-grade spirit stones when you left. Now there are 4,382 left. Here is the expenditure item of these spirit stones. Please have a look at it, Master."

Fang Qingyuan was not polite and directly took the items presented by Mrs. Hua and read them with his own eyes.

The cost of this spiritual stone, apart from some minor miscellaneous expenses, is mainly paid as salary.

The six Jindan forces came to Fang Qingyuan and worked for him. Fang Qingyuan also had to give them a monthly salary, among which the Wen brothers gave the most.

The two brothers were very powerful and could fight against a Jindan perfect cultivator together, so each of them was given 100 top-grade items every month.

The two of them need 2,400 top-quality pills every year. If they were in Baishan, they would definitely not be able to afford it.

But this is Qiyun, and prices are quite high, which is not comparable to the poor and remote place like Baishan. There is a reason why it is expensive.

In addition to the Wen brothers, the other five families also have to give. Not only the Jindan cultivators, but also those foundation-building Qi-refining cultivators must have corresponding salaries. If all are taken into account, the salary expenses alone will cost nearly 800 high-grade spirit stones per month.

Of course, except for the Wen brothers, these five forces, who were protected by Fang Qingyuan, also had to pay a sum of money every month, which was about three hundred upper-grade gold coins.

This in and out seems troublesome, but the rights and responsibilities are relatively clear, and it cannot be simply deducted directly.

The money that was handed in was handed over to Fang Qingyuan, who then directly distributed it to the cultivators. This was taking Fang Qingyuan's money.

With direct deduction, there is no such relationship. After a long time, most monks will think that this is what they deserve.

Therefore, this tendency must be nipped in the bud at the beginning.

However, even with the taxes paid by the five forces, Fang Qingyuan still has a shortage of 6,000 high-quality spirit stones every year.

The original Qingyuan Sect only earned more than a thousand high-quality spirit stones every year. Now it has six forces and seven golden cores working for it, so the expenses are naturally much higher.

At present, Fang Qingyuan's own net worth is less than 100,000 high-quality spirit stones. This amount of spirit stones may only last until the next war.

But before that, Tian Chang had invited many Nascent Soul cultivators to attend the Nascent Soul Formation Ceremony held by Fang Qingyuan, and these Nascent Soul cultivators did not come empty-handed, each of them brought gifts.

Naturally, Nascent Soul cultivators would not be stingy when making their moves. For those with more distant relationships, they would only take out high-quality spirit stones and spiritual materials worth around seven or eight hundred.

As for the Nascent Soul cultivators within the Qiyun Sect, basically there are 1,000 to 2,000 who take action.

The four Yuanyings of the Tian family each gave five thousand high-quality spirit stones, Chu Hongshang took eight thousand, and Xiong Feng also gave himself two treasures, which were worth about ten thousand high-quality spirit stones.

Le Chuan took 15,000 yuan, which was his advance salary, and he did not allow Fang Qingyuan to refuse.

Adding all these together, Fang Qingyuan received more than 100,000 high-quality spirit stones for the Nascent Soul Ceremony.

It’s a pity that the Infant Formation Ceremony can only be held once, otherwise Fang Qingyuan would really like to do it twice more.

Although these spirit stones will be returned in the future, it is unknown how long it will take. It is most cost-effective for Fang Qingyuan to get the spirit stones now.

When leaving Baishan, Fang Qingyuan left Liu Xun 20,000 high-quality spirit stones. This amount of money was enough for him to spend for the first 20 years, at least to last until the war started.

At present, Fang Qingyuan feels that he can no longer be the nanny of Baishan Qingyuan Sect. Otherwise, if he continues to rely on himself, when will Baishan Qingyuan Sect be able to stand on its own?

Fang Qingyuan explained to Liu Xun that he wanted to see changes in Baishan Qingyuan Sect before and after the next war, otherwise Baishan Qingyuan Sect would be just a burden to Fang Qingyuan.

With his endorsement and the help of Lechuan and Xiong Feng, if Liu Xun cannot lead the Baishan Qingyuan Sect to truly grow in Baishan, then is it necessary for him to continue to cultivate the Qingyuan Sect?

After looking through the accounts, Fang Qingyuan returned them to Mrs. Hua.

He calculated that he currently had nearly 300,000 high-grade spirit stones. To build a fourth-order spirit shuttle, he had to reserve 50,000 to 100,000 high-grade spirit stones in case of emergency.

Now he only had a fourth-level green wood treasure tree as the main body, but to build a fourth-level spirit shuttle, this fourth-level spirit material alone was not enough. At least he needed to collect a few more fourth-level materials.

Of the remaining 200,000 top-grade spirit stones, 100,000 must be set aside to purchase the materials needed to practice "The Sutra of the Reincarnation of Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth". If one is eager to create a perfect beginning, these 100,000 top-grade spirit stones may not be enough.

Of course, there are ways to practice on your own without spending any money, but the danger level is many times higher. Fang Qingyuan does not want to put himself in danger just to save money.

Apart from these two biggest expenses, Fang Qingyuan now has only 100,000 spirit stones available. Leasing spirit shuttles to form a long-distance fleet, collecting various goods, and hiring professional monks are all considerable expenses.

After this calculation, Fang Qingyuan found that although he looked rich, he actually had more places to spend money.

"I will give you another 30,000 high-quality spirit stones. You must build a fleet of ten flying boats capable of long-distance voyages by the beginning of next year. This is your most important task."

Fang Qingyuan was eager to cash in the supplies stored in the Immortal Mansion, but he resisted the urge to take action in Qiyun City. This place was not as chaotic as Baishan, and the people were very shrewd. Once an abnormal quantity of goods appeared on the market, it would take only a few days to identify Fang Qingyuan.

Therefore, it is safest to use a long-distance fleet to ship goods. When you get outside Qiyun, where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, you can ship goods as you go. Even if you ship the equivalent of a hundred cargo ships, no one will suspect anything.

"I obey your orders. Next spring, you will see ten cargo ships ready to set sail."

Mrs. Hua knelt quietly on the ground, kowtowed to Fang Qingyuan above her, then slowly stood up and left.

Looking at her departing back, Fang Qingyuan's eyes were deep. Could he really have whatever he wanted with this Mrs. Hua?

Three days later, Fang Qingyuan arrived at the main mountain of Qiyun Sect and the main peak of Zhou Family.

It's time to get his own fourth-level spiritual land. He wants to see what hidden problems this land is related to.

A moment later, a Jindan cultivator from the Zhou family came out to welcome Fang Qingyuan in.

The Zhou family's main peak is obviously a fourth-grade, top-grade spiritual land. The spiritual energy here is very rich, there are flocks of cranes, and spiritual herbs are everywhere. It is a typical Qiyun Taoist layout.

Arriving at the welcoming pine pavilion on the back mountain, the Zhou family ancestor was already sitting inside. Fang Qingyuan came up to him and bowed:

"Brother Zhou, I have met you, Junior Brother Fang Qingyuan."

After becoming Tian Chang's disciple, although he did not become his direct disciple, Fang Qingyuan was already a Qiyun, so it was normal for him to call Zhou family's ancestor "senior brother".

Of course, if the Zhou family patriarch did not recognize it, he could just say that Fang Qingyuan was not qualified, but Zhou patriarch obviously would not be so disrespectful to Tian.

"Junior Brother Fang, I've been waiting for you for almost a year. You're really patient. You're not even tempted by the fourth-tier spiritual land?"

Fang Qingyuan smiled slightly. It was not that he was not tempted, but various things had delayed him and he could not deal with them. How could he be in the mood to deal with these things?

"Brother, you are joking. Who wouldn't be tempted by a fourth-tier spiritual land? It's just that I just entered the Nascent Soul stage and I still need to stabilize my realm, so I was delayed."

"Haha, I see. Go ahead and try the Snow Mountain Crispy Hand Fragrance that I made myself."

Fang Qingyuan obediently sat down in the pavilion, picked up the teacup and tasted it.

"Delicious."

Patriarch Zhou was speechless about Fang Qingyuan's evaluation, it was too vulgar.

“That fourth-tier spiritual land originally belonged to the Luo family, but when the Yuanhou Awakening Lion slaughtered people in Baishan Jiuxingfang, Junior Brother Luo unfortunately died, so the Luo family could no longer keep this spiritual land.

Junior Brother Luo did not sacrifice his life for the sect's business. If he died in the war or was killed by the enemy forces, it would be easier to deal with.

But dying in a lion's mouth was pure bad luck. The sect also has its own rules. If the Luo family cannot come up with the corresponding contribution points, the land should be taken back.

The sacred land that I promised you originally belonged to the Luo family, so you understand the reason, right?"

After hearing what Patriarch Zhou said, Fang Qingyuan didn't expect that the aftermath of the Yuanhou Awakening Lion back then could still reach now and reach him.

It’s just that Patriarch Zhou said it easily, but if you think about it, you will know that there must be a trap in the Luo family’s spiritual land. Otherwise, if I have offended the Zhou family, why would Patriarch Zhou still think about me?

At this time, Fang Qingyuan began to recall the information about the Qiyun family and the Nascent Soul cultivators that he had asked Madam Hua to collect.

Junior Brother Luo? This surname is rare, and the only Nascent Soul cultivator with the surname Luo in Qiyun is Luo Qingshan.

This person is also one of the shareholders of Guanghui Pavilion. He is quite domineering. After Gao Guangsheng's death, he was quite active in Guanghui Pavilion.

Well, Luo Qingshan has been dead for many years now, and the one who is in charge of the Luo family now is his daughter, a Jindan female cultivator named Luo Bing, who is quite capable.

But a Jindan cultivator is obviously no match for a Yuanying cultivator. No matter how powerful Luo Bing's skills are, they cannot match the value of a fourth-level spiritual land.

There must be some information hidden here that I don't understand yet, and Patriarch Zhou obviously knows the inside story. Now it depends on whether Patriarch Zhou can sincerely resolve the grudge with me and give me some advice.