Immortal Mansion Royal Beast

In the courtyard of Yuanling Mansion, Liu Wenyan looked at the golden treasure falling from the sky and the strange little girl, and was at a loss as to what was going on.

Jin Bao lifted Biluo onto his shoulders, then said to Liu Wenyan:

"Madam Wen Yan, my master has ordered me to escort you well on this trip."

Upon learning that Jinbao would be her bodyguard on this trip, Liu Wenyan smiled. In her opinion, this showed how much Fang Qingyuan valued her that he was willing to give her his companion beast to command.

But what happened to this little girl?

"Then I'll have to trouble Jinbao. Who is this person?"

Biluo sat on Jinbao's shoulder, kicking his calf and said:

"Hello, Madam Wen Yan. I am Jin Bao's friend. You can just call me Bi Luo."

"Jin Bao's friend?"

Liu Wenyan wanted to ask a few more questions, but then Fang Qingyuan's words came to her ears:

"She is the child of a friend of mine. I have recently entrusted her to my care for a period of time. You don't need to ask any more questions."

Liu Wenyan raised her head and looked at the tall tower in front of her. Fang Qingyuan was right there, obviously also paying attention to what was happening there.

Fang Qingyuan's friend is at least a Jindan cultivator, and more likely a Yuanying cultivator. In any case, Liu Wenyan understands the specialness of Biluo.

The identity of this little girl is mysterious, so she should be coaxed.

Thinking so, Liu Wenyan decided to get closer to Biluo in the future.

"We are going to the Li family to investigate the Lingtian accounts. They have a lot of historical issues left over, so we need to sort out all the relationships this time. Those who should withdraw will withdraw, and those who should stay will stay. I'm going to trouble you all from now on."

Behind Liu Wenyan, there was a group of cultivators standing in a line, among whom were seven or eight cultivators who were proficient in arithmetic and were transferred from Madam Hua's Trading Company.

In the past two years, Li Daoming, who came to seek refuge, has been trying to use Fang Qingyuan's power to clarify the ownership of their Li family's land, but Fang Qingyuan has not had time to take care of it in the past two years and is only now ready to resolve the matter.

Fang Qingyuan obviously didn't need to go for such a matter. He could just send his concubine Liu Wenyan with Jin Bao to represent him.

The problem of the Li family is nothing more than the disputes accumulated over the years between several Jindan forces. Originally, the Li family was unable to sort it out by themselves, but now with the help of Fang Qingyuan, the matter can be completely resolved.

This mission is not difficult and there is no danger. Fang Qingyuan sent Jin Bao to let Jin Bao gain more experience.

Following Liu Wenyan's order, everyone boarded a small third-order spirit shuttle, took off directly from the City Lord's Mansion, and flew out of the city via a specially opened route.

This is also one of Fang Qingyuan's privileges as a Nascent Soul cultivator. He can take off and land small shuttles in the City Lord's Mansion without having to go around to the dock outside.

As the shuttle that Liu Wenyan was riding left, Fang Qingyuan also withdrew his attention. The Li family's affairs were trivial matters, and the first Nascent Soul Conference at the moment was what he cared about.

A few days ago, Tian Jin found Fang Qingyuan and asked him to prepare to attend the next Qiyun Immortal City Yuanying Conference.

This is a decision-making meeting composed of twelve Nascent Soul cultivators, responsible for handling major decisions in Qiyun Immortal City.

Although Tian Chang is the lord of Qiyun City, he obviously does not need to be involved in general affairs.

Tian Chang would only show up at critical moments, and the daily operations of Qiyun were all decided by the Yuanying Council.

In this parliament, the Tian family only holds four seats, while other Nascent Soul cultivators occupy the remaining eight seats.

Although the Tian family does not have half of the seats, Tian Chang has a veto power, so anything that Tian Chang disagrees with cannot be implemented.

Tian Chang also let Tian Jin use this right on his behalf, so the Tian family still has a deep control over Qiyun Fairy City.

Now that Fang Qingyuan has become a Nascent Soul cultivator, Tian Jin intends to include him in the Nascent Soul Council. After all, having one more person among them is always a good thing.

Although Tian Jin has the right of veto, this right cannot usually be used under such circumstances, because it is the last resort when things get badly fraught, and it indicates that the conflict between the Tian family and other Nascent Soul cultivators is irreconcilable.

In order to eliminate differences and maintain harmony, any issue can be brought to the parliament for debate. Only after a matter has been fully discussed and supported by the majority of Nascent Souls can it be implemented.

In this situation, having one more person on your side can make a big difference.

After three years of investigation, Fang Qingyuan was finally recognized by the parliament. Of course, Fang Qingyuan had no idea how the investigation was conducted or when it was conducted.

While he was in a daze, he was taken by Tian Jin to participate in his first Game of Thrones after he was promoted to the Nascent Soul stage.

At the foot of Tianyuan Mountain, next to the fifth-level sacred land, amidst the clouds and mist, several stone pillars stand abruptly.

Tian Jin took Fang Qingyuan into this mysterious land of clouds and mist, selected two stone pillars, and sat cross-legged.

At this time, there were no other Nascent Soul cultivators in the Yunwu Secret Realm, only Fang Qingyuan and Tian Jin were there.

At this time, Tian Jin introduced the situation here to Fang Qingyuan:

"Among the Nascent Soul cultivators in our lineage, Tian Heng is stationed outside to guard a region and rarely comes back. Tian He is obsessed with refining pills and never cares about mundane matters. Tian Chong was transferred to open up a new world, so I am usually the only one here."

Listening to Tian Jin's explanation, Fang Qingyuan matched the several Nascent Soul cultivators of the Tian family in his mind with the names mentioned by Tian Jin.

During my own baby-birthing ceremony the year before last, these people all came back to attend my ceremony, and I also met these three people in person.

Among them, Tian Heng is a middle-aged male cultivator with a calm personality, few words, and his strength is in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Tian He is a very handsome young man. It is said that he suffers from the sequelae of taking the Beauty-Locking Pill that he made himself. His actual age is over 1,300 years old.

As for Tian Chong, he was the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator in the Tian family, only over 800 years old. He was currently sent out by the Tian family to open up a new world dimension for the Qiyun Sect.

Two are in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, and two are in the early stage of Nascent Soul. These are the four Nascent Soul combat forces of the Tian family.

Fang Qingyuan is currently the first Yuanying from outside the Tian family. It is unknown why Tian Chang, who has not recruited outsiders for many years, is so attracted to Fang Qingyuan.

After a preliminary introduction to the Tian family's seat in the secret realm, Tian Jin waited quietly until the first Nascent Soul cultivator appeared.

The visitor was a short and fat middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a yellow robe. When he saw Tian Jin, he simply bowed briefly and then found a stone pillar to sit and meditate.

"This person is Zheng Changli from the Five Elements Peak. He is in charge of the Five Elements Peak's affairs in Qiyun City and has a close relationship with us."

Tian Jin conveyed the message to Fang Qingyuan, Fang Qingyuan looked at Zheng Changli and kept this person in mind.

Next, Nascent Soul cultivators from other internal forces of Qiyun also took their positions. Among them were Yan Ping from the Transmission Peak, Wantianluo from the Wanbao Pavilion of the General Affairs Peak, Zhu Xinye from the Guanghui Pavilion, and Xingbing from the Law Enforcement Peak.

Of the only eight positions, five were from Qiyun, and the remaining three did not come this time.

After everyone arrived, Tian Jin announced the first thing in front of everyone.

"After a vote by all parties, Fang Qingyuan is accepted as the thirteenth member of the Qiyun Immortal City Council Cabinet."

After Tian Jin finished speaking, everyone's faces calmed down. Fang Qingyuan also sat there quietly without making any expression. This time he was only responsible for listening, not speaking.

"Okay, let's move on to the second topic, which is about the renovation of the seven markets in the western district. Please take a look."

A jade slip rose from the front of the stone pillar and landed in front of Fang Qingyuan.

Fang Qingyuan reached out to take it, and put it on his forehead with understanding. The next moment, a lot of rich information was absorbed by his soul.

This is a summary of the comprehensive renovation plan for the seven towns in the western district, which involves a series of issues including old city renovation, population resettlement, and combating vicious crimes committed by monks.

"Which fellow Taoist is willing to take full responsibility for this matter?"

Tian Jin waited for a moment before asking. A few breaths later, Wan Tianluo from Wanbao Pavilion said with a smile:

"I have nothing to do these days, so leave this matter to me."

Tian Jin looked at the others and seeing that no one objected, he nodded in agreement. Thus, this project involving millions of people and hundreds of thousands of high-quality spirit stones was taken over by Wan Tianluo.

Wan Tianluo smiled when he saw this, while the other Nascent Soul cultivators reacted indifferently. It was obvious that everyone had already exchanged interests in private, and now bringing it to the table was just a formality.

"The second thing is about the use of taxes in Qiyun City."

"The third thing is to form a coalition army for the next war."

Tian Jin prepared seven or eight topics in a row. By the time Fang Qingyuan had finished reading them and everyone had finished discussing them, three days had passed.

During this time, Fang Qingyuan did not say a word, but just observed quietly. Through everyone's speeches and expressions, Fang Qingyuan could subtly feel who was close to Tian Jin and who was unwilling to get close.

Among them, the two from the Five Elements Peak and the Transmission Peak were indifferent to Tian Jin, which might be due to the fact that they had few interests in Qiyun City.

The two Yuanyings from Guanghui Pavilion and Wanbao Pavilion were more enthusiastic towards Tian Jin and basically followed Tian Jin's will.

As for the criminal soldiers at the Criminal Law Peak, they remained silent throughout the entire process and were unwilling to express their opinions easily.

Currently, there are three defensive forces in Qiyun City. One is the private soldiers of the Tian family of the city lord’s mansion, one is the city guard led by criminal soldiers, and the other is the more loose guard team of each market town.

As for the protective forces hired by other merchants and businesses themselves, they were not included.

After this meeting, Fang Qingyuan was able to see that the entire Qiyun City was actually still controlled by the Tian family, but correspondingly, a portion of the city's profits had to be shared among the various factions in Qiyun.

However, neither Tiandi Peak nor the Seventh-Level Secret Realm sent representatives, and it is not known whether the Tian family gave compensation privately.

The current situation in Qiyun City is that nearly 40% of the profits go to the Tian family, and then 50% is shared among the forces behind the five Nascent Souls. Only 10% is given to outsiders in Qiyun City who are not cultivators of the Qiyun Sect.

After the Yuanying meeting, Tian Jin took Fang Qingyuan out, and then the two of them talked about the previous situation, and Tian Jin gave Fang Qingyuan some instructions.

"The three families in Tiandi Peak have sensitive identities, so it's not good for them to interfere here. The other Yuanying families also have their own businesses in Qiyun City, but they don't have high identities and can't enter the parliament cabinet."

Tian Jin looked a little tired. He drank the spiritual tea brought by his servants and spoke to Fang Qingyuan.

Fang Qingyuan knew what Tian Jin meant. The three families of Tiandi Peak refer to the Lu family of Lu Yunzi, the current head of the Qiyun Sect, as well as the Cai Yuan and Lan Li families.

Lu Yunzi has been in charge of the Qiyun Sect for a thousand years, but compared with other families in the Qiyun Sect, the Lu family is not superior to them, only because there is a rule for the selection of the leader of the Qiyun Sect, that is, the leader must come from a humble family.

Therefore, the Cai Yuan and Lan Li families are now also poor families. Although they are both Nascent Soul cultivators, the help they can provide to the family is really small.

Therefore, the families of these three people really have no industries in Qiyun Fairy City.

"Brother, how can I be admitted into this parliamentary cabinet when I just entered the Nascent Soul stage?"

Fang Qingyuan didn't know the power of the cabinet before, but now it seems that the parliamentary cabinet of Qiyun City is clearly the gathering place of various forces of the Qiyun faction. Big families like the Zhou family and the Gan family have no place in it.

And how come I was chosen?

Tian Jin looked at Fang Qingyuan's puzzled expression and smiled softly:

"How do you think you got in? You have to be respected by the ancestor. Without his permission, can I take you in casually?"

"The ancestor has spoken?"

"You, the ancestor thinks highly of you. This favor makes us, the Tian family, jealous. Do a good job in the future. Maybe my position will be handed over to you in the future."

Fang Qingyuan felt uneasy after hearing what Tian Jin said. Why did Tian Chang spare no effort in training him?

Is it that the Tian family is short of manpower, or is Tian Chang really just like this?

After coming out of Tian Jin's mansion, Fang Qingyuan still couldn't understand why. Sometimes, Fang Qingyuan always had a resistance to others being too nice to him.

This mentality was developed in my previous life and continued to be cultivated in Baishan. Now that I have come to Qiyun, I am not used to it.

Fang Qingyuan has always believed that there is no love without reason in this world. Tian Chang values ​​him so much, could he have other intentions in secret?

But I am just a mere cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage. What is there for Tian Chang, a great cultivator in the God Transformation stage, to covet?

Before the Immortal Palace was exposed, Fang Qingyuan really couldn't understand.

Putting this doubt in his heart for the time being, Fang Qingyuan took the initiative to visit Wan Tianluo. He had obtained the right to renovate seven markets in the western district. Fang Qingyuan tried to see if he could subcontract some of the projects. After all, he was short of spirit stones at the moment.

Wan Tianluo's residence is also inside the City Lord's Mansion, and is of the fourth-grade mid-level quality. Because the City Lord's Mansion is separated by formations, under normal circumstances, many residents cannot see each other.

Bringing some gifts, Fang Qingyuan came to Wan Tianluo. When the other party learned that Fang Qingyuan was coming, Wan Tianluo went out to greet him personally.

"Brother Fang, you are a rare guest."

After Fang Qingyuan saluted, he saw Zhu Xinye beside Wan Tianluo. He was immediately surprised. Wasn't Wanbao Pavilion in competition with Guanghui Pavilion? Why did the two of them look like they had a good personal relationship?

Could it be that Zhu Xinye is also here to discuss cooperation on the West District renovation project?

After the three of them exchanged greetings, Fang Qingyuan was welcomed in. Without even taking the time to admire the beautiful scenery of Wan Tianluo's mansion, Fang Qingyuan said to Zhu Xinye:

"Brothers, I have a favor to ask of you. Could you introduce me to the heads of the Zhao and Luo families in your palace?"

The Zhao and Luo families that Fang Qingyuan mentioned were the two Nascent Soul families that the Luo family had won over with their shares. Fang Qingyuan originally wanted to use other methods to contact these two families, but now with Zhu Xinye, it would be much more convenient.

As the representative of Guanghui Pavilion in Qiyun City, Zhu Xinye’s status is naturally much higher than these two families.

Guanghui Pavilion adopts a share capital system with three types of shareholders: large, medium and small. The Zhao and Luo families are only small shareholders, while Zhu Xinye is a medium-sized shareholder.

As for the original major shareholder Gao Guangsheng, he has been dead for nearly a hundred years now, and his Gao family has also lost a lot of shares in Guanghui Pavilion.

But Wanbao Pavilion is different. They belong only to the Wan family. Although their scale is not as large as Guanghui Pavilion, their cohesion is much stronger.

Upon hearing Fang Qingyuan's request, Zhu Xinye blurted out:

"Are you also interested in the Luo family's spiritual land?"