Cultivation: I have an inventory

Three people become tigers.

Rumors in this world spread as fast as the plague.

More and more monks began to doubt Xiao Changqing's strength, and also doubted how high the safety factor of Nanshanfang was now, and whether he would become the next Silver Leaf Peak.

Although this argument has not yet become mainstream, people are inevitably beginning to panic, causing considerable confusion in Nanshanfang.

The most intuitive impact is that the prices of strategic resources such as various magic weapons, talismans, and elixirs have begun to rise quietly, while the prices of Nanshanfang's real estate, which has been booming for many years, have begun to fall like an avalanche.

In the early years, the ‘real estate speculators’ realized that something was wrong and started thinking about taking action, but it was too late.

At first, I might still be able to sell it at a 20% or 30% discount, but I felt that it was too much of a loss at a 20% or 30% discount. I wanted to talk about whether the price could be set higher, so the tug-of-war began.

As a result, after a few days of waiting, I looked back and found that no one bought it even if it was sold at a discount of 20% to 30%!

The price almost changes every day. Within ten days after the rumors spread, the prices in major shops and caves in Nanshanfang dropped by nearly half!

The middle- and lower-class real estate speculators are miserable and may even go bankrupt. They have lost all their savings over the years and even owe money after selling their homes.

But for the upper-class monks, the decline in real estate is not that serious.

For example, among the monks in the B-shaped Cave, even if some of them own caves, shops and other real estate, it will never occupy the majority of their assets. No matter how much they fall, they will not be hurt.

What they are more concerned about is the safety of Nanshanfang and whether Xiao Changqing's strength is really as strong as the rumors and can threaten the late-stage foundation-building monks.

Not only the monks of Yizi Cave Mansion, but also the voices of suspicion within the Cao family, who have now returned to the first family, are not small.

Even the Supreme Elder of the Cao family, the other foundation-building monk besides the family leader Cao Hao, expressed extreme doubts about this.

"Master, are you really planning to give up Jiayi Cave Mansion and let Xiao Changqing live there?"

The Supreme Elder of the Cao family has white beard and hair, but his mental state is very good. He has white hair and a childlike face, and a rosy complexion.

He is already over two decades old, and for a foundation-building monk with a lifespan of 180 years, he has already entered the stage of old age.

Although his cultivation has been stuck in the early stage of foundation building for so many years and has not been improved, and he has been overtaken by Cao Hao, but his seniority in the Cao family is higher than that of Cao Hao, and he is very kind to Cao Hao, so he has a transcendent status in the Cao family. The internal voice is no weaker than that of Cao Hao.

Cao Hao is also willing to listen to some suggestions from the other party.

"Yeah. It's the same if I live in Jiaerdong Mansion." Cao Hao nodded.

The Supreme Elder of the Cao family was quite displeased when he heard this, "What do you mean the same? Only the spiritual veins of Jiayi Cave Mansion can reach the level of the second-order high-grade, and the Jiaer Cave Mansion only has the second-order mid-grade. You want to attack the late stage of foundation building. , it’s better to live in Jiayi Cave Mansion! Moreover, Jiayi Cave Mansion was yours before, but it was only occupied by Mu Renjie in the past two years. Go talk to Xiao Changqing and let him live in Jiaer Cave Mansion.”

Cao Hao said helplessly: "When I met Master Xiao Fu yesterday, I already finalized this matter. How can I still regret it?"

The Supreme Elder of the Cao family blew his beard and glared, and said angrily: "This Xiao Changqing really has a big appetite and will not refuse anyone who comes! He is a ninth-level Qi refining monk and can live in a B-level cave. Even if the owner of the family says that he will be a general in a cave, Give it to him. If he is wise, he should give it to the person who needs it the most! Isn't it a waste of resources and a waste of resources if he lives in Jiayi Cave Mansion? "

After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment and continued: "Does he really think he can threaten the late-stage foundation-building monks? Does he really think that everyone else is a fool and can't see that this is a lie made up by Gong Wansheng?" I think Mu Renjie must have been killed by Gong Wansheng! Xiao Changqing was at most a thug on the side! After all, Xiao Changqing is the Talisman Master of Lingfu Pavilion, and he is half of the Luoxia Sect. To control Nanshanfang and have the highest say in Nanshanfang, the credit for getting rid of Mu Renjie was given to Xiao Changqing!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Hao quickly made a gesture of silence and said seriously: "Sir, Supreme Elder, you must be careful what you say! Although Master Xiao has only practiced the ninth level of Qi cultivation, his status as a second-level Talisman Master is already real. "Also, although it is a bit unbelievable that the ninth level of Qi refining can threaten the late stage of foundation building, we can't completely disbelieve it, but the example of Mu Renjie is still vivid in our minds."

At the beginning, the five major foundation-building families in Nanshanfang were fighting in a melee, and the Cao family was one of the two foundation-building families. As the undisputed first family at the time, they were full of confidence and believed that they could profit from it and make the family stronger again.

The Mu family and Mu Renjie were not taken seriously by them at all.

As a result, Mu Renjie taught them a hard lesson.

If Cao Hao hadn't secretly reached the middle stage of foundation building and had the second-level formation, the Cao family might have been exterminated like the Zhang family and the Xu family and disappeared from the history of Nanshanfang.

"Mu Renjie used evil spirits to forcibly improve his strength. Could it be that Xiao Changqing is also haunted by evil spirits?" The Supreme Elder of the Cao family did not take it seriously and said coldly: "No matter how hard it is, I will not believe that Xiao Changqing can kill Mu. An outstanding person. Why, Master, do you think Xiao Changqing is as unfathomable as Gong Wansheng said? "

They underestimated Mu Renjie at the beginning, but they suffered a big loss and almost destroyed the Cao family's century-old foundation.

But Mu Renjie’s situation was a special situation and difficult to replicate.

Cao Hao shook his head and did not answer directly, but said: "Even if Master Xiao's strength is not as incredible as Gong Wansheng said, take a step back... Since the Luoxia Sect wants to promote him as the person with the most say in Nanshanfang, Can we object?"

The Supreme Elder of the Cao family was silent now.

Even if this is Luoxia Sect's plan, so what?

Can the Cao family still confront the Luoxia Sect? That's really a big deal.

Cao Hao continued to persuade: "In any case, the threat of evil cultivators from the Demon Cult is real. Having Xiao Changqing regarded as the number one master of Nanshanfang is equivalent to having the Luoxia Sect standing in front of him. This is a good thing for our Cao family! Our Cao family’s roots are in Nanshanfang, so there is no room for loss, but the roots of the Luoxia Sect are not in Nanshanfang. If one day, the Luoxia Sect really gives up on Nanshanfang, let it go. The invasion and occupation by evil cultivators is the real disaster for our Cao family!"

The Supreme Elder of the Cao family touched his white beard and nodded in agreement.

In the end, he just sighed: "Let a young man who is at the ninth level of Qi Refining stand in my Cao family and on top of us and other foundation-building monks. I feel very uncomfortable. I feel aggrieved..."

…

Nothing to feel aggrieved about.

Cao Hao not only handed over Cave No. 1 to Xiao Changqing, but also showed up in person to send congratulatory gifts on the day of Xiao Changqing's move-in.

This means that the Cao family recognizes Xiao Changqing's strength, and Mu Renjie's death is Xiao Changqing's main contribution.

Such a move has put a damper on the rumors that were spreading.

Nowadays, the Cao family, the first family of Nanshanfang, recognizes that Xiao Changqing is the strongest in combat. Cao Hao, who is in the middle of foundation building, is also willing to give up the Jiayi Cave Mansion, which symbolizes the highest honor of Nanshanfang, for Xiao Changqing to live.

Isn't this convincing enough?

This means that in the future, it is not the Cao family but Xiao Changqing and Lingfu Pavilion who have the highest say in Nanshanfang.

"Are the Cao family trying to push me forward? I didn't expect that the head of the Cao family is a fellow-minded person!"

Xiao Changqing looked at Cave No. 1, which covers a vast area, thoughtfully.

The battle that took place at No. 10 that night was mainly an attack at the spiritual level, that is, Xiao Changqing inspired several second-level attack talismans, which caused great damage to the courtyard and the formation was completely ineffective.

But if it is repaired, it will not affect the habitability.

But since the Cao family wanted to give up Jiayi Cave Mansion to him, Xiao Changqing did not refuse after thinking about it.

If you don’t stop, it won’t be in vain!

The second-level high-grade spiritual veins of Jiayi Cave Mansion are unique in Nanshanfang and are helpful for practicing and drawing talismans.

As for Cao Hao trying to lift him up and push him in front, that was impossible.

He has no family behind him, and he is alone. If he is really in danger, it makes no sense for your Cao family to not shoulder the responsibility and let him take the lead.

Even as the manager of Lingfu Pavilion, he took over temporarily.

After the new shopkeeper arranged by the Luoxia Sect arrived, he would continue to be his own Talisman Master.

He just needs to provide talisman firepower support!

…

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The impact of Mu Renjie's death has finally stabilized.

Stabilizing does not mean that it has calmed down. The chaos and panic in Nanshanfang are still there, but they have not worsened.

Just like house prices, they can't really be a bargain price and given to all the monks for free.

The monks in Nanshanfang have a population of over 10,000, and the total number of caves in A, B, B, and D is less than 5,000. There will definitely still be most low-level monks crowded into cramped shantytowns with weak aura.

It’s just that compared to its peak, it’s only one-third left.

At this price, it stabilized and did not continue to fall.

After all, if you step back ten thousand steps, even if Nanshanfang cannot defend it and is occupied by evil cultivators in the future, as long as Nanshanfang has spiritual veins, there will still be monks living here.

Therefore, it is impossible for house prices to return to zero.

But many 'real estate speculators', a large number of local middle- and lower-class monks in Nanshanfang, have lost their savings of decades or hundreds of years.

For example, monks like Hu Youquan, who used to borrow money to buy a house with enthusiasm when housing prices were at the top, are now losing money.

Now he is no longer as high-spirited and high-spirited as before, and he has made harsh words to rely on his assets to become an upper-class monk in Nanshanfang. Instead, he was in constant fear and fear all day long. As long as someone came to visit, he would be frightened to the point of being paralyzed, for fear that a creditor would come to visit.

The world of cultivating immortals, like the mortal world, also has places where loan sharks like usury exist.

Normally monks would not be contaminated by this kind of thing, but sometimes they would get carried away, bet on dogs, or be forced to do anything, and there would always be monks who would take risks.

Hu Youquan's subsequent purchases of several storefronts and cave houses were basically financed by borrowing money from loan sharks.

"Buzz buzz!"

There was movement from the formation in the cave, and someone came to the door.

Hu Youquan suddenly stiffened, with a look of horror on his face. He pushed Zhou Yun'e forward, not daring to take a breath.

"Hu Youquan, get out! I know you are at home, can you hide there?"

Outside the cave, the creditor really came to visit.

"Yun'e, you...go and send them away."

Hu Youquan said with red eyes and tremblingly.

Since Mu Renjie's death, people in Nanshanfang have changed their minds and various rumors have spread. Many monks have spread that Nanshanfang will soon become the next Silver Leaf Peak City and will be conquered by evil cultivators.

There are even some cultivators who want to leave Nanshanfang and run away at the risk of their lives.

The housing prices in Nanshanfang have been falling again and again.

At first, Hu Youquan was unwilling to sell at a lower price, but later he couldn't sell at a lower price.

Now all the shops and caves in his hands are in his hands.

If he sells them at the current market price, not only will all his savings of many years go down the drain, but he can't even pay back the high-interest loans he borrowed!

Now he can only hold on by force, hoping that the housing prices in Nanshanfang will pick up.

But the creditors he borrowed money from obviously won't give him time to wait like this, and the monthly interest is his death warrant.

So in Hu Youquan's heart, Xiao Changqing has been his nightmare in the past few years, the person he envied, hated the most, and he wished that Xiao Changqing would die suddenly; but now, he hopes that Xiao Changqing can stand up and show that he is a real late-stage foundation-building person, even comparable to a Jindan Zhenren, so that he can shock the current chaotic situation and let all the cultivators in Nanshanfang feel at ease and get back on track.

It sounds a bit funny, but this is indeed what Hu Youquan really thinks.

He became Xiao Changqing's most staunch "supporter".

As for hatred and jealousy, he didn't care and couldn't have such thoughts.

Xiao Changqing was already a second-level talisman master and lived in the Jiayi Cave Mansion. Who was he to be jealous?

"Will it be useful for me to go? People come to find you. Every time I go out, do they care about me?" Zhou Yun'e was still as cold as before.

It's just that she used to be cold and arrogant, but now she is numb and desperate.

When Hu Youquan was crazy about buying shops and caves, she said it all, but she couldn't stop it at all. Hu Youquan didn't listen to her at all.

In this situation, Hu Youquan remembered her and was willing to listen to her. What can she do?

Boom!

The debt collectors outside the cave finally lost their patience and forcibly broke the formation of the cave. Several cultivators with cultivation in the fifth and sixth levels of Qi Refining broke in with unfriendly faces.

Hu Youquan was so scared that his body was shaking.

"Everyone, please talk nicely, don't do anything! I will pay back the spiritual stones I owe you, but please give me some time!" Hu Youquan nodded and bowed, speaking humbly.

"It's okay to give you some time. But you have to pay the interest first!" The debt collector scolded coldly.

"I really have no spiritual stones now! Even if you kill me, I can't take them out!" Hu Youquan showed pain and said, "How about I transfer my shop and cave to you? I used the spiritual stones I borrowed from you to buy the shop and cave. Now I transfer them to you, and I don't want my capital and the interest I paid over the years! I just want us to settle our debts, what do you think?"

"Who wants your cave and shop! You borrowed spiritual stones, and you have to pay them back, understand?" The debt collector was completely unkind. He then looked at Hu Youquan and Zhou Yun'e and said, "If you don't have spiritual stones, why are you still wearing robes? Temporarily use magic tools, robes, talismans, and elixirs to compensate! Search me! Take away all the valuables!"

"No! You can't do this!" Hu Youquan was angry and furious.

Zhou Yun'e couldn't keep her cold and arrogant look anymore and wanted to resist.

But Zhou Yun'e and Hu Youquan were only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and each of the three people who came to collect the debt had a higher cultivation level than them.

When they started fighting, they had no power to resist.

First, Hu Youquan was directly grabbed by the neck by a burly man, and dared not move. His robe was forcibly taken away, and all the valuables on his body were looted.

These people were quite polite. They did not search Zhou Yun'e directly, but let Zhou Yun'e take off her robe and call out the valuables.

"I advise you to cooperate obediently and don't do any tricks. Otherwise, don't blame me and my brothers for being immoral and searching you too." The debt collector threatened.

Zhou Yun'e was extremely humiliated.

She never thought that one day she would fall to this point.

In the mortal world, she was the number one beauty on the Jianghu Beauty List, and her suitors were so numerous that she easily captured Xiao Changqing, the most talented and noble prince's son in the Jianghu at that time.

When she arrived at the world of immortal cultivation, although Xiao Changqing failed to give her a good life and made her feel very depressed and live in a shanty town, Xiao Changqing also tried his best to provide her with the best things he could, and he was unwilling to let her suffer even if he had to eat coarse food.

Life was hard, but Xiao Changqing never let her be bullied or searched!

She had been looking for a job in the shanty town for more than ten years, and finally found Hu Youquan, who was willing to pay for her and the best choice within her reach, but she didn't expect that the final result would be reduced to this.

Hu Youquan was also in great pain, and said angrily: "You can't do this to me, and you can't do this to her? Do you know who she is? She is the number one person in Nanshanfang today, and a friend of Master Xiao Fu! If this matter gets to Master Xiao Fu's ears, not to mention you, even your boss behind you will be in trouble!"

After saying this, his heart was even more painful, as if he was cut by a knife, and he couldn't help crying.

Unexpectedly, one day, he would need to rely on Xiao Changqing's name to threaten the enemy.

It's really shameful!

Unfortunately, these debt collectors didn't buy it at all and taunted: "Hu Youquan, do you think we are fools? Don't you know what's going on? Will Master Xiao Fu help you? Haha, if Master Xiao Fu knew about this, he would applaud! You still have the nerve to say that you are Master Xiao Fu's friends. Have you forgotten how you two treated Master Xiao Fu? You are an idiot who doesn't know the real man. You are the biggest joke in the entire Nanshanfang. Now you dare to use Master Xiao Fu's name to bluff people? Don't you see what kind of people you are?"

Hu Youquan was speechless and shed tears silently.

Zhou Yun'e closed her eyes and shouted in grief and anger: "Don't say it! I'll take it off for you!"

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ps: I updated late yesterday. Today's chapter is 5,000 words. There will be updates in the evening. I will try to update more. Does anyone have monthly tickets?