The Way of the Immortal Master

Meng Zhang made a lot of preparations to protect the Gu Yue family in Dafeng City.

Over the past few years, these forces from the mainland of the Dali Dynasty have penetrated into the interior of the Jiuqu Province step by step, quickly devouring all walks of life.

Dafeng City is located in the north of Jiuqu Province. If you go further north, you will find the original wild lands such as the endless sand sea and the Yaofeng Gobi.

Within the Jiuqu Province, Dafeng City is the largest commercial city in the north, and it can be regarded as the last barrier for the local forces of the Jiuqu Province.

There are quite a few merchants from the Dali Dynasty's native land, who have set up business houses in Dafeng City and engaged in various transactions wantonly.

Whether it is the Gu Yue family who are the lords of Dafeng City, or the Taiyi Gate behind the Gu Yue family, it is impossible to forcibly drive them away.

Of course, under Meng Zhang's instruction, the Gu Yue family did not allow these foreign businesses to take root here easily, but instead imposed heavy taxes on them.

In a word, whether it is Taiyimen or Dafengcheng, the intensity of the struggle with foreign forces is not great, and they are all within the reasonable and legal range.

True Monarch Jin Li did not publicize his presence in Gale City, nor deliberately kept it secret.

For the Gu Yue family and the natives of Dafeng City, it is a great thing to have a Yuanshen Zhenjun stationed here, so that their safety is more assured.

I don't know if it was the deterrence brought by Zhenjun Jinli's arrival, or the Gu Yue family of the Dali Dynasty was just thunderous and rainy.

Anyway, in the next period of time, they didn't do anything, let alone go to Dafeng City to make trouble.

Meng Zhang did not let down his vigilance because of this.

But the initiative is in other people's hands, and he can't find another good way.

With the strength and status of the Yitai Yimen, it is unlikely that they would take the initiative to provoke the Gu Yue family of the Dali Dynasty.

This feeling of passively waiting for others to do something is really uncomfortable, but Meng Zhang is helpless.

Of course, during this period of time, there are not all troubles around me.

The spirit snake spear, the murderous spirit weapon that Meng Zhang has long nurtured, has finally been promoted to a fourth-order magic weapon.

The Spirit Snake Spear conceived a weapon spirit, the Spirit Snake Boy.

In this way, Meng Zhang had three fourth-order magic weapons at hand.

The seven-color Xiaguang robe is a magic weapon for guarding, and it is a spiritual weapon. The Spirit Snake Spear is a killing weapon, mainly used for offense.

The natal magic weapon, the yin-yang spirit gourd, can enhance the power of yin-yang Taoism, and can also raise Taoist soldiers. Qi Lingqingfeng boy is honest and obedient, and loyal to Meng Zhang.

In terms of Meng Zhang's cultivation at this time, it is already the limit to keep three fourth-order magic weapons. No matter how many, it will affect his cultivation.

Meng Zhang has now reached the consummation of the Yuanshen initial stage, and is facing an important hurdle. It is necessary to break through this barrier in order to enter the middle stage of Yuanshen.

During the critical period of cultivation breakthrough, he can't take care of many things.

Niu Dawei and Yang Xueyi in the door are also hitting the critical period of Yuanshen stage.

The most important task for the Taiyi Sect at this time is to ensure their breakthrough in cultivation and try to avoid conflicts with the outside world.

On the other side, True Monarch You Hongzhi of the Four Seas Trading Company, through desperate connections, almost communicated with the Yuanshen sects and families of all the local cultivation forces in Jiuqu Province.

Except for a few families, most of the sects and families have joined his small group.

As the initiator, Zhenjun You Hongzhi was elected as the leader of this small group.

Of course, his leader is more in name, mainly responsible for coordinating these cultivation forces. If you really want to give orders to some cultivation force, you don't have that authority.

So many comprehension forces have been connected in series, what should be the next step?

It's not possible for everyone to mobilize the army of monks together to fight with these big foreign merchants.

Not to mention whether you can fight it. If they really did this, it would be tantamount to instigating civil strife, and the Dali Dynasty would be the first to let them go.

If you can't fight directly, use commercial means to fight against it.

But even if the commercial force is the strongest and the best at doing business, the Four Seas Trading Company is all defeated by others. Even if a group of defeated generals unite, they still cannot compete with others.

Zhenjun You Hongzhi convened Zhenjun Yuanshen in the small group and Jindan Zhenren who were in charge of specific affairs from various forces, and everyone discussed together what to do next.

Zhenjun You Hongzhi's mind is still very clear. They huddled together to keep warm, just to seek more living space, and confronting those big foreign businessmen was not their purpose.

Everyone agrees with True Monarch You Hongzhi's statement.

These big merchants from the Dali Dynasty are powerful and have a profound background.

If they were not forced into a situation where there was no other way, how could they take the initiative to fight against it?

The biggest problem now is that these big merchants rely on their absolute strength to defeat them in the shopping malls, causing them to lose the external market and greatly reduce their income.

After the original market of pills and talismans were taken away, they could barely support themselves by relying on fixed industries such as spiritual fields and mineral deposits.

However, after these big merchants took the initiative, they tried their best to suppress the purchase price of elixir and spiritual materials, causing their income to drop sharply.

It is impossible for any sect or family to be completely self-sufficient. Spirit stones are also needed to purchase the necessary materials, and spirit stones are needed to maintain their own operation.

Especially these foreign big businessmen, after using various means to subdue some local forces.

To actually restart the construction of a new square city or even a commercial city is obviously to completely abandon the original local commercial system and start a new one to draw a salary from the bottom.

Their actions are getting bigger and bigger, and their infringement on local forces is getting deeper and deeper.

It's a pity that these local cultivation forces, even if they unite, still dare not confront them head-on.

At this time, True Monarch You Hongzhi pointed out a clear path for everyone.

Now that the market in Jiuqu Province has been lost, it is time to open up new markets and find new ways.

As for where the new market is, Zhenjun You Hongzhi reminded him a little bit, and everyone understood.

The foreign monsters and spirits in the cloud and fog, and the foreign barbarians on the Yuantu prairie are all very good customers.

Those pills and talismans that are not very easy to sell in Jiuqu Province can be shipped to these two places for sale.

The Yuantu prairie is rich in production, and after years of development by barbarians outside the region, it also has a certain ability to pay.

The alien monster and spirit race in the Yunwu Daze seem to have ways to get money, they are not the kind of penniless ghosts.

Although they are still enemies of the Dali Dynasty in name, the two sides have maintained a state of peace for many years. Except for occasional skirmishes along the border, no large-scale fighting has broken out for a long time.

These local comprehension forces don't have any kind of cleanliness in their hearts.

They will not be at odds with each other just because the other party is an invader from outside the territory.

Hostile relations are one thing, but business can be done accordingly.