314: Chapter 314 Follow-up Plans

"Therefore, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce can gradually begin selling supreme grade Medicinal Pills, but we must start with the first grade."

"The top-grade qi gathering pill, top-grade body tempering pill, and top-grade qi recovery pill—these high-volume varieties should be stocked in Tianlan Prefecture City."

"As for the Prefecture City, we will sell the Low Grade, Medium Grade, and High Grade first-grade Medicinal Pills refined by the five alchemists trained by the Chamber. We must stop selling those second-grade supreme grade Medicinal Pills in the Prefecture City; the levels between the Prefecture City and Tianlan Prefecture City must be distinguished."

"The subsequent public sale of second-grade supreme grade Medicinal Pills will have to wait—at least until Fang Zhenhai breaks through to the Golden Core stage."

"In the days when the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce has no Golden Core Cultivator to hold down the fort, putting out second-grade supreme grade Medicinal Pills for sale is no different from spreading gold on the roadside; it attracts thieves, not customers."

"In the Prefecture City, we can use the Danding Sect as a banner, but once we reach Tianlan Prefecture City, other forces will give us some Face, but not much. After all, Su Cheng is currently just a small Early Foundation Establishment Stage Disciple."

"Even if he refines a supreme grade nine-aperture golden spirit pill, which has miraculous effects for the Disciples of major Nascent Soul and Golden Core Forces, firstly, the materials for the Medicinal Pill are too expensive, and secondly, others might have alternative resources; it is not absolutely essential."

"It is a situation where if they are willing to give you Face, they will call you 'Little Friend' and discuss cooperation properly; if they are unwilling, you are nothing. (At least for now, given Su Cheng's strength and status, this is the case. To borrow a quote from a certain ambassador: 'You do not have the right to speak to them from a position of strength.')"

"Third point: The Family."

Su Cheng drew a highlight symbol next to this point.

He has now stepped into the limelight. His status within the Danding Sect may see a significant rise in the short term, and various forces outside the Sect are also scrambling to show goodwill.

(He had no choice but to step into the limelight. As the level of people and forces Su Cheng comes into contact with gets higher and higher, but his own strength improvement cannot keep up with the pace, he must step out, also because he has a great backer. Because of this, Su Cheng's subsequent rapid improvement in Realm will not Face any obstacles. He should only be able to return to the shadows after the Tianlan Prefecture City plot is completely over; I do not know the specific time yet.)

This window of time is perfect for giving the Su Family a comprehensive upgrade.

Let's start with the people. The Su Family currently has only three Foundation Establishment Cultivators who can Cultivate: himself, his father Su Chengyuan, and his sister Su Yunling.

Among the rest of the clansmen, the highest cultivation is only the Tenth Level of Qi Refining. (Actually, not many years have passed in the timeline. Given their Spiritual Root talent, this speed is already very fast. The supreme grade Medicinal Pills have only been provided to them via the Zhenpin Pavilion in the last few years.)

And as for the mess in Qinghe County, it cannot be sustained without a Foundation Establishment Cultivator holding down the fort. Right now, it is entirely relying on his sister's reputation in the Tiangang Sect and the protection of the Zhenpin Pavilion to stand.

Su Cheng circled his father's name. Su Chengyuan is currently at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage. His cultivation is not top-tier in the outside world, but he excels in his seasoned methods and tenacious Heart-Nature.

In the trip to the Ten Thousand Snakes Valley, he killed fifteen Foundation Establishment Disciples of the Shiyin Sect and still managed to retreat unscathed. In terms of combat ability and command, he is stronger than many Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Middle to Late Stage (with the help of external items).

It is time to let his father officially step into the limelight.

The Su Family's operations in Qinghe County have already spread out. Relying solely on a few Late Qi Refining Stage Cultivators and his cousin Su Yunhao as the manager, the Foundation is still too thin.

Once they reach out to the Prefecture City, they will likely be crushed immediately, let alone Tianlan Prefecture City.

If his father cooperates with Su Yunhao to handle administrative affairs in the capacity of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, both the external deterrent power and internal execution capability will certainly rise to a new level.

Of course, the prerequisite for his father to step forward is that his strength must keep up; the Early Foundation Establishment Stage is not enough.

His father needs a supreme grade nine-aperture golden spirit pill to accelerate his Cultivation, and his sister Su Yunling also needs one. Truth be told, everyone under Su Cheng's command should have one.

However, there are no Spirit Medicine on hand right now. The third-grade main ingredients for the nine-aperture golden spirit pill are too expensive—three stalks cost three thousand Medium Grade Spirit Stone.

But he is not in a hurry. There will surely be many people seeking pills in the future. When that time comes, he will refine one pill for every three sets of Spirit Medicine, gaining two sets for free.

Using the creation furnace to refine, there is no need to worry about failure. Now that the reputation of supreme grade Medicinal Pills is established, Su Cheng naturally will not go and refine pills himself anymore.

One supreme grade pill for three sets of Spirit Medicine—it would likely be hard to find a second deal like this in the entire Tianlan Province.

Let's talk about his own power layout. The Family, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Lin Family—these three lines cannot be mixed together.

Su Cheng drew three circles on the Jade Slip and used lines to mark their respective functions.

The Su Family is responsible for the Foundation and connections. Qinghe County is the base, connecting upward to his sister in the Tiangang Sect and downward to expand the network of various forces in the Qinghe Prefecture.

The core value of the Family is not in making money, but in 'taking root'.

The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is responsible for resource circulation. Fang Zhenhai is the most critical person on this line. Once he breaks through to the Golden Core stage, the Chamber's status in Tianlan Prefecture City will directly leap to the first-rate, coupled with the backing of him being a Personal Disciple of the Danding Sect.

By then, opening Zhenpin Pavilion branches across all Prefecture City regions in the province and using the Spirit Stone earned from selling supreme grade Medicinal Pills to establish intelligence networks in various places—only then can its true effectiveness be unleashed.

As for the Lin Family, Su Cheng envisions letting them be responsible for the Spirit Medicine logistics. The Lin Family is a Family that Cultivates Spirit Medicine and has many spirit fields. The Lin Family's Spirit Medicine shops and supply channels in Tianlan Prefecture City perfectly fill Su Cheng's biggest shortcoming: a source of large quantities of Spirit Medicine.

Lin Feng has already sworn allegiance to him. The next step is to support his rise. Not to mention becoming the head of the Lin Family, at least the business of the Spirit Medicine Garden must be handed over to him by Golden Core Elder Lin Xiaotian.

The three lines have their own focus. They will cooperate but not interfere with each other, and in the end, they will all be under his unified command.

Su Cheng carved the last line of text and then stopped his pen.

He hesitated for a moment about the fifth point, but still wrote it down: Relations with forces in Tianlan Prefecture City.

After the Grand Competition, the three Nascent Soul Sects—the Giant Spirit Sect, the Shiyin Sect, and the Fentian Sect—as well as the three major Nascent Soul families—Han, Liu, and Wu—all extended olive branches.

Currently, there is no conflict of interest between the two sides, and the other party's attitude is very clear: they are wooing him.

But Su Cheng sees it very clearly. He is currently just an alchemist at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage. No matter how high his talent is, it cannot change the fact that his cultivation is low.

In the future, those Golden Core families might give him some Face because of his identity in the Danding Sect.

But what about the three Nascent Soul Sects and the three major Nascent Soul families? In their eyes, Su Cheng is just a young man with utility value.

Once the Medicinal Pill business touches upon their core interests in the future—for example, if the supreme grade Medicinal Pills of the Zhenpin Pavilion steal someone else's market, or if Su Cheng refuses a cooperation request from a certain force—those smiling Faces will turn faster than flipping a book.

Golden Core Forces might back down a little, but Nascent Soul forces will not.

What to do? He can only continue to cling to the big tree that is the Danding Sect, preferably clinging to one or even several Nascent Soul Ancestors.

However, after the Grand Competition ended, it seemed that none of the Nascent Soul Ancestors had any intention of summoning him privately. Except for True Monarch Yunyang, who spoke about the Spirit Spring Secret Realm in private at the time, nothing else was said.

This shows that the attitude of the Nascent Soul Ancestors toward him is: approval and appreciation, but far from the point of personally getting involved.

An Early Foundation Establishment Stage Disciple, no matter how high his Alchemy talent is, is still too immature on the timescale of Nascent Soul Cultivators.

You must first reach the Golden Core stage and maintain this high-level talent to be qualified for them to look at you differently. After all, there are too many geniuses; those who cannot make it to the end, what kind of Genius are they? Moreover, Su Cheng does not have a Family background as good as Wu Chen's.

Before that, the resources and Opportunity the Sect gives you are already the greatest goodwill.

Su Cheng does not feel anything is unfair. If he were a Nascent Soul Ancestor, he would not spend time deliberately cultivating a junior who has not yet reached the Golden Core stage.

In their view, the higher the Realm, the more they feel their time is short. The Sect will not hinder their heart toward the Dao; on the contrary, the Sect, in the end, should be serving them, these Nascent Soul Ancestors.

(Do not bring in the understanding of modern schools. The premise of the Sect cultivating Disciples is that they can be useful to the future of the Sect. Only when your value in the eyes of the Nascent Soul Ancestors is great enough for them to Cultivate you, and you can give back to them in the future, will they take strong action.)

Therefore, the most practical approach currently is: first, build good relationships with the Golden Core Elder in the Sect.

With the connections of Golden Core Elder in hand, most things can be pushed forward.

On the power map of Tianlan Prefecture City, as long as you do not provoke figures at the Nascent Soul level, a Golden Core level network is already enough.

Su Cheng put away the Jade Slip, closed his eyes, and began to breathe. After a few breaths, his whole body relaxed, his thoughts pulled away from the complicated layout, and returned to tranquility.

Things are numerous, but he will just do them one by one. Tomorrow, he will go to get the Pill Formula first.

The next morning, Su Cheng packed up and left his Immortal Cave, flying on his artifact to the Alchemy Hall on Zixiao Peak.

(There is a lot of explanation. These two chapters are transitional chapters. Regarding the subsequent power planning, I also need to organize Su Cheng's development route well.)

(Once he is in the limelight, there will be more things involved. Major Nascent Soul forces will also enter the scene, and it may slightly involve forces from outside the province. There are many things that need to be arranged, so please forgive me, esteemed readers.)

(Esteemed readers, if you have any good suggestions, you can also bring them up, and I will adopt them appropriately according to the development of the plot.)