629: Chapter 629 Monopoly

At the top of the Profound Yin Building.

Profound Yin Dao Monarch Jiang Xingwan stood at the edge of the platform with her hands behind her back, gazing at the complex Formation patterns lighting up in the direction of the Two Instruments Palace, and whispered:

"This child's attainment in Formations has likely already touched the threshold of the fifth rank, yet his cultivation is clearly only at the Early Nascent Soul Stage..."

The path of Formations is harder than the vast majority of primary Cultivation Techniques; the threshold of a fifth-rank Formation Master is something even a Spirit Transformation Dao Lord finds difficult to reach.

Jiang Xingwan was becoming increasingly confused about Liu Xuan. Logically speaking, this level of attainment in Formations could only be reached by a Peak Nascent Soul Cultivator who specialized exclusively in Formations and was on the verge of ascending to Dao Monarch.

Furthermore, the Dao Court strictly regulates all immortal cultivation skills at the fifth-rank level; there is no Legacy available in the outside world, so where did he learn it?

"Could it be that he is someone from the Dao Court?"

Jiang Xingwan had many guesses about Liu Xuan's identity, but she had dismissed them one by one, and to this day, she still had no accurate answer.

"Let's just take it one step at a time! As long as we spend enough time together, many things will be impossible to hide."

She stopped overthinking and just quietly watched the space array that was gradually taking shape.

Opposite the Two Instruments Palace.

"Hum~"

The intricate Formation patterns gradually faded into the depths of the array, and a mirror surface condensed from spatial energy spread across the massive Formation base.

"It's done!"

Liu Xuan clapped his hands in satisfaction. A moment later, light flickered within the array, and a group of Cultivators with a style of attire completely different from the East Sea appeared within the array.

Leading them was a Sword Cultivator youth who looked seventy percent similar to Liu Xuan. Beside him followed a burly man with black skin, surrounded by Demonic Qi that he made no effort to conceal.

"Father!" The Fourth Son waved at Liu Xuan and then flew straight over, excitedly saying, "Is this the East Sea? It's truly as different as heaven and earth compared to the Southern Border!"

The black-skinned burly man, Zhu Pan, also stepped forward respectfully to salute, "Greetings, Old Ancestor!"

Zhu Pan was the most sensible among the Demon Lords from the Endless Demon Court who had defected to Liu Xuan. After this guy defected to the Liu Family, he hit it off with the Fourth Son. To gain the Fourth Son's trust, he had made a Heavenly Dao oath with his Essence Blood and soul, swearing that as soon as the Fourth Son advanced to the Golden Core stage, he would immediately become his natal spirit beast.

Liu Xuan waved his hand, signaling them to wait to the side; he still needed to test the various data of the teleportation array.

Although the East Sea Joyous Union Sect had the support of Profound Yin Dao Monarch, it lacked a trustworthy workforce.

Therefore, before the teleportation array was established, Liu Xuan used an Incarnation to issue orders, instructing a portion of his manpower to prepare in advance so they could teleport over immediately once the array was built.

This group of people mainly consisted of the Fourth Son and his batch of brothers and sisters, as well as a group of Yao Race members from the Demon Court who had defected, led by Zhu Pan.

Liu Xuan arranged for these people to come over so they could check and supervise the people of the Yin-Yang Branch, ensuring he wouldn't be deceived without knowing it.

Once the benefits brought by the teleportation array gradually formed a new interest group led by him, it would be much more convenient to do whatever he wanted.

After confirming that there were no problems with any aspect of the array, Liu Xuan handed the token for activating the array to Yin Lizhi and left all subsequent business matters to her.

On the side of Biyou City, Liu Xuan had also arranged for Li Xihe, Bai Jie, and others to be responsible for receiving them. The senior management of the Merchant Alliance had already made contingency plans for East Sea business, so everything could proceed according to plan, and any problems could be solved as they arose.

The many Nascent Soul True Lords of the Joyous Union Sect present initially did not quite believe it, guessing that Liu Xuan had brought over a group of people from who knows where to impersonate Southern Border Cultivators, thinking it was actually impossible to teleport such a long distance.

It wasn't until a skeptical Nascent Soul True Lord personally took people through the teleportation array to visit Biyou Immortal City.

After this person returned, he didn't say a word; he immediately took his people and left, then utilized all the power at his disposal to acquire various East Sea specialties.

Some quick-witted people realized something was wrong and also tentatively sent people over to see, or went over themselves to check.

As long as those who went to Biyou Immortal City returned, their actions were surprisingly consistent: they immediately began using the power in their hands to acquire various East Sea supplies.

If they couldn't acquire them nearby, they would go outside to buy them; if they couldn't buy them from the Yin-Yang Branch, they would go to the other three lineages, and if that still didn't go smoothly, they would try deep within the Yao Race territory.

The teleportation array connected the East Sea and the Southern Border, separated by vast distances; anyone with eyes could see how much profit was contained within it.

When Liu Xuan originally said he wanted to gift them an Opportunity, they thought it was just polite talk; they hadn't expected it to be real.

"Dad, should we also go out and acquire a large amount of various resources? Otherwise, all the profits will be split up by them!" The Fourth Son ran over in a hurry to see Liu Xuan and expressed his thoughts.

Liu Xuan rubbed his temples and scolded, "Are you stupid? The teleportation array is in our hands; is it worth competing with the people below?"

"Furthermore, if you want a business to expand rapidly, you have to share some benefits with everyone; otherwise, who will help you do the work?"

"Even if you want to monopolize the business, you have to wait until the business grows big. It's only just started, what the hell are you panicking about?!"

The more Liu Xuan spoke, the more impatient he became. He waved his hand and said, "Don't meddle in business matters. Take your brothers and get familiar with the East Sea as soon as possible. Focus mainly on gathering intelligence."

"That's right!" The Fourth Son clapped his hands happily, "It's still you, Dad, who thinks so far ahead."

The Fourth Son was already used to Liu Xuan's attitude and felt nothing about his father's scolding.

"Dad, the enchantresses of the Joyous Union Sect are extremely skilled at bewitching hearts. A few of my brothers with weak wills have already been seduced. What do you think about this matter..."

Liu Xuan had anticipated this matter long ago. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Tell your brothers that I do not oppose them taking spouses, but it must not affect their cultivation. If their cultivation progress slows down because of this, the punishment will be doubled."

"Also, the Dao Companions they associate with must be registered in the Family genealogy. They are not allowed to mess around; otherwise, there will also be heavy punishment."

"Of course, I am not an unfeeling person." Liu Xuan adopted the demeanor of an elder and said seriously, "Where there is punishment, there is reward. The Family's reward for clan descendants having children remains effective here in the East Sea."

As Liu Xuan spoke, he walked to the Fourth Son's side, patted his shoulder, and said, "You are not young anymore. If you want to get married and have children, I support that too."

The Fourth Son immediately dodged and said righteously, "There is no need for this child. I am a Sword Cultivator; women will only affect the speed of my sword!"

Sword Cultivator is the path of practice that values the Dao Heart the most, and romantic feelings are the easiest things to affect the firmness of the Dao Heart. Most Sword Cultivators avoid romantic matters, and the Fourth Son was the same.

"Suit yourself!"

Liu Xuan rarely interfered in his children's personal affairs, only providing some guidance; they decided the specifics themselves.

"Although there is no war in the East Sea, my Liu Family's Foundation here is still shallow. For you, the level of danger might be more than a notch higher than in the Southern Border. Put away your usual reckless nature and act with low-key caution," Liu Xuan urged.

The Fourth Son rarely put away his usual devil-may-care demeanor, bowed respectfully to Liu Xuan, and said solemnly, "Father, rest assured. Even if I don't care about my own safety, I must consider the safety of my brothers. I will never dare to act recklessly."

"It is good that you know!"

Liu Xuan nodded in satisfaction.