43: Chapter 43 Business Comes to Your Door

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In those three days, Cloud Mist Mountain underwent tremendous changes.

First, a large, relatively flat area had been cleared on the mountainside, where thousands of simple houses were erected, and a street layout of one vertical and three horizontal roads had been initially constructed.

The Spiritual Qi farmland area was cleared, and the weeds and trees on it had all been removed.

Houses had also been built in the Immortal Cave area.

It looked like a market town, though it was sparsely populated.

A wider mountain road had been cleared, extending all the way to the mountainside.

No Loose Cultivators from outside had discovered the changes here yet, but it wouldn't take long; once one Loose Cultivator found it, the rest would naturally follow.

At the foot of Cloud Mist Mountain.

A group of people arrived.

They were the ones who had come to trade under Li Mengyao's orders.

The leader had reached the Peak of Qi Refining, and the remaining four teammates had also reached at least the eighth level of Qi Refining; their strength was quite formidable.

The leader was named Li Zhaoshan, a personal guard of Li Mengyao, and was deeply trusted by her.

"The Princess's intelligence is truly well-informed. Who would have thought that such a mountain with thin Spiritual Qi would have a source of Supreme Grade Medicinal Pills?"

Li Zhaoshan trusted Li Mengyao implicitly, so he believed her information without doubt. He was merely marveling at the Princess's well-informed intelligence network, not questioning the authenticity of the news.

Just as they approached the foot of the mountain, he sensed a group of people emerging from the woods a few hundred meters away.

Li Zhaoshan looked over and was surprised to see another group of Cultivators. With his Spirit Eye Technique, he could clearly see that their cultivation levels were not low either, all at the Late Stage of Qi Refining.

Li Zhaoshan frowned, "It seems we have competitors."

The other group was naturally from the Yu Family; they had received word from Yu Jin and had come to trade for Supreme Grade Medicinal Pills.

If Yu Jin hadn't previously produced a large quantity of Supreme Grade Medicinal Pills, it would have been hard for the Yu Family to believe that there was a place here selling them.

But with physical proof, the Yu Family naturally believed it and dispatched their elite Qi Refining team to conduct the trade.

Yu Xinzhe was the leader, and his cultivation had also reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

He also saw Li Zhaoshan's group. At first, he thought they were Disciples of Cloud Mist Mountain, but upon observing with his Spirit Eye, he was shocked to discover that the other party's cultivation had also reached the ninth level of Qi Refining!

His expression became guarded.

Both groups continued to approach the foot of the mountain, eventually walking side-by-side to the base while maintaining a distance between them.

At the foot of the mountain, a brand-new archway had been erected at some point.

Several Disciples were guarding under the archway.

It had the words [Luoyun Sect - Yunwu Market] written on it.

"A market?" Li Zhaoshan was surprised. "When did a market appear here?"

He suppressed the doubt in his heart and walked up to the archway.

Qi Pinghu immediately stepped forward and said loudly, "This is the Cloud Mist Villa of the Luoyun Sect and the entrance to the Yunwu Market. The market is not yet open. What is your business here?"

Li Zhaoshan took out a calling card, "This is my calling card. I have an appointment and request to meet with the Mountain Master Fang."

Qi Pinghu took the calling card, glanced at it, and nodded, "The Mountain Master has already instructed me. I will take you up the mountain."

Li Zhaoshan smiled and nodded.

At this moment, Yu Xinzhe also stepped forward, "I also have an appointment to see the Mountain Master!"

He also took out a calling card.

Qi Pinghu checked it and said, "Hmm, the Mountain Master also mentioned your information. Come up with me."

"Xiqing, you come with me and take them up," Qi Pinghu said.

"No problem!" Yu Xiqing nodded calmly.

Yu Xinzhe suddenly took an extra look at Yu Xiqing. Judging by his features, this Disciple looked a bit like his nephew.

He asked curiously, "Is your surname Yu?"

Yu Xiqing was stunned, "Yes."

Yu Xinzhe was surprised, "I also have the surname Yu, from the ancestral home of Yuhui City."

Yu Xiqing's eyes widened, "Me too."

Qi Pinghu glanced at the two of them with surprise, but didn't say much and continued to lead the people up the mountain.

Yu Xiqing also regained his composure and did not say anything more to Yu Xinzhe.

Li Zhaoshan was listening from the side, his brow furrowing imperceptibly.

His purpose was likely the same as this group's, so they would be competitors later. If the other party had an acquaintance at Cloud Mist Villa, their intelligence would surely be more well-informed.

Under the guidance of Qi Pinghu and Yu Xiqing, both groups soon reached the mountainside area.

Both groups saw the prototype of a market, with some Disciples busy working inside, constructing houses, canals, and so on.

Li Zhaoshan asked curiously, "Is your mountain planning to establish a market here?"

"Yes, this is my Mountain Master's instruction. It is currently under construction."

Li Zhaoshan looked thoughtful and asked, "Can we purchase a shop within it?"

Qi Pinghu was stunned, then nodded, "Naturally, that is possible, but I don't know when it will open. Everything must follow the Mountain Master's arrangements."

"Understood!"

The other group's Yu Xinzhe also had thoughts; if this transaction met expectations, it would be best for their Yu Family to open a shop here. Even if not for business, having a fixed channel to trade with Fang Yuan would be good.

Both groups followed the mountain road and soon arrived at the entrance of Cloud Mist Villa.

Li Xinyi, seeing the two groups arrive, personally came to greet them.

"Two honored guests, the Mountain Master is already waiting for you in the Immortal Cave. Please follow me!"

Li Zhaoshan nodded and instructed his four team members to wait here.

Then he followed Li Xinyi up.

On the other side, Yu Xinzhe did the same.

The three of them walked toward Fang Yuan's Immortal Cave.

Fang Yuan was currently in the Immortal Cave, organizing the last batch of Medicinal Pills.

He performed the pill collection hand seal, and a total of eighty-one Medicinal Pills flew out from the Pill Furnace, landing in a jade plate.

Among them were over sixty Supreme Grade Medicinal Pills, and the rest were also High Grade Medicinal Pills.

Moreover, what he had refined were Qi Condensation Pills for the Late Stage of Qi Refining!

At this moment, Fang Yuan's Alchemy level had reached an extremely high level.

Fang Yuan casually decomposed the twenty-plus High Grade Medicinal Pills into Supreme Grade Medicinal Pills, then placed them all into a gourd.

Then he walked out of the Alchemy room and looked toward the gate of the Immortal Cave.

Li Xinyi had already brought the two Cultivators in.

Fang Yuan examined the two, and the two were also examining Fang Yuan.

To Li Zhaoshan and Yu Xinzhe's surprise, they were actually unable to see through Fang Yuan's Realm.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "I didn't expect you both to arrive together. Please, have a seat."