48: Chapter 48 The Construction of the Market

"Look!"

At the foot of the mountain, among the gathered Loose Cultivators, someone exclaimed first.

Everyone looked over, and then expressions of surprise appeared on their faces.

They saw clouds and mist churning above the mountaintop, with seven-colored rays of light blooming; such a phenomenon was clearly the work of an expert.

Streaks of rain fell, but it did not look like ordinary rain; it was Spiritual Rain.

The rain sprinkled across the forest, causing even more mist to rise, enveloping the entire Cloud Mist Mountain, and the scenery on the mountain was gradually obscured by the clouds and mist.

"I have a premonition that the market is about to open!" someone said excitedly.

"As if you needed to say it."

Inside the Yunwu Market.

Li Xinyi was still supervising the Disciples as they built the market.

At this point, the market was basically built, with houses situated, streets widened, and shops lined up one by one.

In the center of the market, there were four large shops; these were shops that Cloud Mist Mountain planned to operate themselves. Mountain Master Fang had instructed that they would be the Auction House, Hundred Treasures Hall, Trading House, and Recycling House.

Li Xinyi also saw the various changes within the mountain, especially the change in Spiritual Qi, which left her marveling endlessly.

She looked toward the mountaintop with pleasant surprise, thinking to herself, "Has the Mountain Master finished his seclusion?"

The Mountain Master had been in seclusion for over half a month. She did not know what Fang Yuan was doing, but she believed that after the Mountain Master came out of seclusion, he would definitely solve the problems with the Formation.

"Li Xinyi."

A voice startled Li Xinyi from her thoughts.

She turned her head to look and saw that Fang Yuan was already standing beside her, though she did not know when he had arrived.

"Greetings, Mountain Master!" Li Xinyi said respectfully immediately.

Fang Yuan looked at the market, which was already taking shape, and praised, "You have done well."

"This is what a Disciple should do." Li Xinyi smiled, pursing her lips.

Fang Yuan suddenly asked, "You also have the surname Li; do you have any relation to the Imperial Family?"

Li Xinyi was stunned and replied, "My ancestors were indeed of the Imperial Family Bloodline, but only a collateral branch. Later, our family status declined, and we even lost the Imperial Family name. Now, I am just an ordinary commoner."

Her tone carried a faint trace of desolation and regret.

Fang Yuan laughed, "The Cultivation world values strength above all. As long as you can reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Imperial Family will definitely let you return to the family genealogy. If you reach the Golden Core Realm, you can even have a separate page in the genealogy!"

A separate page in the genealogy?

Li Xinyi lowered her head and smiled bitterly, "Mountain Master, you are joking. I only have a Low Grade Spiritual Root. Let alone the Foundation Establishment Realm, I cannot even break through the Bottleneck of the Late Stage of Qi Refining."

Fang Yuan shook his head, "If you rely solely on yourself, it is naturally difficult to break through. But if you can wholeheartedly work for me, I will help you improve in the future. Foundation Establishment is just the basic level, and Golden Core is not a difficult task either."

Li Xinyi said blankly, "Mountain Master, you are not joking, are you?"

Fang Yuan smiled calmly, "Just watch and see."

He was extremely confident in his ability to sell dreams; fooling a Li Xinyi was not a problem at all.

Moreover, this might not just be a dream.

He looked at Li Xinyi with a serious expression, "I am going to set up the Formation. Have all the Disciples inside leave the market to a distance of one mile!"

"Yes!"

Li Xinyi snapped back to reality and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

She hurried into the market and began arranging for the Disciples inside to leave.

After everyone had gone far away.

Fang Yuan then began to set up the Formation.

Actually, with the Cloud-Turning Rain-Covering Array covering the entire Cloud Mist Mountain, there was no need to set up a Formation in the market.

But one must always have a backup plan for everything; setting up a Formation openly was also necessary.

He took out the remaining setup Materials, carved the Formation patterns, and then buried them throughout the market.

This time, he was only setting up a First-Order High Grade Water Cloud Formation. Fang Yuan found it easy and effortless to set up; even the process of burying the Materials was simple. With the Earth Escape talent in hand, he could set it up without even needing to dig.

Therefore, Fang Yuan's movements were very fast.

In just half an hour, he had placed all the Formation Materials.

Afterward, he came to the giant tower in the middle of the market and placed the Formation Eye.

Fang Yuan cast a Formation activation spell.

Beams of Spiritual light flew out from the tower, spreading to every corner of the market. Finally, a semi-transparent light shield covering the entire market was completed.

He pondered for a moment, then cast another spell. A beam of Spiritual light was released from the core of the Formation Eye, rushing into the ground and connecting with a branch of the Spiritual Vein.

In this way, the Water Cloud Formation became a sub-Formation of the Cloud-Turning Rain-Covering Array.

With the Water Cloud Formation established, the surrounding Spiritual Qi spontaneously gathered toward the center of the Formation, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi rose slowly.

Fang Yuan then came to the Spiritual Field area and set up a First-Order High Grade Spirit-Gathering Protection Formation.

This time it was even easier, and it was finished in a quarter of an hour.

Then he came to the Immortal Cave area. As his fingers flew, pieces of Materials fell into various parts of the Immortal Caves, and small Spirit-Gathering Formations were built one by one.

After everything was built, Fang Yuan did not immediately call Li Xinyi and the others back.

Instead, he entered a First-Order High Grade Immortal Cave to Cultivate, organizing the results of his practice during this period.

The biggest gain was not his cultivation level, but his insights into Cloud Momentum.

After possessing one-tenth of the Cloud Momentum, he felt a sense of closeness with the clouds and mist between heaven and earth; he could easily manipulate the clouds and mist between heaven and earth.

After practicing for half a day, he finally notified Li Xinyi to call everyone else back.

Very quickly, the group returned to the entrance of the market.

"Wow, the market Formation is built!"

"What kind of Formation is this?"

"The Mountain Master is truly amazing!"

The group of Disciples were all full of praise.

Li Xinyi looked at this Formation in surprise, wondering if the Mountain Master had set this up himself?

She had not seen the Mountain Master invite anyone to set up the Formation.

Fang Yuan stood at the entrance, and after seeing Li Xinyi, he beckoned to her.

Li Xinyi steadied herself and immediately walked over.

"The market can be opened. This is the core token for the Formation. You will refine and control it; you can refine tokens for entering and exiting the market. You will decide the specific pricing; do not make it too expensive, popularity is very important," Fang Yuan reminded.

Li Xinyi understood and nodded, "I understand, Mountain Master. What do you think of the price of one Spirit Stone per month? One token can allow a stay in the market for one month."

"That works."

Under Fang Yuan's guidance, Li Xinyi refined the core token of the Formation.

She also learned how to refine the entry and exit tokens; in fact, it was just a matter of imprinting a mark into a piece of jade.

"Right," Li Xinyi asked, confused, "Mountain Master, I understand what the Hundred Treasures Hall, Auction House, and Trading House are for, but what is the Recycling House you mentioned for?"

A glint of light flashed in Fang Yuan's eyes as he said, "The main business of this Recycling House is to recycle some old and broken items in the hands of Cultivators, such as ancient scrolls and fragments, Waste Pills and broken tools, medicinal dregs and mineral slag, unknown Materials, second-hand treasures, or any items that possess Spiritual Qi or spirituality; they can all be recycled."