42: Chapter 42 Arrival at Taihe Market

After seeing off these Cultivators, Chen Changqing returned and shared everything he had just learned with Li Qingling and the others.

"You are saying that Taihe Market was just attacked by evil Cultivators?" Chen Yuanwu asked in shock.

Chen Changqing nodded, "Furthermore, many factions in Taihe Prefecture have been destroyed now, which will lead to many vacant storefronts in Taihe Market. After Taihe Market is rebuilt, these interests will have to be redivided."

After hearing this, Chen Yuanwu did not know whether he and the others were having good luck or bad luck, and continued to ask, "Then will we still go to Taihe Market next?"

Chen Changqing wore a solemn expression and said seriously, "Go. Since Taihe Market has suffered such severe losses, perhaps we can extract benefits from it. What do you all think?" After saying this, he swept his gaze across everyone present. Now that his strength was the strongest, he was qualified to make the decision, and naturally everyone would respect him.

"Mn, I think we can go. Our Family cannot stay in Qinghe County forever; we also need to develop outward, just like the Li Family and the Zhao Family," Chen Yuanjin chimed in.

Both of them agreed, and the others would definitely agree as well.

"Since that is the case, we must hurry over, otherwise I am afraid there won't be enough time," Li Qingling spoke up at the appropriate moment.

Everyone nodded, and even the three of Chen Changyue stood up. Since they had decided to go, naturally the faster the better.

Otherwise, by the time others finished dividing up the interests, there would be no resources left for the Chen Family.

Chen Changqing took the lead and headed to Taihe Market first, with the other few following behind.

Half a month later, the few of them finally arrived outside Taihe Market. During this period, they had encountered some Cultivators and learned from them that because many Families had been destroyed, this reconstruction of Taihe Market would feature many storefronts for sale. At that time, as long as they had enough Spirit Stones, they could acquire some storefronts.

Chen Changqing and the others naturally would not miss this opportunity. Fortunately, Chen Changqing himself had quite a few Spirit Stones and should be able to buy one or two storefronts to support the Family's development.

After entering Taihe Market, looking at the countless collapsed houses and the countless buildings under reconstruction, the few of them intuitively felt the danger of this evil Cultivator turmoil.

Fortunately, they were not in Taihe Market back then; otherwise, with a bit of bad luck, it was entirely possible they could have been casually killed by a Foundation Establishment evil Cultivator.

The few of them hurried to an inn to stay, then came out to find out the news about Taihe Market during this period. Fortunately, the Xuantian Sect and the Yun and Song families had not yet officially announced the sale of shops.

At least they still had the opportunity to vie for a few shops, thereby opening up the Family's development route in Taihe Prefecture.

"Are those Cultivators from the Wang Family?" Li Qingling pointed at a group of Cultivators ahead and whispered to Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing looked over, and the others saw them as well. He glanced at Chen Yuanjin and nodded, and the two of them led the rest to walk up quickly.

"Fellow Daoist Wang," Chen Yuanjin called out to stop Wang Zeyu.

Wang Zeyu's party turned their heads with some doubt in their hearts. When they saw clearly who had come, they said in surprise, "So it is you Fellow Daoists of the Chen Family. Why have you come? You must have encountered evil Cultivators on the way, right?"

"Mn, our luck wasn't very good. We were targeted by a group of evil Cultivators on the road, and it took a lot of effort to slay them. Later, we learned that Taihe Market was attacked by evil Cultivators, and we also heard other Seniors mention that the evil Cultivators had already been repelled, so we just happened to rush over to participate in the Taihe Assembly," Chen Yuanjin said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zeyu's face showed surprise. Many Family Cultivators had been attacked, and even their Wang Family was no exception, barely escaping after paying the lives of two Cultivators. He hadn't expected the Chen Family to actually be able to slay them, and by the looks of it, they hadn't suffered any injuries?

Thinking of this, the corners of Wang Zeyu's mouth became somewhat dry, and his tone suddenly became warm, "I didn't expect your Chen Family to actually be able to counter-kill them. When encountering them, many Families with good luck managed to escape, while those with bad luck were completely wiped out. Just like Longchuan County next to us, the Cultivators of the two Families have had no news to this day, and most likely they were wiped out on the road."

"I see. No wonder it was so peaceful all the way here when we came; so that's how it was."

Chen Yuanjin came to a sudden realization. Originally, she had thought other Families could also escape, after all, the strength of that group of evil Cultivators wasn't very strong—or rather, she looked at Chen Changqing, or rather, this kid was simply too strong, slaughtering Late Qi Refining Stage Cultivators like dogs, and even that evil Cultivator at the Perfection of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining was completely suppressed.

Just imagine, if she had led the team alone this time, facing eight Late Qi Refining Stage evil Cultivators, she truly couldn't guarantee that she and the others could withdraw completely unscathed. Thinking of this, the corner of her eye glanced toward Chen Changqing. Unawares, this kid Changqing had already grown to the point where he could protect the Cultivators of the Family.

Chen Yuanjin smiled faintly and continued to ask, "Fellow Daoist Wang, when will the Taihe Assembly be held?"

"The Taihe Assembly?" Wang Zeyu didn't expect Chen Yuanjin to still care about this.

"The Yun and Song families haven't announced it yet, but it should be held in the latter ten days of this month. Furthermore, because of this evil Cultivator incident, many shops within the market were destroyed, so those two families should take out a portion of treasures to pacify the various Families. After all, because of their dereliction of duty this time, almost all forces in Taihe Prefecture and every Foundation Establishment Family in the subordinate counties suffered attacks."

"Additionally, the Xuantian Sect will also take out a portion of treasures. I heard that this Taihe Assembly, as long as one achieves a top four ranking in the spell combat, will have the opportunity to obtain a foundation establishment pill."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuanjin and the others all gasped, and she couldn't help continuing to ask, "Really? Fellow Daoist Wang."

Wang Zeyu nodded solemnly, figuring that he wouldn't dare to hoodwink the Chen Family in such a matter. Moreover, he currently had the intention to befriend the Cultivators of the Chen Family to strive for a powerful ally for his Family. Although the current few Families in Qinghe County had friendly relations, that was actually under the condition that there were no conflicts of interest. Once interests reached the point of needing contention, it would become like the Zhao and Zhang families, where they had to fight to the death before stopping, not to mention that the Zhang Family had also lost their last Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

It's just that Wang Zeyu didn't directly voice these things.

"Since that is the case, many thanks for Fellow Daoist Wang's news." Chen Yuanjin clasped her fists in thanks, evidently accepting this favor.

Seeing this, Wang Zeyu chatted for a bit longer before smiling and taking his leave, as they also had things to do.

Watching them depart, Chen Changqing finally spoke, "I didn't expect that the Xuantian Sect and the Yun and Song families would actually be willing to spend such a heavy capital."

"The first place can obtain a foundation establishment pill and the operational rights of five shops; the second place can obtain a foundation establishment pill and three shops; and as for the third and fourth places, each gets a foundation establishment pill and one shop," Chen Changqing said with emotion.

"Indeed! Do you have confidence?" Chen Yuanjin asked curiously.

The rest also looked at Chen Changqing with curiosity.

"Confidence? Thirty to fifty percent, I suppose!" Chen Changqing said modestly.