Chapter 222 Chamber of Commerce Negotiations

Guessing the identity of the long-haired female cultivator, Lu Changan's head trembled slightly, somewhat surprised.

He couldn't help but think of Li Congren's description of Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce:

"The Demon Cult will also give the Chamber of Commerce a small amount of money. Even if they encounter it, they can spend money to eliminate the disaster without killing them all."

At that time, Lu Changan just felt that the Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce was powerful and could be used by both black and white.

At this moment, he felt like he was on a pirate ship.

Who would have thought that the long-haired female cultivator who joined halfway and covered her face with gauze would be the direct disciple of the leader of the demon sect.

"Master Fairy finally let this girl go."

Lu Changan thought to himself.

In the past two years, as the situation on the border has become chaotic, the Demon Cult has been gathering strength for many years and has begun to take shape, possessing a great say in the surrounding areas.

Looking at this area, Miss Wei's identity is more intimidating than the true disciples of the sect.

It is not difficult for Lu Changan to understand Shi Xianzi's choice.

Even if Miss Wei is killed, it will not eliminate the hidden danger. Once discovered by the Demon Sect, as a direct disciple of the leader, he will never give up.

If Miss Wei had not been killed, Lu Changan would have erased her relevant memories in the secret realm.

Letting this woman go should make her swear an oath of inner demons.

Even if it is exposed one day in the future.

As a third-order formation master, Shi Xianzi is definitely the target of recruitment by all major forces.

Even a third-level formation master with fake alchemy cultivation level can completely compete with a real alchemy cultivator.

By then, it will not be easy for the Demon Cult to tempt the Master Fairy, and they may even be tempted to recruit them.

"Before leaving the ruins, I wonder if Fairy Master followed my suggestion and destroyed the formation at the core of the ruins, causing the collapsing space to collapse."

Back in the room, Lu Changan was a little curious about this.

Only when Master Shixianzi became a third-level formation master could he do this, and it required four or two skills to move a thousand pounds, triggering a chain reaction of the ancient remnant formation.

This answer is likely to be known to Miss Wei who just boarded the spirit ship.

Lu Changan had previously taken care of Miss Wei's life at will, but now he did not dare to reveal his identity and ask her face to face.

Judging from the treatment of Miss Wei.

He suspected that the Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce had a deep collusion with the Demonic Cult.

Decades ago, although the Demon Sect was defeated in the Liang Kingdom's Immortal Cultivation World, it had learned from past lessons and seemed to be developing well in the Jing Kingdom, a neutral Immortal Cultivation Kingdom, at least penetrating into the merchant alliance.

The structure of the world of immortality in Jing Kingdom is different from that in Liang Kingdom.

In the Liang Kingdom, the sect was the supreme power and had absolute dominance.

But in the Jing Kingdom, the merchant alliance was very powerful and could even compete with the country's sects.

The Jing Kingdom's business alliance is composed of large and small chambers of commerce, working together to keep warm, advocating trade and freedom, and controlling most of the country's fairy cities and market channels.

Compared to the sects, the Merchant Alliance is less repulsive to the Demonic Sect and is more profit-seeking.

"If there is indeed collusion between the Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce and the Demon Cult, it is not entirely bad news for this cross-border trip."

After a while, Lu Changan figured out the key.

…

Two days later.

The Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce's spiritual ship has returned to the right track and is gradually leaving the Liang Kingdom border.

Lu Changan sensed that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth outside the spirit ship was getting thinner and even almost extinct.

In this case, the power of many spells will be greatly reduced.

The flying speed is slow and the mana regeneration is more difficult.

Coupled with the chaos between the two countries during the war, it was indeed difficult to feel safe while traveling alone.

With the protective power of the spiritual ship of the Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce, it can at least put an end to all kinds of robber cultivators.

Lu Changan looked back in the direction of Liang Guo through the window of the guest room. He saw a deserted scene and his mood seemed complicated.

Now, he is one hundred and forty-two years old and has been practicing in Liang for more than one hundred and twenty years. It is inevitable that he has some fetters on the people and things in that land.

However, Lu Changan needs a stable cultivation environment to get a complete opportunity to form pills, including pill-forming spiritual objects.

First cultivate to the peak of foundation building, and then find a third-level spiritual vein to form a pill.

I left this time, met up with old friends, and traded in the secret method of elixir transformation. Overall, it was quite satisfactory.

The only regret is that I couldn't see Zhao Siyao.

When he arrived at Jinyun Valley, Zhao Siyao was in retreat, preparing to form elixirs.

Even Zhao Siyao's disciple Zhao Tan went to the front line to guard.

"Fellow Daoist Wu."

The door bar was touched, and the purple-faced man next door came to visit Lu Changan.

The purple-faced brawny man was injured, so he reluctantly took out three thousand spirit stones and stayed in the guest room next to Lu Changan.

This person has a strong evil spirit and is not very gregarious. He can only chat with Lu Changan on the spiritual ship.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, please come in."

In the guest room, the two chatted about war.

As he spoke, the purple-faced brawny man revealed his dissatisfaction with the upper echelons of the Liang Kingdom clan.

"Had it not been for the Liang Guo clan to start a war and take the lead in invading other countries, we would not be in the situation we are in today."

"The 'Qing Ming Secret Realm' was originally going to be opened in three or four years. It was originally the way for many foundation-building Taoist friends to obtain the opportunity to form pills..."

The purple-faced brawny man spoke fiercely, with hatred in his eyes.

Because of the war, he was forced to go to the front line and almost died. Later, he became a deserter and was wanted by the sect.

If it were a peaceful era, he would reach the peak of the later stage of foundation building in a few years, and he would just happen to participate in the Qingming Secret Realm, and his strength would be among the upper reaches.

"Affected by the war, the 'Qingming Secret Realm' may not be able to be opened smoothly."

Lu Changan sighed, not sure about this.

Because of the war situation, he had already made a choice, choosing to conquer the ancient ruins and giving up the Qingming Secret Realm.

There was one thing that Lu Changan didn't tell the purple-faced brawny man.

Even if the Liang State sect did not invade Feng State first, the war would come sooner or later.

This is the conclusion that Lu Changan drew from the intelligence of Tianzhi Tower.

"The sect inspects the monks!"

While chatting, there was a cry of surprise from the tail of the spirit ship, which was a bit chaotic.

The two walked out of the room.

I saw two spirit boats about ten feet long flying behind the spirit ship.

On each of the two spirit boats, there was a fake Dan Zhenren sitting, leading a total of twenty foundation-building monks.

"Spirit ship ahead, accept inspection!"

The two spirit boats were flying faster than the huge spirit ship, and there was no way to get rid of them.

The spirit ship of Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce did not disobey and stopped.

Unless they did not want to do business, the routine inspections of the Liang State sect would be cooperated by the spirit ships of Jing State.

There are real Dan masters from the sect sitting in the border area. If they encounter tough people, the inspecting monks can contact through emergency communication.

"Two Immortals, our spirit ship has been inspected when we left Zijing Fairy City."

Inside the spirit ship of Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce, a middle-aged man in Confucian robes came out with a smile and said neither servile nor arrogant.

The middle-aged man in Confucian robes was the fake Dan Immortal who was in charge of the spirit ship of Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce.

In fact, the spirit ship had been given a green light all the way after leaving Liang State, and this was the first time it was investigated.

"We have received the latest clues that there may be fugitives from the sect sneaking into your spirit ship."

"Please rest assured, sir, we only catch fugitives and have no intention of making things difficult for your chamber of commerce."

This team of sect patrol monks was quite polite to Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce.

Each of the three major chambers of commerce of Jing State Chamber of Commerce has a real Dan monk in charge, with strong financial resources and extraordinary influence.

"Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce is willing to cooperate with the investigation. I hope that after you get on board, you will not disturb the distinguished guests on the upper level of the spirit ship."

The middle-aged man in Confucian robes raised his hand and asked the spirit ship formation to open a passage.

One of the fake Dan from the sect, with more than a dozen foundation-building monks, entered the spirit ship to search.

…

"Fellow Daoist Wu, I will go back to my room first."

The purple-faced sturdy man's heart trembled, his legs went weak, and he tried to calm down and returned to the adjacent guest room.

The panicked cultivator was not only the purple-faced sturdy man.

The dozens of Liang cultivators who boarded the ship were essentially smugglers, and many of them had shady identities.

An hour later.

For the Liang cultivators on the spirit ship, it was a torment.

The only good news was.

This team of sect cultivators did not check too carefully, and they only asked a few simple questions when they entered each room.

Many of the guest rooms on the spirit ship were cultivators from the Jing State Chamber of Commerce.

The Liang State cultivators only occupied a part of them.

Not long after.

Two sect cultivators entered Lu Changan's room with alert expressions.

"What's your name?"

"I'm Wu Fan."

"What are you going to Jing State for?"

"I'm just a casual cultivator and merchant, traveling between the two countries to do a little business."

Lu Changan said with a normal expression.

Strictly speaking, casual cultivators are not subject to the dispatch of the sect.

The two monks looked at Lu Changan for a few times, found nothing unusual, and left the room.

This team of sect monks did not go to the superior guest room to investigate.

Two of the foundation-building monks, just approaching the guest room of "Prince Wang", seemed to have received some instructions, and suddenly bowed and retreated.

An hour later.

This team of sect monks finished the inspection.

A total of seven fugitives and suspicious persons were arrested, and one of the monks disobeyed and was killed on the spot.

Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce not only did not stop it, but also assisted in the arrest and maintained order.

The seven monks who suffered, two were from the guest room, and five were from the bottom of the cabin.

Huh!

The purple-faced strong man in the adjacent room, cold sweat oozing from his back, exhaled a long breath, and watched the sect patrol monks go away.

Lu Changan came to visit and asked about the situation, but the purple-faced strong man was vague.

In fact, Lu Changan's consciousness detected the truth.

The purple-faced sturdy man had injuries and a strong evil spirit, which made him suspicious, attracting two sect monks to explore and interrogate him.

At the critical moment, the purple-faced sturdy man bribed the patrol monks and gave a lot of money and property, thus escaping the disaster.

"The guest rooms on the spirit ship are private spaces, which are isolated by prohibitions. Only in this way can there be room for private bribery and negotiation..."

Lu Changan said secretly.

Half of the monks on board were in the cargo hold below, and half were in the guest rooms.

Five people were captured in the former, and only two were captured in the latter.

In the cargo hold, under the watchful eyes of the public, it is impossible to bribe openly.

Once you become a key suspect, you will be captured and there will be little room for maneuver.

Moreover, the sect monks will also look at people and serve them.

The monks who live in the guest rooms have stronger financial strength. Some tough guys, if they fight hard and have trump cards such as talismans in their hands, will also face the risk of backlash.

Of course, living in the guest room does not mean that you are safe and sound, but you have more opportunities to control your destiny.

Not every patrolling monk is easy to talk to and bribe.

Lu Changan even suspected that there might be certain task targets for each trip.

…

The monks of Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce were used to the patrols of the sect monks, as if it was just a small episode and they didn't care much.

But in the next two days.

Many monks living in the cargo hold negotiated with Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce, hoping to spend spirit stones to move to the guest rooms.

Obviously, living in the guest rooms is more secure and has a greater chance of survival when smuggling to Jing State.

"What! It takes 6,000 spirit stones to live in the guest rooms? It was 3,000 spirit stones before."

The Liang State monks who went to negotiate were chilled.

The price of the guest rooms has doubled!

"To be honest, the guest rooms are almost full."

"The price increase is actually a fair screening for you."

The manager of the Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce spoke casually.

Most of the monks in the cargo hold were relatively poor. After spending a lot of money to board the ship, their spiritual stones were basically drained.

In the end, there were only a few monks who could afford six thousand spiritual stones to upgrade.

You know, a top-quality magic weapon only costs two thousand spiritual stones.

During the foundation building period, there were few monks with Lu Changan's worth in the entire Liang Kingdom.

Then half a month.

The Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce's spiritual ship is safe and sound.

After that, no monks from the sect came to inspect it; the pirate cultivators on the road did not dare to take advantage of this spiritual ship.

During this half month, the fate of many monks from Liang who boarded the ship changed.

Especially the monks in the bilge.

Some craftsmen, in order to obtain safety guarantees, sign a contract of prostitution with a monk from a certain chamber of commerce on the spiritual ship.

For example, if you work for a certain chamber of commerce for twenty years and become a member of the chamber of commerce, you will gain a legal status and be guaranteed to arrive in Jing Country safely.

There are also female nuns in the bottom cabin who live in guest rooms and sell their bodies on the spiritual ship in order to collect spiritual stones.

The female foundation-building cultivator, placed in a small place in Liang Kingdom, could be called a high-ranking fairy, or even the ancestor of a clan.

Now he puts down his noble figure and crawls under the knees of others.

Lu Changan's door was also knocked by such a female cultivator.

"The journey to another country is difficult, like a lamb being slaughtered. This road is really not suitable for ordinary monks..."

Lu Changan sighed in his heart.

Compare that to the struggles of the monks in the bilge.

The prince on the third floor of the Spirit Ship lived a peaceful life of singing and dancing. He was in a foreign country and had beautiful maids waiting for him.

Lu Changan was also curious about who this prince was, who could make the sect inspect the monks and not dare to come in for inspection.

He once wanted to use his spiritual consciousness to explore its true appearance, but finally held back.

If there is any special treasure on the opponent's body that can be detected by induction, it would be purely an extraneous issue.

…

This day.

A trade fair was held in the auditorium on the second floor of the Spirit Ship.

All monks staying in guest rooms are eligible to participate.

The monks from the Liang Kingdom only accounted for a small part. Most of them are monks from major chambers of commerce in the Jingguo Commercial Alliance.

Nowadays, the spirit ship is far away from the immortal world of Liang Kingdom, so there is no need to worry about the inspections of the sect monks.

Lu Changan and the purple-faced brawny man named Fang attended the trade fair together.

After that bribery, the purple-faced brawny man actually didn't have many spiritual stones left on his body.

He came to the trade fair mainly to get acquainted with the monks from the Jing Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, or to establish good relations with the powerful monks from the Liang Kingdom.

The auditorium is quite large, with dozens of wooden square tables placed there.

The monks present can sell or buy certain items on the square table.

At the trade fair, Lu Changan saw Mr. Wang and Miss Wei.

Many people gathered in front of Prince Wang's square table, including businessmen from Jing Kingdom and monks from Liang Kingdom.

Miss Wei did not sell any items and simply walked around the fair, her eyes occasionally lingering briefly on a certain square table.

Lu Changan could see that Miss Wei was still injured.

It seemed that after leaving the ancient ruins, he encountered something on the way and was injured again.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, how do you think about what Jia said last time?"

Walking to a square table, a dark, thin old man in his fifties with bright eyes looked at Lu Changan with a smile.

The thin, dark old man's surname is Jia, and he is the steward of the Crescent Chamber of Commerce.

Crescent Chamber of Commerce is the Jing Kingdom Chamber of Commerce that recommended Lu Changan to board the ship.

Of course, this matter was secretly planned by Li Congren, and the contact person was not the same person.

Manager Jia in front of him did not know Lu Changan's identity. He only knew that he was a monk from the Jing Kingdom recommended by his chamber of commerce to board the ship.

"Wu is a casual cultivator. He is used to freedom. He really doesn't want to sign that contract and be driven by others for twenty years."

Lu Changan bluntly refused.

A few days ago, Manager Jia of the Crescent Chamber of Commerce contacted him and asked Lu Changan to sign a 20-year contract to serve as a bodyguard for the chamber of commerce.

During the contract period, the basic spiritual stone and rice requirements for the spiritual vein dojo will be supplied.

The biggest reward is to give Lu Changan a legal identity as a chamber of commerce, which will ensure his safe arrival in Jing Kingdom.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, you must think clearly, today is your last chance. I thought that you were destined to have a relationship with the Crescent Merchant, so I have such good intentions."

Manager Jia said with a slightly cold expression.

"If your chamber of commerce is willing to give you a status as a worshipper, Wu can consider it."

Lu Changan thought for a moment and did not refuse.

Enshrining status means having a high status and much freedom.

It will take many years and months for Lu Changan to go to Jing Kingdom to build up to the ninth level of the foundation, and the second-level spiritual veins are indispensable.

In order to form elixirs, third-level spiritual veins are needed.

If he can establish a good relationship with the local chamber of commerce, it will be beneficial to his plan to form a core.

"Worship?" Manager Jia was stunned for a moment, then asked, "May I ask what skills you have?"

"If the alchemist or formation master reaches the second-level mid-level, and the other skills reach the second-level high-level, it can be negotiated, but a twenty-year contract will still have to be signed."

Lu Changan thought for a moment. The only skills he could achieve at the second level were puppet master and talisman master.

"Wu has a second-level low-level skill, and he can become an external monk of your chamber of commerce without forcing his status as a priest. However, the contract signed must not exceed ten years, and personal freedom cannot be forced."

Lu Changan said thoughtfully.

Manager Jia laughed dumbly, a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and ignored Lu Changan.

at the trade fair.

Lu Changan negotiated with two chambers of commerce again, and the conditions they gave were equally harsh.

Lu Changan had a feeling that these chambers of commerce seemed to be confident of victory and were not worried that he would not surrender.