The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

After bidding farewell to his grandfather, Xu Zhiyu found Xu Zhifeng and Xu Zhinan who had finished selecting the manpower, and took the family's "Liuyun Boat" to Fangshi.

In less than half a day, the flying boat slowly landed at the gate of Fangshi.

There are many qi-training monks standing at the gate of Fangshi, responding to the inspection of the Xu family to prevent suspicious people from sneaking into Fangshi. These are casual cultivators from nearby counties. They heard that there was an exchange meeting and came here to participate. .

There are eight tribesmen standing at the door responsible for checking the monks entering and exiting, four on each side. Two of them are responsible for checking, and the other six are always checking the surroundings. If something goes wrong, they will break out. These tribesmen are also carefully selected. , all of them are in the later stage of Qi training, and the leading one has reached the ninth level of Qi training.

This person was none other than Xu Zhiyu at the first glance. He was his uncle's grandson and his eighth brother's only son, Xu Jiye.

Speaking of him, he is actually quite legendary.

Ever since he was diagnosed with the Three Spiritual Roots, he has always had high hopes. His father and grandfather lived frugally and fully supported his practice. He has lived up to expectations, his practice speed is not slow, and he is expected to reach perfection in Qi training before he is fifty years old. , and then combined the power of three generations of ancestors and grandchildren to exchange for a foundation-building pill to try to build the foundation.

But he didn't expect that he was lucky. When he was training as a guard in Fang City, he accidentally picked up a treasure map. Finally, it was verified by his family that it was genuine. From this, the family got a third-level formation inheritance and an excellent treasure map. aquatic breeding places.

According to the clan rules, Xu Jiye can get 20% of the income from the ancient cave dwelling every year. This is a massive resource. He should have tried to break through the foundation building now, but his great-grandfather and clan leader Xu Shengsheng warned him that it is best to When practicing Qi, he would lay a solid foundation. Anyway, he was still young, and with enough family contribution points in hand, he could attack and build the foundation more than once.

Xu Jiye naturally followed the teachings of his great-grandfather, so after breaking through the ninth level of Qi training, he has been in seclusion to polish his magic power. It wasn't until a few months ago that the family sent him over to help temporarily because the exchange meeting was approaching.

However, the people entering and exiting Fang City are obviously not only the Qi Practitioners, but also a small number of Foundation Establishment monks. They do not need to wait at the door and queue up with the Qi Practitioners for inspection, but enter directly. There is a small room inside the gate of Fang City. In the house, there are members of the Xu family’s Foundation Establishment tribe stationed here, who are responsible for the registration of Foundation Establishment monks.

They were members of the family, so they did not need to be inspected. After Xu Zhiling, a member of the Jiji clan, came out to say hello, they walked directly to the Baocui Building of the family, where everyone would stay and wait for distribution.

On the streets of Fangshi, groups of guards are constantly patrolling, and their figures are everywhere in Fangshi. Half of these guards are family monks, and the remaining half are hired casual cultivators from Fangshi, and they are the kind of people with innocent origins. , the more reliable kind, which also has requirements for cultivation, and is all in the late stage of Qi training.

Although there is still half a month until the exchange meeting is held, the entire city is already abuzz. On the main road of the city, except for a six-foot-wide road for monks to pass, the remaining two roads on the left and right are left. The road was occupied by monks setting up stalls.

Although this looks unsightly, Xu Zhifeng, who is in charge of managing Fangshi, really has no choice. The Rural Cultivators Square is only such a big place, and most of the stalls are rented by some casual cultivators living in Fangshi for a long time, so they cannot be used by outsiders at all. The monks provided enough space for stalls. As a last resort, after discussing with other families stationed in Fang City, they could only set aside some corner spaces for outsiders to set up stalls and sell spiritual resources.

After entering Baocui Building, I found that the business in the store was not as good as usual. The tribesmen at the counter ran to the back hall from time to time to get spiritual objects for customers, and then came out with various bottles, cans, or storage bags. The sound of inquiries, explanations from the clansmen, and bargaining and counter-offering was very lively.

Xu Zhifeng was supposed to be in charge of Baocui Building originally, but because he went home to choose his clan members, now the two brothers and sisters Xu Zhizhi and Xu Zhisheng are temporarily in charge of the building. As soon as they entered the shop, they saw a large group of monks gathered around one of the most popular shops. In front of the counter on the left, a female foundation-building cultivator was listening to introduce the formation. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xu Zhizhi?

"Everyone, watch carefully! This formation of mine is extraordinary. Although it is only a first-level high-grade formation, its power is definitely not inferior to that of the second-level formation. A monk who has just established a foundation will not be able to get out for a while if he enters it. , you are also lucky, you caught up with the exchange meeting held by my Xu family, so I brought out such a cheap and high-quality formation, which you would never have the chance to encounter normally.

And the price is not expensive, only 5,000 low-grade spiritual stones, so don’t miss it! "

Originally, the Qi Practitioner monks in front of the counter were listening with interest, but as soon as they heard the price, they dispersed with a 'boom'. They all had a purpose in participating in the exchange meeting this time, and they couldn't do it just for a set. Knowing the true effect of the formation, you have to dig out so many spiritual stones.

When Xu Zhizhi saw the cheering crowd leaving, she became anxious. Regardless of her image, she jumped onto the counter and shouted anxiously:

"Don't leave. This formation was made by the Xu family's first formation mage. The quality is guaranteed. If you get a fake one, you'll pay ten percent."

But the monks who had just dispersed were more determined to leave. The more she said this, the more uncertain she felt, and it seemed to be getting darker and darker.

However, Xu Zhisheng, who was standing at the counter to her right, covered his face in embarrassment when he heard her calling herself the first-order mage of the Xu family. She was not even a second-order mage. Is it really okay to boast like this?

There were so many of them entering the store that it was difficult not to attract attention. The first one to notice them was Xu Zhizhi who stood high and saw far away. Just when she was annoyed that all the customers had left, she looked up and saw Xu Zhiyu and his party. people.

"Brother Nineteen, why are you here?" She jumped off the counter, took two steps to come to the tribe, and asked with some surprise.

"Why, can't I come?" Xu Zhiyu asked with a smile.

"That's not what I meant! What I mean is, didn't you and my thirty-fourth sister and the others open a store in Tianyuanfang City? How come you have time to come back? By the way, did my thirty-fourth sister and my brother Zhikai come back together?"

"We are all back, so won't the shops in Tianyuanfang City be closed? Zhijuan and Zhikai are guarding the shops and did not come back with me. I have something to do when I return to the family this time, and it happens to be in time for the family to hold an exchange meeting. The family is short of manpower, so I came here to help.”

Then Xu Zhisheng came over and chatted with them for a few words, but because he was too busy, they didn't stay on the first floor for too long and went directly to the second floor.

"There are three of you in a room. Find a place to stay first. We will arrange for you after we have completed the discussion!" This time, a total of thirty people were brought from the family, occupying just ten rooms. There are too many people in the clan now, so only If you can aggrieve them, squeeze them first.

"Yes!"

After everyone turned and left, the three of them also went to the conference room.

"Brother Nineteen, when I entered Fang City just now, Zhiling gave me a jade slip. All the forces that have arrived are recorded on it. The seven Zifu forces from the other four counties participating in this exchange meeting, Sixteen The foundation strength of each family has reached five, and the Zifu has reached fifteen."

After sitting down, Xu Zhifeng took out a jade slip and reported to Xu Zhiyu. Although he is the current person in charge of Fang City, as for the great achievements of this clan brother, as his cultivation level increases, he has already learned from his ancestors and clan leaders. The more he understood in detail, the more he admired him, so he took the initiative to ask him to sit at the top and took out a jade slip to report.

"Who are the Zi Mansion forces and the Foundation Establishment forces that didn't come?" Xu Zhiyu asked in a calm tone. "The Zi Mansion's forces are the Shangqing Valley and Lihu Wang clan, and its foundation strength is also the Daxueshan Long Family affiliated with Shangqing Valley."

"okay, I get it!"

After finishing speaking, he fell into deep thought.

In fact, the relationship between Shangqing Valley and his family was originally very close. The ancestor Xu Deming and the previous valley master Zhao Qiang had a close relationship. However, since Valley Master Zhao died in the battlefield of good and evil and Shangqing Valley changed to another valley master, the two sides have become different. Fading away.

Shangqinggu first closed the shop in Xujiafang City, then had a fierce fight with Baiyimen, and finally stopped the exchange and trade of magic weapons and elixirs that the two companies had maintained for decades. The Xu family was very dissatisfied with him. Now I am late for the exchange meeting again, which is undoubtedly a loss of face.

"Ignore him, if you dare, they might as well not come!" After saying this, Xu Zhiyu tapped the table with his fingers, then changed the topic and continued:

"Have the accommodation arrangements been made for the forces that have arrived?"

Xu Zhinan was responsible for this matter. She replied:

"Most of the forces have shops in Fangshi, so we, the Xu family, don't need to prepare a resting place. However, there are three families that have no property. For this reason, I specially rented three yards to the foundation-building monks for the clan to clean up. Come out and receive them!"

Seeing that things were handled in an orderly manner, he nodded with satisfaction. Only when every monk in the family exerts their abilities can the family develop better. This is the situation now.

"Has the venue for the exchange meeting been determined?" he continued to ask.

"It's confirmed, let's borrow the auction venue in Taiyang Building. The place is big enough and it's free now. After I communicated with one of their deacons, he reported the matter to Shopkeeper Xi, and finally agreed conditionally. ." Xu Zhifeng replied.

"Conditions, what conditions? Just rent someone else's venue and produce a spiritual stone. What other conditions are there?"

Xu Zhinan was obviously involved in this matter, so she answered next.

"They don't want a piece of spiritual stone. They only ask us eight Zifu forces to exchange resources and add Taiyang Tower to it when we exchange what we need."

"Haha, they are really good at scheming. How about it? Did you agree in the end?" He said this as a joke, not sarcastically. The reason why the Xu family can develop so fast is inseparable from the help of Taiyang Tower. .

The two of them first smiled bitterly at each other, then nodded and said in unison:

"accepted!"

After a pause, Xu Zhifeng continued with a solemn expression:

"Brother Nineteen, I think so. As our Xu family grows, we should build a place like an auction venue just for our own use, so that we can hold similar exchange meetings or auctions in the future. , I wonder what you think?"

"Yes, Brother Nineteen, if we have our own auction venue, we don't need to borrow it from others. It would be so convenient!" Xu Zhinan also agreed.

Xu Zhiyu thought about it carefully. He found that what the two said was not unreasonable, but he did not agree directly because when Fang City was first built, the center of Fang City was full of buildings and there was no free space at all. If it was built to the edge of Fang City , and it is inconsistent with the Xu family’s status as the master of the city.

Seeing that his clan brother was worried, Xu Zhifeng stood up directly, walked to the window, pointed out and said:

"Brother Nineteen, please come over here and look!"

Xu Zhiyu didn't know what he was going to say, so he stood up and walked over. He looked where he pointed and understood instantly.

It turns out that when the market was first built, there was a piece of earth between the Xujia Baocui Building and the San Xiu Square behind it. At that time, I thought it would be good to keep it, and built a small pavilion on it for the monks to sit and relax. use.

"You mean to demolish the pavilion, level the slope, and then build an auction venue on top. This is a good idea, but I wonder if the space is enough?"

"It's definitely enough. Zhinan Zhiling and I have measured it several times. Although the area is not very square, long from east to west and narrow from north to south, it is more than enough to build an auction venue. Although it is not as huge as the Taiyang Tower, it is still enough." It’s definitely enough for my own use. And after building the remaining space of the auction venue, I plan to build an inn.”

Xu Zhifeng seemed to have been planning this for more than a day or two, and he told everything about his plan.

"Why build an inn? I remember that my family built inns in the north, east and south of Fang City, right? Why, isn't it enough?" This made him a little puzzled.

"That's it, Brother Nineteen." Xu Zhinan explained.

It turns out that as the city becomes larger and larger, the number of guards also increases, and more tribesmen come here. However, accommodation is a problem for so many people. In the past, when there were few people, they could all live there. Baocui Building, but now that there are more and more people, Baocui Building can no longer accommodate people.

You can't let the tribesmen rent their own houses, right? The cost is too high. It would be too wasteful for the family to allocate a courtyard to each person. Therefore, it is very necessary to build an inn to entertain the Xu family's own clan members. Moreover, if the clan members are not satisfied with the accommodation, they can also live in outsiders. When a monk earns spiritual stones, he can kill two birds with one stone.

After listening to the two people's accounts, Xu Zhiyu also thought that this idea was good, and stated that when the clan leader comes to Fangshi, he will seriously mention this matter. I think it is not a big problem. (End of chapter)