Chapter 507 Conflict
"Sir, I'm indeed not optimistic about opening a business." Qu Zhong replied with a slight bow.
"Tell me about it." Qin Ziling nodded.
Qu Zhong considered for a while before answering.
“First, the initial investment in training alchemy and weapon refining masters is too high. Without a strong foundation, it is simply unaffordable. Second, you have seen the situation in Pingyu Mountain Blessed Land and the nearby million-mile sea area. The strong prey on the weak, plunder, murder and robbery can be seen from time to time. There are also competition and conflicts between peers. Therefore, if you want to open a business, you must have a strong military force to escort you.
In the blessed land of Pingyu Mountain and the nearby 100 million li sea area, the only truly famous business on land is Baibaoxuan on Nanli Fairy Island. Because Nanli Fairy Island is one of the top three islands, it has a strong foundation and strength. The Nanli Patriarch is also a fire crow. He and his disciples are good at controlling fire, and have a natural advantage in refining pills and tools.
Other businesses are diverse, good and bad, and of varying sizes. But businesses that have reached a certain scale and reputation all have True Immortals as their backers. For example, the owner of Kaiming Fairy Island, Murong Chu, is a late-stage Immortal Infant Earth Immortal, with more than a dozen Immortal Infant Earth Immortals as guardians. His strength ranks above average among the thirty-six fairy islands.
However, the Spiritual Pavilion opened on Kaiming Fairy Island still had to find Fukong Patriarch as a backer, and had to hand over a fixed share of income to Fukong Patriarch every year, otherwise the Spiritual Pavilion would not be able to grow bigger and stronger. There are also some large-scale businesses whose backers are even the generals of the four towns. They are actually just a name, but they sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor, which is less troublesome and easier than opening a business by themselves.
If you are just planning to do a small fight, it is fine, but judging from your intention, it seems that you want to focus the future income source of the sect on the business operation, then you must make the business a certain scale, which is very complicated. Not only does it require a lot of initial investment, but it also requires a strong force to ensure safety during operation, and a large part of the income has to be handed over to the True Immortal, so you should think twice before acting. "
"I didn't expect that when a business reaches a certain scale, it would have to find a true immortal to be the name behind it!" Qin Ziling showed a hint of surprise and subconsciously looked at the Yunlan siblings.
Back then, as an inner sect disciple of Dean Han Tie, he had registered his name in the rouge and powder shop they opened and charged some registration fees. In fact, what Qu Zhong is saying now is the same thing.
However, he only collected a fixed monthly registration fee, which was only a small part of the Rouge and Powder Shop's revenue. But according to Qu Zhong, the share that had to be handed over was huge, so it was no wonder that Qu Zhong was not optimistic.
Because in Qu Zhong's opinion, Qin Ziling has the combat power to rival the late-stage Earth Immortal Infant, but he has just arrived and even his foothold is temporarily borrowed from Qingyun Immortal Island. Compared with relatively high-ranking forces such as Kaiming Immortal Island, there is still a big gap in his foundation.
Not to mention the need for a group of powerful subordinates to escort you, finding a true immortal to rely on, and so on!
"Yes! They basically do nothing, but once we become bigger, we will have to give them a certain share of the income. In the end, they work hard while we get to eat the meat and drink the soup. Why bother? It is better for us to cultivate the medicinal mountain, plant magical herbs and medicines, and mine minerals. At least we can maintain our daily practice and be free and easy. If you are not content with mediocrity and want to improve your cultivation quickly, you can also take some risks to go out and try to find an immortal. Maybe you can get some good luck." Qu Zhong said.
"Your concerns are all reasonable, but it's not a big problem. A business is a long-term plan, so we still need to establish it as soon as possible." Qin Ziling said after thinking for a while.
Qu Zhong's face changed several times when he heard this. He moved his lips and wanted to say a few words to persuade him, but Qin Ziling had already waved his hand and said, "Qu Zhong, I know what I am doing."
After hearing this, Qu Zhong didn't dare to persuade her anymore, but he was still somewhat worried and pessimistic.
Qu Zhong didn't know that the murderer behind the sensational and shocking murder of Tu Liao and Murong Min a while ago was none other than Mr. Qin in front of him.
Earlier, Tu Liao's reinforcements were also intercepted and killed by Qin Ziling's men.
Just from these two ambushes, Qin Ziling made a fortune and accumulated a large fortune.
Not to mention that a while ago Qin Ziling snatched a blood unicorn demon from the hands of four true immortals.
Qu Zhong also didn't know that in the past one or two years, especially in the past six months, the strength of the Wuji Sect's disciples had changed greatly. Now there were seven earthly immortals in the middle stage of the Immortal Infant realm alone.
Qu Zhong didn't even know that Qin Ziling's combat power was now comparable to that of a second-grade True Immortal, and Xiao Qing's combat power was comparable to that of a first-grade True Immortal.
Qin Ziling naturally did not explain further. Seeing that Qu Zhong stopped trying to persuade him, he continued, "As for the business, there is no need to rush to expand and strengthen it from the beginning. We can start with Qingyun Fairy Island and its nine affiliated islands."
"That's right, that's right." Qu Zhong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that.
Qingyun Fairy Island and Xueyun Island are still at odds with each other. In Qu Zhong's opinion, safety will be a big problem once the business is opened to other islands. But if it is only within the sphere of influence of Qingyun Fairy Island, then there is nothing to worry about. As for future matters, he will naturally consider them later.
As they were talking, the group boarded the Sky-piercing Immortal Shuttle again and soared into the air under the awe-filled and yearning gazes of the island's native people.
Along the way, the group visited some islands.
Gradually, Qin Ziling and others saw a huge island in the distance.
In fact, for Qin Ziling, it would be more accurate to call it a continent rather than an island.
Facing the direction of Qin Ziling and others, there stands an extremely magnificent city along the coast.
Around this huge city, and even further away, there are many cities scattered around.
"Sir, that is the blessed land of Pingyu Mountain. The city we can see now is called Pingyu West City, and the one who sits in charge of this city is General Gou Huan. The eight fairy islands in the sea area west of the blessed land of Pingyu Mountain are all under his jurisdiction, including the Floating Fairy Island.
Unless there are special circumstances, we only need to go to the General's Mansion in Xicheng Town, Pingyu, to pay tribute every five years. We do not need to go to the royal city to pay tribute directly to the king. The king often practices in seclusion or travels around, and basically does not care about these things. "Qu Zhongyao pointed to the huge island and explained.
As Qu Zhong was speaking, a flying magic weapon shaped like a giant bird flew over from the sky.
A handsome man stood on the bird-shaped immortal weapon, his elegant demeanor exuding a hint of powerful aura. He was an earth immortal in the late stage of infant immortality, and he was Duanmu Song, the fourth elder of the Floating Immortal Island.
More than two years ago, Tu Liao led his men to attack Qingyun Fairy Island. Later, he led his men to spy with a magic mirror from thousands of miles away, hoping to wait for an opportunity. As a result, Qin Ziling forced Tu Liao to pay a large sum of resources as compensation before letting them leave, causing Duanmu Song and others to plan and wait in vain.
There were a dozen people standing behind Duanmu Song, five earthly immortals, five semi-immortals in the late Jindan stage, and one of the five earthly immortals was in the middle stage of immortal infant.
Obviously, Duanmu Song was representing the Fukong Patriarch to pay tribute to the Zhenxi General's Mansion this time.
Patriarch Fukong is a first-grade true immortal, and General Zhenxi Gou Huan is also a first-grade true immortal. He is proud of his status, so it is naturally impossible for him to go and pay tribute in person.
"Fourth Elder, isn't that Qu Zhong from Qingyun Fairy Island, and that helper invited from somewhere unknown?" said the earth immortal who was in the middle stage of the Immortal Infant and had a pair of sad brows.
"Qu Zhong is nothing, but that guy is quite capable. He even dared to blackmail Tu Liao." Duanmu Song saw that they were indeed people from Qingyun Fairy Island. He thought to himself and said, "Stop them. I want to see what's so special about him."
"Yes, Fourth Elder." The Earth Immortal with the mournful eyebrows replied, and then shouted to Qin Ziling and others: "The one in front is a Taoist friend from Qingyun Fairy Island. Please stay. My Fourth Elder invites you."
"It's Duanmu Song, the fourth disciple of Fukong Patriarch." Qu Zhong hurriedly explained to Qin Ziling in a low voice.
Qin Ziling nodded slightly and turned the Sky-piercing Immortal Shuttle to face the huge bird-shaped immortal weapon.
"The island master Lian Changfeng of Qingyun Fairy Island greets Elder Duanmu!" The Sky-piercing Fairy Shuttle stopped a few miles away, and Lian Changfeng, as the island master, bowed.
In just over two years, the eleven- Lian Changfeng has become a grandmaster, which is quite impressive.
However, Duanmu Song, as the fourth elder of the Floating Fairy Island and a direct disciple of the True Immortal, naturally would not take the child, who had not even grown all his hair, seriously. He just waved his hand casually, then set his eyes on Qin Ziling and said indifferently: "What's your name? You are quite capable. More than two years ago, you dared to raise the price and forced Tu Liao to leave a fortune before you could escape."
The only time Qin Ziling really appeared in public was in a battle more than two years ago. After that, he lived in seclusion, so the outside world knew very little about him, and even his name had never been spread out.
"Qin Ziling does not deserve Elder Duanmu's praise." Qin Ziling bowed in response.
"Qin Ziling, well, this elder has remembered it." Duanmu Song nodded, his eyes inadvertently sweeping over Yun Lan behind him. He couldn't help but be dazed for a moment, and then a hint of heat revealed himself.
"The woman behind you is good-looking and has a unique temperament. She is somewhat similar to an old friend of this elder." Duanmu Song quickly turned his gaze to Qin Ziling and said.
"Thank you for the compliment, Elder Duanmu. I wonder if Elder Duanmu has anything else to say? If not, we'll see each other at the General Zhenxi's Mansion." Qin Ziling said indifferently, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Duanmu Song's words at all.
"It's nothing else, it's just that my old friend has passed away for many years, and I miss him very much. I wonder if you, Qin Ziling, can bear the pain and give your maid to me? It can be considered as a good relationship with this elder. If people from Blood Cloud Island come to visit again in the future, this elder will come forward to say a few fair words for you because of this good relationship." Duanmu Song said calmly.
"presumptuous!"
“Bold!”
As soon as Duanmu Song said this, Yunlan's younger brother Yuntai was the first to show anger and scold him, followed by Feng Ziluo, who had a strong personality and could not tolerate any sand in his eyes.
"Clang!" A sound.
As the two men shouted angrily, Yun Tai had already drawn out a tiger-head broadsword, while Feng Ziluo summoned a golden flying sword, which floated in front of him and spit out cold sword light at Duanmu Song.
Upon seeing this, Qu Zhong's face turned pale and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.
The Floating Fairy Island and the Blood Cloud Fairy Island are different.
The Floating Fairy Island is the overlord of the sea area where the Qingyun Fairy Island is located. From a certain perspective, the Qingyun Fairy Island can also be regarded as the sphere of influence of the Floating Fairy Island.
It’s just that there are rules of the Fire Ape Kingdom, and the Floating Fairy Island cannot directly annex the Qingyun Fairy Island.
But even so, if the Blood Cloud Fairy Island comes to attack the Green Cloud Fairy Island, it must first consider the reaction of the Floating Fairy Island.
It was precisely because of this that the people from the Floating Fairy Island came out when Tu Liao attacked last time. Later, when Tu Liao was defeated and the great elder of the Blood Cloud Fairy Island did not take action, a large part of the reason was also because of the Floating Fairy Island.
Now, Yuntai and Feng Ziluo actually scolded Duanmu Song to his face and even drew their swords against him. How could this be tolerated!
However, before Qu Zhong could open his mouth, Qin Ziling raised his hand to stop him.
Qu Zhong still had great respect for Qin Ziling. When he saw him raise his hand, he immediately swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue, but he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
The Blood Cloud Fairy Island alone has already made it difficult for the Qingyun Fairy Island to breathe. If the Floating Fairy Island is added to the mix, then the Qingyun Fairy Island will have no way out at all.
"Haha, interesting, interesting!" Duanmu Song not only did not seem angry when he saw this, but he burst into laughter. His pair of delicate eyes looked Qin Ziling up and down with interest.
"I don't find it interesting at all." Qin Ziling said lightly, then waved his hand, turned the Sky-piercing Immortal Shuttle around and left.
He doesn't want to have a major conflict with the Floating Fairy Island for the time being.
"Stop!" At this moment, Duanmu Song's face darkened slightly and he shouted coldly.
As soon as Duanmu Song spoke, rays of brilliant light streaked across the sky and landed in front of the Sky-piercing Immortal Shuttle, blocking its way.
"Did this elder tell you to leave?" Duanmu Song asked slowly.
Qin Ziling looked in the direction of Pingyu Mountain Blessed Land, and the murderous intent in his eyes subsided.
This is not a place to kill people!
Qin Ziling shook his head secretly in his heart, then turned around again, looked Duanmu Song straight in the eye, and said: "We are going to pay tribute to the king. Could it be that Elder Duanmu wants to rob the king's tribute?"
"Qin boy, you don't have to put this big hat on this elder's head. In short, if you leave the woman beside you and the two people who just drew their swords, I will let you go. Otherwise, I'm afraid that your island master, who hasn't even grown all his hair yet, will have to pay tribute alone." Duanmu Song said.
"After all, the Floating Fairy Island is a famous and upright sect, right? Duanmu Song, by doing this, aren't you afraid that others will compare your Floating Fairy Island with the Blood Cloud Island?" Qin Ziling asked calmly.
"If they were from Blood Cloud Island, do you think they would talk ? Besides, have you forgotten who is in charge of this blessed land of Pingyu Mountain? King Zhu Run, the descendant of Zhu Yan, do you think the king would talk to us about benevolence and justice? His rule is based on iron and blood, strength, and only success will lead to prosperity and failure!
This elder just wants a woman by your side, and I also promised a good relationship, which is already the most benevolent and righteous thing I have done. You actually dare to draw your sword against this elder, do you really think that this elder is a kind person? "Duanmu Song sneered.
"This is the first time I've seen someone describe robbing a woman as something so noble and righteous! According to what you said, if you want my woman, I should be grateful!" There was a hint of coldness in Qin Ziling's calm expression.
"It seems that forcing Tu Liao to flee to Qingyun Fairy Island has made you a little ignorant of your own limitations! Well, in this case, this elder has nothing to say." Duanmu Song sneered disdainfully and waved his hand lightly.
Duanmu Song waved his hand, and the Diaosangmei Earth Immortal was the first to attack.
A rope-shaped magical weapon surrounded by rosy light flew out from his body.
"Whoosh!" It shuttled through the void and entangled the person on the Sky-piercing Immortal Shuttle.
As soon as this rope-shaped immortal weapon was released, powerful invisible binding forces came from all directions and entangled everyone. Not to mention the Jindan cultivators, even the immortal power of the earthly immortals was bound and entangled by the invisible force, and it suddenly became difficult to circulate smoothly.
"This is a great magic weapon!" Qin Ziling's eyes lit up slightly.
He now has many magical weapons, but he lacks a few magical weapons like the "Miracle Binding Rope".
"Bold!" Zheng Xinghan shouted coldly upon seeing this, and stepped out of the Sky-piercing Immortal Shuttle, standing in the air.
He raised his right hand and reached directly for the rope-shaped magical weapon that was surrounded by the glow of the sunset.
Zheng Xinghan is now a human immortal in the Dharmakaya realm, with one foot already stepping into the middle stage of the Dharmakaya realm. His strength is in no way inferior to that of the middle stage of the Immortal Infant realm.
For human immortals in the Dharmakaya realm, the physical body is a magic weapon, which can be transformed into a thousand forms when cultivated to the extreme.
Zheng Xinghan's Dharma body is mainly in his arms, and his palms are the most thoroughly refined, unlike Qin Ziling's whole body.
Therefore, Zheng Xinghan’s most powerful feature is his palms.
The right hand raised its claws and tore through the void, reflecting the cold metallic light in the sunlight, as if the entire right hand was made of metal.
"Human Immortal, Dharmakaya Realm!" The face of the Earth Immortal with Sorrowful Eyebrows changed slightly upon seeing this. The rope surrounded by rosy glow immediately "whooshed" and leaped up in the air like a spirit snake, trying to avoid Zheng Xinghan's iron claws and wrap around his neck and body.
However, the magic weapon of immortals needs to be controlled by immortal power and is external to the body, while Zheng Xinghan's "iron claw" is his palm.
In close range, in terms of control and rapid change of moves, the rope magic weapon of the Diaosangmei earth immortal is no match for Zheng Xinghan's iron claws.
Zheng Xinghan's iron claws were like the deft hands of a snake catcher, creating layers of claw shadows in the air. With a whoosh, he suddenly grabbed the rope of the Diaosangmei Earth Immortal and tightly grasped it.
As soon as the rope was grabbed, the glow surged and the entire rope began to twist continuously, even wrapping around Zheng Xinghan's arm like a python, twisting it hard, trying to crush it.
Zheng Xinghan sneered, his arms continued to grow bigger, his skin was covered with a layer of scales like steel, and his muscles were like steel bars entangled together. The iron claws still tightly grasped the rope fairy weapon, and the surging blood rushed into the rope fairy weapon along the iron claws, dispersing the rosy light fairy power.
From afar, in addition to a huge python entwined on an arm as strong as an iron pillar, one could also see a ball of blood and rays of light fighting in the air, rolling and dispersing, causing the energy of heaven and earth to become turbulent, with strong winds howling all around.
