Chapter 42: Temporarily Suppressing the Deputy Leader [Please vote for further reading]
Unnamed Peak, inside the cave.
Looking at the fragrant spirit fish carcass on the plate, Qingsu thought silently in her heart.
'There is no greater suffering for living beings than this. This also shows how precious the fruit of immortality is... I'm offended.'
Qingsu took a small mouthful of steamed fish with bamboo chopsticks, put it between her lips and chewed it carefully, her eyes suddenly became a little brighter;
She picked up another piece of fried fish skin and stuffed it into the tip of her teeth. With a crispy click sound, two doors seemed to appear behind her, and behind them there was a colorful secret world;
When Li Ping'an brought the squirrel mandarin fish, the two doors that had just opened a gap were kicked open.
"tasty!"
Qing Su didn't even raise her head, holding the fish in small mouths, and said happily:
"Everyone in Caiyun Peak is busy practicing, but very few people use such ordinary food."
Li Ping'an took off his homemade apron and poured some fruit juice for his master with a smile.
"Master, all food has the pleasure of ordinary food. Immortals are not stained with dirt. They just taste all kinds of flavors, find freshness and tenderness, and enjoy crispness and smoothness. This is the so-called pleasure of oneself."
"Well," Qing Su said softly, "no wonder they always like to get something to drink with when they drink."
"Master, please take it easy. I gained some insights while cooking. I will go and practice for a while. I will take care of the dishes later."
Li Ping'an walked to a corner and closed his eyes in concentration.
He only cooked to make his master happy, and he didn't have much appetite.
Qing Su turned her head and glanced at her apprentice. When she picked up the dishes, she would clean up the dishes on her side, leaving the other half neatly.
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Inside Wanyun Palace.
A group of old immortals gathered around the twelve strange-looking magic weapons, discussing something intensely.
Li Dazhi was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and kept explaining something, his lips threatening to smoke.
A corner of the main hall, behind the screen.
The head of Wanyun Sect, Taoist Yunmo, along with three inner sect elders and two deputy heads, were drinking and chatting with several heads of friendly sects.
These leaders of the Friend Sect should have left long ago;
But they all saw the beauty of the 'assembly line' production of magic weapons, and they all wanted to shamelessly talk about friendship and strive for some future financial resources.
The head of Wanyun Sect, Taoist Yunmo, is now...
Regret, very regret.
What tricks did he think a Condensing Light Realm disciple could do?
He really just wanted Junior Brother Dazhi's son to show off his skills in front of several heads of friendly sects.
The more outstanding the disciples are, the more prosperous the sect will be in the future.
Taoist Yunmo never expected this.
Li Pingan came up and gave him a big job!
Seeing that the twelve magic weapons could refine magic weapons by themselves, Taoist Yunmo concluded that the world of weapon refining would soon change.
For ordinary magic weapons, the biggest cost is the 'human head'. The magic weapons need to be made piece by piece by Qi practitioners. The production cycle is long and the quality is unstable.
If these twelve ugly-looking magical instruments are reproduced in hundreds of sets, and combined with the spiritual mineral resources controlled by Wanyun Sect itself, we can continuously produce ordinary magical instruments with very little manpower...
The great prosperity of Wan Yun is right before our eyes!
A middle-aged female headmaster sighed: "Senior brother Yunmo, we are wise people and don't tell secrets. For such a matter of refining weapons, you should tell us whether it is successful or not. At least give us accurate information."
"
"Hey, junior sister, I don't dare to speak out loud."
Taoist Yunmo said seriously:
"Pindao really needs to consider this matter. Whether this set of magical instruments can be used, Pindao is not sure about it. The power of the flying swords and other ordinary magical instruments produced also needs to be carefully examined.
"Please also ask Rong Wanyun Sect to be more prepared."
The head of the Wei Yuan Sect, who looked tall and handsome, started shouting directly: "Yun Mo! Your Wan Yun Sect is so powerful now, you can't just leave us unhappy old brothers aside! It's not like we are taking advantage of you! You can set any conditions you want.
!”
"Everyone, you and our sect have made a contract. If we encounter foreign enemies, we should rush to each other's aid. These long years have passed, can you still not trust Pindao?"
Taoist Yunmo said in a deep voice:
"You can just wait for the news from Pindao. If this road can be opened, Pindao will never forget our ten thousand years of sect friendship!"
Several heads looked at me and I looked at you, but no one stood up to say goodbye.
"Senior Brother Head."
Deputy head Mo Yi suddenly said:
"There are still a lot of troubles here, such as how to stably produce magical artifacts of average quality, how to sell these magical artifacts, how to earn spiritual stones while maintaining the name of our Wan Yun Sect, we can't let people
Saying too much is not.
"Junior Brother Dazhi has indeed made great contributions to the sect this time..."
Taoist Yunmo turned to look at Deputy Head Mo Yi, his eyes full of meaning.
But Mo Yi changed the topic and ignored the leader's eyes;
Although he knew that this was too forward, he still said the following words:
"In my humble opinion, this matter is of great importance.
"The reward can be more generous for Junior Brother Dazhi, but in the future, the weapon refining should be included in the scope of Yangyun Hall according to the sect rules, and should be under the jurisdiction of the elders of the outer sect.
"This will not delay Junior Brother Dazhi's cultivation. He has just entered the Immortal Realm and should focus on cultivation."
The leader Yun Mo closed his eyes, his expression getting colder.
Mo Yi looked at the head senior brother with a smile. Today he was uncharacteristically like an old-looking 'stupid green man'.
The atmosphere above the Immortal Banquet was a bit solid.
How could the heads of the Youzong here not understand that Mo Yi was taking advantage of their presence to beat around the bush and suppress the limelight of Li Dazhi, the son of fate?
But these leaders really don't understand a bit.
This Mo Yi... was carried away by his great luck?
Our sect has finally acquired a great luck person. This great luck person is fast in cultivation, has good character, and has actually made great contributions to the sect. Instead of praising and coaxing, the top leaders of the sect are actually trying to suppress him?
"Deputy Leader Mo Yi!"
An elder from the inner sect frowned and said, "Several heads of the Friend Sect are here. Let's discuss internal affairs later!"
"Elder Sun, it doesn't matter. Junior Brother Mo Yi is also thinking about the sect."
Taoist Yunmo raised his hand to signal and said:
"These fellow Taoists are not outsiders and have deep feelings with our Wan Yun Sect, so it's okay to talk about this directly.
"In my opinion, Junior Brother Mo Yi, how can we share this good life of earning spiritual stones with our friend sect?"
Mo Yi said with a smile: "It's up to you, senior brother, to make the decision. Pindao's responsibility is only to be responsible for the transfer of martial arts to all the disciples in the sect."
"Yeah?"
Taoist Yunmo nodded slightly:
"We might as well invite Junior Brother Dazhi over directly and ask him what he thinks.
"After all, this magical weapon and this method were thought up by Junior Brother Dazhi and his son. Junior Brother Dazhi's opinion is the most important.
"Come here, please ask Junior Brother Dazhi to come over."
There was a deacon outside who respectfully accepted the order and left quickly.
After a while, Li Dazhi's voice came from outside.
"...The two steps of engraving and inlaying are the key. The first few processes are actually melting the materials and using some methods to bring out the properties of the materials. This is the way of refining weapons, and the elders in the sect all understand it.
"The technical work of engraving is the core. I debugged it dozens of times before I barely succeeded!
"In the future, as long as we master the core craftsmanship, there is no way we will lose spirit stones... I will go to the head brother first, and everyone will wait for me to come back to chat!"
Li Dazhi wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and hurriedly turned to the screen.
He glanced at the immortals, bowed his hands to the headmaster, and said: "I have met the headmaster, senior brother, and all the fellow Taoists."
Taoist Yunmo narrowed his eyes and his voice became much gentler.
"Junior Brother Dazhi, please sit down and rest for a while."
"Hey, okay."
As soon as Li Dazhi was about to sit down at the last table, he saw the head brother waving at him. He was not polite and sat directly next to the head, rolled up his sleeves, and drank several gulps of spiritual spring water.
Although the table was full of famous Celestial Realm masters in the Dongzhou cultivation world, Li Dazhi was not at all restrained and behaved naturally and freely.
Several heads of Youzong also became more and more pleased with Li Dazhi.
While Li Dazhi was picking up the food, an inner sect elder asked the question of 'how to share good things with the Friends of the Sect'.
Li Dazhi immediately smiled and said: "Of course this is the decision of the head brother, I have only been practicing for a few years."
"Just say it if I ask you to say it."
Taoist Yunmo held the wine pot, poured a glass of wine for Li Dazhi, and said warmly:
"This thing was made by your father and son, and it is your sole discretion to make the decision."
"Senior Brother, the leader is wrong."
Li Dazhi said:
"Ping An and I actually came up with an idea and an inspiration.
"Those twelve magical instruments are just samples.
"Ping'an and I gave this method of weapon refining a name, 'assembly line'. From material to shape, a magic weapon seems to be floating on a river, hence the name.
"If you want to create a truly efficient assembly line and earn spiritual stones through it, you must rely on the sect to integrate resources.
"I have calculated with Ping An. Using our assembly line, the cost of obtaining an ordinary grade spiritual stone will be twelve or thirteen spiritual stones based on the resources collected from Fang Town. But if we directly
The cost of producing all kinds of ores can be as low as six or seven spirit stones.
"Then, I'll take a bite... Then, we can sell the mortal flying sword that currently sells for 30 spirit stones in Fang Town for 15 or 20 spirit stones.
"How much profit is there?
"In the early stage, we will make small profits but quick sales to expand the market. Every magical artifact will be stamped with the logo of our Wanyun Sect. Within a few years, casual cultivators will trust our Wanyun Sect's magical artifacts.
"There are so many twists and turns here that I couldn't even finish it in three days and three nights.
"But there is one thing, senior brother, this is what Ping An has told me to tell you."
Taoist Yunmo smiled and said, "Junior brother, just say it."
Li Dazhi said seriously: "What we are doing is actually cutting off the livelihood of those casual cultivators who rely on refining weapons. We must limit the profits to only a few magic weapons, such as flying swords and flying needles, which have a high loss rate.
You must leave food for others to eat."
The immortals looked at Li Dazhi with a little more admiration.
Taoist Yunmo smiled even more intensely and said with emotion: "If I don't leave this matter to Junior Brother Dazhi, how can I feel at ease as a poor Taoist!"
Next to him, Deputy Head Mo Yi smiled and nodded, but did not speak again.
Li Dazhi said, "Also, Master, you just talked about the Youzong."
The inner sect elders on the side quickly winked at Li Dazhi.
That's enough. The leader has made a decision and things have settled down.
Unfortunately, Li Dazhi did not see the elder's hint and continued to talk:
"Master, I apply to establish a hall under the Miaoyun Hall specifically responsible for this business, called the Zhuyun Hall, which will specialize in the forging of magical weapons.
"My fellow sects and our Wan Yun sect support each other and have a deep friendship. You told me before that we should not forget them if there are benefits.
“But we really can’t rush this matter.
"We need to get Zhuyuntang up and running first to see if we can take this road and see how many spiritual stones we can earn. If we only earn three melons and two dates, it will be shabby.
"If Zhuyuntang is doing well, then we can gradually and in batches open branches of Zhuyuntang in Youzong Mountain Gate.
"Youzong integrates the treasure resources in their hands, we develop the key technologies for the assembly line, and we only need to take a 20-30% bonus on the spiritual stones we earn.
"There are countless casual cultivators in Dongzhou, and there are thousands of towns on the coast of the East China Sea alone. We, the Wan Yun Sect, can only account for half of the mortal magic weapon market.
"Only through unity can we achieve common goals, senior brother!"
quiet.
You can hear a needle drop at the Fairy Banquet.
Li Dazhi felt a little uneasy.
What was wrong with what he just said? Or was there something he went too far?
Aren’t the heads of the Wan Yun Sect who are still in the Wan Yun Sect all the ‘younger brothers’ of the Wan Yun Sect?
If a sect wants to become bigger and stronger, it is also very important not only to have many experts within itself, multiple industries in the outer sect, allies and obedient younger sects...
"Hahahahaha!"
Taoist Yunmo suddenly raised his head and laughed:
"My junior brother from Wan Yun Sect has great ambitions, so why worry about it! Just do as you say! Even if Zhuyun Hall fails to succeed in the end, the worst it will cost is some spiritual stones!
"Junior Brother Dazhi, please let go and do something!"
The burly head of Wei Yuanzong suddenly stood up and said, "Dazhi Daozhi fellow! I'd like to give you a toast!"
"Hey, you're welcome, you're welcome."
Li Dazhi quickly stood up to greet him, finally feeling relieved in his heart.
This has really happened.
After a while, Li Dazhi hurriedly left and went back to discuss with the elders how to upgrade the 'assembly line'.
As soon as Li Dazhi turned around the screen, Elder Xiao Yue in a red dress came towards him.
In line with the principle of not hitting anyone with a smiling face, Li Dazhi smiled and said hello, but was directly stopped by Elder Xiao Yue.
"Uncle Dazhi!"
"Um?"
Li Dazhi blinked, with a bit of curiosity on his fat face.
There was a trace of hesitation in Xiao Yue's eyes.
She knew that as long as the jade talisman given by Li Ping'an was delivered to Li Dazhi, it would mean that she and Deputy Head Mo Yi were officially separated, and the consequences would be unpredictable.
But Xiao Yue is not a person with narrow vision;
Not to mention, she now understood the value contained in these twelve magic weapons.
"Uncle Dazhi, this is the jade talisman that Ping An asked me to bring to you."
"oh?"
Li Dazhi took the jade talisman and glanced at it, and there were three more black lines on his forehead.
broken!
He drank all the 'Eagle Language' words that Ping An asked him to remember!
Li Dazhi cupped his hands, turned around and hid in a corner, took out a small notebook and compared it carefully.
The meaning here seems to be...loud...
What Ping An meant was to let Xiao Yue be responsible for the sales of magical artifacts, but he had to shout this out in front of everyone and show enough enthusiasm?
Li Dazhi was somewhat embarrassed.
How enthusiastic can he be?
This beautiful elder is young and beautiful. Although she is two or three thousand years older than him, she looks just like his eldest niece. She even calls him uncle...
Li Dazhi gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, looked up with a shocked expression, stared at Xiao Yue, walked forward quickly, then turned three times to the left and three times to the right.
"Oh, oh, oh! You are a once-in-a-million business genius!"
Xiao Yue looked at Li Dazhi with a smile, feeling quite uncomfortable all over.
"Let's go! Follow me!"
Li Dazhi grabbed Xiao Yue's jade arm and dragged her behind the screen without any explanation.
Xiao Yue frowned tightly, and just as she was about to push Li Dazhi away, a group of immortal bosses appeared in her sight.
"Head!"
Li Dazhi shouted with a loud voice:
"I want this Elder Xiao Yue from Zhuyuntang! She will be responsible for the sales of magical artifacts!"
Deputy Head Mo Yi still had a smile on his face, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Taoist Yun Mo said with a smile: "Even if you don't tell me, it is Junior Sister Xiao Yue who will be responsible for this matter. She is the blessed general of our Wan Yun Sect!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Li Dazhi let go of Xiao Yue's arm and cupped his hand towards her: "Please take care of me, Elder Xiao, in the future."
Xiao Yue said softly: "Uncle Master should be the one taking care of Yue'er."
She didn't dare to look at Deputy Head Mo Yi for a second, bowed her head and said goodbye, feeling all kinds of things in her heart.
Li Dazhi put his hands behind his back, hummed a song, and floated back to the center of the hall, where he worked enthusiastically with the elders on magic weapons.
After the immortal banquet was over, several heads of the Friend Sect said goodbye with satisfaction. Before leaving, they all went to Li Dazhi to greet him cordially.
After seeing off the leader of Youzong, Taoist Yunmo returned to his residence and called the deputy leader Mo Yi in front of him.
The two of them sat and stood in silence for a moment.
Taoist Yunmo suddenly said: "Junior brother, your cultivation has been stagnant in the past thousand years, and your cultivation has been a little slow."
Mo Yi lowered his head and cupped his hands, sighing: "I just wanted to tell my senior brother about this today. I want to practice in seclusion for a while."
"Go ahead."
Taoist Yunmo smiled and said:
"Please Elder Bi, please join us in retreat.
"Kaiyunfeng made a lot of jokes during this competition, but the Thirty-Six Peaks should be treated equally within the sect. I will arrange for a few more immortals from Kaiyunfeng to enter Zhuyuntang to assist Junior Brother Dazhi."
"Thank you, Chief."
Deputy Head Mo Yi lowered his eyebrows and made a bow, and without looking at Taoist Yunmo, he turned and left.
His back looked like he had suddenly aged several thousand years.
Taoist Yunmo raised his head and sighed softly.
Yun Mo actually understands the character of Junior Brother Mo Yi very well. Before he became the current leader, Mo Yi was already an elder of the inner sect.
Today it is not that Mo Yi suddenly became anxious, regardless of dignity and shame, and attacked Junior Brother Dazhi in public;
But Mo Yi knew that if this newly added spiritual stone business was controlled by Junior Brother Dazhi, Junior Brother Dazhi's position in the sect would be untouchable in the future.
Just now was Mo Yi's only chance.
pity……
Taoist Yunmo cupped his hands in the direction of Mo Yi's departure, shook his head and sighed softly.
Two days later.
Li Dazhi finally had time to leave Wan Yun Palace, supported his belly and rode on the clouds, and headed straight for Li Ping'an's master and apprentice's cave.
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