If the Zhao family wants to take back the Zhao Kingdom from the three major sects, the Qi-training monks won't be able to do much in such a battle.
The Qi-training monks gathered by Green Willow Continent must successfully build their foundations before they are qualified to become cannon fodder.
Green Liuzhou's method of expanding its power is a bit like gold mining. You win by quantity, and you can always find a few talents that can be developed.
And the sand that was eliminated is not useless.
There are rich resources around Green Liuzhou, but there are too many monsters and no one is exploring them.
Those casual cultivators who are attracted to Green Willow Continent, even if they have no cultivation value, can still earn a lot of resources by living and dying in Green Willow Continent.
The senior officials of Luliuzhou used brokers and resold elixirs, talismans and other materials at high prices to exploit them and gain a lot of benefits.
The higher-ups then use these profits to obtain elixirs, talismans and other resources from the Wang family and other families, and cultivate the gold they panned out.
The model of Greenliu Island is based on the Shi family's dominance of Greenliuzhou and the rich resources surrounding Greenliuzhou.
Near Guiyanfang City, the Guiyuan Sword Sect is only a second-rate force, and its leader is only an early-stage cultivator of the Zi Mansion.
The overall strength of the Guiyuan Sword Sect is weaker than that of the Netherworld Sect's garrison here.
Far inferior to the Shi family's status in Green Liuzhou, they cannot obtain resources by squeezing casual cultivators.
Furthermore, the environment in Shanbei is not as good as the Green Liuzhou area, and resources are relatively scarce.
Green Liuzhou's model of cultivating talents is obviously not feasible in Shanbei.
The two of them walked north along the avenue in front of Guiyuan Inn. They didn't go far when they saw a very busy shop.
On the door of the shop, there is a plaque with the four characters "Guiyuan Sword Hall" written on it.
Wang Daoyuan asked: "What is the Guiyuan Sword Hall for?"
Fu Cheng quickly replied: "Senior, this Guiyuan Sword Hall is also a store opened by the Guiyuan Sword Sect, but it is a little strange. This sword hall does not seem to intend to earn spiritual stones, but only teaches casual cultivation spells and practice experience.
If any casual cultivator is talented and intelligent, Guiyuan Sword Sect will take him under his wing and become a disciple of Guiyuan Sword Sect.
You also know that life is difficult for casual cultivators. Without systematic inheritance, it is difficult to learn the various arts of cultivating immortals.
Rogue cultivators elsewhere can still obtain resources by killing monsters, but they cannot kill monsters here.
Casual cultivators can only make a living by gathering herbs and doing hard labor, let alone practicing magic.
The Guiyuan Sword Sect teaches casual cultivators free spells and practice experience, and with good qualifications, one can become a disciple of the Guiyuan Sword Sect, attracting a lot of casual cultivators."
After hearing this, Wang Daoyuan suddenly understood that the Guiyuan Sword Sect's method of cultivating talents was to adopt the elite route.
It doesn't cost much to teach casual cultivators spells and cultivation experience, and you can select good seedlings from casual cultivators.
In addition, the reputation of Guiyuan Sword Sect is very good.
When doing business, reputation is also a kind of capital.
Wang Daoyuan asked: "When did the Guiyuan Sword Hall start operating?"
Fu Cheng thought for a while and said: "The spirit valley business started a little later than the Guiyuan Sword Sect, about thirty years ago."
Wang Daoyuan thought to himself that it was indeed the case.
The Zhao family's preparations all started after Shi Zhenbang snatched the Foundation Establishment Pill and attracted the casual cultivators.
The conflict between Nether Sect and Can Yang Palace also started more than thirty years ago.
From this point of view, it is very likely that the Zhao family deliberately provoked the trouble in order to divert the attention of the three major sects and facilitate their secret accumulation of strength.
If they had just started to accumulate strength more than thirty years ago, it would have been a long time before they took action.
Unless the Zhao family trains their subordinates to do what Wang Daoyuan did to themselves.
You can eat as much cultivation resources as elixirs, spiritual fruits, spiritual beast meat, etc.
Otherwise, in just over thirty years, the vast majority of monks would not be able to grow up.
At this time, Wang Daoyuan was not in a hurry.
To cultivate a large group of foundation-building monks, another thirty years may not be enough.
The Wang family does not seek to be a minister of the dragon, but only seeks to preserve the family legacy.
I am not qualified to ride on the wall yet, my strength is too weak, and if I dare to ride on the wall, I am seeking death.
If the Wang family completes the transfer of mortals in the family after a few more decades, they can watch the excitement in peace and contentment.
After the two sides have decided the winner, it is not too late to support the winning side.
I'm afraid that if the Zhao family's forces don't secretly support the fire, the fire from the Netherworld Sect and Can Yang Palace will be unable to suppress it, and a war will break out in advance.
By then, it will be too late for all forces to cry.
Wang Daoyuan decided to open a store near Guiyuan Sword Sect first, and then slowly find out about Guiyuan Sword Sect.
Soon, Fu Chengcheng took him to a store selling elixirs called Li's elixir shop.
This store is more than a mile northeast of Guiyuan Inn. The stores in Guiyanfang City are relatively large, with an average area of several acres.
Therefore, this distance of more than one mile is considered relatively close.
Wang Daoyuan is quite satisfied with this place. It is convenient for observing Guiyuan Jianzong's shops and the business will not be affected by being too close.
Although he had already determined his target, he still followed Fu Cheng and visited several other shops he was interested in selling, so that he could also learn about the situation in Guiyanfang City.
After going around in a circle, the two returned to Li's Pill Shop.
The shopkeeper of Li's elixir shop is a casual cultivator with a sixth-level cultivation base and must be one hundred, fifty or sixty years old.
I have been working hard in Guiyanfang City for many years. I originally wanted to earn more spiritual stones and strive to open up Zifu.
It's a pity that his alchemy skills are not up to par.
After working hard for many years, the spiritual stones I earned could barely cover my daily practice.
Less than a hundred years away from the upper limit of lifespan, there is no hope of reaching the peak of foundation building.
Instead of wasting your life here, it is better to find a spiritual mountain, start a family, and spread its branches.
Wang Daoyuan bargained with the shop owner for a while, and finally spent two thousand spirit stones to buy the shop, which also came with a lot of first-level elixirs and a small amount of second-level elixirs.
Because there is no need to go through any formalities when buying and selling a store in Guiyanfang City.
The monk surnamed Li handed over the deed of the store and the control token of the defensive formation to Wang Daoyuan, thus completing the handover of the store.
The store's defense formation was a second-level low-grade one. Wang Daoyuan entered the store after closing the formation. The facade was the layout of an ordinary store, with nothing unique about it.
The backyard covers an area of more than two acres, with an alchemy room and a cave.
The remaining area was opened up into a spiritual field, and some first-level elixirs were planted in the spiritual field.
He gave Fu Cheng ten spirit stones as a reward for his hard work, sent him away, and then began to decorate the shop.
In fact, it is just a matter of changing the plaque. Take down the old plaque, scratch off the words on it, and write "Huang's Medicinal Shop" in five big characters.
Wang Daoyuan plans to use the pseudonym Huang Wanli, and after finishing the matter, he might be able to trick the Huang family.
After settling down, he also used a high-level messenger jade talisman to convey the situation here to his twelfth uncle, reminding him to make preparations in advance.
There was no opening ceremony for the store, so the business was naturally not very good.
He refines a furnace of second-level elixirs every day, which is enough to sell for seven or eight days.
More than a month after it opened, a middle-aged monk with a third-floor foundation came to the store.
This man was wearing a white robe, with three small golden swords embroidered on the cuffs, and a long sword on his back. This was the standard attire of a member of the Guiyuan Sword Sect.
Wang Daoyuan asked: "I wonder if you are here to buy elixirs or sell elixirs?"
The visitor smiled and said: "I am a member of the Guiyuan Sword Sect. I am not here for elixirs or elixirs, but for fellow Taoists."
Wang Daoyuan smiled and said: "Come for me? I only sell pills here, not people."
The Jianzong monk smiled and said: "Guiyuan Jianzong is recruiting alchemists. As long as fellow Taoists are willing to join our sect, we can raise the conditions."