Building a sect from scratch.

"It should...it should be open by now, right?"

Wang Ergou wasn't entirely sure at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he became certain: "It's definitely open! I remember that after the last update following the limited-time battlefield, the map of Taiyin Sect and the entire Ten Thousand Mountains was opened! Even if Duguang Plains isn't open, you can still establish a city in the Ten Thousand Mountains near Duguang Plains! No problem!"

I was on WeChat at 50 when I teamed up with Wang Ergou to talk about borrowing a flying boat. Knowing that Wang Ergou had a lot of information, I even made a special inquiry.

As the leader of the second group in the project team, Wang Ergou was frequently pulled into meetings, where he interacted with shrewd individuals like Aunt Wang and Aunt Lu (Elder Lu Ying). Unconsciously, he also developed a considerable level of political sensitivity. After hearing the group member Maiweiwei say "Oh" to me, he immediately added, "Moreover, the place you chose is really excellent. If Duguang Kingdom hasn't opened up yet, you will be a vital border town when new maps are released in the future. If it does open up, you can develop immediately and become the most important window for our Taiyin Sect to the outside world!"

Wei Wo, looking bewildered, said, "Huh? I didn't think that much about it! We were just thinking that, supposedly, the countryside of Duguang is like spring all year round, with flowers and trees that never fade, so developing orchards and opening food processing plants would be very profitable..."

"You're being too narrow-minded!" Wang Ergou chuckled, as if he'd just picked up some money and stuffed it into his pocket. "Duguang Kingdom is the land of ten thousand demons! It's a border trading post! It's the Demon Capital and Pengcheng of the Guixu Realm! This is a golden opportunity to ride the wave. I'll keep it a secret from you. You guys hurry up and head to Luocheng. Don't forget your brothers when you make it big in the future!"

Even I, at fifty, was completely bewildered: "Huh?"

Wang Ergou realized he had gotten a little carried away and quickly coughed twice to change the subject, saying, "Ahem, anyway! You've chosen a great location! I've already gone to find some NPCs! Once we find someone who can fly a flying boat, we can set off immediately!"

I hurriedly replied, "Okay, okay!"

Soon, Wang Ergou temporarily hired a cultivator to help operate the flying boat.

Wang Ergou had never heard of Du Guang Kingdom before, and he even dragged Zhao Qing, who was practically an encyclopedia of this other world, along to join in the fun. Strictly speaking, he was currently as busy as a spinning top all day long. Apart from his daily tasks, he hadn't been able to run dungeons, fight monsters, or seriously complete quests to level up in a long time. The affairs of Chang'an City alone had already taken a toll on him! Fortunately, after several applications, Aunt Wang had approved assigning him a colleague to handle the daily affairs of Chang'an City after the open beta, which finally gave him the mind to start thinking about other things.

The temporarily hired cultivator was from the Guangcheng Sect and was quite familiar with the players. She was even very close to the Taiyin Sect and the players, supposedly because she had been stuck at a certain cultivation level for a long time, but after staying in Chang'an City for less than half a month, she broke through to the Golden Core stage and was even on track to reach the Nascent Soul stage! Therefore, she was very grateful to the disciples of the Taiyin Sect and had a special admiration for Wang Ergou, the city lord of Chang'an City—that silly kid actually thought that everything in Chang'an City was planned and designed by Wang Ergou himself!
"You've really misunderstood! I'm just an employee. Chang'an City is mostly managed by our wise and powerful sect leader, and a small part by all the players. I'm just a figurehead city lord!"

When Wang Ergou didn't mention his ordinary appearance, he was still very modest: "Once Longshan Port and Rongyu City are built, they will probably be even more prosperous than Chang'an City! After all, Longshan Port has a free trade zone with the Quanxian Clan, and Rongyu City is even more so, it will definitely be better than our Chang'an City!"

The four of them set off in a flying boat towards Hironono, and having nothing to do along the way, they chatted animatedly.

I logged off temporarily because I had to have dinner, so the people chatting on the flying boat became the cultivators from Guangcheng Sect, Wang Ergou, and Zhao Qing.

As they chatted, the Guangcheng Sect cultivator suddenly exclaimed, "Speaking of which, I owe my life to Sect Master Fang for saving me."

Zhao Qing's gossipy little ears perked up, and she asked curiously, "Huh? What do you mean?" "I was originally a pill cultivator. Some time ago, I accompanied the sect leader to the Penglai Immortal Gathering to broaden my horizons. Because I had made some achievements in the field of pills, I won a prize in the pill-making competition. I never expected to be targeted by Zhu Fukun of the Misty Immortal Sect. He chased me all the way to the Guangcheng Sect and used the Immortal Extinction Banner to attack my sect's great formation. If it weren't for Sect Leader Fang's intervention and the help of my fellow Daoists, I'm afraid I... sigh..."

It turns out that this cultivator was Xin Yi, the genius alchemist from Guangcheng Sect who was chased and injured by Zhu Fukun!

When Zhu Fukun clamored to destroy the Guangcheng Sect, she felt guilty for a long time, even considering suicide to protect the sect that had raised her. However, before she could take any action, things took a dramatic turn. Not long after, Zhu Fukun was killed by the disciples of the Taiyin Sect, leaving her stunned for several days—that was a second-generation cultivator from the Misty Immortal Sect! The nephew of the Misty Golden Immortal! What if, what if the Misty Golden Immortal came seeking revenge!?

She waited anxiously for over a month, only to find that the ethereal Golden Immortal seemed completely unaware of the matter; in fact, rumors circulated that she had gone to cause trouble for the Penglai Sect!

Not only her, but all the disciples of Guangcheng Sect also kept silent about this matter, fearing that it would provoke the revenge of the Misty Golden Immortal. The Misty Golden Immortal acted arbitrarily, killing people whenever he wanted and massacring cities whenever he wanted. How could anyone dare to provoke him!

It took her a long time to finally suppress the matter from her heart, but it still became a demon in her mind, causing her cultivation to stagnate.

Not long ago, it was only after the sect elders persuaded her to stay in Chang'an City for a while that she left Guangcheng Sect.

"Oh—it's you! I remember! The first limited-time battlefield was because of you! Aww—"

Wang Ergou spoke without thinking, and Zhao Qing stomped on him hard, causing him to howl in pain.

Zhao Qing said, "We have to thank you so much for giving us the chance to kill that guy! Otherwise, who knows how many more people he would have harmed!"

Wang Ergou suddenly realized what was going on and hurriedly nodded vigorously in agreement with Zhao Qing: "Yes, yes, yes! That guy is a real scoundrel! If he hadn't been so arrogant and didn't know the strength of our Taiyin Sect, he really wouldn't have been easy to kill!"

Xin Yize smiled gently, her face showing gratitude: "No matter what, I have to thank you."

Wang Ergou, as if a dog had been stroked, raised his head and shouted, "Hey! What's the big deal! That's just how we disciples of the Taiyin Sect are! When we see injustice, we'll draw our swords to help!"

"Don't give me that!" Zhao Qing glared at Wang Ergou with disdain before comforting Xin Yi, "Actually, we Chinese on Blue Star have our own set of rules, so no matter what the situation was, we wouldn't stand idly by when we encountered someone like Zhu Fukun. That's the bottom line... or rather, it's the bottom line for most of us Chinese. Even if we can't win, someone will always stand up to fight back... And I heard that the elders were very protective of you back then!" (End of Chapter)