Immortal Clan: Starting from Managing a Blessed Land.

Chapter 43: Merchants discuss matters and form an alliance

On the other side, in the inner city of Shangjia, at the owner’s mansion.

In a secret room.

Shang Ting was gathering with the head of the family Shang Rucai and his uncle Shang Haoran to discuss the current situation.

Shang Ting looked at the two of them.

The night-shining pearl shone like a silk thread, illuminating the old monk who was the master of the household.

His face is gaunt, his hair is as white as frost and snow, traces of time are visible on his forehead, and his eye sockets are sunken, yet he seems to be able to see through the vicissitudes of life.

He was dressed in a blue shirt, and his steps were slow but steady.

The other person, Shang Haoran's uncle, is over forty years old but looks even better than a young man.

His face is as beautiful as jade and his black hair is like a waterfall.

His eyes are deep and warm, like a clear spring in a valley.

She was dressed in a turquoise robe with fine wood grain embroidery, just like the emerald green of the forest, exuding an air of purity untainted by dust.

He has a gentle and elegant temperament, and sitting opposite him, he looks like a handsome jade tree in the wind.

Shang Haoran smiled calmly, looked at Shang Ting, and said:

"Xiaoting, you are smart. The Hu family has unexpectedly not withdrawn its personnel from the mine recently. They are still pressing hard, but they are not taking any action. Why do you think this is?"

Shang Ting bowed and replied calmly:
"This is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. The Hu family is definitely not coming for the mine, but for you, uncle."

Shang Haoran sighed softly and said:
“Yes, this is for me.”

Right now, the three of them were discussing Shang Haoran's foundation building.

The head of the family, Shang Rucai, only has eight years left to live, which is quite short.

Uncle Shang Haoran has broken through to the ninth level of Qi training two years ago.

It will probably take another two years to advance from the ninth level of Qi training to the peak state most suitable for building a foundation.

This matter is of great importance, and currently only three of them know the inside story.

The head of the family, Shang Rucai, summoned Shang Ting to come because he had shown great resourcefulness on several occasions and specifically came to ask for his opinion.

At this time Shang Rucai said:
"Speaking of which, the foundation-building pill that the family recently obtained was also thanks to the 200-year-old purple bamboo that your friend Zhong Nianhua exchanged with the family. It was a great help."

Shang Ting had just learned that the merchants had not stopped their search for the Foundation Establishment Pill in the past five years.

After the one from Yanyang Sect was taken away, Shang Rucai risked his old face to beg for a favor.

After spending a lot of money, he asked a second-level alchemist he once knew to refine a furnace for him.

Three foundation-building pills were refined into two.

This two-hundred-year-old purple bamboo makes the foundation-building pill obtained even more excellent in quality!

And now, Shang Haoran is preparing for building the foundation two years later.

Don't rush for success, just lay a solid foundation.

The family can't afford the gamble.

Shang Haoran frowned and said:

"But the Hu family's move is obviously to take advantage of the opportunity to harass me while I am building my foundation."

Although the Huangyan Mountains are very large, there are only three second-level spiritual veins.

When a cultivator tries to build a foundation, he will inevitably siphon spiritual energy, and the vibration of spiritual energy can be easily detected by the cultivator building the foundation.

Shang Ting's heart moved.

Your own immortal space may try to accommodate
Shang Ting stood up immediately:

"Uncle, Patriarch, my [Enter Space] innate ability can also accommodate creatures from the outside world. Perhaps we can give it a try."

He then tested it on two people whose realms were higher than his.

As a result, Shang Haoran, who has reached the ninth level of Qi training, can enter the immortal orifice space.

But it consumes a huge amount of mental energy!
Every time he went in and out, Shang Ting was almost exhausted.

However, Shang Rucai, who was in the late stage of foundation building, could not be accommodated at all. Shang Ting understood that it seemed that the great realm suppressed him and could not be accommodated.

And in the same realm, although there are people who are much stronger than me, I can still barely accommodate them.

Coming out of the Immortal Aperture Space, both of them looked excited.

Shang Rucai said strangely:

"Is this really a mortal life? Could it be that the Yanyang Sect cultivator made a mistake in the test? Why do I feel that your life space is full of wonders and has extraordinary potential?"

Shang Haoran also sighed with emotion, then frowned and said:
"But it can't accommodate a foundation-building cultivator. If I build my foundation in your life space, wouldn't it be..."

Shang Ting smiled faintly and said:
"The classics say that after absorbing external spiritual energy, the foundation building phase enters the stage of compressing spiritual energy, sublimating from dark green spiritual energy to light red spiritual energy."

"At this time, you no longer need to absorb spiritual energy from the outside world, and you haven't successfully established your foundation yet. I can store you at this stage in my life space, and when you are about to successfully establish your foundation, I can instantly transfer you to the outside world."

"Of course, it would be best if no one noticed."

It is a safety measure that can be used as a last resort.

Shang Rucai and Shang Haoran looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Then, Shang Rucai raised another question:

"What if the two Hu family members who have built their foundation break through the Shangjia City and start slaughtering people?"

After all, he is only at the foundation-building stage and can only stop Hu Xue Leng.

However, he was unable to control another Hu family member who was building his foundation, Hu Ren. In the early stage of building his foundation, he was also a cruel and bloodthirsty person.

Shang Haoran immediately said:
"In this case, we must first negotiate terms with the Yao family before building the foundation."

"Once the Hu family attacks, the Yao family's ancestors must help. That's all."

The Yao family is not fools, how could they sit back and watch the business go bankrupt?

Their family also has only one foundation-building ancestor. Now that the Shang family is dead, the next one will be the Yao family!
However, Shang Rucai had a complicated expression on his face, but he slowly shook his head and said:

"No, Haoran, you think too highly of the old man from the Yao family. He may not help you with all his strength."

"Because once our Shangjia succeeds in building a foundation, and we also have two foundation builders, then it means that only the Yao family will have one foundation builder!"

"The Yao family will be the most dangerous at that time!"

As conditions change, situations naturally change.

Shang Haoran was silent when he heard this, and frowned.

It is natural for people to be suspicious of each other.

If I were the ancestor of the Yao family, I would think so too.

However, Shang Ting suddenly spoke at this time.

His eyes were calm and he said straightforwardly:
"But the situation is different. The Patriarch can convince the Yao Family Patriarch in this way."

"First, the two Hu family members are in the late stage of foundation building, one in the early stage, and their life spans are very sufficient."

"Secondly, even if we succeed, the head of the family will die soon, and Uncle Haoran's foundation is not yet stable, so there will be a gap between the old and the new."

"Therefore, even if our Shang family succeeds in building a foundation, the Hu family will still be more powerful! After a few years when the head of the family passes away, the gap in strength will be even greater than it is now!"

"After explaining this clearly, with the wisdom of the Yao family's ancestor, he will naturally know who to help."

I heard these words of empathy and straightforward statement of interests.

Shang Rucai and Shang Haoran looked at each other in surprise.

Unexpectedly, the young Shang Ting could see through the pain points of the current situation at a glance.

Moreover, this is a result that both the Shang and Yao families can accept. With this in mind, even if the ancestor of the Yao family does not agree immediately, he will never dare to refuse.

"Okay, then in the next two years, we will first negotiate terms with the Yao family and form an alliance."

"Two years later, Haoran reached the peak of Qi training and prepared to build his foundation!"

Immediately, Shang Rucai and Uncle Haoran followed Shang Ting's advice and made a decision.

(End of this chapter)