From a carp to a dragon god

Fuqian is the foundation of the God of Money. At the same time, it is also an extension of the authority of the two gods of wealth and goods. It can be said that it is one of the immutable cores of the God of Wealth.

The Dragon King of the East China Sea sacrificed and refined the mother coin of all things, which essentially shook the "money" of the Middle-earth world. This made the God of Money unable to be perfect, and the gods of wealth and goods were also affected.

After listening to Yu Shuyang, Li Zhen already understood the current situation. Hai Damu was beaten to death by his cousin, but the chief temple priest remained unmoved. The reason was that Leidao Water Market was entrusted to him.

The Emperor of Dongyi was also involved in this matter. The chief temple priest had told him and Yu Shuyang that a trade route should be opened between Leidao Water City and Menzhou.

The Menzhou trade route is a support for the Baiyi people in Menzhou, and behind it is the plan of the Dongyi Emperor, which is to lead the Jiuyi people back to Jiuzhou and overthrow the Humanitarian Dynasty.

"Cousin, what do you think we should do?" Li Zhen asked with a worried look on his face.

"Shuishi must do this. After all, this is the result of a multi-party battle between the Great Temple Priest of the God of Goods, the Emperor of Dongyi, and the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.

I think the Dragon Palace also knew that this matter could not be stopped, so it tried every means to send the golden clam over, and its purpose was also to prevent too much money from flowing in.

What we can do now is to consider which side we should stand on, whether we support the Dragon Palace's Spirit Pearl Coins or the Money God's Talisman Coins."

Yu Shuyang held the Ganoderma Lucidum Ruyi and tapped his palm lightly. With the slight tapping sound, the formation restrictions changed, causing the Nine-Curve Yellow Sand Formation to change, thus obscuring the secret between him and Li Zhen.

Li Zhen nodded at first, then with a bitter look on his face, he complained, "Cousin, you might as well not have told me. In the end, I still have to run the water market!"

At this time, Li Zhen had already understood that these things were going around in circles, and although there seemed to be many choices, there was actually only one choice.

Just like the Leidao Water Market, the East China Sea Dragon Palace, the Dongyi Emperor, and the God of Goods have already finished their competition, so it must be established, and it must be presided over by Li Zhen.

Similarly, when the Dragon Palace sent the golden clams, the result would be the same. Regardless of whether they understood the calculations behind it or not, they would have to build a pearl factory in the end.

"How can this be the same? If you don't understand the game between the various parties, you will inevitably be fooled later, instead of walking the fine line between the interests of all parties.

Just like this golden clam, we can build a pearl factory now, and in the future we will be able to absorb the Taoist forbidden things and refine them into magical coins. It just depends on whether there is an opportunity.

Similarly, after the Leidao Water Market is established, money will flow in from Wuzhou and Menzhou, which will inevitably break the situation in the Qingqiu Islands.

By then, the battle between the God of Money, the God of Wealth and the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea will inevitably be transferred here. Then it will not only be a battle between the two sides, but also your own safety!
"Don't forget, the God of Wealth is the incarnation of your ancestor's divine path, and he has always had a tradition of beheading immortal cultivators. What's more, you have also cultivated the incarnation of the Yinku God of Wealth." Yu Shuyang said earnestly.

Yu Shuyang had already deduced and calculated these considerations repeatedly. However, because they involved the God of Wealth, he did not dare to touch the secrets of heaven and did not try divination.

Through repeated deductions and a glimpse of the secrets from the Sword-Forging City, Yu Shuyang gained a unique understanding of Leidao Water City and the Sword-Forging City.

If the Sword Forging City is related to the prosperity of the sword art, then the Leidao Water Market is related to Li Zhen's life and death.

After hearing what his cousin said, Li Zhen was so shocked that sweat broke out on his forehead. He had been very proud of himself recently, and even a little too proud of himself.

"Thank you, cousin, for reminding me and saving my life!"

After Li Zhen finished speaking, he bowed deeply and respectfully. All the restlessness in his heart disappeared and his mind became clear.

The situation within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is not as peaceful as that within the Taoist Alliance, especially since the Emperor of Dongyi holds a dominant position. Otherwise, the seven Taoist traditions of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would not have left only three immortal palaces.

"We are brothers, don't say these polite words!" Yu Shuyang joked with a smile.

Li Zhen didn't continue to be polite. After being reminded, he also knew all the aspects involved in Leidao Water Market, and his mentality also broke away from the ecstasy of controlling the Mu family.

"Cousin, let's go to the front hall and deal with the eight great demon fairy city families in the Bitter Sea. Then I will go back to the Desolate Sea with you."

Li Zhen has come to his senses and realized the importance of Leidao Water Market. He no longer cares so much about the Mu family's affairs.

Yu Shuyang responded with a smile. He had tried his best and had reminded Li Zhen as much as he could. Li Zhen would have to deal with the follow-up matters alone.

This is like the struggle between the Xiyu lineage and the Wensi Snake. They cannot rely on the power of the Taoist Alliance, and Yu Shuyang has to deal with it himself.

After they finished talking about the important things, Yu Shuyang was about to withdraw the formation. Seeing that Li Zhen was about to put the golden clam away, he couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "You greedy man, give me back the golden clam!"

Li Zhen was stunned when he heard this, but then he seemed to understand. He laughed and handed back the wooden box containing the golden clams.

Yu Shuyang put the wooden box back into the magic bag, and then he could let Grandma Bangzhu grow pearls and raise clams. This could be considered a considerable industry.

The formation ban was retracted into the Lingzhi Ruyi. Yu Shuyang and Li Zhen walked one after the other, along the corridor, and returned to the front hall from the backyard of the inner house.

At this time, the front hall had been set up, and the four islands and seven cities of Yazhou had all sent demon fairies over, just like what was seen at the dock, with one demon fairy leading a dozen or so tribesmen.

The host and the guest sat down in the hall, and the seven demon fairies were all well-behaved. Even the younger generations did not dare to make a scene, mainly because the aura of the three third-grade demon fairies was too scary.

Yang Fuzi and Yin Chenzi sat in the seats of honor. Ever since they were led into the front hall by Li Zhen, they had been suppressing Mu Lingxian.

Afterwards, Yang Fuzi talked about the Dao of Runes in a general way. Ever since he refined the rune jade disk, he had already glimpsed the door to the Dao of Runes.

The demon fairies sitting in the front hall, including Mu Lingxian, knew nothing about runes. Even if there were some who knew about them, most of them only had a superficial understanding and could only listen to Yang Fuzi's lectures while being scolded.

After all, there are very few people like Yu Shuyang who have mastered the Eight Spiritual Texts. What's more, he also inherited the Xuanming Wenqu. Otherwise, he would also be one of those who were scolded and lectured.

When Yu Shuyang and Li Zhen entered the front hall, Yang Fuzi had just finished explaining the five runes. During the explanation, he even demonstrated a few spells using jade talismans, which made the group of little demons listen with fascination.

Mu Lingxian was relieved when he saw Li Zhen and Yu Shuyang coming in. He was sandwiched between Yang Fuzi and Yin Shenzi using magic rhymes, and felt as uncomfortable as sitting on pins and needles.

"Li Zhen, you are finally back. Taoist Xuan Yunzi is here too." Mu Lingxian stood up from his seat to greet him.

Li Zhen waved his hand upon hearing this and said with a smile, "Old Immortal, can you choose a suitable candidate?"

In the past, Mu Lingxian did not take Li Zhen seriously. She just thought that he was a lucky guy who had only mastered the Taoist method of immortality.

When he saw Yang Fuzi and Yin Chenzi coming to his house, he realized belatedly that cousin Li Zhen was from the "Xuan" generation of the Taoist Alliance, and his status and position were by no means ordinary.

"Oh! These are all talented people from Yazhou. My eyes are blurry and I can't tell them apart. It's better for you to choose them yourself. That will suit your taste, right?"

Mu Lingxian said this with an embarrassed look on his face, then gave an extremely awkward smile and said nothing more. Yu Shuyang looked around as he entered the hall and saw the seven city demon fairy families. These seven families were considered the source of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's outer disciples, and they were not short of cultivation techniques.

For example, the Fu family in Dongya City, who are descended from the Shandu bloodline among the monkeys and are disciples of the Dongyi Emperor, have no need to get involved in this matter.

You should know that all the magic ships and sea boats on and off the five islands of Yazhou are from the Fu Shipping Company. Whether in terms of wealth or status in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, they are not comparable to the other seven families.

"Everyone, we are here today at the invitation of the Immortal Dao. You all know that it is me, Li Zhen, who is about to open a sect and accept disciples.

I won’t go into too much other nonsense. There are three main things I want to discuss with you. The first one is about accepting disciples.

After much thought, I felt that there was no need to choose anymore. Now that I was here, there was no reason to go back.

You have just listened to Master Yang’s teachings, and I think you can understand the profound meaning of them, so I will not explain them in detail.

How about this, those who can practice the immortal way are considered to have a master-disciple relationship with me, and those who cannot succeed can go to Master Yang to listen to his lectures!

"What do you think?" Li Zhen said, and then he looked around, mainly sizing up the little demons to see their qualifications.

"Thank you, Immortal!"

The demon fairy of the Fu family was the first to respond, and the other six demon fairies also praised it. On the contrary, it was the Mu Lingxian who looked sideways frequently, as he also wanted the children of the Mu family to participate.

Being able to worship a third-grade demon fairy as a master is a blessing that no one would wish for. No one would refuse it. It's just a pity for Yang Fuzi. When he came, he only wanted to help to maintain order, but he didn't expect that there would be the matter of accepting disciples.

Li Zhen cleared his throat to suppress the noisy voices, then said, "Since the matter of accepting disciples has been settled, let the disciples go first."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and the members of the Mu family came over. They were waiting outside the front hall door, listening to the noise inside, and then preparing to serve tea and water.

At the call of the Mu family, all the little demons retreated, and the hall instantly became much more spacious.

At this time, all the demon fairies, including Mu Lingxian, were full of doubts, not knowing what kind of medicine Li Zhen was going to sell.

"Everyone knows that not long ago, the Red Eyebrow Patriarch attracted lightning to overcome his tribulation. This event was so grand that I think all the monsters in the East China Sea must have known about it.

I think everyone wants to know the result. Unfortunately, I have to tell you that the ancestor failed to survive the tribulation and has already died in the sky.

This is also why I invited everyone here in the name of the Immortal Dao. According to the rules of our Yazhou, the Mu family can no longer be considered a family of the Demon Immortal City without a third-grade demon immortal. "

Ever since Li Zhen was enlightened by Yu Shuyang, he no longer cared about controlling the Mu family and spoke without any scruples.

Mu Lingxian was in trouble now. His throat seemed to be stuck. He coughed lightly several times to remind himself, but Li Zhen ignored him. The demon fairies from the seven cities of Yazhou also ignored him.

The disciple-recruiting conference seemed to have turned into a conference to divide the Nest Island. For a moment, all the demon fairies in the seven cities breathed hot air and green light appeared in their eyes.

Li Zhen continued, "Before the Red Eyebrow Patriarch passed away, he asked me to be the young patriarch of the Mu family. Not long ago, the Wood Spirit Fairy and the demon fairy of the Mu family jointly recommended me to be the patriarch.

Logically speaking, Chaoju Island and Chaoju City are under my management at the moment. You all should go back and discuss this with your clan.

Let's see whether they are secretly instigating the demons and fairies on Chaoju Island to cause trouble, or coming to rob them openly, so that I can have a response."

As Li Zhen broke the window paper, the hall fell silent for a moment, and the demons and fairies from the seven cities didn't know what to say.

If we only look at the cultivation level, Li Zhen is only at the seventh level. Those present are all demon immortals, and they have the support of the Demon Immortal City behind them. They are simply not comparable to Li Zhen.

However, Li Zhen is the successor of the immortal way. This identity naturally occupies a high position in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Even a strong person like Mu Lingxian, who has the third-grade cultivation, was threatened by Li Zhen to give up the position of clan leader in order to win him over.

"I've finished talking nonsense. There's only one last thing left, and this is the core of today. I've opened up an island deep in the desolate sea, and I'm going to turn it into a water market in the East China Sea.

I don’t know if everyone here has heard of the Huaihe Water Market. I think everyone must have heard of it, after all, it is one of the four major markets!
You may be curious, what is the difference between Water City moving to the East China Sea and Sea City? Or, isn’t it the same as the Golden Deer Island of our Immortal Alliance?

Let me tell you here that there is a huge difference. The water market in the East China Sea and the water market in the Huaihe River are connected, which means that both sides trade in bulk goods.

At the same time, I am also planning to go north to Menzhou, so that Wuzhou and Menzhou in the Nine Provinces can have exchanges with Huanghai Lei Island.

I think you all have understood. Today, in addition to accepting disciples, I am here to discuss business with you. You can all go back and ask.

Let's see whether you support me in opening up a water market in the desolate sea, or want to compete with it, or control the supply of goods from various islands!
Now that I have discussed the three matters, those of you who wish to stay may have some refreshments. Those who do not wish to stay longer may return to the clan to discuss matters and give me an answer."

Li Zhen waved his hand nonchalantly, as if to see the guest off, which was extremely arrogant and domineering.

These were all what he thought of as he walked all the way from the backyard. Instead of distributing the benefits and putting on a smile in a pitiful manner, it would be better to scare them severely.

The aristocratic families of Yaoxian City in Yazhou are all a group of "carrion eaters" who live by devouring the dead demon fairies all year round.

Now, the Naojujima Mu family is the biggest piece of "fat meat". Li Zhen's intention to win them over by sharing profits with the Leidao Water Market may not satisfy them.

Then again, the Mu family, who are not in crisis, will not willingly submit to him. It is better to make all the dangers clear so that the Mu family can know what their position is.

Seeing that the demons in the hall were motionless and silent, Li Zhen ignored them and said to Yang Fuzi and Yin Chenzi, who were in the lead, "Master Yin, Master Yang, our disciples are all in the backyard.

Let's go to the backyard now and see which ones are suitable for admission to Tōkaidōin and which ones are suitable for practicing the methods of the Immortal Way."

Following Li Zhen's invitation, Yang Fuzi and Yin Chenzi stood up, followed by Yu Shuyang, and the four monsters came out of the front hall together.

But in just a moment, the front hall seemed to be in an uproar.

He stood up again and questioned Mu Lingxian, asking if the Mu family was going to detain the family disciples?
There were also those who stood up and threatened, warning Mu Lingxian that as a disciple of the Three Immortals Island, he could not interfere in the disputes among the five islands of Yazhou.

Some also stood up to say goodbye, but I don’t know whether they went back to discuss the division of Chaoju Island or to join Li Zhen’s business.

Mu Lingxian was tormented to the point of being exhausted, and he felt full of resentment in his heart, complaining that Li Zhen was cruel and did not leave any room for the Mu family. He had completely forgotten how he had looked down on Li Zhen's actions before.

(End of this chapter)