If the sect doesn't accept geniuses, they will become giants once they leave?

Chapter 47 My Master’s Vision is Extraordinarily Long-Term
After Shen Ziqing understood the plan hinted by Li Yanmo, he immediately went to find Feng Shouyun.

At this time, Feng Shouyun was negotiating with the upper echelons of the military. Seeing Shen Ziqing appear, Feng Shouyun had no choice but to stretch out his hand to signal Shen Ziqing to wait a moment, but he did not let Shen Ziqing avoid it.

Shen Ziqing nodded thoughtfully, bowed and stepped aside.

Feng Shouyun looked at Shen Ziqing with gratitude and then turned to face the scroll floating in the air.

It was a beautiful painting of mountains and rivers drawn in ink. There was a pavilion in the picture. Two people were drinking tea in the pavilion, looking extremely comfortable.

At this time, someone raised a finger.

"Shouyun, you did a good job on this matter, but merits are merits, and faults are faults. Now that the people of Risheng City have left, the power of the Great Yu Dynasty's national destiny can no longer reach your location. If this continues, Risheng City will soon become a ruined city. This kind of thing hasn't happened in the Great Yu Dynasty for nearly two hundred years. As the prefect, it is difficult for you to deny the blame."

"This is indeed my responsibility," Feng Shouyun said helplessly, bowing his hands, "I am willing to accept any punishment."

A man who had been watching the situation from the sidelines spoke calmly, "Twenty years of salary will be deducted, and you will be transferred to guard the city of Wan Yao Mountain for five years."

Feng Shouyun's expression froze, and after biting his lip, he sighed, "Zhuan——"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Ziqing suddenly interrupted, "Excuse me, may I have a word?"

Feng Shouyun was startled, and quietly turned his head and winked at Shen Ziqing, trying to convey a message, but Shen Ziqing's squinting eyes made Feng Shouyun unable to tell whether Shen Ziqing noticed his eye hint.

The person drinking tea in the scroll was also a little surprised. He did not answer, but looked at the man who was looking at the scenery.

After a while, the man who was looking at the scenery tilted his body slightly and said, "Yes."

"Is the power of national destiny that you gentlemen are talking about related to the number of people in Risheng City?" A gleam flashed in Shen Ziqing's eyes.

The man watching the scenery remained motionless. The man drinking tea shook his head helplessly and began to explain softly, "That's pretty much it. Where the people's will leads to victory, that's the destiny of the nation. The Dayu Dynasty used the city as a point and the power of national destiny as a connection to suppress the great world and maintain peace."

"Now that Risheng City has been destroyed and the people's hearts have been scattered, it won't cause a chaotic era, but it's still a serious problem. It will take at least a hundred years to restore the original level."

Shen Ziqing pretended to think for a moment before answering, "If the population of Risheng City increases, can we restore the power of national destiny?"

The tea-drinking man saw through Shen Ziqing's little trick, but didn't point it out. Instead, he took a leisurely sip of tea and said calmly, "It depends on the approach. The people's hearts lie in faith, not numbers. No matter how many people from all walks of life there are, they are no match for a hundred farmers."

"What if... those people all have requests for help from a certain organization, and that organization is part of the Great Yu Dynasty? Can this help to reunite the power of the nation's destiny?"

The man drinking tea was stunned. While he was thinking, the man looking at the scenery finally turned half of his face to the side, but his eyes were still blocked by the ink.

The man raised his finger and tapped quietly on the table. The ripples of ink covered the entire landscape. It was clearly just a change in the painting, but Shen Ziqing felt that everything in his field of vision was infected by ink. The man knocked three times in a row, and the whole world seemed to be swallowed up by the world of ink.

Just when Shen Ziqing was sweating profusely and was about to give up, the man paused.

"what's your name?"

"My name is Shen Ziqing. At the instruction of my master Li Yanmo, I have come here to discuss a business matter with you gentlemen," Shen Ziqing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh? Tell me."

"I heard that the Dayu Dynasty didn't implement the benefits of the sect registration system?"

"Of course. The influence of a million sects is too great to be underestimated," the tea-drinking man continued. "But from what I know, your master is only just beginning to cultivate his Qi. Even with the addition of the Qingshan Sect, it wouldn't be a burden to the Dayu Dynasty. What do you want? A spiritual treasure? A technique? A pill? You saved the people of Risheng City this time. I can give you anything you want."

"But this is not a long-term solution. Only by implementing everything can we truly promote the sect registration system, so I dare to ask you gentlemen for a chance," Shen Ziqing took a deep breath and slowly opened his squinting eyes.

"We will take the lead and establish a Wanshi Building in Risheng City to handle the sale of intelligence, auction of spiritual treasures, and elixirs behind the scenes."

"Attract people from immortal cultivation families and even sects to live in Risheng City, and make them dependent on the Wanshi Building with its convenience and mystery, and use them to support the national destiny of Risheng City." The man drinking tea paused and quickly turned his head to look across. The man who had been looking at the scenery had now turned completely around, with his hands on his knees, staring at Shen Ziqing outside the painting. Although his eyes were covered by ink, Shen Ziqing still felt an unprecedented oppression from it.

"Go on."

"An unknown cultivator intervened yesterday. Word of the Qingshan Sect's affairs has likely reached certain people within the Dao Sect. They'll definitely try to investigate. But what if the Wanshi Building, hidden behind the scenes, is connected to the Qingshan Sect? What if they believe the Military Sect can't take on the Wanshi Building because of the Qingshan Sect's assistance that night? What if they believe the Qingshan Sect is trying to use this method to seize Risheng City?"

Faced with Shen Ziqing's three consecutive questions, the man drinking tea seemed to be thinking about something, but the man looking at the scenery sneered.

"Wouldn't your sect do that?"

Shen Ziqing knew this was the key, so he put down his hands and straightened his chest. "Master is not that short-sighted, and he doesn't like the Taoist's practices. Otherwise, he could have just left last night."

"...That makes sense. What benefit does your master want?"

Shen Ziqing smiled slightly, his eyes narrowed again, "Your Excellency is joking. Master is not a greedy person. This Wanshi Building alone is enough."

The tea-drinking man shook his head helplessly. "Your master is really greedy. There are more than one or two people in Wanshi Building."

In order to realize the Wanshi Building that Shen Ziqing said would make all the noble families and sects dependent on it, the scale of Wanshi Building must be expanded to become as big as the shadow of the Dayu Dynasty. However, Shen Ziqing's master Li Yanmo wants the entire Wanxu Building.

"This Wanshi Building belongs to the Dayu Dynasty. My master only owns Wanshi Building," Shen Ziqing emphasized. "In fact, we are the only four of his disciples. Except for the parts of the Wanshi Building outside of Risheng City, the Dayu Dynasty naturally controls them."

Fengjing Man didn't agree or refuse, but asked calmly, "Is this really your master's idea? If this is your idea, this Wanshi Building will be yours."

Shen Ziqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. "Sir, if you had met my master, you would know that he is a truly wise man. It took me a while to understand what he meant. I am ashamed of myself. If you don't believe me, you can ask Taishou Feng. He was also present and heard what my master meant."

The two people in the painting looked at Feng Shouyun at the same time.

Feng Shouyun, who was still immersed in the shock of Shen Ziqing's grand plan, was startled and began to gesture incoherently, "I, I remember, it was, it was that..."

Shen Ziqing sighed helplessly, "Sir Feng, my master only said a few words, could you please listen more seriously?"

Feng Shouyun was speechless for a moment, but he also calmed down and carefully thought about what Li Yanmo said.

[I have taken a great advantage and the first mover advantage, there is no reason to refuse]

Feng Shouyun let out a long "ah".

When the two saw Feng Shouyun's surprised expression, they knew that Shen Ziqing was not joking.

"This kind of person actually just practices Qigong? Incredible, really interesting," the tea-drinking man laughed.

"Okay, but until you've made progress, the Dayu Dynasty won't provide you with much help," Fengjing Man nodded slightly. "This is likely a losing proposition. In the eyes of those sects and aristocratic families, Risheng City is already a worthless wasteland. I could just build a Wanshi Building somewhere else according to your idea and save money."

Although it was an expected answer, Shen Ziqing couldn't help but grit his teeth.

The amount of spirit stones needed to build the Wanshi Building is an astronomical figure. He is just from a merchant family, so he can only ask Li Yanmo for spirit stones.

But this is not the most troublesome thing. He also needs skills, elixirs, spiritual treasures and other things needed by the sects and families.

These are not small problems for the Dayu Dynasty, but he must make the Dayu Dynasty feel that Risheng City has unique advantages and be willing to invest.

Fortunately, his master Li Yanmo really brought such [treasures] and [opportunities].

"I wonder if the place this gentleman mentioned contains a method to break through the Tribulation Stage?"

(End of this chapter)