Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 159 Star Moon Merchant Guild
Before leaving, Fang Yuxuan couldn't wait any longer and used a "Thousand-Mile Communication Talisman" to communicate with his uncle, asking him to investigate Li Yunjing.

A hundred miles away, in the "Red Sun Valley".

Fang Long had just finished cultivating when the "Ten Thousand Mile Communication Talisman" on his body began to vibrate.

"What's this kid up to now? Investigating Li Yunjing? I think I've heard of him before?"

After reading the contents of the "Ten Thousand Mile Communication Talisman," Fang Long instantly remembered: "That's it! That handyman from more than half a year ago?"

Fang Long replied to the message and learned that Li Yunjing had actually been promoted from a menial servant to an inner disciple in just over half a year, which greatly surprised him.

When his good nephew inquired, and given that Li Yunjing seemed to have some background, Fang Long lost interest and directly asked his friends in the sect for information about Li Yunjing.

Fang Long is extremely powerful and a high-ranking official stationed abroad. How could his old friend dare to deceive him?

An officer from the Enforcement Hall of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" quickly began investigating Li Yunjing's information.

Before long, the information was organized and transmitted to Fang Long.

Soon, Fang Long reviewed Li Yunjing's intelligence.

"How the hell is this possible?"

Even a big shot like Fang Long swore, shocked by Li Yunjing's rapid progress!
More than half a year ago, a lowly handyman disciple has now won first place in the outer sect competition and has been favored by Elder Liu, becoming a disciple of the "Seven Star Palace"!
And Li Yunjing's friends, each one of them has a powerful background, even Fang Long felt his scalp tingle when he saw them!
"I hope this little rascal hasn't gotten me into any trouble."

Fang Long was startled and immediately wrote back to warn his nephew.

If you offend Li Yunjing, don't blame him for disowning you as his uncle.

As for the rest, Fang Long didn't say anything; his good nephew wasn't the type to keep secrets...

With such a powerful background and formidable strength, Fang Long didn't want Li Yunjing to know that he had secretly investigated him.

When Fang Yuxuan saw the reply, his heart skipped a beat. He knew perfectly well that his uncle had finished investigating Li Yunjing's information!
This is truly a powerful dragon crossing the river; someone we can't afford to offend!
It was precisely because of this that Fang Yuxuan completely cowered, and when he saw Li Yunjing again, he was as humble as could be.

Li Yunjing was unaware of Fang Yuxuan's inner thoughts, but he was still very satisfied with Fang Yuxuan's performance.

This kid brought so many people with him, they really came in handy.

There is strength in numbers, especially among cultivators, who are more efficient.

In just half an hour, the front building, back garden, and courtyard of "Xingyue Trading Company" were completely transformed.

Li Yunjing, along with Liu Ruyan, Xing'er, Yue'er, Fang Yuxuan, and their group, conducted a thorough inspection and showed a satisfied expression.

"Star Moon Trading Company" can open for business as soon as it sets up some simple formations and restrictions and prepares the goods.

"Very good! You've all worked hard! Tomorrow night, I'll host a dinner at 'Yanyu Tower,' you're all welcome!"

Once Xing'er and Yue'er were satisfied, Li Yunjing looked at Fang Yuxuan and the others and laughed loudly.

"I'm glad you're satisfied, Senior Brother! This is all we should do!"

Fang Yuxuan was overjoyed and immediately began to flatter him.

Some of his friends and fellow disciples were shocked, but quickly realized that this Senior Brother Li was someone of great importance, even Young Master Fang had to submit to him!

These people were shrewd enough to quickly say they dared not, and that it was their honor to serve their senior brother, and so on, one sentence after another.

This left Liu Ruyan, Xing'er, and Yue'er dumbfounded, finally witnessing Li Yunjing's power.

"Alright! It's settled then!"

Li Yunjing waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and waited for the scene to calm down.

Li Yunjing said again, "Since you've come to help at 'Star Moon Trading Company,' you're all my friends! I won't say much more. Please take good care of my women, Xing'er and Yue'er! Also, Liu Ruyan is a good friend of mine. Giving her face is giving me face!"

Upon hearing this, Xing'er, Yue'er, and Liu Ruyan were overjoyed and deeply moved!

Li Yunjing is really good to them!

"Yes, Young Master Li! Rest assured! I, Fang Yuxuan, have made my statement regarding the three young ladies. Anyone who dares to provoke them in 'Crimson Sun Market' is going against me, Fang Yuxuan, and against my uncle, Fang Long!"

Upon hearing Li Yunjing's words, Fang Yuxuan immediately knew that his opportunity had arrived, and he was the first to stand up and loudly express his opinion.

"Don't worry, Young Master Li! This is our territory. We will definitely protect the three young ladies and take good care of the 'Star Moon Trading Company'!"

Others, not to be outdone, also voiced their opinions.

Li Yunjing was quite satisfied with these people's statements, even if they were just empty words!

At least these people aren't causing trouble for "Star Moon Trading Company," which is already a huge help.

Li Yunjing knew exactly what kind of people were associated with Fang Yuxuan.

"Ruyan! Here are 5000 spirit stones! Go and make arrangements to treat all our friends to a good meal and drinks tomorrow night!"

Li Yunjing nodded, feeling much relieved. He took out 5000 low-grade spirit stones in front of everyone and handed them to Liu Ruyan, asking her to be in charge of tomorrow's banquet.

"Brother Li, don't worry! I'll make sure everything is perfect and that all our friends have a great time!"

Liu Ruyan was delighted; a business deal worth 5000 low-grade spirit stones was no small sum.

She knew that Li Yunjing was patronizing her business, so she definitely had to accept the money.

"Young Master Li is so generous!"

"Wow, they're so rich!"

"It seems that this person, who is being fawned over by Young Master Fang, must be a big shot in the sect!"

"It's such a stroke of luck that such an important person suddenly came to our small town and even invited us for drinks!"

"If we can get on Li Shao's good side, things will be easier in the future."

"I was thinking of transferring back to the sect and getting a different job, and now this opportunity has come my way."

……

Some people swallowed hard when they saw Li Yunjing take out so many spirit stones, and they all started to think about it.

Li Yunjing is rich, powerful, and highly skilled; he's the perfect person for them to rely on.

Ingratiating themselves with Li Yunjing became their goal.

The first step, naturally, is to ensure the safety of Li Yunjing's women and the prosperity of the Chamber of Commerce.

As for how to implement it, each of them has their own plans...

Li Yunjing said some polite words before giving Fang Yuxuan a wink.

This man was clever; after shouting a few times, he led all the outsiders away from there.

Not long after, Liu Ruyan spoke for a while, then took her leave.

She has a lot to prepare for tomorrow night's grand event, a banquet costing five thousand spirit stones.

Now that there were no outsiders around, Li Yunjing, along with Xing'er and Yue'er, began organizing the shelves, placing each treasure into the counter.

The two women were in charge of setting up the items, while Li Yunjing used his expertise in underground magic to set up protective barriers to ensure that the items would not be stolen.

The three of them had a clear division of labor and worked until late at night to get everything ready.

Looking at his business, Li Yunjing showed a satisfied expression.

Li Yunjing has a lot of good stuff, and this whole operation looks much more upscale than "Gongji General Store".

At least those first-tier high-quality talismans, high-quality pills, and top-grade magic artifacts are high-end goods that can be considered the store's prized possessions.

With good products, you won't have to worry about customers not coming.

With customers, you can gradually revitalize the shop by buying low and selling high.

Moreover, there are experts like Li Yunjing, who loves to refine talismans. The "Star Moon Merchant Guild" will definitely not lack these things in the future.

Li Yunjing is also learning about formations, weapon crafting, and alchemy. Sooner or later, he will be able to supply some high-end goods for his own shop.

In addition, along his cultivation journey, Li Yunjing killed quite a few cultivators, rogue cultivators, and fellow disciples, and seized many cultivation techniques from them.

These cultivation methods, secret techniques, spells, and even books on alchemy and weapon crafting can also serve as a part of the goods.

In the world of cultivation, knowledge is also wealth and can be sold.

However, it was difficult to keep it a secret, and some techniques ended up as cheap, low-quality goods sold at street stalls.

Fortunately, there are many independent cultivators, and some people will still buy copies of these books, which can increase the wealth of "Star Moon Trading Company".

Of course, Li Yunjing never revealed the techniques he learned from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," and Xing'er and Yue'er did not even teach him the internal techniques of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect."

This is a taboo!

Li Yunjing naturally had to strictly abide by the sect rules!

Especially in such trivial matters, if he makes a mistake and the sect finds out, it will affect his future development.

As for Xing'er and Yue'er's cultivation methods, there's no rush at the moment. Li Yunjing will slowly look for suitable methods, and once he finds one, he'll spend more spirit stones to buy it.

Goods were already prepared on the shelves and counters on the first and second floors of the front building, while the remaining bulk of the goods were placed into the treasure vault of "Star Moon Trading Company" by Li Yunjing.

To ensure safety, he even sealed his second-tier spirit talisman on it!
That "Heavenly Sword Talisman" is enough to kill any insignificant person!

There was also a "Samadhi True Fire Talisman" given to the two women, for their self-defense.

In any case, these twins are almost inseparable, and having a talisman is enough to ensure their safety.

"When the shop opens, you two should hire a few mortals to work as shop assistants. Otherwise, it will waste your cultivation time and be a loss."

After locking the door, Li Yunjing took Xing'er and Yue'er back to the backyard to rest.

The bedroom of Li Yunjing, Xing'er, and Yue'er was personally decorated by Liu Ruyan, and everything was a gift from this woman. Liu Ruyan jokingly said that this was her dowry for Xing'er and Yue'er.

The bedroom, which is over 100 square meters, is very luxurious. Famous paintings hang on the walls, and decorative items are placed on the table.

The table in that room was also made of top-quality wood, and it was very classy.

Of course, these pieces of furniture are all ordinary items.

Even the most extravagant Qi Refining cultivator would never use spiritual materials to make furniture; that would be too wasteful.

At least Li Yunjing and Liu Ruyan are not such extravagant people.

Ordinary people already have enough to meet their daily needs; there is no need for extravagance and waste.

In the bedroom, Li Yunjing's new bed was quite nice; it could comfortably fit at least four people...

"Hmm... four people..."

Li Yunjing's heart stirred, and he immediately understood Liu Ruyan's meaning. He couldn't help but chuckle.

"Brother Li, let's rest!"

Yue'er blushed and whispered.

"Ok!"

Xing'er kept her head down, too embarrassed to speak.

Although they were already Li Yunjing's women last night, they were still somewhat shy.

"Hehe! Great! We've been busy all day, it's time for us to take a break!"

Li Yunjing chuckled, quickly blew out the candle, rustled off his clothes, and slipped into bed.

Before long, Li Yunjing felt two flames, one on his left and one on his right, nestled beside him.

Looking at the two beautiful women lying beside him, Li Yunjing felt a sense of warmth and peace.

……

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Li Yunjing finally opened his eyes.

He was a little tired at night...

"Brother Li, you're awake?"

Yue'er looked at Li Yunjing and asked softly. After a night, Yue'er's voice was a little hoarse, as if singing last night had exhausted her voice.

"Brother Li!"

Xing'er nestled against Li Yunjing's chest, her eyes filled with deep love.

"Hmm! You two are both awake?"

Li Yunjing felt a little embarrassed; he seemed to have been too good last night.

At this moment, he embraced Yue'er and Xing'er, gently stroking the two beauties' hair, and looked at them with doting affection.

"Hmm! Shouldn't we get up? We still have a lot to do today."

Feeling Li Yunjing's affection, Xing'er's little face showed a hint of happiness, and her big eyes sparkled with a charming expression that made Li Yunjing extremely fond of her.

"You were all tired last night."

Li Yunjing kissed her cheek and said gently, "You two should rest well at home today! You don't need to go to the party tonight."

Why won't you let us go?

The two girls were fine at first, but after hearing Li Yunjing's words, they looked at him with a pitiful expression, which made Li Yunjing's heart tremble.

"Silly girl! You've already left 'Yanyu Tower,' and you don't need to go there anymore!"

Li Yunjing hugged the two of them tighter before speaking softly.

"Oh! We understand."

"We're at home, waiting patiently for you to come back!"

Xing'er and Yue'er were deeply moved. Only then did they realize that it was Brother Li who was thinking of them. The two girls couldn't help but snuggle closer to Li Yunjing, as if only in this way could they never be separated.

"Hehe! Okay! You guys be good! But I need to check you out first..."

Li Yunjing suddenly gave a wicked smile and pounced on the two women again...

In the afternoon, Li Yunjing finally finished packing and, with Xing'er and Yue'er seeing him off, left "Xingyue Trading Company" and headed to "Yanyu Tower".

By this time, Liu Ruyan had already prepared everything.

This time, it's still at "Tianxiangyuan".

However, due to the large number of people, they did not choose to eat at "Tianxianglou" but instead prepared three tables in the garden.

Anyway, the "Red Sun Market" is very warm in April, so the dishes won't get cold when they're served.

The garden is exquisite and lovely; it would be an excellent choice for a meal.

This time, Liu Ruyan received such a large sum of spirit stones from Li Yunjing, so she naturally arranged a high-standard meal.

There were even musicians, singers, and dancers playing music and performing to add to the festivities.

Of course, Li Yunjing didn't care about the special girls; they could do whatever they wanted with them.

After all, he still had to maintain his status as a master of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

It's impossible to associate with these people; it would only lower my own status.

After preparing for the occasion, Li Yunjing took his leave early to go home and spend time with Xing'er and Yue'er, since his vacation was coming to an end and he needed to return to his sect.

The rest of them can do whatever they want.

Anyway, it has nothing to do with Li Yunjing.

This can be considered as Li Yunjing attracting a wave of visitors to "Yanyu Tower".

Although Liu Ruyan didn't say anything, Li Yunjing knew that she must have been under a lot of pressure because she had poached Xing'er and Yue'er from "Yanyu Tower".

Within a power structure, no one can be above the interests of the whole.

Li Yunjing couldn't bear to see Xing'er and Yue'er, these two money-making trees, being given away for free.

Otherwise, he would have arranged the formal banquet at a restaurant, so why would he have chosen this place?

Fang Yuxuan and his group are no good, and they have plenty of spirit stones. It's a good opportunity for them to help Liu Ruyan recover her losses and shut the others up.

"Thank you!"

Liu Ruyan looked at Li Yunjing, a hint of gratitude flashing in her eyes.

She's a smart woman, how could she not understand Li Yunjing's thoughts?

"We're all on the same side! Why thank me?"

Li Yunjing shook his head slightly, and then said, "Fang Yuxuan and the others are all wealthy. If they pool their money together, they should be able to spend 10,000 to 20,000 spirit stones today. This will reduce some of the pressure on you."

"You're so thoughtful!"

Liu Ruyan chuckled, then looked directly at Li Yunjing and said, "Don't worry! I'm fine! At least in Yanyu Tower, I can still keep things in order!"

"I believe you! But as a friend, I should still help you out when necessary!"

Li Yunjing chuckled.

"Miss Liu, Master Li, the guests have arrived!"

At this moment, a maid came to report.

"Yes! Please come over, guests!"

Liu Ruyan nodded and gave the instructions softly.

Everything is ready here, we can begin.

Before long, led by a maid from "Yanyu Tower", Fang Yuxuan and his group arrived at "Tianxiang Garden" for a banquet.

His friends were all inner and outer disciples on duty in "Red Sun Valley," as well as several influential people in the market.

This group of second-generation merchants, young noblemen, adventurous and ruthless adventurers, and sect disciples gathered together, creating quite a spectacle.

Many customers of "Yanyulou" also knew that these playboys had been invited to a banquet.

They heard that the owner of a newly opened "Star Moon Trading Company" had invited them over.

This boss is no ordinary person; he is an inner disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

Moreover, they have a powerful background and can at least maintain order in the "Red Sun Market".

Unbeknownst to many, even before Li Yunjing's business had officially opened, a wave of publicity had already spread throughout the "Red Sun Market".

This is naturally very beneficial to the operation of the business.

Many people are curious to see what good things the trading company run by the bigwigs of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" sells.

Li Yunjing was unaware of this situation; it was an unexpected and fortunate turn of events.

(End of this chapter)