My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 157 Agree
During the conversation, Shen Changchuan did not tell a single lie.

He only told half the story, leaving the other half unsaid.

The rest is all in their imagination.

That's enough.

Shen Changchuan knew that neither Shen Shiying nor Shen Chongshan could...

Those present were all insignificant members of a collateral branch of the Shen family in Tiannan.

A cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining within the family.

That was already the most powerful person they could come into contact with.
That was enough to make them bow respectfully and even shower them with flattery.

Let alone a true cultivator at the Out-of-Body stage?
For them,
They are absolutely important figures whom no one would dare to offend in the slightest!

Try to put yourself in someone else's shoes.
Because he couldn't keep a secret, news of the prosperity and income of Dawan Village was leaked, which eventually attracted the covetousness of others and caused trouble, resulting in the failure of the plans of an elder in the family who had reached the Nascent Soul stage.
As an elder at the Nascent Soul stage, there was no need for them to retaliate.
It's enough to express your dissatisfaction on certain occasions.
The people below will investigate the cause and effect and retaliate against you for standing up for that elder.

That kind of retribution is one you can't resist, and no one dares to help you.

You, and your family.

They will all fall into the abyss!

This,

This is precisely why Shen Changchuan dared to use someone else's name to make a big show of things.

The Shen family members present could not afford to gamble with the consequences of failure!
and,

They all ended up here trying to make a living.
Let alone the relationship between the Mind-Body Realm and the Body-Body Realm.

I'm afraid they don't even have connections with a Qi Refining Ninth Level expert within their family.

Senior Shen Tingchu's reputation was enough to intimidate them.

They were instructed to keep everything they saw in Da Wan Village a secret.

Of course,
Shen Changchuan was always the kind of person who worried about defeat before he could win.

If it succeeds, that would be the best outcome.
He was 80-90% confident that he could advance to the Nascent Soul stage if he could just wait two or three years.

If it fails,
Someone has relationships he doesn't know about.

Or perhaps something went wrong; someone inadvertently leaked information about Dawancun, attracting the attention of Tiannan City.
Shen Changchuan still had a few ways to deal with failure.

"At worst, it just means temporarily leaving the Shen family system and becoming a rogue cultivator."

"Now that I have advanced to the late stage of the seventh level, and the eighth level is just around the corner, coupled with the powerful means brought by learning various spells through the progress bar panel, I am already capable enough to venture out into the world. It is not impossible for me to plan for an opportunity to advance to the Nascent Soul stage outside."

"Of course, the Shen family's connections, especially those of the Shen family patriarch's son, have brought me considerable benefits, and I must preserve them unless absolutely necessary."

In Shen Changchuan's mind,
Many thoughts flashed through my mind.

time flies,
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
Shen Shiying and his group had already left with the one hundred spirit stones they had handed over.

Other than that,

Shen Changchuan also privately gave the other party some local specialties.

Shen Zhongshan and his group also received it.

Those local specialties weren't anything valuable to Shen Changchuan now, and they didn't cost him much.

These were all received during the past few months while operating the commercial area.

Some people come to visit, wanting to get to know Shen Changchuan. Naturally, they can't come empty-handed; they'll bring some local specialties with them.

Shen Changchuan doesn't need it.

The cultivators in Dawancun had already divided their share of income, and there was still a considerable amount left over.

So Shen Changchuan simply took out some of it as a favor and gave it to them. Shen Changchuan wasn't completely ignorant of social etiquette.
Although they managed to subdue them by invoking the name of senior Shen Tingchu.

But who knows if someone might be unhappy about it and secretly sabotage you?

As the saying goes, details determine success or failure.
Whether there are dates or not, just shoot a few more times.

This can be considered a preventative measure.

Anyway, I won't lose anything.

Meanwhile, while Shen Changchuan was dealing with matters concerning the Shen family,
The managers of the major chambers of commerce have already held several meetings to discuss the matter.

"Alas, now that Biyuan Waterweed has become a reality, it has become evidence of that rumor."

"From now on, the various forces that were originally observing will inevitably enter the fray, and rogue cultivators from all over will flock here. All sorts of strange and powerful figures will be mixed in, with countless strong individuals among them."

"Now is simply not the right time to do business."

"Not to mention that Dawancun might be attacked, caravans transporting goods in the wilderness will face even greater challenges than before!"

"Until the situation becomes clear, the caravans going back and forth may never return!"

At the party,
Some people are worried.

Clearly, they did not have a high opinion of Shen Changchuan's proposed plan.

"Yes, the chaos of the future is almost visible to the naked eye. Unless there are several or more experts at the ninth level of Qi Refining in charge, how easy is it to kill others so much that they dare not make a move again?!"

"Exactly, and what's even more troublesome is that he only brought in a seventh-level cultivator. What can that do? If we all join forces, we might be able to bring in several seventh or eighth-level cultivators to oversee the transport, but what good would that do? Once the great battle begins, seventh-level cultivators will probably just be high-level cannon fodder."

"I agree. The situation is still unclear, and it's really not appropriate for us to get involved. We should stop operating now. Although we'll earn less, at least we'll break even and won't lose too much."

“I understand your concerns, but this was brought up by that person, who confidently guaranteed it would work. They don’t intend to accept our opinions!”

"How about we just forget about it? We've already made the spirit stones and paid the rent, so let's just leave. It's not like we have to stay just because he wants us to."

"No! That would ruin our relationship. We can't do that."

"But the risk is indeed too great. Unless that person can bring in a few experts at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining, it's purely a money-losing proposition."

"How about we do this?"

Between the words of conversation,
The managers had absolutely no trust in the plan that Shen Changchuan had presented.

It's really because,
That plan is outrageous.

They sent a late-stage seventh-level healer to accompany their caravan during transport.

Then he boasted that he would kill all the cultivators who dared to plunder, using their blood to intimidate others.

Are you kidding?
Where does a mere late-stage seventh level cultivator get the audacity to utter such arrogant words?!
You know, last time,
Their caravan had been attacked by cultivators at the ninth level of the cultivation realm!

Distrust
That's perfectly normal.

just,

After a heated discussion,

The shopkeepers eventually agreed to Shen Changchuan's plan.

However, they also put forward their own conditions.

They will continue to operate in Dawancun.
They will also organize several shipments of goods to support Shen Changchuan's plan.

But at the same time,
If the plan does not achieve the desired effect,
Or if the transport team suffers three losses that result in losses for the caravan,
Then they will stop operating.

Instead, they were preparing to evacuate from Dawancun.

(End of this chapter)