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Goods traveled along the river or over long distances by land, and countless goods were traded within the territory of Qishan Road every day.

The Qing'an Prefecture, where Mu'an is located, has now developed into a behemoth with a population of six million.

On the streets of Qing'an Prefecture, you can see goods from all over Daqi, and there are even merchants from outside Tianqi selling specialties from other regions.

The tears of the mermaids of the West Sea, the rock fruit deep within the volcano, the rosy robes born from the clouds, the snow lotus growing deep within the icy lake, the fire-breathing squirrel, the kitten with three tails, the little fish with seven-colored scales, and the mushrooms that make you dizzy after eating them…

All of this broadened the horizons of the people of Qing'an Prefecture, who were constantly amazed.

The high transportation costs meant that these exotic specialties wouldn't be cheap, but with Mu Ling'er, a curious girl who wasn't short of money, leading the way, the price was naturally not a problem.

With a wave of her hand, Mu Ling'er bought up all the goods brought by several caravans, spending money like water.

At several high-level banquets, Mu Ling'er even bestowed these novel items as rewards upon a group of high-ranking officials in Qishan Dao.

For a time, a trend swept through Qishan Road, with high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants following suit and vying to buy rare and exotic items as a symbol of status.

Merchants are driven by profit, and seeing the potential for easy money on the Qishan Road, the outcome is self-evident.

After more than ten years of development, more and more foreign caravans have flocked to Qishan Road to conduct trade between the two regions. Among them, the countries of Chengtian Region have the closest ties with Qishan Road.

Even the rulers of small kingdoms in the Chengtian Domain sent envoys to Qishan Dao, bypassing the Daqi Dynasty, to establish friendly relations with Qishan Dao. In the letters they sent, they even treated Mu Ling'er as an emperor.

Over a decade of close contact has made the people of Qishan Road no longer unfamiliar with many countries in Chengtian Domain.

Correspondingly, in recent years, Qishan Road has also established a new long-distance merchant caravan, with Fang Yuan, the newly promoted Celestial Martial Saint of Qingyu Sect, serving as the president of the caravan, and has carried out trade and even political exchanges with Chengtian Domain.

To shorten the journey, Mu An personally crafted a sky ship, which he named Qing An.

The Qing'an was about 2,000 meters long and 1,200 meters wide. It could soar through the heavens and travel 10,000 miles a day, which greatly promoted commercial exchanges between Qishan Road and Chengtian Region.

Countless treasures from the Chengtian Domain were brought back by the Qing'an Ship and sold in Qing'an Prefecture, making the streets of Qing'an Prefecture even more prosperous.

There were quite a few strange and unusual things that even Mu An took a second look at, especially after hearing that Cheng Tian Domain had black and white woolen balls and dinosaur-like creatures.

Mu An even specifically instructed Fang Yuan, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, saying that Mu Ling'er insisted on raising small animals and that Fang Yuan must bring these rare items back to Qishan Road.

Upon learning that it was the Five Elements True Lord who personally requested it, the rulers of dozens of small kingdoms in Chengtian Domain all took this as their top priority.

One by one, they presented Mu An with their own rare beasts and treasures, hoping to leave a good impression on him.

These rulers also wrote letters to their respective countries, hoping to send their princes and princesses to Qishan Road for exchange and study.

Over the years, the number of animals kept in the Mu family mansion increased to the point that even after several expansions, the mansion could no longer accommodate so many rare and exotic creatures.

Mu An simply fenced off 100,000 mu of land on the outskirts of Qing'an Prefecture and built a spirit beast garden to raise exotic animals.

Besides the black and white dumplings and dinosaur that Mu An specifically requested, the Mu family's spirit beast garden also contains all sorts of strange and unusual creatures.

A fox with wings, a large bird that can change color, a lizard with dragon blood, a big dog that looks like a husky with a silly face, a golden cat smaller than a mouse...

The novel species made the Spirit Beast Garden one of the places Mu An and Mu Ling'er spent the most time.

Especially those black and white dumplings, which Mu An had brought back, were deeply loved by Mu Ling'er, who would come over to feed them whenever she had nothing to do.

In return for the kindness shown by the nations of Chengtian Domain, Mu An originally intended to establish a new sect, which could both recruit promising talents and accept exchange students from the nations of Chengtian Domain.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing of this, Fang Tian, ​​the leader of the Qingyu Sect, arrived at the Mu residence the very next day and knelt there for a long time.

The white-bearded old man, with snot and tears streaming down his face, said that the entire Qingyu Sect had unanimously decided to merge into the new sect and worship the Five Elements True Lord for generations, willing to go through fire and water for the True Lord, even unto death.

Mu An was speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment.

It was Mu Ling'er, who was watching the fun from the sidelines, who came up with the idea: to rename Qingyumen to Wuxingmen, and have the original members of Qingyumen continue to hold the corresponding positions.

Upon hearing this, the shameless white-bearded old man immediately bowed repeatedly to Mu An, praising him for a good half hour.

Mu An found it annoying to listen to, so he simply handed the matter over to Mu Ling'er and let her do whatever she wanted. He was too lazy to deal with these troublesome things.

Apart from providing some advanced cultivation techniques, Mu An had no intention of participating in the management of the Five Elements Sect.

The first day of the third month of the fifteenth year of Ningtai was the first day of the opening of the Five Elements Sect.

More than twenty princes and princesses from small kingdoms in the Chengtian Domain, along with their respective entourages, dragged carts full of gifts and traveled to Qing'an Prefecture.

One procession after another passed through the streets of Qing'an Prefecture, providing the people of Qing'an with a daily spectacle, and they even compared which day's procession was the most magnificent.

All of these factors contributed to the increasing prosperity of Qishan Road.

Judging solely from the scale of their influence, even excluding Mu An, Qishan Dao is now firmly in the top tier.

If we include Mu An himself, and Ao Yun, this true dragon, then among the ten great lords of Daqi today, Qishan Road can be said to be far ahead of the rest.

In particular, Qing'an Prefecture, as the capital of Qishan Road, is no less prosperous, in terms of quality of life, and openness than Qi'an City, although it is not as large in scale.

The people living in Qing'an Prefecture are all proud of the prefecture's prosperity.

The earliest residents of Qing'an Prefecture even consider themselves old Qing'an people, and they always say so.

"Cheng Tian Domain has got some new stock again. Hey bro, wanna go grab a couple and make those country bumpkins envious?"

To understand just how prosperous Qing'an Prefecture is today, let's set aside other factors and just talk about Old Wang, who started selling candied hawthorns in Qing'an County.

Generations later, his grandson is now respectfully addressed as Master Wang, and the family has become a truly wealthy household.

The small shop where Mu An and Mu Ling'er used to buy sour plum drink has now become a luxurious restaurant, famous throughout Qing'an Prefecture for its various beverages.

Both the middle-aged man who initially sold sour plum juice and the young couple who came later have long since passed away. The current owner of the restaurant is the couple's child.

In earlier years, the three major families of Qing'an County—the Mu family, the Wang family, and the Li family—had all become powerful figures in their respective regions.

The Mu family was the most extravagant. Although Mu An did not treat them any favors, in the eyes of others, the Mu family was different.

The Five Elements True Lord's surname is Mu, and the Mu family also has the surname Mu. How could there be no connection?

Riding this wave of prosperity, the Mu family's descendants spread throughout the Great Qi Dynasty, serving as officials and merchants in various places, enjoying immense success and even surpassing those ancient aristocratic families in popularity.

Although Mu An has never set foot on the Mu family's ancestral land again, members of the Mu family visit the Mu residence every year, bringing various gifts, so there is still some connection.

As for the Li family, this family once declined somewhat due to the blood sacrifice planned by the Blood Robe Cult. Fortunately, decades of development have made up for the losses, making the Li family a well-known and prestigious family today.

The previous head of the Li family, Li Xiangwan, passed away two years ago, and his grandson, Li Xiangming, has now taken over as the head of the Li family.

Because it already possesses prime land and is riding the wave of Qishan Road's booming development.

The people who have lived in Qing'an County for generations are all incredibly wealthy. They consider even the capitals of other major prefectures to be small towns, and outsiders to be ignorant country bumpkins.

In the eyes of the old Qing'an people, only a place like Qi'an City, the capital of Daqi, was worthy of being compared with their Qing'an Prefecture.