Chapter 226: Gui Ling Market Grand Opening, Jin Miaoshan Visits

Chapter 226: Gui Ling Market Grand Opening, Jin Miaoshan Visits

Matters involving two major powers are almost always like this; negotiations alone took four years, and getting reparations in hand will also take time. Ultimately, the vast majority of this compensation ended up in Cloud Ridge City's pocket.

Only a very small portion returned to Gui Ling, and this was only because Wang Yu was the party involved. If he hadn't cleverly sought help, he wouldn't have even reached this stage.

A greater possibility was that Yellow Springs Temple would flee and escape.

As for Earth Treasury True Person's purpose, Mysterious Rock Elder might be clear, but Wang Yu was not informed. It seemed to involve the secrets of the land on Cloud Ridge State's side.

Although he didn't know, he could guess.

The other party's purpose in seizing the Sacred Tribute was to lure him out of the city, take the opportunity to capture Wang Yu alive, and secretly take Gui Ling under their control.

Therefore, this matter must be related to Gui Ling. What could be nearby? Only the [Ancient Ruins - Eastern Extremes Capital]!

He suspected that it was the last Spirit Transformation Inheritance struggle that allowed Earth Treasury True Person to discover some secrets. This point became apparent after they ceded land and cities, and the border expanded towards You Province.

Further east, there were also several more cities that originally belonged to Yellow Springs Temple. This caused Gui Ling's uniqueness to be replaced, and the cultivators who came to explore the depths of the Ancient Ruins had more choices.

Staying away from the center of attention is not necessarily a bad thing.

After all, the geographical advantage still exists. If anything happens at the Eastern Extremity Capital Ruins, it is impossible to escape Wang Yu's informants.

Of course, all of this was just his guess.

If he guessed wrong, then Earth Treasury True Person would definitely not give up because of one failure, and in the future, he would carry out even more schemes and plots targeting Gui Ling.

At that time, it would be just convenient to verify Wang Yu's idea.

At this moment, there is no need to worry too much. The negotiation matter has just passed, and it is right at a critical moment. Inverse Spirit Blood Sect's surveillance of Yellow Springs Temple will also increase.

This will be a rare period of peaceful time.

Such a good opportunity.

Wang Yu adjusted the Gui Ling Market matter, which he had prepared for in recent years, to the first priority item. Choosing an Auspicious Day, he pulled in all the factions of the Alliance of Interests—Grand Opening!

He adjusted the entire Industrial Layout of Gui Ling. The Central District was no longer for Mortals to reside in, but instead, it was entirely adjusted to become for Cultivators, and the City Lord's Mansion was also included within it.

He constructed twenty Third Grade Immortal's Caves, three hundred Second Stage Immortal's Caves, and one thousand eight hundred First Tier Immortal's Caves, distributed according to inner, middle, and outer three rings.

This would be the beginning of his Immortal Abode Rental business.

The East, West, and South three Districts were originally ruled by the Gui Ling Three Clans. After the Bai Family declined, their Business was also divided up by the Guan and Jiang families, but their Faction's influence was actually very difficult to extend to an entire District.

Scattered Shops, even if placed in the best locations, were not of much use, because Establishing Gui Ling Market was a necessary matter, and separating the management of Cultivators and Mortals was even more so.

Only by concentrating could they gather the flow of people. The rebuilt Central District very well utilized this function. Each shop gathered here, causing the land value to increase significantly.

Setting up Formations, building Residences, gathering Spirit Energy, relocation, etc.

And the many chaotic factions of the Northern District also needed to transfer towards the Central District, especially the Cloud Dream Pavilion's business. Wang Yu could get Not Few profits every year, and even arranged a good place for them.

Although Chao Yun Niang went to San Mao City to plot against Luo Chen, Xiang Xiang was still there. She was also a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, enough to maintain the Cloud Dream Pavilion's basic operation.

The Blood Sabre Gang, on the contrary, completely became his Black Glove. Blood Sabre Guest was not here, and only a few weaklings were left, who were also properly settled by him.

As for the Purple Gold Merchant Guild, it had already been completely annexed by the City Lord's Mansion. Wang Yu let True Person Qing Yang temporarily control it, and continue to maintain the business with the King Yama Ghost Market, even if it was at a loss, this channel relationship must also exist.

The original Northern District was rebuilt into a workshop base camp, Pill Refinement Rooms, Weapon Workshops, Tanning Talisman Paper, Monster Hide, the Guan Family's Workshop for making Paper, Ink, Brush, Inkstone, Rare Stone processing, Array Flag making… too many Workshops.

Among them, Pill Refinement Rooms and Weapon Workshops were the most numerous, and they were also able to be supplied for Independent Cultivator rental.

Gui Ling Market will be the major part of Spirit Stone Resources in the future.

Wang Yu also invested a large amount of Formation funds. Manpower, on the contrary, was cheap. The City Guard was used by him as a construction team, and on the contrary, they didn't let him down for the sums of salary he paid.

That little Spirit Stone was desperately not enough, but working for others is okay, right?

After being City Lord for a long time, he also gradually figured out some correct methods to drive his subordinates to work.

Taking advantage of the Gui Ling Market Grand Opening, Wang Yu conducted a general census of the Cultivator population in the Inner City, totaling over one hundred and twenty thousand. Qi Condensation Cultivators occupied 99%, and Early Stage was even more common.

And in Gui Ling, those who truly possessed a Residence were only around 50%. The majority were Residences passed down from ancestors, and the other half were Floating Population.

They, because of various reasons, settled down in Gui Ling, and would stay for a period of several months to several years. Some would stay for more than ten years, it was uncertain.

Here, when the Market Town Grand Opening occurred, they came one after another to join in the excitement, gathering these restless elements together.

Actually, it was also convenient for management, and could also reduce the City Patrol Army's expenditure. It was just right to dismiss a Portion of the early recruited Independent Cultivators, and promote the loyal fellows up.

The number of Floating Cultivators was a bit beyond Wang Yu's expectation.

He quickly had people continue to construct First Tier Immortal's Caves. He estimated that at least ten thousand plus were needed to satisfy basic needs. If the Central District area was insufficient, then build upwards.

If it's still not enough, then build underground. If worst comes to worst, those living in the basement could have some Spirit Stones reduced.

These people also have the qualification to manage Shops in the Market Town.

Regarding temporary stalls, Wang Yu specially planned three streets, just for them to use, collecting daily rent, just a few Spirit Stones is enough, and this is also a large sum.

Unified jurisdiction of the Market Town also has one benefit: no matter how small the trade, it cannot escape the City Lord's Mansion's scrutiny, and they all damn well must pay tax!

Before the Market Town Grand Opening, the fixed Shops were already sold out almost completely, making City Lord Wang become rich overnight in a wave. Spirit Stone reserves rose at light speed. The Central District has always been his territory.

Not only did individual vendors have to pay, but others from the Alliance of Interests were no exception either. However, because this was the general direction of Gui Ling's development, the Alliance of Interests gave up their own District's Shops.

Choosing to fully cooperate with him, they would definitely give full discounts, but the East, West, and South three Districts completely became places to settle Mortals. Every year, arranging the Spiritual Root Test Ceremony is enough.

This wave of Land Trade allowed Wang Yu to gather five million Spirit Stones in funds in one go, and this was also inextricably linked to his previous management.

The Combat Technique between Golden Abundance Pavilion and Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, his policy of reduced profits, the foreign capital brought by the Eastern Pole Capital exploration tide… all made Guiling City much more prosperous than in the past.

Reaping at this time was simply extremely comfortable. This was still the Result of him being as restrained as possible!

Gui Ling Market had been very prosperous since its Grand Opening. Various discount promotions lasted for a full month. Heavenly Treasure Pavilion also cooperated with Wang Yu's management, and everyone had a bright future.

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Stewardship Career Year 31, Month 3!

On this day.

Wang Yu was in his Niwan Palace, condensing the thirty-third Soul-Scooping Evil Boat. This Soul Searching Secret Technique, relying on his powerful Divine Sense, had already entered the minor success stage, and could achieve the effect of Soul Searching and Memory Extraction.

With the Sky Soul Primordial Qi Secret Method, a certain linking effect was vaguely produced. It seemed that the two were originally complementary to each other. His Cultivation speed of this Secret Method was Unexpectedly fast.

"City Lord Sir, an honored guest has come to visit, please go to Welcoming Pine Hall for a chat."

"Honored guest? Is it an Envoy from Yellow Springs Temple who has come?"

Wang Yu concluded his Cultivation practice and pushed open the door and went out.

Outside the door was exactly Xu Ruozhou. As a rare dual Spirit Root Aptitude, and also having the City Lord's Mansion's Resources for nurture, he had now already reached the Peak of Qi Condensation Eighth Layer.

He was hopeful of attempting Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment within ten years. Once successful, he would be truly the first Foundation Establishment Cultivator belonging to the City Lord's Mansion, and Wang Yu would then be able to provide him with Qi Condensation Stage Resources.

Foundation Establishment Stage Resources, including Foundation Establishment Pill, were certainly not something that ordinary Salaries for Serving in a position could satisfy.

He must rely on himself, or perhaps pay more, only then could he obtain advanced Resources from Wang Yu's side. Merely doing chores was far from enough.

Facing the question.

Xu Ruozhou shook his head and said.

"Not people from Yellow Springs Temple, but rather a Female Cultivator with an unfamiliar Aura, who is of Early Core Formation Stage Cultivation Level."

"Oh?"

This time, Wang Yu was truly puzzled, and could only go to Welcoming Pine Hall to see what was going on.

Not long after.

A Woman wearing a Veil, exquisitely made up, with crimson and watery eyes, seeming to have thousands of words hidden within, and a head of beautiful hair mixed with black and white, entered Wang Yu's eyes.

The robes on her body used a black background and silver patterns as the main design, with a cinched waist and cuffs, appearing quite businesslike. Her chest area was bulging, revealing a fair and lovely collarbone.

Although her Aura was unfamiliar, he could feel a surge of familiar Killing Intent rushing towards his face. Greater Yin Nether Pupil silently opened, and he saw an expanse of scarlet dense fog.

A point of Spirit Light, under the protection of the Spirit Platform, was still as a mountain.

Wang Yu revealed a smile.

"Daoist Jin, long time no see."

That's right, the person who came was exactly Jin Miaoshan whom he hadn't seen for many years. Last time they met was still last time, he seemed to Can't Remember Clearly.

The Relationship between the two people could not be considered friendly, but they had also set aside their Never-Ending conflict. After experiencing the Sky Soul Sect Inheritance Trade matter, Wang Yu unilaterally acknowledged this period of "friendship."

He prepared to extract more Benefit from her, but unfortunately, Jin Miaoshan was Entangled in Troublesome matters, in Secluded Cultivation and long absent, and even again attracted Jin Lin's scheming.

Compared to back then.

Jin Miaoshan's aggressive and imperious temperament had decreased significantly. Getting closer, he could still smell a faint bloody aura on her body.

Her expression could only be described as an indifferent apathy, neither sad nor happy. It was almost a complete personality change.

The Impact brought by the "Asura Killing Saint Scripture" aroused Wang Yu's Extremely High Vigilance. Spirit Transformation Inheritance—how terrifying!

Fortunately, his "Little Shura Killing Fist" was not so exaggerated, and it was also not purely a Mystical Power of the Path of the Mind, even to the Dao he was Comprehending from the Killing Intent Stone Slab.

More of it was restraint, and a small Portion of intention to vent.

This should have an Extremely High Relationship with Shura Venerable's State of self-imposed restraint at that time.

Jin Miaoshan heard his address and remained silent for a while.

Only then did she sigh and say.

"In just over a decade, for Miaoshan, it feels as if an entire life has passed. I haven't thanked you yet for Grandmaster Tian Shui's matter."

Wang Yu's smile was gentle and mild, his handsome face was full of amiability.

"Daoist Jin, no need to be polite, Ruozhou."

"Subordinate is here."

Xu Ruozhou quickly cupped his hands in salute and handed over an Image Recording Stone, then rapidly retreated out, and closed all the Palace Gates.

"This is…"

"Daoist Jin will know once you've seen it."

The scene inside was shockingly exactly the scene of Tian Shui using Lightning Tribulation Pellet to destroy the Central District, and… ruins!

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