The Vast Heaven Sect: Some Things Must Be Done, Others Must Not!

Qin Xiangqian, the vice president of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, rushed back to the Vast Heaven Sect. From the moment he stepped into the Vast Heaven Sect, Qin Xiangqian knew that he was no longer the powerful vice president he once was...

I am merely a confidant of Senior Brother Xinghe...

Qin Xiangqian was very clear about his position. Qin Xiangqian knew that if he couldn't even understand his position, he wouldn't be able to stay in the Vast Heaven Sect, let alone be the vice president of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce.

Senior Brother Xinghe kind and righteous, and perhaps he wouldn't care if he became arrogant. But Qin Xiangqian knew that if he dared to become arrogant because of Senior Brother Xinghe's kindness and righteousness, then everything he had gained today would surely disappear.

"President Qin..." Upon entering the mountain gate, many disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect greeted Qin Xiangqian.

"Junior brother, you dare not address me so casually. I am the vice president of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce. Whether you call me Senior Brother Qin or Vice President Qin, you cannot address me as 'president' casually... The rules cannot be broken..."

Qin Xiangqian looked terrified. Almost everyone outside knew that you shouldn't use the word "vice" when addressing the vice presidents of other chambers of commerce; you should call them presidents so they would be happy.

But you call him Qin Xiangqian. If you dare to President Qin, Qin Xiangqian can kick you out in a heartbeat.

Qin Xiangqian stated publicly on multiple occasions that he is not the president of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, but only the vice president. Therefore, he should not address the vice president indiscriminately. He can only call the president when Senior Brother Xinghe removes the title of vice president from his name. Until Senior Brother Xinghe speaks up, he can only be the vice president!

Qin Xiangqian soon spotted Lu Chengqing from the Southern Branch within the sect. After greeting Lu Chengqing, the two of them went together to pay their respects to Senior Brother Xinghe.

"Qin Xiangqian greets Senior Brother Xinghe..."

"Lu Chengqing greets Senior Brother Xinghe..."

Looking at Qin Xiangqian and Lu Chengqing in front of him, Chu Xinghe felt a little dizzy. Before the two could say anything, Chu Xinghe spoke up, "No need to talk about business matters. You've both worked hard this year!"

"Ah..." The two looked completely bewildered.

You should know that Qin Xiangqian had already prepared a two-hundred-page annual summary of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce.

Qin Xiangqian summarized the various resources that Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce had earned this year from more than thirty points, and looked ahead to the development of Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce in the Future year from more than fifty aspects. He also wanted to ask Senior Brother Xinghe for guidance so that Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce could reach a higher level next year...

Although Lu Chengqing's preparations weren't as extensive as Qin Xiangqian's, they still amounted to over eighty pages...

But when they heard Senior Brother Xinghe say "no need to say more," both of them were stunned. But when it comes to quick thinking Qin Xiangqian was definitely the quickest.

Qin Xiangqian realized he had gotten carried away... He even reported the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce to Senior Brother Xinghe?

Which decision of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce wasn't made by Senior Brother Xinghe? How could Senior Brother Xinghe not know the situation of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce?

Isn't this report redundant?

"Old Lu, why haven't Sima Bian and Shi Biao arrived yet?" Qin Xiangqian asked Lu Chengqing.

But Lu Chengqing shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Just as the two were wondering why these two, who had always been ahead of them, were so late this time, Sima Bian and Shi Biao appeared together.

After paying their respects to Senior Brother Xinghe, Shi Biao spoke up, "Senior Brother Xinghe... regarding Vast Heaven Trading Company..."

"There's no need to elaborate on the profit situation... I know..." Chu Xinghe interrupted Shi Biao calmly.

But just as Chu Xinghe finished speaking, he noticed that Shi Biao and Sima Bian both showed a hint of embarrassment on their faces.

Before Chu Xinghe could think further, Sima Bian spoke up, "Senior Brother Xinghe... it's not about profits... we've run into trouble!"

Chu Xinghe, who was originally planning to stop Sima Bian speaking, lit up his eyes when he heard the word "trouble"!

What? You're in trouble? And this is good news? Quick! Tell me all about it! Senior Brother Xinghe is living off your messes this year!

Soon, Chu Xinghe learned what had happened from Sima Bian...

Among the four branches of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Branch, which is managed by Sima Bian, mainly deals in various elixirs and spiritual medicines. Shi Biao's Vast Heaven Trading Company also has a region that sells spiritual medicines, but the two businesses do not overlap.

Sima Bian mainly targets large clients, connecting with various clans and Lineage with high demand.

Shi Biao's Vast Heaven Trading Company primarily focused on retail.

The problem this time lies with the elixirs.

As we all know, after the Vast Heaven Sect began cultivating spiritual herbs, low-end pills were basically completely replaced by spiritual herbs. After all, spiritual herbs have a large yield, low price, and their effects are in no way inferior to pills, so there is no reason to choose pills, right?

The Vast Heaven Trading Company in the east, along with the Vast Heaven Branch in the north, had previously almost monopolized the spiritual herbs of the entire Blazing Sun Continent. Even after the merger of the Demon Star Continent, the Demon Race of the Demon Star Continent still chose these two companies.

It remains a monopolistic industry.

Thanks to the business of selling elixirs, both families made a fortune.

With this merger of the Three Continents, the two companies plan to expand their business to the Spirit Beast Continent and make another fortune.

Unexpectedly, the problem arose in the Spirit Beast Continent...

All the spiritual herbs produced by the Vast Heaven Sect, when sent to the Spirit Beast Continent, were practically ignored, let alone sold well...

After Shi Biao and Sima Bian ordered their men to investigate, they finally learned the whole story.

It's because of the Ning Clan.

The Ning Clan possessed the power of the Ning Clan Azure Dragon, and they also controlled the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring, known as the Sacred Spring in the Spirit Beast Continent. This Earth Spirit Gushing Spring was extraordinary.

The Earth Spirit Gushing Spring is said to be a divine creation of heaven and earth. Its water can not only heal injuries, but also has the miraculous effect of curing all poisons in the world.

Its effects are in no way inferior to the elixirs here.

But that's not the most troublesome part. The most troublesome part is... no matter how simple it is for Mu Bai and the others to cultivate spiritual herbs, there's always a process involved, and there's always some consumption involved.

But the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring doesn't have this problem... To put it bluntly, the Ning Clan's Earth Spirit Gushing Spring probably consumes the most water buckets...

Therefore, the Ning Clan sold their Earth Spirit Gushing Spring at a price even lower than that of the Vast Heaven Sect's spiritual medicines.

As a result, not only have the spiritual herbs of the Vast Heaven Sect entered the market of the Spirit Beast Continent, but the Ning Clan has even begun to send the spring water of the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring to the Blazing Sun Continent and the Demon Star Continent for sale.

In a short period of time, the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring, with its quality no less than that of spiritual medicine and its outrageously low price, has not only swept across the Three Continents, but has also made its way into the market.

Sima Bian also contacted Mu Bai, but even though Mu Bai and his group are strong, they can't Creating Something from Nothing.

After calculating, Mu Bai said that if the spiritual herbs of our Vast Heaven Sect were sold at the same price as the Ning Clan, it wouldn't be impossible... but there would be virtually no profit. What's even more frightening is that the Ning Clan's Earth Spirit Gushing Spring has no cost, and they could even push the price down further. If the Vast Heaven Sect were to follow suit and lower the price, they would lose money!

Sima Bian looked utterly helpless at this moment...

Chu Xinghe was overjoyed at this moment...

What the hell? Losing money?! Is there really such a good thing?!

Ma Liang! Quickly get a stool for Sima Bian and Shi Biao, I want to have a detailed chat with them...

Never mind... I'll bring them chairs myself!

Shi Biao and Sima Bian sat on the stools brought by their Senior Brother Xinghe, looking terrified, and recounted the whole story in detail. Listening to the two lucky generals' account, Chu Xinghe couldn't help but want to sing them a song!

Good luck... wait... it's the holidays... this lousy song is bad luck, let's change the song for the new year!

There are 365 sunrises in a year... I want to send myself 365 blessings!

Chu Xinghe's eyes are brimming with tears right now... It's been a year... Do you guys know how I've gotten through this past year?

I'm starting to have a paranoia about being betrayed...

I thought the new year would be even worse, but to my utter surprise, such good news arrived before the New Year even started! This is practically a sign that I, Chu Xinghe, am about to take off in the new year!

Chu Xinghe immediately took Sima Bian and Shi Biao to the Grand Elder. After listening to Shi Biao and Sima Bian's story, the Grand Elder immediately summoned all the sect elders to the Haotian Palace.

After all, the matter of the elixir is of great importance; if anything goes wrong with it, the Vast Heaven Sect will suffer a huge loss.

Soon, Mu Bai, who had rushed back for the New Year, was also summoned to the Haotian Palace.

After Shi Biao and Sima Bian finished recounting the troubles they had encountered with spiritual herbs, the entire Haotian Palace was in an uproar.

All the elders knew that the Ning Clan's move was clearly aimed at the Vast Heaven Sect.

Shi Biao had inquired and learned that before the merger of the Three Continents, the Ning Clan's holy water sold for many times more than the spiritual medicines of the Vast Heaven Sect. But now, the price had suddenly dropped drastically, clearly indicating that they wanted to wage a price war against the Vast Heaven Sect and shut down the Vast Heaven Sect's business in spiritual medicines.

The problem is, even if you know they're going to wage a price war against you, you can't do anything about it. After all, the Ning Clan has put things out in the open; they're making their move openly and fairly, so the Vast Heaven Sect has no choice but to respond.

But everyone knew that this was almost certainly a losing proposition.

"Mu Bai, is it possible to reduce the cost a bit?" The First Elder looked at Mu Bai.

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, it is possible, but no matter how low we lower the price, it cannot surpass the Ning Clan, which comes at no cost."

"Elder, do you think it would be reasonable for the Demonic Sect to suddenly destroy the Ning Clan's Earth Spirit Gushing Spring if they heard about this?" Ma Liang asked from the side.

Upon hearing Ma Liang's words, the Great Sage found them quite reasonable, even suggesting that the Great Sage Demonic Sect might make a move that very night!

Upon hearing the Great Sage's statement, Chu Xinghe immediately became agitated... What? The Great Sage believes the Demonic Sect will make its move tonight...? How could they not make a move then?

Before Chu Xinghe could speak, the Grand Elder shook his head. "No... When the Three Continents merged, the Sect Master said that if the Ning Clan wanted to make a move, they should do so openly and honestly. Now that the Ning Clan has made a move openly and honestly, the Vast Heaven Sect can only respond openly and honestly as well. Otherwise, what will become of the Sect Master's reputation?"

The elders all nodded in agreement with what the First Elder had said.

What the sect leader does within the sect is our own business, but we, the Vast Heaven Sect, must still uphold his reputation outside the sect!

Our Vast Heaven Sect not only protects its own members, we even protect the sect leader... no, the sect master!

Although Ma Liang's method was a one-time solution, the problem was that everyone wasn't stupid. The last time the Great Sage took action, it was because those people used despicable means to slander the Vast Heaven Sect and were in the wrong. Therefore, it was reasonable for the Demonic Sect to take action.

But now that the Ning Clan is going to fight the Vast Heaven Sect openly and honorably, the Vast Heaven Sect will naturally fight them in return!

The Vast Heaven Sect has principles: there are things it will do, and things it will not do!