Snow Drifting for Ten Thousand Li

"Brother Jin, won't the Three Rivers Sect retaliate later? You know, these resources were always sold to the Three Rivers Sect in the past. If we sell them all to you now, this..."

A hint of hesitation appeared on Yang Tianyou's face.

"Brother Yang, rest assured. It's always good to leave room for maneuver. Although the Three Rivers Sect has switched allegiance to the Legacy Faction, they won't offend my Jin Household to the point of death, will they?"

As Jinge swirled the golden Spirit Wine in his cup, his smile remained gentle, but Yang Tianyou sensed a hint of sharpness in his words.

Clearly, the matter of the Three Rivers Sect outmaneuvering the Jin Household this time will not be easily forgotten.

But this had nothing to do with the Yang Household. With Jinge's promise, he finally felt at ease.

His expression shifted, Yang Tianyou laughed heartily, raising his cup of Spirit Wine. "Since that's the case, then I will naturally persuade the patriarch to sell all the supplies my Yang Household collected after the Cold Tide to Brother Jin!"

"Haha, I'm relieved to hear Brother Yang's words. Come, let's drink this cup to the brim!"

"Dry!"

In the Yang Household's Discussion Hall, Yang Tianyou was reporting the deal proposed by Jinge to the family head Yang Dangkai, and the Old Ancestor Yang Haoyu.

After listening to Yang Tianyou's account, Yang Haoyu's expression turned slightly serious. He tapped the armrest lightly with his right index finger, producing a series of dull sounds.

"Dang Kai, you are the head of the family, so please state your opinion first!"

Yang Dangkai bowed slightly and said helplessly, "I believe that, first of all, this matter is not a matter of choice; my Yang Household has no choice but to agree!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tianyou sighed inwardly, feeling a complex mix of emotions.

Indeed, this matter was more like a notification than a discussion, and he understood this from the moment Jinge proposed the deal.

Otherwise, given Yang Tianyou's cautious nature, he wouldn't have been so arrogant as to raise a glass with Jinge to celebrate ahead of time.

Although Jinge was his friend and always treated him as an equal, Yang Tianyou was not so naive as to think that the Gold and Silver Alliance really wanted to do business with the Yang Household on an equal footing.

The hierarchy in the Cultivation World is extremely strict. While the strong don't take everything from the weak, some unspoken rules are tacitly understood.

For example, the issue of resource allocation among border counties after Cold Tide.

The Cold Tide originated from the eruption of the Profound Ice Qi in the Frostthunder Region. It swept in from north to south and from bottom to top, representing destruction, but also giving birth to life.

Where the Profound Ice Qi passes, all things become desolate, but it also brings countless specialties of the Frostthunder Region. Rare Spirit Items in the Firmament are also swept up by the Profound Ice Qi blowing from below and fall to the earth.

This is a trial for the weak, but a celebration for the strong.

Countless rare resources rose and fell in the Cold Tide, attracting countless forces, including those at the Golden Core Force, Nascent Soul, and even Spirit Transformation levels. They all designated areas to help defend against Foreign Races invasions while sharing the benefits.

As a member of the Nascent Soul faction, the Gold and Silver Alliance was no exception. However, as Chamber of Commerce, they shared profits through business.

The Gold and Silver Alliance collaborates with the Golden Core Forces in various counties and prefectures along the Qin Province border to acquire resources at low or flat prices, then transports them to counties and prefectures far from the border, or even other states, to sell them at high prices and reap profits.

Sixty to seventy percent of the ice and lightning attribute resources in the Lu Wu Realm are concentrated in the Frostthunder Region. Therefore, these two types of resources can be sold for high prices in other places, especially in the southern regions of the eastern and western continents.

Furthermore, if one possesses sufficient strength and channels to transport these resources to the distant Southern Sea —the endless island region—the profits would be unimaginably astonishing.

Yang Tianyou didn't know if the Gold and Silver Alliance had any channels for doing business with the South Sea Endless Isles Region. He only knew that the Jin Household would never give up such a huge profit.

The fact that the Gold and Silver Alliance's Legacy Faction reached an agreement with the Golden Core sects Three Rivers Sect Feng Household, but did not restrict the Foundation Establishment forces below them, could be seen as a compromise with the Jin Household.

In other words, the major powers such as the Legacy Faction, the Jin Household, the Three Rivers Sect, the Feng Household, and even the Luochuan Sect, have reached a tacit agreement, leaving smaller powers like the Yang Household with no choice but to follow the tide.

Yang Dangkai clearly understood the current situation. He paused, glanced at Yang Tianyou, and continued, "Right now, it seems that my Yang Household is in the lead, but in reality, it's the Jin Household giving face to my Yang Household, or rather, Senior Jinge giving face to Tianyou. Otherwise, he could have just discussed it with me or you, Fourth Aunt. Why talk to Tianyou? It's to make his stance clear!"

With a glint in his eyes, Yang Dangkai continued his speculation, "I think this is Senior Jinge showing his attitude towards my Yang Household. Firstly, it's demonstrating his high regard for Tianyou, and secondly, it's showing his goodwill. I believe this is an opportunity for my Yang Household, a chance to establish a relationship with the Gold and Silver Alliance, or rather, the Jin Household. This is what we should be considering next!"

After saying this, Yang Dangkai slowly sat down.

Yang Tianyou felt conflicted. He didn't want his friendship with Jinge to be tainted, but he also knew that this idea was extremely naive, so he could only suppress it and stop thinking about it.

Yang Haoyu continued to tap the armrest gently, his eyes shimmering, seemingly pondering Yang Dangkai's words or some other matter. The two juniors dared not urge him, and could only wait quietly.

After a while, Yang Haoyu finally spoke, "Tianyou, you will have full control over the cooperation with the Gold and Silver Alliance from now on. Apart from me, you don't need to take orders from anyone else. Maintain a good relationship with Daoist Friends from now on, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tianyou, his heart filled with complex emotions, took a deep breath, slowly bowed, and said solemnly, "Grandson understands!"

Seeing this, Yang Haoyu and Yang Dangkai exchanged a glance and smiled, knowing they understood.

The cooperation with the Jin Household was naturally a cause for celebration, and Yang Tianyou and Jinge then discussed the pricing of related resources for several days.

Throughout the process, the two tacitly refrained from letting personal feelings interfere, striving to negotiate purely from a business perspective. Clearly, neither of them wanted to damage their hard-won friendship.

After completing the mission, Jinge stayed at Purple Moon Mountain for another half month before bidding farewell and leaving. Yang Tianyou also resumed his daily life.

As time passed and the Cold Tide gradually approached, Yang Tianyou could clearly feel the temperature in the world slowly dropping.

Slowly, the endless snowflakes fell from the Firmament.

A thousand miles of ice, ten thousand miles of snow, the world is covered in silver, a magnificent white landscape.

At first, Yang Tianyou, Fengling, and Yuan Ba were happily admiring the boundless snow scene.

But when ten days, a month, and three months passed and the heavy snow continued as before, a strange sense of suffocation suddenly pressed down on my heart.

What I saw before me was pure white, but when reflected in my heart, it turned into a dense darkness, a darkness that could devour everything.

"Cold Tide is coming..."