Are You Crazy? Me, a Chan Sect Immortal, Making an Air Conditioner? The Three Pure Ones Puzzled: So Quiet?

Xuan Du was full of suspicion.

The catalogue Senior Disciple Brother Qingyuan had given him contained requirements for refining many kinds of pills.

Some were meant for external display when the Immortal Market opened.

The rest were to be used as salaries and allowances for the immortals of various departments on the Kunlun Mountains Immortal Market project.

All of this he could understand.

But aside from the pills—things like Cigarettes, Cola, Sprite, Liquan, Niulanshan, Potato Chips, Erguotou, Sauce Aroma, Instant Noodles, ham... he had truly never heard of nor seen such things!!

After Great Master Xuan Du of the Human Sect raised his doubts.

Guangchengzi and Immortal Elder Nanji of the Chan Sect also showed puzzled expressions.

"Senior Disciple Brother Qingyuan, we of the Chan Sect can understand having us refine some magical tools and construction-site-specific equipment, but..."

Guangchengzi said with a strange look, "Having us build things like Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, Display Screens, Street Lamps, Audio Systems, Subways—what are these? We've never heard of such things!"

"Yes, Senior Disciple Brother Qingyuan, you also asked us to make a monitoring Sky Net and Sky Net System—what is that, and how should we go about making it?"

Immortal Elder Nanji was thoroughly perplexed.

Even though he admired this Senior Disciple Brother of the Jie Sect for having so many ideas.

The items the other described were things they had never heard of before...

Meanwhile, the Jie Sect was also in an uproar.

Golden Spirit Holy Mother said somewhat dazedly, "Senior Disciple Brother, the Materials Department just goes to Kunlun Mountains to find stone and timber?"

"Senior Disciple Brother, you're putting me in charge of hard labor? I thought the Construction Department was for something else, but it turns out we're just Moving Stones and Building Houses?" Wudang Holy Mother was also dumbfounded.

As for Qiushou Xian, Yun Zhongzi, Daoist Duobao, and Daoist Randeng, their expressions were calmer.

As for their own work responsibilities.

They could still accept them.

"Fast-moving Consumer Goods like Cigarettes, Cola, Instant Noodles, and Sauce Aroma will play a role that cannot be underestimated in spreading the fame of the future Kunlun Mountains Immortal Market throughout the Primordial Wilderness."

Qingyuan said gently to Great Master Xuan Du with a smile, "Senior Disciple Brother Xuan Du is unmatched in the Pill Dao, and with the help of the Human Sect's outstanding talents, I imagine refining these little things won't be difficult. If there's anything unclear, after the meeting ends, I'll go to Shangqing Peak and explain the details and functions of these items to you. How about it?"

"Good!"

Great Master Xuan Du nodded.

He was merely puzzled about what things like Instant Noodles were.

He wasn't opposed to making them.

If Senior Disciple Brother Qingyuan could explain these items to him in detail next, then the success rate of producing them would likely not be low.

"Junior Disciple Brother Guangchengzi, fellow junior disciples, these are merely simple magical tools. First, they can adorn the scenery of the Kunlun Mountains Immortal Market, and second, they can show the unique and superb tool-refining skills of the Chan Sect to all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness. I imagine this small task should be a piece of cake for you, right?"

Qingyuan then praised the immortals of the Chan Sect with a smile, saying, "If even you can't do it, I can't think of anyone among the disciples of the Xuan Sect who is so masterful in the art of tool refining."

"These things aren't hard to make, but Senior Disciple Brother Qingyuan will need to find time to explain the principles to us."

Guangchengzi thought for a moment, then cupped his hands in reply.

"Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Junior Disciple Wudang, the work in the Materials and Construction Departments is heavy, but that's exactly what reflects the spirit of unity and strength in numbers among us Jie Sect disciples. I think you can get it done, right?"

Qingyuan then looked at the two direct disciples of the Jie Sect.

The two exchanged glances, then also cupped their hands and said, "We will do our utmost!"

"There will be punishments, but also rewards. Junior disciples, boldly put in your efforts in the coming work. I will see everything. When the project is complete, I will reward each of you according to your contributions!"

Qingyuan encouraged them.

This immediately made the disciples present cheer and rejoice.

With that, he ended this commencement speech and let the immortals leave to rest first.

Wait for further orders, then start work again.

Qingyuan chatted for a while with many acquaintances from the Jie Sect, then walked toward Great Master Xuan Du. "Come, Senior Disciple Brother Xuan Du, I'll go back to your dojo and explain to you what the Pill Department needs to refine."

"You are most welcome."

Xuan Du smiled.

Then, Riding Clouds and Driving Mist, the group flew toward Shangqing Peak.

Once they arrived at Shangqing Peak.

Qingyuan first paid respects to Saint Taiqing.

Then he went to Great Master Xuan Du's dojo and discussed the task details of the Pill Department with Xuan Du, Du'e, and Zhenwu.

As for the Gold and Silver Youths.

They didn't know any pill-refining skills.

At most, they could help fan the furnace fire and fill bottles with pills when Xuan Du and the others were refining.

As for the Green Ox and Zhu Ganglie, there was no need to mention them.

One who had intelligence, yet spent all day doing nothing but shouting for Gold and Silver Boy to go find a Fertile Pasture on Kunlun Mountains so he could lie down and eat grass.

Zhu Ganglie had only recently gained wisdom.

He couldn't help either.

Qingyuan stayed in Xuandu's Dojo for several decades, explaining in detail the special characteristics of various modern Fast-moving Consumer Goods, and after developing them, he finally took his leave.

Then.

He flew toward Yuqing Peak.

After visiting Venerable Yuanshi, he found Guangchengzi and the other immortals, spent several decades explaining the principles of various electrical appliances, and had samples of each one manufactured before he spoke up to bid farewell.

Unexpectedly.

As he was leaving.

Daoist Randeng suddenly called out to him, "Qingyuan, junior disciple, please wait a moment."

"What is it?" Qingyuan raised an eyebrow slightly, but saw Daoist Randeng walking quickly toward him, bowing slightly with hands clasped in salute: "Qingyuan, junior disciple, there were some small misunderstandings between us before, but those are all in the past now. Can the misunderstandings between us be resolved?"

Gazing at Daoist Randeng's withered, slightly wrinkled face.

And his sincere expression.

Qingyuan was silent for a moment, then bowed slightly with hands clasped: "Qingyuan greets Uncle-Master Randeng."

"Good, good, good!"

Daoist Randeng was overjoyed. He took a piece of Immortal Gold Divine Material from his Storage Artifact and pressed it into Qingyuan's hand, delighted: "Qingyuan, junior disciple, I was the one at fault before. This piece of Skyfire Bintie Immortal Gold, born of extreme yin giving rise to yang from the Abyssal Land on the East Sea Coast, is a gift for you, junior disciple. I hope you won't refuse it!"

Then.

Qingyuan felt a burning sensation like fire in his palm.

He looked down.

And saw a fiery lump of Bintie Immortal Gold in his hand, while Daoist Randeng's smile was quite sincere.

"Thank you, Uncle-Master Randeng."

Qingyuan sighed inwardly and bowed with hands clasped.

"Good, good, it's nothing!" Daoist Randeng beamed: "If you, junior disciple, need help refining this piece of Bintie and can't smelt it yourself, just tell me, and I'll help you melt it down."

"Alright."

Qingyuan nodded.

Just then, Daoist Huanglong asked curiously: "Brother Qingyuan, we're all busy here, but what are you going to be busy with?"

"Naturally, I have more important things to do."

This time, Qingyuan didn't mock Daoist Huanglong. He clasped his hands to the immortals of the Chan Sect: "The Artifact Department matters are in your hands. Farewell!"

"Farewell!"

The immortals of the Chan Sect watched Qingyuan leave.

Then, over a rather long stretch of time.

The Three Sects of the Mystic Gate fell into a flurry of activity.

Qingyuan led the Disciples of the Jie Sect to survey and select a site in the Kunlun Mountains.

He mobilized nearly ten thousand Jie Sect disciples to conduct a carpet-style exploration of the Kunlun Mountain range, spending several hundred years before finally finding a suitable location to establish an Immortal Market.

The Construction Department, Materials Department, and Logistics Department were poised for action.

They kicked off a fervent wave of civil engineering projects in the Kunlun Mountain range.

Wudang Holy Mother, wielding the Mountain Driving Whip, cut through mountains where they stood and parted rivers where they flowed, leading a large number of disciples to handle on-site construction matters, while Golden Spirit Holy Mother and her disciples gathered timber, stone, and other materials from the Kunlun Mountains, ensuring the supplies were sufficient.

On the logistics side, Qiushou Xian and his group scurried around dealing with all kinds of "difficult and miscellaneous problems."

Daoist Randeng of the Formation Department had long been ready, going every year to inspect the construction site and set up formations.

The Alchemy and Artifact Departments were working overtime to meet deadlines.

Yun Zhongzi of the Publicity Department was relatively idle.

He picked Golden-winged Great Peng and other swift Jie Sect disciples as mounts, and also selected some disciples with social skills.

They went around Kunlun Mountains visiting Innate Divine Beings and Primordial Wilderness great powers.

Or various kinds of scattered immortals.

Yun Zhongzi was a True Immortal of Fortune and Virtue, with a face like jade and extremely eloquent. He persuaded many scattered immortals in the Kunlun Mountain range, as well as leading Innate Divine Beings like Queen Mother of the West.

Daoist Duobao, as the head of the Supervision Department, moved in with several hundred Jie Sect disciples from the Inspection Department and lived at the construction site.

Every month, he sent people to conduct spot checks and inspections, acting with swift and decisive force.

In the first few hundred years, he had several Jie Sect disciples killed, expelled dozens.

And placed several hundred under house arrest.

That immediately cowed many unruly disciples.

And Qingyuan was not idle either.

He ran back to Serene Peak and used the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Falling Treasure Gold Coin, to stamp his mark on the vast number of Immortal Crystals—enough to fill three Great Thousand Worlds—that the three saints had given him.

Truly, there was not a single moment to rest.

The disciples of the three sects were cooperating with unprecedented unity, working with fiery zeal within the Kunlun Mountains.

Time flew like an arrow, days and months shuttling past like a weaver's shuttle.

Silently, several thousand years slipped by.

Yet the three saints of the Kunlun Mountains began to sense something amiss.

Something was wrong...

What was going on?

The disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects had been locked in conflict for so many years, bickering fiercely.

So why had they suddenly fallen silent over these past few millennia?

It felt a little hard to get used to...