Volume Four: Buddha Saves No One, but I, the Demon, Will-To the Heavens and into the Earth (Part Two)

The Immortal Realm had gained a novel building, and people came from far and wide to see it. Whether they bought anything or not, the crowds were there. Crowds meant money. Seated on the top floor of the Central Cloud Tower, Luo Qian watched it all with a pleased smile. Four columns on the outside housed sightseeing elevators, another novelty much loved by young women. Many visitors had come only to accompany a fairy maiden they fancied on a ride and experience the sensation for themselves.

The column in the center held Luo Qian's private passage. The old Luo Family Jewelry had contained a Secret Chamber reserved for him. He had too many secrets that could not bear the light of day, so every one of his lairs needed such a chamber. Building it atop the dome seemed less than secure. Instead, he had used his private passage to place it underground, beneath the former site of Luo Family Jewelry.

Luo Qian did not know everything under heaven, nor was he some grand prophet with bird feathers stuck in his hair. Naturally, he had never expected the Good Fortune Pavilion to enter the underground development business. The elder Shopkeeper Xie had made up his mind to recover beneath his feet what he had lost over his head, so the excavation for his underground mall drove straight toward the former site of Luo Family Jewelry. At last, one day, a sharp clang rang out as two Magic Treasures tunneling through the earth collided. The difference in quality was immediately clear. Old Roughworker was a master craftsman, after all, and Magic Treasures made by the Rough Clan were sturdy enough to withstand knocks and collisions. The Good Fortune Pavilion's Magic Treasure fell far short. It snapped in two, and the employee operating