The Peach Blossom Pavilion Opens

Through the combined efforts of the Liu Household cultivators, the Peach Blossom Pavilion Purple Forest Branch finally opened!

The Peach Blossom Pavilion Purple Forest Branch stood five zhang tall and had five floors. The first sold spirit fruits, spirit rice, spirit medicinal herbs, spirit fish, and demonic beast materials; the second sold spirit wine, spirit tea, and pills; the third sold talismans, magical artifacts, and formations; the fourth housed a restaurant; and the fifth purchased all kinds of spiritual goods from cultivators.

Early on the morning of the Peach Blossom Pavilion's opening, his father, Liu Shihao, led all the lineage members there, dressed in brand-new lineage-standard cultivator robes.

The Liu Lineage's standard cultivator robes had been made at Liu Qiuju's suggestion, to present a dignified image of the lineage.

The robes worn by the lineage's Qi Refinement cultivators were made from first-tier Azure Spirit Silkworm silk, with a single pink peach blossom embroidered on the sleeves of each blue-green robe.

Those worn by the lineage's Foundation Establishment cultivators were made from second-tier Azure Spirit Silkworm silk, with two pink peach blossoms embroidered on the sleeves of each blue-green robe.

To get off to a flying start, the Peach Blossom Pavilion sold its Peach Blossom Brew, pills, talismans, and other goods at eighty percent of the market price on opening day.

Li Yufei, Liu Qiuju's senior sect sister and a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator of the Azure Cloud Sect who served as a market steward at the Purple Forest Market, came to the Peach Blossom Pavilion as a special guest to lend her support to the Liu Lineage.

Li Yufei was Liu Qiuju's senior sect sister, and the two were very close. Her appearance at the Peach Blossom Pavilion's opening ceremony would surely serve as a powerful deterrent to anyone harboring ill intentions toward it.

At the opening ceremony that morning, Li Yufei, the most distinguished guest invited by the Liu Household, offered her blessings for the Peach Blossom Pavilion's opening!

On behalf of the Liu Lineage, Liu Shihao thanked Li Yufei and the other guests for coming! He briefly introduced the goods sold at the Peach Blossom Pavilion. Finally, he declared the Peach Blossom Pavilion officially open!

With Li Yufei lending her support and three Foundation Establishment cultivators-Liu Shihao, Liu Qiuju, and Zhao Yushan-presiding over the premises, those who had planned to cause trouble quietly backed away.

Thanks to the generous discounts, guests flocked to the pavilion on opening day. Many rogue cultivators living nearby came to purchase considerable quantities of spirit wine, pills, and talismans.

In just one day, the Peach Blossom Pavilion sold more than three thousand spirit stones' worth of spiritual goods, primarily low-tier spirit wine, pills, and talismans used by Qi Refinement rogue cultivators.

The most popular product among the rogue cultivators was the Liu Lineage's specialty, Peach Blossom Brew. At Liu Changxu's suggestion, all the Peach Blossom Brew sold to customers was packaged in Azure Jade Bottles, each holding one jin of wine. Peach blossom designs were engraved on the bottles, giving them an elegant, attractive appearance!

The Liu Household cultivators made the Azure Jade Bottles themselves from lower-grade first-tier azure jade purchased elsewhere. With magical power at their disposal, making the bottles was not difficult.

The pills and talismans Liu Changxu had crafted also sold quickly. He needed to hurry and produce another batch.

Before the Peach Blossom Pavilion opened, the Liu Household cultivators had moved there from their old courtyard.

After the opening ceremony ended, Liu Qiuju and Zhao Yushan told the Liu Household cultivators that they wished to return to their sect, since their lineage affairs were settled and they had already been away for quite some time!

Liu Shihao discussed the matter with Grand Elder Liu Qiusheng and the other lineage elders. They decided to hold a celebratory banquet to thank Liu Qiuju and her daughter for all they had done for the lineage, while also celebrating the two joyous occasions of Liu Shihao's Foundation Establishment breakthrough and the Peach Blossom Pavilion's opening.

The celebratory banquet was held in the restaurant on the Peach Blossom Pavilion's fourth floor. A huge White Jade Dining Table was laden with sumptuous spirit cuisine, and Liu Qiuju, her daughter, and the Liu Household cultivators took their seats according to their standing.

To ensure that Liu Qiuju and her daughter enjoyed a fine meal, the Liu Household specially ordered several second-tier Spirit Cuisine dishes from another restaurant, along with second-tier spirit wine and cooked spirit rice!

The family had a wonderful time dining together! The three siblings, Liu Qiuju, Liu Qiusheng, and Liu Qiushui, often brought up amusing stories from their youth and the difficult years the lineage had endured back then. The elderly loved recalling the past, and whenever painful memories surfaced, a few tears would fall!

Liu Qiusheng and Liu Qiushui were both nearly a hundred years old. In the past, with no successors in the lineage and the old generation fading before the new could take over, they had been forced to struggle on!

Now that Liu Shihao had reached Foundation Establishment and Liu Shijie and Liu Changxu had entered Late Qi Refinement, the two elders planned to gradually hand authority over to the younger generation after returning to Peach Blossom Mountain and spend their remaining years in peaceful retirement.

With the establishment of the Peach Blossom Pavilion Purple Forest Branch, his father, Liu Shihao, also raised the matter of forming a lineage trading caravan to travel to and from the Purple Forest Market!

The most crucial requirement was purchasing a Flying Boat Artifact. However, these artifacts were expensive and scarce. Few were sold on the market, and they only appeared occasionally at auctions.

Liu Qiuju said she would help the lineage make inquiries and notify them if she heard of a Flying Boat Artifact for sale!

The banquet soon ended amid a cheerful atmosphere!

Early the next morning, Liu Qiuju and her daughter took their leave!

After seeing Liu Qiuju and her daughter off, the Liu Household cultivators discussed who would stay behind at the Peach Blossom Pavilion.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Liu Shihao had to return to Peach Blossom Mountain to safeguard it.

Since Liu Changxu and his Fifteenth Uncle, Liu Shichao, were both pill refiners and talisman makers, they were responsible for supplying the Peach Blossom Pavilion with pills and talismans and also needed to remain there.

The Peach Blossom Pavilion was far too important to leave solely in the hands of Liu Changxu and his uncle, Liu Shichao.

Liu Shichao was only at mid-stage Qi Refinement, and although Liu Changxu had broken through to Late Qi Refinement, he was too young.

For that reason, the lineage needed to leave at least one cultivator at the great perfection of Qi Refinement at the Peach Blossom Pavilion to oversee its operations.

Since neither Fourth Elder Liu Baichuan nor Second Elder Liu Qiushui was adept at business, they ultimately decided that Grand Elder Liu Qiusheng would remain in charge.

Besides those three, at least three more lineage members needed to stay and help.

His Fifth Brother, Liu Changshun, firmly insisted on remaining at the Peach Blossom Pavilion. He believed that as long as he stayed with Liu Changxu, fortunate opportunities would come his way.

In the end, his Thirteenth Uncle, Liu Shiju, and Third Uncle, Liu Shijie, also decided to stay.

Even so, the Peach Blossom Pavilion still lacked sufficient manpower. His father, Liu Shihao, decided that after returning to Peach Blossom Mountain, he would send more lineage members over to bolster its strength.