A long while later, Cui Zhi and Min Lian left Li Ling's residence, preparing to return and report.
Cui Zhi said gravely to Min Lian, "I never expected Fellow Daoist Li to understand our Money Dao so deeply. I intend to compile his words into a booklet and bring it back for Elder Shang to review.
"This will also put it on record with Elder Shang beforehand, lest someone grow jealous of our achievements once the Incense Path rises to prominence and try to replace us."
Min Lian was startled. He was only a Casual Customer. Was there any need to go this far?
But then she understood. This Fellow Daoist Li's future would certainly amount to far more than that of an ordinary Casual Customer.
She could not help saying, "You really have thought this through, Steward Cui."
That very day, the results of the handover were reported to their superiors.
Somewhere Overseas, a massive sailing ship over a hundred zhang long sailed with the wind above the boundless ocean. Yet it did not float upon the water, but traveled more than a thousand zhang up in the sky.
White clouds drifted beneath it like enormous lumps of marshmallow. The world stretched boundlessly around it, the sea deep blue, the breeze gentle beneath a bright, clear sky.
This was one of the Flying Vessel Magic Treasures belonging to the Money Guild under the Four Seas Commerce Guild.
Presiding over this Flying Vessel was none other than Elder Shang, the commerce guild member whom Yellow Cloud True Person had known for many years.
Many years ago, Elder Shang had also been a minor figure like Cui Zhi and Min Lian. By signing one promising cultivator after another, she had steadily accumulated achievements and wealth, finally reaching Foundation Establishment and Core