New 2.0 Mission

After escorting Village Chief Du home, Lin Xiao and Liu Yunan returned to their sect.

The two went directly to the Cultivation Hall and pulled Qin Jianghe out.

Seeing Liu Yunan, who was neither handling affairs in the General Affairs Hall nor cultivating, appear with Lin Xiao, Qin Jianghe was somewhat surprised and asked him:

Why don't you cultivate?

Lin Xiao took out the key and waved it in front of Qin Jianghe:

"Our sect now has estates at the foot of the mountain."

"Huh? Brother Xiao, why are we still buying a farm down the mountain?" Qin Jianghe took the key, examined it from all angles, and confirmed it was an ordinary key.

So Lin Xiao and Liu Yunan each told him the origin of the estate.

Qin Jianghe was deeply moved after hearing this. He returned the key to Lin Xiao and asked:

"Brother Xiao, what are your plans?"

Lin Xiao nodded:

"I plan to move some of our sect's basic Spirit Plant to the farmland at the foot of the mountain for cultivation, and then sell these Spirit Plant to the outside world, supplying only cultivators in the Mortal Realm."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jianghe nodded and said:

"That's true. Anyway, these low-level Spirit Plant not only take up space, but they also don't fetch a good price in the Immortal Cultivation Realm."

Every time their Finance Hall went to the Immortal Cultivation Realm, they would take the sect's surplus spirit grains and low-grade medicinal herbs and other low-level Spirit Plant to the Immortal Cultivation Realm to sell together.

However, the returns from this part are not actually very high.

Because the threshold for cultivating these low-level Spirit Plant is much lower than that for the four arts of immortal cultivation, many cultivators without any special skills cultivate them.

Moreover, there are a large number of Spirit Plant growers in various sects, large and small. In addition, land is the most abundant resource in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, so these low-level Spirit Plant cannot be sold for much money there.

Its returns are much lower than those of talismans, array plates, elixirs, and Law Artifact.

"When more cultivators come to trade at this estate, it will naturally become a Trade Center. In that case, we will need to set up formations at the estate down the mountain," Lin Xiao continued.

"If this place is to be used as Trade Center, it cannot be included within our sect's Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation. Furthermore, the various rules, regulations, and management procedures for this Trade Center need to be carefully formulated."

Liu Yunan immediately patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, Brother Xiao, we know each other well, I'll definitely get it done!"

Lin Xiao smiled:

"If the sect can be entrusted with your affairs, what do I have to worry about?"

"Alright, that's settled then. You guys draft a plan soon, and I'll take care of the defensive formations for the estate."

After discussing this matter with them, Lin Xiao prepared to go find He Yi to ask about the arrangement of patterns in the mine.

Looking at the sky, I realized it wasn't even 9 AM yet, and classes were still in session at the Azure Cloud Peak Cultivation Hall, so I had no choice but to put it aside for the time being.

However, he suddenly remembered something.

"Master, why haven't you finished updating yet?"

[Ding--System update complete. Given that the host was diligently cultivating last night, this excellent system will not disturb the host's efforts. Therefore, message notifications are temporarily disabled, and the system is entering hibernation mode.]

[Thanks to the host's efforts, the Lingxian Sect is now taking shape. To further promote the sect's development, we are now initiating Sect Construction 2.0.]

[There are countless sects in the world, but the world where the host's sect is located is resource-scarce and fraught with danger. If you only develop step by step, your sect will never have a chance to rise to prominence. I hope you will continue your efforts, boldly explore new frontiers, and build a unique super sect in the world.]

Three notifications in a row made Lin Xiao's head buzz, but it wasn't over yet. The system paused for a moment and then immediately started beeping again:

[Ding--Congratulations, host, you have started the 2.0 Sect Building Mission: A sect that aspires to become a super sect must be a renowned entity within its territory. Please Dali develop your sect, enhance its prestige in the Mortal Realm, and gain the support of no less than ten other sects in the Mortal Realm.]

hiss--

Goodness!

"You just updated and then you give me such a huge task? You might as well not have updated at all!" Lin Xiao loudly complained to the system.

However, the system remained unmoved.

[As the difficulty of the task increases, the rewards will also increase. Your efforts will be rewarded. Please work hard and strive to complete the task as soon as possible.]

The system even set off two fireworks in Lin Xiao's mind.

What could Lin Xiao do? He could only carefully read through the mission details twice and breathe a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no time limit.

Whether or not there's a reward, let's leave it to fate.

As if sensing Lin Xiao's negativity, the system's second firework disappeared quickly before it even finished, leaving not a single spark.

Lin Xiao:...

Never mind that, the important thing is to set up a formation for the farm down the mountain first.

He arrived at the Formation Hall.

Since everyone is currently focused on cultivation, the Formation Hall is completely empty.

Alone in the main hall of the Formation Hall, Lin Xiao didn't rush to inscribe the array. Instead, he picked up the brush and ink from the table and began to write and draw.

Since he intends to develop this estate into Trade Center for cultivators in the Mortal Realm, the formation cannot simply be a defensive array.

However, security measures are essential in any case; write this down on paper.

He poked his hair with the pen.

Secondly, there should also be a requirement to prevent cultivators from engaging in combat inside.

Otherwise, if this place really becomes Trade Center in the future, and cultivators start fighting inside, who knows how much stuff will be damaged? Once such a loss occurs, the reputation of this Trade Center will definitely be greatly affected, and it might slowly fade away.

This is something that must be prevented; this point should be remembered.

besides...

Lin Xiao thought of the methods used by cities in the Immortal Cultivation Realm to collect entrance fees.

And the bookstore I went to when I bought books at the Talisman Master Assembly.

Senior Liao also mentioned that the bookstore belonged to his arch-rival, Yin Xuanzi.

Putting aside the city entrance fee, he was quite tempted by the bookstore's pricing strategy.

If such a method were available, all people or shops that wanted to sell things at the Trade Center could register their shops, and buyers would then need a receipt or similar document to leave the city.

This would greatly reduce theft and robbery.

Moreover, this makes it much easier for their Trade Center to collect transaction taxes from outsiders who want to do business here.

The more Lin Xiao thought about it, the more his heart fluttered.

However, Senior Liao mentioned before, the main reason the Turtle Shell Bookstore could have this function was because it possessed that tortoise shell...