Fully Prepared
Thinking of the preparations Lin Xiao had asked him to make yesterday, Liu Yunan asked:
"Brother Xiao, didn't you tell me yesterday that you planned to invite Prefect Tong's family and the royal family to the annual meeting? Should we send an invitation to the Clear River Sect as well?"
"Send it." Lin Xiao nodded.
"And don't forget about the Ruler Zhao in Huanyou Nation."
Liu Yunan responded:
"Don't worry, Brother Xiao, I've already prepared the invitations for the Ruler Zhao."
To get the Trade Center off the ground, connections are crucial. They need more channels to help promote it; relying solely on the slow output of the Li Imperial Clan is far from enough.
Therefore, Lin Xiao planned to use this annual meeting to invite some organizations with whom his sect had a decent relationship to participate.
It's time for their sect to show itself to the outside world.
Thinking about it this way, Lin Xiao felt that simply inviting these few parties might not be enough.
"Let's send invitations to all three major sects. We need more people to spread the word about the establishment of our Trade Center."
"And the Azure Lotus Sect of the Golden Mandarin Duck Kingdom also issued one."
When he first went down into the Execution Stone Mine, he remembered that the people from the Azure Lotus Sect did not hesitate to take out their sect's ancestral treasures to protect everyone from the Execution Qi. Therefore, although his Lingxian Sect and the Azure Lotus Sect had not had any contact in recent years, Lin Xiao still had a good impression of the sect.
In addition, they prepared several blank invitations to give to the Li Imperial Clan, asking them to help invite some foreign sects with a decent reputation.
Thus, the arrangements for the annual meeting were finalized.
Next came the intensive preparations.
Liu Yunan and Qin Jianghe prepared for the annual meeting, with Yang Jinshu assisting them.
Lin Xiao then began preparing to secure the city for the Trade Center, with Mo Yuanjiao and Mo Que assisting him.
Regarding building materials, the supplier assured us that all the materials would arrive before the 29th of the lunar year.
So in the past few days, Lin Xiao and his team have been organizing the various building materials that have arrived while checking for and filling in any gaps in the formations.
Lin Xiao also led Mo Yuanjiao to refine many more exquisite items in the Artifact Refining Hall.
He also used the building synthesis function to create some houses for the various administrative offices in the city to use later.
After the synthesis function was upgraded, synthesized buildings no longer need to be placed immediately. The synthesis function also has a place to temporarily store synthesized buildings, which is convenient for Lin Xiao to build a city at this time.
Meanwhile, the hundred acres of land in the small estate that the villagers of Xiushui Village at the foot of the mountain had given to their sect had already been converted into spirit fields by Old Master Lin and the people of the Spirit Field Group, and various Spirit Plant had been planted there.
The Spirit Field Group was overjoyed to have this new little estate.
However, they also knew that this place would be open to the public in the future, so most of the Spirit Plant they planted were common spiritual grains with relatively low value.
Most major sects in the Mortal Realm cultivate relatively common spiritual grains. However, unlike the Lingxian Sect, these spiritual grains are affected by factors such as Spiritual Qi, cultivation methods, and resources. Furthermore, the pills produced from them are scarce and expensive. Therefore, these spiritual grains serve as a substitute for Spirit Replenishing Pill for sects in the Mortal Realm.
They are considered substitutes because they lack qualified spiritual chefs.
These Spirit Plant cannot produce effects greater than those of elixirs.
As Lingxian Sect's reputation spread in the past two years, Lingxian Dining Seat in Xiushui Village also came into the view of many cultivators.
The Lingxian Dining Seat Lingxian Dining Seat's reputation hasn't reached the point of being widely known because no cultivator has been willing to actively spread the news of their discovery of highly effective Spirit Cuisine.
After all, there are already enough people queuing up at Lingxian Dining Seat; any more and it will be even harder to get a table.
Moreover, although cultivators possess cultivation levels, they cannot use their power to oppress others here, because this is the territory of the Lingxian Sect.
Previously, some Foundation Establishment cultivators from who-knows-where tried to bully the mortals who had been assigned to the Lingxian Dining Seat, but they were immediately driven out of Xiushui Village by an unknown force.
Since then, no one has dared to cause trouble in Xiushui Village.
After Lin Xiao and Mo Yuanjiao had renovated the small manor at the foot of the mountain, completed all the office buildings, and prepared a great many miscellaneous items, the building materials supplier delivered all the materials ordered by the Lingxian Sect on the eve of New Year's Eve as promised.
The amount of materials needed to build a city is enormous, and the money spent on purchasing them is also considerable.
However, this worldly wealth is not a big problem for the Lingxian Sect. In recent years, they have also acquired businesses in the Mortal Realm. In addition to the income from the Lingxian Dining Seat and the profit share from the restaurant in Xiushui Village, they have accumulated a considerable amount of wealth.
Furthermore, since this Trade Center was built within the territory of the Pusi Kingdom, the Pusi Kingdom was a natural beneficiary. Therefore, Qin Jianghe unceremoniously demanded a portion of the expenses from the Li Imperial Clan.
Li Zhouxuan, far from being unhappy about being asked for a large sum of money, was quite pleased and immediately sent someone to deliver the money. He even kindly asked them if it was enough, and offered to give them more if necessary.
Therefore, Lingxian Sect has no problem with financial shortages when it comes to purchasing.
Having acquired all the materials, Lin Xiao found that the Lingxian Sect's storeroom was already overflowing. Without occupying any of the sect's land, he simply put them all into his own private treasury.
Mo Yuanjiao was amazed.
"Sect Master, your storage space is enormous! When will I be able to have one too?!"
Lin Xiao smiled without saying a word.
That's probably a bit difficult.
"Keep cultivating, and you'll eventually reach a higher level." That was all he could say to encourage Mo Yuanjiao.
Of the few remaining Golden Core Stage in the sect, Mo Yuanjiao has the fastest cultivation speed, and Lin Xiao is very optimistic about him becoming the next Nascent Soul Cultivator in their sect.
In this way, their Lingxian Sect will officially appear to be a sect with three Nascent Soul, which will make it much easier for them to establish a Trade Center in the Mortal Realm.
By the way, now that he has reached the Nascent Soul Realm, he should take Senior Liao to the Immortal Cultivation Realm to search for his last remaining soul.
Lin Xiao kept this matter in mind, organized the materials in his private treasury, and prepared to begin synthesizing the city.
Mo Yuanjiao watched from the sidelines, feeling both nervous and excited. He stared intently at Lin Xiao.
"Sect Leader, are we about to build a city?"
Lin Xiao nodded:
"Yes, our sect's annual meeting tomorrow has invited people from many other sects. I think if we finalize the city's location today, they can promote our Trade Center after tomorrow, and our Trade Center can start operating as soon as possible."
"Wouldn't all sects come here to trade in the future? Our mountain foot will be a bustling city with people coming and going, and cultivators from all directions. Haha, just thinking about it makes me feel so proud! I never thought our sect would actually build a city!" Mo Yuanjiao was filled with excitement just thinking about it.
This is so interesting!