The Meeting Room
Not to mention, Elder Liu's words seemed to imply that he would provide them with ways to earn Spirit Stone.
It's hard to believe, but what if it's true?
Regardless, the auction just now has proven the Lingxian Sect's channels and strength, and they are very willing to look forward to it.
Therefore, after the auction ended, the cultivators present left their private rooms and were instructed by their hosts on how to leave this space and return to Xiushui City. They didn't even have time to pay attention to where they were in the city. They just quickly identified the direction and rushed towards the Trade Affairs Center.
Those clan leaders or council elders who remained in the city to rest were immediately and concisely informed of the message, preparing to go together.
Now they are no longer worried at all that the Lingxian Sect will harm them.
At least there's no fear of danger to my life.
After all, if they wanted to kill them, Lingxian Sect would have had plenty of opportunities throughout the day, without needing to go to such lengths and make such a fuss.
As for concerns about being scammed out of Spirit Stone, there are even fewer.
What a joke! The Lingxian Sect is a sect that can produce so many good things all at once. And look at the state of the sect's disciples and the banquet this morning. They really don't need to go to such lengths for the meager sums in their pockets.
Even those who had never tasted such a delicious Spirit Cuisine feast that morning knew how precious it was.
They understood it very well.
Even considering the minuscule possibility that someone might actually go to great lengths to swindle them out of their meager savings, with so many valuable resources available, the risk is entirely worth taking.
When the people from various sects and royal families arrived at the courtyard of the Trade Affairs Center with great excitement, they were led by the Lingxian Sect disciples at the entrance to the large conference room in the backyard. However, they discovered that the person in charge there was not a member of the Lingxian Sect at all.
Apart from the three major sects of the Pusi Kingdom, the royal families of the other sects looked at Li Zhanying, the Li Clan Ancestor family of the Pusi Kingdom, who was sitting in the main seat at the front, completely bewildered.
"This is...?" One of the sect leaders from another sect, who was fairly familiar with Li Zhanying, couldn't help but cast a questioning look at him.
Li Zhanying responded with a subtle smile.
Li Zeyuan, standing to the side, was still somewhat confused.
Just before the auction started, my ancestor was lamenting to me in the private room that the cooperation between the Li Clan and the Lingxian Sect would probably be terminated soon, and the Lingxian Sect would likely take back control of external transactions soon.
But to everyone's surprise, right after the auction ended, a disciple of the Lingxian Sect came and led them to Lin Xiao. Then they heard Lin Xiao mention that the Lingxian Sect hoped that the Li Clan could continue to help Xiushui City manage its external trade.
Of course, Lin Xiao very politely asked for their opinions and said that it was okay if they were unwilling, and Lingxian Sect would find other sects to negotiate with.
Seeing that Lingxian Sect didn't intend to take the opportunity to reclaim power, but instead wanted to continue delegating authority to them in handling external transactions, how could Li Zhanying hesitate? He immediately agreed and firmly stated that the Li Clan would definitely handle the external transactions for the Lingxian Sect and that there would be no problems that would trouble Lingxian Sect.
Lin Xiao was pleased to receive Li Clan's endorsement and immediately handed over the conference room to them.
They also allocated a special office for the Li Clan in the Trade Affairs Center, instructing them to send Li Clan to work there specifically in the future.
Thus, the current situation has arisen.
This was indeed a task that the Li Imperial Clan could handle with ease, as they had been doing it for some time.
Although the main trading partners are only the three major sects of the Pusi Kingdom, the cooperation with other countries and sects outside is only small-scale and infrequent.
For them now, the only change is that the number of trading partners has expanded, but the underlying processes remain the same.
Moreover, with the successful transaction examples of the three major sects of the Pusi Kingdom over a long period of time, the other sects and royal families had more trust in the authenticity of these transactions.
Therefore, they communicated very smoothly with other royal families and clans.
As for the Lingxian Sect...
Lin Xiao and Liu Yunan were very satisfied that the Li Clan was willing to continue handling foreign trade.
At this moment, the two teenagers were sitting in the lounge in the backyard of the Trade Affairs Center, drinking the spirit tea that was newly produced in the spirit field this year.
"Brother Xiao, how was it? Did I do a good job hosting the auction today?" Liu Yunan's eyes were full of excitement, and his tone carried a hint of pride.
Lin Xiao, holding a teacup, sat lazily in the chair and nodded:
"You did a great job hosting this kind of event for the first time. Excellent!"
Praised by him, Liu Yunan chuckled and took a sip of the spiritual tea:
"No one in our village made any mistakes today. Grandpa Village Chief said that those cultivators probably realized we weren't cultivators, but they were still quite polite to us."
Lin Xiao gave a soft "hmm," then lowered his eyes to stare at the teacup in his hand without saying anything more, lost in thought.
Seeing this, Liu Yunan asked, "Brother Xiao, what's wrong?"
Lin Xiao shook his head. "These cultivators seem polite to the villagers, but it's only because this is our sect's territory, and they are considered members of our sect. Their view of ordinary people... is not necessarily polite."
He knew in his heart that although the cultivation environment in the Mortal Realm and the Immortal Cultivation Realm was vastly different, in the minds of cultivators in this world, cultivators and mortals were different.
Whether in the Mortal Realm or the Immortal Cultivation Realm, there are very few cultivators who share the same ideas as their Lingxian Sect.
If they want to develop together with all the cultivators in the Mortal Realm in the future, they can't just focus on the development of resources and materials.
Otherwise, it won't be long before they have various conflicts due to their differing ideologies, and the Mortal Realm will find it difficult to maintain relative peace as a result.
They also need to ensure that, if not all, most sects and royal families in the Mortal Realm do not have too much conflict with the Lingxian Sect's ideology.
This is a very difficult task.
Lin Xiao didn't know what they were capable of, but since he had decided to do it, he would just take it one step at a time.
However, there was no need to tell Liu Yunan about this anxiety right now. He then asked:
"Have you made any plans for tonight's activities?"
Liu Yunan pounded his chest loudly:
"Don't worry, Brother Xiao, everything is arranged! I'm not sure if these fellow Daoists who have come from afar will be happy, but the people of Xiushui City will definitely be satisfied!"
Lin Xiao said happily, "That's good. The satisfaction of the people of Xiushui City is our top priority."
As for the visitors from outside, whether they are satisfied or not is up to fate.
"Oh right, Brother Xiao, there's something I haven't had a chance to pass on to you these past few days because you and Yigao have been too busy," Liu Yunan said, slapping his forehead.