The Candidate to Be Sent

The first New Year's Eve in Xiushui City was a pleasant surprise for the original villagers of Xiushui Village, but an indescribable shock for the new residents.

It turns out that the immortals would celebrate the New Year with the common people and would put a lot of thought into preparing one program after another for them.

Today, Xiushui City home not only to the original villagers of Xiushui Village and those from other villages within its boundaries, but also to people from surrounding towns, counties, and prefectures, and even many low-level independent Rogue Cultivator who have come here because of its reputation.

These Rogue Cultivator were few in number and not very powerful. Some of them came from the Pusi Kingdom, while others came from other surrounding countries. Some had ancestors who were cultivators, while others had joined sects but left because they found it difficult to continue on their cultivation path. They had heard about the newly established Lingxian Sect through various channels and always hoped to come and give it a try.

There were indeed some people who passed the Lingxian Sect's Heart-Questioning Road assessment and successfully became disciples of Azure Cloud Peak, but they were ultimately a very small minority.

Most of those who were pushed out by the Heart-Questioning Road finally gave up their last bit of hope and decided to settle down in the mortal world. Seeing that Lingxian Sect was different from other sects, they settled down there.

Therefore, the residents of Xiushui City today are quite diverse.

Ordinary people make up the vast majority, and the rest are low-level Rogue Cultivator, spies from various sects, and nowadays, there are probably dozens more managers from various sects.

Nevertheless, the number of these people who entered the large Xiushui City was still very small.

For Xiushui City to fully function and become a prosperous city, it still needs a large population.

This will be Lin Yun's focus from now on.

On New Year's Eve, the entire city was immersed in an unprecedentedly festive atmosphere. From the elderly to young children, everyone stayed up late to welcome the new year, only reluctantly drifting off to sleep after midnight.

While they were sleeping, in the city lord's mansion of Xiushui City, the newly appointed city lord Lin Yun, along with ten Azure Cloud Peak disciples led by Yuan Jinsheng and Xuanyuan Haoyue, the two city stewards, were all buried in their work in the office hall.

Everyone wished they could split themselves into ten.

The construction of the new city involved an enormous amount of work.

There are various matters to discuss with the court of the Pusi Kingdom, plans for absorbing population, and detailed rules for planning, leasing, trading projects, and management of the trading area. Previously, only the general direction of these matters was established, and the details still need to be carefully considered.

The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Places with residents are always lively.

However, the market was not open.

The city lord issued a decree ordering the entire Xiushui City to cease all operations.

This includes small shops and stalls.

The city lord's decree repeatedly stated that Xiushui City would be closed from the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year, and no work was allowed. Anyone found doing so would be fined. The fourth to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year were also designated holidays in Xiushui City, but those with truly urgent work could resume during these days.

So, some cultivators who hadn't listened carefully to the Lingxian Sect disciples' announcement that they wouldn't start working until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year rushed to the Trade Affairs Center at dawn, only to find the doors tightly shut with a "Closed" sign and a small note indicating that it would open at 5:00 AM on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. They were dumbfounded.

Seven days is not a long time for these cultivators.

But waiting seven days when they urgently needed to finalize the shop rental deal would be a bit too long.

However, they were helpless. Since the people there weren't working, the members of the Lingxian Sect and the Li Imperial Clan had vanished without a trace since New Year's Eve. So, no matter how anxious they were, they could only wait.

Little did they know, the Li Imperial Clan and the Lingxian Sect were having a private meeting.

"Sect Master Lin, are you saying that we, the Li Clan, should send a member who is specifically responsible for managing external transactions to walk the Heart-Questioning Road and join the Lingxian Sect?" Li Zhanying asked in surprise.

Lin Xiao nodded. "This is our idea, and it's also to deepen our future cooperation. Moreover, if a member of the Li Clan family cultivates in the Lingxian Sect, it will be more convenient to handle transactions in the future. What do you think, Li Clan?"

Unlike his previous attitude towards the three major sects, Li Zhanying was naturally willing, even if the final candidate was Li Zeyuan, the one with the best cultivation aptitude in the Li Clan.

In the past, if the Li Clan family sent their best disciples to the three major sects for cultivation, it would only weaken their own strength and provide the three major sects with high-quality disciples. The disciples who went there might even be brainwashed by the three major sects and become so devoted to the sects that they would disregard the life and death of the Li Clan.

But the Lingxian Sect is different now.

Not to mention that Li Zhanying personally had a good impression of them.

From the perspective of the Li Clan's overall interests, sending a member of the clan to cultivate in the Lingxian Sect, while maintaining the relationship between the Lingxian Sect and the Li Clan, and given the promising prospects of the Trade Center established in Xiushui City, it is undoubtedly a very advantageous thing for the Li Clan family to be able to live a long-term and stable life by following the well-established Lingxian Sect.

Previously, they were just one of the three major sects in the country, but the Li Clan had already earned much more than before.

Now that Lingxian Sect has attracted so many sects...

Furthermore, considering the future appointment of a member of the Li Clan clan, it is also a good thing.

After all, the disciples of the Lingxian Sect who had previously passed the Heart-Questioning Road had a fairly good grasp of their aptitudes and backgrounds, if not completely.

But now, in just a few months, which Lingxian Sect disciple's cultivation speed wouldn't be hailed as genius if they were outside?

It is obvious that Lingxian Sect not only has abundant Cultivation Resources, but their cultivation techniques must also be excellent.

So, what reason did Li Zhanying have to refuse such a wonderful offer? How could he possibly refuse!

Therefore, the two sides reached a consensus on this matter very quickly and amicably.

However, the Li Clan encountered some difficulties in selecting candidates to take on the challenge of the Heart-Questioning Road.

Because the Lingxian Sect only had one requirement for the Li Clan to send out people: they had to have good management skills.

That's good. But to what extent? The Lingxian Sect didn't say very clearly, but Li Zhanying knew that they couldn't be fooled on this point. If something really went wrong, it would affect the relationship between the Li Clan and the Lingxian Sect.

Therefore, this person must have exceptional management skills.

Furthermore, the Lingxian Sect also stated that in order to Heart-Questioning Road, one must possess a resilient will and excellent character.

Li Zhanying could, of course, shamelessly claim that all his sons were resilient and outstanding.

But what's the point if people Heart-Questioning Road and you don't believe them?