Sect Master's Immortal Journey

Chapter 93: Interests

Under Zhao Jiudou's instructions, the cultivators of Zhao Family relentlessly pursued Li Shengqi, appearing as if they wanted to corner and annihilate him completely.

However, in reality, the cultivators of Zhao Family still left a margin of safety and didn't intend to take Li Shengqi's life.

Zhao Family had made contact with Li Nu's group in secret, and with their strength, it was easy for them to bring these people under their control and make them work for Zhao Family.

When Li Shengqi found himself with nowhere to turn for help and no one to rely on, Li Nu and his group, who took the initiative to approach him, became his only lifeline.

Even though he didn't trust Li Nu and the others, he had no choice but to use them.

In this way, Li Nu and his companions had the opportunity to get close to Li Shengqi's secrets and then report back to Zhao Family.

As for whether the situation would develop as Zhao Family wished, it was uncertain.

The night passed without incident, and the next morning, the cultivators of various major forces bid farewell to the Forest Mountain School cultivators and returned to their respective homes.

Meng Zhang and Li Xuan rode on Wind Chasing Horses and left Linshan.

Meng Zhang was quite interested in the story between Li Shengqi and Zhao Family.

Zhao Family's Patriarch, Zhao Yanbei, and a group of Refining Qi late-stage cultivators were laboring in Singing Sand Mountain. It was a time of vulnerability for Zhao Family.

If they could seize this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Zhao Family, even when Zhao Yanbei returned, the pressure on Taiyi Sect would be greatly reduced.

With Zhao Family as their troublesome neighbor, Taiyi Sect couldn't relax.

Unfortunately, Taiyi Sect currently lacked capable and available manpower to monitor the actions of Li Shengqi and the others.

Pondering over this issue all the way back to the sect, Meng Zhang couldn't come up with a good solution.

At the same time, Li Shengqi managed to shake off the pursuit of Zhao Family cultivators and returned to Singing Sand City.

In Singing Sand City, Li Shengqi's personal safety was guaranteed. Not even Zhao Family or other Foundation Building sects dared to cause trouble in Singing Sand City.

After returning to Taiyi Sect, Meng Zhang found that nothing major had happened in his absence; everything was normal.

Wang and his son had already gone to Sweetwater Oasis to prepare for cultivating spirit grains on the newly opened spirit fields.

Spirit herbs and flowers consumed more spiritual energy than spirit grains, so to protect the spirit fields, these crops were generally not planted on newly opened ones. Instead, Taiyi Sect's original spirit fields began to grow more spirit herbs and flowers.

Not long after returning to the sect, a new batch of spirit herbs was harvested, and together with a batch of scarlet copper that had been refined, Meng Zhang decided to make a trip to Singing Sand City himself.

Upon arriving in Singing Sand City, Meng Zhang made his way to a secluded small shop.

This small shop was an ordinary grocery store that engaged in buying and selling various items.

Having had multiple transactions with Shi Weiming, they had established a certain level of trust, and that's why Meng Zhang was informed about this fixed contact location.

Meng Zhang went to the grocery store, familiar with the surroundings, and handed over the spirit herbs and scarlet copper to the shopkeeper.

The spirit herbs were used to exchange for various pills, while the scarlet copper was entrusted to be sold.

Having had many interactions with these people, Meng Zhang had gained some understanding of their background. The wild Alchemist behind them wasn't alone; it was a force of no small significance with well-informed sources.

As their trade relations deepened, their transactions extended beyond just exchanging spirit herbs for pills.

Meng Zhang also entrusted them with the scarlet copper ore secretly mined by the Deep Earth General. After being refined into scarlet copper, they helped him sell it.

Although the price was lower than market rates, it was worth it for the security and convenience, and it kept things discreet.

After completing the transaction, Meng Zhang was about to leave. Just as he reached the entrance of the small shop, the familiar face of Shi Weiming hurriedly arrived.

"Sect Master Meng, long time no see, and you're still as impressive as ever."

Since he started using this contact location, Meng Zhang had indeed not seen Shi Weiming for some time.

After exchanging pleasantries, Shi Weiming entered the small shop, discussing something with the shopkeeper.

Seeing Shi Weiming, Meng Zhang's interest was piqued, so he decided to wait outside the shop.

After a while, Shi Weiming and the shopkeeper finally came out from the shop.

Seeing that Meng Zhang was still there, Shi Weiming was puzzled. "Does Sect Master Meng have something else to discuss?"

Meng Zhang nodded. "Is there a quiet place where we can talk?"

Shi Weiming directly led Meng Zhang to a room behind the small shop.

Once they were seated, Meng Zhang said, "It seems that you have a group of people under your command?"

Shi Weiming didn't respond directly and instead asked, "Does Sect Master Meng need manpower?"

"That's right. I need a group of discreet individuals to help me monitor someone."

"Do you mind telling me who you want to monitor?" Shi Weiming continued asking.

"The person I need to monitor is Li Shengqi from the Li family. The cultivators of Zhao Family are also secretly observing him."

Meng Zhang didn't hide anything and spoke the truth. Concealing such matters would be of no help when seeking assistance.

"As long as you're willing to help, I won't treat you unfairly."

"How much spiritual stones would it cost specifically? Feel free to quote your price."

Shi Weiming contemplated for a moment and declined Meng Zhang's request.

"We are content with doing business quietly and don't have the intention or capability to get involved in local cultivation forces' grudges and disputes."

Shi Weiming's refusal left Meng Zhang somewhat disappointed. He was indeed very curious about the situation between Li Shengqi and the Zhao Family cultivators. However, Taiyi Sect truly lacked manpower, with only the Deep Earth General and himself available for use.

But the Deep Earth General had to manage Sweetwater Oasis and secretly mine scarlet copper; he couldn't get away. Meng Zhang alone would find it difficult to conduct comprehensive monitoring.

As a familiar customer with whom they had dealt multiple times, Shi Weiming offered Meng Zhang some guidance despite refusing his request.

"Sect Master Meng, have you heard of the black market?"

"I had a shopping experience at the black market in Firewell Market."

After that shopping experience, Meng Zhang visited the black market in Firewell Market twice more. His main goal was to see if he could sell the scarlet copper ore secretly mined by the Deep Earth General on the black market.

However, the black market took too large a cut, which Meng Zhang couldn't accept. His scarlet copper wasn't stolen goods, and he wasn't trying to sell stolen property. Why should the black market exploit him?

The black market demanded over half of the proceeds without doing anything, which Meng Zhang couldn't agree to. So he gave up the idea of selling on the black market to avoid exposing the scarlet copper ore in his possession. Instead, he sold small amounts of scarlet copper multiple times to avoid arousing suspicion.

Later, after becoming familiar with Shi Weiming and the others, Meng Zhang decided to entrust them with the refined scarlet copper to sell. Their commission was more reasonable and fair, far from being as harsh as the black market.

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