Chapter 247: Xingyue Market
"The candidate for the deputy city lord of Dragon King Immortal City..."

After ending the communication, Fang Chen also began to think about this problem.

The establishment of the Dragon King Immortal City was beyond his expectations, but now the arrow is on the string and he has to shoot.

Xu Qiyun has been concentrating on Taiji Immortal City recently, and he doesn't know much about the Wang family, so it is not appropriate to ask him to recommend a candidate.

"Since you can't make up your mind, why don't you use Lingjian to gather everyone together to discuss it?"

Just when Fang Chen was having a headache, Zhu Yueyao waved a small mirror at him. Although he had only seen it once, he still recognized that it was a spiritual mirror.

"When did you get a spirit guide?"

Seeing this scene, Fang Chen was extremely curious and asked.

"You should quickly sense how long it took to refine the innate spirit blank this time."

Zhu Yueyao covered her mouth with her spiritual mirror and said to Fang Chen with a smile.

Fang Chen suddenly reacted and closed his eyes to sense that three days had passed.

Clearly in his perception, only a few hours had passed.

"When life span becomes long, the perception of time becomes insensitive, especially when practicing."

Zhu Yueyao further added to the theory that she had explained to Fang Chen some time ago.

Fang Chen also had a deeper understanding of this point. He sighed and said, "The purpose of cultivating to a higher realm is to gain a longer lifespan. However, the higher the realm, the more time you need to spend on cultivation. In this way, aren't we trapped in a vicious circle? Are cultivators like me who want to live forever and enjoy a carefree life all in vain in the end?"

"I didn't expect you to have such insights at the foundation-building stage. It's rare, but there's no need to get stuck in such a dead end. The higher the realm, the stronger the strength. Strength is the key to controlling your destiny."

Yue Yunni was also a little surprised by what Fang Chen said. This was not the perception that a foundation-building cultivator could have.

All I can say is that he is worthy of being the savior chosen by heaven, and he is indeed different from ordinary people.

"Really? I don't think so. It is precisely because strength is regarded as the only thing that the fights between cultivators become more and more intense and cannot be stopped, which has led to the current state of the cultivation world."

Fang Chen was not completely convinced by Yue Yunni’s statement, but he did not simply refute it. Instead, he lowered his head and began to think.

"You guys are getting off topic, aren't you going to decide on the deputy city lord of Dragon King Immortal City? Should we use the Spirit Mirror to hold the meeting?"

Zhu Yueyao spoke at the right time to break the silent atmosphere.

The things that Fang Chen and Yue Yunni discussed were so difficult to be answered even though they were once Immortal Emperors. It would be a waste of time to talk about it now.

Might as well get down to business.

"That's right, use the spirit mirror, right?"

Fang Chen also stopped thinking, picked up the Fortune Divine Mirror and started operating.

"You don't know how to use the Spirit Mirror to hold a meeting yet, right? Let me teach you - ah, when did you learn this?"

Seeing Fang Chen pick up the Fortune Divine Mirror again, Zhu Yueyao hurried over, wanting to show off how to operate the Divine Mirror that she had just learned.

Then she saw Fang Chen smoothly open the communication function, find the group they created with ease, and open the video conference without hesitation.

"After establishing a connection with the Qiyun Divine Mirror, I know what its function is."

There is not a word of truth in this sentence.

The reason why Fang Chen was so adept at it was mainly because when Tianyu designed this communication function, there was not a single bit of originality, it was all plagiarism.

So for him, it is not difficult to get started.

Before entering this group chat, Fang Chen took a quick look and found that he had been added to eight group chats, and the messages in each group were ninety-nine plus. He had only obtained the Lingjian for three days, but they had already started to spam the group. He felt helpless and funny.

The group chat of Fang Chen's video conference was filled with the mayor and deputy mayor of Xiancheng. Of course, Zhao Qian, who managed Yueshenfang City, and several deacons were also in it.

In addition, Zheng Pingkang, who had completed the handover with Han Zhao and was stationed on Guiyu Island, was also in the group.

In just a moment, everyone agreed to the meeting.

Another extremely familiar interface appeared on the screen of the Fortune Divine Mirror.

"Cough cough."

Fang Chen's eyes twitched uncontrollably. He cleared his throat and said, "Can you hear me?"

"I can hear you!"

The unanimous reply made him subconsciously look for a button to lower the volume, but unfortunately there was no such thing on the Fortune Divine Mirror.

"City Lord, what's the matter?"

Seeing that Fang Chen did not continue speaking, Xu Qiyun, who was far away in Taiji Immortal City, took over the conversation.

"It's mainly about Senior Long Jia. He is also in the group. He just invited me to the newly established Dragon King Immortal City. I must go, but Dragon King Immortal City also needs us to send a deputy city lord. Do you have any suitable candidates?"

Although Long Jia was also in the group, Fang Chen did not shy away from saying that the deputy city lord of Dragon King Immortal City must also get Long Jia's approval.

"If you ask me, Yuehua Immortal City doesn't need Lao Lin to be the deputy city lord now. It would be better to send him here. He is very powerful and his formation skills are unique. He is enough to overwhelm everyone in the Wang family and let Longwang Immortal City completely integrate into the Immortal Dynasty."

For Long Jia, his position is not entirely on the side of the Wang family, but considering the wishes of the eldest daughter of the Wang family, he cannot use too rough means.

In this case, the deputy city lord sent by Yuehua Fairy City had better be stronger than everyone in the Wang family and be able to let the Wang family see the future.

Lin Qingshan is the most suitable choice.

"Old Lin, what do you think?"

Fang Chen touched his chin and did not express his opinion. Instead, he asked Lin Qingshan for his own opinion.

"I can't. During this period of time, I have to learn from Senior Tianyu and renovate the immortal residences that have been built in the past so that their conditions can be connected to the Lingjian, which is convenient for us to check the situation."

Lin Qingshan shook his head. He also had some important things to do recently.

"How is Wang Changlin?"

Zhao Qian, who hadn't been seen for a long time, suddenly spoke and said a name.

"Wang Changlin?"

Fang Chen thought about it and realized that this was indeed an option. Wang Changlin was the younger brother of the head of the Wang family. The lord of Dragon King Immortal City was Long Jia, so the deputy lord of the Wang family was naturally the head of the Wang family.

If Wang Changlin is used as the representative of Yuehua Immortal City, the benefits are self-evident. He is the second-in-command of the Wang family and knows everything about the Wang family. Moreover, he also has the idea of ​​relying on Yuehua Immortal City to compete for power and profit with his eldest brother.

Moreover, if Wang Changlin is made the second deputy city lord, the people of the Wang family will not object, and it will be easier for them to integrate into the Immortal Dynasty.

However, the disadvantages of doing so are also obvious. Other members of the Wang family will not say anything, but the head of the Wang family will definitely oppose it.

And it will never show on the surface.

Wang Changlin would also be happy to compete with him openly and secretly.

What Fang Chen needs is a Dragon King Immortal City that can develop, not the Wang family that is caught in internal strife. "It's not appropriate. The Wang brothers already have conflicts. If this arrangement is made, the conflicts will be intensified, which is not a good thing for Dragon King Immortal City and the entire Immortal Dynasty."

Not only Fang Chen, but Xu Qiyun also instantly realized the disadvantages of this and immediately raised his objections.

"I also support Lao Xu's opinion."

Long Jia also expressed his opinion. Because of the eldest daughter of the Wang family, he actually leaned more towards the head of the Wang family. If Wang Changlin also came back and interfered, it would indeed make his position awkward.

"Speaking of Wang Changlin, I have other plans for him, but I wonder if Senior Long Jia can agree to it?"

Fang Chen was also inclined not to employ Wang Changlin, so he simply rejected Zhao Qian's proposal in another way.

"You speak first."

Long Jia was cautious, fearing that Fang Chen would come up with something that would intensify the conflict between the Wang brothers.

"Isn't he and his brother Dian Chu currently developing a port on the east bank of the Jueling Swamp? I decided to build it into a fortress. After all, Yuehua Immortal City is located in the center of the Jueling Swamp, and it is difficult to support Longwang Immortal City in the south and Taiji Immortal City in the north."

In Fang Chen's original plan, Taiji Immortal City, Yuehua Immortal City and Dragon King Immortal City were all close to the coast, and were located exactly in the upper, middle and lower areas of the lower defense line. The three immortal cities would then be connected through formations to create an insurmountable iron wall.

Of course, if the middle section of the defense line that the two major sects are responsible for is lost, then this iron wall will also become the Maginot Line.

If it were only Lin Qingshan, the formation connecting the three fairy cities would be just a fantasy. Fortunately, there is Tianyu, whose formation level is far superior to his.

However, after listening to his idea, Tianyu pointed out that Yuehua Immortal City was in the Jueling Swamp and could not be connected with the other two immortal cities through formations.

If we skip Yuehua Fairy City, the distance between the other two fairy cities will be too far, and a weak area will appear in the middle of the formation.

In Tianyu's words, it was like opening his arms but exposing his chest.

"The city lord wants Changlin to be responsible for building this port into a new fairy city? But it is very close to Yuehua Fairy City. When Yuehua Fairy City expands in the future, it will include it. It seems a bit redundant."

Long Jia understood Fang Chen's meaning, but also raised his own questions.

"I think that if the purpose is to fight against the demons, then building another immortal city is an affordable price."

Zhao Qian, who recommended Wang Changlin at the beginning, once again expressed his opinion.

"The cost is indeed nothing, but Taiji Immortal City and Dragon King Immortal City are both in the initial stage of construction, and our manpower and material resources cannot keep up."

Xu Qiyun raised a very realistic question. Although the emergence of lowercase numbers has greatly improved the average numeracy level of the Immortal Dynasty, there are still not many people whose numeracy level reaches the standard for learning formations.

Lin Qingshan only accepted ten disciples, but among these ten disciples he would usually select those who were capable of learning formations and teach them. Most of these people became weapon refiners in the weapon refining workshop, or talisman makers in the talisman making workshop.

Apart from Lin Qingshan and his disciples, there is no one else who can set up the formation independently.

But the construction of the fairy city cannot be separated from the formation master.

Nowadays, Taiji Fairy City and Yueshen Market have already started math education, but the results are not ideal.

Without Lin Qingshan's hands-on teaching, these people did not learn quickly, and there was no Lin Qingshan to discover their talents.

This is also a disadvantage when the number of people increases.

Unless one is an exceptionally brilliant genius, the difference will not be apparent at all.

"There is no need to build a fairy city. We can build the port into a new market like the Moon God Market."

Fang Chen had also thought about the issues of manpower and material resources, and had already come up with a solution.

That is to build the port into a market town.

"Fangshi?"

Many people raised questions.

"Yes, the biggest advantage of this port is the large ships of the Sea Demon Gang that travel back and forth to the Star-Moon Sea every three months. I think many cultivators will be attracted by the good things in the Star-Moon Sea."

Fang Chen also expressed his own ideas, which was basically an expanded version of the port plan that Wang Changlin had told him before.

"The Monk Alliance has already been established. Is it not good for us to openly do business with the Demonic Cultivator Alliance?"

Long Jia frowned and expressed his concerns.

He had no doubt that many cultivators would be attracted by the Star-Moon Sea's reputation, but when mentioning the Star-Moon Sea, the first thing that came to mind was the Demonic Cultivator Alliance.

The purpose of establishing the Monks' Alliance was to fight against the Demonic Alliance. They were considered high-level members of the Monks' Alliance. It was inappropriate to do business with the Demonic Alliance at this time.

"Business is business. Don't worry. Even if the Demon Cultivator Alliance and the Cultivator Alliance start a direct confrontation, Xingyue Sea will definitely not suspend transactions with this side. This is an intelligence system that both sides can use. As for who will win in the end, it depends on who has the better skills."

Fang Chen shook his head and expressed a different opinion.

After the establishment of the Monks' Alliance, will the trade between the righteous monks and the Star-Moon Sea decrease?
Absolutely not.

Instead, there will be a small climax.

Moreover, their transactions with the Demonic Alliance are sporadic and difficult to track.

It would be better for Yuehua Fairy City to establish a special port market. In this way, most of the transactions can be framed in this market.

More importantly, this port market can serve as the connecting point between Taiji Immortal City and Dragon King Immortal City, replacing Yuehua Immortal City as the center of the formation.

"This is a good idea, but since this port is on the coast in the center of the Absolute Spirit Swamp, if you want to get here, you have to go around from both sides of the coast. For other forces, it may be a bit troublesome, right?"

Ye Qingyang, who had been silent, also raised a very practical question.

Even though you can buy Xingyuehai’s items here, the bad location will discourage a large number of customers.

"This is even simpler. We can build a transmission channel somewhere and let other forces go to the Port Market through this transmission channel. In this way, we can also sever the relationship between the Port Market and us, so that outsiders don't know who built this market and keep it mysterious."

Fang Chen already had an idea about this, and that was the transmission channel.

"Then where should the other end of the transmission channel be located?"

Ye Qingyang asked again.

"Of course it's the Moon Goddess Market, but it can't be in the Moon Goddess Pavilion. We have to make people think that even the mayor of the Moon Goddess Market doesn't know about the existence of this transmission channel."

Fang Chen, who had already prepared an answer, gave it.

No one raised any more questions, so he made the final decision: "That's it, as for the name of the Port Market, let's just call it Star Moon Market."

"So, who should the deputy city lord of Dragon King Immortal City send?"

After finalizing the plan for the port market, Longjia raised the same question again.

All participants in the video conference were silent.

Although a very meaningful issue was discussed, it must be said that the meeting deviated from the original topic.

　My leader came today and I just came back and updated a chapter of 4,000 words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)