Chapter 81: Chapter 81: White Iron Market, Cyan Profound’s Attitude
’The Qi Family... White Iron Island Marketplace...’
’Just as I thought...’
Su Ye’s expression darkened, and his gaze grew profound.
To him, the Qi Family’s move was to be expected.
In fact, they had opened their marketplace even later than Su Ye had anticipated.
The main reason for this was that the Qi Family had misjudged the situation and failed to adjust their strategy in ti.
Back then, the Qi Family had also been aware of the anomaly in the Dongning Sea Region.
However, unlike the Luo Family, who had prepared in advance and pivoted to logistics and services at Su Ye’s prompting, the Qi Family’s response to the anomaly was rigid and inflexible.
「A few years ago.」
Faced with the continuous stream of Loose Cultivators arriving in the Dongning Sea Region to hunt demons, the Luo Family adopted a pragmatic attitude, humbling themselves.
They proactively expanded their port’s capacity, increased the variety of goods in their marketplace, added new services, and cracked down on outlaw cultivators!
This attracted Loose Cultivators from far and wide to co and spend on Donglong Island!
’All Loose Cultivators are our family... 5% off everything in the marketplace today! Co on down and spend, dearies~’
The Qi Family’s attitude, on the other hand, was worlds apart—if not the polar opposite.
Insisting on sticking to their demon hunting business, the Qi Family not only drastically increased their investnt in the venture, but also summoned more Demon Hunting Ships from other sea regions.
Moreover, confident in their formidable strength, they sought to monopolize the rare demon beasts of the Dongning Sea Region!
The Qi Family had a unified stance toward the Loose Cultivators pouring into the region.
—Competitors!
’Outsider Loose Cultivators, coming to the Dongning Sea Region to beg for scraps... Get the hell out!’
Not only did the Qi Family use force to expel the Loose Cultivators, but they even killed them to keep them quiet and prevent news from leaking...
To be fair, though.
Su Ye actually felt there was nothing inherently wrong with the Qi Family’s approach.
’When a heaven-sent opportunity—a massive gold mine—appears on your doorstep, of course you’d keep quiet and make a fortune in silence...’
Besides, the Qi Family’s strength was indeed formidable.
They held an overwhelming advantage against individual Loose Cultivators!
Even against a Foundation Establishnt family like the Luo Family, which was by no ans weak, the Qi Family still held a significant advantage!
As long as they could prevent news about the Dongning Sea Region from leaking, the Qi Family had the strength to fully exploit it. Provided they were willing to pay the price, they could have relied on demon hunting to obtain a massive amount of Spirit Stones!
Had they succeeded, the Qi Family’s power would have soared to its zenith!
However... the plan was perfect.
Unfortunately for them.
The Qi Family never in their wildest dreams imagined that the Luo Family, another Foundation Establishnt family whose main business was also demon hunting...
...would leak the news without a mont’s hesitation.
They even went to Weiyuan Immortal City, a holy land for Loose Cultivators, to actively publicize the anomaly in the Dongning Sea Region!
How despicable!
This unexpected factor dood the Qi Family’s strategy from the very beginning!
The first year wasn’t so bad. Loose Cultivators were skeptical of the rumors, so the number of squads that ca to the Dongning Sea Region to hunt demons was still manageable.
The Qi Family could still control the situation.
However...
By the second and third years...
The number of cultivators arriving in the Dongning Sea Region to hunt demons had swelled to a level that completely exceeded their imagination!
By then, the more perceptive mbers of the Qi Family had realized their policy of expulsion and blockade was no longer sustainable.
Insisting on it would only bring misery to the Loose Cultivators and themselves.
It was a lose-lose situation!
However, just like the Luo Family, the Qi Family was a great clan with a long history...
It was just that the Qi Family’s strength and vast resources had long masked its internal rigidity and inefficiency.
And now, faced with this sudden crisis, the old problem of a large ship being difficult to turn imdiately surfaced!
Not to ntion, many Qi Family cultivators were personally profiting from the blockade policy!
After all, once they killed an outsider Loose Cultivator while enforcing the blockade...
...weren’t the contents of their Storage Pouch theirs for the taking?
It was no surprise that so opportunistic cultivators within the Qi Family saw this as a path to riches!
And cutting off soone’s source of wealth is worse than killing their parents!
With its own cultivators actively obstructing any changes, the Qi Family’s strategic adjustnts were incredibly slow...
In fact, things got even worse!
Faced with a massive influx of Loose Cultivators, the Qi Family fell back on their old ways, choosing to intensify their efforts to kill and expel them!
And this... this provoked widespread fury!
Loose Cultivators may have been at the bottom of the Cultivation Realm’s hierarchy, their lives as worthless as weeds.
But Loose Cultivators also had hands, Magical Power, and Magical Artifacts. They, too, could kill!
Lacking backing and resources, Loose Cultivators were often indifferent to life and death. With their bloodthirsty temperants, they never shied away from slaughter!
And now, the Loose Cultivators pouring into the Dongning Sea Region numbered in the thousands!
Under these circumstances, Qi Family mbers traveling abroad beca targets of spontaneous retaliation from the Loose Cultivators, suffering heavy casualties!
Su Ye hadn’t been idle either. Piloting his Golden Sword Orchid, which was enhanced by the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Sail, he went out hunting for isolated targets and successfully captured a Qi Family Demon Hunting Ship!
In addition, the Qi Family’s other rivals also took the opportunity to kick them while they were down...
Eventually, the situation grew so severe that it alard the Qi Family’s Grand Ancestor, Qi Chengjian!
A year ago, this Grand Ancestor of the Qi Family had personally taken action, repelling a Foundation Establishnt cultivator from a rival family.
He revealed his cultivation at the peak of Foundation Establishnt Perfection, intimidating all who would oppose him!
Afterward, he executed several of the Qi Family cultivators who had been pushing the blockade policy.
Only then was the crisis averted!
...
’A year has passed. The seasons have turned, and the storm has subsided...’
’After the Qi Family ended their blockade, they grew envious of the profits from the Donglong Island Marketplace and built the White Iron Island Marketplace. It’s fully equipped and the discounts are substantial...’
’Troubleso...’
Su Ye’s fingertips tapped lightly on the wooden armrest, his displeasure evident on his face.
The White Iron Island Marketplace, being closer to the heart of the Dongning Sea Region, would inevitably siphon off so of the custor traffic from the Donglong Island Marketplace, reducing its profits!
This could very well affect Su Ye’s shipbuilding plans...
’Why... can’t they just let
reach Foundation Establishnt in peace?’
’Once I reach Foundation Establishnt, I’ll storm Liuli Island and slaughter every last one of them, down to the chickens and dogs...’ Su Ye thought with no small amount of malice.
Er... alright.
’Actually, would Foundation Establishnt even be enough?’
The Qi Family’s Grand Ancestor, Qi Chengjian, was confird to be at the Foundation Establishnt Perfection stage.
Relying on the Second-Order, peak-grade Array on Liuli Island, even a Core Formation Master would have to expend considerable effort to deal with him...
’Wait a minute.’
A flash of inspiration struck Su Ye.
’The Qi Grand Ancestor is at Foundation Establishnt Perfection, holed up in his lair and difficult even for a Core Formation cultivator to handle... With a subordinate faction growing too powerful to control like this, does the Cyan Profound Sect really not have an opinion?!’
’And think about it, doesn’t the Qi Grand Ancestor want to reach the Core Formation stage himself? Of course he does!’
Su Ye knew that in the Outer Sea, beyond the Cyan Profound Sect’s jurisdiction, there were opportunities to acquire the Spiritual Objects needed for Core Formation.
It was just incredibly difficult.
As Su Ye understood it, you first had to grind your reputation with the factions that provided these Spiritual Objects until you reached ’Respected’ status.
Then, a purchase nu would unlock, allowing you to spend a massive amount of Spirit Stones to acquire them...
’The first step... the Qi Family has probably almost completed it...’
’And whether it was their previous demon hunting in Dongning or their current White Iron Island Marketplace, if things go well, both can generate a massive amount of Spirit Stones...’
’Interesting...’
The more Su Ye thought about it, the more he felt there was a major opportunity to be exploited here...
’I need to test the Cyan Profound Sect’s attitude...’ Su Ye mused.
’Maybe I’ll try... asking them for a grant?’
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