Sovereign to Immortality

After bidding farewell from the county magistrate, Song Wei insisted on sending him off. Outside the door, Song Wei suddenly asked: "I heard that Yangcun is organizing a caravan in Xishan Village?"    

    

Yang Junshan was stunned for a moment. He did not know what was going on, but after considering the fact that smuggling was not a rare occurrence in Mengyu County, he decided to avoid the Heaven Shaking Sect's tax collection barrier. This was an open secret in Mengyu County.    

    

Therefore, he said: "That's right, but the trading road is sealed now, and in the future, I can only go to the nearby counties such as Jinyu and Chenyu to do business. These counties all belong to the same county, so if you want to make a profit like the one at Zhang County, you can no longer do it. My father is considering whether or not to temporarily dissolve the trading team for a period of time."    

    

Song Wei smiled and said: "It's best not to dissolve it. There might be other opportunities."    

    

Yang Junshan's eyes lit up, "Is the border martial law going to end soon?"    

    

Song Wei glanced at him and said, "The border martial law cannot be ended in a short period of time. Even if the business road is reopened, do you think those smuggled secret passages will be left for you?"    

    

Yang Junshan smiled embarrassedly, and asked while weighing the pros and cons, "Then how will Master open up the border trading routes with Zhang County and Yao County?"    

    

Seeing Song Wei smile without saying a word, Yang Junshan suddenly remembered something from his previous life, and said: "Exchange market? The border exchange market? "    

    

Song Wei was surprised, he sized Yang Junshan up and down with a probing look, "Where did you hear this from?"    

    

Yang Junshan blinked and continued lying, "I just thought of this possibility all of a sudden. What, does master really mean that?"    

    

Song Wei looked at Yang Junshan with doubt in his eyes, but he still admitted Yang Junshan's conjecture, and said: "Youngest junior brother is truly astute, I admire you, and it is not too far from what you think. Master intends to set up a business at the border and let the merchants of Ling Zhang County, Hu Yao County, and Ling Zhang County exchange cities on the field, and at that time, we will collect 10% of the tax."    

    

Yang Junshan's eyes lit up and praised, "This will attract the attention of all the caravans in the three counties. I am afraid the market size and income will be great. This will become a great achievement for Master in the Heaven Shaking Sect."    

    

Song Wei looked at Yang Junshan with a smile and said, "No matter how talented he is, didn't junior brother come up with the same idea earlier? How come I can hear you praising yourself?"    

    

The two of them smiled at each other. Song Wei asked, "Junior, what are your plans? Do you plan to return to Xishan Village, or are you planning to stay in the county city for two days?"    

    

Yang Junshan suddenly thought of something, and said, "Brother, saying so reminds me of something, I am afraid there is one thing I need to trouble you with."    

    

Song Wei knew that the restoration of the Spirit Origin would require a large amount of Spirit Materials. However, when he heard that there were still a few high quality Spirit Materials that had yet to fall, Song Wei slightly muttered to himself.    

    

Yang Junshan said, "My father has been collecting materials to repair the spiritual source, spirit materials of medium or low quality are not bad, but high quality are precious and have no way of knowing how to obtain them. Even if he has some jade coins, I don't know where to exchange them."    

    

Song Wei smiled and said, "This matter is not too difficult. In fact, there are many connections in this county. I just do not know how good junior's luck is and whether he will be able to come across the items he needs. Even if he does, without sufficient financial resources, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve his goal."    

    

Yang Junshan was overjoyed, "Brother, you really have a way?" This is great! "    

    

Naturally, there were places for merchants to do business in the county, but these shops would have to pay a high tax to the Heaven Shaking Sect every year, and the more precious the item, the higher the tax. Thus, in this county, there was a kind of underground black market that could hide from the officials of the county magistrate, and it was often called a dark market by cultivators who knew about it.    

    

This dark market was also an open secret among the cultivators who knew about it. There were a variety of things being traded here, and even disciples like Song Wei of the Heaven Shaking Sect would often come here to exchange for the things they needed.    

    

The reason why he asked Song Wei was because he wanted to enter the dark market. To enter the dark market, one needed to introduce someone of status, and as the first disciple of Mengyu County's Chen Zhenren, Song Wei naturally had the right to enter.    

    

Song Wei just gave him a token and gave him the address, as well as how to enter the dark market. However, he didn't go with Yang Junshan to the dark market because he had things to do.    

    

He didn't want Song Wei to enter the dark market with him at all. In fact, what Yang Junshan needed was only a token to introduce to him. In his previous life, Yang Junshan had been in and out of the dark market many times, so he was very familiar with the dark market in Mengyu County.    

    

Watching Yang Junshan's back gradually disappear into the crowd, Song Wei's face turned thoughtful. He originally said that he had some urgent matters to attend to, so he turned around and returned to the back of the county magistrate court.    

    

Adept Chen Ji seemed to have already expected that Song Wei would return. He slightly closed her eyes and casually asked, "He left?"    

    

Song Wei laughed, "Junior has asked for a dark market keepsake from me and has already headed to the west side of the city. Since Western Mountain Village has just been successful, and Yang Village is a very ambitious village, I'm afraid that even though West Mountain Village is very wealthy, they still don't have the means to find some useful things."    

    

Chen Ji laughed. "Originally, I was optimistic about Yang Tian stirring up this muddy water in Mengyu County. But now, I'm more optimistic about this kid."    

    

I heard that Martial Uncle Qing Shu has a disciple who is about the same age as him, but has already reached the second level of the Martial Disciple Realm. In fact, he is one of the best disciples in the Heavenly Sect, so if Martial Uncle Qing Shu is carefully nurtured by him, his future achievements will not be any worse than Martial Uncle Qing Shu's disciple. "Song Wei laughed and said.    

    

Adept Chen Ji shook her head. "Could it be that you haven't noticed that this honorary disciple of mine isn't really interested in joining the Heaven-Shaking Sect?"    

    

Song Wei was astonished, "How is that possible? Not to mention the Yubing County, even the entire Yubai Province, anyone who has heard of the Heaven Shaking Sect's reputation would be willing to refuse the opportunity to join our sect?"    

    

Spiritual Master Chen Ji shook his head without saying anything. His expression slightly changed, and after a long while, he said, "Not only are you unwilling to enter the Heaven Shaking Sect, you can also be considered as leaving a path for us master and disciple outside the Heaven Shaking Sect!"    

    

"Backway?" Song Wei looked even more surprised. He asked, "Master, why do you say that? The Heaven Shaking Sect has only suffered a slight setback. However, in the entire cultivation world of the Jade Province, what sect would dare to challenge the Heaven Shaking Sect?"    

    

Song Wei smacked his lips, and as if he was not satisfied, he said: "Besides, little junior is only a newly advanced Martial Disciple. Even if the Xishan Village behind him is nothing compared to us, even if teacher was to be prepared for a rainy day, how could the small shoulders of the Yang family be able to withstand a mountain like Master?"    

    

He didn't know whether he was talking to himself or explaining to Song Wei, but he muttered to himself, "You don't understand, this cultivation world is very big. The higher your cultivation, the higher you can stand.    

    

Song Wei said with some surprise, "Master, you mean that the danger might have come from outside the Jade Province?"    

    

"This junior of yours only inherited my body forging technique. Now, I can tell that his physical body far surpasses cultivators of the same level. You have already advanced to the fifth level of the Martial Human Realm for eight years already. How much time does it take for you to reach the level of a cultivator?"    

    

Song Wei did not understand why his teacher would ask about his own cultivation, but he still thought about it and said, "I will need about three to five years before I can reach the bottleneck of the peak of the Martial Human Realm."    

    

Chen Ji shook his head and said, "With your current potential, even if you really touch the Mortal Realm barrier, nobody can say when you will be able to take this final step. It is possible that the moment you touch the barrier, you will need even more years of accumulation, waiting for the day when you will be able to accumulate enough energy."    

    

Song Wei smiled and said, "Disciple knows master's good intentions, but practicing the body forging technique will definitely involve a large amount of time and energy for disciple. Right now, disciple still wants to push his cultivation to the peak of Martial Disciple Stage first, if he is unable to break through the bottleneck of the Human Realm in a few years, it would not be too late for disciple to turn around and train in the body forging technique."    

    

Adept Chen shook her head and sighed. "You fellow apprentices aren't all that new to the body forging technique. It seems your master's attainments in the body forging technique can only be passed on to your junior apprentice-brother."    

    

It was the start of the dark market. When Yang Junshan arrived at an inn on the west side of the city, a waiter came out with a big smile on his face and said, "Dear guest, would you like to stay here for a meal or for a room?"    

    

Song Wei smiled and said, "Take me to see your shopkeeper."    

    

The younger brother did not seem surprised. The smile on his face did not fade as he said, "Alright, please, follow me."    

    

Behind the counter of the inn, the rich looking shopkeeper smiled like a steamed bun. However, the restrained aura in his body clearly told Yang Junshan that he was a martial arts cultivator. The shopkeeper said: "I wonder if this old shopkeeper has anything that can help little brother?"    

    

Without leaving a trace, Yang Junshan showed the token in his hand to the shopkeeper and said, "I heard that there are two famous dishes of Mengyu County in the inn. I wonder if I can take them with me."    

    

The shopkeeper's smile didn't change in the slightest. He stretched out his hand and pointed behind him, "Please."