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Chapter 322: Chapter 184: Marketplace Completed, Noble Families Alliance, Advancement to Tier Two High-Grade Talisman Maker (Part 2)

The Nangong Clan Leader smiled faintly.

Currently, among the four Eighth-Grade Families in South Huai, the Gongsun Family has already declined, and the Shangguan Family is just newly promoted. The only family qualified to compete with their Nangong Family is the Shi Family. However, the Shi Family has always been low-key, and their true Purple Mansion Seed has yet to be identified by the Nangong Family.

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On the other side.

On Flying Dragon Mountain.

After half a month of concerted efforts, the Three Flowers Cyan Prison Array was finally completed.

Grand Elder Shi withdrew his technique and said with satisfaction:

”The array is complete. With this array, even if a Great Purple Mansion Cultivator or a Tier Three Demon Beast attacks, as long as there is a Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator presiding, the marketplace will not fear being breached.”

Next.

The three families sent people to start constructing the marketplace.

According to the plan.

A main street will be built at the foot of Flying Dragon Mountain, with shops being repaired on both sides.

The first shop on the left after entry will be dedicated to the unified acquisition of materials from the Ten Thousand Mountains. This shop is shared by the three families to ensure unified pricing and prevent commercial strife in the marketplace.

Material acquisition is one of the major aspects of the marketplace.

Additionally.

Any Tier Two Spiritual Springs in Flying Dragon Mountain will be used to establish independent cave mansions, generally leased to Foundation Establishment cultivators, so they will not be short-term leases, with a minimum of one month.

The first shop on the right side of the main street in the marketplace will be established as an inn, which will have ample supply of spiritual power. Although it can’t match that on the mountain, it is sufficient for Qi Cultivators to practice. The inn can be leased both short-term and long-term.

Both the cave mansions and the inn are shared by the three families.

These two are the main sources of income for the marketplace.

Besides.

Each of the three families can open one store.

Since everything is just starting to operate, there are no plans to introduce other forces to open shops here, both to solidify the reputation of the three families’ stores and to avoid potential conflicts brought by other forces.

Furthermore.

The three families each need to send a Foundation Establishment cultivator to guard the place.

At Fu Changsheng’s suggestion, the three families also contributed three Spirit Stones to construct four Earth Fire Chambers underground for guests entering the marketplace to use for alchemy or artifact refining. The Earth Fire Chambers are also shared by the three families.

After the marketplace was completed.

Fu Changsheng returned to the Fu Family to convene another Elder Council:

”The Flying Dragon Marketplace has been officially named and established. Our family needs to send a Foundation Establishment to guard the marketplace.”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Liuu Meizhen immediately said:

”Husband, with the Demon Cave outbreak approaching, let Molan lead the members of the War Hall to the Ten Thousand Mountains for training first. I will go to guard the marketplace. Since there is an Earth Fire Chamber built there, I can also attend to the guests’ alchemy needs and hone my skills in the Alchemy Dao. It’s the best of both worlds.”

Fu Changsheng, needing to close up to refine talismans, nodded slightly upon seeing Meizhen volunteering.

Fu Changren, on the right side below, then said:

”Patriarch, I suggest having Yongshang serve as the shopkeeper of the Flying Dragon Marketplace.”

The proposal to construct the marketplace in Yunshan County was initially made by Fu Yongshang.

Everyone naturally had no objections.

After pausing slightly, Fu Changren stood up and cupped his hands, saying:

”Patriarch, I have another matter to report. Brother Fan is nearly twenty; his cultivation has also broken through to the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation. Following years of training in managing clan affairs since he was five or six, he now possesses the ability to oversee family affairs. I suggest officially appointing Brother Fan as the Crown Prince. With a nominal status, he can be sent to the fiefdom to manage the fiefdom’s affairs.”

Currently, only Fu Changsheng’s branch remains in the main family line.

Thus, appointing Brother Fan, as the eldest son, as the Crown Prince seems only fitting.

However.

Fu Changren’s sudden proposal caught everyone off guard.

Liuu Meizhen was delighted inside but did not show it on her face.

Originally seated silently at the first position to the left, Grandmaster Yu lightly coughed at this time: ”The patriarch is still young and vigorous; appointing a Crown Prince now seems premature.”

Upon hearing this.

Fu Changren’s face turned white, and he hurriedly cupped his hands to explain:

”Patriarch, I never meant...”

”Big brother, don’t worry. I understand your good intentions; let’s follow your suggestion and have Brother Fan head to the fiefdom to oversee Yunshan County’s affairs. He’s almost coming of age; it’s time for him to gain some experience.”

Fu Changsheng decided definitively.

However, he didn’t mention anything about appointing the title of Crown Prince.

Although Liuu Meizhen felt somewhat disappointed, she understood her husband’s concerns, considering Brother Fan’s Spirit Root Talent. Moreover, her husband is not even forty yet, and it’s uncertain... uncertain whether he might marry and have children in the future, so it seems indeed too early to discuss it now.

With her husband’s potential, he stands a great chance of becoming a Great Purple Mansion Cultivator.

By then, even for the sake of forming alliances, he might well have to welcome new wives into the household; for this, Liuu Meizhen had already mentally prepared herself over the years.

After the meeting adjourned.

Liuu Meizhen called Fu Changren and Fu Changsheng together.

Smiling, she said:

”Patriarch, not long ago, someone from the Cui Family expressed interest in matchmaking, hoping to form a union with big brother. Big brother is already over forty, and our third brother’s children are three or four in number. It’s time to put big brother’s marriage on the agenda.”

Hearing this, Fu Changren hurriedly waved his hands:

”Lady of the House, I know my situation; I’d rather not cause trouble for another family’s daughter.”

Although he has cultivated the ”Dragon Elephant Wisdom Skill” bestowed by the Patriarch, his talent remains limited. Even a younger cultivator like Brother Fan has surpassed him, while he is still lingering at the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation.

Moreover.

He does not want to waste time on matters of marriage and offspring, preferring to dedicate his efforts fully to family development, hoping to see the family elevate to the Seventh-Grade and become a Purple Mansion Family within his lifetime.