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Chapter 1457: 64th Chapter: Development of the Wang Family in Various Aspects_2

As a nation that split off from the Immortal Dynasty early on to establish its own country, Beizhou’s history is much longer than that of Da Qian, and its overall national strength is also stronger. If formal trade relations could be established with them, it would be beneficial for both the Wang family and Da Qian.

However, the sea route from Da Qian to Beizhou is not easy to navigate. Due to the extreme cold in the north, many sea paths are covered with ice and snow all year round, with various harsh weather conditions emerging constantly on the sea surface, and sometimes, due to underwater movements, new underwater icebergs can suddenly appear. The natural conditions are very harsh, not to mention the sea is also full of fierce beasts and extremely dangerous.

Before the Wang family developed the steam ironclad warship, hardly any ships would risk sinking on their way north.

If someone wanted to go to Beizhou, they would typically take the land route, following the caravans heading to the North Barbarians first, then forming a group or seeking protection from the North Barbarians’ riders to head further north to the Non-Frozen Port.

That place is a supply point established by the Immortal Dynasty’s ocean-faring merchant fleets, where large ocean-going fleets traveling between the Immortal Dynasty and Beizhou often dock. From there, one can take the Immortal Dynasty’s ocean-going ships to Beizhou.

When Master Yunyang and Lici went to the Immortal Dynasty, they also boarded the Immortal Dynasty’s merchant ship there.

But this whole process involves switching modes of transportation several times, not to mention that it’s cumbersome and often time-consuming, making it quite inconvenient.

This is also the main reason why there has been so little exchange between Da Qian and Beizhou over the years, and why even the trading caravans are scarce.

There’s no helping it; transportation costs are too high. Not to mention that there is hardly any profit after a round trip, and one may even have to put in extra money.

However, now that the ironclad ship technology of the Wang family has become more and more mature, in recent years, they have even developed specialized ice-breaking ironclad ships, making the opening of the route to Beizhou a possibility.

A few days after the fleet arrived at Tianjin Port, Wang Shouye’s Senior Brother and Junior Sister, Qian Xuefu and Yuwen Nianjing, also arrived at Tianjin Port.

According to Master Danding, the ruins he entered back then were not small. Although there was only one core inheritance, there were many other treasures to be found, provided one had the opportunity and strength to obtain them.

Since they were going to Beizhou, Master Danding naturally did not forget his other disciples.

Qian Xuefu is of the direct line of the Qian family from Longzuo. With his alchemy technique, his status within the Qian family has risen over the years, and now he has even surpassed the family’s old ancestor, becoming a senior elder with considerable sway in the family.

For this trip, he naturally had quite the entourage, with the Qian family even sending a flying carriage for him, creating quite the spectacle.

Yuwen Nianjing’s entourage was no less impressive.

As one of the first families to form a marital alliance with the Wang family, the Yuwen Clan has also developed quite well over these years, with rapid growth in family strength. Yuwen Nianjing herself is also commendable, successfully becoming a direct disciple of Master Danding through her own hard work and talent.

Now, she has also become a celestial being old ancestor of her family, like Qian Xuefu, and travels accompanied by the family head of household and relatives, with the flying carriage, creating quite the spectacle.

Not long after these two arrived, Sī Xīnghǎi, another direct disciple of Master Danding, also arrived.

As Master Danding’s favorite disciple back in the day, although Sī Xīnghǎi came from the ranks of independent cultivators without a family to rely on, his talent for alchemy was exceptional, and his success rate in alchemy was second only to Shouye among all disciples. With Master Danding as his backing, he has also done very well for himself.

In his thirties or forties, he married a girl from a branch of Lord Changning Wang’s family, starting his own household. After years of effort, he has now become the old ancestor of over a hundred children.

With his alchemy technique, he has been producing supplemental Dan medicines for the warriors at the front lines over the years, earning considerable military merits. Along with the fields and properties that came as dowry from the Wang family and what he saved up from alchemy, the little clan he established has now successfully been granted the status of a 7th-rank Aristocratic Family, completely leaving his independent cultivator status behind.

If he continues developing in this manner, the future potential of the Changning Sī Clan that he founded is immense.

Nevertheless, as he started his family late and the foundations of his clan are still weak, he couldn’t afford his own flying carriage. This time, he came in the Wang family’s public flying carriage, bringing several heads of household and disciples with him, and booked an entire compartment.

Compared to the old days, he has shed his cold and sharp edges, appearing much more low-key and serene, and even his appearance has become plumper, embodying a sort of tranquility bestowed by life.

If the cultivators with whom he used to mingle as an independent cultivator saw him now, they would probably not dare to recognize him.

A few days after Sī Xīnghǎi’s arrival, Master Danding also arrived at Tianjin Port.

They too traveled on the Wang family’s public flying carriage, accompanied by his eldest disciple Gu Hanyu.

As the earliest disciple taken in by Master Danding, Gu Hanyu also came from the ranks of independent cultivators. She has never married all these years, always serving by Master Danding’s side, and her cultivation base has now reached the advanced stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, not far from the Purple Abode Realm.

Years have passed, and the once renowned “Pill Doctor Par Excellence” Gu Hanyu remains in her prime, but Master Danding, who was once ethereal and extraordinary, has grown much older, not only looking hunched and thin but also covered with age spots on his face and body.

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