"Compared to the opponent, Ghost Martial Sect is naturally much inferior. If I guess correctly, behind Lv Xiaoling is the Lingtian Gate from the ancient realm," said Poison Commander Dong WuMing. Hearing the name Lingtian Gate, his eyes also showed some changes.
"What is Lingtian Gate? What kind of sect is it?" Li Lin asked. He was not familiar with the ancient realm, although he had spent some time on its edge, he had never ventured far into it.
"Lingtian Gate is a first-rate power in the ancient realm. Compared to the three sects and four gates on the Lingwu Continent, it is definitely not much inferior. The sect leader, Lv Zhengqiang, has already reached the level of a Spirit King, one of the top spirit practitioners in the entire ancient realm. There are many strong warriors in the sect, including numerous Martial Kings. Compared to Ghost Martial Sect, Ghost Martial Sect is just a second-rate force," Dong WuMing explained.
"That's a significant background," Li Lin exclaimed, finding the background truly formidable.
"This time at Ghost Martial Sect, you actually broke through again. Such a cultivation speed is too fast. You alone broke the Ghost Martial Sect's Three Series Five Combination Formation. I guess the people from Ghost Martial Sect must be dumbfounded," Dong WuMing said with a slight smile.
"I just happened to have studied the Three Series Five Combination Formation before. There were a few flaws in the coordination among the people of Ghost Martial Sect, and I just happened to break it," Li Lin said with a slight smile.
"You really keep surprising me. This is good, making Ghost Martial Sect unable to figure out Flying Spirit Gate, so they dare not easily deal with Flying Spirit Gate. In this way, Flying Spirit Gate will have enough time to grow," Dong WuMing said. "But what about Jiuhua Gate? What do you plan to do with it?"
"I will deal with Jiuhua Gate's matter after I come out of seclusion. I plan to go into seclusion for a while," Li Lin said.
"You're going into seclusion again? The day after tomorrow is New Year's," Dong WuMing stared at Li Lin, surprised. This guy is always going into seclusion.
"I also plan to go into seclusion after the New Year. This time, it will be at least twenty days, or at most a month. Flying Spirit Gate will still be left to Elder Dong," Li Lin said.
After leaving the room, Li Lin went to the back mountain again, releasing the green demon python, the lightning black panther, and the bloodthirsty mantis from the spatial beast pouch to roam in the back mountain.
In the afternoon, when Elders Hu Nansheng and Chang Lei learned that the sect leader had returned, they immediately came to Li Lin's residence to pay their respects. From their mouths, Li Lin learned that Elders Zhou Yuhou, Zheng Ying, and Chen Xinjie had all gone into seclusion, leaving only them two in Flying Spirit Gate.
During this time, Flying Spirit Gate took over the territory from the former Luosha Gate and other areas in Huamen Town, gradually getting on the right track. The only trouble left was in Tuan Mountain Town.
At the same time, Flying Spirit Gate, which hadn't had new disciples join for over a decade, now saw a steady stream of new disciples joining.
Li Lin instructed the two elders that the entry of new disciples must be strictly checked to prevent spies from other forces from infiltrating. If there were young people with good talent, they should be directly brought to his attention. In his absence, they should be given priority in training. For Flying Spirit Gate to grow, it wasn't enough to rely solely on one or two strong individuals; the other disciples were very important.
The two elders agreed repeatedly, already fully convinced by their young sect leader.
Then, Li Lin asked the two elders to arrange for the New Year's celebrations. This annual big day should be lively for the disciples of the sect, and those who had performed well during this time should be rewarded.
After arranging everything, the two elders respectfully left to make the arrangements.
Li Lin then spent a good afternoon with Li Xintong. Unable to resist Li Xintong's request to fly in the sky, Li Lin took her on the back of the Tianchi Snow Lion, flying around Flying Spirit Mountain, making Li Xintong extremely happy.
In the evening, after dinner, Li Lin went to his room to meditate. He planned to relax during the day and go into seclusion after the New Year.
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After another night of meditation, Li Lin's injuries had healed by thirty percent with the help of medicinal pills.
The next morning, Zhang Mingtao came to pay his respects, accompanied by Liu Yishou, who had returned from Huamen Town. After several days of recuperation, Liu Yishou's condition had improved a lot.
"Liu Yishou, how was your stay in Huamen Town?" Li Lin asked meaningfully.
"Sect Leader, I'm not sure which aspect you want to know about," Liu Yishou replied.
"You've been in Huamen Town for a few days, tell me everything you've seen," Li Lin said lightly.
"Sect Leader," Liu Yishou looked at Li Lin, his eyes flickering.
"Just speak directly. I want to hear the truth," Li Lin said.
"Yes, Sect Leader," Liu Yishou nodded and said, "Sect Leader, Huamen Town is now our Flying Spirit Gate's territory, but these past two days in Huamen Town, I noticed that there are no businesses belonging to Flying Spirit Gate. Also, in the Wudu Mountain Range, many mercenary groups and small teams are in chaos, and the tributes collected are incomplete. We probably haven't collected half of the tributes. For Flying Spirit Gate, this is a significant loss."
Li Lin watched Liu Yishou with a smile, not speaking for a long time, but nodding inwardly. It seems Liu Yishou really has a knack for business, even noticing the details of the Wudu Mountain Range's edge. Li Lin felt he hadn't chosen the wrong person.
Seeing Li Lin not speaking, Liu Yishou became anxious, thinking he might have spoken out of turn. These past few days, the Sect Leader hadn't asked him to observe anything specific. In Huamen Town, the only thing he was interested in was making money. He didn't discover anything else, except that there were no Flying Spirit Gate businesses in Huamen Town. This was a missed opportunity for financial gain. Relying solely on tributes, Flying Spirit Gate couldn't earn much.
Moreover, since he was young, he had been in places like Tianxing Sect, known for their chaos and mixture of good and bad people. He knew quite a bit about the situations at the edge of the Wudu Mountain Range and knew many mercenary groups. He often heard that many mercenary groups found ways to evade tributes, making more profit. After joining Flying Spirit Gate, he noticed this and realized that Huamen Town was dominated by other businesses, with no presence of Flying Spirit Gate. This was indeed a missed opportunity for wealth.
"Liu Yishou, in your opinion, what should Flying Spirit Gate do? Speak freely," Li Lin asked again.
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Yishou then said determinedly, "Sect Leader, since Huamen Town is ours, we can completely open our own businesses. Relying on Flying Spirit Gate as a strong shield, controlling all businesses and shops is just a matter of time. The business of pills and medicinal materials in Huamen Town is not a small amount. As for collecting tributes in the Wudu Mountain Range, that's a bit troublesome. Those mercenary groups are not easy to deal with, and it's hard to collect tributes. We can do this: any mercenary group, small team, or individual entering the Wudu Mountain Range must pay tribute. Violators will be made an example of. At the same time, we can open a business in Huamen Town to buy medicinal materials and demon beasts from the Wudu Mountain Range. If these mercenary groups sell to us, we will return their tributes to them. If they don't sell to us, naturally, we won't return anything. Our purchase price can be slightly higher than others. I believe that then, all mercenary groups and teams will sell to us."
"What's the purpose of doing this? Aren't we losing the tributes?" Li Lin asked subtly, but he was surprised inside. Liu Yishou had thought of what Li Lin had, and even what Li Lin hadn't, Liu Yishou had considered. In this aspect, Liu Yishou was definitely a talent.
"Sect Leader, we won't lose out. Initially, we might lose a bit, but when most of the medicinal materials in the Wudu Mountain Range flow into our hands, Tianxing Town will run out of stock. We can then raise the price and sell at a high price, or directly sell in Huamen Town. By then, Huamen Town will become even more lively. We can completely expand Huamen Town and Tuan Mountain Town into another Tianxing Town. At that time, how much we want to earn will be up to Flying Spirit Gate to decide. With the supply in our hands, everything will be up to us," Liu Yishou said energetically, becoming more excited as he spoke, eventually becoming quite animated.
Li Lin's expression remained unchanged, but he was smiling. Liu Yishou was definitely the talent he had been looking for. What Li Lin had thought of, Liu Yishou had thought of; what Li Lin hadn't thought of, Liu Yishou had also considered. Liu Yishou was indeed a talent in this area.
"Sect Leader, actually, I was just speaking casually. This isn't an easy thing to do and isn't practical. First of all, doing this requires a huge amount of gold coins to stock up goods. At the same time, strong individuals need to be stationed at Flying Spirit Gate, otherwise, it will attract the envy of other forces, and then they will target Flying Spirit Gate," Liu Yishou quickly changed his tone and said seriously when he saw Li Lin not speaking. Of course, there are many risks involved.
"Who says it's not practical? Liu Yishou, this matter will be personally handled by you. I will instruct the five elders to assist you. You have two years. If there are results in two years, I will let you sit as an elder of Flying Spirit Gate. If not, I will kill you in two years. As for gold coins, ask me for as much as you need. If ten million is not enough, then one hundred million; if one hundred million is not enough, then one billion, until it's enough. As for strong individuals to guard, you don't have to worry. With the Great Elder in the sect, there won't be many sects in the entire ancient realm daring to move against Flying Spirit Gate," Li Lin said, looking at Liu Yishou.
The concerns Liu Yishou had were also clear to Li Lin. Stockpiling medicinal materials and monopolizing the market for medicinal materials and demon beasts in the Wudu Mountain Range required a terrifying amount of investment. But if successful, the profits would be equally terrifying.