Song Zhe looked at Xu Changge, who had already left.
He directly said to the butler beside him, "Go call all the Elders in the Family to my study, and at the same time, prepare the map of Xingluo Archipelago for me."
"Yes, Family Head."
In a short while, all the high-ranking members of the Song Family gathered in the Song Family Head's study.
Song Zhe repeated what Xu Changge had just said.
Then, he observed the reactions of the Elders in the Family.
Some were excited.
Some were confused.
"Family Head, our Song Family must participate in this!"
"Yes, it's a once-in-a-thousand-years Opportunity!"
"This Old Man thinks it's inappropriate. After all, this is just Xu Changge's empty talk. She just moves her lips, and she wants our Song Family to gamble our lives!"
"Hmm! Grand Elder, those words are not pleasant to hear. Her relationship with Qingzhu Sword Sect is clear to both of us. How could she scheme against our small Song Family!"
"This Old Man didn't say that! But the Spiritual Vein and territory, Xu Changge's meaning is very clear: she wants us to fight for them! Are the lives of our Song Family disciples not lives?"
Watching the Elders argue incessantly.
They even showed signs of coming to blows.
Song Zhe quickly stopped them.
"Alright, I naturally know what Xu Changge means."
"But the Song Family cannot miss this Opportunity!"
"Even if my Song Family doesn't participate, what about the Ding Family? What about the Wang Family?"
"They, like us, are Foundation Establishment Families of the Xingluo Archipelago. We can wait, but they won't."
The Ding Family and Song Family had long been Foundation Establishment Families. The Old Ancestor of the Wang Family was a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had broken through after finding some Opportunity during an outing in the past decade or so.
Song Zhe understood the Grand Elder's meaning.
If they were to take the territory of Xingluo Market this time, conflicts with several Families on the mainland would be unavoidable.
But the grand vision Xu Changge painted was too appealing.
In Xu Changge's description, the future Xingluo Market could rival Tianyun City.
"The territory of Xingluo Market must be taken down, no matter what!"
"I called you here today not to discuss whether or not to participate, but to discuss where the future market should be located."
After Song Zhe finished speaking, he unfolded a map on his desk.
Now, they needed to choose a suitable location.
As for what to do if there were people in the chosen location.
The Song Family was willing to clear the obstacles for Xingluo Market.
Regardless, once Xingluo Market was established by Xu Changge, the visible spokesperson would certainly be the Xu Family first.
The Six Major Sects would only provide support from behind to avoid conflict with Tianyun City.
For the sake of profit, the Song Family now had to exert effort.
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"Xiao Bai, when the market opens in the future, do you want a shop? Sister can give you a good location."
Xu Changge had a slight smile on her lips, looking into the distance.
The Families in this Xingluo Archipelago could no longer stir up trouble.
Su Bai tilted her small head upon hearing this.
She nodded.
She already knew how profitable the market was in terms of Spirit Stones.
Naturally, there was no reason to miss out.
"Hehe, in the future, I can also be a shopkeeper."
"Before, I used to envy Blacksmith Li at the village entrance. He charged me several Spirit Stones just to forge an iron pot."
Su Bai's Alchemy techniques were already very refined.
If she truly got a shop, she believed business would be very good.
"Then, I wish you prosperous business in advance."
Xu Changge teased Su Bai.
The two laughed as they flew towards other islands.
After informing the several Foundation Establishment Families on Xingluo Archipelago about the news of the upcoming market and the forces behind it, Xu Changge no longer needed to manage the remaining matters.
Having been rooted here for hundreds of years and being intimately familiar with the surrounding forces, the several Foundation Establishment Families would certainly do their utmost to secure a share in the future market.
Su Bai could only feel sorrow for these small Families in her heart.
After cultivating diligently for decades and finally reaching Foundation Establishment, they still had to continuously accumulate more resources for the sake of their Family's descendants.
In Su Bai's opinion.
Some Foundation Establishment Cultivators clearly had the potential to go further in the future, but because of their Family, their achievements were ultimately limited.
However, neither side could really say anything.
After all, if a Family gathered all its resources to support your Foundation Establishment, then you naturally had to give back to the Family after reaching Foundation Establishment.
While being a Loose Cultivator was arduous, there were also advantages to being a Loose Cultivator.
For example, if Su Bai wanted to leave, she had no attachments and could depart at any time.
The remaining two Foundation Establishment Families were visited very quickly.
Their attitudes were largely the same.
They believed that opening a market had no drawbacks.
Currently, only the Xu Family, along with the three major Foundation Establishment Families of Song, Ding, and Wang, knew about the market's opening.
They would also not spread the word.
Because the location of the market, a High Grade Second-tier Spiritual Vein, still had several Cultivation Families there.
To obtain that place, they could not alert the enemy.
The good news was that those several Cultivation Families were Qi Refining Families banding together for warmth.
The three major Foundation Establishment Families of Song, Ding, and Wang also had High Grade Second-tier Spiritual Veins. They had no reason to enter the mainland for a Spiritual Vein before.
After all, the relationship between their three Families was not that harmonious.
Moreover, their backgrounds were not entirely clean, so living on sea islands was better.
Now.
Times were different.
The three Families had set their sights on that Spiritual Vein.
And the geographical location was so good.
Facing the sea on one side, surrounded by mountains on three sides.
After setting up a Formation, it was truly the best choice for establishing a market.
While the Song, Ding, and Wang Families secretly united, preparing to drive away or eliminate the Cultivation Families on that Spiritual Vein.
Su Bai was considering whether or not to return to Tianyun City.
She had thought she wouldn't go back before Foundation Establishment.
But Su Bai found that it wouldn't work.
Her current Cultivation speed was a bit too slow.
It took her a full seventeen years to go from Qi Refining (7th Layer) to Qi Refining (8th Layer)!
Wouldn't it take twenty years to Cultivate from Qi Refining (8th Layer) to Qi Refining (9th Layer)?
Then, reaching Qi Refining Peak would be forty years later!
She would be a centenarian by then, only then reaching Foundation Establishment?
It was a bit too late.
Su Bai's slow Cultivation was not entirely due to her Aptitude.
She also Cultivated an auxiliary Cultivation Technique that increased her spiritual power reserves.
The Jade Liquid Storing Qi Inscription not only allowed Su Bai to recover from injuries quickly but also made her spiritual power about thirty percent more abundant than ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators.
This was also one reason for Su Bai's slow Cultivation.
Therefore.
To increase her Cultivation speed, Su Bai needed to use other methods.
If she didn't have this Cultivation Technique, Su Bai's Cultivation speed could have been at least ten years faster.
However, Su Bai did not regret Cultivating it.
After all, this Cultivation Technique gave Su Bai a deep Foundation.
With a Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase Cultivation, she could even activate a Spiritual Artifact that only Foundation Establishment Cultivators could use.
The effect would not disappear even after reaching Foundation Establishment.
It was a very good Cultivation Technique.
It could benefit her for life.
Xu Changge's actions were becoming faster and faster now.
If Su Bai did not want to be forcibly pulled onto a war chariot related to the Sect.
At the very least, she needed to have the right to equal dialogue.
That is, the Foundation Establishment realm.
At this time, Xu Changge herself, on her Cultivation journey, also had to care about the Xu Family's development, her own Formation Cultivation, and the tasks given to her by Qingzhu Sword Sect.
Even with High Grade Cultivation Aptitude, her speed would not be too fast.
Su Bai still had time.
At least by the time Xu Changge reached Foundation Establishment - Middle Stage, she needed to become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator as soon as possible.
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