Fang Jian returned to heaven at the behest of the emperor and went to Taishi Immortal City to meet the Queen Mother of the West.

Inside the Taishi Hall, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady sat high on a cloud of celebration, holding a Xuanzhen Wenhua Jade Ruyi in her hand. She looked at Fang Jian with a clear gaze and said, "Fang Jian, from now on, in addition to your duties as 'God of Justice,' you will also serve as 'Taishi Immortal Lord' of Taishi Xiandu, assisting me in managing all affairs of Taishi Xiandu. In my absence, all affairs of Taishi Xiandu will be managed by you on my behalf."

Fang Jian's first reaction upon hearing this was that something big was about to happen, and he quickly asked, "Lord Dao, where are you going?"

The Lady of the Nine Heavens smiled gently and said, "It's not decided yet, but I'm just preparing for a rainy day. If the situation in the Three Realms changes, I will go to the Calamity Realm with the Great Emperor Hou Tu to assist the Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole and the Great Emperor Gou Chen."

Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately realized that the Outer Path True Demon was about to descend into the world of the Tribulation Realm. As if knowing what Fang Jian was thinking, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady said, "Three of the five Outer Path True Demons have already descended into the Tribulation Realm. If the remaining two descend, then the Great Emperor Hou Tu and I must go to the Tribulation Realm to support the Great Emperors Nanji Changsheng and Gou Chen."

At this point, Lady Jiu Tian looked at Fang Jian and said, "I trust you with the position of 'Tai Shi Xian Jun'. Otherwise, I will be worried. Fang Jian, you cannot refuse this position. If I ever go to the Jieyu Realm, you must take charge of Tai Shi Xiandu on my behalf."

Upon hearing this, Fang Jian showed no humility or hesitation, and immediately bowed and said, "Your servant Fang Jian, I will obey the order of the Great Dao Lord."

"Okay." The Lady of the Nine Heavens nodded and smiled. "Then let Qing Yan take you to familiarize yourself with the various departments and responsibilities of Taishi Xiandu. You must first master the various immortal officials, duties, and powers of Taishi Xiandu."

Fang Jian bowed and said, "I will obey the order of the law."

Then the boy Qingyan walked down the steps and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "True Lord Hongqing, please follow me."

Fang Jian immediately bowed to the Ninth Heaven Fairy and said, "Lord Dao, I will take my leave now."

"Go." The Queen Mother of the West said with a smile, waving her sleeves.

Fang Jian and Qingyan Tongzi left the Taishi Hall. Qingyan Tongzi slowed down his pace and walked side by side with Fang Jian. He said, "Master Hongqing, how much cinnabar did you buy?"

"What?" Fang Jian asked in surprise, "How much cinnabar did you buy?"

The Qingyan boy asked, "It's the top-grade Red God Cinnabar. How much did you buy?"

Fang Jian was stunned for a long time by Qingyan Tongzi's words. "What do you mean? Why should I buy high-grade cinnabar?"

The Qingyan boy said, "Master Hongqing, don't you know yet? It was the Mingxu boy who told me to buy more high-grade Red God Cinnabar."

"Isn't the Mingxu boy the personal attendant of the Eastern Qinghua Emperor?" Fang Jian asked the Qingyan boy.

Qingyan Tongzi nodded and said, "Yes, many gods in the Heavenly Court already know about this matter, and they are all scrambling to buy the Red God Cinnabar."

"Why are you competing to buy the Red God Cinnabar?" Fang Jian asked, still a little confused.

Qingyan Tongzi said, "Didn't Master Hongqing go to the Water Demon Heaven to rescue people?"

"Yes." Fang Jian nodded.

Qingyan Tongzi said, "I don't know who first spread the news that the demon cultivators in the Water Demon Heaven are not afraid of any magical powers except peach wood swords and cinnabar. So now that this news has spread, everyone is scrambling to buy the Red God Cinnabar."

Fang Jian finally understood that this was the panic caused by Shui Motian's demonic cultivator, so everyone started rushing to buy cinnabar.

But Fang Jian didn't care. The Great World of Yama might be short of anything, but cinnabar was always there, essential for refining talismans. As far as Fang Jian knew, Taixuandu Province and the Four Heavenly Monarch Palaces controlled no fewer than a thousand veins of Red God Cinnabar.

"How much did you buy?" Fang Jian asked with a smile.

The Qingyan boy said, "I bought five million catties."

"..." Fang Jian looked at Qing Yan Tongzi in surprise and asked, "How many Jieyu did you spend?"

Qing Yan Tongzi said with a pained look on his face, "The price of Red God Cinnabar is five catties of robbery jade. Five million catties is one million robbery jades. Since I was enlightened by the Great Dao Lord, I have a total of 2.7 million robbery jades on my body. This has cost me one million in one go."

"However," Qing Yan Tongzi said excitedly, "Now the price of Red God Cinnabar has risen to three catties per robbery jade. By then, I only need to sell three million catties to make back my investment. I can even make two million catties for my own use!"

Fang Jian looked at Qingyan Tongzi speechlessly, then said, "Then I advise you to sell it now."

"Oh?" Qingyan Tongzi looked at Fang Jian curiously and asked, "Why? Actually, I want to wait a little longer to see if it can go up a little more..."

Fang Jian smiled and said, "Speculation is not advisable. You'd better sell some as soon as possible to get your money back. I won't cheat you."

Upon hearing this, Qingyan fell into deep thought. After a while, he nodded and said, "Well, Master Hongqing, I believe you. I will go to Penglai Tianjie tomorrow and sell three million kilograms."

As they were talking, they had already arrived outside Taiyuan Palace. Qingyan Tongzi immediately said, "Oh, this is Taiyuan Palace, where the 'Three Lords and Two Envoys' of Taishi Xiandu hold their offices."

"The three Lords are: Taishi Xiandu Left Vice Lord, Taishi Xiandu Right Vice Lord, and Taishi Xiandu Kaocheng Lord."

"The two envoys are: Taishi Xiandu Disaster Envoy and Taishi Xiandu Redemption Envoy."

At this point, Qingyan Tongzi further explained: "Hongqing Zhenjun, you are now the 'Taishi Immortal Lord', only below the Great Dao Lord. The Left Deputy Lord and the Right Deputy Lord are the deputy lords below you."

Fang Jian nodded in understanding, and Qingyan Tongzi continued, "However, there are only three of the 'Three Lords and Two Envoys' currently serving: Wen Tianxiang, the Lord of Examination and Success in the Great Beginning Immortal Capital; Feng Lun, the Lord of Disaster in the Great Beginning Immortal Capital; and Meng Ling, the Lord of Redemption in the Great Beginning Immortal Capital. The positions of Left and Right Deputy Lords are currently vacant, as the Lord of the Great Dao has yet to find suitable immortal officials for these positions."

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