There may be someone else behind this matter, so it is natural for Jiang Li to be worried.

How could a useless person with no cultivation get the spiritual stones to rent a top-notch room for seven days?

If you are truly simply loved and it is given by your parents and elders, then it is easy to explain.

But if someone was using her to stir up conflict, or even if it was City Lord Lu who instructed him to sacrifice a useless person to create an excuse, then what he would have to consider was not just resolving the conflict, but dealing with the irreconcilable hostility.

Qingshanju and Manjianghong were institutions founded by Jiang Li to collect spirit stones and souls. The original intention of their establishment was to serve the advancement of the Burial Yin Coffin.

Now Jiang Li's burial coffin has been successfully upgraded, and the rigid demand has disappeared. But these two shops are still two hens that can lay spiritual stones, and Jiang Li is not willing to give up easily. And with his personality, it is impossible for him to let others ride on his head and shit on him without fighting back.

"Sir, you injured the steward of the City Lord's Mansion this time. They will definitely not let it go. What should we do next?"

Qin Shuman asked this after she stepped forward and made a pot of tea for Jiang Li.

But there wasn't much worry in her voice.

Qin Shuman is a female ghost brought out by Jiang Li from the Qitu Ghost Market. She had not seen much of the world at first. After seeing Jiang Li's background in the Burial Yin Coffin and deeply understanding the strength of her master, the trust in her heart slowly built up and became unshakable.

Even if the other party is the Lord of the City That Never Sleeps, she doesn't think Jiang Li will suffer any loss.

Jiang Li pondered for a moment. The worst-case scenario was that the two sides would engage in a fierce battle. He might suffer a loss but would not be seriously hurt. It all depended on what the person in the City Lord's Mansion planned.

"Don't worry, I will go to the City Lord's Mansion tomorrow to meet Lu Zhengyang!"

. . . .

Jiuyou's clone was released by Jiang Li and continued to stay in Qingshanju, while Jiang Li's real body left and wandered around the city that never sleeps.

This was not his first time in this city that never sleeps. He had been here once before for the opening of Man Jiang Hong, but at that time he was mainly running around nearby, clearing out places where ghosts gathered. This was his first time actually being active in the city.

And because he had only ever been concerned with the Manjianghong Inn, which collected souls, he had never been to the real inner city shops. As the boss behind the scenes, he still had to take a look.

After showing off the inner gate token of Sutra Valley, there is no need to register at all and you can pass through all gates freely.

The reason why this Never-Sleeping City has been able to survive for so long is because of the support of the Righteous Alliance. Without the approval of the four major sects and their presence in the Never-Sleeping City, this place would only be a second-rate market.

Therefore, as long as he shows the inner door token and the hidden word on his left chest, he can enjoy privileges in many places.

After a tour here, he also deeply felt the impact that the secret realm of the medicine garden in the misty mountains had brought to the world of immortal cultivation in Dachongshan.

I asked a few medicine shops on the roadside and found out that the prices of the same medicines have dropped by more than 30% compared to usual, and are still falling at a steady rate.

Judging from the current trend, it will not be a problem for the price of elixirs to drop by another 20% in the future. This will make life much better for many independent cultivators who could not afford elixirs before.

Moreover, many elixirs that had been out of stock for years due to scarcity of materials and had a high price but no market are now in sufficient supply.

In fact, because the spiritual medicines in the secret realm of the medicine garden are of extremely high age and excellent quality, the effects of these pills are even better than usual.

It can be said to be low-priced and high-quality.

With such an attraction, there are many unfamiliar faces on the streets of this city that never sleeps. Their clothing and appearance are slightly different from those in the immortal world of Dachongshan.

The dangerous mountains and steep ridges could not stop the greedy monks. Many monks from other places, who had smelled the benefits, flocked to the Dazhongshan Immortal Cultivation World, hoping to get a piece of the pie in this feast.

After some discussion, the many sects in Dachong Mountain did not completely reject these outsiders.

Instead, they adopted the approach of selling at different prices and absorbing talents.

In short, in this short period of time, the situation in the Dachongshan cultivation world has changed very quickly. There are even several sects that have disappeared from the stage of history for various reasons.

No one can tell whether there will be a bigger storm in the future.

Jiang Li shook his head and lamented how fast the world was changing. He stopped wandering around and walked towards his own Man Jiang Hong.

But he didn't expect that during the seven days he spent breaking through the foundation building stage, it seemed like he had used up all his luck.

Not only did Qingshanju run into trouble, but even the small business Manjianghong was troubled by people.

"Call your manager out now. This red spider lily is mine."

A young monk who looked like a rich boy, surrounded by several monks wearing blue sect disciple uniforms, was arrogantly shouting loudly in the Manjianghong shop.

He was waving a bag in his hand, which probably contained a lot of spirit stones. He looked like a rich nouveau riche showing off in front of others.

Next to him, there was an exotic woman holding a pot of beautiful red flowers, which was obviously the red spider lily he mentioned.

"I'm sorry, customer. This red spider lily is kept by our shop. It's not for sale. Please return it to us."

In the shop, three disciples looked anxious and wanted to go forward to take back the pot of red flowers, but the sect disciples in blue clothes blocked their way and prevented them from getting close.

"Asshole, there is nothing in the store that cannot be sold. Since you have put it out, I will order this flower. It's just a spiritual stone, young master, I have plenty of it."

The young man looked like a decent person, but his words and actions lacked any manners.

"You! You're talking nonsense! I clearly placed the flowers in the inner courtyard, and it was you who came in and insisted on taking them away!"

A female disciple stepped forward to argue, but such words obviously did not make the other party feel guilty. Instead, the man was attracted by her pretty face.

"Hey, little girl, I think you are pretty. How about I buy you from the young master later and you will warm his bed."

It was obvious that this young man was obsessed with sex, and he even flirted with a female disciple in the store.

This person was the medical practitioner Lu Qianqian who was invited by Jiang Li. He declined politely at first, but for some reason, he finally chose to join.

With the addition of professional medical practitioners, Man Jianghong can temporarily process some spiritual materials and medicines by himself, and then send them back to the sect to be refined into finished medicines by the genius alchemist Xiao Si Senior Sister and then sold. In this way, a simple and mature industrial chain is formed, and the ability to attract money is greatly enhanced.

But at this moment, a disciple of the Sutra Valley was actually being teased.

"Brother Zhang, this seems to be a store in Sutra Valley. After all, they are disciples of Sutra Valley. Will we be okay with this?"

The female disciple holding the flower pot next to him gave some advice with some worry. I don’t know if she was worried about the revenge of Sutra Valley, or was afraid that if the beautiful Lu Qianqian was really bought, she would take away her favor from Senior Brother Zhang?

"What are you afraid of? The one in the north district is the official store of Sutra Valley."

"Look here again. The storefront is so new, but there's nothing good inside, and there aren't many customers."

"The ones who did it were just a few outer disciples. Maybe they were disciples from Sutra Repository who used the sect's name to do it secretly. They are not protected by the sect at all."

"Besides, as long as you give enough spirit stones, there is nothing you can't buy."

He tried to touch Lu Qianqian again, but she quickly backed away. The young man felt bored and started yelling again.

"Where is your manager? Hurry up and call your manager out. What's going on? Are you still worried that Master Zhang can't afford the spirit stones?"

They didn't dare to really fight. After all, there was a sign of Sutra Valley hanging at the door, and they were in the City That Never Sleeps where fighting was prohibited. If they really fought, the law enforcement team of the City That Never Sleeps would probably give them a severe beating.

However, as a customer, he was confident that no one would interfere if he verbally bullied a few outer disciples.

Jiang Li, who was standing in the crowd, shook his head. Judging from the performance of these disciples, this was not the first time such a thing had happened. Although it had the sign of Sutra Valley, a few Qi Refining disciples wanted to run a cultivation shop, and they were bound to encounter many difficulties in the process.

However, these troubles never reached the ears of Jiang Li, the hands-off boss, and were all borne by Yan Hong alone.

Just when Jiang Li was about to go out to save face, the chubby Yan Hong finally rushed back.

"I am the manager of Man Jiang Hong. Please put down your things in the store first and talk to me if you have anything to say."

Behind Yan Hong were two disciples carrying various boxes and packages. It seemed that he had not changed the habit he developed in the sect. Whenever he had free time, he would go to the market to wander around, looking for some good goods while keeping abreast of market trends.

He also bought that red spider lily by accident from a monk from another domain.

But when the young man saw that Yan Hong was also wearing the uniform of an outer sect disciple, he immediately burst into laughter and did not take Yan Hong seriously at all.

"You are an outer sect disciple who is still in the middle stage of Qi Refining, yet you dare to call yourself the manager. Don't think that I am easy to fool."

Seeing that the person coming was just an outer disciple in the Qi training stage, he became even more arrogant.

"Since you don't have anyone who can take charge, I will make the decision for you."

"I want this red spider lily. Fifty spirit stones is a bargain for you."

"Let's go."

The disciple threw a handful of spirit stones on the ground in an insulting manner, turned around and wanted to leave with the red spider lily. He thought that since he left the spirit stones behind, it was not considered robbery, and the few outer disciples had little influence, so no one would make a decision for them.

As the new young master of the Jin Ya Sect, he should have some face.

He believes this should be a very safe practice.

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He made a fortune by buying this spiritual flower that looked like the red spider lily at the price of fifty spirit stones.

But today, they obviously bullied the wrong people and at the wrong time.

Several disciples of the Golden Tooth Sect behind him were still blocking the people in the store. Just as they saw that Master Zhang was about to leave with the red spider lily, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder.

"What are you doing!"

Just as Mr. Zhang was about to open his mouth to scold, a huge force suddenly pressed down on him.

This young man's cultivation had actually reached the foundation-building stage, but under the pressure of this force, his left shoulder was directly shattered, and the pair of calves that bore the force were also directly broken and dislocated. Then, he could no longer stand, and he collapsed with his eyes rolled back.

Jiang Li looked at the disciple holding the flowerpot again.

Being stared into his eyes felt like being pressed down by a huge mountain of the five elements, extremely heavy.

Jiang Li waved his hand, and the female disciple handed the flowerpot to him as if possessed by a ghost, not daring to resist at all.

Not to mention him, even the few disciples of the Golden Teeth Sect who had been helping that young master to bully others felt as if they were falling into an icy cave at the sight of his eyes. They were so frightened that they could not move or dare to speak anymore.

Their Jin Ya Sect had been in quite a bit of turmoil recently, but the outcome was relatively good as they had gained the support of a powerful force.

Because he has a backer, he dares to be so arrogant in the city that never sleeps.

But bullying a few outer disciples who are not valued may not be a big deal, but this man in white is an inner disciple of Sutra Valley. He has an intimidating and oppressive aura without even getting angry, and it is obvious that he is not someone who can be easily messed with.

They were always bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, so they became timid in an instant.

"Brother, Master Zhang is the son of the leader of the Golden Teeth Sect. Please show mercy, please show mercy!"

At this moment, the guards of the City That Never Sleeps and the law enforcement team of the Sutra Valley pushed through the crowd and arrived.

They were actually very fast. As soon as something happened here, the other side would sense it and rush over immediately.

This is also the reason why the few people just now did not dare to really take action no matter what.

In fact, the several disciples in Man Jiang Hong could have chosen to make things worse. With Jiang Li's face, the sect's law enforcement team would naturally help protect them.

But they are only outer disciples at the lowest level in the early stage of Qi Refining. They have been bullied many times and are used to swallowing their anger. They dare not trouble the sect's law enforcement team, which are usually ferocious and vicious. This is why the current situation has occurred.

"What happened, who did it?"

The people in the city that never sleeps have heard their voices before they have even seen them.

But Jiang Li ignored them and looked at his own sect's law enforcement team on the other side.

"Brother Qinglie, long time no see."

The person leading the team looked very familiar. He was Qing Lie, a Foundation Establishment disciple from the Law Enforcement Hall who had fought with Jiang Li during the sect competition.

"This junior brother, who are you?"

But the other party did not recognize Jiang Li.

Jiang Li had changed a lot after he broke through the foundation building stage. His height and body shape had changed dramatically, and he always had a faint aura of Taoism. Even his father had to be suspicious for a few minutes before he dared to step forward to recognize him. Qing Lie, who had only met him a few times and had a good relationship with him, naturally did not recognize him.

But he couldn't recognize it, but someone else could.

"Wait, you are, Jiang Li?"

Yan Hong, who was originally blocked inside the door and unable to get out, finally ran out and looked at Jiang Li in disbelief.

He heard Jiang Li's voice clearly just now, but when he actually saw him, he became a little suspicious. He didn't understand why Jiang Li's image had changed so drastically.

"Jiang Li? Which Jiang Li?"

"You don't even know this, who else is Jiang Li in Sutra Valley?"

"Jiang Li from Sutra Valley? Are you talking about the number one Qi Refining Stage cultivator in Dachongshan Immortal Cultivation World?"

Jiang Li's reputation spread far and wide, and people recognized him as soon as they announced his name.

Jiang Li naturally smiled and nodded.

"It's me, Yanhong, your belly is getting bigger and bigger."

He looked at Qing Lie again. He thought that he would be able to recognize this senior brother now.

"You are Jiang Li, how come...hiss! You haven't broken through to the foundation building stage, have you?"

When Qing Lie heard the name Jiang Li, he realized that apart from his figure and temperament, this person's eyebrows, eyes and facial features were exactly the strongest disciple of the sect! And what kind of situation could cause Jiang Li to undergo such a huge change?

He thought of an answer, that is foundation building! With a bitter smile, Qing Lie was relieved. Why should he feel uncomfortable and compare himself with this junior brother?

"Well, I succeeded in building the foundation by luck."

"Brother Qinglie, these people are causing trouble in my Sutra Valley store and are trying to rob spiritual materials with bad intentions. Arrest them and send them to the Spirit Stone Mine."

Jiang Li kicked the guy on the ground to Qing Lie's side and faced the guards of the City That Never Sleeps.

"Everyone, I will handle the matter here in Sutra Valley. Please don't worry about it."

Those guards were obviously unhappy, but they were far from being the only powerful force in the City That Never Sleeps, and they had no right to interfere in the affairs of Sutra Valley.

He didn't dare show it on his face, he just bowed and left.

The law enforcement team of Sutra Valley stepped forward and knocked the remaining disciples of Jin Ya Sect to the ground in a few strokes, even the female disciple was not spared. What awaits them is the rest of their lives of underground mining.

When another law enforcement disciple was about to drag Master Zhang off the ground, this guy woke up from his coma.

And yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute! We are from Bailian Mountain. You can't do this to me! You can't do this to me!"

Come on, comrades!

(End of this chapter)