Chapter 1015: Preparing for War | Red Heart Survey [Translation]
Red Heart Survey [Translation] - Updated on April 19, 2025
The business of Taixu Corner Tower exploded. All seats, including the most expensive private rooms, were fully booked with not a single empty spot.
This was not all.
Chong Xuan Sheng specially introduced a queuing system, requiring advance payment for reservations. The list of cultivators in the queue had already extended to a month later!
Not only were there cultivators from Linhai Prefecture, but even from Qingtou Prefecture, cultivators rushed over.
Even Fan Qingqing specifically wrote a letter asking Jiang Wang about Taixu Corner Tower.
Of course, the letter also intentionally mentioned Du Gu Xiao’s cultivation, suggesting that such a treasure trove could potentially improve her abilities.
After arriving in Qingyang Town, she also took over the important task of guiding Du Gu Xiao’s cultivation. With her Outer Tower realm cultivation, coupled with her past experience as an elder in the Five Immortals Sect, this was naturally more than sufficient.
Jiang Wang had always known that Fan Qingqing was not a simple person.
Just one thing to mention. When they had just left the near sea and arrived in Linhai Prefecture, she had no disagreement whatsoever with Jiang Wang’s statement that the pursuers would not dare to come to Qi within at least five years. This was enough to show that she indeed knew the identities of Yin Guan and the others. Yet, she never mentioned it, only saying that she did not know who they were.
But this did not mean she was unreliable.
Jiang Wang’s current status and position could provide her protection, and the research into the Sound Transmission Immortal Canon could bring her the opportunity for a future breakthrough.
As long as he maintained his upward momentum, such a clear-headed person would be less likely to do foolish things.
Jiang Wang immediately replied, promising that after the Zheng Sheng Hall was built, she could find time to try it out in Tianfu City.
No matter how busy Taixu Corner Tower’s business was, as the owner of Taixu Corner Tower, he could always free up a few spots.
The enthusiastic crowd brought by Taixu Corner Tower made Lü Zongxiao’s smile even brighter.
Chong Xuan Pang’s casino business was also raking in profits, and judging by the popularity of the newly built branch of the Three Fragrances Pavilion, the cut at the end of the month would be another huge sum.
The profits from these two businesses were all accounted for under Desheng Commercial Bank.
Speaking of which, the current Desheng Commercial Bank, with Qingyang Town in Yang Land as its hub, controlled a border county trade route, and business was already booming. Coupled with the completion of Taixu Corner Tower here in Tianfu City and the good relationship with the Tianfu City Lord Lü Zongxiao, doing business at sea would not be difficult in the future.
Chong Xuan Sheng himself was also running the businesses of Desheng Commercial Bank and the Chong Xuan family separately, strictly dividing the lines and not crossing them. After all, his relationship with Jiang Wang could be calculated in any way, but once it involved the interests of the Chong Xuan family, it would be difficult to calculate in any way.
Among the commercial banks with the best momentum in Qi this year, the name of Desheng Commercial Bank must be included.
Of course, it was only competing among the emerging commercial banks and was far from being comparable to a leading commercial bank like the Four Seas Commercial Alliance.
And the reason why Desheng Commercial Bank could not dominate among the emerging commercial banks was because of another commercial alliance jointly formed by many small commercial banks—
Hechang Commercial Alliance.
This commercial alliance was established for a very short time and basically grew up by feeding on the decaying flesh of the Ju Bao Commercial Bank that had fallen. There were several commercial banks among them that were previously creditors of the Ju Bao Commercial Bank, with a large amount of debt circulating within the Ju Bao Commercial Bank. When the Ju Bao Commercial Bank collapsed, many businesses were directly taken to offset the debts.
During the entire process of the Ju Bao Commercial Bank’s collapse, the three most sated parties were the Four Seas Commercial Alliance, the Chong Xuan family’s family business. Chong Xuan Sheng also used these benefits to firmly bind the family elders. The third party was this Hechang Commercial Alliance.
The small commercial banks that formed the Hechang Commercial Alliance numbered as many as fifteen, and the盟主 (méng zhǔ – alliance master) was a mysterious person surnamed Qi, who almost never showed his face. Within the Hechang Commercial Alliance, he was respectfully referred to as “Mr. Qi”.
Of course, Jiang Wang rarely worried about these matters.
The meaning of “those who can do more work” is… leave everything to Chong Xuan Sheng.
As for Jiang Wang himself, he was naturally diligent in his cultivation and actively preparing for the Yellow River Convention.
He still kept his door closed, sat alone and asked about the Dao, and his mind sank into the Taixu Illusion Realm.
Perhaps it was an illusion, but after the establishment of the Taixu Corner Tower, the feeling of entering the Taixu Illusion Realm became more natural.
That ethereal voice sounded in his ears again.
In the past, Jiang Wang’s thoughts about it were groundless, but now he had a few ideas.
Was it that mysterious True Monarch Xu Yuanzhi? Separating thousands of thoughts, corresponding to each cultivator in the Taixu Illusion Realm? Or was it some kind of manifestation of the Dao?
That voice did not care about Jiang Wang’s mood and continued to speak according to the inherent rules.
Taixu Corner Tower has been established.
Obtained the honorary title: Taixu Envoy.
A realization arose in Jiang Wang’s heart. After the establishment of Taixu Corner Tower, this identity of his was connected from the Taixu Illusion Realm to the real world. Only at this moment did he become a true “Taixu Envoy”.
In the blessed land, above the虛影 (xū yǐng – ethereal shadow) of the sundial, in addition to the honorary titles Taixu First Dragon, Taixu Six Harmonies Cultivator, another one was added: Taixu Envoy.
And then—
Merit: 5,300
Law: 23,400
Passing over Merit and Law, his gaze fell upon the four characters “Taixu Envoy”, and he naturally obtained a piece of information—You are the founder and owner of Taixu Corner Tower, representing the Taixu Illusion Realm in the world, and therefore possess corresponding rights and responsibilities. You gain a one-grade effect on the Dao Deduction Platform, and you gain the right to predict the changes in the Taixu Illusion Realm. Other rights and responsibilities are pending release.
And by immersing his mind in the phrase “the right to predict the changes in the Taixu Illusion Realm”, he could obtain new information—After the completion of the new round of Taixu Corner Towers, the Primordial Chaos Space will be opened.
The Primordial Chaos Space that Chong Xuan Sheng had mentioned a long time ago!
This Primordial Chaos Space should have been a concept formed very early in the Taixu Illusion Realm, but it was likely due to the constant inability of the major forces to reach an agreement that it was never truly opened.
This also showed that the Taixu Illusion Realm was indeed under the supervision of the major top forces and could not achieve complete autonomy and freedom. In a sense, this was also the premise for the stability and safety of the Taixu Illusion Realm.
Only now, with the establishment of this round of Taixu Corner Towers, did the opening of the Primordial Chaos Space truly arrive. Jiang Wang was full of longing, wondering what kind of situation it would be.
In the introduction to the honorary title of Taixu Envoy, Jiang Wang also caught a piece of information—while enjoying certain rights, the Taixu Envoy also needs to bear some responsibilities. Although it has not yet been stated what needs to be done, it undoubtedly indicates that the Taixu Envoy and the Taixu Illusion Realm will have a closer connection.
He didn’t know if it was good or bad, but under the supervision of various parties, this distribution of rights and responsibilities would at least not be too imbalanced…
The Taixu Illusion Realm was such a vast world that with Jiang Wang’s current level, he could not interfere with it. However, he still had the power of choice, and he could only wait for that choice.
Returning to his own cultivation, Jiang Wang was always constantly self-examining, knowing that he had not yet reached his limit in the Inner Mansion realm.
Not to mention that there were still two remaining Inner Mansions waiting to be opened, just at the level of three Inner Mansions, the instantaneous Dao arts of the third Inner Mansion had not yet been engraved.
If he wanted to engrave the third Inner Mansion, a Dao art of the Upper Grade, Outer Tower level would naturally be the first choice.
However, unless one had extraordinary talent, a perfect match, or created it oneself with innate advantages, the engraved Dao arts of an Inner Mansion cultivator were limited to the Middle Grade, Inner Mansion level or below.
Jiang Wang would not consider engraving a Dao art below the Middle Grade, Inner Mansion level.
As for high-quality Dao arts of the Middle Grade, Inner Mansion level or above, the Chong Xuan family naturally did not lack them, but even someone with Chong Xuan Sheng’s status could not easily obtain them.
After knowing a part of the information about the Taixu Illusion Realm, Jiang Wang’s vigilance towards the Taixu Illusion Realm was also much reduced.
Using the Dao Deduction Platform to deduce Dao arts was not a bad choice.
But not now.
With a slight movement of his mind, Jiang Wang had already stepped onto the Dao Deduction Platform, soaring through the starry river.
He was now tenth in the Inner Mansion realm of the Taixu Illusion Realm.
If he guessed correctly, after obtaining the honorary title of Taixu Five Elements Cultivator, the Dao Deduction Platform would be able to improve its effect by one layer during the duration of the honorary title. And after obtaining the honorary title of Taixu First Inner Mansion, the Dao Deduction Platform could also permanently improve its effect by one layer.
So, after obtaining the Taixu First Inner Mansion, Jiang Wang’s current three-layered Dao Deduction Platform would be able to exert the effect of a seven-layered Dao Deduction Platform!