“This is easy to handle!” Chong Xuan Sheng exclaimed, already forming a plan. “Apart from the Taixu Pavilion, the remaining areas will all be dedicated to pleasure. The Taixu Illusion is for cultivation; entering the Taixu Pavilion is for striving and arduous practice. How exhausting is arduous practice? Before and after such practice, one needs to relax. Let’s give them relaxation, let them indulge! We’ll build casinos and pleasure houses!”

“Casinos are simple, as long as we can control them. You’ve already established a connection with Lu Zongxiao, so there won’t be any problems in Tianfu City! Pleasure houses are a business that requires talent. We can collaborate with others. The four famous establishments won’t do; they have high standards, are reserved, and have complex backgrounds. Right, the Three Scents Pavilion. Let’s partner with them!”

He spoke non-stop, a torrent of words. “Let them build a branch, provide the people and the girls, and we’ll sit back and collect the dividends…”

“Hold on,” Jiang Wang interrupted. “Why would they cooperate with you? The Taixu Pavilion can indeed attract many cultivators who spend lavishly, but the Three Scents Pavilion can absolutely open its business outside of our twenty mu of land. If they open up a bit further, won’t the people who should go still go? Can a pleasure house you build casually compete with theirs?”

Chong Xuan Sheng rolled his eyes subtly. “Isn’t the Taixu Pavilion yours? You’re such a blockhead, can’t you come up with a simple excuse? If they don’t cooperate with us and build their own pleasure house, we’ll issue a new regulation. For example, those who have visited a pleasure house within three days cannot enter the Taixu Illusion; we won’t give them slots. As for the reason, cultivation requires a full and energetic spirit. Isn’t that sufficient? Once this regulation is in effect, let’s see if they still have any business. Why would they even come to Tianfu City?”

Jiang Wang: …

“Peripheral facilities are just a small part. Let’s talk about the Taixu Pavilion itself. We’ll build it nine stories high. Divide it into nine standards. First floor, everyone in one room, sitting on futons. Second floor, a few comfortable chairs. Third floor, soft couches! Fourth floor…”

Jiang Wang quickly cut him off. “The construction of the Taixu Pavilion must strictly follow the blueprints. There are only five floors in total. The topmost and bottommost floors are array formations. Only the three middle floors can be entered, and one Taixu Pavilion can only provide ninety-nine slots for entering the Taixu Illusion simultaneously.”

“Doesn’t matter!”

Chong Xuan Sheng remained composed. “The second floor will provide seventy futons. Everyone who enters will meditate. What is the Taixu Illusion? It’s where you cultivated yourself!

The number one among the Soaring Dragons, the number one among the Inner Palaces near the sea – how terrifying is this effect! Such a good place, the only one in the entire Qi country, is it too much to charge ten Dao Yuan Stones per hour?

The third floor, find good craftsmen, divide it into twenty private rooms. Provide high-quality fruits and snacks, all free of charge. Is it too much to charge one Wan Yuan Stone per hour?

The fourth floor, decorate nine luxurious rooms, providing top-tier enjoyment. Incense burning, jade carving, delicacies from the sea and mountains – one cannot enter without a certain status. We’ll only charge ten Wan Yuan Stones per hour. Isn’t that excellent value for money?

Calculate it. After opening, how much can we earn in one hour?”

Jiang Wang’s mind raced, seven hundred Dao Yuan Stones plus twenty Wan Yuan Stones plus ninety Dao Yuan Stones… No need to calculate.

“Brother Sheng, I’ve always trusted you completely!” He slapped the armrest and prepared to leave. “I’m going to cultivate. I’ll hand this matter entirely over to you!”

Good heavens, a profit of more than one Yuan Stone per hour. Plus, the Taixu Pavilion purely relies on the Taixu Illusion and requires no management once built, and the Taixu Illusion runs for twelve hours non-stop…

He already felt happiness. What could An An not eat in the future? From the south to the north, order whatever she wants! Eat whatever she wants!

“Heh.” Chong Xuan Sheng, however, leaned back in his chair and suddenly let out a cold chuckle. “I have two big pieces of news here. Don’t you want to hear them?”

Jiang Wang was oblivious in his joy and said nonchalantly, “What big news? Tell me!”

Chong Xuan Sheng glanced at him and said, “First, I returned the operating rights of Chongjia Island to the Tian family without compensation. And your friend named Tian Chang, just yesterday, has already reclaimed Chongjia Island under the banner of Tian Anping.”

Jiang Wang was stunned for a moment. “Is the Nine Profundity Sect that easy to talk to?”

“The ten-year period is almost up. Tian Anping can break the prohibition next year. No one knows what his strength will be at that time. No one dares to gamble on what he will do. Gu Huaixin is naturally not afraid, but the Nine Profundity Sect cannot possibly be unafraid. Moreover, reclaiming the sovereignty of Bajiao Island is legitimate. If a dispute truly arises, Gu Huaixin cannot openly support them.” Chong Xuan Sheng sneered, “Does the Nine Profundity Sect dare to directly confront Tian Anping?”

“Although it’s mainly because the sovereignty is with Bajiao Island, and they have little room for maneuver, the Nine Profundity Sect had no reservations about your Chong Xuan family at that time.” Jiang Wang shook his head and sighed, “As expected, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear the crazy.”

Chong Xuan Sheng said indifferently, “You don’t seem to feel sorry for me at all.”

“You, who pluck the feathers from passing geese and scrape the ground thirty feet deep, how could you possibly suffer a loss?” Jiang Wang curled his lip. “I’m only worried now if my friend named Tian Chang has already had his last meal.”

*Pfft.*

Fourteen, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn’t hold it in and laughed out loud.

Chong Xuan Sheng gave her a reproachful look, blaming her for disrupting the atmosphere he had created.

He questioned her with his eyes, *Don’t you know how many Dao Yuan Stones this guy named Jiang owes our family?*

The guilty Fourteen closed her eyes and pretended to be a statue.

“Should I go cultivate first?” Jiang Wang felt uncomfortable watching them exchange glances. “I feel like I’m quite disruptive here.”

Fourteen remained silent and didn’t open her eyes. Beneath her faceplate, no one could see her red face.

Chong Xuan Sheng had a thick enough skin and changed the subject without being affected. “Gu Huaixin has taken on a new disciple!”

Although taking on a disciple is not a major event, Jiang Wang did not dismiss it. Since Chong Xuan Sheng brought it up so formally, it must not be simple.

“Very talented?” he asked.

Chong Xuan Sheng said slowly, “Since Gu Huaixin is willing to take on a disciple at this time, her talent is definitely not inferior to Ji Shaoqing’s. Otherwise, there’s no meaning.”

“Whether she’s stronger than Ji Shaoqing or not, you’ll only know for sure after asking me.”

Jiang Wang smiled confidently, but suddenly a figure flashed in his mind, and his smile could not be maintained. He asked tentatively, “What’s her name?”

“Zhu Biqiong,” Chong Xuan Sheng said in a relaxed tone.

When he was free, Jiang Wang had indeed thought about what Zhu Biqiong would face if she returned to the Diaohai Tower.

The Diaohai Tower is a major sect in the world, with its own honor and persistence. Zhu Biqiong is harmless and has always been innocent, at least on the surface. The Diaohai Tower would not do anything to her.

But some hidden hostility cannot be erased – hostility born from the death of Ji Shaoqing and from Jiang Wang.

Although Zhu Biqiong is innocent, hostility and hatred are not always rational.

He had thought about what he would do if he were Zhu Biqiong and had to face those things.

The final answer was silence.

Because he is not someone who cares about those gazes. He has his own path to take, and he knows how to take it. He will not be changed by anyone.

But at this moment, he had to admit that if she could become Gu Huaixin’s disciple, then all problems would be non-issues.

Who could be more qualified to be angry than Gu Huaixin?

Gu Huaixin himself had already let it go, so who else had reason to cling to it?

Jiang Wang’s mood was very complicated, but in the end, he only said, “Presumably, she made this choice after careful consideration. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

“You shouldn’t have let her go,” Chong Xuan Sheng said.

Jiang Wang didn’t look at him. “She’s not my prisoner. Why wouldn’t I let her go?”

Chong Xuan Sheng was somewhat frustrated. “If one day, Gu Huaixin asks her to avenge her senior brother from the same sect, what do you think she will do?”

“First, a dignified True Person would not be that foolish. Second, I trust Zhu Biqiong.”

After saying that, Jiang Wang got up. “I won’t bother you anymore. I’m going to cultivate.”