Please bring your best friends to practice immortality

Chapter 679 Doing Business
Gu Shiyi knew that Elder Lu had no one under him, so he relied on recruiting some independent cultivators to work for him. However, Elder Lu was always generous, and he had a pleasant cooperation with him, so he immediately responded.
"I wonder what you want me to do?"

Elder Lu said,

"I have a bloodline in my secular family, and they are now in Dumo Province. They have encountered some minor troubles in the mortal world. You can take them to Daxi Province and let them settle down there!"

So simple?
Gu Shiyi was a little confused, and Elder Lu also saw her doubts and responded immediately,

"Speaking of which, this is quite a big problem. There is the Xiyue Kingdom in Dumo Province. The royal family of Xiyue has now surrendered to the Guanshan Tower, one of the invaders. The Guanshan Tower is extremely tyrannical and cruel, and has imposed heavy taxes on ordinary people. In my bloodline, there is a descendant who was born with water spirit roots. After being discovered by the people of Guanshan Tower, they forcibly abducted her. Now we don't know whether she is alive or dead. You should find a way to save her!"

Oh, Guanshan Tower!

Their power has now been established on this continent?

Gu Shiyi understood and asked again,

"Senior's descendant has water spiritual roots, why don't you take her with you?"

It's a good thing to have younger generations who can practice cultivation, but why doesn't this senior protect them well?

Elder Lu sighed and said,
"My technique is not suitable for women to practice. It can only be passed down to boys and not girls. Moreover, the spiritual roots can only be manifested at the age of six. My family didn't know about it originally, and I don't know how the people from Guanshan Tower found out about it. They sent a letter to me only after I was abducted!"

Oh I got it!

Gu Shi nodded,

"I understand what you mean, senior..."

Elder Lu nodded, took out a brocade box and said,

"Here is a pair of five-winged sandworms. Find a way to raise them. The silk they will spit out can resist water and fire, and is invulnerable to all kinds of harm. It can be divided into sixteen colors. You female cultivators love this. Take it!"

Gu Shiyi took it and opened it, only to see two ordinary-looking silkworms lying in the box. He began to murmur in his heart,
“I don’t know whether it’s true or not!”

Then he asked,
“I wonder what they eat?”

Elder Lu thought for a moment and said,
"No matter what it is, spiritual herbs will do!"

What does it mean that no matter what it is, a magical herb will do?
Gu Shiyi secretly rolled his eyes, speaking as if spiritual herbs were just like cabbages, which could be fed however one wanted!
In fact, this pair of sandworms is very hard to find, and Elder Lu doesn’t have many things to give away now, so he had to give this pair of sandworms to Gu Shiyi. If she wanted them at other times, Elder Lu might not be willing to give them to her!
After Gu Shiyi received the sandworm, he stayed in Elder Lu's courtyard for one night and then planned to go out to do some work. When he was leaving the mountain, the disciple guarding the gate was an acquaintance. Seeing Gu Shiyi's strange expression for a moment, he still smiled and bowed,
"Gu Daoyou, how are you?"

When Gu Shiyi saw this, he smiled and bowed,

"It's Brother Zhu!"

This person is the disciple of the steward Zhu Bing. He teamed up with Zhou Ying to trick Gu Shiyi. Gu Shiyi learned about this person after he joined the alliance. This person is also surnamed Zhu and is a descendant of Zhu Bing. Because he has spiritual roots for cultivation, he was sent to Zhu Bing to learn Taoism. Now he is in the middle stage of the Golden Core. Gu Shiyi asked with a smile,
"Brother Zhu, I wonder if your master, Senior Zhu, has come out of retreat?"

It is not known whether Zhu Bing was afraid of failure and being known, or he really wanted to practice in seclusion, but he has not shown up in the alliance for a whole year. Therefore, Gu Shiyi has become famous in the alliance, but has never met Zhu's master and disciple. Seeing him today, I guess he should have come out of seclusion?
Zhu Neng saw Gu Shiyi smiling, with a natural expression as if what happened before had never happened, and couldn't help but think in his heart,

"This woman is so cunning!"

He smiled and bowed and asked,

"Is Brother Gu going to leave the mountain?"

"It's to serve Elder Lu!"

Zhu Neng nodded and smiled when he heard this.

"Fellow Daoist Gu is now considered a capable member of the alliance. I think Elder Lu must think highly of you, right?"

"I dare not! I dare not! I was just lucky enough to succeed a few times..."

Zhu Neng laughed again.
"If you don't have real skills, you can't succeed even if you want to get away with it..."

After a pause, he said again,
"Where is Fellow Daoist Gu going?" "Dumozhou!"

"What a coincidence! I will also be going to Jiecheng, Dumo Province, to do some work in two days..."

"Oh...really?"

What does this Zhu guy mean? He keeps trying to get close to me. Does he want to cheat me again?
Gu Shiyi sneered in his heart but didn't show it on his face. But Zhu Neng said,
"Since we are both in Dumo Province, how about we meet up and chat after we finish our business?"

Gu Shiyi nodded, her eyes rolled,
"Okay!"

Could this be a problem?
With Zhu's personality, he might have already defected to the Zhengyuan Sect!
So the two agreed on a place and time to meet, and Gu Shiyi left in a flash, leaving Zhu Neng standing there watching her flash disappear, thinking in his heart,
"Looking at this girl's appearance, she shouldn't be someone who would lose because of her pride. Then the matter Master ordered will be easy to handle!"

If I had known that this woman was so capable, why would I have offended her for Zhou Ying's petty gain?

But now it seems that if this girl can understand the current situation, put aside her past grudges and be willing to let us introduce her into the sect, it can be counted as a credit to me!
Zhengyuan Sect is short of people now and is recruiting people everywhere. Master and apprentice Zhu Neng have just joined the sect not long ago, and they did not expect that they would receive the task of recruiting Gu Shiyi to join the sect!
Gu Shiyi had a vague idea of ​​the other party's intentions, sneered in his heart, and sent a message to Pu Yanlan.
"My opponent has already taken action!"

Pu Yanlan also responded quickly.

“I’m also making good progress here…

Gu Shiyi smiled slightly after reading it, took the jade pendant that conveyed the message, and no longer concealed himself. He rode a ball of thick black demonic energy and quickly rushed to March City in Dumo Province. March City had a big lake, a small island in the lake, and a lake in the island. Whenever the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, there was a moon in the sky, a bright moon over the big lake, and another bright moon over the small lake. Three bright moons appeared at the same time, hence the name March City!

The Lu family of March City has always been a wealthy family because of their ancestor Elder Lu, and they have lived a very prosperous life. However, ever since the forces of Guanshan Tower occupied March City, the Lu family's life has become difficult!

In fact, it’s not just the Lu family that’s having a hard time, but all the people in March City are having a hard time!
The first person who came to this continent from Guanshan Tower was none other than Shi Dacha, the owner of the tower ranked 107th. As he could sit in the second seat in Guanshan Tower, his realm must be very high. It was said that he had one foot into the Mahayana stage. Therefore, although he was in this continent, he would not come out easily, and all things were handled by his subordinates.

Shi Dachai was not very prominent. He had many disciples under him, but his eldest disciple Tu Youya and second disciple Kong Hui were in charge. These two were ruthless and cruel. They were extremely brutal to both the monks who surrendered and the ordinary mortals in March City. They suppressed and enslaved the monks, and imposed heavy taxes and corvee on the ordinary people. Although the Lu family had some assets in March City, they could not withstand the exploitation of Guanshan Tower year after year, and their lives became more and more difficult!
The current head of the Lu family was counting his assets in his study, considering whether to sell off all his property and leave March City.

"I sent a letter to the ancestor earlier, but there has been no reply yet. I don't know..."

Although they are mortals, the cultivators in this world are not far away from them. The Lu family also knows a thing or two about the current situation on the continent.

“Although the ancestor is also a high-level cultivator, the Guanshan Tower is very powerful, especially the owner of the tower is the most powerful. I am afraid that the ancestor cannot defeat him…”

If our ancestors were afraid of Shi Dacha and refused to take action, then... we, their descendants, must find a way to save ourselves!

If there is no other choice, I can only abandon Fu'er and flee with the whole family!

I was looking at this year's account book and shaking my head and sighing when the doorman came to report:

"Master, there is a girl outside, holding this in her hand..."

After saying that, the doorman presented a piece of white jade with both hands. When the head of the Lu family saw it, his eyes lit up immediately and he stood up immediately.
"Quick! Please invite that girl in!"

Soon, a tall, beautiful girl with thick eyebrows and bright eyes came in led by the doorman. The head of the Lu family greeted her at the door. After looking her up and down, he was a little disappointed.
"How come... such a young woman, is she just here to deliver a message, with the old ancestor behind her?"

He knew that these cultivators had the ability to maintain their youthful looks, but the cultivators he had seen who looked so young were all low-level disciples in the sects. The high-level cultivators did not look so young. Gu Shiyi seemed to have seen through his thoughts and said to him with a smile,

"Master Lu, I am Gu Shiyi, and I am here to help you on the orders of Elder Lu!"

"Oh...it's Master Gu!"

Patriarch Lu was suspicious but did not dare to neglect him, so he invited Gu Shiyi to the study to talk...

In the next ten days or so, the Lu family of March City quickly sold off their shops and houses at low prices. When some familiar people heard about it, they came to inquire about the situation. The head of the Lu family shook his head and sighed at the visitor.
"Everyone knows the current situation in March City. Although our Lu family has some assets, they have been accumulated over many generations. We can't squander them all in the hands of Lu!"

The visitor sighed after hearing this, but then asked again,
"I heard that your young lady has been chosen by the immortals of Guanshan Tower to be accepted as a disciple. With Guanshan Tower as your backer, what are you afraid of?"

Guanshan Tower imposes heavy taxes on outsiders, but if you have some connection with Guanshan Tower, you can take advantage of Guanshan Tower to bully others!

The Li family, a ruined family in the east of the city, had a beautiful daughter who was noticed by an immortal master in Guanshan Tower and was taken as a concubine. After that, the Li family relied on the power of the immortal master to seize a lot of fertile land outside the city and even a mine. Now they are making a lot of money and have become a famous wealthy family in March City!