Chapter 185

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chapter 185 meng zhang walked out of the four seas building disappointed once again, as his attempt to purchase the second rank formation had failed. despite three years passing, the flying swan sect's blockade of the western region of singing sand city and the forest spring watch remained unchanged. the internal debate within the flying swan sect on how to handle the forest spring watch has yet to reach a clear resolution. while the flying swan sect has not directly attacked the forest spring watch, they have imposed a comprehensive blockade on them. the taiyi sect and three other sects have also been viewed as allies of the forest spring watch and have been subjected to strict blockades. the second rank formation is now considered a strategic weapon, and all shang family stores that sell it within the flying swan sect's territory must keep detailed customer information for future reference. customers with unknown identities are not even entertained. while meng zhang can easily break through the flying swan sect's blockade, shopping in firewell market is very troublesome. even big merchant families like the four seas building dare not violate the flying swan sect's orders and sell second rank formations to meng zhang, despite knowing his identity as the taiyi sect master. meng zhang turned to the earthfire sect, but they refused to purchase taiyi sect's scarlet copper mine or sell magic tools to them. the steward who had a relationship with meng zhang in the earthfire sect bluntly stated that the flying swan sect's influence was vast and almost everywhere, unlike twin success valley, which was easier to deceive. now that twin success valley is gone, taiyi sect can openly mine and sell scarlet copper, but they have no sellers. as for the black market, meng zhang cannot rely on it either. all shops in firewell market have been warned by the flying swan sect not to trade with the forest spring watch or any related forces. otherwise, the flying swan sect will punish them severely. all major transactions in the current firewell market require the identification of the trading parties. meng zhang can only conduct small transactions in secret, which is not very helpful to the taiyi sect. moreover, some important items are simply unavailable. even those with alchemy talent had to join sects like twin success valley to receive training. through the alchemist guild, twin success valley and other sects monopolized the supply of elixirs in the surrounding area, and the prices of elixirs were extremely high. after gu tanghai took control of singing sand city, he used the shi family's alchemy abilities to provide a large number of cheap elixirs, attracting a large number of loose cultivators to settle here. for many cultivators, especially loose cultivators, having elixirs and spirit grains can satisfy most of their needs. the red feather eagle lowered its flying altitude and arrived over singing sand city. meng zhang has been here several times, and the guards are already familiar with his identity. the protective formation opened a portal and allowed meng zhang to enter. it must be said that gu tanghai is very capable of managing things. however, in just three years, singing sand city has already undergone a transformation. the damaged market has been mostly repaired, and many new buildings have sprung up. there are some shops in the market, and occasionally, people can be seen on the once desolate streets. unfortunately, despite gu tanghai's and the shi family's capable management, they have reached their limit in the face of the poor environment. when singing sand city was first established, it was managed by powerful forces like twin success valley. not only did the liu family, forest spring watch, and others invest heavily in it, even the flying swan sect and four seas building were also stationed there. the market was backed by many cultivation forces to the west, and it was connected to other territories under the flying swan sect's rule. after many years of development, it became prosperous. however, now, there are only four sects, including taiyi sect, to the west of singing sand city, and the east is completely blocked by the flying swan sect, with the commercial route completely cut off. even with the forest spring watch and a group of poor loose cultivators, they cannot support a slightly larger business district. meng zhang put the red feather eagle into his spirit beast bag and walked for a while on the street before arriving outside a shop. according to the agreement, including taiyi sect, the four sects can have multiple shops in singing sand city. unfortunately, this is of no use. taiyi sect has only opened a grocery store in the market, which looks like it is about to close down. it is empty all day long, and business is scarce. there is nothing that can be done. the environment is such that even those who manage things well cannot do much. [read at /maxnkoga , without ads and support the work.]

Chapter 185

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