If the Zhao clan wanted to take back the state of Zhao from the three major sects, qi disciple cultivators wouldn't be of much use in such a battle.
The qi disciple cultivators recruited by the Greenwillow continent had to reach foundation establishment before they could become cannon fodder.
The Greenwillow continent's method of expanding their power was a bit like panning for gold. Winning by quantity, they could always find a few talents.
As for the eliminated sand, it wasn't as if they were completely useless.
There were rich resources around the Greenwillow continent, but there were too many demon beasts and no one went to exploit them.
Those rogue cultivators attracted to the Greenwillow continent, even if they weren't worth cultivating, they could still earn a lot of resources by risking their lives around the Greenwillow continent.
The upper echelons of the Greenwillow continent used brokers to sell pills, talismans and other resources at high prices to exploit them.
The upper echelons then used these benefits to obtain pills, talismans and other resources from the Wang clan and other clans to cultivate the gold they had found.
The Greenwillow continent's model was based on the Shi clan's dominance of the Greenwillow continent and the rich resources around it.
In the vicinity of the Guiyan market, the Guiyuan Sword Sect was only a second rate power and their sect leader was only an early stage Zifu Realm cultivator.
The overall strength of the Guiyuan Sword Sect was even weaker than the Underworld Sect.
It was far inferior to the Shi clan's status in the Greenwillow continent and couldn't rely on exploiting rogue cultivators to obtain resources.
Furthermore, the environment in the northern part of the mountain wasn't as good as the Greenwillow continent and resources were lacking.
The Greenwillow continent's method of cultivating talents obviously couldn't be implemented in the northern part of the mountain.
The two walked north along the main road in front of the Guiyuan Inn. Not long after, they saw a very busy shop.
On the door of the shop, there was a signboard with the words "Gui Yuan Sword Hall" written on it.
Wang Daoyuan asked, "What does this Guiyuan Sword Pavilion do?"
Fu Cheng quickly answered, "Senior, this Guiyuan Sword Pavilion is also a shop opened by the Guiyuan Sword Sect. But it's a bit strange, this sword pavilion doesn't seem to want to earn spirit stones. It only teaches rogue cultivators spells and cultivation experience.
If a rogue cultivator is talented, the Guiyuan Sword Sect will take him in and make him a disciple of the Guiyuan Sword Sect.
As you know, rogue cultivators don't have a good life. Without a system of inheritance, it's hard to learn the various arts of cultivation.
Rogue cultivators elsewhere can obtain resources by killing demon beasts, but they can't kill demon beasts here.
Rogue Cultivators could only make a living by picking herbs and doing manual labor, not to mention practicing magic.
The Guiyuan Sword Sect imparts Dharma Spells and cultivation experience to Itinerant Cultivators for free. In addition, if one has good aptitude, they can become a disciple of the Guiyuan Sword Sect. This attracts many Itinerant Cultivators. "
Hearing this, Wang Daoyuan was suddenly enlightened. The Guiyuan Sword Sect's method of nurturing talents was to walk the path of the elite.
Imparting Dharma spells and cultivation experience to rogue cultivators did not cost much, and they could pick out good seedlings from the rogue cultivators.
In addition, the Guiyuan Sword Sect had a very good reputation.
When doing business, reputation was also a form of capital.
Wang Daoyuan asked: "When did this Gui Yuan Sword Pavilion start operating?"
Fu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "It's been about thirty years since the Guiyuan Sword Sect started the business of spirit grains and talismans."
Wang Daoyuan thought to himself, Sure enough.
The Zhao Clan's preparations began after Shi Zhenbang snatched the Foundation Establishment Pills and attracted the itinerant cultivators.
The conflict between the Underworld Sect and the Cruel Sun Palace also started more than thirty years ago.
From the looks of it, it was very likely that the Zhao Clan deliberately stirred up trouble in order to divert the attention of the three major sects and make it easier for them to accumulate strength in secret.
If they had just started accumulating strength more than thirty years ago, there should still be a long time before they made a move.
Unless the Zhao Clan nurtured subordinates like Wang Daoyuan did to himself.
Elixirs, spirit fruits, spirit beast meat and other cultivation resources should be consumed as much as possible.
Otherwise, most cultivators would not be able to grow in a short thirty years.
At this moment, Wang Daoyuan was no longer in a hurry.
Even another thirty years might not be enough to nurture a sizable batch of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
The Wang Clan did not want to be a minister of the Emperor, they only wanted to protect their clan's foundation.
Right now, they did not have the right to sit on the fence. If they were too weak, they would be courting death.
If they dragged on for a few more decades, the Wang Clan would be able to watch the show in peace after transferring all the mortals in the clan.
After the victor was decided, it would not be too late to support the winning side.
He was afraid that if the Zhao Clan did not secretly fan the flames, the Netherworld Sect and the Cruel Sun Palace would not be able to suppress the flames and a war would break out in advance.
At that time, it would be too late for all the factions to cry.
Wang Daoyuan decided to open a shop near the Guiyuan Sword Sect first and then slowly inquire about the Guiyuan Sword Sect.
Soon, Fu Cheng brought him to a shop that sold elixirs called the Li Clan's Elixir Shop.
This shop was more than half a kilometer northeast of the Guiyuan Inn. The shops in the Guiyan Market were relatively large, with an average of a few acres.
Therefore, the distance of half a kilometer was considered relatively close.
Wang Daoyuan was more satisfied with this place. It was convenient to observe the Guiyuan Sword Sect's shop, and it would not affect business because it was too close.
Although he had already determined his target, he still followed Fu Cheng and walked around the other shops that were interested in selling. He could also understand the situation in the Guiyan Market.
After walking around, the two returned to the Li Clan's Elixir Shop.
The shopkeeper of the Li Clan's Elixir Shop was an itinerant cultivator. He was at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment and was about 150 years old.
After working hard in the Guiyan Market for many years, he wanted to earn more spirit stones and strive to open the Violet Palace.
Unfortunately, his alchemy skills were not up to standard.
After working hard for many years, the spirit stones he earned were barely enough for his usual cultivation.
He was less than a hundred years away from the upper limit of his lifespan. There was no hope for him to cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment.
Rather than wasting his life here, it was better to find a spiritual mountain and start a family.
Wang Daoyuan haggled with the shopkeeper and finally spent two thousand spirit stones to buy the shop. It also came with many tier one spirit herbs and a small number of tier two spirit herbs.
Because buying and selling a shop in the Guiyan Market did not require any procedures.
The shopkeeper gave the shop's deed and the defensive formation control token to Wang Daoyuan, and the shop's handover was completed.
The shop's defensive formation was a low tier two spirit herb. After Wang Daoyuan closed the formation, he entered the shop. The shop's layout was that of an ordinary shop, and there was nothing special about it.
The backyard was more than two acres in size. There was a pill refining room and an immortal's cave.
The rest of the area was opened up into spirit fields, and there were some tier one spirit herbs planted in the spirit fields.
He gave Fu Cheng ten spirit stones for his hard work and sent him away. Then, he began to decorate the shop.
In fact, it was just a matter of changing the signboard. He took down the old signboard, scraped off the words on it, and wrote "Huang's Pill Shop".
Wang Daoyuan planned to change his name to Huang Wanli. After he was done, he might be able to scam the Huang family.
After settling down, he also used a high-grade communication jade talisman to send a message to the Twelfth Uncle, reminding him to make early preparations.
The shop did not have any opening ceremony, so the business was not very good.
He refined a cauldron of tier two spirit herbs every day, which was enough to sell for seven to eight days.
A month after the shop opened, a middle-aged cultivator at the third level of Foundation Establishment came to the shop.
This person wore a white robe with three small golden swords embroidered on the cuffs. He also carried a long sword on his back. This was the standard attire of the Guiyuan Sword Sect.
Wang Daoyuan asked, "May I know if Daoyou is here to buy pills or sell spirit herbs?"
The person smiled and said, "I'm from the Guiyuan Sword Sect. I'm not here for pills or spirit herbs. I'm here for Daoyou."
Wang Daoyuan smiled and said, "You're here for me? I only sell pills here, not people. "
The sword sect cultivator smiled and said, "My Guiyuan Sword Sect is currently recruiting pill refiners. As long as Daoyou is willing to join my sect, you can state your conditions."
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