The Immortal Cultivation World of Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy-Chapter 240. The Justice Messenger Who Saves the World

The anniversary celebration and trade fair were a complete success, receiving unanimous praise from countless peers in the Cultivation World.

The Righteous Alliance and the upper echelons of major sects also expressed high appreciation and support for the establishment of Taobao Mall, and left their names within the mall.

According to statistics gathered afterward, the first-day foot traffic of Taobao Mall reached a remarkable 35,600 people, not including the vendor caravans that settled in.

There will be a continuous flow of guests coming from all over the Cultivation World in the future, although maybe not as explosive as the first day, the steady flow will better ensure the mall’s prosperity.

A lottery event was also held that evening, where customers who spent 10,000 taels earned a free chance to win.

Many customers won generous prizes, but unfortunately, the top prize, a ’sword pill’, was claimed by a Mr. Wang Qini who preferred to remain anonymous.

Some people loudly accused the lottery of being rigged, saying the top prize had long been pre-determined, but these voices were just like flies and mosquitoes buzzing around, not worth mentioning.

One could say this was a successful celebration, a victorious celebration, that would go down in history as a landmark of the commercial history of the Cultivation World.

On the second day, the Righteous Alliance and other sect leaders took their leave one by one, setting off for home, and the Heavenly Sword Sect finally relaxed from the bustling activities.

Fang Zhou didn’t sleep the whole night before, dealing with the follow-ups of the mall’s various affairs, and only returned to the Heavenly Sword Sect by daytime.

He didn’t go back to Moon Viewing Peak but went to the Yuncang Palace in the Heavenly Sword Sect, preparing to receive a consultation from the sect’s upper echelons.

The consultation was about the events that occurred last night at Iron Sword Mountain, which is now sealed off by Elder Wu Tie, prohibiting anyone from approaching.

Sect Master Qin Yunzhu reinforced the seals at Iron Sword Mountain late last night, and only returned now, with a rare trace of fatigue showing on her face.

Indeed, breaking is easy and building is hard is not just an empty phrase; that thin layer breaks with a poke, but fixing it is troublesome.

Wu Lin was also brought to Yuncang Palace. It was her first time at the power center of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and she felt visibly uneasy, only relaxing a bit upon seeing Fang Zhou.

Fang Zhou, however, felt no guilt since this time it wasn’t him causing trouble. On the contrary, he had turned the tides in a moment of crisis, saving thousands of lives at Taobao Mall and pulling the Heavenly Sword Sect back from the edge of the abyss.

After Wu Lin and Fang Zhou recounted the events, the senior members of the Heavenly Sword Sect all wore stern expressions, and the atmosphere grew oppressive.

Previously, the subplot with the True God Mother Sect could be considered as fate playing tricks, but the recent actions of the Demon Sect clearly aimed to annihilate the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Thankfully, Fang Zhou stopped it in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Whether the Heavenly Sword Sect would suffer in secret and quietly seek revenge later, or announce it to the world and launch a campaign to eradicate the evil of the Demon Sect was not Fang Zhou’s concern.

He was only concerned about what reward the Heavenly Sword Sect would give him, and the profit-sharing from the trade fair.

True Master Yu Jian understood what it meant when Fang Zhou lingered, so he spoke kindly, "It’s truly thanks to Young Friend Fang’s timely intervention. Our entire Heavenly Sword Sect expresses sincere gratitude to you."

"Spare me the platitudes," Fang Zhou said bluntly. "What I want are tangible rewards, not verbal thanks."

Fang Zhou said straightforwardly, "True Master, no need to be polite. We’re neighborly friends helping each other. If you really want to thank me, give me a couple more sword pills, and that will suffice."

Yuncang Palace fell silent, and Qin Yunzhu, who was meditating, opened her eyes and smiled, "You really dare to ask, don’t you?"

"Why wouldn’t I dare? I believe my contributions deserve more than just two sword pills as a reward."

Fang Zhou looked around at the senior members calmly and said, "Think about it. Had I not stopped the Demon Sect’s conspiracy, they would have definitely broken the seal. By then, the Fire Dragon would have been liberated, thousands of cultivators at Taobao Mall would have died, the Heavenly Sword Sect would have been utterly destroyed, and the Righteous Alliance would have had to pay a tremendous price to recapture the Fire Dragon. Such a huge loss would inevitably lead to a reckoning with the Demon Sect. Once hostilities began, the entire Cultivation World would be dragged in, and no one could stay out of it. The whole world would be devastated, with countless casualties, national ruin, and civilization regressing by hundreds of years..."

Fang Zhou was so moved by his own words.

Oh mother, who would have thought, my contributions are so huge, almost like a hero saving world peace.

Never mind just a couple of sword pills, if the Heavenly Sword Sect didn’t award me a medal weighing a ton, they’d be blind and ungrateful.

The senior members exchanged looks, feeling both that his words were pure nonsense, yet there seemed to be a bit of sense in them.

Wu Lin was stunned at the side, surprised to learn that Fang Zhou’s stopping the Demon Sect’s plot had such significant merit, even indirectly saving the world?

She even felt a tiny bit of admiration in her heart.

"Alright, alright, stop."

Qin Yunzhu interrupted Fang Zhou, "Don’t exaggerate your role. It’s not as severe as you say, but your achievement in this event is indeed great. Two sword pills, however, are out of the question. Choose a more reasonable reward."

Just as Fang Zhou was about to speak, Qin Yunzhu lightly added, "Think carefully before you speak. I remember your master still doesn’t know about your monopolizing a ten percent profit from Taobao Mall, right?"

Threats, blatant threats.

Fang Zhou swallowed the words he was about to say and replaced them with a smiling face, "My master is not one for money. Better not to tell her. My desired reward is simple. Elder Yan Fu developed an interesting potion. I hope to obtain exclusive patent rights to it. Please help me persuade her."

This demand wasn’t excessive. What good thing could an ordinary elder like Yan Fu possibly make?

Qin Yunzhu immediately agreed to it.

...

Dealing with the Demon Sect would be left to the Heavenly Sword Sect, while Fang Zhou faced a pressing problem.

How to address Xiao Yan and Han Li?

Xiao Yan had already asked Fang Zhou to bring a message to Fang Zhou, that Han Li wanted to meet him, and to introduce Xiao Yan at Taobao Mall.

It sounded convoluted, but that’s how things were.

If this issue wasn’t properly resolved, it would be troublesome. Fang Zhou wasn’t afraid of Han Li finding out, mainly fearing Xiao Yan would cause a scene after learning the truth.

This seeming girl of the world, favored by the heavens, was not someone Fang Zhou wanted to hold a grudge against, otherwise, future troubles would never cease.

If the chance arose, Fang Zhou wouldn’t mind portraying himself as a tragic figure forced by the Xuanji Sect to break off an engagement to avoid implicating the Xiao Family, thereby gaining some favor.

But that would be something for the future. For now, he had to get past this hurdle; failure would spell disaster.

Seeing the time was about right, Fang Zhou first returned to Moon Viewing Peak, called out the sixth child and took them along, then headed straight to Xuanjian Peak to drag Elder Yan Fu out of hiding in the bamboo forest watching her little emperor uncle.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"

Elder Yan Fu crouched on the ground and wouldn’t get up.

She was an Innate Realm cultivator; once she squatted down, Fang Zhou couldn’t pull her up.

Fang Zhou could only say, "Elder Yan Fu, for the sake of our acquaintance, help me out once."

Elder Yan Fu shook her head and refused, "We’re not close, don’t be overly familiar."

Seeing that she wasn’t swayed by soft or hard words, Fang Zhou had no choice but to use his trump card, "Help me, and I’ll give you two signed new works by Old Master Ji."

Elder Yan Fu stood up instantly, "Between us, your favor is as good as done."