Immortal Father - Chapter 41.1 - Planning for Elder Xiao

Li Ping’an had expected Xiao Yue to come.

He also thought that Xiao Yue would bring Wen Ling’er along.

The moment he saw Wen Ling’er appear in the sect, Li Ping’an had already become suspicious.

As a trusted aide of Elder Xiao Yue, Wen Ling’er had been working for the Myriad Cloud Sect in a town for decades, so it was very suspicious for her to suddenly enter the sect.

Under normal circumstances, the only way for a servant disciple like Wen Ling’er to enter the sect was to become an inner sect disciple. But Wen Ling’er had been wearing an outer sect disciple uniform and surrounded by outer sect disciples. Xiao Yue had clearly specially arranged for Wen Ling’er to enter the outer sect of the Myriad Cloud Sect…

Why was the significance of Xiao Yue sending Wen Ling’er to the sect?

Li Ping’an naturally didn’t believe that it was a honey trap. He insisted that an immortal’s plan couldn’t be so crude.

Moreover, Wen Ling’er was the cute and obedient type. Shouldn’t Elder Xiao use the honey trap on his father personally?

While he was thinking, Xiao Yue had already called out from the entrance of the cave abode. “Immortal Qingsu, Xiao Yue requests an audience.”

She was a True Immortal, while Qingsu was a Heavenly Immortal, so it was natural for her to request an audience.

Inside the cave abode’s barrier, Qingsu walked over with her hands behind her back, her slender and tall figure filling her ice blue dress perfectly. Her body flashed twice and appeared behind the door. She closed the barrier and opened the cave door.

Li Ping’an got up from his recliner, stood obediently beside the lotus pond, and glanced outside.

Outside the door was the ever beautiful and charming elder.

Xiao Yue’s face was very suitable for heavy makeup. Her red lips were like fire, and her phoenix eyes were soul-stirring. The structure of her rainbow dress was complicated, but it wasn’t good at covering her up. A large area of her fair skin was exposed on her shoulders and chest. Her hot figure paired with her gauze dress gave off an extraordinary gorgeousness but no vulgarity.

But at this moment, Xiao Yue’s beauty couldn’t suppress Qingsu’s purity. Ice and fire seemed to appear at the entrance of the cave abode.

“Elder, why are you here?” Qingsu asked calmly.

“You don’t recognize me anymore, Sister?” Xiao Yue covered her mouth and giggled. She took half a step forward and held Qingsu’s arm. “When you became an immortal, I even went to Rosy Cloud Peak to pay my respects. But I didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye, you would become a Heavenly Immortal and enjoy the same treatment as inner sect elders, while I am still only at the True Immortal realm.

“I am always busy in the towns outside the mountains. I’m really envious of you.”

Qingsu felt a little uncomfortable. Slightly shaking her arm, she pushed Xiao Yue’s right hand away and asked softly, “Elder, what’s the matter?”

Xiao Yue placed her hands in front of her body and said gently, “It’s nothing much. May I speak with Young Friend Ping’an? I have something to discuss with him.”

Li Ping’an was about to go to the door.

“No,” Qingsu said calmly. “My disciple’s cultivation is too low, so it’s not appropriate for him to come into contact with elders.”

Li Ping’an immediately stopped in his tracks and looked out the door obediently.

Xiao Yue wasn’t annoyed. She smiled and said, “Sister Qingsu, you might not know, but Young Friend Ping’an and I are old friends. I came to see him to ask about the new artificing method. I also want to make more contributions to the sect.”

Qingsu said, “Then stop your charm technique first. My disciple is only at the Light Condensation realm. You will ruin his Dao Heart.”

Xiao Yue’s smile stiffened. She seemed to hear a mocking tone. She used her right hand to make a hand seal. Her phoenix eyes were less seductive, and there was a hint of purity on her face.

Instead, her charm increased greatly.

Qingsu turned to look at Li Ping’an, seemingly seeking his opinion.

“Master, I also have something to discuss with Elder Xiao.” Li Ping’an smiled. “My cultivation is too low, so you should watch over me from the side.”

“Okay.” Qingsu nodded slightly, made an inviting gesture to Xiao Yue, and then floated to Li Ping’an’s side.

Li Ping’an suddenly said, “Master, I can’t let outsiders hear my conversation with Elder Xiao. Please raise the barrier… Just listen here. You’re not an outsider.”

The corners of Qingsu’s mouth revealed a slight smile as she sat back on her recliner and held a recording jade talisman in her hand.

Xiao Yue sighed softly.

She looked at Li Ping’an faintly and walked toward him.

Li Ping’an cupped his hands and bowed. He invited Xiao Yue to the octagonal stone table and took out some snacks and fruit wine. He was polite and considerate.

Xiao Yue sighed. “Why are you so cunning at your age? With the barrier, I won’t be able to explain it to Deputy Sect Master Mo Yi.”

She directly mentioned Daoist Mo Yi? Li Ping’an smiled. “Elder, you should have already made a decision before coming to find me. I don’t think he’ll care about this matter.”

“It’s indeed easier to talk with you.” Xiao Yue smiled. “I just came from the main hall. The sect master is entertaining guests, and your father and elders are thinking about how to make that set of magic artifacts produce more magic treasures. I was a little bored listening there, so I might as well come find you directly.”

Li Ping’an said, “I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. My father actually made that set of magic artifacts. He asked me to offer it to the sect just to get some rewards for me.”

“Oh?” Xiao Yue’s fingertips slid gently on the edge of the porcelain cup. “But why did Uncle-Master Dazhi say that he and you were indispensable? He created the complete process, and you solved the engraving method and the method of inlaying spirit stones?”

Li Ping’an: “…”

Good grief, why did Dad say all this?

However, Xiao Yue called his father uncle-master. Thinking back to how she had once said that she was also a disciple of a Golden immortal, then her master should be the Golden Immortal disciple of Ancestral Master Kongming.

Of the other two Golden Immortals in the sect, one was the third disciple of Ancestral Master Kongming, and the other was a close friend of his.

“My father really can’t hide anything in his heart.” Li Ping’an sighed. “What I did is nothing more than minor skills. My father’s integration, adjustments, and debugging are the most important.”

“Since you’ve admitted it, I don’t have to beat around the bush.”

Xiao Yue asked directly, “In the eyes of the artificers, the twelve magic artifacts you presented to the sect are naturally rather simple. But this method of artificing is eye-opening.

“I did some calculations before I came. According to how much importance the sect attaches to this…”

Li Ping’an smiled. “It’s called a production line.”

“That’s an interesting name.” Xiao Yue’s phoenix eyes flickered with a faint light. “According to the progress of the sect, we can roll out more than twenty sets of this production line in half a month. Afterward, it will increase every month. It is estimated that we can earn hundreds of thousands of spirit stones every year for the sect.

“This is only based on the current level of artificing. Moreover, it is limited by the number of stores our Myriad Cloud Sect has and the circulation of magic artifacts.

“But if we can improve this method and mass produce magic artifacts of superior grade or above, or even top-notch magic artifacts, the number of spirit stones we can earn will be substantial.”

Li Ping’an only looked at Xiao Yue without saying anything.

Xiao Yue asked again, “I have three doubts. Can you answer them for me?”

“Go ahead.”

“First,” Xiao Yue said, “it’s not difficult to imitate your twelve magic artifacts. Once more magic artifact sets spread in the sect, it’s estimated that other sects will imitate them in three to four years. Do you have a solution?

“There’s no solution to this matter, and there’s no need to worry too much about it,” Li Ping’an said. “Our Myriad Cloud Sect isn’t known for artificing. In my opinion, the most important thing about these twelve magic artifacts that my father made is to bring this artificing method and this idea into the cultivation world.

“You have been managing the business of the Myriad Cloud Sect for many years, so you naturally know this. Once pills become a hot commodity, a large number of similar pills will appear on the market. Regarding the source of these goods, thirty percent is from the various sects, and seventy percent is from a large number of rogue cultivators and cultivation families.

“When it comes to artificing, it’s about the same.

“My father checked some of the accounts of the sect. The production cost of a mortal-grade flying sword is about twenty low-grade spirit stones, and the selling price is thirty to thirty-two low-grade spirit stones. Coupled with the manpower required to craft magic artifacts, there aren’t many spirit stones that can be earned.

“And our Myriad Cloud Sect enjoys the benefits of three mortal immortal dynasties and hundreds of spirit mines. From mining precious materials to selling finished products, there’s no need to make purchases from outsiders. How much is the total cost?”