The Snow Sculpture moved swiftly, arriving at Changting Town by dusk. After circling in the sky above the town for a while, it dove down towards the Yan family’s residence, clearly having located Li Changqing.

“Huh?” Fei suddenly looked up, spotting the Snow Sculpture in the sky. He cast a wary glance at the bird, but made no rash moves as he didn’t sense any hostility from it.

Zhang Fuguang, who was originally helping his daughter with her homework inside the house, also sensed something. He reached out to open a small gap in the window and looked outside.

“A Smoky Snow Sculpture? I wonder who’s Spirit Beast this is.” After taking a look, Zhang Fuguang closed the window and continued helping his daughter with her homework.

He could tell that the Snow Sculpture posed no danger and was of average strength. Given its power, it shouldn’t be able to harm Li Changqing, so Zhang Fuguang paid it no mind.

The Snow Sculpture landed directly in Li Changqing’s courtyard. Sensing its presence, Li Changqing came out to see the bird, wondering which zoo’s animal had escaped.

“Caw caw.” The Snow Sculpture cawed twice, then dropped a letter from its beak.

“A letter for me?” Li Changqing picked up the letter, wondering who had raised such a large bird to deliver messages.

Upon opening it, he was surprised to see it was signed by Xue Qianbai.

“You’re a Spirit Beast raised by Xue Qianbai?” Li Changqing glanced at the Smoky Snow Sculpture and asked.

“Caw caw.” The Smoky Snow Sculpture cawed twice in response. Li Changqing then remembered that when he was in North Cold Country, he had sensed a circling presence in the sky. At the time, he had thought it was something from North Cold Country, but now, upon closer inspection, he realized it was this large bird.

“So, you’ve been with Xue Qianbai since we were in North Cold Country?” Li Changqing suddenly understood.

The Snow Sculpture nodded.

“If Xue Qianbai had wanted to escape back then, he could have easily lost Old Devil Xiang. But he led Old Devil Xiang on a chase, waiting for the moment he could draw his sword and counterattack. This guy is really cunning.” Li Changqing shook his head with a smile.

However, Li Changqing didn’t rush to read the letter. He was seeing such a beautiful Snow Sculpture for the first time and couldn’t help but walk around it a couple of times. He even reached out to touch its feathers, then clicked his tongue and said, “It’s really big.”

“Caw caw.” Hearing Li Changqing’s praise, the Smoky Snow Sculpture responded proudly.

“It’s so white!” Li Changqing couldn’t help but admire again.

“Caw caw!” Li Changqing remembered a saying from his previous life, ‘The Kun is so big, it can’t be stewed in one pot.’ Not to mention the Kun, even this Snow Sculpture wouldn’t fit in a large pot.

“It really wouldn’t fit in one pot.”

“Caw?” Hearing Li Changqing’s words, the Smoky Snow Sculpture immediately stepped back two steps, looking at Li Changqing warily. It was well aware of Li Changqing’s strength.

“Hehe, don’t worry, I won’t eat you. If I did, Xue Qianbai would come after me.” Li Changqing sat down and opened the letter, intending to see why Xue Qianbai had written to him.

“Ghost Devil Trial?” After reading the contents of the letter, Li Changqing fell into thought. The Ghost Devil Trial was an unprecedented grand event that almost all the sects in the Eastern Desolate Land would attend.

As for Xue Qianbai’s inquiry about whether he should let Li Hengsheng participate, Li Changqing thought about it and decided that he should ask Li Hengsheng for his opinion.

However, Li Changqing didn’t reply to Xue Qianbai on the spot, but had other plans in mind.

“Take this letter back to Xue Qianbai.” Li Changqing wrote a letter and handed it to the Snow Sculpture. The bird took the letter in its beak, flapped its large wings, and left Changting Town.

After the Snow Sculpture left, Li Changqing called for Yan Botao.

“Great Steward, you called for me?” Yan Botao arrived at Li Changqing’s courtyard.

“Yes, we’ll talk when everyone is here.” Li Changqing sat there in deep thought, as if contemplating something. Who else was coming?

Yan Botao was curious, but seeing Li Changqing deep in thought, he stood aside without asking further.

After a while, two more sets of footsteps could be heard outside. Yan Botao turned around to see that the newcomers were Zhao Yiqiu and Bai Jingfei.

“Greetings, Mr. Changqing.” Li Changqing had previously sent someone to call them from the Zhao and Bai families. They had been having dinner, but dropped their chopsticks and came immediately.

“The Ghost Devil Trial is about to begin, do you know about it?” Li Changqing looked at the three of them.

“Ghost Devil Trial?” Yan Botao and Zhao Yiqiu seemed unfamiliar with it, but Bai Jingfei stepped forward and said, “I know about it. The Ghost Devil Trial is a test held by Tianhai City for disciples of various human forces. It takes place every ten years, and it should be starting soon. If I remember correctly, it should be in about a month.”

“You seem to know quite a bit.” Yan Botao looked at Bai Jingfei in surprise. This kind of event was something their small families wouldn’t normally know about.

“Hehe.” Bai Jingfei laughed, “Our Changqing Trading Company has been developing in all aspects recently. You, Yan family head, are in charge of operations, Brother Zhao is in charge of logistics and supply, and my Bai family can’t just sit idle. We’ve set up a small intelligence network using the influence of the Changqing Trading Company.”

“Although it’s not much to speak of yet, we can still get wind of some major events that have happened recently.” Bai Jingfei said proudly.

“Oh?” Li Changqing’s eyes lit up. He had previously thought that Bai Jingfei was somewhat inferior to Yan Botao and Zhao Yiqiu, but who would have thought that Bai Jingfei was good at gathering intelligence?

Intelligence was a very important matter. Bai Jingfei’s talent in this area was something Li Changqing hadn’t expected.”Well done.” Li Changqing said to Bai Jingfei, “You’ve done a great job with the intelligence network. As our Changqing Trading Company grows, we can’t afford to lack information. I was planning to establish this later, but you’ve already made it happen. You’ve done an excellent job.” Upon hearing Li Changqing’s praise, Bai Jingfei was so happy that he couldn’t stop grinning.

Zhao Yiqiu and Yan Botao’s faces darkened. ‘You old fox! You act all innocent in front of us, but behind our backs, you’re up to such things. Are you trying to outsmart us?’

Neither of them had ever received such praise from Li Changqing.

“Thank you for your encouragement, sir. I will definitely do my best in intelligence work, ensuring that our Changqing Trading Company has no worries in the future.” Bai Jingfei quickly responded.

“Good. In the future, the Changqing Trading Company will allocate a special fund for you to carry out intelligence work.” Li Changqing nodded, “However, your cultivation level is a bit low for intelligence work. I’ll help you improve it in a few days. Also, you need to recruit some talents for intelligence work, so that our Changqing Trading Company’s intelligence network can grow stronger sooner.” Upon hearing this, Zhao Yiqiu’s face changed drastically!

Was he being outdone by Bai Jingfei?

“Thank you, sir. I won’t let you down!” Bai Jingfei was overjoyed, his heart pounding with excitement.

Was he going to reach the Postnatal Realm? Bai Jingfei had always dreamed of reaching the Postnatal Realm. Although the three of them got along well, he and Zhao Yiqiu always felt inferior to Yan Botao.

Yan Botao was a genuine Postnatal powerhouse, and the gap between them and him was like heaven and earth.

Now, this gap was about to be narrowed! Bai Jingfei couldn’t help but grin, looking at Yan Botao without the usual pressure. Turning to look at Zhao Yiqiu, he found that Zhao Yiqiu’s face was darker than a pot bottom, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Why was he getting ahead?

“Cough, cough.” Bai Jingfei said, “Sir, there’s another important piece of intelligence.”

“Let’s hear it.” Li Changqing said curiously.

“Actually, this piece of intelligence has nothing to do with us. I’m just sharing it as an interesting story.” Bai Jingfei said with a smile, “A few days ago, Xue Qianbai, the deputy head of our Dao Mountain Ancient Land in Minghong Prefecture, had a thrilling battle with Zhao Beiming, the national protector general of North Cold Country.”

“Uh…” Li Changqing thought to himself, ‘I was there at the time.’

“But that’s not the point. The point is that a mysterious man appeared at that time. This man, wearing a mask and dressed in black, was able to control seven swords. These seven swords were the seven Divine Weapons of the Qinglian Sword Sect. He alone formed the Seven Kill Qinglian Sword Formation and defeated Zhao Beiming!”

“The whole North Cold Country was shocked. This man is said to be named Li Taibai, known as the Qinglian Sword Sovereign. He might be a returning elder of the Qinglian Sword Sect who had been wandering outside. Zhao Beiming was beaten by the Qinglian Sword Sovereign and fled in a hurry.”

“Just at this time, the emperor of North Cold Country, Yin Fengqi, led many experts to fight against the Qinglian Sword Sovereign, but they were killed by the Qinglian Sword Sovereign with his seven swords…”

“Stop, stop, stop.” Li Changqing quickly interrupted. Bai Jingfei was speaking non-stop, and Zhao Yiqiu and Yan Botao were also engrossed in the story, but they were stopped by Li Changqing.

“Intelligence work is important, but the intelligence must be accurate, understand? What is all this nonsense?” Li Changqing said irritably.

What about fighting against many experts in North Cold Country and killing them all? Where did that come from? Clearly, Zhao Beiming had just finished his shift and was going home to cook dinner for his wife.

How did that turn into fleeing in a hurry?

“Yes, I will definitely verify the authenticity of the intelligence.” Bai Jingfei quickly responded.

“Also, stop going to Shi Yan Zhai to listen to those nonsensical storytellers.” Li Changqing said helplessly.

“Huh?” Bai Jingfei’s face fell. He did indeed enjoy going to Shi Yan Zhai to listen to the stories. The part about the big battle with Yin Fengqi and the seven in-and-out killings was indeed made up by Bai Jingfei, mainly influenced by the recent story he heard, “Gun Immortal Zhao Zilong, Furious Battle with White Bone Spirit Seven In and Out”.

“Alright, let’s get down to business.” Li Changqing looked at the three of them and said, “Our Changqing Trading Company is growing rapidly, so I think we can take it a step further.”

“Take it a step further?” Upon hearing this, Zhao Yiqiu frowned and said, “Does sir mean to expand the Changqing Trading Company to other cities and take over the market? It’s possible, but I’m afraid there will be resistance. Although we have all the land deeds from the Hai family, it will be a bit troublesome to break into the market in a short time.”

“If it’s just one store, it’s manageable. But if it’s more, our supply is not stable yet, especially the pre-made meals. We probably can’t make that many in a short time. If we want to find new chefs, it will also take some time to observe. After all, the recipe for our pre-made meals is top secret and can’t be easily exposed.” Zhao Yiqiu felt that there were many obstacles to this matter.

“Not in Minghong Prefecture.” Li Changqing looked at them, “We won’t expand into the market in Minghong Prefecture for now. Our target is to expand into other places, like Zhanzhou, North Cold Country, and the Long Corridor, etc. We want to open up our market there and make the name of our Changqing Trading Company known.”

“As for the product issue, we don’t need to rush to sell our current specialty products. We can take it slow with the pre-made meals. We can use simple products to open up the market, like tea. I’ve observed that only our Changting Town has fried tea at the moment. It can be used as a weapon to open up the market in the short term.” After Li Changqing finished speaking, the three of them were dumbfounded.Li Changqing actually gave up the market in Minghong Prefecture and wanted to expand into Zhanzhou Mansion and other remote markets in North Cold Country.

Wasn’t this seeking death? Why?

“Sir.” Zhao Yiqiu quickly said, “We have just stabilized in Minghong Prefecture. If we continue to open trade associations here, the effect will be very good. But if we go to other places to open trade associations, we will encounter many tricky problems. One Hai family in Minghong Prefecture has already made us somewhat embarrassed, other places…” Zhao Yiqiu didn’t continue, because those who understood would understand.

“Don’t worry, just do as I say, there won’t be too many problems this time.” Li Changqing confidently said, “I have a plan.” Seeing Li Changqing so confident, the three of them looked at each other, not knowing where Li Changqing’s confidence came from.

“As for the land deeds we previously obtained from the Hai family in Minghong Prefecture, Botao, you should sell them as soon as possible, turn them into cash, and then arrange for reliable confidants to set up trade associations in other places.”

“We don’t need to start new trade associations, this time we will take the acquisition route, looking for those that are not too big or too small, but not well-managed, and try to take them at a low price.”

“Yes!” Yan Botao respectfully agreed.

“Zhao Yiqiu, you prepare for the tea business recently. Although the demand for tea is large, it can be produced by our own people, which can ensure supply and demand. Don’t skimp on transporting goods this time, let Cangyuan Escort Bureau transport them. We need to seize the opportunity of the Ghost Devil trial to set up the trade association. As for other things, I can handle them.”

“Yes!” The three of them quickly agreed. Although they didn’t understand the relationship between setting up a trade association and the Ghost Devil trial, they didn’t say much despite their doubts. After all, they also felt that their vision couldn’t compare with Li Changqing’s, who definitely saw further than they did.

After arranging everything, Li Changqing let the three of them go. The next morning, the whole Changting Town was bustling.

In Dao Mountain Ancient Land, Xue Qianbai received a letter from Li Changqing. There were only two sentences on it. Whether to go to the Ghost Devil trial, listen to my son’s opinion.

The second sentence was that there was something important, and he would come to see him soon. After reading it, Xue Qianbai shook his head slightly, “What a capricious person.” It was noon.

Li Hengsheng woke up from his sleep. He had expended too much energy yesterday and didn’t expect to sleep so long.

But the experience of killing in all directions in the Beast Gathering yesterday was still very cool. Although he was resting this night, it also gave Li Hengsheng a lot of insights.

So after waking up, washing up, and eating, Li Hengsheng rushed to Yingxin Lake like a net-addicted teenager addicted to internet cafes.

Today he was going to challenge the eleventh island. Li Hengsheng knew he might not be able to hold on, but he was curious to see how strong the spirit beast on the eleventh island was.

At this time, there were already quite a few disciples in the Transcendence Realm waiting for Li Hengsheng by Yingxin Lake. They had been waiting for a long time.

Even Nan Haofei, the number one person in the Transcendence Realm on the Beast List, had come. Nan Haofei had returned from a mission yesterday and heard that Li Hengsheng was challenging the Beast List, so he specifically came to watch, wanting to know how strong Li Hengsheng, who could kill the iron-faced man of the Ninefold Battle Pavilion, really was.

Could he shake his record.