Chapter 709 - 357: Divine Dao Technique; Implementing Spirit Tickets

Chapter 709: Chapter 357: Divine Dao Technique; Implementing Spirit Tickets

However, he also had Luo Dingran inquire about the price of the Teleportation Array materials. If they were cheap, he could just use the arrays as disposable items.

Once an array expired, he could just replace it and carry on, as long as the cost in Points wasn’t too high.

He could even post the array construction task on a board, perhaps creating a "Bounty Board" for array specialists from the Cultivation Immortality Realm to take on.

By the time he finished handling these matters, five days had passed since his arrival.

"Are you sure you won’t come with me?" Standing beneath the archway of the Cyan Profound Sect, Cheng Zongyang looked at Qing Xuanzi, who was moving about as a Spirit Body rather than a skeleton. "The Immortal City I’m building would be a suitable environment for you, too."

Qing Xuanzi smiled. "No, I’m afraid not. My roots are here. Take care, Realm Master."

With that, he gave Cheng Zongyang a slight bow with clasped hands.

Cheng Zongyang could only give a slight nod in return. "But," he added, "if I need your help against certain people in the future, would you be willing to lend a hand? To be frank, I’m talking about the Five Great Immortal Sects."

’With Qing Xuanzi’s level of cultivation, if I had him watching over the Immortal City, I could act without restraint and steal the Spirit Veins of the Cultivation Immortality Realm.’

"I can," Qing Xuanzi replied without hesitation. "If the Realm Master requires it, I will lend my assistance."

A pleased look appeared on Cheng Zongyang’s face. He clasped his fist and said, "Excellent. If I can one day reach the same realm as the previous Realm Master, I will help you find your master and fellow disciples. Everyone deserves to return to their roots."

"My gratitude would be endless!" Qing Xuanzi said, his voice full of emotion.

After bidding farewell, Cheng Zongyang piloted the Flying Cloud Shuttle away. As he departed, the Cyan Profound Sect’s Mountain Protection Array on the peak behind him slowly activated. A curtain of light began to rise, gradually concealing the entire sect and Qing Xuanzi’s Spirit Body from view.

Once the Grand Array was fully in place, the mountaintop returned to its original appearance, as if nothing had ever been there.

Cheng Zongyang let out a deep sigh, turned the Flying Cloud Shuttle around, and set about collecting the Soul Crystal Stones. Once all seven hundred Crystal Stones were gathered, he didn’t linger, heading swiftly south toward the Black Cloud Marketplace.

However, when he followed the map to the location of the Black Cloud Marketplace, he discovered that the area was already inhabited, replaced by a seaside town.

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang lost all interest and returned to the Immortal City.

Upon returning to the Immortal City, his first order of business was to send all the death-row prisoners to the Wilderness World, turn them into Soul Slaves, and hand them over to Luo Dingran to manage.

With the addition of several thousand Soul Slaves, the manpower at Luo Dingran’s disposal increased considerably.

Once that matter was settled, Cheng Zongyang summoned Zhou Zhendong, Li Lu, Cheng Zongwen, and Chen Kaishan.

"I’ve called you here today because there’s a matter I’d like to hear your thoughts on," Cheng Zongyang said, looking at the four men seated to his left and right.

"Please, go ahead, Boss," Li Lu said immediately.

Cheng Zongyang turned to Chen Kaishan. "I intend to introduce Spirit Tickets to replace gold and silver throughout the Martial Arts Realm. Copper coins, however, will be kept as they are."

Upon hearing this, Chen Kaishan’s expression immediately grew grave.

"For all nations and factions?" Chen Kaishan asked.

Li Lu, Zhou Zhendong, and Cheng Zongwen, on the other hand, didn’t seem to think much of it; to them, it seemed like a perfectly natural step. After all, the Immortal City was the source of their confidence.

Cheng Zongyang nodded. "That’s right. The Spirit Tickets are money tickets made from a type of Spirit Plant. They are resistant to fire and water and can be preserved for a long time. The material itself cannot be replicated by the outside world, and they will also bear a unique mark from my Immortal City, so we won’t have to worry about counterfeits. Therefore, the Spirit Tickets will be pegged to Spirit Stones. They will serve as a currency below Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystals, one that can be circulated and used even by the common people..."

Cheng Zongyang proceeded to explain, in great detail, the entire Spirit Ticket plan he had conceived on his journey back.

He wanted to accelerate the recall of gold and silver, but to ensure the economic stability of the various nations and factions, a replacement currency was necessary.

The problem, however, was that only the Immortal City could print Spirit Tickets. Unlike resources that could be mined from the ground, the other nations would have no control over the supply, which could easily cause economic problems for all of them.

However, Luo Dingran had given him a suggestion.

The royal families and factions of the various nations could exchange their gold and silver at the Immortal City for an equivalent value in Spirit Tickets to take back with them.

For example, the Da Liang Royal Family could save the gold and silver they mined and collected throughout the year. If they wanted to use that wealth among the common people, regulate the economic environment, or provide disaster relief, they would first have to send the gold and silver to the Immortal City and exchange it for an equivalent value in Spirit Tickets.

It would be a direct one-to-one exchange of value, no more and no less.

At the same time, pegging the Spirit Tickets to Spirit Stones would ensure they hold their value and guarantee their status as an equivalent currency.

In other words, Spirit Tickets could be exchanged for Spirit Crystals and Spirit Stones at a set ratio. For instance, one hundred Spirit Tickets could be exchanged for one Spirit Stone.

Those who didn’t want to use Spirit Stones for transactions could use Spirit Tickets instead.

However, the Immortal City’s supply of Spirit Stones was also limited. Consequently, this plan would lower the demand for Spirit Stones, and he would have to impose restrictions as well. Otherwise, just a few of those nations and factions combined could bankrupt the Immortal City.

The reason he had summoned Chen Kaishan was because of his experience working for the Da Yi Commerce Association, which had its own Money Tickets. That was why he wanted to get his opinion.

After Chen Kaishan finished listening to all of Cheng Zongyang’s ideas and plans, he fell into a long, thoughtful silence.

Li Lu didn’t understand the complexities, but he was incredibly excited, feeling that replacing all gold and silver with Spirit Tickets would further enhance the Immortal City’s status.

Zhou Zhendong and Cheng Zongwen also grew pensive after listening.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Chen Kaishan finally spoke. "Boss, your method is indeed viable. Pegging the Spirit Tickets to Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystals ensures they will be valuable. But pushing this out... I suspect it won’t be that easy.