The three ladies of Purple Cloud Palace had been cultivating at the bottom of the sea and seldom came out, but since they were also in the South Sea, they had heard some of Shi Feiyang's exploits on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain. When they received the Flying Sword Transmission, the three sisters were quite interested.

Especially Sanfeng and Dongxiu, who even now believed they had got the better end of the deal in their past transaction with Shi Feiyang. Hearing that Shi Feiyang had opened an Immortal Market, they wanted to see if they could find any bargains again, so they left Hui Zhu to look after their home while the three sisters, accompanied by Dongxiu, flew to Central Earth.

The three sisters had thought their own resources were abundant, the treasure beads and colorful shells of Purple Cloud Palace piled up like mountains, and they assumed nothing in the Immortal Market would compare.

After making a round, they realized they had been shortsighted!

The treasure beads and corals, among others, in the Immortal Market were even larger and more numerous than those of Purple Cloud Palace, and there were many exotic stones and beautiful jades they had never even seen before.

In both quality and quantity, Purple Cloud Palace was several notches below the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain!

Besides these treasures, there were various essence energies, precious metals, Divine Woods, True Waters, and other materials needed for sword forging and treasure making, some of which they had only read about in books and had been searching for, without success, for many years.

The three sisters then realized there were higher skies beyond their own, and their spirits were dampened, their pride dissipating.

Shi Feiyang spoke with them, explaining the operation of the Immortal Market. Chu Feng was indifferent, holding a reclusive Immortal Cultivation mindset. The second sister was impressionable, swayed by others' opinions, while Sanfeng was strong-willed and astute.

Especially Shao Dongxiu; years ago, when the father of the three sisters took their clan out to sea to avoid the world and settled on Anle Island to create a hidden paradise, they were later harmed by villains. Due to a past act of kindness in saving an old clam spirit, Hui Zhu, the three daughters who were sunk in the sea were rescued by Hui Zhu and returned to Purple Cloud Palace.

Later, when the three sisters returned to the island for vengeance, the second and third sisters, enamored with the island life, decided to stay. Gaining the trust of the second sister, Dongxiu took charge of managing the various affairs of the island, including fiscal allocation, guard training, farming, fishing, shipbuilding, house construction... Dongxiu handled it all.

She was the most avaricious for money and power, and now doing business in the Immortal Market suited her temperament perfectly; hence, she persuaded the three Palace Masters to accept this proposal.

Chu Feng was indifferent, while Sanfeng hesitated. Dongxiu then asked her if she wished to refine the "Earth Que Golden Chapter" and the "Secret Demon Three Ginseng" and other potent Magical Treasures described in the subsequent chapters.

Sanfeng, of course, wanted to, but she had trouble gathering the materials.

Dongxiu said, "Those items are available for sale in this Immortal Market; even if they are not, we can place orders and use their power to collect from all over the world. All we need to prepare is enough Dragon Coins. With Dragon Coins, you can buy anything, even Flying Swords and Magical Treasures."

The second sister exclaimed, "But we don't have so many Dragon Coins."

"That's why we need to come here, open a market, sell goods, and make money! Our pearls and treasures might be smaller than those from Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, but they are older and contain more Spiritual Energy. We also have many Immortal Medicines; not to mention the thousand-year-old Rejuvenation Grass or Red Heart Repairing Broken Flower, just take out Drunken Immortal, and think how many people would want to buy it?

With the accumulation of heavens by two generations for a millennium, Purple Cloud Palace is littered with treasures. If we manage well, we don't need to be the richest in the world. Just in the South Sea, we will certainly be second to none. Every Independent Immortal on those islands must look up to us, seeking our favor in everything..."

The grand vision Dongxiu painted attracted the ladies of Purple Cloud Palace, even Chu Feng was tempted. They proposed to Shi Feiyang and selected a mansion, naming it "Purple Cloud Annex," with Dongxiu serving as Yard Master, fully in charge of day-to-day operations.

As Shi Feiyang continued to draw Immortals into the Immortal Market, he also expanded the trade among commoners. More and more gold and silver were drawn from the cellars of landlords, the secret rooms of princes, and the strongboxes of merchants. At the same time, a vast amount of Dragon Coins was scattered across every corner of Great Ming.

There were incessant petitions, claiming that the National Master was minting his own money, with over thirty ministers jointly denouncing Shi Feiyang's ten major crimes, branding him a Demon Path that brings disaster to the country and the people.

At that point, other ministers friendly with Shi Feiyang emerged to put on a counter-play.

In a little over a year since the creation of the Immortal Market, many wealthy merchants and nobles came to buy various luxury goods. Some bought life-extending Immortal Pills, some bought demon-expelling Divine Talismans; some even bought a Sword Immortal's Flying Sword for worship at home. Although it was only the lowest grade Yellow Light Flying Sword, having it at home could ward off evil spirits and demons. With such a sword in the house, any common ghost or evil spirit would not dare approach.

Shi Feiyang let Jiang Dachuan select some of these individuals to win over and befriend, distributing treasures and Dragon Coins to gather and bond them into a faction.

Now, when someone impeached Shi Feiyang, they immediately jumped out in defense, first clarifying that Dragon Coins were not privately minted by the National Master; they were the currency of the "Immortal Country" from Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, each imbued with Immortal Energy.

Then they explained that although Shi Feiyang was nominally the Great Ming National Master, he was not a subject of Great Ming. He was an Immortal from Outer Heaven Divine Mountain who could come and go as he pleased.

Having thus clarified the money and its origins, they went on to detail the many good deeds Shi Feiyang had done over the year, the benefits brought to Great Ming, and refuted the listed downsides point by point.

As the two sides battled in the imperial court, Emperor Taichang was undecided and unable to make a decision.

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