Chapter 112 - Mount Tai Sect Please Subscribe

“We may not have invented this type of magic artifact, but we can use their resources to do business and earn some profit from it,” the Acting Family Head said.

“Good idea, good idea, I agree with the Acting Family Head’s idea…

Our Huang Family has a spirit stone mine, but we can’t rely on just this mine to be the main driver of our development.

I’m afraid that one day we will no longer be able to mine spirit stones,” the Great Elder said.

After listening to the words of the three elders, the Acting Family Head summed up in one sentence:

“Since we have already decided on this method, we should use some fresh-faced members of our family to do the job.

We cannot let them know that it’s our Huang Family behind this.”

“Acting Family Head, why do we need to keep it a secret when doing business?”

Elder Er said.

“In business, you can raise the price or lower it, but you can’t let others know it was us.

This is about leaving ourselves a way out.

If they knew it was our family dealing with them, would they accept us as their distributor?”

The Acting Family Head emphasized the main point once more.

“I agree with the Acting Family Head.

We should have the lower-level shopkeepers, those who rarely show their faces and run small shops, handle the transactions without revealing they are from the Huang Family,” the Great Elder added.

The meeting reached this consensus and everyone recognized that the Acting Family Head indeed had some leadership ability.

During these days when Family Head Huang was not present, it had been the Acting Family Head who was dealing with affairs.

Initially, the elders thought the Acting Family Head was not up to the task.

They deliberately came up with tricky ideas to challenge him.

When Family Head Huang was around, small issues were not for the Family Head to handle; it was their decision as elders.

However, when the Acting Family Head took over, he was bombarded with every trivial matter, leaving him overwhelmed and forced to work nonstop every day.

The elders secretly chuckled, thinking whether the position of the Acting Family Head was so easy.

If one could not hold up to the demands, they might not even have time to cultivate.

The elders wouldn’t worry about messing things up either, because upon Family Head Huang’s return, they wouldn’t be blamed.

They had a reason: it was about cultivating talent.

After all, Family Head Huang would eventually have to hand over some responsibilities to his son.

He couldn’t always be the Family Head, could he?

Wasn’t this an opportunity for testing and training?

The discussion had reached its end, and there was no need to continue.

The Acting Family Head and the elders went about their tasks.

Just as the elders stepped out of the council hall, the Acting Family Head received a Sound Transmission Talisman.

It was a message from his mother.

Upon receiving the Sound Transmission Talisman, the Acting Family Head wondered if his father had emerged from seclusion.

He quickened his pace towards his father’s courtyard and entered his father’s room, where he saw the Young Madam and his mother setting up an abundant meal.

The room was void of any other maidservants; his father sat in the main seat, holding a teacup.

“Father, how did the magical treasure refining go?”

“Hmm, the artifact refining was successful.

Sit down first, let’s have a good meal as a family.”

Family Head Huang invited his son to sit down as he had some matters to tell him, and it was the perfect time to talk over a meal.

“Alright, Father.”

“Hmm, in my absence, nothing serious has happened at home, has it?”

“No, just some minor issues, your son has dealt with them all.”

“Hmm, I’m aware of your capabilities.

Don’t be afraid of difficulties or tests.

Sooner or later, this family will be handed over to you.”

“Yes, Father, I understand.

I’ve been studying hard, and I have managed to handle things without trouble.”

“Hmm, let’s eat first.

Have there been any movements with the two major families and the second-rate families outside?”

“Yes, the Jiang Family has been looking on enviously but hasn’t made any significant moves; however, the Sheng Family and the second-rate families have recently made big moves in business, inventing two types of transmission devices.”

“Oh, they made a big move.

Do you have any strategy to counter it?”

Family Head Huang thought of operating their transmission devices.

“Son, just now in the council hall, I was talking with the elders, and we plan to use members of our family who are new faces to become distributors.

We will firmly grasp their transmission device product market—we can lower prices or inflate them, making them, the producers, listen to our market demands.”

“Hmm, that’s a good idea.

As long as we have a firm hold on the market, they won’t be able to make big moves,” Family Head Huang said, pleased with his son.

During the meal, the father and son carried on talking, while the Old Madam and the Young Madam listened, occasionally pouring tea for them.

The Acting Family Head had originally wanted to toast with his father in celebration…

“I shall visit the Mount Tai Sect soon, so I mustn’t drink and mess things up.

The scent of alcohol on me could be detected by others,” Family Head Huang said, drawing on experience from when someone tried to snatch his magical treasure in mid-air.

This time, he chose to travel underground, which might be more challenging and slower than flying, but safer, much like a mouse reaching its destination unharmed.

“Father, when you see my son, you must remind him to be cautious in everything.

Falling once is not frightening; what’s terrifying is failing to learn from it.

If he falls again, who knows if he can get back up?”

“Son, rest assured.

With this magical treasure I’ve prepared, your son’s soul will definitely be preserved and can even cultivate within it, defending and attacking enemies.”

The confidence of Family Head Huang brought more smiles to the faces of his wife, daughter-in-law, and son.

After finishing the meal, Family Head Huang, feeling the urgency of time, summoned his magical treasure, the Earth Drilling Dragon, and transferred spiritual power onto the artifact, then journeyed through a secret passage beneath his room.

Having passed through the passage, he didn’t exit at the end but continued drilling towards the Mount Tai Sect.

Family Head Huang arrived beneath the Mount Tai Sect after a day and a night, located where the Golden Core Elder’s dwelling should be.

“Bang bang”

The soil beneath the courtyard of the Golden Core Elder burst open, scattering dust and revealing a large hole.

The Servant Disciples working in the Elder’s Courtyard were startled, mistaking it for an attack by outsiders using their magic artifacts.

“Swoosh swoosh swoosh”

“Who is intruding into our Mount Tai Sect?” the Servant Disciples wondered, puzzled as to why outsiders were allowed through while their Sect’s formation stayed inactive, leading to a defensive disadvantage with the Elder in retreat.

A stream of flames burst forth, signaling an attack or a distress call.

Caught off guard, Family Head Huang barely dodged, his higher cultivation level and quick reflexes allowing him to use spells to defend himself.

While defending, Family Head Huang announced his identity:

“I am Family Head Huang, I’ve been here before, and I am a relative of Huang Chen, disciple of your Mount Tai Sect.

I am here to see your Golden Core Elder on urgent business.”