371: Chapter 371 Raising Prices on the Spot

They were none other than the elite garrison troops of the two major hegemons of Daluo Heaven, who were currently locked in a life-and-death struggle—the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Taixuan Immortal Sect!

Although these two major Immortal Sects were engaged in full-scale war on other battlefields to seize Spiritual Veins, in Taixu Fortress, the most lucrative place, their subordinate commanders had reached a surprisingly tacit understanding.

They jointly controlled the checkpoints, jointly extorting passing caravans and frantically squeezing out war profits.

Li Xingzhou took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the trepidation in his heart.

He adjusted his attire, walked quickly to the front of the ship, cupped his hands, and shouted:

"Greetings, Fellow Daoists! We are the official caravan of the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce, and we are tasked by our President to transport a batch of urgently needed conventional supplies to the Guanghan Domain.

We ask that you make things convenient for us and let us pass."

The name of the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce still carried significant weight in Daluo Heaven.

Usually, as long as they stated their name and paid a toll, these garrison troops would not make things too difficult.

As he spoke, Li Xingzhou very understandingly took out a heavy, gold-threaded Storage Pouch from his sleeve, held it up with his magic power, and slowly sent it forward.

"This is just a small token of our appreciation, meant for you brothers to have some tea. I hope you will accept it."

Li Xingzhou lowered his posture significantly. The Storage Pouch was filled with a full one hundred thousand supreme-grade Immortal Crystals, which was definitely a huge sum of money.

"The Jiuding Chamber of Commerce?"

From the camp of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, a disdainful sneer was heard.

Then, the crowd parted on both sides, and a burly man with a stature like an iron tower, a face full of flesh, and dark purple skin walked out.

He was not wearing neat Daoist robes like the others, but instead had his muscular, knotted chest exposed.

All over his body, like swimming snakes, were strands of extremely violent Taiyi Divine Thunder, crackling with "snap" sounds.

Every step he took, the surrounding Void Realm would be electrocuted by the power of the thunder, creating charred cracks.

The Aura on his body was released without any concealment, like a tangible pressure, and it had astonishingly reached the Peak of the Profound Immortal realm! He was only a thin line away from the Great Perfection of the Profound Immortal realm!

This person was known as Daoist Leiyan. If Lu Yuan were to pay more attention now, he would notice that the Cultivation Technique Aura on Daoist Leiyan was identical to that of the Taiyi True Immortal Clone he had killed in the Lower Realm.

In fact, Daoist Leiyan was the Senior Brother of the Taiyi True Immortal, with a personality even more violent and bloodthirsty than Taiyi's, and he had the notorious nickname of "Crazy Thunder" within the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

Daoist Leiyan casually took the floating Storage Pouch and scanned it roughly with his Divine Sense.

The next second, his face sank abruptly, and a trace of cruel hostility flashed in his eyes.

"Snap!"

He actually threw the Storage Pouch containing one hundred thousand supreme-grade Immortal Crystals into the starry sky as if it were trash. The precious Immortal Crystals scattered, glittering enticingly under the starlight, but no one dared to pick them up.

"Are you trying to dismiss a beggar?"

Daoist Leiyan raised his head abruptly, his voice like a booming bell, sneering repeatedly: "Li Xingzhou, do you think I have never seen money? One hundred thousand Immortal Crystals? Are you insulting my Taiyi Immortal Sect!"

"Fellow Daoist Leiyan, this..." Li Xingzhou's face stiffened, and he secretly thought that things were not looking good.

In the past, one hundred thousand Immortal Crystals was already an exorbitant toll, and today, this Daoist Leiyan was clearly looking for trouble.

"Enough nonsense!"

Daoist Leiyan interrupted him roughly: "The Taixu Fortress is currently a Level 1 wartime control zone! No strategic supplies can be easily transported to avoid aiding the enemy!"

He extended a thick finger, pointing at the merchant ship, his tone extremely arrogant: "Considering that you are from the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce, I will give you a way out.

You must leave behind ninety percent of the supplies on this merchant ship as confiscated frontline military supplies! Only with the remaining ten percent, and all of you, can you get lost!"

"Ninety percent?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Xingzhou and all the guards on the merchant ship were shocked, their faces turning pale instantly.

"Fellow Daoist Leiyan, are you joking? This is absolutely against the rules!"

Li Xingzhou was so angry that his whole body trembled, and his voice went out of tune: "Ninety percent of the supplies? If our Jiuding Chamber of Commerce has ninety percent of this shipment detained by you, it's not business, it's bankruptcy! These supplies are related to the life and death of the Guanghan Domain branch! What you are doing is tantamount to declaring war!"

"Rules? Hahahaha!"

Hearing Li Xingzhou's words, Daoist Leiyan seemed to have heard a huge joke and laughed wildly towards the sky, the Taiyi Divine Thunder wrapped around his body flickering violently because of his laughter.

"Here, in the Taixu Fortress, my fist is the rule!"

"Not bad, Fellow Daoist Leiyan is right."

Just then, a cold voice without any emotion came from the camp of the Taixuan Immortal Sect.

A man with a sharp, knife-like face, dressed in a spotless white robe, and carrying an ancient long sword on his back, walked out slowly.

He was not as aggressive as Daoist Leiyan, but he himself was like a peerless unsheathed sword.

Around where he stood, the starry sky seemed to have been cut into countless fragments.

Sword Immortal Guyue! A top-tier Sword Cultivator of the Taixuan Immortal Sect, also a terrifying powerhouse at the Peak of the Profound Immortal realm, with countless Profound Immortals having died under his sword.

His eyes, deep like an ancient well but sharp as a sword, swept coldly over the massive merchant ship.

Suddenly, his gaze froze when it swept over a certain area of the merchant ship's deck.

In the depths of his originally cold eyes, a flame of extreme greed and lewdness ignited instantly.

He stared fixedly at Gu Qingxue, Yaochi Holy Mother, Ji Yaoguang, Su Yueli, and the other women standing behind Lu Yuan.

These women, even in Daluo Heaven where beauties were as numerous as clouds, were stunning beauties of a country-toppling, disaster-causing level.

Especially the different temperaments on them—cold, noble, heroic, and alluring—intertwined together, which were fatal poisons to any male cultivator.

"The ninety percent of supplies that Fellow Daoist Leiyan mentioned must be left behind.

This is non-negotiable, and besides..."

Sword Immortal Guyue slowly curled his lips into an undisguised lewd smile, and he extended his slender finger, pointing at Gu Qingxue and the others from a distance.

"These female cultivators are truly beautiful, and their Physiques are rare and supreme.

Daoist Leiyan and I have been fighting and killing in this fortress recently, which is very hard and boring; we just happen to need a few supreme-grade Cauldrons for warming the bed and Dual Cultivation."

"Leave them behind for our brothers to enjoy, and you can get lost."

Sword Immortal Guyue's words were understated, as if he were just asking for a few insignificant items.

But everyone present could hear the domineering attitude in his words, treating human life as if it were grass.

"Presumptuous!"

Li Xingzhou was immediately furious upon hearing this.

No matter how stubborn his temper was, he could absolutely not tolerate others insulting the Chamber of Commerce's honored guests in front of him! Although the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce had always valued harmony, it was definitely not a soft persimmon that anyone could knead and flatten!"