304: Shen Tianxing's scheme can be described as extremely successful!

“It’s Yang Xiu, the Smiling Buddha, one of the people in charge of Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s Inner Sea!”

“I never thought even Yang Xiu of Myriad Treasures Pavilion would come. When rivals meet, their eyes turn red. I wonder what kind of trouble he’ll stir up.”

“Yang Xiu is known as the Smiling Buddha, so he’s definitely not someone who easily causes trouble. I guess Myriad Treasures Pavilion is here to find out the details?”

“Who knows? As long as it doesn’t affect us buying resources, who cares why he’s here!”

“Aren’t you afraid that the rich and powerful Myriad Treasures Pavilion will buy everything? At that time, it will concern you and me!”

Hiss!!

As the Cultivators chatted, they suddenly realized that Myriad Treasures Pavilion might really do such a thing!

They don’t lack divine marrow, and they are probably not inferior to those top forces. If they really take everything, then it will be these people who suffer… “This person, I seem to have seen him somewhere. Ah! I remember now, in Wanglong City!”

Liu Yueying poured a cup of tea for Shen Tianxing, her gaze looking into the distance, just in time to see Yang Xiu descending from a flying boat.

Mainly, Yang Xiu’s features were easy to recognize. A kind smile on his face, a fat figure, just like a Smiling Buddha, making him hard to forget.

Liu Xianyun nodded and said, “That’s right, when Tianxing taught that young master from Panlong City a lesson, this fat man stood with the Half-step Heavenly Phenomenon Realm from Panlong City.”

Protector Ye Jinxiu of Panlong City and Yang Xiu were good friends. What Shen Tianxing and the others saw back then were the two of them.

However, the people from Panlong City did not make a move that time, so Shen Tianxing let it go.

It’s just that Ye Jinxiu had bad luck. He, along with Panlong City Lord Lin Taia, was ultimately killed by Shen Tianxing at the last moment!

“He left a step earlier, preventing Ye Jinxiu from acting, clearly having recognized me.”

Shen Tianxing also had an impression of this guy, and the reason he was so sure the other party recognized him was because he himself had a very close connection with Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

The Great Qi Myriad Treasures Pavilion treated Shen Tianxing as their most distinguished guest. Even Su Mingyue’s return to the Imperial City was arranged by their flying boat.

But Shen Tianxing’s impression of Yang Xiu wasn’t good. This person recognized him but didn’t show himself, clearly having deeper intentions.

“It’s no exaggeration to say that Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s influence spans across various regions. Northern Barren is just one of them; they also have a presence in the Eastern Continent, Western Ridge, and Southern Region.”

“Yang Xiu knows you obtained many resources in the Outer Sea, so it’s hard to say he won’t guess your identity.”

Xing Yao was also well-informed, and at the same time, she was very intelligent, quickly thinking of many things.

Shen Tianxing’s identity cannot be exposed now!

Shen Tianxing leisurely took a sip of tea and said, “He is a businessman, and even more so, a smart person. Such a person will not bring trouble upon himself.”

“Everything will proceed according to the plan.”

He wasn’t in a hurry at all. Anyway, he didn’t plan to meet this guy, so there was no need to fall out.

Seeing this, Liu Xianyun and Xing Yao didn’t say much more.

They had long been accustomed to doing everything according to Shen Tianxing’s wishes… Three days passed in a flash!

Today was the opening day of Shen Tianxing’s Trading Firm!

Outside Suspended City, flying boats filled the islands, some even stopping on the sea!

The entire Inner Sea, except for the people from the few top Sects who had not yet arrived, almost all the major forces interested in the resources here had already come.

Woo…!

As the scorching sun gradually rose in the sky, black dots suddenly appeared beneath the calm sea surface.

Ancient, aged instruments blared. Those small black dots, under the illumination of the scorching sun, were rapidly approaching Suspended City at a visible speed!

“What an astonishing Aura, what huge flying Vicious Beasts! This… which force’s people have arrived?”

Inside Suspended City, many Cultivators looked at the distant sea. Those gigantic flying Vicious Beasts cut through the sky with astonishing speed!

On the top floor of a restaurant, several young men and women stood on the pavilion, their gazes indifferent as they watched the arrival of these flying Vicious Beasts.

“They really came too, Chu Tianlan and Bai Tianjie of White Tiger Mansion!”

“Shen Caileng of Vermilion Bird Prefecture, Mo Sangzi of Qilin Mansion…”

Holy Son Yunxiao’s eyes flickered with light, and the Qi around his body constantly surged, but he quickly controlled this restless Qi!

“These guys have made great progress in their strength. It looks like they are already assaulting the fourth stage of Heavenly Phenomenon Realm!”

“Fortunately, during this period, anomalies have appeared in the Forbidden Grounds of various families. No wonder they are also anxious.”

Holy Son Zhang Zhong, as his name suggests, looked like an honest and trustworthy person, but where in the Inner Sea are there honest and trustworthy people?

Beneath this honest exterior lay a cold Soul that could kill and destroy!

“Holy Maiden Zhu Xuan, it seems our decision this time was correct. Only by standing together can we make these guys from the Six Mansions wary.”

Holy Son Yunxiao looked at Holy Maiden Zhu Xuan.

The idea of several families advancing together was originally proposed by Holy Maiden Zhu Xuan. If it were in the past, it would certainly have been impossible.

However, in the Inner Sea, the Twelve Caves and Six Mansions clashed most frequently. They anticipated the arrival of people from the Six Mansions, which is why they chose to come together.

Even if it wasn’t a true collaboration, it still had a certain effect in confusing the Saints and Prodigies of the Six Mansions.

“It’s merely standing together!”

“If Never Look Back Merchant Guild can truly provide vast resources, we might also become rivals.”

“If we are like this, what about the Six Mansions, and the Three Halls, and the One Sect?”

Holy Maiden Zhu Xuan’s words made the faces of the other Saints suddenly change!

This woman’s face changed faster than flipping a book!

One must know that it was she who proposed for them to come together!

“Holy Maiden Zhu Xuan truly lives up to her reputation of having visited the Western Ridge and seen the world. When interests are at stake, if one doesn’t look out for oneself, heaven and earth will destroy them. That’s right!”

Holy Son Muling, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

Holy Son Yunxiao and Holy Son Zhang Zhong both frowned. In reality, they themselves knew that everyone was united by interests, and there was nothing to say about someone pursuing their own gain.

Haven’t the major top forces in the Inner Sea always operated this way?

The strong prey on the weak, decisive in killing!

If there was an opportunity, they could be drinking and chatting together one moment, and then strike to kill each other the next!

This was the Law of survival that the Saints of the Inner Sea had always adhered to!

“Since that’s the case, this Saint will not force it. Everything will depend on individual ability.”

Holy Son Yunxiao said indifferently, then turned and left.

Holy Son Zhang Zhong didn’t leave, but he quietly sat aside, silently watching the Trading Firm in the distance.

At this moment, outside the city, giant Vicious Beasts arrived one after another. Except for the people from One Sect and Three Halls, the Saints and Prodigies from the Six Mansions and Twelve Caves had all arrived!

This lineup could be described as unprecedented!

Never before had the opening of a Trading Firm attracted so many Saints from major forces!

Shen Tianxing’s plan could be said to have been very successful!

...Outside Suspended City, on an island.

Two figures stood on a mountaintop, looking towards Suspended City from afar.

Of these two, one was tall, with a chiseled face and a pair of cold eyes. A strange rune mark on his forehead was particularly conspicuous!

This rune mark was known to everyone in the Inner Sea, representing the mark of Feiyu Hall, one of the strongest Three Halls!

And the young man before them was Zhong Moli, one of the Saints carefully cultivated by Feiyu Hall!

“Holy Son Moli, we meet again. After several years, your speed of improvement truly astonishes me!”

Not far from Zhong Moli, a burly figure turned to look at him.

This was a middle-aged man, about forty or fifty years old, with a full beard, wearing a set of ancient soft armor, his large hand gripping a seemingly unremarkable long saber.

This person exuded an evil Qi, constantly emanating a bloodthirsty and ferocious Aura.

His name was Old Seventh Ke. It sounded like a very ordinary name, and his face was also very common.

But the name Old Seventh Ke, in the Inner Sea, represented blood and slaughter!

He belonged to no Sect or faction, a mere Loose Cultivator. He had once been surrounded and killed by experts sent by top forces, but without exception, this guy had a tough life. No matter how severely injured, he could always return safely!

Each injury only made him stronger!

Therefore, few people or forces in the Inner Sea were willing to provoke such a desperate person!

“Old Seventh Ke, I heard you went to the Western Ridge these past few years and were chased everywhere. To be able to return alive, you truly have a tough life.”

Zhong Moli glanced at him, a trace of imperceptible coldness flashing in his eyes.

Old Seventh Ke’s life was very valuable in the Inner Sea. If there was an opportunity, Zhong Moli wouldn’t mind killing him!

However, this person’s value was more useful in keeping him alive than in killing him!

He could do many things that others couldn’t or found inconvenient to do. There was a reason why the various top forces let him go back then.

“Hahahaha…”

Old Seventh Ke laughed cruelly, and proudly said, “My life isn’t worth much, it’s just tough enough that even the King of Hell would have to pay a price to take me!”

“Tell me, you knew I was back and specifically sought me out. What do you want me to do? My price isn’t cheap, you know!”

As a Loose Cultivator, Old Seventh Ke took on any job. Killing was just a common occurrence. As long as the price was right, he would even dare to touch the earth of the Heavenly King!

“You must have heard the news from Suspended City, right? Never Look Back Merchant Guild!”

Zhong Moli’s gaze turned towards the city, where many old acquaintances, who were all obstacles on his cultivation path, were gathered.

But his target was not those Saints, but Never Look Back Merchant Guild!

A sharp glint flashed in Old Seventh Ke’s eyes. The news of Never Look Back Merchant Guild was now known to everyone in the Inner Sea!

The most concerned were definitely those top forces!

There was no such thing as an airtight wall in this world. The news Old Seventh Ke knew was far more than what those major forces knew!

Resources were what they most lacked, and what they absolutely had to obtain this time!

“You want me to probe the details of that Trading Firm?”

“No problem, ten thousand catties of divine marrow!”

Old Seventh Ke grinned, raising a finger, and directly stated his price.

Even the manager of the Trading Firm was a Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Cultivator, so no one knew how powerful the force behind it was.

The risk of plundering such a Trading Firm was very high, so his asking price was also very high!

After all, the value of divine marrow was too high!

Especially for a Loose Cultivator like Old Seventh Ke, who had stepped into the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, it was an extremely rare Cultivation resource. The more he could extort, the more he earned.

“Ten thousand catties of divine marrow?”

“Heh… you really dare to ask!”

Zhong Moli raised his head, his gaze terrifyingly cold, and sneered, “I’ll give you three thousand catties of divine marrow. If you successfully seize it, you can take away some of the treasures from their Trading Firm that you want. As for the force behind them, we, Feiyu Hall, will handle it for you!”

“You don’t have to bear any risks. You should be content with this price!”

This was not bargaining, but a warning!

Zhong Moli had this qualification, after all, he was backed by Feiyu Hall, one of the strongest forces in the Inner Sea!

Even if Old Seventh Ke was not afraid, he still had to consider carefully whether his exorbitant demand was worth it!

“Good, then it’s a deal!”

Old Seventh Ke didn’t say anything more upon hearing this.

Ten thousand catties of divine marrow was unrealistic; he was simply asking for an outrageous price.

Now that Zhong Moli could give three thousand catties, he was already content. Moreover, he only needed to make one move for such a huge return, so there was nothing to consider.

As his voice fell, Old Seventh Ke turned and left without another word.

Zhong Moli looked at the departing Old Seventh Ke, his expression growing colder… Today was the third day, and Cultivators from all sides had almost all arrived!

Outside Never Look Back Merchant Guild, many experts had already gathered, waiting.

The Trading Firm’s main gate had not yet opened, and the notice was still displayed at the entrance, but no one dared to rashly inquire at this time.

Everyone knew that the people of this Trading Firm were not to be trifled with!

“It’s already the third day, why isn’t it open yet? I’m waiting to buy a batch of Scarlet Refining Pills for Soul Palace Realm Cultivation!”

“I’ve been waiting here for three days and haven’t been anxious. You just arrived today, what’s there to be anxious about?”

“Exactly, how many Cultivators are there in Suspended City now, more than ten thousand? The Saints and Prodigies of those top forces have all come, they can’t possibly run away, can they?”

“You can’t say that. Precisely because so many people have come, who can guarantee that this Trading Firm can provide so many Cultivation resources?”

“Don’t worry, we’ve been here for three days, watching all along. Their people are all here. The manager even went to a restaurant in the city yesterday and bought three catties of roast goose to go with his wine!”

“…”

Many Cultivators gathered nearby were waiting, various discussions rising and falling. Some had doubts, some were inexplicably excited, and some held no hope… Creak!

Suddenly, the main gate of Never Look Back Merchant Guild opened.

Two figures walked out from inside.

Walking in front was Shen Liu, dressed as a scholar in a green robe, holding a folding fan, with a smile in his eyes, as he stepped out.

Behind him was a burly, powerful, and honest young man, built like a tiger and a bear.

“It’s open! It’s open! Quick, go call the young master!”

“Quickly inform the Saint, the Trading Firm is open!”

“Hurry, hurry, quickly go in and see!”

Many Cultivators saw Shen Liu walk out and quickly moved towards the Trading Firm, their faces flushed with excitement.

These three days of waiting had made them all anxious!

If they didn’t rush in now, by the time the Saints and Prodigies of those top forces arrived, it would be uncertain whether they could even get the resources they wanted!

“Everyone, three days have passed. Today, Never Look Back Merchant Guild officially opens for business!”

“All treasures must be paid for with divine marrow. No credit will be extended!”