368: Yuhulou

"No worries!"

Xu Qing smiled faintly, his expression calm.

He had been in seclusion for sixty thousand years in the Cosmos World, long accustomed to solitude. Today, he chanced upon Feng San still busy at the city gate, and a hint of curiosity arose in his heart, prompting him to descend.

Seeing Xu Qing's gentle demeanor, Feng San felt a little relieved and quickly said respectfully, "Just now, Young Master asked if I was still working as a greeter. I stopped doing that a long time ago."

"Thanks to Young Master, I am now a South Gate Steward in the Foreign Affairs Hall of the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild, responsible for welcoming guests at the eighteen gates on the south side of Kase Royal City. Whenever an outside guest wishes to visit the Merchant Guild, we are the ones who guide and entertain them."

As he spoke, a hint of pride showed on his face, clearly indicating his satisfaction with his current status.

"So that's how it is!" Xu Qing nodded, a touch of approval in his tone.

He glanced over Feng San, noting that although his attire wasn't luxurious, his spirit and vitality indicated he had been doing well over the years.

"Let's go! Take me to the best restaurant in the city. After years in seclusion, my palate has grown bland. And while we're at it, tell me some interesting stories about the Behemoth Domain these days."

Xu Qing spoke in a relaxed tone, as if it were a casual suggestion.

Upon hearing this, Feng San immediately bowed and said, "Young Master, this way please!"

As he led the way, he waved his hand towards the distance.

Soon, a beast carriage slowly approached.

Interestingly, the driver was still Feng San's cousin, and the beast carriage was no different from before, except that the cultivation of the unicorn pulling it had improved significantly, making it appear even more majestic.

Xu Qing smiled at the sight, nodded to Feng San's cousin, and then calmly boarded the beast carriage.

Feng San's cousin, seeing Xu Qing's easygoing nature, also let out a sigh of relief and quickly drove the carriage towards the inner city of the Royal City.

Along the way, Feng San enthusiastically recounted interesting stories from the Royal City to Xu Qing.

He vividly described the turmoil of the Saen Family's various Young Masters vying for power, as well as several recently discovered treasure ruins.

These matters were mere trifles to a Dao Lord, but under Feng San's narration, Xu Qing listened with great interest, as if hearing a thrilling story.

Seeing Xu Qing engrossed, Feng San then brought up the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild.

He first spoke of the foundational auction ten years ago, his voice filled with pride: "Since then, the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild has truly taken off. In just twenty short years, its branches have spread to the surrounding six Heavenly Realms. Nowadays, the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild's auctions are renowned far and wide!"

He paused, then continued: "The Xuanhuang Merchant Guild categorizes its auctions from one to nine stars. One-star auctions are held once a year; two-star auctions, once every five years; three-star auctions, once every ten years; four-star auctions, once every hundred years; five-star auctions, once every thousand years. And so on, up to nine-star auctions, which are held once every hundred epochs!"

When mentioning the auctions, Feng San's eyes gleamed with excitement: "Even a one-star auction features King-Grade Spirit Treasures; two-star auctions will have items helpful to Supremes, though only a few as the main attractions, but they are already comparable to the large auctions in the Royal City. And three-star auctions feature entirely Supreme-Grade Spirit Treasures!"

He grew more and more excited: "The three-star auction ten years ago attracted hundreds of Supremes! At that time, a top-grade Dao-Grade Spirit Treasure appeared, leading to fierce competition among many Supremes, and it was ultimately bought by a strong practitioner at the Half-Step Dao Lord Realm."

"And now, in two months, it will be the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild's three-star auction. Months ago, many strong practitioners had already arrived in the city, precisely for this auction!"

Xu Qing nodded slightly upon hearing this, feeling a little surprised.

He hadn't expected the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild to expand so rapidly, no wonder it could continuously provide him with family points. Over the years, although he had exchanged some cultivation for himself, he hadn't interfered too much.

Now that he was out of seclusion, he could properly improve the cultivation of his Family members. After all, only when his Family members' cultivation improved could they provide him with more family points.

Soon, the beast carriage entered the inner city. Compared to the outer city, the inner city was more prosperous, and the beings here were much stronger.

The inner city was composed of eight realms and three thousand streets. After entering the inner city, the beast carriage headed towards Xianle Street.

Soon, the beast carriage arrived at the Royal City's largest restaurant—Jade Teapot Tower.

The Jade Teapot Tower was magnificent, with carved beams and painted rafters. Even during the day, people came and went at its entrance, making it exceptionally lively.

Feng San introduced, "Young Master, this Jade Teapot Tower has an astonishing background. It is said to come from a major power outside the Behemoth Domain, spanning over a hundred Dao Domains, with its headquarters located in the Dream Dao Domain deep within the Myriad Race Territory."

He paused, lowering his voice: "The Dream Dao Domain is the ancestral land of the Dream Clan, and the strongest among them is the Dream God Clan. It is said that their progenitor, like the progenitor of the Behemoth Clan, was a powerful existence from the Mythological Era."

"Besides that, the Dream Clan also has a mysterious race—the Meng Ya Clan, rumored to be descendants of the Dream Clan's priests, extremely secretive. Every generation of priests in the Dream God Kingdom comes from this race."

Xu Qing noted down this race. These ancient clans all had deep foundations, and he might have dealings with them in the future.

A hint of longing flashed in Feng San's eyes as he continued, "And this Jade Teapot Tower has a brew called meng ya brew, said to originate from the Meng Ya Clan. This brew possesses the ability to comprehend the Dao; just one cup can help a being comprehend the Perfection of the King-Grade Dream Dao, and it has no side effects whatsoever."

"However, its price is exorbitant; one cup is worth a billion Chaos Profound Crystals. Ordinary Supremes, let alone drinking it, probably can't even produce a billion Chaos Profound Crystals. Only those powerful Supremes who can no longer Breakthrough and wish to try other Grand Daos will buy it."

Upon hearing this, a hint of interest flashed in Xu Qing's eyes.

If this meng ya brew was truly as Feng San described, with no side effects, then he could procure some for the Geniuses in his Family.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly and said to Feng San, "Let's go, let's go in and taste this meng ya brew, to see if it's as magical as the rumors say!"

Feng San couldn't help but be startled. This Young Master was indeed no Mortal; even the eight great Families wouldn't speak so casually about the meng ya brew, yet he said it so lightly.

"Young Master, I won't go in. I still need to go to the South Gate to welcome guests for the Merchant Guild. Please forgive me, Young Master!"

Although Feng San really wanted to go into the Jade Teapot Tower with Xu Qing, he knew his place. If he wasn't working for the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild, it would be fine, but since he was, there was a hierarchy.

Because of Xu Qing, he had already received special attention in the Merchant Guild. If he were to dine with him and the Merchant Guild found out, he would receive even more attention, and perhaps even a promotion.

But what about later? How far could this acquaintance sustain him? He had ambition, so he cherished this acquaintance all the more and would not easily exhaust it.

"Alright!"

Xu Qing understood Feng San's thoughts and said nothing. This was a person who knew when to advance and when to retreat.

"Cousin, you wait here. If Young Master comes out, you send him back to the Merchant Guild!"

After Xu Qing went in, Feng San said to his cousin.

"Okay!"

Feng San's cousin was a bit puzzled by his cousin's idea.

After all, people like them didn't even have the qualifications to enter the Jade Teapot Tower. Now that there was an opportunity, he naturally wanted to go in.

However, he knew his own mind wasn't as clever as his cousin's, so he unconditionally supported his actions.

After all, over these twenty years, his cousin, with his status as South Gate Steward, had arranged many livelihoods for their branch of the Family.