235: Three major chambers of commerce

Xu Zhen did not publicize the matter of Duobao Pavilion submitting to the Su Family; he would not act clever by doing such things.

In Xu Zhen's view, after submitting to the Su Family, the best approach was to play the fool, make no decisions on his own, and seek Su Chen's instructions for every choice.

Although this would significantly lower his standing, it would at least ensure no mistakes were made.

For instance, regarding the submission to the Su Family, he could have chosen to publicize it, which would have been entirely beneficial and harmless to the Su Family's development; with the backing of their Duobao Pavilion, many troubles could have been avoided in the Early Stage.

But there was no need.

Because Su Chen had not given the order.

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Shortly after Su Hua achieved a Breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm.

In a luxurious courtyard within Fengyu City, three people gathered; their auras were powerful, and all were of True Immortal cultivation.

The auras of two of them were even stronger than Xu Zhen's, while the remaining one was not much different from Xu Zhen.

These three were the presidents of the three top chambers of commerce in Fengyu City: Zhao Tai of the Tengyun Chamber of Commerce, Wu Mu of the Haishan Chamber of Commerce, and Sun Qiliang of the Qianli Chamber of Commerce.

Zhao Tai first took a sip of tea, then spoke first: "The two of you, how do you intend to handle the matter of Duobao Pavilion?"

The commerce in Fengyu City had actually been set long ago; the three of them united to occupy half of the market share, while the remaining half was shared by other large and small chambers of commerce.

And for so many years, this had never been broken.

Now that Duobao Pavilion had produced another True Immortal Realm expert, its strength was second only to theirs, and it was even comparable to the Qianli Chamber of Commerce.

This had already seriously threatened their status.

None of the three major chambers of commerce had only one True Immortal Cultivator; instead, they all had two, which was why they were able to control half of the market share in the entire Fengyu City.

But now that Duobao Pavilion had been added to the mix, the situation had become somewhat subtle.

Wu Mu frowned and said coldly: "The market share in Fengyu City is only so large; with Duobao Pavilion adding another True Immortal expert, it will inevitably expand its influence next."

"By then, all three of our houses will be affected. I suggest that we simply join forces and eliminate Duobao Pavilion."

Hearing this, the other two narrowed their eyes.

Directly destroying Duobao Pavilion was indeed a good idea.

The main thing was that they felt the threat posed by Duobao Pavilion was too great.

Especially Su Hua.

He had only Ascended to the Immortal Realm for a few years, yet he had already achieved a Breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm.

He seemed to possess a Divine Physique from the start; this kind of Physique was quite rare, and even if he were to enter the Xuntian Sect, he would be considered a Prodigy.

Perhaps it would not take long before he could have another Breakthrough.

Once Su Hua grew up, the situation would become uncontrollable.

Zhao Tai said with a half-smile: "However, this matter might not be easy to carry out. Although Duobao Pavilion only has two True Immortal Realm experts and cannot resist the combined forces of our three houses, there are many people in this Fengyu City who do not wish for Duobao Pavilion to be destroyed."

Many people in Fengyu City were dissatisfied with their three houses, feeling that the three major chambers of commerce occupied too much of the market share.

Now, the emergence of Duobao Pavilion could greatly influence the status of the three major chambers of commerce.

Therefore, there were people secretly wanting to use Duobao Pavilion to break the Alliance of the three major chambers of commerce, so they could obtain more benefits from it.

Thus, if they attacked Duobao Pavilion directly, other chambers of commerce would certainly help it.

Hearing this, the other two fell silent, their brows furrowed in contemplation.

After a moment, Wu Mu said with a smile: "President Zhao, our three houses share glory and disgrace; your strength is the greatest, and you are exceptionally intelligent, so you must have a way, right?"

He truly had no solution for this Duobao Pavilion; if they tried to destroy it, and other True Immortal experts in Fengyu City intervened, it would be almost impossible to succeed.

But if they did not destroy Duobao Pavilion, it would certainly threaten the interests of the three major chambers of commerce in the future.

Zhao Tai smiled faintly and said with a calm expression: "That Xu Zhen is only at the Middle Stage of the True Immortal Realm, and as for that kid Su Hua, he just achieved a Breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm and must not have fully adapted to the Realm yet."

"If we cannot even deal with them, then this Alliance is meaningless."

Upon hearing this, the two of them looked puzzled.

What does this mean?

They all knew Su Hua's Realm; although his strength was not the strongest, he was still in the True Immortal Realm, so killing him would not be that simple.

Zhao Tai looked at their expressions and felt some disdain in his heart.

Two pigs! Truly stupid to death. Even helpless against Duobao Pavilion.

Being teammates with these two people truly left him speechless, but stupidity also had its advantages: they were relatively easy to control.

Zhao Tai picked up the teapot, refilled the teacups, and then continued: "For so many years, we have been selling many Heaven And Earth Treasures to the Dunshi Sect at low prices; now that we are in trouble, is it too much to ask them for help?"

"Previously, the Grand Elder of the Dunshi Sect told me that if we encounter trouble we cannot solve in the future, we can go to him for help."

"With the backing of the Dunshi Sect, even if they do not take action themselves, others will not dare to intervene when we go to destroy Duobao Pavilion."

"In this way, Duobao Pavilion can be easily destroyed."

The Dunshi Sect was also a vassal force under the Xuntian Sect, with great strength, and could almost be considered a top-tier vassal force.

Within its Sect, there was one Half-Step Profound Immortal expert and six True Immortals.

For them, destroying Duobao Pavilion was not difficult at all.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the two lit up. Brilliant!

Why hadn't they thought of this? Although the three major chambers of commerce had an ordinary relationship with the Dunshi Sect, there were interests involved; without the three major chambers of commerce, the Dunshi Sect would not be able to buy so many things at prices lower than the market rate.

Moreover, their three major chambers of commerce would specifically store and collect specific items according to the needs of the Dunshi Sect.

Could Duobao Pavilion do this?

Even if it could, Duobao Pavilion's foundation was not as good as theirs, and its connections and resources were not as rich as those of the three major chambers of commerce.

Therefore, as long as the Dunshi Sect still wanted things to remain as they were before, it would inevitably need to help them solve the issue of Duobao Pavilion.

With interests involved, was there any need to worry that the Dunshi Sect would not take action?

Moreover, Duobao Pavilion's strength was just so-so; if not for their fear of other forces in Fengyu City intervening, the three major chambers of commerce could have easily destroyed Duobao Pavilion.

There would be no need for the Dunshi Sect to take action.

"As expected of President Zhao, truly brilliant; this strategy of borrowing a knife to kill is truly wonderful."

"Exactly, with President Zhao leading us, our three major chambers of commerce will certainly grow better and better."

Wu Mu and the other began to flatter and compliment him, their faces full of obsequiousness.

Zhao Tai smiled indifferently, poured tea for the two, and the sound of casual conversation continued.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Su Hua did things very quickly; very soon, he had arranged the Su Family, with the location in the core area of Fengyu City.

He spent a large sum of money to buy the best courtyard, which could almost accommodate a thousand people, like a small palace.

After learning that Xu Zhen had submitted to Su Chen, Su Hua's expression remained as usual; in his view, such things were completely normal.

For Xu Zhen, this was a great opportunity.

"Family Head, this is the courtyard of our Su Family."

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