228: If you can't beat them, join them.

“What!!”

“Qingtian Sect is in the Southern Region? Are you trying to fool this Ancestor?”

Ancestor Wuji stood up, a look of disbelief on his face.

The Southern Region is the place with the poorest spiritual energy on the entire Canglan Continent, unable to even produce a Half-step Great Emperor.

How could it possibly give rise to a sect that is top-tier across the entire Starry Sky? Holy Master Wuji must have practiced until his brain turned stupid.

Seeing his Great Emperor Ancestor's frightening expression.

Holy Master Wuji's face paled, and he hurriedly bowed and explained, “Ancestor, how dare I joke with you? This news came from the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce. Now everyone in the Central State knows, and they are all rushing toward the Southern Region.”

“Hiss, it came from the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce?” Hearing Holy Master Wuji's explanation, the Great Emperor Ancestor of Wuji Holy Land showed a surprised expression again.

If the news had come from somewhere else, he might have just assumed the person was joking.

But the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce clearly has a deep relationship with Qingtian Sect, so the news coming from them is likely true.

“Hmph, Huyan Zhuo, you Old Thing, you hide quite deeply.”

After calming down, the Great Emperor Ancestor of Wuji Holy Land also figured out the relationship between the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce and Qingtian Sect.

Outside the Enlightenment Secret Realm, Huyan Xiaoyao called Night Owl and the others Senior Brothers, indicating that Huyan Xiaoyao had already joined Qingtian Sect.

As Huyan Zhuo, the Ancestor of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce, would never allow his granddaughter to join a sect in the Southern Region; he must have known the terror of Qingtian Sect to let Huyan Xiaoyao do as she pleased.

Now, Huyan Xiaoyao brought Qingtian Sect disciples to the Central State for training, directly causing six of the Seven Great Emperor-level Factions to perish.

If they had known earlier that there was a terrifying sect like Qingtian Sect in the Southern Region of the Canglan Continent, the events outside the Enlightenment Secret Realm would not have happened.

Therefore, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Huyan Zhuo was the true culprit responsible for the demise of the Six Great Emperor-level Factions.

“Ancestor, what should we do?”

Seeing the Great Emperor Ancestor of Wuji Holy Land mumble something where he stood, but offer no further instruction.

The Holy Master of Wuji Holy Land quickly asked.

Previously, when they didn't know where Qingtian Sect originated, Wuji Holy Land could still cultivate in peace.

Now that they knew Qingtian Sect was in the Southern Region, things were completely different.

After all, sharing a continent with a powerful sect that could easily destroy a Holy Land created immense pressure.

“Heh, what else can we do? Since we can't beat them, we might as well join them.”

The Great Emperor Ancestor of Wuji Holy Land recovered his senses, his eyes shining with wisdom.

Given Qingtian Sect's immense power, Wuji Holy Land definitely couldn't pretend not to notice. Otherwise, if they offended a Qingtian Sect disciple undergoing training again someday, Wuji Holy Land would be finished.

Therefore, the best solution was to lead Wuji Holy Land in submitting to Qingtian Sect. This would ensure peaceful development and provide an extra layer of security.

“Hiss, if you can't beat them, join them?”

The Holy Master of Wuji Holy Land showed a look of horror, understanding his Ancestor's meaning.

“Alright, this matter will be personally negotiated by this Ancestor in the Southern Region.”

“You stay in the Holy Land and strictly manage the disciples. Don't let them wander around and cause any major disaster.”

After glancing at the horrified Holy Master Wuji, Ancestor Wuji gave his instructions and vanished from the peak.

Tianbao Chamber of Commerce Headquarters in Central State.

Ye Xiao and the five others were sitting in a luxurious living room, drinking the enlightenment tea they had seized from the Enlightenment Secret Realm.

At this moment, Gu Chen said to Huyan Xiaoyao, who was holding her teacup, “Junior Sister Huyan, where else in the Central State are there more Geniuses? Should we go there for more training?”

Since returning from the Enlightenment Secret Realm and witnessing the Emperor Battle above Tianbao City, they hadn't left Tianbao City for a single step and were starting to feel stifled.

If they didn't go out to train soon, they might as well return to cultivation.

Hearing Gu Chen's question.

Huyan Xiaoyao rolled her eyes and said helplessly, “Senior Brother Gu, where are there any Geniuses left in the Central State? Six of the Seven Great Emperor-level Factions have been destroyed, and the remaining Wuji Holy Land has sealed itself off. There really isn't a suitable place left for training.”

Originally, if Gu Chen hadn't snatched the enlightenment tea tree, after visiting the Enlightenment Secret Realm, they could have sought out the Geniuses of the various Holy Lands and Imperial Clans for a spar.

Now, because of this enlightenment tea tree, the top forces of the entire Central State have been nearly wiped out, and the remaining Wuji Holy Land doesn't dare to emerge. There is simply nowhere to go.

“Sigh, if I had known that this enlightenment tea tree would bring an end to this Central State Training Trip, I wouldn't have snatched it no matter what.” Gu Chen took a sip of the enlightenment tea and sighed mournfully.

Hearing their conversation.

Night Owl put down his teacup, glanced at Gu Chen, and said, “Enough, stop sighing here. Since it's already been snatched, what's there to regret? Since there's nowhere to go, let's return to the sect and cultivate.”

“Mhm, Senior Brother Ye is right. Instead of drinking tea and chatting here every day, we should go back and cultivate.”

“That's right. During this trip to the Central State, we still had skirmishes with the Central State Cultivators, so it wasn't a wasted journey.”

Mu Xueqing and Qin Fei'er nodded beside them and voiced their agreement.

“Alright, since Senior Brother Ye and the two Junior Sisters agree to return, I have no objections.”

“Junior Brother Chu, Junior Sister Huyan, what do you two say?”

Gu Chen asked Chu Feng, who was quietly drinking tea, and Huyan Xiaoyao.

“Senior Brother Gu, I have no objections.”

“I have no objections either.”

The two replied simultaneously.

“Good, since everyone agrees, we shall set off back to the sect.”

Seeing everyone agree to return to the sect, Night Owl made the final decision and looked at Huyan, saying, “Junior Sister Huyan, please arrange the Cross-Domain Teleportation Array. We will return to the Southern Region immediately.”

“Mhm, alright. Several Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, follow me.”

Huyan Xiaoyao agreed and beckoned Ye Xiao and the four others toward the Teleportation Area.

Because a large number of Cultivators needed to use the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce's Cross-Domain Teleportation Array to go to the Southern Region.

At this moment, the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce Teleportation Area was overcrowded, with queues stretching outside the Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing this situation.

Huyan Xiaoyao didn't pay any mind, leading Ye Xiao and the four others directly past the queue toward the location of the Teleportation Array.

“Hey, hey, hey! I say, you little kids, didn't you see how many of us are queuing? Go wait at the back.”

“Exactly! Look at how many people are queuing here. You're cutting the line directly like this—do you think the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce is run by your family?”

Seeing Huyan Xiaoyao leading Night Owl and the others cutting the line directly, a large number of queuing Cultivators voiced their dissatisfaction and stopped them.

Some of them had been standing here for a whole day just to catch the Cross-Domain Teleportation Array going to the Southern Region.

Huyan Xiaoyao and Night Owl and the others cut the line the moment they arrived; how could they tolerate that?

“All of you, move aside! I am the Acting President of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce. Do you think the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce is run by my family?”

Facing the people blocking her path, Huyan Xiaoyao shouted angrily.

This was the first time she had been stopped in her own Chamber of Commerce.

“Haha, you are the Acting President of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce?”

Hearing Huyan Xiaoyao claim to be the Acting President of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce, the surrounding people were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“Little girl, just cut the line if you want to, but why come up with such an absurd excuse?”

“Exactly! The President of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce is a man. We even saw him recently. How could it be you, a Little Girl?”

“Hurry up and get to the back of the queue. If people from the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce arrive later, those of you who try to cut the line will be thrown out.”

The crowd looked at Huyan Xiaoyao and the others with amusement.

Although Huyan Xiaoyao and the others were all at the cultivation levels of Heavenly Venerate and Saint, most people here were Saint Kings and Quasi-Emperors, so they wouldn't bother arguing with them.