36: Returning to Tianyu Sect

Inside the Longevity Chamber of Commerce, in Gu Luoqing's courtyard.

A stone table, two cups of clear tea, and an incense burner—it had an exceptionally elegant air.

Shen Lian picked up the clear tea, took a light sip, closed his eyes, and savored it carefully.

Gu Luoqing, who was performing tea art opposite him, saw this and chuckled.

"I didn't expect you to understand tea?"

"Is that so surprising?"

Shen Lian opened his eyes, grabbed the Folding Fan on the table, opened it with a flick, and waved it gently.

Gu Luoqing lowered her head and shook it: "The matter of the Monster Beast Mountain Range has already spread across the entire continent. A million-strong beast horde wiped out in a single Lightning Tribulation catastrophe—it is truly a rare tale, enough to be recorded in history."

Shen Lian: "What is recorded in history is not necessarily the truth. Only those who have experienced it personally are qualified to claim they have glimpsed the full picture."

Gu Luoqing: "If I am not mistaken, the destruction of the beast horde and the descent of the Lightning Tribulation are inextricably linked to you, right?"

"What makes you say that?"

"You went to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and upon returning, you achieved the Tribulation Crossing Realm. As everyone knows, entering the Tribulation Crossing Realm requires undergoing the baptism and test of Lightning Tribulation to succeed. I do not believe there are such coincidences in this world. The only thing I cannot understand is why the Lightning Tribulation triggered this time could cover nearly half of the Monster Beast Mountain Range."

"That is not a question you should be considering."

Shen Lian put away his Folding Fan and then manifested the netherworld chariot.

"Returning this to its owner."

Gu Luoqing glanced at the Netherworld Spirit Steed and couldn't help but chuckle: "If Fellow Daoist Shen does not mind, just keep this netherworld chariot as a means of transport. After all, in my Longevity Chamber of Commerce, no one can control such a chariot, and only you can tame it to be so obedient."

"Hmm?"

Shen Lian glanced at the Netherworld Spirit Steed.

It kept nodding at him.

"Very well, since that is the case, I will respectfully accept."

He did not refuse and directly put away the Netherworld Spirit Steed.

Then the two entered the main topic.

"Recently, the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce has been having a very hard time. According to reports from spies, Su Yuheng has spent at least 30 million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to compensate the noble families who died within the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce."

Gu Luoqing's words were tinged with schadenfreude; seeing the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce suffer seemed to be her favorite thing.

Shen Lian replied calmly: "No one knows the wealth of the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce better than I do. A loss of tens of millions of Mid-Grade Spirit Stones is not enough to hurt its roots."

"I know, but I just don't like seeing Su Yuheng's smug, villainous face."

"Let's talk about the current situation of your Longevity Chamber of Commerce. Have the business prospects improved?"

"Hmm, there are signs of improvement." Gu Luoqing nodded.

"It's just that I'm basking in your reflected glory. Because you destroyed the branch of the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce in Wushuang City, those noble families felt that their safety lacked guarantees and began to turn to cooperate with my Longevity Chamber of Commerce. However, the scale is not large, mainly because there is no sufficient supply of goods."

"What are the best-selling goods on the market now?"

"Naturally, it is the life-extending pill and the youth-retaining pill. A life-extending pill that grants one hundred days of life can be auctioned for eighty thousand Spirit Stones. As for the youth-retaining pill, it is even more priceless; the starting bid is ten thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, with no upper limit."

"Does anyone in your chamber of commerce know how to refine these two types of Medicinal Pills?"

Gu Luoqing took a sip of water and sighed lightly: "There are alchemists, but they lack the corresponding Spirit Medicine. Currently, eighty percent of the Medicinal Fields in the Eastern Region are monopolized by the Medicine King Glazed Valley."

"Good, I know."

Shen Lian dropped this sentence, opened his Folding Fan, and walked out.

Gu Luoqing hurriedly called him back: "Where does Fellow Daoist Shen intend to go?"

Shen Lian: "Since I have received your favor, I naturally must know how to repay it. I have always been clear about grievances and debts, and I do not want to owe you any favors."

Gu Luoqing frowned: "You aren't planning to go after the Medicine King Glazed Valley, are you? I advise Fellow Daoist Shen, your current strength is not enough to directly fall out with Mu Yaoguang, and the path to the Spirit Realm also requires special conditions."

"Hahaha." Shen Lian couldn't help laughing.

"A mere Mu Yaoguang makes you this afraid? In my eyes, she is just a bitch."

Gu Luoqing stood up and walked behind Shen Lian: "Fellow Daoist Shen, I am not afraid of Mu Yaoguang, but of the Lord of the Spirit Realm."

"She is also trash, what is there to fear?"

Shen Lian did not care at all about these existences that were untouchable in rumors. Even if his current cultivation Foundation was not as good as his opponent's, he had other means to employ. It was just that Shen Lian disdained to use those schemes and tricks.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, I beg you, for now, do not go and provoke Mu Yaoguang. I will find a way for the business matters."

But for Gu Luoqing, the influence of the Medicine King Glazed Valley was absolutely not something the Longevity Chamber of Commerce could provoke.

"Hmph, so timid, when will you ever be able to reorganize the Longevity Chamber of Commerce?"

Shen Lian gradually lost his patience, his tone becoming harsh.

"By the time you think of a way, I'm afraid the Longevity Chamber of Commerce will have changed its name."

Gu Luoqing lowered her head and said softly: "I just don't want to be enemies with the Medicine King Glazed Valley at this time."

"As you wish." Shen Lian turned around.

"I will agree to you. Rest assured, in three days, I will send you the Spirit Medicine for refining the life-extending pill and the youth-retaining pill."

After speaking, a black cloud rose around him, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into the netherworld chariot, disappearing at the end of the world.

Inside the Heavenly Feather Sect, Old Ancestor Tianyu and Su Yuheng were still struggling with where to find traces of Shen Lian.

"Old Ancestor, the two Seniors from the Tianji Pavilion said that the blood on Shen Lian is the only way to help Ye Fan restore his cultivation. If we cannot find him in time, Ye Fan will likely be ruined forever."

"Rest assured, Ye Fan is the Son of Destiny; he will safely survive this tribulation. And that Little Beast is just a stepping stone on Ye Fan's path to success!"

Old Ancestor Tianyu said this, couldn't help but angrily slap the coffee table.

"I calculated everything, but I didn't calculate that this Little Beast would suddenly become so ruthless, not cherishing old feelings at all, and actually doing something like harming fellow Disciples. It is truly abominable."

Su Yuheng's eyelids jumped, and then she said softly: "Old Ancestor, this Disciple is wondering, have we been too excessive towards him?"

"What do you mean by that?" Old Ancestor Tianyu's face instantly darkened. "Are you sympathizing with that Little Beast?"

Su Yuheng hurriedly said: "This Disciple does not dare, it is just that this Disciple sometimes thinks, Shen Lian also contributed to the Sect, and treating him this way must have made him harbor resentment for a long time, thus crushing him, so he... so..."

When she spoke to the end, Su Yuheng dared not continue, because Old Ancestor Tianyu's face had completely turned black.

"That is what he should have done! If it weren't for our Heavenly Feather Sect taking him in, he wouldn't even have had the chance to serve the Sect. This is his blessing!"

"But, Old Ancestor, don't you think that in the last hundred years, we have suppressed him too hard?"

Perhaps it was the conversation with Gu Luoqing that awakened the last trace of conscience in Su Yuheng's heart. Thinking about it carefully afterwards, it seemed that they had indeed been too harsh on Shen Lian. However, it was only a trace of conscience; she did not realize at all what kind of immense harm the actions of the seven of them had caused Shen Lian.

"Yuheng, don't forget, it was this Seat who arranged for you seven to be by Shen Lian's side, which led to your achievements today."

Old Ancestor Tianyu's words were shocking.

"Now, you are questioning this Seat's actions? Yuheng, you wouldn't have actually fallen in love with that Little Beast, would you?"

Su Yuheng hurriedly said: "Old Ancestor, please calm your anger. How could this Disciple like that kind of person? This Disciple's body and mind are used to serve the son of heavenly mandate; it is impossible to have other intentions."

"Remember your words. You will be Ye Fan's legal wife in the future. Once Ye Fan gains power, your status will be incomparably noble. Everything this Seat does is not only for Ye Fan, but also for you."

"This Disciple will not dare to be slack regarding the Old Ancestor's painstaking efforts. Please rest assured, Old Ancestor, this Disciple will definitely do her best to let Junior Brother Ye restore his cultivation."

"That is more like it."

Old Ancestor Tianyu finally felt relieved and took a deep breath.

But the next moment, her heart suddenly shook.

"Hmm, why do I have a feeling of unease?"

She quickly scanned with her Divine Sense.

Her face turned pale instantly.

The twelve elite Disciples guarding the back of the Sect were actually dead.

At the same time—

"Not good, the earth qi of the back Medicinal Field is rapidly flowing away. Follow this Seat to investigate."

As soon as the words fell, Old Ancestor Tianyu was the first to transform into light and escape.

Su Yuheng immediately followed.

At this moment, above the ten thousand acres of Medicinal Fields in the back mountain, Shen Lian stood in the Void Realm, running the "Zhou Tian Xuan Huang Array" with his whole body, crazily absorbing the earth qi in the Medicinal Field.

The ten thousand acres of Medicinal Fields below had long been put into Shen Lian's storage ring by him. The rest was to suck away all the earth qi here, not leaving any chance for the Heavenly Feather Sect to turn things around.

"The ten thousand acres of Medicinal Fields were planted by the green-haired turtle borrowing my body. Since that is the case, I have the right to take them all away, just as collecting interest."

As the earth qi entered the dantian sea, his cultivation also began to skyrocket crazily.