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Chapter 84:
With a loud bang, the treasure pot was shattered into pieces.
Gold, silver, and spirit stones scattered everywhere, causing the old man to become furious.
The Nalan Chamber of Commerce was now a household name across the Qiankun Continent. Their business had grown immensely, and no sect dared disrespect them. Yet, here was someone bold enough to destroy their property?
“You must be courting death, daring to smash our Nalan Chamber of Commerce’s possessions!” The old man shouted angrily. Instantly, several sword cultivators descended from the sky, pointing their swords at Xu Ze.
Xu Ze snorted coldly.
He had come to the lower realm intending to stay out of trouble and act discreetly. However, he hadn’t expected the Nalan Chamber of Commerce to be so unreasonable and arrogant.
But Xu Ze wasn’t one to be easily intimidated. After nine cycles of reincarnation, killing a few ants was as simple as waving his hand.
With a flick of his holy fire, like a dragon emerging from its lair, the sword cultivators were reduced to ashes.
The old man’s face changed. He realized Xu Ze wasn't to be trifled with.
“The Peak-stage Soul Separation Realm? No wonder you dare to provoke the Nalan Chamber of Commerce,” he sneered. “But having offended us, even a peak-stage Soul Separation Realm cultivator, or someone at the Perfection Realm cultivation base, won’t leave here alive!”
The old man took out a jade pendant from his waist and crushed it.
With a buzzing sound, countless figures appeared in the sky.
The Nalan Chamber of Commerce’s forces, numbering in the thousands, occupied half the sky. Each one was at least a Condensing Soul Realm cultivator, with the highest-ranking elder being at the Transforming Spirit Realm!
The cultivators waiting to enter the secret realm were terrified and fled, afraid of getting involved. Only Xu Ze and Qu Qinghan remained, coldly watching the crowd in the sky.
“The Nalan Chamber of Commerce is too arrogant, thinking they can do whatever they want in Qiankun because of their wealth,” Qu Qinghan said, her eyes turning cold as she took out an ice sword.
The old man laughed smugly. “Hmph, the Nalan Chamber of Commerce is unparalleled! We've killed countless insolent cultivators like you. Our young mistress is wise and powerful, and our second mistress is incredibly intelligent. Within a year, the entire Qiankun Continent will be ours!”
Xu Ze and Qu Qinghan exchanged surprised glances.
They hadn’t expected the Nalan Chamber of Commerce to have grown so powerful. It seemed Nalan Qing was relentless in her pursuit of wealth.
“Let’s go.” Xu Ze said, knowing they couldn’t fight so many cultivators head-on.
Although he could deal with them, it would reveal their identities.
As the Holy Son and Holy Maiden, they couldn’t afford to attract attention.
If word got out and drew the attention of demonic cultivators, it would be troublesome.
They glanced at each other, then dashed into the secret realm.
Seeing them escape, the old man’s face twisted in anger.
“Hurry! Leave a team to guard the entrance, and the rest follow me into the secret realm!”
(Inside the secret realm)
Xu Ze and Qu Qinghan found themselves in a new world.
“The Nalan Chamber of Commerce is too much. In such a short time, the lower realm has turned into this!” Qu Qinghan gritted her teeth, her face pale with anger.
Xu Ze shook his head silently.
He knew Nalan Qing’s character well.
If she had recovered memories from her past nine lives, she would use that knowledge to amass wealth. She knew what would be profitable in the future, which industries would rise, and what products would sell well.
With this knowledge, she could monopolize various resources for her Nalan Chamber of Commerce.
In just a few months, she had already taken control of a large portion of the Qiankun Continent. If she started mass-producing the Divine Dragon Cannon, the entire continent’s economy would fall under her control.
“If only this world had modern laws, she’d be in prison by now.” Xu Ze muttered to himself, feeling helpless.
Nalan Qing was a tough nut to crack.
While he could use emotions to win over other heroines, Nalan Qing only cared about money. Besides money, nothing else interested her.
“Let’s go. We need to find something in the secret realm.” Xu Ze sighed, flying deeper into the realm with Qu Qinghan.
His priority was to find the Ten Thousand Paths Sacred Manual.'
Nalan Qing was a problem he had to solve eventually, but not now.
Qu Qinghan, unaware of Xu Ze’s thoughts, could only follow him.
They flew over forests and reached the edge of the secret realm, outside a cave.
Four jade pillars outside the cave were broken, and the barrier had been smashed.
Xu Ze sighed.
Although he had been prepared, seeing the destroyed mechanisms still hurt.
Inside the cave, footprints were everywhere.
At the deepest part of the cave, the pedestal that once held the 'Ten Thousand Paths Sacred Manual' was empty, save for a note.
Xu Ze picked it up and glanced at it:
[The 'Ten Thousand Paths Sacred Manual' is now in the custody of the Nalan Chamber of Commerce. Anyone wishing to obtain it must bring 200,000 top-grade spirit stones and a divine weapon to the Nalan Chamber of Commerce]
The note had a cartoonish tongue-sticking-out face, clearly left by Nalan Qing herself.
Xu Ze burned the note with a flicker of holy fire, and his face turned expressionless.
Well, it was fine as long as Gu Ling didn’t take the manual.
Although Nalan Qing had taken the 'Ten Thousand Paths Sacred Manual,' the cave didn’t seem thoroughly searched.
Xu Ze walked through the cave, recalling a hidden feature he remembered.
Pressing it, the entire cave began to transform as if undergoing a sudden transformation.
-To be continued!
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