Chapter 279: The Treasure Pavilion's Decision

In Xingluozhou, the headquarters of the Treasure Pavilion.

More than twenty figures gathered together; the one at the head was an old man with white beard and hair, currently sitting with his eyes closed, resting his spirit.

These people were all without exception at the Soul Transformation realm.

The newly promoted Grand Elder Bai Qing'an was among them, yet his seat was at the very end.

Within the Treasure Pavilion,

any Venerable who breaks through to the Soul Transformation realm can directly advance to become a Grand Elder.

However, among the many Grand Elders,

the three who hold supreme authority are the First Grand Elder Gu Daoxu, the Second Grand Elder Wang Mian'an, and the Third Grand Elder Chen Xuandao.

Wang Mian'an appears middle-aged, with an ordinary face, dressed in a black robe.

Chen Xuandao is also middle-aged, but his appearance is extraordinarily handsome, wearing a white robe.

After hundreds of years of development, the fame of Dongxuan City has spread thoroughly throughout Xingluozhou.

With Ye Qingxuan backed by the Xuantian Sect and the channels established by his Tianfu shops,

over these hundreds of years, the various tiers of goods under Ye Qingxuan's Dongxuan City have never run out of stock.

They can continuously supply him with a large quantity of items below the sixth tier at low cost.

The three, Gu Daoxu, Wang Mian'an, and Chen Xuandao, all possess cultivation bases at the late stage of the Soul Transformation realm.

The white-bearded and white-haired leader at the head is the First Grand Elder of the Treasure Pavilion, Gu Daoxu.

At the level of Xingluozhou, even if the Treasure Pavilion does not lack raw materials, the cost of manufacturing finished products would be much higher.

"I suggest we cut through the tangle with a swift blade and annihilate Dongxuan City."

But the truly major decisions of the Treasure Pavilion are still led by the three: Gu Daoxu, Wang Mian'an, and Chen Xuandao.

As for the other Grand Elders of the Treasure Pavilion, they mostly possess cultivation bases at the early or middle stages of the Soul Transformation realm.

Now, most cities in Xingluozhou have already established teleportation arrays connecting with Dongxuan City.

As soon as Gu Daoxu's voice fell, Wang Mian'an eagerly said:

Many cultivators are willing to travel to Dongxuan City to purchase the cultivation supplies they need.

Although these Grand Elders also hold supreme power within the Treasure Pavilion during normal times,

at this moment, Gu Daoxu slightly opened his eyes and said indifferently:

"Everyone, nowadays the fame of Dongxuan City in Xingluozhou is growing and has begun to slowly affect our Treasure Pavilion's business."

The Treasure Pavilion is a local power in Xingluozhou of the Dongji Domain.

"If this continues, Dongxuan City will inevitably become our great enemy."

Furthermore, within Dongxuan City, not only are the goods complete, but the prices are also extremely favorable.

It is just that Gu Daoxu has the longest seniority and a slightly deeper cultivation base.

"Speak your views on Dongxuan City!"

Over time, the Treasure Pavilion lost quite a few fourth and fifth-tier customers.

The current revenue of the Treasure Pavilion has already dropped by a full one-fifth.

If it were not for the limitations of Dongxuan City itself, combined with the Treasure Pavilion opening many branch pavilions in major cities,

the revenue of the Treasure Pavilion would have dropped even lower.

But even so, the existence of Dongxuan City has already greatly affected the development of the Treasure Pavilion.

Moreover, the sixth-tier auction about to be held in Dongxuan City will surely elevate the prestige of Dongxuan City to another level.

By then, the position of the Treasure Pavilion in Xingluozhou will truly be in grave danger.

Hearing the words of the Second Grand Elder Wang Mian'an, the other Grand Elders of the Treasure Pavilion also fell into deep thought.

Bai Qing'an, sitting at the end, wore a complex expression on his face.

He never expected that Dongxuan City would develop so rapidly.

Bai Qing'an was able to break through to the Soul Transformation realm so quickly thanks to the Enlightenment Pills sold to him by Dongxuan City.

By all rights, he should be grateful to Dongxuan City.

But the attitude of the City Lord of Dongxuan City towards him back then made him harbor a trace of hatred for Dongxuan City.

Besides, obtaining the Enlightenment Pills was a transaction between him and Dongxuan City; he owed Dongxuan City nothing.

Thinking of this, Bai Qing'an's face slowly returned to calm, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Just as everyone silently nodded, implicitly accepting the Second Grand Elder's proposal,

the Third Grand Elder Chen Xuandao suddenly spoke up:

"Our Treasure Pavilion is a neutral force; rashly attacking and annihilating a faction seems inappropriate, does it not?"

Hearing Chen Xuandao's words, some of the Grand Elders of the Treasure Pavilion showed hesitation on their faces.

Seeing this, Wang Mian'an stared at Chen Xuandao and said coldly:

"Elder Chen, when you secretly led people to annihilate the Zhou family back then, how did you forget that our Treasure Pavilion is a neutral force?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuandao's expression changed, and he fell silent for a moment.

Although he had a blood feud with the Zhou family and there was a reason for annihilating them,

back then, when he annihilated the Zhou family, he indeed borrowed the power of the Treasure Pavilion.

This point, he could not refute.

After a moment of silence, Chen Xuandao spoke again:

"Dongxuan City can offer sixth-tier supreme talismans, sixth-tier supreme array disks, and supreme spiritual artifacts for auction; its underlying power must be extraordinary."

"I do not wish for the Treasure Pavilion to suffer excessive losses to its foundation; I hope you will act with caution."

Having said this, he closed his eyes and no longer paid attention to others.

Chen Xuandao's words were not without merit.

So after hearing his final words, the others fell into deep thought.

After all, a single Grade Six supreme talisman was enough to pose a fatal threat to most present.

Having cultivated so hard to reach the Soul Transformation realm, none of them wished to perish so easily.

Seeing the others waver, Wang Mian spoke again:

"Although we do not know what channels Dongxuan City possesses to obtain Grade Six supreme talismans, formation discs, and supreme magic treasures,"

"after years of investigation, we know there are at most three Soul Transformation experts within Dongxuan City."

"Even the strongest among them, the City Lord of Dongxuan City, possesses only early-stage Soul Transformation cultivation."

"Moreover, the great city-defending formation of Dongxuan City is merely at the Grade Six mid-tier level."

"This proves that Dongxuan City's own strength and foundation are not as formidable as we imagined."

Clearly, Wang Mian had been monitoring Dongxuan City for quite some time.

He had even factored in the Grade Six puppets they had revealed and the city-defending formation they had deployed.

After a brief pause, Wang Mian continued:

"Even if Dongxuan City's experts have broken through their cultivation in recent years, the strongest among them can be at most at the mid-stage Soul Transformation realm."

"With the foundation of our Treasure Pavilion, seizing Dongxuan City should not be difficult."

"Once we seize Dongxuan City, perhaps our Treasure Pavilion can replace them, acquire their channels, and ascend to the next level."

As he spoke, Wang Mian looked at Gu Daoxu:

"Please, Grand Pavilion Master, make the decision!"

Wang Mian had grown up within the Treasure Pavilion since childhood.

He would never allow any existence to threaten the status of the Treasure Pavilion.

As the Second Supreme Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion, he knew others' opinions were secondary.

What truly mattered was the stance of the Grand Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion, Gu Daoxu.

Therefore, after finishing his speech, he directly urged Gu Daoxu to make a decision.

He believed that as the most senior member of the Treasure Pavilion, Gu Daoxu would absolutely agree with his view.

Indeed, after hearing Wang Mian's words, Gu Daoxu slowly nodded:

"In that case, let us destroy Dongxuan City!"

(End of this chapter)