Chapter 397: Plotting Against the Shadow Demon Sect

Headquarters of the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce.

As an emerging chamber of commerce, the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce was unknown a year ago, but as the saying goes, good wine fears no deep alley; the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce, with its solid strength, gradually built a reputation through its steady expansion, and even the surrounding continents have heard of it.

Originally, the local commercial overlords of the Beicang Continent, the three major chambers of commerce, would not have sat idly by regarding such a newly risen commercial force, but to everyone's confusion, these three chambers of commerce remained well-behaved, not releasing a single sound about causing trouble.

Therefore, many clever people had already guessed the trend and felt quite curious about this newly risen force.

However, since the three major chambers of commerce did not pick a fight, the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce did not push its luck; after reaching a scale similar to the former, it took the initiative to stop expanding, invisibly resolving a bloody storm that was about to spread across the entire Beicang Continent.

At this moment, at the headquarters of the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce, Yang Qianshan, the Vice President of the chamber who had single-handedly planned the entire development strategy of the chamber, was respectfully facing a figure in white.

"Is the President preparing to leave the Beicang Continent?"

"You knew?" Xiao Han glanced at Yang Qianshan in surprise and did not deny it.

"Haha, just a guess."

Yang Qianshan, who had basically figured out Xiao Han's personality, was not worried that Xiao Han would overthink it; the other party's strength gave him the capital and absolute confidence not to fear his subordinates playing tricks, and under normal circumstances, he would give Yang Qianshan great autonomy. Coupled with the other party's personality, Yang Qianshan gradually became more casual when talking to Xiao Han.

"Back then, when the President let those Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy students train in the Creation Secret Realm, it must have been with the intention of helping the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy one last time."

The Creation Secret Realm, a secret realm built by the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce with all its might to cultivate outstanding young talents; in order to complete it, almost all the wealth accumulated by the former Tianyou Chamber of Commerce over many years was exhausted, and Xiao Han even added some more.

While a large amount of resources were invested, it was only after Xiao Han, a Spirit Array Grandmaster, put in tremendous effort that this secret realm, which could help any cultivator below the Supreme Realm achieve rapid growth in cultivation, was built.

Strictly speaking, those students from the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy might have been the first to experience the benefits of the Creation Secret Realm, and the results were indeed very gratifying.

"Let's not talk about this." Xiao Han waved his hand, changing the subject.

"What is going on with the news you sent a month ago about that Wuya Sect?"

When Xiao Han left five Supreme Realm Puppets for Yang Qianshan, he thought the latter would easily and happily deal with the so-called Wuya Sect, but a month ago, he received a suggestion from Yang Qianshan to postpone the plan.

If it weren't for knowing that the other party would not easily betray him, Xiao Han would already be planning to select a new Vice President.

In the Great Thousand World, three-legged toads are countless, let alone two-legged Vice Presidents!

Hearing this, Yang Qianshan's expression suddenly became serious, and he said in a grave tone:

"President, that Wuya Sect does not seem simple."

"How is it not simple?"

"Could it be they are hiding their strength?" Xiao Han suddenly became interested.

Strength often represents the amount of wealth; generally, the net worth of a poor person among Earth Sovereigns would not be weaker than the long-term savings of a force like the Dragon Demon Palace.

As the saying goes, a man cannot get rich without windfall, and a horse cannot get fat without night grass. A Wuya Sect with only Supreme Realm experts was nothing in Xiao Han's eyes, but if the other party was hiding their strength, then this windfall would be worth looking forward to.

As Xiao Han thought this, Yang Qianshan seemed to see the shape of Supreme Spiritual Liquid in his President's eyes, and then, with very poor judgment, poured a bucket of cold water on Xiao Han's head.

"The Wuya Sect indeed only has three Supreme powerhouses; there are no hidden powerhouses."

"So..." Xiao Han's tone became much colder.

Yang Qianshan looked at Xiao Han's suddenly changed attitude with confusion, and then stated what he had investigated.

"According to my investigation, there seems to be another force behind the Wuya Sect."

"Oh? Which one?" Xiao Han's interest was piqued again; follow the vine to find the melon, beat the small one, and the big one comes—it was perfect to keep them all.

"It should be the Shadow Demon Sect of the Shang Continent."

Afterwards, Yang Qianshan began to display his excellent qualities as the number one lackey.

"The Shadow Demon Sect is one of the top forces in the Shang Continent. The Sect Master, Ying Wuyi, is a Lower Earth Sovereign powerhouse. Besides that, the Shadow Demon Sect has two Supreme Elders at the Eighth Grade Supreme Realm, and there are no fewer than thirty other Supreme Realm powerhouses in total."

Of course, if there were only these common pieces of information, it would not live up to Yang Qianshan's reputation as the number one mastermind. Then, the former began to laugh sinisterly:

"However, the Shadow Demon Sect is not the only overlord of the Shang Continent; they have a mortal enemy, the Immortal Fox Sect, whose strength is not the least bit weaker."

"Immortal Fox Sect?" Some impressions flashed through Xiao Han's mind. "What conflict do they have with the Shadow Demon Sect?"

Yang Qianshan said with a chuckle: "Actually, this has to do with the Shadow Demon Sect's business."

"Commerce is prosperous in the Shang Continent, and major auction houses are prevalent. Among them, the Immortal Fox Sect is involved in the operation of the vast majority of auction houses to varying degrees, and because of this, they have made a fortune."

"The Immortal Fox Sect is well-behaved, but the Shadow Demon Sect is not one to do legitimate business."

"Their main business is taking money to kill people..."

Afterwards, under Yang Qianshan's narration, Xiao Han gradually understood the conflict between the Immortal Fox Sect and the Shadow Demon Sect.

Simply put, it was a hostile relationship between illegal operations and legitimate profits. The Immortal Fox Sect was smarter and engaged in various legitimate trades, but the Shadow Demon Sect happened to be in the underworld, doing everything from murder and looting to collecting protection money—everything except good deeds.

Thus, the former operated normally and needed order, while the latter was a typical creator of disorder and chaos. Sometimes they would even go to the former's territory to stir up trouble; the two were naturally hostile.

Therefore, Yang Qianshan's suggestion to Xiao Han was to unite with the Immortal Fox Sect to finish off the Shadow Demon Sect.

"According to the President's wishes, our current strength should not be exposed too much. The Shadow Demon Sect has operated in the Shang Continent for many years, and their relationships are complex and deeply rooted. An outside force like us should not act rashly. Therefore, the most suitable method is to seek cooperation with the Immortal Fox Sect."

"Cooperation, huh?" Xiao Han pinched his chin, lowering his head in thought.

According to Xiao Han's idea, he could just charge directly into the Shadow Demon Sect's headquarters, wipe out all the powerhouses including the Sect Master in one go, and then sweep up the sect's treasury—wouldn't that be clean and efficient?

But Yang Qianshan's reminder also made him realize that this would not allow him to maximize his profits.

The Shadow Demon Sect's treasury and the collections of their powerhouses were certainly tempting, but the most valuable things should be their real estate!

Although there is no such thing as real estate in the Great Thousand World, the Shadow Demon Sect's underworld business was in full swing, and at the very least, they had quite a few properties. Once those things were liquidated, the value would definitely not be low.

And Xiao Han knew very well that with his current self and the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce, it was impossible to pocket all of these. If he followed his own idea, these would likely go to other forces in the Shang Continent.

But cooperating with the Immortal Fox Sect was different. The other party was the leader in the Shang Continent, and after years of hostility, the Immortal Fox Sect was definitely the one who knew the other party best besides the Shadow Demon Sect, and no one would dare to snatch the fruits of victory from the Immortal Fox Sect.

So...

"Well done." Xiao Han patted Yang Qianshan's shoulder with satisfaction. "Do as you say."

"Then, the matter of contacting the Immortal Fox Sect can only trouble the President."

Yang Qianshan knew his place; the only true powerhouse in the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce was Xiao Han, a Spirit Array Grandmaster, and only he had the qualifications to talk to the Immortal Fox Sect on equal terms and discuss cooperation.

Otherwise, just by relying on him, a Second Grade Supreme, and the Hanyi Chamber of Commerce's fame which only spread in the surrounding areas, it would be good enough not to be kicked out as a fool.

"Leave it to me." A cold glint flashed in Xiao Han's eyes. The Shadow Demon Sect was the first opponent he had encountered since coming to the Great Thousand World that could be considered tricky, and he would treat them with the highest degree of importance.

"By the way, there is one more thing I must inform the President of." Yang Qianshan suddenly said in a deep voice.

"What is it?" Xiao Han became curious; could there be other troubles that needed to be resolved?

Yet he saw Yang Qianshan advise him with extreme seriousness: "Lord President, please allow your subordinate to say a few extra words."

"A man out and about must protect himself!"

What is the situation?

Who could possibly hurt him?

Xiao Han was completely bewildered.