Chapter 1110

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

The banquet was half over.

The atmosphere on the Lan Xing Tai gradually grew lively; Outer Realm Foreign Races and the cultivators inside the Xianfu began to rise and move about.

Chatting with one another, exchanging resources, discussing cooperation.

They had truly entered the "fame-and-profit arena" mode that Zhang Zaizhi spoke of.

Before long, someone approached the front rows.

The first target was Baili Hong.

A Great Power from the Outer Realm's Demon Race, a pair of Golden Dragon Horns growing atop his head, walked up to Baili Hong holding a cup of Spirit Wine, wearing a beaming smile as he said something.

Baili Hong listened, then lifted his tea cup and raised it toward the other man, counting as a response.

Neither cold nor intimate.

That Demon Race Great Power didn't press further either; after a few words he tactfully withdrew.

The second target was Feng Buhui.

A Chamber of Commerce president from the Outer Realm wearing a magnificent daoist robe, accompanied by two attendants, walked up to Feng Buhui with a face full of smiles.

Before he could even open his mouth, the speed of Feng Buhui's fingertip movements suddenly increased several degrees; the Array Patterns around him faintly unfurled, and an extremely subtle humming sound rang through the air.

That Chamber of Commerce president's expression changed; he immediately retreated three steps, then turned and left.

After that, no one dared approach Feng Buhui's side again.

Thus all gazes converged on the ninth seat in the front row of the Lan Xing Tai.

Xu Zhangqing felt a large amount of scorching gazes and knew in his heart that the moment had come.

Sure enough, not long after, an Outer Realm cultivator wearing an azure daoist robe stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said: "This humble one is Zhao Yuanlang of the Zhao Clan Merchant Guild of Cangwu Star. I have long admired Xu Zhangqing's great name; seeing you today, your bearing is truly extraordinary."

(Combined with line 23 above)

Zhang Zaizhi stood up, blocking Xu Zhangqing's front, and said blandly: "Daoist Friend Zhao, I wonder what guidance you seek?"

Zhao Yuanlang was quite polite: "My Zhao Clan Merchant Guild operates a Spiritual Material business on Cangwu Star; I heard that Xu Zhangqing's attainments in the Spirit Plant Dao are profound, so I wished to ask for advice. If there is an opportunity, I also want to see if we can cooperate."

(Combined with line 26 above)

Zhang Zaizhi tilted his head slightly, using his eyes to inquire.

Xu Zhangqing nodded.

Only then did Zhang Zaizhi step aside; Zhao Yuanlang immediately walked forward with a beaming smile, sat down beside Xu Zhangqing's desk, and began introducing the Zhao Clan Merchant Guild's resources and channels.

Xu Zhangqing listened very seriously, asking a few questions from time to time.

He was originally from a farming background, so naturally he knew Spirit Plants like the back of his hand.

Zhao Yuanlang originally wanted to use the pretext of asking for advice to curry favor, but after chatting a few sentences he unexpectedly discovered that Xu Zhangqing's professionalism was extremely strong.

As they chatted, his tone shifted from neither servile nor overbearing to serious treatment.

In the end, he left behind a Jade Talisman for contact, then withdrew respectfully.

"Finished chatting?"

"Looks like you had a very pleasant talk!"

"Judging by the looks of it, we should go up and give it a try too."

After Zhao Yuanlang left, several more Outer Realm cultivators attempted to approach.

But this time, Zhang Zaizhi screened even more strictly.

A Demon Race Refiner wanted to come over and curry favor; Zhang Zaizhi politely blocked him back.

A Loose Cultivator wanted to come ask about Cultivation matters; Zhang Zaizhi directly declined with polite words.

An Outer Realm Array Grandmaster wanted to come say a few words; Zhang Zaizhi made a gesture of "please return."

Only when a gray-robed elder walked over did Zhang Zaizhi not obstruct.

That elder's face was aged, but his eyes held a restrained sharp light; at his waist hung no Token whatsoever; when he walked his feet hovered half an inch off the ground, not touching a speck of dust.

Zhang Zaizhi swiftly transmitted his voice: "This person is the Deputy Director of the Yaoguang Star Foreign Affairs Office, Gu Chenzhou. Although he is a Deputy Director, the actual affairs of Yaoguang Star are basically all managed by him. Therefore, in terms of status, he is no lower than the true Director."

(Combined with line 46 above)

(Combined with line 46 above)

Gu Chenzhou walked up to Xu Zhangqing, without beating around the bush, directly cutting to the chase: "Xu Zhangqing, this old man has a matter he wants to ask you."

Xu Zhangqing was surprised: "What matter?"

Gu Chenzhou asked with a chuckle: "I heard Director Lu say that you are cultivating Nine-Revolution Star Grass?"

Xu Zhangqing nodded thoughtfully: "Correct."

Gu Chenzhou blinked: "This old man has a seed of a Rare Spirit Plant that happens to require irrigation by Star Power or starlight; I wonder if you could help with this small favor?"

Xu Zhangqing grinned: "Deputy Director Gu, since it is a small favor, naturally I can help."

Gu Chenzhou's eyes brightened: "Since that's the case, shall we meet again after the banquet?"

Xu Zhangqing readily agreed: "Can."

Gu Chenzhou was immediately satisfied: "Good, then this old man won't disturb you further."

After he walked far away, Zhang Zaizhi let out a breath of relief and said in a low voice: "Xu Zhangqing, among the people who came today, those worth deep contact are just these few. The rest are either here to try their luck or to get familiar faces."

(Combined with line 58 above)

Xu Zhangqing pulled him to sit down and said with quite some gratitude: "You've worked hard!"

As expected, having him follow beside me was the most correct choice.

Otherwise, this time there would have been trouble.

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The banquet was nearing its end.

The clamor on the Lan Xing Tai gradually subsided, and the jade plates and spirit wine at each table were mostly cleared away.

Just as everyone thought the grand feast was about to conclude, that Steward of the External Affairs Office appeared once more on the jade platform at the very center of the Lan Xing Tai.

But this time, the expression on his face was completely different from before.

It was not the composure of routine business, but a kind of excitement he could not suppress.

He cleared his throat and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, just now I received a transmission."

On the Lan Xing Tai, everyone fell silent once again.

That steward took a deep breath and spoke word by word: "The Chaos Sea is about to give rise to the Universe Tide."

The sound fell.

The entire Lan Xing Tai fell into an instant of dead silence.

Immediately after, a clamor like mountains shouting and seas roaring exploded with a boom.

"What?!"

"Did I hear wrong?!"

"Is it really the Universe Tide?"

"The last one was only seven thousand years ago?"

"Only seven thousand years? Are you even speaking human language?"

Regarding this news, everyone was excited beyond measure.

A white-haired, white-bearded old man, at this moment tears streaming down his aged face, his whole body trembling: "I have been waiting since my great-grandfather's generation, a full four generations of waiting.

My great-grandfather waited until he passed away, my grandfather waited until he passed away, my father also did not live to see it.

Never expected that I would still be alive to hear this news!"

A middle-aged cultivator beside him clenched his fists tight, his voice trembling: "Once the Universe Tide appears, those forbidden secret realms deep in the Chaos Sea will open.

Countless spiritual treasures will be washed out by the power of the tide, among them no lack of supreme treasures left behind from the Primordial Period!"

"Not just spiritual treasures!"

Another Outer Realm merchant wearing Chamber of Commerce attire, at this moment no longer caring about decorum, stood up in excitement: "During the last Universe Tide, someone picked up a Chaos Embryo deep in the Chaos Sea.

And someone found a complete Ancient Inheritance in the ruins left after the tide receded!"

A Xianfu steward sitting in the middle rows also couldn't help but speak, his tone full of sighing: "You only see the treasures, yet do not know that at the moment the tide rises, the time flow in the Chaos Sea will produce a massive difference with the Wai Jie.

If one enters to cultivate at that node, one day passes outside, but inside hundreds of years may have passed.

This is the true great opportunity!"