Chapter 93

The news of Qingyun City's completion stirred up waves across the Eastern Domain in an instant.

Qingyun Sect's sole affiliated city, the grand metropolis watched by all, was finally completed.

If you want to get closer to the Eastern Domain's Heavenly Sect, Qingyun Sect, there's no better choice than moving into Qingyun City!

Under the Heavenly Sect, relying on its protection, this is the safest place in the entire Eastern Domain.

At the foot of Qingyun City, no less than a hundred million people have gathered, and they keep arriving in an endless stream.

Below the city gate, the Lin family's guards are stationed to watch the gate.

Actually, there's no need to overthink Qingyun City's safety—this is Qingyun Sect's stronghold, and the sect's protective grand formation already envelops the area in all directions.

Speaking of which, after the sect upgraded the Qingyun Purgatory Formation to second tier, it was upgraded accordingly; previously it could withstand attacks below the Emperor level, but now even a peak Emperor would find it ineffective.

When the winds and clouds converge, coming to Qingyun City, if you're a dragon you coil, if you're a tiger you crouch—just behave.

"Holy crap! The spiritual energy here is incredibly rich!"

"Of course, just look where we are!"

"Qingyun's affiliated city, the greatest metropolis in the Eastern Domain."

Before they even entered the city, everyone was stunned by everything here.

"Qingyun Immortal City truly lives up to its name."

"Come, come, come—those wishing to reside in Qingyun City, first hand over your spirit stones," the Lin family's guards orderly arranged entry.

To reside in Qingyun City, one must pay a hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones; after payment, you will be issued a Qingyun City token.

Only with the token can you conduct affairs within the city.

Of course, merely entering the city requires only ten high-grade spirit stones, but without a token you will be expelled after three days, and conducting business will be inconvenient.

Otherwise, do you think Qingyun Sect is running a charity? With such abundant spiritual energy and such secure protection, do you expect to freelance without spirit stones?

"Give me ten tokens."

When it was the turn of a big-bellied man, he shouted loudly and produced a spatial ring.

After the guard took and inspected it, the inside was piled full of spirit stones.

After checking with divine sense and finding the amount correct, he handed the ten tokens to that man.

"Gasps! One million high-grade spirit stones!"

"Enough to last me several lifetimes!"

A man behind let out an exclamation; he had merely come to join the bustle of entering the city, but at that moment his ten high-grade spirit stones suddenly lost their appeal.

"You don't understand—the Heavenly Sect has provided us such a fine place; we ought to be grateful."

"What's a million spirit stones? Just a token of my heart."

"I, Wang Fugui, may lack many things, but I certainly lack no spirit stones!"

Thereafter, Wang Fugui swaggered into the city.

He left the crowd standing in the wind, dazed.

The guard's face twitched a little—what talent!

Our Qingyun City needs exactly this kind of talent!

……

Ten days later.

Various major merchant guilds from the Eastern Domain have taken up residence in Qingyun City, and even some branches from merchant guilds of the Central Domain have come, drawn by its fame.

Qingyun City is now absolutely the center of the Eastern Domain.

Inside the city, everything is orderly, and all kinds of bustling noises never cease.

"Come take a look, come see—unparalleled cultivation techniques on clearance, just ten spirit stones!"

A white-bearded old man was loudly hawking his wares; upon seeing a youth, he hurriedly pulled him over and said, "Young man, I see you have an affinity with this technique—I'll impart it to you for ten spirit stones."

"The genius of Qingyun Sect has come down the mountain!"

Suddenly a loud shout rang out on the street, drawing everyone's gaze.

Only three youths in Qingyun Sect attire were seen walking toward them.

The disciple walking in the middle exclaimed in astonishment, "Our Qingyun City is so prosperous! Senior Brother."

"Indeed, this place is several times larger than my hometown, Xuan Yue City."

After the Qingyun Sect's first-round ranking was established, it now permits disciples to descend the mountain for tempering.

"I heard that our sect's affiliated Qingyun Merchant Guild will hold an auction today."

"Let's go, we have nothing else to do—let's check it out."

"Let's go."

The three immediately agreed.

Having been worn out inside the sect, they came out to relax a bit.

Of course, they are all upright in character; they would absolutely not go to places of entertainment like music halls.

Afterward, the three departed amid the envious gazes of the crowd.

The genius of Qingyun Sect—his future is limitless!

After the Qingyun Merchant Guild was founded by Lin Zhan, backed by Qingyun Sect, it is now the largest merchant guild in Qingyun City.

After Sect Master Feng Qingyang signaled his approval, they decided to hold a grand auction today.

Swallowing vast amounts of resources, to give back to the sect.

As for the auction items, Sect Master Feng Qingyang waved his hand and gathered all the useless resources from the sect.

He also produced several treasures to serve as the headline items of this auction.

Anyway, the sect currently has far too many useless resources, and the major powers of the Eastern Domain continuously present tribute each month.

It's just a pity that the ancestor destroyed the holy land with a single palm that day; otherwise, as the previous Eastern Region's top holy land, it surely wouldn't lack resources, right?

On a majestic pavilion, the signboard bore the four large characters of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.

News of the auction's opening had been leaked five days earlier.

Cultivators from the Eastern Region's thirteen provinces all came, having heard its fame.

The Qingyun Sect's chamber of commerce; the auction items are all fine treasures—if one could win a piece, it could also serve as a sect-protecting treasure.

The auction will open in half a day, and many of the pavilion's elegant rooms have already been booked by major powers.

At the same time.

Central Region, Imperial Continent.

The Imperial Continent is a large continent ranking mid-low among the thirteen provinces of the Central Region.

Yet it cannot be compared to the other four regions; here have emerged several Great Emperor experts, and the Imperial Clan and Taboo Clans jointly govern the Imperial Continent.

In an inconspicuous inn, a pale-faced old man walked in.

The old man's clothes were tattered; evidently having endured a long journey, he went straight to the counter upon entering and said, 'Boss, do you have any fish to eat?'

The boss sized up the old man from head to toe—a stranger, yet his Void Shattering Peak cultivation was still noteworthy.

So he asked, 'Sure, what kind of fish would you like?'

'I have blood fish, man-eating fish, and golden dragon fish; which do you want?'

Upon hearing that, the old man's eyes lit up.

'I want the man-eating fish!'

'Then follow me,' the boss said, his expression unchanged, gesturing for the old man to come with him.

'Haha, Qingyun Sect, I didn't expect my holy land still to have a fish caught in the net.'

He was an elder of the Heavenly Holy Land; on the day of the decisive battle he happened to be delayed and did not return to the holy land.

I never expected the holy land to be destroyed by the Qingyun Sect!

He gathered all the holy land's remaining resources and, after many twists, arrived in the Central Region.

After bribing for information, he sought out this place's renowned assassination organization, Bloodfiend!

It is said that Bloodfiend is immensely powerful, its influence spreading across the Five Great Regions; with money, there is no one it cannot kill.

Soon after.

In the back of the inn, a dark room.

The old man trembled as he entered, mainly because the atmosphere here was too eerie.

Upon entering, he saw a masked person whose cultivation he could not fathom seated in the place of honor.

His aura showed nothing, like a pool of dead water.

Then the masked person hoarsely asked, 'Who do you want to kill?'

'Sir, I want to kill the Qingyun Sect's Sect Master of the Eastern Region,' the holy land's elder hurriedly said, then took out a spatial ring from his pocket and placed it on the table.

'Qingyun Sect?'