265: Xiangshan, the Lord of the Realm

Just like the Heavenly Palace, the camps here are all pre-fabricated and only need to be assembled, so the speed is very fast.

After the camp was set up, not long after, an enormous Giant Elephant appeared before the camp.

When Qiu Kui saw that Giant Elephant, he actually knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "World Lord!"

The Giant Elephant did not look at Qiu Kui, but instead looked at the human who was sitting cross-legged.

Xiuyuan had already seen Xun Xiuyuan's appearance, and after arriving here, he naturally knew who the World Lord of the Great Barren World was.

Ling Kuang walked to Xun Xiuyuan's side and said, "This person is Xiang Shan, the World Lord of the Great Qiu World. His strength is terrifying; I am no match for him."

After Ling Kuang reported, he retreated to the side. At this time, Xun Xiuyuan's achievements had already spread throughout the entire camp, and even within the Great Barren World, people were arranged to publicize them.

This also made the Heavenly Palace's prestige in the Great Barren World higher and higher, making Xun Xiuyuan's rule more convenient.

Xun Xiuyuan opened his eyes and looked at the Giant Elephant in front of him, smiling, "Since you're here, why don't we talk? Who are you making that expression for?"

Xiang Shan was actually extremely surprised. Isn't this human just a Heavenly God?

Xiang Shan transformed into a half-human, half-elephant form, walked to Xun Xiuyuan's front, and also sat down cross-legged, saying, "Then let's talk."

Only then did Xun Xiuyuan release his control over the World Power, because although Xiang Shan in front of him was very strong, he was only on par with Xie Cangtian, posing no threat to him.

Xun Xiuyuan smiled, "The Great Barren World has been bullied by you for tens of thousands of years. This time, our Great Barren World has the upper hand. Is there a problem? I haven't even gone for a complete annihilation; I'm just asking you to exchange resources, which is very reasonable, isn't it?"

Xiang Shan truly couldn't see through Xun Xiuyuan's strength. He just suddenly waved his hand, and an invisible formation in the void was shattered.

Far away, Ai Er and Yue Kongshan, who were observing the situation here, knew that they could no longer watch. The two of them, taking their respective clansmen, went their separate ways, each returning home.

As for that prying formation, Xun Xiuyuan had discovered it the first moment the World Power enveloped the area, but Xun Xiuyuan deliberately let people see it, so he didn't bother with it.

Xiang Shan then spoke again, "You want resources, that's very simple, but you also need to prove you have the qualifications to demand them."

Xun Xiuyuan glanced at Qiu Kui and the others in the distance and said, "Is that not enough? Do you not believe I'll kill them for you to see?"

Xun Xiuyuan's toughness made Xiang Shan frown. Just as he was about to speak, Xun Xiuyuan spoke again.

"Then I'll show you!"

As soon as Xun Xiuyuan's words fell, a tiny steel needle appeared directly in front of Xiang Shan.

A steel needle wielded by Xun Xiuyuan's mental power made it very difficult for Xiang Shan to react effectively; he could only reach out and swat at the steel needle.

But at the moment his palm touched the steel needle, that steel needle had already pierced through Xiang Shan's palm, returned to Xun Xiuyuan's side, and circled around Xun Xiuyuan.

Xiang Shan looked at that steel needle in disbelief. Yes, it was just an ordinary steel needle.

It was actually able to pierce through his palm. The strength of his physical body, to put it bluntly, even God King-level weapons would find it difficult to break through his defenses.

At this moment, Xiang Shan looked at Xun Xiuyuan with eyes full of apprehension.

He also acknowledged Xun Xiuyuan's strength; the strong are worthy of respect.

No longer hesitating, he took out a spatial ring and handed it to Xun Xiuyuan: "These are the resources to redeem them, according to the pricing of the Extraterritorial Battlefield, this is the amount."

Xun Xiuyuan had no idea that there was a unified standard for exchanging resources for captives; he directly threw the ring to Zhuge Lun.

After Zhuge Lun looked at it, he nodded to Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan smiled at Xiang Shan, "Alright, the matter is resolved. Next, let's discuss the admission tickets for the secret realm, shall we?"

Xiang Shan had already given up on this secret realm, but upon hearing Xun Xiuyuan's words, his eyes lit up and he said, "This secret realm can accommodate one hundred God Kings each time. I wonder how many spots World Lord Xun is willing to sell?"

Xun Xiuyuan smiled, "Ninety-nine. Our Great Barren World will keep just one."

Xiang Shan was stunned to see Xun Xiuyuan willing to sell so many spots. Then he looked at the God Kings of the Great Barren World and understood.

This World Lord of the Great Barren World is very powerful, but the subsequent power cannot keep up. Having too many spots would be useless; the World Lord can't personally go to the secret realm, can he? That would make it very easy for their home to be stolen.

After Xiang Shan thought it through, he said, "Since that's the case, I am willing to purchase twenty spots to enter the secret realm, but there is one condition: there can be no further commission taken upon exiting."

Taking a commission is a common practice for many Great Worlds. You can enter, and I'll only charge a symbolic admission fee.

But after you come out, for all your gains, the Great World to which the secret realm belongs will take 30%.

This model is usually only adopted by Great Worlds that possess Saints, because their power is vast, and they have few concerns.

Xiang Shan was afraid that Xun Xiuyuan would also try this, so he stated his terms upfront.

Xun Xiuyuan nodded in agreement. He already knew about these situations. The current Great Barren World also didn't have the strength to take commissions, as this would easily offend people.

Xiang Shan threw out another spatial ring and said, "These are the resources for twenty tickets. The secret realm will open in a month, and I will send people over."

Xun Xiuyuan was surprised: Do you not even need to negotiate the price for tickets?

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan's expression, Zhuge Lun smiled, "There are many, many such secret realms in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, and the ticket prices are almost unified, unless there are time-based spiritual materials or other special spiritual materials, then the tickets will be extra expensive. Especially time-based spiritual materials; the secret realms that have them will often sell them in the form of auctions, and commissions will be taken upon exiting the secret realm."

Xun Xiuyuan nodded. He already knew the output of this secret realm at the end of the canyon in the Great Barren World.

The previous few openings had produced a large number of light- and dark-element spiritual materials. If they were just five-element spiritual materials, it's estimated that there wouldn't be such a big struggle for them.

Ling Kuang said, "Besides the four surrounding Great Worlds, we also need to guard against the Yuzhu Great World. The Yuzhu all cultivate the Law of Darkness, so the output of this secret realm is very tempting to them. Whether it's light-element or dark-element spiritual materials, they will be very interested."

Ling Kuang paused and continued, "They had already visited before we even controlled this secret realm."

Xun Xiuyuan heard about this Great World for the first time and asked in confusion, "Are they very close to us?"

When Xie Cangtian heard about the Yuzhu Great World, he knew its approximate location and said, "Not close. As I said, the entire Extraterritorial Battlefield is like a huge circle. Our position relative to the Yuzhu Great World is like I am in the true south, and they are in the true west."

Xun Xiuyuan thought for a moment and said, "That's not very far, is it?"

Xie Cangtian smiled, "Do you know how many entrances to Great Worlds exist in just this quarter-circle arc? Nearly five hundred."

Xun Xiuyuan was also astonished upon hearing this. Doesn't that mean there are two thousand Great Worlds in the entire Extraterritorial Battlefield?