280: Gong Yuwei's purpose

Xun Xiuyuan looked at the figure, thought for a long time, confirmed that he did not know him, and asked, "May I know who you are?"

Just then, the bespectacled shop manager also saw the newcomer.

His expression changed, and he hurriedly ran to the newcomer, bowing and saying, "This subordinate did not know of the City Lord's arrival and failed to greet him properly. Please forgive me!"

The newcomer was City Lord Gong Yuwei.

City Lord Gong Yuwei glanced at the manager but did not respond, still smiling as he looked at Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan now knew that the person in front of him was the City Lord of Commerce City, so he cupped his fists and bowed, saying, "Greetings, City Lord."

City Lord Gong Yuwei, as a True Saint, was learning for the first time that a Heavenly God Realm cultivator could fight a Saint.

Even the direct disciples of Yuan Ling Sect could not achieve what Xun Xiuyuan did in the Heavenly God Realm.

Xun Xiuyuan was also sizing up the City Lord of Commerce City. He had entered the shop without Xun Xiuyuan noticing, so his spiritual power should not be lower than Xun Xiuyuan's.

Therefore, Xun Xiuyuan acted very respectfully.

The strong have the right to speak; this was an iron rule of the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

Xun Xiuyuan had reached the home base of the Prison Race, and after slaughtering hundreds of thousands of Prison Race members, Qing Mian had still offered a huge compensation with a smile.

This was the privilege of the strong.

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan's polite greeting, City Lord Gong Yuwei also smiled brightly and said, "I am the City Lord of Commerce City, City Lord Gong Yuwei."

Xun Xiuyuan had no choice but to introduce himself, saying, "I am the World Lord of the Great Desolate World, Xun Xiuyuan."

City Lord Gong Yuwei nodded, indicating that he understood.

"The auction will only begin tomorrow. World Lord Xun, do you have time to visit my place for a chat?"

Seeing that the City Lord of Commerce City was intentionally showing goodwill, Xun Xiuyuan also nodded and said, "This junior is visiting your esteemed place for the first time, so it is only proper to pay a visit."

City Lord Gong Yuwei's smile grew even heartier upon seeing this. "Then let's go, Brother Xun! Hahaha!"

Xun Xiuyuan didn't know why the City Lord was laughing, but he seemed to be in a very good mood.

There was no teleportation; the entire space of Commerce City was locked, making teleportation impossible. One could only fly.

Xun Xiuyuan followed City Lord Gong Yuwei into a palace and, after sitting down, looked around.

City Lord Gong Yuwei saw this and laughed, "This is the top floor. The auction is below. We can just drink tea here and wait."

As he spoke, City Lord Gong Yuwei personally brewed tea and served Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan was a little surprised, not knowing if this City Lord always treated guests this way or if he had some ulterior motive for him. He could only sit in silence, waiting for the City Lord to speak.

City Lord Gong Yuwei was unhurried. After brewing the tea, he handed a cup of spirit tea to Xun Xiuyuan, saying, "Although this is not a leaf from the Enlightenment Tree, it is a high-grade spirit tea and has a certain effect on the comprehension of laws."

Xun Xiuyuan was certain that City Lord City Lord Gong Yuwei in front of him had heard what he said in the shop.

Xun Xiuyuan picked up the teacup, took a light sip, and said, "It is indeed good tea."

Xun Xiuyuan felt no reaction whatsoever regarding the comprehension of laws, but the taste of the tea was indeed quite good.

City Lord Gong Yuwei refilled Xun Xiuyuan's cup again and asked, "World Lord Xun, have you set your sights on anything among the items in this auction?"

This was a rather private question, but City Lord Gong Yuwei still asked it so openly.

Seeing this, Xun Xiuyuan did not hide it and said, "I am very interested in the Fragment of the Law of Time, which is the final item, because I am still in the Heavenly God Realm and am still comprehending the Law of Time."

Upon hearing that Xun Xiuyuan's goal was the Fragment of the Law of Time, City Lord Gong Yuwei shook his head and said, "If it were any other item, it would be easier to handle, but this is a Fragment of the Law of Time, so I cannot easily manipulate it."

He then said self-deprecatingly, "Originally, I wanted to do you a favor by giving you the item you fancy in advance, to establish a good connection. But if what you fancy is the Fragment of the Law of Time, then I cannot easily manipulate it."

Xun Xiuyuan was very surprised. The City Lord of Commerce City was very frank. Although he didn't know his purpose, his words were quite pleasant to hear.

City Lord Gong Yuwei continued, "For the auction of the Fragment of the Law of Time, we have invited people from the Eternal Great World. They are a Great World from the northern part of the Extraterritorial Battlefield. They will also come here to participate in the auction. So, I cannot easily manipulate it."

Although Xun Xiuyuan had a need for the Time Fragment, it was not to a very urgent degree.

However, at this moment, Xun Xiuyuan was very puzzled by City Lord Gong Yuwei's overtures and wanted to know the reason even more.

"City Lord Gong, I will ask you directly, why?"

Seeing City Lord Gong Yuwei's frankness, Xun Xiuyuan asked him directly.

City Lord Gong Yuwei smiled lightly when Xun Xiuyuan asked, "Originally, if my goodwill succeeded, I would start explaining why. Who would have thought that I couldn't even give a favor?"

At this point, City Lord Gong Yuwei took a sip of spirit tea and slowly said, "Do you know about the Yuan Ling Sect?"

Xun Xiuyuan nodded and then shook his head. He knew, and yet he didn't know.

City Lord Gong Yuwei looked at Xun Xiuyuan's expression, somewhat puzzled.

Xun Xiuyuan said, "I know about the Yuan Ling Sect, but I only know its name and nothing else."

City Lord Gong Yuwei nodded and said, "That's normal. Most Great Worlds without Saints don't know about the Yuan Ling Sect, and even if they do, it's just a name."

"The reason I showed you goodwill is precisely because you are in the Heavenly God Realm. The highest cultivation level for recruiting disciples in the Yuan Ling Sect is the Heavenly God Realm."

Xun Xiuyuan did not understand, "Why does the Yuan Ling Sect, being so powerful, only recruit disciples in the Heavenly God Realm?"

City Lord Gong Yuwei smiled and said,

"Because God Kings can no longer integrate laws into their divine bodies; they can only integrate them into the World within their bodies."

Upon hearing this, Xun Xiuyuan's mind trembled.

Indeed, integrating laws into the divine body is different from integrating them into the World within the body. Fortunately, he insisted on integrating the Law of Time before breaking through.

City Lord Gong Yuwei continued, "There was once a Heavenly God Realm cultivator who integrated seven main laws and three derivative laws, and then advanced to God King. But his World within his body, compared to the Worlds within the bodies of those God Kings who had integrated ten laws, was completely on a different level."

"When he first entered the God King Realm, his combat power was comparable to an Initial Saint."

Xun Xiuyuan himself deeply understood this; his own strength was so formidable precisely because ten main laws were integrated into his divine body.

City Lord Gong Yuwei glanced at Xun Xiuyuan and said, "I don't know how many laws you have integrated into your divine body, but I know that the main laws won't be fewer than eight, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve such combat power."

Xun Xiuyuan gave an awkward laugh and said, "City Lord, you see right through me."

City Lord Gong Yuwei refilled Xun Xiuyuan's spirit tea again and continued, "The Yuan Ling Sect has very few slots for recruiting disciples, but Commerce City has a recommendation opportunity, and I would like to recommend you."

Xun Xiuyuan currently had no thoughts about the Yuan Ling Sect, because the Great Barren World was still very weak, and if he left, the Great Barren World would be very dangerous.

City Lord Gong Yuwei saw that Xun Xiuyuan was about to refuse and immediately said, "Don't rush to refuse. It's still early for their successor to emerge, so you can take your time to consider."

Upon hearing this, Xun Xiuyuan nodded.