308: Mysterious Shadow

Eternal Great World.

Still in the meeting hall within the Imperial City.

Ye Wuchou frowned deeply, looking at the True Saints below, and sighed, "I'm sure you all know what happened to the Lie Family. Although our Eternal Great World ranks third among the Great Worlds on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, our strength is, at most, only similar to the Lie Family's."

At this point, Ye Wuchou stopped, a look of worry on his face.

Lie Shang, a peak True Saint, and Lie Yingtong, a peak Initial Saint, had no power to resist Xun Xiuyuan.

The most crucial point was that the other dozen True Saints of the Lie Family didn't dare to make a move.

Crown Prince Ye Qingtian took a deep breath and said, "If the intelligence is accurate, then on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, the only one who can deal with Xun Xiuyuan is the President of Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild."

Ye Wuchou was now somewhat displeased with his Crown Prince: "Is it so hard to admit someone else's strength? What do you mean 'if the situation is accurate'? This Xun Xiuyuan is powerful, far surpassing our Eternal Great World."

Seeing that the Emperor of Eternal Great World's tone was no longer amiable, the others remained silent.

Finally, the white-bearded elder spoke again: "His Royal Highness is not wrong. On the Extraterritorial Battlefield, with Yuan Ling Sect unwilling to intervene, the only one who can withstand Xun Xiuyuan is the President of Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild."

After a long silence, Ye Wuchou nodded and said, "I will go to the headquarters of Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild and look for President Gu Xing."

The headquarters of Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild is in Yi City, one of the four major cities of Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild, and also Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild's city in the northern part of the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

Yi City's location is not far from the Eternal Great World, because the Eternal Great World is located directly north of the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

Ye Wuchou's visit was taken very seriously by Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild.

The City Lord of Yi City personally welcomed Ye Wuchou into the tallest building in Yi City.

Upon Ye Wuchou's arrival, Gu Yong, the City Lord of Yi City, was very polite. After offering various spiritual fruits, he asked directly, "Emperor Ye, what brings you to the Extraterritorial Battlefield?"

Ye Wuchou also smiled and said, "City Lord Gu Yong, I would like to visit the President. I wonder if the President is in Yi City."

Gu Xing is City Lord Gu Yong's ancestor; Gu Yong is Gu Xing's spokesperson.

Gu Yong frowned upon hearing this and said, "The ancestor went to Yuan Ling Sect for secluded cultivation and has not returned. As you know, the resources on the Extraterritorial Battlefield are not very useful for Great Saints. To continue improving, one must enter Yuan Ling Sect."

Ye Wuchou, of course, knew all this. He had come here merely to try his luck. Since the President of Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild was not present, Ye Wuchou could only take his leave.

However, before departing, Ye Wuchou still inquired, "When will President Gu Xing return? This is my communication method; as soon as it's activated, I will know. If the President returns, please inform City Lord Gu Yong, and I will immediately come to visit."

Gu Yong remained all smiles, took the talisman, and laughed, "Please rest assured, Emperor Ye. As soon as the ancestor returns, I will inform Emperor Ye immediately."

Ye Wuchou nodded and left, his face filled with worry.

After sensing that Ye Wuchou had moved far away, Gu Yong turned and walked into the building.

Gu Xing looked at Gu Yong in front of him and said, "Confused?"

Gu Yong shook his head: "No, World Lord Xun of the Barren Lands is rising powerfully. It's correct for us not to participate."

Gu Xing looked at his most outstanding descendant and smiled, "You've seen the images provided by Xia Yu, as well as the images of the Lie Family. What are your thoughts on this Xun Xiuyuan?"

Gu Yong wondered, "What thoughts? He's unfathomable. This World Lord Xun's body is simply incredible. How can a Heavenly God Realm's physique, strength, and speed reach such a terrifying level?"

Gu Xing looked at Gu Yong with admiration and softly said, "Because the main laws have merged into his divine body, and in sufficient quantity. When I was in the Heavenly God Realm, seven main laws merged into me, along with some derivative laws. At that time, a Super God King was a joke to me."

Gu Yong did not interrupt his ancestor's words and continued to listen.

Gu Xing continued, "The terrifying thing about this Xun Xiuyuan is not his strength; I could easily achieve all his battle accomplishments. But the terrifying thing is his realm. For a Heavenly God Realm to reach this level, there is only one possibility."

After a pause, he continued, "That is, a sufficient number of main laws have merged into him. Do you know what this means?"

Gu Yong nodded: "Does it mean he won't have any bottlenecks when advancing to Great Saint in the future?"

After a long silence, Gu Xing said, "The reason you haven't been able to advance to Great Saint is because of the laws. Some laws you cannot merge into your inner World, so your inner World cannot continue to grow. But this Xun Xiuyuan is different. I estimate that the main laws merged into his divine body will not be less than nine."

"Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Time, Space, Light, Darkness, Life, and Soul—these eleven major laws are the foundation of the entire Universe. Just like our Yuan Ling Universe, these eleven laws exist. As for whether they are complete or not, I don't know, but I speculate that the laws of the Yuan Ling Universe are not complete because the Yuan Ling Universe is very weak."

After listening to his ancestor's narration, Gu Yong understood why the ancestor was unwilling to meet Ye Wuchou of the Eternal Great World.

"Ancestor, isn't the Time Treasure within the Eternal Great World something you have always wanted to obtain? Is it not worth it even for that treasure?"

Gu Yong didn't want to be an enemy of Xun Xiuyuan; he was simply curious.

Gu Xing smiled and said, "The entire Extraterritorial Battlefield knows that Xun Xiuyuan of the Barren Lands has a supreme treasure called the Ling Tian Pagoda. A Heavenly God Realm with such powerful strength and such a supreme treasure—what if I fail if I make a move? Then the entire Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild would fall into immense danger."

"As for the Time Secret Treasure of the Eternal Great World you mentioned, even if I made a move, that thing wouldn't fall into my hands. Many people from Yuan Ling Sect are eyeing that treasure."

Gu Yong stopped speaking, having understood his ancestor's intentions.

With a thought, he said, "Then, should we inform World Lord Xun about these messages?"

A merchant's mindset: do not make enemies. Immediately show goodwill.

Gu Xing looked at his descendant and smiled, "For matters of the Commerce, you decide."

Gu Yong immediately understood, turned, and left.

Ye Wuchou had not yet reached the canyon of the Eternal Great World when a phantom figure appeared before him.

It should be known that Ye Wuchou was teleporting, and this figure abruptly interrupted Ye Wuchou's teleportation, appearing before him.

Ye Wuchou looked at the figure before him, puzzled: who was this person whose strength far surpassed his own?

But no matter who the other party was, it did not affect Ye Wuchou's judgment. He bowed and said, "I don't know about your arrival, Senior. Is there anything I, Ye Wuchou, can do to help?"

The figure looked at the sensible Ye Wuchou and said, "I want to visit the Eternal Great World as a guest. You can arrange my identity as you please."

Ye Wuchou knew he couldn't refuse, immediately nodded in agreement, and continued towards the Eternal Great World with the phantom.