321: The special features of the Tianwai Chamber of Commerce

A snow beast walked out from below and spoke in human tongue: "World Lord Xun has already gone to Yuan Ling Sect. This matter was spread by City Lord Gong Yuwei from Commerce City, so it's a done deal."

Xue Wuya nodded: "I know about this, but entering Yuan Ling Sect doesn't mean he won't return. For a super genius like him, Yuan Ling Sect probably won't restrict him too much."

Geniuses naturally receive special treatment. Others might find it inconvenient to return, but that doesn't mean it would be inconvenient for Xun Xiuyuan.

The snow beast spoke again: "The key is whether the Heavenly Palace Alliance will be targeted by Yuan Ling Sect and ultimately suffer a bad fate? Yuan Ling Sect doesn't allow such organizations to exist. Joining at this time might be more loss than gain; we can postpone it."

Xue Wuya looked around and asked: "Do any of you have other opinions?"

No one else spoke. Xue Wuya finally nodded to the snow beast and said: "Then we'll postpone it again, but be sure to warn the disciples outside not to conflict with the Great Barren World. It's better to be safe than sorry."

Although Xue Wuya's words had the suspicion of boosting others' morale and diminishing his own prestige,

no one objected, because Xun Xiuyuan's 'killing the chicken to scare the monkey' tactic was very effective.

The Yang Family of Blazing Sun and the Qian Family of New Eternal Great World had both clearly stated their stance, forming a permanent alliance with the Great Barren World.

Blazing Sun Great World.

Yang Dingtian looked at his youngest son opposite him and smiled: "What's wrong? Pan Xiaoyue upset you again?"

Yang Guang's expression was very helpless: "She's very cute, but too noisy."

Yang Dingtian saw his son speak like this and smiled: "I think Pan Xiaoyue is very good. You're too quiet; you only know how to cultivate and don't understand life. You can let Pan Xiaoyue teach you."

Just as the two were chatting, Pan Xiaoyue burst into Yang Guang's residence.

Upon seeing Yang Dingtian, Pan Xiaoyue immediately bowed: "Greetings, World Master."

Yang Dingtian smiled: "Pan Xiaoyue, no need for formalities. You're here for Yang Guang, right? I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

Originally, Yang Dingtian only allowed Pan Xiaoyue of the Pan Family to interact with Yang Guang because of Xun Xiuyuan, but after his own observation,

his son, who only knew how to cultivate, was actually quite afraid of Pan Xiaoyue, and his personality had changed somewhat during their interactions.

In the past, father-son conversations like the one just now were unimaginable, because while Yang Guang's name was 'sunshine,' his personality was that of an extreme social phobic.

Even when facing his own father, he wouldn't say a single word all day.

Before Yang Dingtian left, when he saw his son smile at Pan Xiaoyue, Yang Dingtian also smiled and departed.

Eternal Great World, within the former Ye Family Imperial Palace.

The defenses here were the best in the entire Eternal Great World. Although not very useful against Xun Xiuyuan, they were perfectly fine against ordinary True Saint Realm cultivators.

Therefore, Qian Linglong didn't hesitate and directly chose the Ye Family's former imperial palace as her base camp.

Qian Linglong sat high in her position. Although the Ye Family's True Saints had been cleanly eliminated by Xun Xiuyuan, there were still some True Saints who were not from the Ye Family remaining.

The four people currently discussing matters in the main hall were precisely such individuals.

Qian Linglong looked at the four True Saints below and smiled: "What do you think about the matter of paying tribute to the Great Barren World?"

The matter of tribute was Qian Linglong's own idea. The Eternal Great World was rich in many spiritual materials related to the Law of Time, as well as some time-related secret realms.

The four True Saints below exchanged glances.

One True Saint stepped forward and said: "World Master Xun of the Great Barren World has already been conscripted and gone to Yuan Ling Sect. Do we still need to curry favor like this?"

It wasn't an objection, just a simple inquiry.

Qian Linglong glanced at the person who spoke and said: "Regardless of whether World Master Xun can return, let's just talk about the Great Barren World."

At this point, Qian Linglong paused and asked the four people below: "Have you seen World Master Xun's companion, True Saint Xie Nanqiao?"

The four below shook their heads, saying: "We haven't seen her."

Qian Linglong spoke again: "I have seen her. Not long ago, I made a trip to the Great Barren World, of course, to thank World Master Xun for his righteous act of helping me avenge the Qian Family's great vendetta. But this time, I not only saw Xun Xiuyuan, but also that legendary woman, Xie Nanqiao."

The True Saint who had just inquired spoke again: "Empress Qian saw Xie Nanqiao. Was there anything different about her compared to others? This person is the fastest to advance in the Extraterritorial Battlefield in nearly ten thousand years."

Qian Linglong nodded: "True Saint Nan Qiao only glanced at me at the time, but it sent shivers down my spine. That feeling was very uncomfortable."

Xie Nanqiao had indeed harbored murderous intent towards Qian Linglong, because Xun Xiuyuan had actually told her that this Qian Linglong was someone who could be completely trusted. Could she be a mistress Xun Xiuyuan kept outside?

In fact, it was only in Xun Xiuyuan's later explanation that she learned this woman was one of the people controlled by Xun Xiuyuan's Soul Control Technique.

Another True Saint below spoke incredulously: "This is impossible. How long has this Xie Nanqiao been cultivating in total? Even counting the time in a time secret realm, it wouldn't exceed five thousand years. How could her strength be so terrifying?"

Qian Linglong scoffed: "What are you thinking? Five thousand years? This Xie Nanqiao's total cultivation time doesn't exceed four hundred years, and that Xun Xiuyuan's is even less than thirty years."

The four below immediately fell silent. After a long while, one person spoke: "Regarding the matter of paying tribute to the Great Barren World, I support it. Regardless of Xun Xiuyuan and Xie Nanqiao's strength, just looking at the attitude of the Blazing Sun Great World, we won't lose out by paying tribute."

Qian Linglong finally achieved her goal. Her soul subconsciously gravitated towards Xun Xiuyuan, and taking care of the Great Barren World was a given.

Yang Long and Xun Xiuyuan stood on the mountaintop, looking at the basin ahead.

Three Special Envoys stood behind the two. The three were only special in identity; their status in Yuan Ling Sect was incomparable to Yang Long's, as Yang Long was an outstanding core disciple.

Yang Long said: "The Yuan Ling Sect is within the basin. Doesn't it look huge? Even with our True Saint eyesight, we can't see the end. But once you go inside, you'll know just how vast it truly is."

Xun Xiuyuan had heard of these things long ago and nodded.

The three Special Envoys led the two to a teleportation array and said: "There are four such teleportation arrays around the Yuan Ling Sect's surrounding mountaintops, corresponding to the four cities of Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild. Without a summons from Yuan Ling Sect, one must enter Yuan Ling Sect through Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild. This is also one of the reasons why Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild can have Great Saints."

Xun Xiuyuan finally understood why the only Great Saint was in Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild. It seemed this Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild was originally a product of Yuan Ling Sect.