"Seems like this place has long been burned clean." Qin Wentian mumbled. He then asked, "Was this ore discovered recently? In that case, what was it that blocked its energy from being unleashed before?"
Right now, the once-a-decade tribute day had arrived again. However, the northern governor's manor was completely deserted. No one took the initiative to come here to pay tribute. It was so quiet that it caused people to feel a sense of pressure. However, the people of the governor's manor were already used to it.
"Tell Xu Li to gather people and prepare to move out." Qin Wentian calmly spoke. The butler at the side felt his heart trembling violently. Were they going to act now?
They silently returned to the northern governor's manor. This governor's manor that had been silent for tens of years was as quiet as before, like it didn't exist at all. In fact, it was gradually ignored by many major powers in the northern city regions. The influence of the governor's manor was simply too weak, so weak that even some minor powers didn't come here to pay tribute. Even if they took the initiative to go to the northern governor's manor to collect the tribute, it wasn't easy. The northern governor's manor only existed in name.
"Pay immediately." Xu Li couldn't be bothered to waste words. He directly spoke, his tone cold to the extreme.
"Did I ask you a question?" Qin Wentian glanced over. When the butler saw that pair of eyes, he felt his entire body shivering. He was as silent as a cicada in winter and directly shut his mouth.
"The formation of the Transcending Emperor Stone requires special conditions. If we compare it to humans, it's like breaking through from the empyrean realm to the empyrean realm. This was why it could erupt forth with such terrifying destructive might. Before this, its power might not have been fully formed yet." An immortal emperor at the side spoke, staring ahead.
"This type of offensive Transcending Emperor Stone, no immortal emperor would be able to take it away." The immortal emperor beside him nodded. Qin Wentian didn't say anything more. He found a place to sit down as his immortal sense gushed forth, quietly sensing this energy. He didn't attempt to test it out. Although he was extraordinary, Qin Wentian didn't feel that he would be stronger than all immortal emperors. Such destructive might wasn't something he could come into contact with.
"The loophole of this Ancient River Auction House is the most obvious. Evil Emperor, what do you think about taking them as an example?" Qin Wentian spoke in a low voice, as though he was speaking of an insignificant matter. The butler at the side felt his heart pounding violently as he replied in a low voice, "Governor, the power behind the Ancient River Auction House is extremely terrifying. In addition, the Jialan Clan is behind this."
"What does the governor's manor mean by this?" Old He's eyes turned completely cold as he asked icily. Could it be that he really wanted to touch them?
"So, this ore is not fated with us?" Qin Wentian asked in a low voice.
"During these ten years, my transaction pavilion has encountered many troubles but we've never disturbed the governor's manor before. We would handle everything ourselves and the scale of our transactions hasn't changed at all. Governor Xu, don't you think it's a little inappropriate for you to suddenly say that my transaction pavilion is a third-tier power?" The shopkeeper coldly spoke.
"Governor Xu, these transaction pavilions all depend on my Ancient River Auction House to survive. If you guys cause such a ruckus, wouldn't it affect the business of my auction house?" Old He spoke, sounding a little unhappy.
"Vice Governor Xu, we aren't prepared yet. Can we slow things down and go to the Ancient River Auction House to collect the tributes first?" The shopkeeper of the transaction pavilion smiled. Many people in the surroundings had smiles on their faces as well, but they didn't say anything. Ancient River Auction House? Since when did the governor's manor dare to collect the tributes from the Ancient River Auction House?
"Governor Xu, what do you mean by this?" The shopkeeper's eyes turned cold, feeling extremely unhappy.
"Old He, these people from the governor's manor actually want to upgrade our transaction pavilion? We have to pay ten times the amount of tributes." A shopkeeper glanced at the immortal emperor as he spoke.
"If we make a move against the Ancient River Auction House, it would indeed save us a lot of trouble. The other powers would all see this and there's naturally no need for us to act." The Evil Emperor nodded lightly, agreeing with Qin Wentian's opinion.
In the dossier room of the governor's manor, Qin Wentian quietly flipped through the dossier. Beside him, the butler, serving girls and the Evil Emperor were all present.
"You …" The shopkeeper pointed at Xu Li in anger, his entire body was trembling from anger. Seems like this Xu Li came here prepared. Was he using them to establish his might?
When they saw the experts from outside, all of them were clad in the governor's manor's robes, at this moment, no matter who it was, they all understood that something was wrong.
"Many major characters in the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms didn't excavate the entire mine but chose to excavate it slowly instead. This should be one of the reasons." Qin Wentian's eyes flashed. Ores could absorb the essence of heaven and earth, even the radiance of the stars could gradually transform. How miraculous was this?
The shopkeeper's gaze instantly froze as his smile stiffened. He lowered his head and glanced at the amount of tributes. A third-grade power compared to a fourth-grade power would have to pay ten times more.
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"Not yet. During these years, we followed the governor's orders and secretly sent people to investigate. Because the various hegemonic powers no longer have any wariness towards the governor's manor, the things they did were extremely brazen and could even be said to be filled with loopholes. As long as we send these people, we would be able to easily find out what happened in the Ancient River Auction House." The butler replied.
"Right." The Evil Emperor didn't say anything more. He only nodded and walked out.
During these years, the time he interacted with Qin Wentian was very short. This new governor, other than killing the three vice governors back then, rarely appeared in his line of sight. But every time he appeared, he would give off an intense sense of pressure. Back then, he was very clear about the death of the three vice governors. Such a character had endured for tens of years and also secretly sent people to gather information on the various hegemonic powers as well as the methods they used in the dark. Once he acted, what would the situation be like?
He quietly sensed this marvelous energy for a very long time. Until the time limit of a year was up, the Lifire Empyrean still didn't appear, allowing the ore to unleash its shocking might. To a palace lord, there were simply too many places he controlled. Even if an ore of this level appeared, it wasn't sufficient for him to personally make a trip there. If that was the case, wouldn't he have no time to cultivate and could only be busy with trivial matters?
"It's not that they don't have any wariness. More accurately, they basically don't care about the governor's manor's existence." Qin Wentian laughed, as though he was mocking himself. However, when the butler saw Zhang Junyi's face, his heart involuntarily trembled.
Did the governor's manor want to target the Ancient River Auction House?
Every time the butler thought of this, he would feel his hair standing on end. Most probably, someone was going to be in for a bad time.
The crowd was whispering to each other. Just as they were speaking, Xu Li had already brought his men over, his eyes gleaming with a cold light. After a short moment, they arrived at a trading pavilion. The shopkeeper inside smiled as he glanced at Xu Li. After that, he shifted his gaze elsewhere, completely treating Xu Li like air.
The Ancient River Auction House was located in the center of the transaction pavilions. There were many people coming and going, it was extremely lively. At this moment, many people from the auction house were rushing over here, wanting to spectate. What was going on with the governor's manor this time around? It seemed like something big was about to happen.
"Look, the people from the governor's manor are here." At this moment, someone glanced ahead only to see a group of experts walking over. They were all clad in the governor's manor's robes.
Xu Li glanced at them but he didn't say anything. At this moment, a group of experts rushed over from outside. At the same time, a powerful aura descended from the air as a group of experts appeared. The person in the lead was none other than the Evil Emperor.
"They only have this little bit of ability. Even that governor has to tuck his tail between his legs. What can the other people in the governor's manor do? Most probably, they were frightened by the soul slaying formation back then."
Xu Li walked into the transaction pavilion and calmly spoke, "The governor's manor is here to collect the tributes."
"I almost forgot, it's the day of collecting the tributes again. These people from the governor's manor don't do proper things but are actually very proactive in collecting the tributes." Someone laughed.
Qin Wentian continued to stay in the Eclipse Mine for several years before he left. Although he only left behind 10% of the total amount of ore, his harvest was still quite good. Naturally, it couldn't be compared to Di Tian's harvest. Mining required one to mine ores one by one and there would often be the danger of being plundered or killed. How could it be as comfortable as a weaponsmith grandmaster running an auction house? But to Qin Wentian, what was more important wasn't mining. It was knowledge and experience.
"Has everything been sorted out? There shouldn't be any mistakes, right?" Qin Wentian flipped through the scrolls as he asked.
Although it was rare to find transcending emperor stones, they would still appear frequently. He only needed to know about this matter and order his men to record it down. When there's time, he would come here to collect them all at once.
At this moment, an immortal emperor walked out from the Ancient River Auction House with many people behind him. He glanced at the surroundings and asked, "What happened?"
He turned his gaze to the major powers in the surroundings. At this moment, many people could feel that something was amiss. Other than Xu Li, the other two vice governors were also in charge of two transaction pavilions and the atmosphere was tense.
Qin Wentian stared ahead. This entire mine had transformed into a blood-red hell. Gradually, red liquid could be seen flowing everywhere. All the mines in this vast region had been destroyed. If one lowered their heads and gazed downwards, there seemed to be a sea of blood there, seething with a terrifying aura of destruction.
The Ancient River Auction House was an extremely large auction house in the northern city regions. This auction house had already become a well-developed market with many transaction pavilions in the surroundings. Every day, there would be large groups of experts coming here to trade.
"This is the standard for the tribute. In the past, your transaction pavilion was a fourth-tier power. But during these years, your trading pavilion has been growing stronger and stronger. Right now, it's a third-tier power. According to the new standard, pay the tribute immediately." Xu Li took out a piece of paper that landed before the manager.
Many experts sped over, staring at the situation here. Something seemed to be wrong.
Xu Li waved his hand. In an instant, the people from the governor's manor behind him stepped forward, directly surrounding the transaction pavilion. The expression of the manager instantly turned extremely unsightly. Xu Li coldly spoke, "I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. If you don't pay the tribute, this transaction pavilion will be sealed immediately."
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