In the airspace above the Ancient River Auction House, the demonic eye in the sky vanished as the atmosphere returned to normal.
Everyone inclined their heads, only to see Qin Wentian quietly standing in the air. As for those peak-stage immortal emperors, they had already vanished.
At this instant, the hearts of many people pounded violently, as though they were struck by something. Those experts who vanished were all peak-stage immortal emperors. Even in the powerful Lifire City, peak-stage immortal emperors could already be considered hegemons of an area. They were the cornerstones of the major powers.
However, not too long ago, all the peak-stage immortal emperors were killed by Qin Wentian, turning into nothingness.
"Hu …" Many people drew in a deep breath. They knew that the northern city regions of Lifire City were about to change. The weak and useless governor's manor that had been suppressed for thousands of years was now displaying such a domineering stance for the first time. The leaders of the major powers were all killed. In the future, who would dare to stand out for them?
The people of the Ancient River Auction House were all trembling with fear. Waves of shock rose in their hearts. They knew that the Ancient River Auction House was finished.
Qin Wentian used the governor's manor's command to seal the auction house, no one could say anything. In addition, those who knew about the grudge between the Lifire Empyrean and the Jialan Clan understood that such a domineering governor was precisely someone the Lifire Empyrean wanted. He would only reward Qin Wentian. After all, Qin Wentian had a good reason to act.
In addition, the victor was king.
If Qin Wentian died, the situation would be completely different. The direction of the situation would be the complete opposite.
The people of the governor's manor stared at the supreme figure in the air. There was only boundless worship in their eyes.
"Go, search the Ancient River Auction House." A voice rang out, it was the voice of a vice governor. Everyone awoke from their stupor and rushed into the Ancient River Auction House to conduct a search. Everyone was expelled and the auction house was sealed. The governor's manor stood guard here. From today onwards, the Ancient River Auction House would belong to the governor's manor and could be sold again.
"Lord Governor, before this, these people from the transaction pavilions also slandered our governor's manor and didn't follow the rules to pay tribute. How should we deal with them?" At this moment, a deputy commander coldly spoke. Instantly, the pavilion lords of the trading pavilions trembled violently as they looked at Qin Wentian in the air with some fear.
"Before this, those transaction pavilions refused to pay the tribute, relying on the Ancient River Auction House to resist the governor's manor. Their crimes should be sealed off. However, this seat doesn't wish to go overboard and affect the normal operations of everyone in the city regions. Hence, other than what the vice governors said earlier, I will increase the tribute by five times. Do any of you have any objections?" Qin Wentian's voice was cold, sweeping his gaze over everyone as he spoke.
"We accept the punishment." The pavilion lords of the transaction pavilions all trembled as they nodded. At this moment, it was already considered polite for Qin Wentian to not do anything to them. How would they dare to disobey? If they really angered Qin Wentian, as long as he casually found an excuse, he would be able to confiscate their transaction pavilions.
"Also for everyone here, many of you are managing your own powers. As the governor of the northern city regions, this seat naturally hopes that everyone can manage their businesses smoothly. This seat has been in office for fifty years and has never done anything. I would like to apologize to everyone here but that is already in the past. From today onwards, if anyone dares to cause trouble in the city regions I've notified, they will all be punished according to the laws of the governor's manor."
Qin Wentian stood in the air as he spoke. "As for everything that happened in the past, let it all be written off. This seat thanks all the powers that have been paying tribute and I also hope that everyone can cooperate with the governor's manor and pay the tribute on time. Don't be like the Ancient River Auction House, scheming and scheming. Other than this, for those who haven't paid any tribute in the past tens of years, I won't pursue this matter. However, since this seat has already decided to reorganize the northern city regions, I hope that everyone can take the initiative to pay the tribute you owe me."
Everyone instantly understood the meaning of Qin Wentian's words. Although he wouldn't pursue this matter, you guys still have to be more conscientious and pay the tribute. If not, no one would know what would happen in the future. These words seemed to be emotionless, yet they contained enough deterrence. There was no other reason than because Qin Wentian had sealed up the Ancient River Auction House, Crimson Moon Pavilion, Sky Incense Sect and other first-tier powers. At the same time, he even killed all the peak-stage immortal emperors. Who else would dare to provoke him?
"Since things have come to this, this seat will bid my farewell." After Qin Wentian spoke, he directly left this place for the people of the governor's manor to handle. He then soared through the air and headed towards the headquarters of the Crimson Moon Pavilion and Sky Incense Sect. After all, these two were first-tier powers with deep foundations. Even if the Evil Emperor personally went there, he might not be able to settle things.
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An earthquake occurred in the northern city regions. This news spread through the entire city regions at the fastest speed and even extended towards Lifire City.
The matter of the Ancient River Auction House was too shocking and was a symbolic event. One could very well imagine what kind of storm it would cause. For a period of time, the entire city was in a state of turmoil as everyone was discussing this matter.
Naturally, there were also many people paying attention to the Jialan Aristocrat Clan. Although the Jialan Clan had never directly clashed with Governor Qin Wentian before, everyone understood that the past governors of the northern city regions either had miserable fates or kept a low profile. It was all because there was an extremely terrifying opponent behind them. Their strength was so great that they could use a formless power to influence the governor's manor. In fact, they didn't even need to act personally.
It was just like the battle when Qin Wentian first became the governor. Although no one could find out where the soulslaying needles came from, where did they come from? As long as Qin Wentian was slightly weaker, he would have already died in the civil war back then. How could there still be today?
Hence, this symbolic battle could be said to be a declaration of war by Qin Wentian against the Jialan Clan. He used a glorious victory, ruthlessly slapping the Jialan Clan in the face.
Next, how would the Jialan Clan retaliate against Qin Wentian?
The Ancient River Auction House, Crimson Moon Pavilion, and Sky Incense Sect were all raided in a single night. From then on, their names were removed from the northern city regions. To many powers, this was similarly shocking.
The direct result of this matter was that after that day, the governor's manor became extremely lively. Those who had businesses in the northern city regions all took the initiative to pay tributes, no longer daring to be careless and wait for the governor's manor to come and collect their tributes. Also, for those powers who hadn't paid tributes for the past tens of years, they all obediently paid up what they didn't pay in the past. They were all very self-aware. In fact, other than paying up the tributes, some powers even gave up some extra resources. According to the rules of the governor's manor, these extra resources were considered as private tributes to the governor.
Clearly, some powers were worried that Qin Wentian would settle scores with them later on. Hence, they used some underhanded methods. After Qin Wentian learned of this, he smiled and accepted it. Since others were willing to pay up, he naturally had to give them face. Only then would they feel at ease. If not, if he were to return the tributes, those people would surely tremble in fear.
This also caused Qin Wentian to sigh. As expected, authority was a good thing. This was especially so for those powerful people, they could directly use their authority to plunder cultivation resources.
The Jadewave Pavilion was a place where divine weapons were traded. Behind the Jadewave Pavilion was an aristocratic clan that was very powerful and belonged to the category of weaponsmiths. They had many emperor-ranked weapons and were extremely wealthy.
And as for the Jadewave Pavilion, it was a place where the aristocratic clan traded their emperor-ranked weapons, exchanging them for emperor-ranked stones as well as other cultivation resources.
At this moment, an old man from the Jadewave Pavilion walked in. The manager inside immediately walked up and respectfully called out, "I pay my respects to the clan lord."
"Where's the young master?" The old man coldly asked.
"The young master, he …" The manager's gaze evaded, he seemed to be hesitating.
"Did you guys go to the governor's manor to pay tribute?" The old man continued asking.
"Not yet, the young master said that we are not allowed to disturb him." The manager trembled with fear.
"Do you know what happened at the Ancient River Auction House?" The old man asked again.
"Mhm." The manager nodded. Right now, other than those in closed-door seclusion, who wouldn't know about such a major matter?
"In that case, you didn't tell the young master to pay tribute?" The old man asked again, his words causing the manager to break out in cold sweat.
After that, the old man walked past him and headed towards the backyard of the Jadewave Pavilion. This place was isolated from immortal sense by a treasure. He forcefully barged in and a voice filled with rage rang out from within, "Who dares to be so impudent?"
"BANG!" The door of the room was directly smashed open as screams of shock rang out from within. The old man stepped out and directly entered the room. After that, he saw clothes scattered all over the place and there were several young maidens wrapped in clothes staring at him with fear and trepidation. Their skin was extremely alluring and in the middle of these maidens, there was a young man at the immortal king realm. Right now, he was so frightened that his face turned pale. He called out, "Father, why are you here?"
"The day of tribute has arrived. Are you not going to the governor's manor to pay tribute?" The old man calmly asked.
"Father, I thought something major had happened. Those trash from the governor's manor, do they need us to pay tribute? In the past, every time they came to collect tributes, they would all be sent away by this child. This time around, we can just chase them away directly. " The young man silently heaved a sigh of relief as he spoke. He initially thought that he had made a huge mistake. So it turned out that it was just a minor matter.
A violent aura gushed forth from the old man. He took a step out, causing rumbling sounds to ring out as the bed directly shattered. The maidens on it all fell to the ground as they screamed in fear. They only felt a terrifying coldness enveloping them.
"All of you, scram!" The old man roared in rage. The maidens directly wrapped themselves in clothes and fled in a sorry state, causing many people outside to feast their eyes on them.
After that, screams of misery rang out from the backyard. The caretaker closed his eyes. His young master's talent in cultivation was trash. The old master told him to manage the Jadewave Pavilion but he was still indulging in sensual pleasures. He would never amount to anything.
Not long after, the Jadewave Pavilion sent out a group of people, bringing with them the amount of cultivation resources they hadn't paid for tens of years as they headed towards the governor's manor.
Not only for the Jadewave Pavilion, such a scene was also happening in the other major powers of the northern city regions.
Just a single battle had completely changed the situation of the northern city regions. No one dared to not pay tribute to the governor's manor. For a period of time, the initiative of the northern city regions even surpassed the other regions of Lifire City!
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