The underground trading hall was indeed underground, and its area was very large. The underground trading hall was divided into two areas. One was the public area, where cultivators could set up stalls. However, each time they set up a stall, they would have to pay a lot of fees.
The other area was a high-class area. It was full of shops, and these shops only had one owner, the Gold Spirit Trading Company.
The Underground Trading Hall wasn't open every day. It was only open for three days a month, starting from the 5th, 15th, and 25th of the Lunar New Year. The rest of the time, the Underground Trading Hall was in a closed state.
And in the underground trading hall, whether it was a buyer or seller, everyone who went in had to wear special clothes. This kind of clothes could completely hide one's appearance and also block one's Divine Sense. If one wanted to leave a mark on the person's body, then it would be blocked by the clothes. It could be said that this was the best way to defend oneself.
These clothes were provided by the trading company. When you leave, you have to return the clothes to the trading company. Moreover, those who entered the underground trading hall were not allowed to cause trouble inside. Otherwise, they would be expelled.
At this time, Liu Qingrui and the others had taken over the underground trading hall. Their work in the underground trading hall was actually very simple. They would distribute the clothes, collect the clothes, patrol the trading hall, and collect taxes.
However, the underground trading hall was very big. Nobody knew where the underground trading hall was. If one wanted to go to the underground trading hall, they would have to go through a transmission formation. Because of this, nobody knew the exact location of the underground trading hall.
Liu Qingrui was currently inside the underground trading hall. Today was the opening day of the underground trading hall. The entire underground trading hall was actually a huge cave with a very large area. It could accommodate a hundred thousand people trading here. What they needed to do now was to guard the various entrances and exits and collect taxes.
The Underground Trading Hall had existed for a long time. There were a lot of people trading here. Every time the Underground Trading Hall opened, there would be a lot of people coming here to trade. This was because you can buy anything you want here. Even contraband items could be bought here.
Liu Qingrui had a room in the underground trading hall. This time, the Sea Exploring Gang's members came to the underground trading hall. Not only were they guarding the entrances and exits, they were also collecting taxes from the underground trading hall.
Those who came to the underground trading hall to trade, regardless of whether they succeeded or not, had to pay taxes. To be honest, those who could come here didn't lack that little bit of tax money. Most of the things they bought were from illegal sources, and even some secret cultivation methods of large sects could be found here. Of course, they might not necessarily be able to find a complete set.
But even so, it was still very amazing. Naturally, one couldn't delve into the origins of these secret techniques. In the underground trading hall, one couldn't delve into the origins of everything. Otherwise, one would be very disappointed.
The reason why Liu Qingrui came to the underground trading hall today was because this was the first day that the underground trading hall opened after the Sea Exploring Gang took over. If he didn't come, he wouldn't be able to rest assured.
The entire underground trading hall would be open for 24 hours, which was one day and one night. Therefore, what Liu Qingrui needed to do now was to ensure that the underground trading hall would operate normally within these 24 hours. Everyone who left would have to hand over their isolation clothing. Everyone who came would have to put on their isolation clothing. Everyone who came here would have to pay taxes.
The real guards of the underground trading hall were several Void Returning Realm experts. Liu Qingrui didn't know where they were, but one thing was certain, they had been watching the underground trading hall.
At this time, there were still two hours before the underground trading hall closed. There weren't as many people in the underground trading hall as before. However, Liu Qingrui was still very careful. He didn't dare to let his guard down. He knew that as long as the underground trading hall didn't close, there would be accidents. Therefore, he was very careful.
However, until the underground trading hall closed, no accidents happened. Everyone who came here to trade knew that the underground trading hall was supported by the Gold Spirit Trading Company. If they messed around here, then the Gold Spirit Trading Company wouldn't let them off. Therefore, they were very well-behaved.
In the spiritual world, you don't need to be afraid of the Great Sects. This was because the Great Sects had their own sphere of influence. They also had their own enemies. At worst, you could just hide in their enemy's territory. That way, they wouldn't be able to do anything to you.
However, you can't be afraid of the Gold Spirit Trading Company. The Gold Spirit Trading Company had branches all over the spiritual world. If they want to find someone, it would be very easy for them to kill someone. There was simply nowhere to hide. Therefore, some people said that the Gold Spirit Trading Company was the biggest force in the spiritual world. Because of this, the underground trading hall was actually very safe.
After two hours, the underground trading hall officially closed. At this time, Liu Qingrui and the others could leave. However, they didn't immediately leave. They had the disciples of the Sea Exploring Gang clean up the underground trading hall. After cleaning up the underground trading hall, Liu Qingrui led everyone to leave.
Liu Qingrui's approach was something that the Five Great Sects had never done before. His approach fell into the eyes of the people of the Gold Spirit Trading Company. They were very satisfied with Liu Qingrui's performance.
At this time, the Sea Exploring Gang was indeed the biggest gang in Three Mountains City. The Sea Exploring Gang monopolized half of the resources that the Chamber of Commerce gave to the other gangs in the city. Moreover, the Sea Exploring Gang's shops had also undergone a comprehensive reform, improving their service. This made the business of their shops much better than the shops of other gangs. Every day, there would be people wanting to join the Sea Exploring Gang.
However, Liu Qingrui didn't develop blindly. He knew that if a gang wanted to develop, it wouldn't be enough to rely on recruitment. The most important thing was to ensure the quality of the members.
Although the Sea Exploring Gang had been established and had integrated the members of the five major gangs, they still haven't fully integrated all of them. If they were to recruit a lot of people now, then the consequences would be very serious.
Therefore, Liu Qingrui was now concentrating on integrating the Sea Exploring Gang. He wanted the gang to become more united and more obedient. Only in this way could the Sea Exploring Gang develop further.
Just like that, a month passed. The Sea Exploring Gang was developing very well, and the initial integration of the gang was completed. The members of the five major gangs were completely separated and reorganized. Furthermore, the entire gang was divided into forty thousand-man teams. Every ten thousand-man teams would form a ten-thousand-man team. Liu Qingrui led the most elite ten-thousand-man team, while the other three ten-thousand-man teams were led by Jiao Jinfeng, Ning Xuesong, and someone named Liang Fang. The rest of the Qi Refining and Spirit Realm experts were all elders of the Sea Exploring Gang.
In addition to these 40 teams, the Sea Exploring Gang also had a Sundry Team. This Sundry Team was made up of disciples who weren't very strong. They were responsible for the miscellaneous matters of the gang. For example, the management of the shops, the gang's chores, and so on.
In the past month, the Sea Exploring Gang had experienced the opening of the underground trading hall three times. After each opening, the members of the Sea Exploring Gang would clean up the underground trading hall. This made the people of the Chamber of Commerce even more satisfied with them.
Liu Qingrui had also officially broken through to the Spirit Refinement Void Return Realm in this month. However, no one knew that when he broke through, he used a barrier array to isolate himself. Therefore, no one knew that he had broken through.
After the breakthrough, Zhao Hai went into seclusion for a few days to refine more powerful poisons before coming out. Now, he must be prepared. This was because the Chamber of Commerce's test could come at any time. He had no choice but to be prepared.
On this day, Liu Qingrui was dealing with the Sea Exploring Gang. In this period of time, some of the gangs in the Three Mountain City were unstable. Perhaps they felt that the Five Great Sects had fallen. Although the Sea Exploring Gang was the strongest, it was still lacking compared to the Five Great Sects. Because of this, some of the gangs began to develop and wanted to challenge the Sea Exploring Gang. Because of this, the Sea Exploring Gang had a lot of things to deal with.
At this time, a voice was heard, "Gang Master, the Chamber of Commerce has sent someone to see you."
Liu Qingrui said, "Invite him in." The person outside the door nodded, then it didn't take long for someone to come to the study. This time, it was a servant from the Chamber of Commerce. As soon as he entered the study, he gave Liu Qingrui a salute and said, "Chief Liu, the Chamber of Commerce has sent Chief Liu a gift." Then he took out a jade slip and handed it over to Liu Qingrui.
Liu Qingrui looked at the jade slip and scanned it with his spiritual force. He discovered that there was a restriction on the jade slip. This restriction was set by the Chamber of Commerce. Only those who know how to remove it can remove it. It seems like this jade slip hadn't been touched. Liu Qingrui nodded, then he put down the jade slip and said to the servant, "Alright, I'll accept the jade slip. Please come back."
The servant nodded, then he gave Liu Qingrui a salute before turning around and leaving. After the servant left, Liu Qingrui took out the jade slip and used the method the Chamber of Commerce told him to remove the restriction on the jade slip. Then he glanced at the contents of the jade slip.
Upon seeing the contents of the jade slip, Liu Qingrui couldn't help but stare. Then he couldn't help but frown. This jade slip contained the test that the Chamber of Commerce gave him. However, this test was somewhat special, it was actually an assassination mission. This made Liu Qingrui somewhat surprised. But after looking at the contents of the jade slip, Liu Qingrui erased the contents of the jade slip.
Then Liu Qingrui called Jiao Jinfeng and the others to the study and gave them some instructions. Then he also called Liu Qingsong to his study and gave them some instructions. After that, Liu Qingrui announced that he would be going into seclusion for a few days.
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