Thousands of kilometers away, in Spirit Wind City, a prosperous city in the center of the Federation.
In the center of the city, a splendid skyscraper stood. It was the headquarters of the Zephyr Guild, one of the top 100 noble families in the Federation.
On the rooftop, a strong wind was blowing. A handsome man with long hair that reached his waist was staring at the brightly lit city with greed.
In the wind, his silver hair didn't move at all.
Suddenly —
The handsome man took a deep, deep breath. Like a whale inhaling water, he sucked in all the prosperity in the sky of the city.
What was weird was that his chest didn't bulge because of this.
The breath lasted for more than a minute. Finally, the handsome man's face was flushed. But he didn't intend to exhale. Instead, he turned his eyes to one side.
"Young master, the Mountain Sea Sect still hasn't agreed to our acquisition plan. They are quite tough."
One of his subordinates respectfully handed over a crystal processor.
"It's just a dying struggle. Do you think I'll let the prey that I've bitten off get away?"
Qiu Guanyu, the young master of the Zephyr Guild and 'Shark', said casually with a cruel smile on his face.
He liked the feeling of the prey struggling in his mouth, only to be torn apart, chewed, and swallowed by him in the end.
Qiu Guanyu was an admin-type Cultivator. His path of Cultivation was to lead the Zephyr Guild and swallow other sects so that the Zephyr Guild could grow stronger.
Every time the Zephyr Guild swallowed a middle-sized sect and became stronger, he would be able to absorb a tremendous amount of strength from it, too.
The business world was like a battlefield!
For Qiu Guanyu, swallowing other sects in the business world was like a battle-type Cultivator fighting demon beasts in the desert. It was a crazy way of Cultivation.
Closing his eyes, he seemed to be able to hear the helpless screams of the Mountain Sea Sect and feel that strength was flowing into his blood and soul.
When he swallowed the Mountain Sea Sect, his strength would reach its peak!
"Young master, in fact, we still have a chance to negotiate with the patent owner of the Demon Beast Detector. If we can reach a new deal, we won't have to spend a lot of resources to acquire the Mountain Sea Sect. "
This subordinate was Qiu Guanyu's trusted subordinate. He could give his opinion boldly.
"You mean that Li Yao?"
Qiu Guanyu narrowed his eyes and said, "He's not a short-sighted person. On the contrary, he's very smart. He must have realized the value of the Demon Beast Detector. If we go to him again, he will be even more tempted and ask for an exorbitant price that we can't accept. "
"Furthermore …"
"I'm a person who likes to give people chances the most. However, there's only one chance. It depends on whether the other person is willing to grasp it or not."
"Last time. I clearly gave him a chance and sent someone to talk to him about cooperation. But he refused. "
"You want a second chance? Come and beg me then! "
…
Seven days later, on the crystal airship flying to the southern border of the Federation, on the Serpent Mountain Village, the most chaotic city in the Federation.
Li Yao turned on his crystal processor and typed quickly on the virtual keyboard. He browsed through the information about the Serpent Village at a speed of more than ten pages per second.
Horned Dragon Village. Its official name was' Serpent City '. Two hundred years ago, it was just a small fishing village in the southern border. But in only a hundred years, it had developed into a super city with a population of more than ten million.
Serpent City was a very special city. It was known as the 'Lawless Land'. It boasted the largest black market, casinos, and a series of gray industries that wandered on the edge of the law in the Federation.
As long as one had enough money, one could buy powerful but unstable strengthening drugs in this place. One could also buy powerful attack magical equipment that was forbidden by the government. One could even buy unknown Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that had drifted to the Tian Yuan Realm from other Sectors.
Even if one didn't have enough money, one could still make a name for himself in the exciting and bloodthirsty gambling ring.
In short, Serpent City was like an 'underground ghost market' that existed in every city of the Federation.
However, it was hundreds of times larger and more sophisticated than regular underground ghost markets. It was a 'super ghost market' that catered to Cultivators.
With the power of the government of the Federation, it was certainly possible for them to uproot Serpent City if they were determined to do so.
However, since ancient times, there had always been a saying that 'heroes break the law with their strength'.
A strong fighter with a sharp blade would not be willing to be controlled by the government when his killing intent was aroused.
Cultivators were hundreds of times stronger than regular fighters. Naturally, they were even more unwilling to be controlled by the government. They wanted to live in a free world.
Many Cultivators had been fighting in the Wasteland all year round. They were walking on the edge of life and death. Therefore, they needed a place where they could vent their stress without any restraint.
It was not difficult to uproot Serpent City on the ground. But to uproot Serpent City in every Cultivator's heart was as difficult as climbing to the sky.
That was human nature. Cultivators were human beings, too. They had emotions and desires. They had a bright side and a dark side.
Suppressing it didn't mean that the darkness would disappear. On the contrary, it would accumulate and cause an uncontrollable mess.
It was better to open a window and give them a channel to vent their stress.
Take Li Yao as an example. After he received a fortune of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, he didn't want anybody to know where they came from. Therefore, he decided to trade them in the black market of Serpent City.
However, even without Serpent City, he wouldn't have exposed the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to the public. It was very possible that he had traded them with somebody else in private through other channels. Chances were that the two parties would fight each other and cause endless trouble.
If so, it was better to keep Serpent City and give the lawless, dark side of the Cultivators a place to go.
It was the saying that no fish could survive when the water was too clear.
Right now, there were only two iron-clad rules that the government had set for Serpent City.
Firstly, everything in Serpent City should be settled within Serpent City. Any grudge that went beyond the jurisdiction of Serpent City was forbidden to be investigated.
Secondly, the grudge between Cultivators in Serpent City would not be investigated unless it was reported by the people. As long as they didn't call the police, even if two Cultivators signed a life-and-death contract. The secret police wouldn't investigate even if they killed each other.
However, Cultivators were not allowed to violate the interests of ordinary people in Serpent City. Once they were discovered, they would be severely punished. The punishment would be much more severe than in the outside world!
The two iron-clad rules had always been well implemented.
To this day, billions of capital flowed in Serpent City every day. Every major force in the city had the shadow of a large sect behind them. These forces worked together to maintain the order of Serpent City. How could they allow the insane Cultivators to disrupt the business of billions of dollars every day?
For ordinary people. The Cultivators in Serpent City would not harm their interests. Besides, the Cultivators were often very generous. If they made a fortune in a gambling match, it was not unusual for them to give a small bill of thirty thousand to fifty thousand yuan without hesitation.
Therefore, ordinary people didn't know much about the existence of Serpent City. They were more than happy to welcome it.
Five hours later, the crystal airship slowly landed in the suburb of Serpent City.
Li Yao took the underground crystal train. He headed for the city center.
Walking on the street that was full of palm trees and coconut trees, enjoying the cool sea breeze and the laughter of the passersby, Li Yao felt quite refreshed.
He didn't expect that the biggest chaotic city in the Federation, the legendary lawless place, would be so peaceful. On the surface, the order here was unexpectedly so good. It was almost the same as other big cities. Compared to Floating Spear City's Underground Ghost City, it was unknown how many times better it was.
However, Li Yao wouldn't let his guard down.
On the inside of his mouth. A 'face changing bug' was stuck on both sides of his mouth.
It was a very special magical equipment. When it was stuck inside the mouth, it could release a special bioelectric current, which could distort the facial muscles to a certain extent, as if he had changed his face. It was a very sophisticated face-changing magical equipment.
Under the circulation of his spiritual energy, his body had shrunk by half.
At this moment, Li Yao looked ten years older. He was like a low-level Cultivator who had just come back from a battle in the Wasteland and was about to enjoy himself in Serpent City.
Such people were everywhere in Serpent City.
He was carrying a light gray military backpack, which contained some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that were not very valuable. The chainsword on his waist was just to confuse other people.
His trump cards were all stored inside his Cosmos Ring. The reason why he had wasted seven days was that he had been refining attack magical equipment crazily.
Other than a lot of miscellaneous items, he had also bought fifty Hellfire-Lightnings at a high price.
This time, he didn't forget to bring Little Black with him and hide it inside his Cosmos Ring, too.
It would be best if other people didn't mess with him.
But if they did, he could throw the fifty Hellfire-Lightnings into other people's nest and run away as fast as he could on Black Wing.
While thinking about that, Li Yao walked into a building with a sign that read 'Heavenly Treasure Pavilion'.
Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was one of the biggest black markets in Serpent City.
Although it was called a 'black market', it was best known for its comprehensive service and safety.
The price of transactions in Heavenly Treasure Pavilion might be lower, but there would never be a case of double-cross.
Heavenly Treasure Pavilion even provided bodyguards to protect the customers on their way out of Serpent City.
If a customer who had made a deal in Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had an accident, the force behind Heavenly Treasure Pavilion would find out the culprit and eliminate him completely.
Their methods were even more brutal than those of the secret police!
On the first floor of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was a hall where common materials were traded. Dozens of low-level Cultivators who were wearing clothes similar to Li Yao's were trading.
Under their astonished gazes, a woman with a graceful figure and an elegant temperament came up to them and said with a smile, "I'm sorry.
"Mr. Fang, nice to meet you. Welcome. This way, please. Manager Lin has been waiting for you."
Fang Ping was the pseudonym that Li Yao had given himself.
The name was so mediocre that it had nothing to do with his identity, experience, or past.
On his way, he had contacted the Bountiful Treasure Pavilion through his crystal processor and sent a 3D picture of the reverse scale of the mutant lion dragon to them.
Such a precious material naturally made him a big customer of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. A customer manager was waiting for him.
If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want to attract too much attention, Heavenly Treasure Pavilion would have even sent a car to pick him up!
"That guy must've gotten himself a priceless treasure!"
"He's rich. He's definitely rich!"
"I really hope that one day, I can be invited to the VIP lounge on the tenth floor of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and have a face-to-face talk with the VIP manager like him!"
Many low-level Cultivators clicked their tongues in amazement. They looked at Li Yao with envy and jealousy. Floating astronomy.
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