At night, in the courtyard of the commander of the Longdan Army Camp, Lin Muyu held the Star Sword in her hand and looked up at the stars in the sky. She absorbed and refined the power of the stars. A strong King's Fighting Flame was also spinning rapidly on the surface of her body. As the star power that Lin Muyu refined became stronger and more vigorous, the strength of the King's Fighting Flame also underwent a huge change. The impact in her Qi Sea became more and more intense. Suddenly, the surging Fighting Qi seemed to have broken through a layer of suppression in her Qi Sea and quickly passed through all the meridians in her body. An incomparably comfortable feeling spread throughout her body!
Another breakthrough!
Lin Muyu was secretly delighted. With the progress of her cultivation of the Heavenly Book inscriptions, the cultivation of her state of mind was also getting higher and higher. Finally, she had broken through to the realm of the Divine Legacy. The strength of the King's Fighting Flame had greatly increased by a level!
Before she could finish being happy, a deep chill suddenly fell from the sky and countless starlight poured into her body. Unlike the scorching heat of the Five Mountains Descending from the Heavens and the Star Lotus Armor, this power of the stars was full of chill. In the blink of an eye, it turned into thousands of stars that continuously fell into Lin Muyu's Yi Sea!
"Bang, bang, bang …"
Lin Muyu's spiritual awareness turned into an entity and flew in the Yi Sea. However, she could only watch as countless icy stars fell into the Yi Sea, stirring up monstrous waves. The waves suddenly froze when they surged in the air and turned into ice pillars. What a terrible chill. In just two minutes, Lin Muyu's Yi Sea had turned into a glacier!
In an instant, Lin Muyu's consciousness seemed to be about to be frozen. Her whole body fell into a desperate situation that was close to death.
"What's going on?!"
He was stunned and hurriedly used the King's Fighting Flame to melt the glacier. Suddenly, a vigorous flame rose from the depths of the Yi Sea and continued to fight against the chill of the stars in the sky.
After a long time, just when Lin Muyu was about to collapse from exhaustion, the chill of the stars in the sky finally slowly melted and became a mysterious frost power under Lin Muyu's control.
"Ah …"
Heaving a heavy sigh of relief, Lin Muyu separated herself from the Yi Hai. Her entire body was covered in cold sweat, as if she had narrowly escaped death from purgatory.
But in his exhaustion, he could feel a stream of Ice Force slowly flowing in his Ocean of Qi. That's right, it was Star Force of the Ice Attribute. He had finally mastered the fifth move of the Star Tactics!
He slowly opened his five fingers, and suddenly, rays of cold stars rotated around his palm. The next moment, Lin Muyu suddenly closed his five fingers, and instantly, the power of ice surged in all directions. The fifth form of the Star Tactics was extremely destructive — Icy Jade Frost!
The surroundings had become an extremely cold domain, and thick frost had condensed on the ground. The old banyan tree that had sprouted because of the Book of Life had also instantly turned into an ice tree. With a "crack", the ice tree turned into powder and broke into pieces. It was conceivable that if a human approached Lin Muyu, he would also die in the extremely cold domain of the Jade Snow Frost. Moreover, his death would be very tragic, turning into broken ice and dying!
An endless wave of tiredness surged in his heart. He couldn't care so much anymore, so he went back to his room and fell asleep. Only rest and sleep could replenish the lost soul power and the King's Fighting Flame.
…
The next day, Ze Tian Hall.
Qin Yin finally passed the decision to auction the Heavenly Books. The three major chambers of commerce in the capital that had obtained the permission could sell the Heavenly Books in the auction house. The three major chambers of commerce were: Ziyin Flower Chamber of Commerce, Dragon-Seeking Chamber of Commerce, and Wansheng Chamber of Commerce. This also meant that the empire no longer monopolized the resources of the Heavenly Books. However, if one wanted to bring the Heavenly Books out of the city, he would need the permission from the Heavenly Book Pavilion and the Imperial Army.
There were many people in the Heavenly Book Pavilion. It was not difficult to obtain the permission from the Heavenly Book Pavilion, but it was difficult to obtain the permission from the commander of the Imperial Army, Feng Jixing. Therefore, even though the three Shang League had started to auction the Heavenly Books, the result was still the same. The Heavenly Book Embryos could only be circulated in Lanyan City, and would eventually be used by the empire.
In the afternoon, Ziyin Flower Chamber of Commerce released the news that they would be selling three Lower Grade Earthly Books, seven Spiritual Books, and eleven Personal Books three days later. Of course, these Heavenly Books came from Lin Muyu, Tang Xiaoxi, and Qin Yin. They did not join the Heavenly Book Pavilion, so the Heavenly Books that they carved only belonged to them and could be sold at will.
However, in this way, the other major chambers of commerce could not sit still anymore.
…
Late at night, in the Residence of the King of Clouds, a group of guards stood outside the main hall with steel sabers in their hands. The candles in the hall were swaying, and a big pot was boiling meat soup. Beside it was a basket of wild vegetables.
Su Muyun and Su Yu sat opposite each other. There were two other people beside them. One of them was the boss of the Wansheng Chamber of Commerce, Liu Xin, and the other was his daughter, Liu Rou. She was an 18-year-old girl wearing a long purple dress and was extremely beautiful.
"Cough, cough …"
Liu Xin's expression was a little ugly. She said, "It's rare that Your Highness still has the leisure to eat hotpot here. Jin Xiaotang has almost robbed our Wansheng Chamber of Commerce's source of income in Lanyan City. In the past few months, they have opened ironware shops, rice shops, silk shops, and so on. They have continuously attracted the weaker Shang League members to join them. The entire Ziyin Flower Chamber of Commerce has become so huge that it is comparable to the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. Now that they have announced that they will be selling the Heavenly Book artifact embryos in three days, I'm afraid that the economic lifeline of the entire empire will soon be controlled by Jin Xiaotang and Lin Muyu."
"Boss Liu, don't be anxious." Su Muyun smiled slightly. "Let's eat first. As for Jin Xiaotang and the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, let them do what they want. It doesn't matter."
"How can you say that it doesn't matter …" Liu Xin could not help but stand up. Her face was red as she said, "The Wansheng Chamber of Commerce's business is getting worse. This month's profit is only about eighty percent of last month's. If this continues, I'm afraid … I'm afraid we're really finished."
"That won't happen."
Su Muyun comforted her. "Three days later, a batch of goods will be shipped from Yunzhong Province. Among them, there are at least eight Lower Grade Earth Tomes, nearly thirty Spiritual Tomes, and nearly a hundred Personal Tomes. Isn't this enough for the Wansheng Chamber of Commerce to make a comeback?"
Liu Xin was instantly stunned. "How … how is it possible? How can there be so many Heavenly Tomes outside of Lanyan City?"
Liu Rou was also surprised. "Yes …"
Su Yu smiled and said, "It's very simple. A month ago, Father began to search for talents who could inscribe Heavenly Tomes in Yunzhong Province. He also sent people to set up the 'Scholar's Pavilion' in Muyu City to recruit talents from all over the world. Now, there are more than three hundred scholars in the Scholar's Pavilion. It's not surprising that there are so many Heavenly Tomes."
"Haha …"
Su Muyun gently stroked his white beard and said, "Boss Liu, do you have any objections now?"
"No … no …" Liu Xin nodded repeatedly. "Your Highness is really far-sighted. I admire you very much!"
"Eat. Only when you're full will you have the energy to work."
"Yes!"
"By the way, when will the new warhorses that the Iron Blade Army needs be delivered?"
"The Northern Desert is too far from Lanyan City. It will take about a month to get there. Five thousand good horses are the best warhorses in the Northern Desert. Your Highness will not be disappointed."
"Okay, I'll remember your contribution!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
…
Three days later, the Ziyin Flower Chamber of Commerce was as crowded as expected. The business was so good that it was scary. As this was the first time that the inscriptions of Heavenly Tomes were sold in the capital, almost all the big families had sent people there. The purpose of the inscriptions of Heavenly Tomes was to intimidate people. If some of the brave and ruthless playboys had the Heavenly Tomes in their hands, others would be afraid of them. The auction house also took advantage of the bad habits of these people, so their business was booming.
In the end, the three Heavenly Tomes were sold for 800,000, 2,700,000 and 1,800,000 respectively. The spiritual books were mostly sold for around 200,000. The human books were cheaper and could be bought for around 50,000. However, this still made Lin Muyu a great profit.
The first auction of the Heavenly Book embryo also made the people in the Heavenly Book Pavilion envious. A Earthly Scholar only received a monthly salary of 3,000 Jin Yin Coins, but a local book could actually be sold for around 2,000,000 Jin Yin Coins. It should be known that even if a Earthly Scholar's output was low, they could still write a local book within half a year. The price of a local book was enough for them to live a luxurious life.
However, those people still flocked to enter the Heavenly Book Pavilion. After all, only those who entered the Heavenly Book Pavilion could be conferred nobility. Otherwise, they would only be merchants and would never have the chance to bring honor to their ancestors.
…
In the afternoon of the next day, a group of people entered Lanyan City. It was Xu Jiantao from Five Valleys City who led a thousand cavalry back to the imperial capital. Ever since he became the governor of Cangnan Province, Xu Jiantao spent most of his time in Five Valleys City.
After entering the city, Xu Jiantao didn't go to Ze Tian Hall first. Instead, he went to the Longdan Army Camp to see Lin Muyu. After all, Lin Muyu, the Marquis of Yun Ling, was the master of Cangnan Province.
Inside the hall, Xu Jiantao came in with three chiliarchs. He cupped his fists and said, "Commander, Xu Jiantao is here!"
"General, you may dispense with the formalities. What gift did you bring to the Longdan Army Camp this time?"
"I don't have a gift, but I do have a bill."
"Oh? What bill? "
Xu Jiantao smiled and handed over a piece of parchment. He said, "The mineral resources in Cangnan Province are very rich. Under our vigorous exploration, we have recently discovered three black gold mines, seven black silver mines, four black copper mines, and more than a dozen black iron mines. Her Highness the Empress has already granted us permission to mine in the name of Five Valleys City. This is this month's list. We have refined a total of three hundred catties of black gold powder, nearly a thousand catties of black silver powder, black copper powder, and black iron powder."
Lin Muyu was overjoyed. "I have a secret agreement with Xiao Yin. Thirty percent of these mines will be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue, and the rest will be kept for ourselves. You can secretly send them to Jin Xiaotang for sale to enrich our funds."
"Yes, I understand."
As he spoke, Xu Jiantao suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "By the way, Your Excellency, the Longdan Army Camp's patrolling cavalry stationed in Five Valleys City has recently caught a vagabond."
"A vagabond?" Lin Muyu was stunned. "How vagabond?"
"He's not very vagabond, but he brought us a very important piece of news."
"What news?"
"The Forest of Heavenly Tome Monoliths really exists. It is in the mountains west of the Swift White Province's Sunset City, in a forest called the Forest of White Leaves. That vagabond once wandered into the Forest of White Leaves and saw those monoliths. Afterwards, he was almost eaten by a powerful spiritual beast. After pretending to be dead, the spiritual beast did not eat the corpse and escaped. It is said that the Forest of Heavenly Tome Monoliths records a few ancient divine characters, and is the holy land that scholars dream of. However, the Forest of Heavenly Tome Monoliths is filled with wild beasts and danger lurks everywhere. Thus, scholars without the strength to truss a chicken are unable to enter. "
As he spoke, Xu Jiantao took a deep breath. "It is said that the people of Yihe Country are also secretly preparing to enter the Forest of Heavenly Tome Monoliths."
"I understand …"
Lin Muyu muttered to herself. She secretly calculated that it was time to go to Yihe Country.
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