Chapter 538: Chapter 277: Divine Sword Sect Remnants
Lin Chang’an smiled and nodded; it’s always good to have a need.
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Amidst the bustling Five Dragon Island Market, the auction came to an end, and countless cultivators walked out with bright smiles.
"This was truly enlightening; they even had such a rare spiritual object like the Tian Qi Flower."
"Not just that, did you see someone actually bid on that set of top-grade flying needle spiritual artifacts, truly impressive."
"And that spirit beast..."
One by one, the cultivators spoke excitedly, as the auction ended, countless cultivators poured out, making the market even more lively.
Meanwhile, on the top floor of the auction, flashes of escape light darted away, causing many cultivators to look on with envy.
"I wish we could travel with escape light like that one day."
"Wake up, those are all Core Formation seniors."
The Core Formation cultivators’ trade meeting had also ended.
Most cultivators left with escape light, but some clearly intended to cooperate with the Four Seas Commerce Association and stayed behind.
The Four Seas Commerce Association naturally wished to recruit more like-minded friends.
"Mr. Lin, the Four Seas Association is developing really fast."
As they walked out of the loft and flew towards the cave abode, Lin Chang’an was accompanied by Liu Ruyu.
This Core Formation cultivator from the Profound Sound Pavilion, Liu Ruyu, had a visibly worried expression.
And Lin Chang’an, knowing full well, shook his head and said:
"Fairy Liu is overly worried. Although the Four Seas Commerce Association appears to be developing quickly, most of it is actually due to the combined interests of various large families.
Joining hands in commerce for profit is fine, but in a fight, how many cultivator clans dare to risk it? After all, many families have just one Fake Pill cultivator."
This is the difference between the Four Seas Commerce Association and the Profound Sound Pavilion or the Long Family.
If the Long Family or Profound Sound Pavilion faced a crisis, the entire sect or clan would unite in battle.
But the Four Seas Commerce Association, in a crisis, would first consider their own interests and back out promptly.
"The true backbone of the Four Seas Commerce Association still lies with the Zhu, Liang families, and another family from the Starry Sea, but even they have divided interests."
Listening to Lin Chang’an, Liu Ruyu, not being foolish, naturally understood this too, but the interests in the Five Dragons Island Sea Region were limited.
If the Four Seas Commerce Association takes a bigger share, others would have lesser.
After expressing her concerns, Liu Ruyu received a shake of the head from Lin Chang’an; there was no solution to this.
This is also the advantage of the Four Seas Commerce Association.
"However, we also have an advantage; although our Seven Kingdoms regions are impoverished, many resources are rare in these places."
Chatting along the way, the sword servant closely followed behind Lin Chang’an under the effect of his escape technique.
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Celestial Spring Peak.
Upon returning, the sky was filled with dense stars, yet as soon as he entered the cave abode and saw the still-slumbering Cyan-Horned Bull, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but shake his head.
"You silly thing, you really are a foolish bull with foolish luck."
Thinking about how before the Phoenix Cry Bird broke through Tier Three, it required him to hunt and plan for resources, and breaking through Tier Three was a life and death trial.
And for his own Core Formation, he had to plan extensively, enduring decades of hardships.
Yet when it came to this Cyan-Horned Bull, it was just lying around and sleeping every day, waiting for the Core Formation spiritual objects that he, the master, was planning for.
Really, it broke through because those before it did, lying there and winning.
"Master!"
The sword servant respectfully stood behind him, holding a top-grade spiritual artifact inner armor obtained from the trade meeting.
"Given your current cultivation, possessing a top-grade spiritual artifact would easily draw envy, whereas this inner armor radiates restrained brilliance and can protect you in times of crisis."
Lin Chang’an had thought this through carefully.
Hearing this, the sword servant’s baby-fat cheeks nodded heavily, while their heart was slightly moved.
"Thank you, Master!"
"All right, during the auction, you seemed fearful. Could it be you recognized someone?"
During the auction, when a Fake Pill female cultivator spoke hoarsely wanting to exchange for healing elixirs and spiritual objects, the sword servant visibly paled, their body even shook slightly.
This made Lin Chang’an notice something amiss, but considering the many Core Formation cultivators present, transmitting via voice could be overheard given the sword servant’s Foundation Establishment cultivation.
It might not go unheard, for he was just an early stage Core Formation, only having slightly stronger Divine Sense, equivalent to the middle stage.
"Master, she’s from the Divine Sword Sect! She was the one who sold me..."
Mentioning this person, the sword servant’s face went pale, but hatred couldn’t help but surface in their eyes.
Lin Chang’an understood; it turned out to be a remnant of the Divine Sword Sect.
He was naturally well aware of the sword servant’s ordeal.
"A Fake Pill cultivator wanting to trade for healing elixirs; could it be a severely injured Core Formation elder of the Divine Sword Sect?"
Lin Chang’an’s eyes flickered, seemingly gaining an interesting piece of information.
Back then in the Yue Kingdom, he hadn’t forgotten how the Divine Sword Sect and Li Huo Palace had jointly placed a bounty on him.
