“This is a special spiritual tea produced by the Void Merchant Guild, called ‘Void Dew.’ This tea is made from spiritual plants harvested from the void, with an annual harvest of no more than one pound. Please try, Mr. Chen.”
David took his teacup and took a small sip.
As the tea entered his mouth, cool and refreshing spiritual energy flowed from his throat to his dantian, circulating through his meridians and giving him strength. The quality of this tea is one level above Qingyunwu tea.
“Nice tea.”
David put down his teacup and looked at Wu Yuan. “President Wu, there’s no need for formalities. You didn’t ask Vice President Su to invite me here just to drink tea, right?”
Wu Yuan smiled and put down the teacup.
“Mr Chen is a quiet person, so I won’t beat around the bush either.” His voice became more serious. “The Void Merchant Guild wishes to establish friendship with Master Chen.”
David didn’t speak, he just looked at her.
Wu Yuan continued, “I know that Mr. Chen might be somewhat wary of the Void Chamber of Commerce. After all, business is business, and the Void Chamber of Commerce does everything for profit. I don’t deny that.”
He paused, his smile becoming more meaningful. “But interests do not always have to be achieved through confrontation. Cooperation can also bring benefits. And the benefits of cooperation often outweigh the benefits of confrontation.”
David leaned back in his chair, his purple eyes narrowed slightly.
“Be friends?” His voice was calm. “President Wu, let’s talk business. What do you want from me?”
Wu Yuan was silent for a moment, then smiled.
That smile was so sincere, very different from the smile of a businessman.
“Originally, I did want Master Chen’s Great Luo Golden Scripture and Chaos Power.”
His voice sounded very straightforward, as if he was talking about something very ordinary: “My little brother, Wu Heng, president of the Seventeenth Empty Heaven Chamber of Commerce, sent me a message saying that Master Chen has the Great Luo Golden Scripture, which is the supreme inheritance of a Daoist sect that has been lost for tens of thousands of years.”
Back then, I thought that if I could seize the Great Luo Golden Scripture, the status of the Void Merchant Guild in the entire universe would rise to a new level.
David’s fingers tapped lightly on the table, producing a soft thud.
He was neither angry nor surprised.
When Wu Heng gave him the guest elder token, he knew that the Void Merchant Guild was eyeing the Great Luo Golden Scripture.
“So?” David asked.
Wu Yuan’s smile turned somewhat bitter.
“Later, Master Chen finished off Yan Po with a single sword in the Desert of the Fallen God, wiped out a group of people from the Hall of Light in the Northern Darkness Abyss, and led three hundred disciples from Qingyun Grotto Heaven to destroy the Hall of Light in one day. He also personally finished off Holy Light Heavenly Venerate, a fifth-rank Golden Immortal.”
He paused for a moment, looking into David’s eyes, a complex expression flashing across his golden red eyes, “Even though I’m arrogant, I’m not that stupid to think that I can fight an expert capable of finishing off a level five Gold Immortal.”
Since we can’t be enemies, let’s be friends. A businessman’s instinct is to make the right choice at the right time.
David was silent for a moment.
Wu Yuan spoke very frankly.
That honesty surprised even David.
A businessman who admits that he once wanted the other party’s property, admits that he dare not be the other party’s enemy now, and admits that he chose to make friends because of interests—this kind of honesty is hard to dislike.
“What do you want me to do for you?” David asked.
Wu Yuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, then put the teacup down, crossed his hands on his knees, leaned forward slightly, and looked directly at David.
“The Void Merchant Guild has received information that deep within the icy plains of the far north, there is a void passage that leads to a secret realm, which is said to be an ancient battlefield.”
Ancient battlefield.
Empty hallway.
David’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
He thought of the Land of Returning to Nothingness.
On Fourteenth Heaven, he and Jiang Xuelan once entered the ancient battlefield in the Ruins of Homecoming.
There were countless skeletons of ancient mighty beings, remnants of souls sleeping in the cracks of space, as well as countless dangers and opportunities.
It was there that he saved Bei Mingyuan’s remaining soul.
Could it be that the place Wu Yuan was referring to was the same place?
David didn’t say anything, but just looked at Wu Yuan, waiting for him to continue.
“The Void Merchant Guild has tried many times to pass through that void passage.”
Wu Yuan’s voice became somewhat low, “Yet all attempts failed. The spatial turbulence in the passage was too strong; our cultivators were unable to withstand it.”
Cultivators below the third rank of the Golden Immortal realm would be crushed to pieces if they stepped into it. Even those above the third rank of the Golden Immortal realm were only able to last a few tens of breaths, unable to penetrate any deeper.
He paused, his gaze becoming increasingly sharp, “But I observed that when David crossed the void passage, the power of chaos could easily dissolve the spatial turbulence.”
The power of chaos is the source of all elements, including the power of space. Master Chen, you are the only one who can pass through that void passage.
FAQ Novel
Q: Where does the new meeting take place?
A: The meeting occurs on the ninth floor of the Void Pavilion, a luxurious reception hall with panoramic views of Tianlan City.
Q: Who is the important figure introduced?
A: Wu Yuan, the President of the Void Merchant Guild and a fourth-level Golden Immortal, is introduced.
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