The next day, what Chen Wentian expected to happen ca to pass. He received a letter from the Seven Rivers Union requesting a eting with one of their buyer agents. The union was interested in his void crystals and wanted to establish a relationship, hoping to monopolize his future supply.
Chen Wentian, in his usual costu as Lin Huzhong, arrived at the eting place which was a tea house that sat atop the city walls. Looking across the horizon, he was t with an endless land of clouds that gave way to a fathomless black sea. Apart from the fluffy white clouds that floated lazily across the abyss, there was nothing else he could see. The na Cloud Edge City was a truly fitting one.
“You are here,” A soft voice greeted him upon his arrival, not soft like a woman but soft like a cultured and educated man.
A thin figure sat at a table which had been arranged with an elegant tea set. His appearance was largely unremarkable aside from a pair of eyes that were covered in discolored scars. They were tightly shut but Chen Wentian got the sense that they were still peering at him, trying to pierce through his spiritual aura.
“Immortal Sword Bandit Lin Huzhong greets Lord Immortal of the Seven Rivers Union!” Chen Wentian said the customary greeting while cupping his fists.
The immortal didn’t imdiately reply but studied Chen Wentian so more. He then glanced over the city walls at the Temple of the Clouds.
“Don’t you think it is a beautiful sight? Such a sight is rare to find across the cultivation world. We should cherish it.”
Chen Wentian slightly frowned, “You can see?”
The man chuckled, “I cannot see. But I can also see without seeing. I cannot open my eyes and I spend my days in complete darkness. And yet, I can see things others cannot see.”
He glanced at Chen Wentian with a aningful expression.
Chen Wentian felt sweat pour down his back. He had rarely ever felt this way, only when there was real danger. He was not feeling danger from the other person’s cultivation, he was only a Spirit Lord. Instead, Chen Wentian felt that that pair of unseeing eyes could see things that they were not supposed to see, like his disguise.
“Don’t be nervous,” The man said lightly, “Many immortals have a hobby of dabbling in costus and disguises. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
“Haha…” Chen Wentian laughed uncomfortably, “People of the Seven Rivers Union are truly formidable.”
The man chuckled, “Your aura is quite interesting. I have never seen a sword intent like yours before. It is quite refreshing. Co, sit. Sit.”
Chen Wentian let out a small sigh. He felt like he had passed so kind of test. His current immortal presence ca from the soul of the purple jade beetle. The little beast cultivated the sword and nothing else.
The only reason his real identity was not revealed was because of his soul art. People might know his na Immortal Blue Dragon Chen Wentian but few people have actually seen his face. As long as his body did not emit a fiery spiritual aura, it was impossible to tell who he really was.
“I am Immortal Blank Eyes Gong Junqing, a buyer agent for the Seven Rivers Union.”
“Well t, Lord Gong.”
“Well t, Lord Lin. Hahaha!”
With a wave of his hand, Gong Junqing poured two cups of tea. He then took out a small black crystal that was familiar to Chen Wentian. It was one of the crystals he had just sold here.
“Your space-attribute spiritual crystals are very good. They contain the faint aura of demons, gloomy wisps if I am not wrong.” Gong Junqing said.
Chen Wentian raised his cup, “Lord Gong’s knowledge is deep.”
Gong Junqing smiled, “And these gloomy wisps should be from the Black Mountain Stronghold. Say, what ever happened to that fatty, Liu Chang?”
The Liu Chang he was asking about was Immortal Black Mountain Liu Chang, the one Chen Wentian had killed to take over the stronghold. He was surprised that Gong Junqing could deduce so much.
Chen Wentian smiled, not revealing any of his inner thoughts, “Lord Gong, Liu Chang and I had a little disagreent. In the end, the mountain is now mine. I hope this won’t be an issue.”
Gong Junqing waved his hand, “No problem, no problem. Lord Lin is now the owner of the Black Mountain Stronghold. That Liu Chang sold us a few crystals in the past but he wasn’t satisfied with our prices. He was far from being as openminded as you. No, we much rather prefer doing business with you, Lord Lin.”
“Haha, good, good. I am here exactly for that, business.” Chen Wentian.
The two immortals had a long chat, discussing everything from the weather to the finer points of void crystals and space attribute Daos. It was true that the Seven Rivers Union’s price for void crystals was slightly below the market price. However, as the seller, Chen Wentian didn’t lose out much since he would also get a good deal on other services provided by the Seven Rivers Union and its partners within the Northern Oligarchs.
To formalize his newfound relationship with the union, he placed an order for a specialized teleportation array to be connected to the Black Mountain Stronghold as well as a customized sixty-ter-long flying boat that could fly across a subcontinent. The total ca out to two hundred million taels of gold, forty million for the flying boat and one hundred sixty for the teleportation array.
All in all, it was a big piece of business that benefited both sides differently. The Seven Rivers Union would make a good profit off Chen Wentian’s void crystals. Chen Wentian now had an established relationship with the Northern Oligarchs. That was a good price to pay.
The two shook hands and Chen Wentian got up to leave.
“Lord Lin, that was one more thing, I wasn’t sure if you would be interested or not,” Gong Junqing said.
“Please speak, Lord Gong.”
“A brand-new temple has appeared recently. It has a cultivation limit at the mortal realms, including the lesser realms. I heard you brought so disciples along, perhaps they will also be interested in it.”
“Oh, a brand-new temple? Is there sothing special about this particular one?” Chen Wentian asked.
“Mmm, this one is quite large. Our experts have estimated that the inside realm within the temple could be as large as a province. There is also the possibility of so amazing treasures. The last ti there was a temple of this quality, soone entered as a re mortal at the Lesser Realm of Spiritual Growth and erged as a Spirit Lord.”
Chen Wentina nodded. Such a feat was indeed worthy of praise and envy. An unexplored temple of the clouds could elevate soone directly to the immortal realms. That was simply amazing, sothing that countless people would go crazy for. Even the major powers such as Seven Potentates and the Northern Oligarchs would put forth all of their effort.
“Thanks for that. I will think about it. Will it be dangerous?” He asked.
Gong Junqing laughed, “Of course, anything worth fighting for will always be dangerous.”
“I see, I will think about it.”
“Mmm, send a letter to ng Kang if you want to join the festivities.”
“I will. Farewell.”
“Farewell.”
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