Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 332 The Discussion Begins

Tong Liang's abilities are widely recognized within the Wanshang Domain.

In addition to his profound foundation, it is almost impossible for cultivators below the True Person level in the domain to kill him, let alone defeat him.

Even a True Core cultivator in the mid-stage would find it virtually impossible to completely kill him without giving him the chance to activate his Soul Jade.

Therefore, when the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce suddenly discovered that Tong Liang's soul lamp had gone out two weeks ago, they immediately suspected that it was the work of the elders of the other two major chambers of commerce in the Chamber of Commerce.

However, after their network of informants gathered the information, this possibility was ruled out.

They then began investigating information about the powerful figures from outside the Wanshang Domain who had entered the domain.

Only after all the information about the whereabouts of the outside master was exhausted did they begin to pay attention to Tong Liang's whereabouts and the cause and effect.

It was only at this point that the public learned of his death.

Besides this incident, the conflict between the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce and the Liehu Chamber of Commerce has become even more prominent because of it.

Tong Liang died at the border of Bailuzhou and Baopingzhou, and his last appearance was in Huxiao Immortal City, where he stayed with Bai Cailing at the Liehu Merchant Guild for several months.

The Jiuding Chamber of Commerce naturally had to inquire with the Liehu Chamber of Commerce.

Unfortunately, due to the restrictions of the Spirit Contract, the Fierce Tiger Merchant Guild can only disclose the whereabouts of its members, but cannot reveal information related to Li Ji'an.

Bai Cailing was also bound by the spirit contract and did not reveal any information about Li Ji'an.

Both the Fierce Tiger Chamber of Commerce and the Yaochi Chamber of Commerce are members of the Chamber of Commerce. Due to the Chamber of Commerce's regulations, even the Nine Cauldrons Chamber of Commerce, which is currently the largest power in the Chamber of Commerce, cannot openly do anything to the two chambers of commerce.

When the business alliance was first established, it was about sticking together for mutual support. As it has developed to this day, it is still an alliance where everyone prospers or suffers together. Normal business competition is fine, but no business association would dare to do anything that would violate the rules of the business alliance, because they could not bear the consequences.

This is also the biggest difference between it and a single, dominant power like the Heavenly Azure Domain.

Three months later, the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild wiped out all the evil cultivators and treacherous practitioners at the border between White Deer Continent and Treasure Bottle Continent.

Half a month later, a fake alchemist finally found Li Ji'an, who was cultivating in seclusion at the Jinhua Chamber of Commerce.

After briefly inquiring about Li Ji'an's itinerary using the secret technique of "inquiring into the soul," he said no more. He could tell at a glance that Li Ji'an's magical power was not as profound as his young master's, and that Li Ji'an was a cultivator from another place who had fled here. He simply did not believe that Li Ji'an had any methods comparable to a Core Formation cultivator.

However, as the Flying Goose Forum officially began a month later, the fervor surrounding Tong Liang's death was suppressed.

However, rumors circulate that the Nine Cauldrons Chamber of Commerce seems to have clashed with a powerful figure from another region, and Tong Liang's death is likely related to him.

Li Ji'an stayed at the Daoist temple during this period, protecting Guagua and ensuring the stability of his cultivation in the lower cave.

His training ground was only a third-tier low-grade one, with enough spiritual energy for only one person to cultivate. However, he had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage and never needed to expend spiritual energy; the croaking sound was sufficient.

It wasn't until the Flying Goose Dao Discussion officially began that Li Ji'an was summoned by the Jinhua Chamber of Commerce and gathered with the other nine Immortal Seeds to go to Flying Goose Immortal City.

The Business Alliance comprises eighteen chambers of commerce, with ten slots allocated to each chamber, for a total of one hundred and eighty Immortal Seeds who will be grouped by lottery.

The first round involved dividing the team into ten groups for an elimination tournament.

The top three teams from each group advance to the semifinals.

However, to avoid a fierce battle between the strongest teams in the knockout stage, the Business Alliance adopted a priority grouping measure, basically assigning the ten strongest seedlings of the year to ten groups.

Li Ji'an traveled on the Jinhua Chamber of Commerce's small spirit ship, and in just two months, he crossed three states and arrived at Feihong Immortal City, the most central city in the Wanshang Domain.

As the headquarters of the Business Alliance and the location of the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce, it is truly the commercial center of the eastern part of the entire Daze cultivation world.

Merchants from other regions usually head straight for this city.

The once-every-ten-year Flying Goose Dao Discussion draws a large influx of heroes to this immortal city, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

The headquarters of the Merchant Alliance houses the offices of all eighteen merchant guilds under the alliance, where the immortal seedlings of each guild gather.

"Gentlemen, I hope you will do your best in this Flying Goose Dao Discussion. Our Chamber of Commerce will never break its promise." Having just settled down at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Flying Goose Immortal City, Wu Yishan sincerely bowed to the ten immortal seedlings.

"Please rest assured, President, we will do our utmost to strive for a place in the semi-finals!" the ten responded.

"Very well! After your discussion concludes, I, Wu, will personally host a grand banquet to celebrate your victory."

He then instructed everyone to remain restrained during this period and not to easily resort to violence.

Besides avoiding injury that could affect the discussion, one should also avoid easily revealing one's true nature to others.

In a battle between cultivators of the same level, where their magical power and magical treasures are roughly equal, surprise attacks are more likely to gain an advantage.

"Brother Liu, come on, I'll take you to visit Feihong Immortal City, the largest city in the Wanshang Domain. Here, you can see almost all the top spiritual resources in the eastern part of the entire Daze cultivation world." After everyone settled down, Wu Yehua, who had come to watch the excitement, invited Li Ji'an to go out for a stroll.

Li Ji'an had long heard of Fei Hong Immortal City and had been planning to come here to trade some high-grade spiritual materials, so he readily agreed.

"Nonsense! The competition is imminent. Why go out and increase the risk?" Wu Chengzhi's cold voice came just before he left.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yehua immediately sneered: "In this Flying Goose Immortal City, who would dare to cause trouble? Second Brother, with your audacity, you might make my Jinhua Chamber of Commerce a laughing stock."

Ever since Wu Yehua was attacked and killed by a level-one assassin, Wu Yehua's attitude towards Wu Chengzhi has been made public. He will never hesitate to belittle Wu Chengzhi whenever he has the chance.

"Wu Yehua, do you really think your brother wouldn't dare to touch you?" Wu Chengzhi frowned deeply.

"Heh, I never thought that way. If you can hire a Yellow Springs Hell level-one assassin to kill me, how could you not dare to touch me?" Wu Yehua sneered.

“I have already sworn a solemn oath before my father that the assassin you speak of was definitely not hired by me.” Wu Chengzhi’s eyes were clear.

“Then you instructed others to hire them.” Wu Yehua completely disbelieved it.

Aside from his second brother, who was competing with him for the position of guild leader, he couldn't think of anyone else who would spend a huge amount of spirit stones to hire assassins from the Underworld Prison to kill him.

"There's no point in saying more. Think what you want." Wu Chengzhi's face darkened, and he stopped explaining.

Wu Yehua then adopted a victorious air and followed Li Ji'an out of the camp.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the Business Alliance, they saw two groups of people arguing and clashing in the distance.

The two groups were not unfamiliar with each other.

One team consisted of seven members from the Sishui Chamber of Commerce, led by Yuan Jingzhu, and the other team consisted of ten members from the Yaochi Chamber of Commerce, led by Bai Cailing.

Upon seeing this, Wu Yehua immediately became interested.

The Sishui Chamber of Commerce is at the bottom of the eighteen chambers of commerce, and the Jinhua Chamber of Commerce is not much better. However, the Yaochi Chamber of Commerce is in the middle to lower range, which is better than the other two chambers.

Logically speaking, the Surabaya Chamber of Commerce should not be in conflict with the Yaochi Chamber of Commerce.

Of course, the most crucial point is that Wu Yehua was very unhappy with the leaders of both chambers of commerce.

He immediately strode over, intending to stir up trouble.

"The Sishui Chamber of Commerce is far too arrogant, daring to be disrespectful to Fairy Bai!" Wu Yehua chuckled from afar.

"Huh?" The two sides, who were originally at odds, looked over immediately.

Originally, it was just a small misunderstanding between the two parties. It was only because a member of the Sishui Chamber of Commerce did not recognize Bai Cailing and was attracted by her wild aura, which made him show a slightly aggressive attitude. Yuan Jingzhu has done her best to resolve this, and Bai Cailing's temper has subsided a lot.

Upon seeing Wu Yehua approaching, and especially Li Ji'an behind him, Bai Cailing's resentment vanished, replaced by a sense of unease and doubt.

Upon hearing of Tong Liang's death, she immediately suspected Li Ji'an.

Because she knew that Tong Liang had developed a greedy heart for Li Ji'an's toad, and had even reminded Li Ji'an about it.

However, based on the scattered information she later obtained from the Nine Cauldrons Chamber of Commerce, the elders of the Nine Cauldrons Chamber of Commerce were certain that Tong Liang had died at least at the hands of a Core Formation cultivator, or even possibly by a passing Nascent Soul cultivator who casually slapped him to death.

I absolutely do not believe that he was killed by a cultivator below the rank of Master.

This made Bai Cailing even more confused. Was she thinking wrong, or did this fat cultivator in front of her actually have killing methods comparable to those of a Core Formation cultivator?
Meanwhile, two members of the Surabaya Chamber of Commerce were also attracted to Li Ji'an.

One is Yuan Jingzhu, and the other is Yao Rui.

They were among the few who knew the identity of "Liu Qingyun". A year ago, Jade Flute Immortal received a report from his informant that "Liu Qingyun", a new member of the Jinhua Chamber of Commerce, was a promising newcomer. He then sent Li Ji'an to Jinhui Immortal City to make contact with him.

Over the past year, Li Ji'an only received a few messages from Miao Miao, and all of them were negative responses indicating failed attempts to make contact.

Now that it's a fact that the other party is fighting for the Jinhua Chamber of Commerce, although Master Yuxiao has given up on the idea, he still wants to confirm whether the other party is another disciple of that gentleman.

Guo Wanzhi values ​​this the most.

Yuan Jingzhu looked at Li Ji'an with a hint of goodwill.

Yao Rui, on the other hand, looked hostile.

However, Li Ji'an, now using Liu Qingyun's identity, ignored everyone and walked past both groups of people with an air of superiority.

(End of this chapter)