Transform into ancestral tablets and create a supreme immortal clan.

In the capital of Chu, one visits the Immortal Pavilion.

Nan Shanyu was intently studying the 360 ​​ancient bronze mirrors. These mirrors faintly emanated an extremely unique spiritual aura, and...

A mysterious and profound energy.

If it weren't for the special nature of "Nanshan Jade's" reincarnated body, there probably wouldn't have been any reaction at all.

Even so, he still couldn't figure out anything.

It seems the only option is for Shen Mingzhou to take it back so that Shen Xiao's main body can analyze it through the system.

Just then, an emergency communication talisman from Fentian in Nanshan Yu's bosom vibrated slightly.

A divine sense probed in, and the information was brief: "Strange activity has occurred at Fulong Mountain. It is suspected that the black-robed man has reappeared and had contact with a mysterious caravan."

The caravan has a complicated background, seemingly related to the "Four Seas Merchants Association," and is heading towards the capital.

Sihai Chamber of Commerce?

Shen Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.

This is a large secular business association spanning several countries, with deeply entrenched influence, and it is said that there are also cultivation families behind it.

The man in black robes made contact with them...

Is the intention to transfer or trade those collected special martial arts techniques through the Chamber of Commerce?

Or is there another picture?

He quickly put away the bronze mirror and immediately summoned Fentian to learn more about the situation.

The two talked for a long time before Fen Tiantian left in a hurry, his expression full of excitement.

Shen Xiao knew exactly what a top-tier martial artist in the secular world needed.

In Shen Xiao's plan, Fen Tian will be the entry point for him to completely control the "Township Division".

He wanted to turn the most violent military force in the entire Great Chu into a knife and an arm in his hand.

It became one of the peripheral forces of the Shen family.

While cultivators are indeed powerful, such a top-tier mortal force, if used properly, can also produce remarkable results.

In particular, Shen Xiao controls, or even semi-monopolizes, the pathways for these top martial artists to advance further.

Whether it's the "Dragon Transformation Pill" necessary for breaking through realms, or the more profound "Entry-level" martial arts manuals, they are now all in Shen Xiao's hands.

At the same time, through the secret liaison point of Seven Star Mountain in Shangjing, he issued a secular mission at the headquarters of the Town Domain Division under the identity of "Nanshan Yu": investigate whether the "Four Seas Chamber of Commerce" has recently handled any unusual martial arts manuals or made contact with unknown cultivators, with a considerable reward.

After that, Nanshan Jade got busy.

On the surface, he is the diligent and conscientious Master of Wenxian Pavilion, who patrols the four directions and maintains worldly stability.

Secretly, he used his authority as the Imperial Preceptor and his background in the Immortal Sect to weave an intelligence network.

At a deeper level, the true will of "Shen Xiao" is calmly manipulating the avatar "Nanshan Jade" to approach the core of the mist between the "former transmigrator" and the "Twelve-Story Tower".

The man in black robes, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, Mount Fulong...

Several clues began to intertwine.

Shen Xiao knew that the seemingly peaceful and prosperous capital city of Shangjing was about to be stirred up by some "secrets" that had been hidden for a long time.

He will remain behind the scenes, observing the situation and seizing the opportunity to obtain everything he needs.

Seven days after Fen Tian left, secret reports from the Zhenyu Division flooded into the Wenxian Pavilion through several hidden channels.

This intelligence is both overt and covert: overtly, it is the routine monitoring of suspicious figures and unusual cargo movements by various branches of the Town Command.

In secret, Fen Tian, ​​relying on the higher-level martial arts insights and cultivation pills granted by Shen Xiao, secretly subdued or intimidated several core commanders and senior spies, forming a shadow team that only obeyed him and "Master Nan Xian".

This team was incredibly efficient, quickly sifting out key fragments from a massive amount of information.

On the side of Fulong Mountain, there appeared a black-robed man wearing a black cloak with silver patterns and a cold aura.

Always appearing and disappearing mysteriously.

The appearance of the man in black robes was not accidental. He had a brief encounter with a group of cultivators in the deep mountains around Fulong Mountain who called themselves "herb gatherers." Their target seemed to be an ancient book in animal hide that the other party was carrying.

After the fight, the man in black robes snatched the book and left. Only one cultivator from the "herb gatherers" team, who was at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, escaped with serious injuries. He was discovered by the town's surveillance agents and, on his deathbed, revealed that the book's cover had the ancient seal script characters "Moving Mountain".

Clearly, the man in black robes had clashed with a group of cultivators who were gathering herbs, all in an attempt to seize an ancient book.

Subsequently, the mysterious caravan that had contacted the man in black robes also sent back information.

Although the convoy markings and cargo clearance documents were disguised, the details such as the depth of the ruts, the habits of the packhorses, and the gait of the guards were identified by experienced spies, ultimately leading them to a secret camel caravan under the "Sihai Chamber of Commerce" that was traveling on a "rare goods" route.

This caravan typically transports non-bulk, high-value special items, and its routes are unpredictable, but recently there have been signs that it is converging on the "Baizhenji" area in the western suburbs of Beijing.

Through spies embedded in the Chamber of Commerce and by subtly probing several mid-level managers.

According to Nanshan Jade, in the past six months, senior executives of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce have shown a significant increase in interest in acquiring "ancient martial arts classics", "rubbings of strange inscriptions", and "cultivation insights from long ago", such as jade slips, bone fragments, and specific metal scrolls.

The asking price is far higher than supermarket prices, and it is not limited to complete pieces; even fragments are offered at a high price.

The person in charge of this matter was a mysterious "Three Leaves Guest Elder," who was the man in black robes.

Most of the time, he liaises with the president of the chamber of commerce, rarely appears in public, and all instructions are transmitted through special channels.

Upon receiving this compiled information, Nanshan Yu was momentarily at a loss.

It seems that the whole thing is more complicated than I had anticipated.

After all, based on the information available, the other side's plans are also very far-reaching.

Clearly, it seems that he is uncovering a significant secret.

Not only did it involve a large number of mortal organizations or forces, but many cultivators also participated in it.

Based on consistent speculation.

The person behind this must be plotting something big that could affect the entire cultivation world of Southern Chu.

Otherwise, there would be no need for such caution and for worldly forces to operate in secret and carefully conceal the operation.

The ancient book "Mountain Moving" that the black-robed man stole, according to the cultivator who narrowly escaped with his life, is suspected to be related to a lost ancient cultivation technique, whose cultivation method is completely different from that of the present day.

The categories of items secretly acquired by the Sihai Chamber of Commerce highly overlap with the "special" martial arts collections that Shen Xiao valued in the Chu Kingdom's royal armory.

These are not ordinary innate martial arts, but ancient methods that contain unique "intention" or "momentum" and even have special spiritual charm.

More importantly, there are two independent pieces of information that cross-verify: it is vaguely rumored within the Chamber of Commerce that these acquired items are ultimately to fulfill the mission requirements issued by a force called "Broken Cliff".

Occasionally, the man in black robes would also step forward and take away the acquired items directly.

As long as he presents the "Three-Leaf Black Iron Token," the entire Four Seas Chamber of Commerce must obey his orders and serve him.

Clearly, this "Three-Leaf Black Iron Token" is a token of "Broken Cliff" or an identity token.

Nanshan Yu pondered these pieces of information one by one, and then he had a plan in mind.

Whatever secrets lie behind this, as long as it's related to the "former time traveler," Shen Xiao must investigate.

In Shen Xiao's view, what the person behind it collected was not the martial arts manuals themselves, nor the medium on which the martial arts were recorded, but something special.

This thing might be related to the special nature of that "former time traveler".