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Chapter 112 Xuanhai Chamber of Commerce! [New book, please subscribe]

Just as Wang Daoren was taking Xin Ruyin to the ship to experience the local customs, Meng De declined the delicacies offered by the old captain Lin Han and instead sat cross-legged to meditate and cultivate.

The room had been set up with Xin Ruyin's array, so Meng De's presence could not be detected by the outside world, allowing Meng De to cultivate in peace.

Both the Great Luofu Pagoda Manual and the Profound Yin Manual contain too many secret techniques that Mengde needs to spend time learning. However, he cannot cultivate the Profound Yin Manual for the time being, so Mengde mainly cultivates the Qi Refining and Body Refining chapters of the Great Luofu Pagoda Manual.

The distance between Tiannan Island and Kuixing Island is not far for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but it would take quite a few days for a mortal merchant ship. Fortunately, Meng De was not in a hurry, and Xin Ruyin was able to quickly learn the language and culture of the Chaotic Star Sea from Master Wang, so she remained invisible throughout the journey, acting as a special guest on the merchant ship.

Until... three days later.

Meng De, who was silently refining his blood spirit power in the room, suddenly frowned slightly, because he sensed that the merchant ship's speed had decreased significantly.

Immediately afterwards, the mortals on the ship began to riot, and the spiritual pressure of the cultivators appeared on the ship!

"Hmm?" Meng De raised an eyebrow in the room, thinking to himself that something shouldn't be going on. He sensed Xin Ruyin's location, realized something was wrong, and rushed out of the room in an instant!

At this very moment, on the deck outside the merchant ship, nine black-robed cultivators exuding murderous aura flew on their swords, completely surrounding the entire merchant ship!

"Esteemed Immortal Masters, the Xuanhai Merchant Guild can provide whatever you desire," said Captain Lin Han, his voice firm on the merchant ship's deck.

Pi, bowing and scraping, trembled as he addressed the black-robed monks who had surrounded the merchant ship.

"I only beg you, Immortal Master, not to be angry..." Money can be earned back, but if you lose your life, you lose everything. Lin Han only hoped that these evil cultivators would take the protection money and toll and leave quickly...

Standing beside Old Man Lin, Wang Daoren felt a chill run down his spine as he sensed the auras in the air that were no weaker than his own.

He now only hopes that the other party is there for money, not to kill him.

"Three hundred spirit stones!" one of the black-robed cultivators said in a cold voice.

"Ah!" Old Man Lin and Taoist Priest Wang's expressions changed upon hearing this. Normally, this isn't how to collect tolls...

Three hundred spirit stones is neither a lot nor a little for the Ganxuanhai Chamber of Commerce, but it basically means that they will not only fail to make any profit from this voyage, but will even have to pay out of pocket.

"This is not negotiable." A black-robed cultivator's face turned cold, and a black sword light shot out instantly, instantly cutting a mortal crew member below in half at the waist!

"Please calm your anger, Immortal!"

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

"Murder! Murder!"

On the blood-stained deck, a commotion immediately arose among the kneeling crowd, but order was quickly restored after several more people died under the swords of the black-robed cultivators.

"Immortal, please calm your anger! Immortal, please calm your anger! We'll give you what you need!" Old Man Lin, having witnessed the tragedy on the deck, felt a sudden surge of emotion.

Trembling, he had been in the shipping business for decades and had encountered cultivators and bandits before, but those who would start a massacre at the slightest disagreement were truly rare.

Due to the unique island environment of the Chaotic Star Sea, mortals and cultivators live in almost the same circle, and even mortal merchants use spirit stones, which have extremely stable value, as currency.

Yes, wealthy mortals in the Chaotic Star Sea do indeed have the opportunity to possess large quantities of spirit stones. Of course, very few mortals are able to successfully protect this wealth.

Whether it's paying taxes to the Star Palace, offering tributes to local cultivation forces, or hiring elder cultivators, only under this stable system can mortals in the Chaotic Star Sea have the opportunity to protect their wealth.

"Three hundred was the original price. Now that you've made us waste some of our magic power, we need to pay four hundred spirit stones," the first of the black-robed cultivators who surrounded and controlled the merchant ship said coldly.

"Hold on... There's someone too strong..." Master Wang was afraid that Old Man Lin wouldn't be able to hold back, so he tugged at the other's sleeve to remind him, his gaze subtly drifting towards the leader among the black-robed cultivators whose aura was completely imperceptible.

"!!!" Old Man Lin was furious but dared not speak out. He could only grit his teeth and agree to give the group of cultivator bandits four hundred spirit stones.

"We want spirit stones in cash, no credit. Of course, if you don't have enough spirit stones, one spirit stone is worth one life," the black-robed bandit said coldly.

Old Man Lin was furious. Where was he going to get four hundred spirit stones for the other side on this vast ocean? One spirit stone for one life... There were only about a hundred people on their ship, not even enough for them to kill!

"President Lin, I can lend you some..." Master Wang tugged at Old Man Lin's sleeve and whispered a reminder.

"...We'll go prepare right away..." Old Man Lin gave Master Wang a grateful look, then turned to the black-robed cultivator bandits.

Road.

With the permission of the group of black-robed cultivators and bandits, Old Man Lin and Daoist Wang entered the merchant ship together to collect spirit stones.

"President Lin, what do you say?" After entering the merchant ship, Master Wang couldn't help but glance towards the room where Meng De was.

Old Man Lin shook his head and sighed, "If that senior doesn't show himself, it's not appropriate for us to disturb him."

"Sigh." Upon hearing this, Master Wang thought carefully and realized that Old Man Lin's concerns were not unfounded. Given Senior Han's cultivation level, he should have already known about the predicament facing the Xuanhai Chamber of Commerce. But the fact that he hadn't shown himself or offered any advice meant that Senior Han simply didn't want to get involved...

If the black-robed cultivator bandits outside knew that they had taken the initiative to contact that senior, they might very well slaughter the entire ship's crew... But as long as that senior doesn't interfere, even if the entire ship's crew dies, the black-robed bandits will not take the initiative to offend a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The situation was originally just a group of greedy black-robed bandits trying to rob spirit stones. They could have scraped together four hundred spirit stones and that would have been the end of it. At least those unruly black-robed bandits would have refrained from indiscriminate killing due to the rules of the Star Palace and Kui Xing Island.

As long as they are still alive, they may be able to earn back the 400 spirit stones they lost in the future.

"...Let's go." Inside the merchant ship, Old Man Lin scraped together what he could, and finally borrowed about a hundred spirit stones from Master Wang, eventually gathering four hundred spirit stones. He then had someone pack them into a wooden box and deliver it to the black-robed bandits.

In theory, the black-robed bandits could simply rob, but that would kill too many people, which would attract wanted notices from Kui Xing Island and the Star Palace. Therefore, killing was pointless for them. That's why they chose to rob rather than kill.

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