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Chapter 445: 441
The circles of the elite in Wind and Rain City are just so small.
Yan Lie handed over the Thunder Sword to Wu Tianya and explained the causes and consequences clearly, and soon, several important figures shifted their attention away.
However, these important figures did not include Martial Saint Fang Yan.
It should be noted that the Thunder Origin Sect was a force secretly controlled by the Fang Family, and they also handled some matters for the Fang Family that they couldn’t openly deal with.
The Thunder Origin Sect being uprooted now...
If Fang Yan just let this go lightly, how would the other major families in Wind and Rain City view the Fang Family?
Nevertheless, Gu Jinlai had just presented the Thunder Sword and had fully demonstrated his stance; moreover, he was justified in the matter of the Thunder Origin Sect.
If Fang Yan were to press aggressively at this time, it would look very ugly in public.
The Holy Dynasty had been able to grow continuously because they propagated to the outside world that they were a free, lawful country that held life supremely, attracting people from all over the world continuously.
These newcomers often equated to the essence of a top force, carrying the last legacies of Sects and greatly enriching the developmental potential of the Holy Dynasty.
Therefore, maintaining the reputation of the Holy Dynasty was fundamental to its establishment.
Once this foundation was broken and the reputation of the Holy Dynasty fell drastically, leading to the loss of external power and resource supply, the decline of the Holy Dynasty could also be foreseen.
In such a case, even though Fang Yan, as a Martial Saint, could forcibly deal with a Martial King, he still needed a valid excuse to do so and couldn’t truly act recklessly.
This was also why Gu Jinlai dared to act against those deeply-rooted forces in the Outer City District.
...
Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce.
After leaving the Martial Saint Institute, Gu Jinlai came to the headquarters of the Business Alliance formed by many top forces of Wind and Rain City.
This headquarters building was originally owned by the Golden Jade Commerce, one of the Six Great Chambers of Commerce of the Wind and Rain Commerce.
The building, sixteen stories high and covering a vast area, used the sturdiest construction materials. Even if Martial Artists recklessly destroyed it, they couldn’t penetrate the walls that were integrated with a large amount of steel reinforcement.
The first six floors of the building were used for various commercial enterprises, while the upper ten floors were office areas.
As Gu Jinlai arrived at the Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Yushu, whom he had notified in advance, was already waiting for him.
Now a member of the management layer of the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce, she led the way, and soon they reached the tenth floor of the Chamber.
Already waiting there were two Martial Sects and a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, along with several assistants who had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Gu Jinlai enter, they all smiled and greeted with a bow, "Welcome, Ancient Martial King, to inspect our Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce."
Gu Jinlai nodded to them.
These three were also managers of the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce.
The powers behind them were second only to the families behind the thirteen top powerhouses of Wind and Rain City.
"I am here to sell some artifacts and to exchange a Quasi-Dao Artifact, which is not very handy for me, for one that suits me better. If there is a price difference, I will make it up," said Gu Jinlai.
"In Wind and Rain City, only the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce can handle this deal," Gu Jinlai stated.
"We will certainly not disappoint the Ancient Martial King," the three managers said solemnly as they bowed.
But before Gu Jinlai could take out the many spoils of war one by one, two more people hurried over from outside.
Seeing the two, the three managers of the Chamber of Commerce immediately bowed respectfully, "Patriarch."
Zhao Yushu also gave a slight bow, "Yu Family Head, Yu Family Head."
The two nodded to them, then turned to Gu Jinlai and laughed heartily, "Ancient Martial King, why didn’t you notify us in advance so we could come to greet you?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the tea on the table and immediately said, "Bring me the Red Leaf Mother Tea from my collection, and also a serving of the Ten Thousand Spirit Plate."
The three managers were momentarily startled, then quickly agreed.
Gu Jinlai glanced at the two men.
He knew them well, the top Devas of the Golden Jade Commerce’s largest backing family among the Six Great Chambers of Commerce—the Yu Family’s Yu Hua Building.
The other was also Yu Shaoqin, the Peak Martial King of the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce, backed by the Yu Family.
Compared to the Zhang Family, the Bai Family, and other such powers, the Yu Family and the Yu Family had a higher level in the hierarchy.
Especially the Yu Family, with three Devas and six Martial Kings spread across various industries, they were highly influential.
Yu Hua Building’s sister was even married to Zhao Hua’s favorite disciple, Zhao Liang.
If a wealth ranking were to be conducted for Wind and Rain City’s business sector, Yu Hua Building would undoubtedly be the richest in Wind and Rain City.
Of course, this was only as understood by outsiders.
In a world like the Holy Dynasty, where countless mighty forces are united, the so-called richest man of Wind and Rain City, if one were to disregard his network, a Domain Master could think of a hundred ways to shut down the Golden Jade Commerce and ruin the Yu family.
Not to mention the Deputy City Lord, the several tycoons, and the City Lord Zhao Hua.
The so-called richest man was merely a wallet not convenient to carry at all times in their eyes; should they open their mouths, there would be people ready to bring all sorts of things they desired right in front of them without spending a penny.
This is also why many City Lord-level entities in the Holy Dynasty proudly claim their salaries are only a few tens of thousands of Silver, and fear no investigation.
Because for them, Silver is utterly useless, and the few tens of thousands of Silver might be discarded as soon as they get it, seen as a nuisance.
"Indeed, Ancient Martial King, your actions are astonishing when they occur, the deed with the Thunder Origin Sect has made all of us long for such courage," said Yu Hua Building with a smile full of praise.
"Like a roc taking to flight with the wind, soaring up to ninety thousand li, this describes the Ancient Martial King," Yu Shaoqin also added, "Many Martial Kings and Devas, after coming to our Holy Dynasty and getting in touch with the various legacies, experience a rapid growth stage in their cultivation for which the Holy Dynasty specifically arranges a year’s training period. But these so-called fast growers, compared to Ancient Martial King, are far behind."
"That’s too much of a compliment," said Gu Jinlai.
Zhao Yushu, standing aside, was somewhat confused by all this.
Gu Jinlai’s battle at the Thunder Origin Sect where he killed a high-level Deva, a Peak Martial King, a Top Martial King, and six other Martial Kings was already a well-known affair among the upper echelons of Wind and Rain City, but for Zhao Yushu, and even for the Feng Family at this level, such news was clearly out of reach in such a short time.
She had only heard that Gu Jinlai had a Quasi-Dao Artifact that needed to be exchanged, and also had some items to sell, which is why she brought him to the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce.
The exchange of a Quasi-Dao Artifact was not something the Feng Family could possess.
But now it seemed...
Something else had happened?
"These are the battle spoils I have seized, and this is the Quasi-Dao Artifact that I need to exchange. I have two requirements for the Quasi-Dao Artifact, first, it must possess the Thunder Attribute, and second, it must have the ’Infinite’ trait,"
Gu Jinlai took out a box.
"Very well, we will certainly do our best to satisfy the Ancient Martial King."
Yu Shaoqin and Yu Hua Building quickly agreed.
Dao Artifact...
The Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce didn’t have any, and even if they did, they wouldn’t want to part with them.
But the Quasi-Dao Artifact, there were still about a dozen or so in the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce.
Of course, they were mostly in the hands of Devas and Martial Kings.
No one was wealthy enough to let a Quasi-Dao Artifact sit in storage collecting dust.
Immediately, Yu Shaoqin and Yu Hua Building had a number of professionals start to appraise the Spiritual Artifacts that Gu Jinlai had brought out as battle spoils.
"Is this... a Top-grade Spirit Artifact? Is this a Supreme Grade Spirit Artifact!?"
Zhao Yushu, who was standing by, couldn’t help but widen her eyes: "Senior Gu, where... where did you get so many high-quality Spirit Artifacts?"
"Battle spoils,"
Gu Jinlai briefly explained.
Although this fellow countryman from Blue Star had experienced quite a few cruelties, he still didn’t want to expose her too early to the darkest aspects of this world.
"Don’t ask too much, all you need to know is that I, as your patron, have the ability to protect your Yellow Dragon Commerce," he said with a smile.
"Oh."
Zhao Yushu looked at the Spirit Artifacts, some of which were already battered, and seemed to understand something, and obediently nodded her head.
Yu Hua Building and Yu Shaoqin glanced at Zhao Yushu and exchanged a look.
It seemed that the chairman of the Yellow Dragon Commerce held a much higher place in Gu Jinlai’s heart than they had imagined.
Considering Gu Jinlai’s strength, comparable to that of Top Devas, or even Peak Heavenly Beings...
It seemed it was time to elevate Zhao Yushu’s status within the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce.
A few hours later, the appraisers quickly gave their valuation of these Spirit Artifacts.
Nine hundred thirty million.
The main reason was that some of them were quite severely damaged.
As for the exchange of the Quasi-Dao Artifact, Yu Hua Building immediately approved the transaction, exchanging a Quasi-Dao Artifact from another Deva in his family.
This Quasi-Dao Artifact not only possessed the Thunder Attribute but also had the dual "Infinite" traits, fully meeting Gu Jinlai’s needs.
With a revenue of nine hundred thirty million, Gu Jinlai did not rush to repay the debts to the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce and the Blue Light Association; instead, he exchanged it all for Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold.
This amounted to one hundred fifty-five accounts received.
Compared to the output overflow of the Eternal Furnace, the increase in Thunder Power by the Chaotic Star Light Body was not significant, and the output seemed somewhat insufficient.
If he could quickly cultivate his Cultivation Technique to the Mahayana Stage, the power of the Thunder Sword and Primordial Magnetic Divine Light might also increase slightly.
...
Only two days after returning from the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce, Gu Jinlai received an invitation from Yan Lie and returned to the Martial Saint Institute.
Upon seeing Gu Jinlai, the Deputy Dean, who handled all sorts of minor matters at the institute, brought out a Divine Power with a smile on his face: "Mission accomplished; according to your request, I exchanged your Thunder Sword for this Top-grade Divine Power, ’Starlight Realm.’"
"A Star Magnetic Field type of Divine Power?"
Gu Jinlai impatiently started browsing through the Divine Power he held.
"Yes."
Yan Lie nodded, "Divine Powers involving the Star Magnetic Field are not only rare in number but also powerful in force. It took me quite a lot of effort to get it from the City Lord Mansion. This ’Starlight Realm’ is formed by drawing the power of the Star Magnetic Field with your Thunder Power, to create an area similar to a domain, further confining the target within it..."
Gu Jinlai looked it over and nodded in satisfaction: "This Divine Power completely meets my requirements."
"I’m glad you are satisfied," Yan Lie said with a smile.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and became slightly more serious, "You should know the force behind the Thunder Origin Sect, right?"
"Martial Saint Fang Yan?"
"Yes."
Yan Lie nodded again, "Since you have already promised to join our Martial Saint Institute, you naturally belong to us. I asked the Dean to negotiate with Martial Saint Fang Yan, but he refused due to your lack of awareness of the situation..."
"He refused."
When Gu Jinlai listened, he guessed the implication behind Yan Lie’s words.
"As a Martial Saint of the Institute, the Dean couldn’t overtly force him to let this matter go."
Yan Lie spoke, choosing his words carefully, "The Dean suggests that either you prepare some gifts and apologize to Martial Saint Fang Yan, and if your sincerity is sufficient, the Dean can still persuade him to turn hostility into friendship."
"Dean, it was he who let people from the Thunder Origin Sect and the Bai Family and Zhang Family cooperate in trying to kill me; I had no choice but to strike back," Gu Jinlai said gravely.
"I know, but... as a member of the same Martial Saint Institute, there’s no need to escalate things so much; otherwise, even if he can’t do much to you openly, you will still face a lot of trouble," Yan Lie said, sighing, "After all, he is a Martial Saint."
