A Sexagenary Cycle Flies By (31)
Two years later, Huanghua Island Market, thanks to the tireless assistance of the Luochuan River Dragon King and Yang Tianjiu's miraculous business skills, has become the most prosperous of the many Islands along the Eastern Sea China Sea coast of the Grand Mystery Empire in just two years.
Every day, a large number of Cultivators and beings of other races come to Huanghua Island Market to buy or sell resources, rent or buy shops, and so on.
Even ignoring everything else, the revenue generated by the Island itself alone made the Yang Household incredibly wealthy.
Not to mention that the bulk of this transaction was a large amount of resources sent by the Luochuan River Dragon King. If calculated in terms of Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, the value of these resources easily exceeds eight million.
The Dragon Tomb holds a transcendent position among the Eastern Sea Flood Dragon Clan, which is not only reflected in the former's strength, but also in its considerable wealth.
First, Dragon Island Secret Realm and Dragon Tomb themselves produce a large amount of resources every year.
Secondly, centered on Dragon Island, thousands of Islands of the Tier 2 or above are all the private property of Dragon Tomb, in other words, they are all under the control of Luochuan River Dragon King.
After all, without such abundant resources, how could Dragon Tomb support a resource-intensive army like the Reverse Scale Army?
If resources were restricted by the Eastern Sea Flood Dragon Palace, how could the Luochuan River Dragon King, as the Dragon Mound Guardian, possibly wield such great influence?
Ultimately, Dragon Tomb is a completely self-sufficient faction, which is the source of Luochuan River Dragon King's confidence to act without having to consider the opinions of the Flood Dragon Clan and the Grand Elder.
A large quantity of resources worth eight million Middle-Grade Spirit Stones —and this was just the amount in one transaction—and half of these resources were special products of the Flood Dragon Clan.
Dragon Soul Crystal, Dragon Blood Iron, Dragon Scale Stone, Dragon Blood Flower, and so on are all rare and highly sought-after resources by cultivators.
In the past, when the Flood Dragon Clan and the Grand Mystery Empire did business, if the Flood Dragon Clan's special products accounted for 10% of every transaction, the officials of the Grand Mystery Empire would be overjoyed.
Trading with the Yang Household would directly yield 50%, and the resource wouldn't even need to be transported back to Qin Province for sale. Within the Grand Mystery Empire, its value would increase by at least several times.
With resources, many things became easier. With Yang Tianjiu at its core, the Yang Household's many Commerce Hall cultivators formed a lobbying group, went to the Grand Mystery Empire, reached trade cooperation agreements with various forces, and established more than a dozen branches of the Purple Moon Merchant Association Guild, directly extending the Yang Household's reach to the southeastern corner of the Eastern Continent.
Tens of thousands of miles away from Huanghua Island, on a certain Third Tier Island Xuelian Island, there is also a Market controlled by a Nascent Soul Lineage of the Grand Mystery Empire. As the Market of Huanghua Island becomes more and more prosperous, the income of many small Markets in the vicinity also increases significantly, and business is several times better. This makes the forces that control these Markets very happy, and they hurriedly send more people to prevent other forces from getting jealous and coming to seize it.
On a Deserted Island southwest of Xuelian Island, three cultivators at the Late Qi Refinement Refining stage were spreading out, cautiously Detection something.
Suddenly, one of the female cultivators, who appeared to be a pretty young girl, brightened up. She quickly took out Communication Talisman and said, "Big brother, second brother, the ruins are here! Come quickly!"
Upon receiving the female cultivator's Communication Talisman, the other two male cultivators immediately flew over on their magical Law Artifacts.
They were all dressed in the same clothes, with mountain-shaped badges embroidered on their chests, and they also had many similarities in their appearance, clearly indicating that they came from the same Lineage.
"Where is it?" asked the tall, slender male cultivator, holding a gleaming Precious Sword in his hand. It was a First-Tier Supreme-Grade Law Artifact, possessing extraordinary power.
"The Spirit-Seeking Compass is reacting here," the girl in the pale yellow dress said happily.
"That's wonderful! I've only ever heard of cultivators getting lucky and discovering ruins in the Lineage, rising to the top in one step. I never thought we'd have such Fortune on this training trip!" said one of the younger male cultivators, a smug smile on his face.
The oldest male cultivator, clearly more vigilant, suppressed his desires and said to his younger siblings, "Don't let your guard down. Check the surroundings first; it might be a trap set by Evil Cultivators!"
Upon hearing this, the younger sister nodded, but the younger brother scoffed dismissively, "Big brother, you're too cowardly. Where in this world are there so many Evil Cultivators? Have you ever encountered one? This Deserted Island is so remote, who would set a trap here?"
As he spoke, the young male cultivator casually stretched out his hand, his palm radiating spiritual light, and a rather pure Spiritual Power burst forth. From this alone, one could deduce that their Lineage was not weak, at least a powerful Foundation Establishment Lineage, and possibly even a Golden Core Household.
Spiritual Power poured down like a waterfall, and soon, a hazy halo spread out, revealing a slightly damaged Tier 2 Defensive Formation to the three siblings.
"Second brother, you..." The older male cultivator's face showed a hint of anger.
"Alright, brother, don't be angry. Look inside that Formation, isn't there a figure there?" the young cultivator hurriedly said.
Upon hearing this, the older cultivator reached out and touched his forehead. A flash of spiritual light appeared, revealing that he had activated some kind of divine eye.
A moment later, the older cultivator's face lit up with joy. "It is indeed the cave abode left behind by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who has passed away. Moreover, judging from the cultivator's appearance, although his body was withered, it was not decayed. He was clearly Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator. This is our fortuitous opportunity break!"
"See, I told you, where do all these Evil Cultivators come from in this world!" the young cultivator said, curling his lip.
"Alright, alright, brothers, stop arguing! Let's hurry up and collect the treasure!" Seeing that the two rivals were about to start arguing again, the girl quickly said in a cheerful voice.
Hearing his sister's words, the older cultivator nodded and said to his younger brother, who had always opposed him, "Let's attack together and target these two weak points in the Formation. We should be able to break through them quickly!"
"Good!!" The young cultivator nodded slightly, then flipped his right hand and took out an earth-yellow bead. This was a First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact. Judging from the intensity of its spiritual light, it was not far from being a top-grade magic Law Artifact.
"Attack!!" the older cultivator roared, his longsword flying out and transforming into a streak of azure light, striking a certain spot on the west side of the Formation Shield.
The young cultivator also made his move at the same time. With the infusion of Spiritual Power, the earth-yellow bead rapidly expanded to the size of a house, accompanied by a rumbling roar, and slammed heavily onto the east side of the defensive shield.
Click! Click!
The two attacks erupted simultaneously, and cracks spread rapidly like a spider web across the already dilapidated Formation, eventually disintegrating into a sky full of flowing light.
"Quickly, let's get the treasure and leave!" the older cultivator said hastily.
"Alright!" This time, the young cultivator did not refute his elder brother, because his attention was completely focused on the Storage Ring on the right index finger of the Foundation Establishment corpse.
With intense greed in his eyes, the young cultivator reached out to grab the Storage Ring.
However, at that moment, a sigh drifted over, "Don't you have any respect for your seniors?"
"Who?" The young cultivator was startled by the sudden voice, his hair standing on end like a frightened rabbit.
Clang!!
A dazzling Sword-Ray, tinged with a sharp, murderous aura, flashed and disappeared in an instant. With a soft "plop," a head flew off, its face showing clear terror.
Brush!!
The Sword-Ray moved like a swimming dragon, slaying one cultivator and then unleashing its full force towards the older cultivator.
"Foundation Establishment Cultivator!" the older cultivator cried out in terror. As soon as he finished speaking, a bloody gash appeared on his neck.
"Brother!" A shrill scream, like the mournful cry of a cuckoo, echoed from the girl's mouth.
Immediately afterward, tears welled in her eyes, and she moved as if to flee for her life.
However, what could a girl at the Qi Refining seventh layer possibly do against Yang An'nan, who was well-prepared?
A cold gaze shot from his pupils, fixed on the girl whose body lay dismembered not far away. Yang An'nan remained unmoved, his heart as cold as Ice.
He stood up, his disguise rapidly changing. With a flick of his sleeve, he collected all the spoils of war, then released spiritual fire to incinerate the corpses of the three siblings. Yang An'nan then rode his magical Law Artifact and soared into the sky, leaving the Deserted Island.