After exchanging a few pleasantries, Guangdong Ren got to the point. "Changsheng, you have two islands with Fourth-Order Spirit Veins. I heard you're using one of them to establish a large market. I'd like to join as well. I'm not asking for much—five shops will do."
"Master, may I ask presumptuously—do you intend to elevate Hundred Spirits Sect's Spirit Vein to the fourth order and remain there to cultivate, or develop in the South Sea?"
Guangdong Ren considered it before saying, "This old man does want to elevate Hundred Spirits Sect's Spirit Vein to the fourth order, but Hundred Spirits Sect is too weak to accomplish that. If you don't mind, this old man can oversee the market and take part in its construction."
Elevating a Third-Order Spirit Vein to the fourth order required a vast quantity of materials, and even then, success was only possible—not guaranteed.
It was already quite remarkable that Guangdong Ren had formed his Nascent Soul. In a short time, he could not gather all the necessary materials. Even if he did, he would not be able to hire a Fourth Order Formation Master to help him. Moreover, elevating a Third-Order Spirit Vein to the fourth order was a matter of chance. If it failed, he would have to gather the materials all over again.
Hundred Spirits Sect's territory was small. Producing even one Nascent Soul Cultivator was already extraordinary. In order to form his Nascent Soul, Guangdong Ren had traveled through the Eastern Wasteland, the South Sea, the Northern Frontier, and the Central Plains, braving many perilous lands and nearly dying several times. After forming his Nascent Soul, Hundred Spirits Sect's existing territory could no longer support him.
The Wang Family had acquired five hundred and fifty islands, and its prospects were far better. For