Factions (Part 1)

Time flew by, and another four months passed in the blink of an eye, bringing them to midyear.

Within the Heavenly Dao Palace, Zu Yuan was still dressed in black robes, seated upright in his chair.

At the other end of the table sat the young man known as "Universe."

"I've gone to see Silver Rose several times, but I couldn't even meet anyone. Every visit ended with the door shut in my face." Zu Yuan's expression was gloomy. "I did meet with Taichu Society. When they heard I intended to establish Golden Dawn, they immediately declared they would rename themselves Bronze Immortal Palace. They even directly renamed one of their companies Bronze Mining Co., Ltd. As for Big Dipper and Hexagram, the two organizations said they would consider it carefully."

"They were politely turning you down." "Universe" said helplessly. "Boss, I told you long ago—you're not suited for negotiating with people. You're not good at reading the room, after all. Didn't Yun Ming lose to you last time because he deliberately went easy on you for old times' sake? Otherwise, how could he possibly have lost to you in just a few moves? He was still an unrivaled powerhouse with one foot in the godly realm. Since you still couldn't use godly power, how could you have defeated him so easily, even with a divine artifact? That's why I said the company's operations should be left to me..."

Zu Yuan's face twitched. "This matter should still be left to me..."

"Come on, Boss. Stop pretending." "Universe" sighed. "Leave this matter to me. Operations are what I'm good at, anyway. Though more than a hundred years have passed, my cultivation has now reached its limit, so I can still recall that portion of my memories."

Zu Yuan fell silent for