Long before entering the Main Plane, Gu Ding had promised Olds, a descendant of the First Generation War King, that he would establish an immortal holy land in the Main Plane comparable to the War God Palace.
However, due to being hunted by various forces all this time, the matter of establishing a faction had been continually put aside.
Now that they had the Monarch Hall and the Alliance Government backing them, Gu Ding planned to use this support to build the faction.
Since they wanted to establish a Five-Star Holy Land in one go, Gu Ding and the others deliberated over which lord would be suitable to help guard it.
They needed someone unaffiliated with any other force, with Lord-level cultivation, and someone everyone could trust...
In the end, Gu Ding and the others set their sights on Bari Man of the Black Gold Market.
After contacting Bari Man through his communicator, Gu Ding and the others quickly explained their idea.
Bari Man readily agreed.
"But if you're guarding the holy land, what about your Black Gold Market? You can't keep asking others to watch over it for you, can you?" Gu Ding had previously worried that Bari Man would refuse for this reason.
"Since you haven't chosen a base yet, why not make the Black Gold Market your first base? The area is a little small, but if it doesn't feel suitable later, you can always relocate. By then, there'll definitely be other lords stronger than me joining. The task of guarding the base won't fall to me anymore," Bari Man suggested.
The suggestion was quickly accepted.
After spending most of the day preparing everything, Sea Emperor submitted the application to the Monarch Hall.
Although the Monarch Hall no longer had a Monarch leading it, the handling of