Outside the Sect

When he parted from Liu Ziyun, Li Shiming had only Great Cultivator Luo Pei, Little Phoenix, and the Phantom Spirit Dragon at his side. The eleven Silver Wing Spirit Gu Insects had been stored inside his magical robe.

The binding power of a Contract was still extremely strong. Both Great Cultivators had signed it using their own Rule Power, and once they violated the Contract, the backlash would be terrifying.

Li Shiming truly did not expect that in the end, he would hand the Far Sailing caravan he had robbed from the Central Continent Merchant Guild back to the Central Continent Merchant Guild in full.

This Supervisor Liu Ziyun, who oversaw the Eastern Qi Continent branch of the Central Continent Merchant Guild, was anything but simple. Through a single exchange, he had not only avoided becoming Li Shiming's enemy, but had instead gained tremendous benefits from it.

"Looks like I'll have to stay in the Eastern Qi Continent for a year this time!" Li Shiming murmured to himself.

But it was very much worth it. The five Far Sailing Boats and the goods inside them were enough to trade for the resources that would allow Little Phoenix and the Phantom Spirit Dragon to advance. They might even cover part of the cultivation resources needed after their advancement.

One had to know that the five Far Sailing Boats and the goods inside them were almost comparable to the entire foundation of a large sect.

And in the Eastern Qi Continent, those that could be called Large Sects—meaning Large Sects by the strength standard recognized by the Cultivation World—were only the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Tai Chu Sect, Lotus Flower Temple, and Veiled Sun Sect.

From this, one could see just how valuable Li Shiming's haul was this time. No wonder he