Martial Saint

The elite circle in Fengyu City is only so big.

Yan Lie handed the Thunder Sword to Wu Tianya and explained the whole story. Soon, the important figures all looked away.

However, Fang Yan, the Martial Saint, was not among these important figures.

It should be noted that Lei Yuanzong is a force that the Fang Family has secretly subdued, and they usually help the Fang Family with some matters that they cannot handle in person.

Lei Yuanzong has now been completely eradicated...

If Fang Yan simply lets this matter go, what will the other major Lineage in Fengyu City think of the Fang Family?

However, Gu Jinlai has already fully demonstrated his attitude by presenting the Thunder Sword, and he also has the moral high ground in the matter of Gu Jinlai Yuanzong.

If Fang Yan continues to press the issue aggressively at this point, it will be very embarrassing for him.

The reason why the Holy Dynasty was able to grow stronger was because they promoted themselves as a free, law-abiding, and life-first nation, thus attracting people from all over the world.

These outsiders are often the elite of a top power, carrying the last legacy of their sect and greatly enriching the Holy Dynasty's development potential.

Therefore, ensuring the reputation of the Holy Dynasty is the foundation of its establishment.

Once this foundation is broken, the Holy Dynasty's reputation will plummet, and without external support and resource replenishment, its decline will be foreseeable.

In this situation, even though Fang Yan, as a Martial Saint, could have easily used force against the Martial King, he still needed a respectable excuse and could not act with complete impunity.

This is also why, Gu Jinlai, people have dared to take action against powerful forces with deep-rooted backgrounds in the outer city areas.

The Chamber of Commerce Through Wind and Rain

After leaving the Martial Saint Academy, Gu Jinlai arrived at the headquarters of the Merchant Alliance, which was composed of many top forces in Fengyu City.

The building that houses the headquarters originally belonged to the Jinyu Chamber of Commerce, one of the six major chambers of commerce of the Fengyu Chamber of Commerce.

The building is sixteen stories high and occupies a huge area. It is constructed using the most robust building materials. Even if martial artists were to wreak havoc here, they would not be able to break through the walls, which are reinforced with a large amount of steel.

The lower six floors of the building are used for various commercial operations, while the upper ten floors are office space.

When Gu Jinlai arrived at the Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Yushu, whom he had notified in advance, was already waiting there.

She is now one of the management members of the Fengyu Chamber of Commerce. With her leading the way, they quickly arrived at the tenth floor of the Chamber.

Two Martial Grandmasters and one Primordial Spirit True Lord, along with several assistants, had been waiting here for quite some time.

Upon seeing Gu Jinlai enter, the group greeted him with smiles and clasped their hands in welcome, "Welcome, Ancient Martial King, to our Fengyu Chamber of Commerce."

Gu Jinlai nodded to the group.

These three individuals are also managers of the Fengyu Chamber of Commerce.

The power behind them is second only to the Lineage behind the thirteen top experts of Fengyu City.

"I've come here to sell some tools and to replace an unsuitable quasi-Dao artifact with one that suits me. If there's a price difference, I'll make up the difference."

Gu Jinlai said that "the only company in Fengyu City capable of handling this kind of business is the Fengyu Merchant Guild."

"It will certainly not disappoint the Ancient Martial King."

The three of them simultaneously bowed respectfully.

However, before Gu Jinlai could bring out all the spoils of war, two more people rushed over from outside.

Upon seeing the two, the three managers of the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce immediately bowed respectfully. "Ancestors."

Zhao Yushu also gave a slight bow. "Patriarch Yu, Patriarch Yu."

After nodding to the group, the two men immediately burst into laughter at Gu Jinlai, saying, "Why didn't you inform us in advance that the Ancient Martial King was coming so we could go and greet him?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the tea on the table and immediately said, "Bring me my collection of Red Leaf Mother Tea, and also a Wanling Plate."

The three managers were taken aback, but quickly agreed.

Gu Jinlai at the two of them.

He recognized these two people; they were the top Celestial Person of the Yu family, the largest Lineage behind the Jinyu Chamber of Commerce, one of the six top chambers of commerce, and Yu Hua Lou.

The other person is Yu Shaoqin, the peak martial king of the Yu family behind the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce.

Compared to the Zhang family and the Bai family, the Yu family and the Yu family are at a higher level.

The Yu family, in particular, boasts Celestial Person and six Martial Kings, with influence spanning various industries and a formidable reputation.

Yu Hua Lou's younger sister even married Zhao Liang, the favorite disciple of the city lord Zhao Hua.

If we were to rank the wealth of the business community in Fengyu City, Yuhualou would undoubtedly be the richest man in Fengyu City.

Of course, this is only the version of events as understood by outsiders.

In a world like the Holy Dynasty, which possesses immense power, even if the so-called richest man in Wind and Rain City disregarded his extensive network of relationships, a mere Domain Lord could devise a hundred ways to bring down the Golden Jade Merchant Guild and destroy the Jade family.

Not to mention the deputy city lord, the major figures, and city lord Zhao Hua.

The so-called richest people are just wallets that are inconvenient to carry at all times. As long as they ask, there are plenty of people who will send them all kinds of things they want, without spending a penny.

This is why many city lords in the Holy Dynasty proudly declare that their salary is only tens of thousands of taels of silver, and they are not afraid of any investigation.

For them, silver was utterly useless. The tens of thousands of taels of silver they received as wages would likely be discarded as a nuisance once they were paid.

"The Ancient Martial King is truly a man of few words, but when he does speak, he amazes us all. Lei Yuanzong's feat has left us all in awe."

Yu Hua Lou praised him with a broad smile.

"The roc rises with the wind in a single day, soaring ninety thousand miles high; this describes the ancient King Wu."

Yu Shaoqin added, "Many Martial Kings and Celestial Person, after coming to our Holy Dynasty and coming into contact with the various inheritances of the Holy Dynasty, will usher in a period of rapid growth in their cultivation. For this reason, the Holy Dynasty has specially arranged a year of advanced training for these people. However, the so-called rapid growth of these people is far less than that of the ancient Martial Kings."

"You flatter me."

Gu Jinlai.

Zhao Yushu, who was standing to the side, was somewhat confused.

The fact that Lei Yuanzong killed a high-level Celestial Person, a peak Martial King, a top-tier Martial King, and six other Martial Kings in a single battle is already common knowledge among the upper echelons of Fengyu City. Gu Jinlai, Zhao Yushu, and even the Feng family at that level, obviously wouldn't be able to access such news in the short term.

She had only heard Gu Jinlai there was a quasi-Dao artifact that needed to be replaced, and that there were some other things that needed to be sold, so she brought him to the Wind and Rain Merchant Guild.

The replacement of a quasi-Dao artifact is not something the Feng family can possess.

But now that I hear it...

It seems like something else happened?

"These are the spoils of war I have captured. In addition, these are the quasi-Dao artifacts I need to exchange. I have two requirements for quasi-Dao artifacts: first, lightning attribute; second, 'limitless' characteristic."

Gu Jinlai took out a box.

"Alright, alright, we will do our best to satisfy the Ancient Martial King."

Yu Shaoqin and Yu Hualou quickly agreed.

Dao artifacts...

Their Fengyu Chamber of Commerce doesn't have any, and even if they did, they wouldn't be willing to give it up.

However, the Fengyu Chamber of Commerce still possesses a dozen or so quasi-Dao artifacts.

Of course, they were mostly used by Celestial Person and King Wu.

No one is rich enough to let a quasi-Daoist artifact gather dust in the warehouse.

Immediately, Yu Shaoqin and Yu Hualou had a group of professionals examine the Spirit Artifact and spoils of war that had been brought out from Gu Jinlai.

"This is... a high-grade Spirit Artifact? This is a top-grade Spirit Artifact!?"

Zhao Yushu, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but widen her eyes. "Senior Gu, where... where did you get so many high-quality Spirit Artifact?"

"Spoils of war".

A brief explanation from Gu Jinlai the present.

Although this fellow countryman from Blue Star had experienced a lot of cruelty, he still didn't want her to be exposed to the deepest side of this world too early.

"No need to ask any more questions. You just need to know that I, this deity, have the ability to protect your Huanglong Chamber of Commerce."

He said with a smile.

"Oh."

Zhao Yushu looked at some of the broken Spirit Artifact and seemed to have thought of something. She nodded obediently.

Yu Hualou and Yu Shaoqin glanced at Zhao Yushu and exchanged a secret look.

It seems that the president of the Gu Jinlai Chamber of Commerce is held in higher regard than they imagined.

Then consider the combat power of those who have rivaled, or even reached the pinnacle of, Celestial Person Gu Jinlai ...

It seems we need to elevate Zhao Yushu's status within the Fengyu Chamber of Commerce.

Several hours later, the appraisers quickly gave an estimate of the value of these Spirit Artifacts.

Nine hundred and thirty million.

The main issue is that some of them are severely damaged.

As for the replacement of the quasi-Dao artifact, Yu Hua Lou immediately made the decision and exchanged one from another Celestial Person Being in his household.

This quasi-Dao artifact possesses both lightning attributes and the dual "limitless" characteristic, perfectly meeting the needs of Gu Jinlai.

The 930 million in profits Gu Jinlai not used to repay the debts owed to the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce and the Blue Light Society. Instead, they were all converted into Thunder Magnetic Yuan Gold.

This is equivalent to 155 payments being received.

Compared to the power overflow of the Eternal Furnace, the Chaotic Astral Body's amplification of thunder power is not significant, and its power seems somewhat insufficient.

If he can quickly master this Cultivation Method, the power of the Thunder Sword and the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light will also increase slightly.

Just two days after returning from the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce, Gu Jinlai received an invitation from Yan Lie and returned to the Martial Saint Academy.

Upon seeing the Gu Jinlai, the vice dean of the Martial Saint Academy, who handled all sorts of trivial matters, took out a Divine Ability with a big smile, "I have not failed you. As per your request, the Thunder Sword you handed over has been exchanged for this superior Divine Ability, Starlight Kingdom."

"A stellar magnetic field-type Divine Ability?"

Gu Jinlai have been eager to take this Divine Ability into their hands and examine it.

"Right."

Yan Lie nodded. "Divine Ability involving stellar magnetic fields are not only rare but also extremely powerful. I spent a lot of effort to find them in the City Lord Mansion. This Starlight Kingdom uses its own lightning power to draw upon the power of stellar magnetic fields to form a domain-like existence, thereby binding the target within it..."

Gu Jinlai nodded in satisfaction. "This Divine Ability perfectly meets my requirements."

"As long as you're satisfied."

Yan Lie smiled.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he became slightly more serious. "You should know about the forces behind Lei Yuan Sect, right?"

"Fang Yan, the Martial Saint?"

"Um."

Yan Lie nodded. "Since you have already promised to join our Martial Saint Academy, you are naturally a member of our academy. I asked the academy master to try to mediate with Martial Saint Fang Yan, but Martial Saint Fang Yan refused, saying that you didn't understand the bigger picture..."

"I refused."

Those who heard this from Gu Jinlai also guessed the meaning behind Yan Lie's words to him.

"As a Martial Saint of the Martial Saint Academy, the academy master cannot force him to put this matter aside."

Yan Lie said, carefully choosing his words: "What the academy master means is that either you prepare some gifts and go to Martial Saint Fang Yan to apologize, as long as your sincerity is enough, the academy master can still persuade him to turn hostility into friendship."

"Master, it was he who ordered Lei Yuanzong's men to cooperate with the Bai and Zhang families to kill me. I had no choice but to fight back."

Gu Jinlai, he has spoken in a deep voice.

"I know, but... as members of the Martial Saint Academy, there's no need to make things so tense. Otherwise, even if he can't do anything to you on the surface, you'll still have a lot of trouble."

Yan Lie sighed as he spoke, "After all, he is a Martial Saint."