Breaking the Situation

"Impossible!" Lu Buwei said, his face full of disbelief.

In just over a month, after selling so many Sumeru Stones, how could he possibly have found a source for thirty Sumeru Stone mountains? How could that be?

"From the direction of South of the City! They'll be entering the city soon!" the servant shouted.

"Let's go!" Lu Buwei said. Then, leading a group of subordinates, he stamped his feet and vanished into the distance.

When Lu Buwei arrived at South of the City, it was already packed with countless commoners. One by one, they craned their necks in anticipation.

"They're here, they're here! Look, the Sumeru Stone mountains from Great Rong Merchant Guild are being brought over! So many—thirty huge mountains!" one commoner cried out.

"This is great. We won't have to buy Sumeru Stones from those unscrupulous merchants anymore. Now that Great Rong Merchant Guild's Sumeru Stones have arrived, there's nothing to worry about."

"Great Rong Merchant Guild really is the best. From now on, I'll buy everything from Great Rong Merchant Guild."

"Great Rong Merchant Guild is the true Righteous Merchant!"

...The crowd chattered noisily.

Lu Buwei saw that, in the distance, a large number of powerful cultivators were using spells to transport one mountain after another wrapped in black cloth. Formations had even been set up around the mountains to prevent anyone from probing them with their divine senses.

Lu Buwei narrowed his eyes.

Thirty mountains arrived before them. Thirty groups of people escorted the thirty mountains.

Every group seemed to be wounded. Their clothes were somewhat torn, and they all looked rather dispirited.

The foremost group reached South City Gate. Suddenly, one person staggered. When he wearily relaxed his strength, the others immediately lost their balance as well.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The Sumeru Stone mountain crashed to the