Mu Guangming laughed. "All right, enough idle chatter. Let's get down to business. Personally, you and I have been old friends for a long time. Professionally, your strength now leaves even me in the dust. Making a friend of you is nothing but good for the Chaotic Star Sea."
"So, whatever treasures you've come to trade for today, we can discuss it. I can even use my highest personal authority to make things as convenient for you as possible. But there's one thing I have to make clear first: this transaction must be conducted fairly, with payment settled immediately. Of course, don't worry. I'll oversee the deal myself and won't let you come off worse. At the end of the day, I have to give the Elder Council something to answer for."
Xu Yi nodded. "I trust you, Brother Mu."
"Then let's see just how many big fish you've hauled in this time."
As he spoke, excitement surged through him.
This time, Xu Yi had wiped out the core forces of the entire Yun Household and collected more than twenty Sumeru Rings.
More importantly, those Sumeru Rings had all belonged to Yang Venerate mighty figures, and they held the savings each of them had accumulated over half a lifetime.
One could only imagine how vast that fortune was.
As it happened, Mu Guangming had previously led the forces of the Chaotic Star Sea in wiping out the entire city of Guanzhong, and they had seized a city's worth of wealth.
But in truth, when it came to anything truly valuable, that haul might not measure up to what Xu Yi had just brought in.
The reason was simple: in the battle for Guanzhong City, only a handful of Yang Venerate mighty figures had been killed. Most of the seized goods