Lin Taichu committed all this information firmly to memory and continued pressing, "Are there any other forces? Any sects or experts cooperating with you in secret?"
"No sects. I have never dealt with major sects, to avoid being restrained and squeezed by them. There are only three Rogue Cultivator experts I've worked with for years, all at the ninth level of Half-Saint. They roam across the Southern and Northern Regions year-round and help me handle all kinds of troublesome affairs. They are not under the chamber of commerce's control; they only work for Spirit Stones."
"Where are those three now?"
"Their whereabouts are uncertain. They wander outside all year, and even I can't keep track of them in real time. I can only send messages to summon them."
Lin Taichu continued questioning him, interrogating him for half an hour straight. As the questions went deeper, the entire picture became completely clear.
The president of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce had come from the Dragon King Underground City in his early years. Relying on buying and selling Dharma Artifacts and resources at low prices, he had made his start and accumulated wealth step by step. He knew how domineering sect powers were, so he had deliberately avoided the major sects and focused only on the Rogue Cultivator market, developing quietly and accumulating strength in silence.
His interest in the Dragon Blood Stone and Dragon Scale Leaf was not simply for resale. He intended to gather the two top-grade materials and forge a high-level protective Dharma Artifact to break through the bottleneck in his own cultivation.
He had laid out his plans in Luofeng City for several years, planting informants early and gathering intelligence, all so that after his own cultivation broke through, he could completely swallow up Luofeng City's Trading Holy