Breakthrough to the Second Palace

Three days later.

Ye Kang closed the last book and let out a long breath.

He had to say, Jin Lingfeng's Mother had been very far-sighted. The books she had given him were all basic knowledge, with none of those obscure texts on governing the country and managing its affairs.

She had probably realized that her son wasn't cut out for that sort of thing, and thought he might as well broaden his horizons instead.

That was exactly what Ye Kang needed most right now.

After reading through them, he had learned much more about the Nine Provinces and the Martial Dynasty.

Strangely, he hadn't seen a single piece of information about the Eight Directions Spirit Treasure House. There wasn't even a record of its name.

There were countless sects across the Nine Provinces, but that sect had never existed.

Ye Kang was briefly at a loss, though another name had appeared many times.

The Linglong Chamber of Commerce.

This mysterious chamber of commerce, which had already existed in Great Jin, was just as mysterious in the Nine Provinces.

They were everywhere and sold everything. Even the most powerful Great Sects didn't dare covet anything from this chamber of commerce.

Likewise, no one knew where the Linglong Chamber of Commerce came from.

Ye Kang had more or less figured out that the Eight Directions Spirit Treasure House and the Linglong Chamber of Commerce were both forces beyond the Nine Provinces, and that they specialized in business.

That reassured him. It seemed Zhou Fangbi really had been lucky. The jade slip he had stumbled upon had now fallen into Ye Kang's hands.

Ye Kang put all the books away, then circulated his energy and regulated his breathing for a while.

The medicinal potency in his body had been fully absorbed, and