He couldn't do that. He'd had that idea before, but not anymore. Opening a branch would divert some of his energy and resources, and he didn't have any Nascent Soul Cultivators he could trust. The Immortal Herb Palace could rake in hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones in just a few years. With that kind of earning power, it needed a trustworthy guard at the Nascent Soul Realm or higher. Otherwise, the guard might help himself to the Palace's riches.
Besides, even if he agreed, the Qu Family and Yihua Palace wouldn't. Opening a branch would siphon off some of their customers. If the Immortal Herb Palace opened ten or eight branches and spread its customers around, they wouldn't offer such a high price to entice it to relocate.
"Sorry, Senior Chen, but that can't be done. I actually brought this up with my master, but he disagreed. Please tell Senior Liao that it's impossible. Senior Chen, Senior Liao must have a force supporting him, right? If the force behind him offers a suitable price, perhaps my master would be willing to keep the Immortal Herb Palace on Black Lotus Star, or leave a branch behind."
Venerable Black Lotus must have had Body Integration Cultivators backing him. Otherwise, would he have dared to join forces with other powers and start a war back then? Wouldn't he have worried about other powers interfering?
Shi Yue's plan was to have several powers with Body Integration Cultivators at their helm compete with each other, so he could reap the greatest benefits.
With only the Qu Family and Yihua Palace, he couldn't get the best deal.
"Is there really no other way?" Chen Qingyun asked, unwilling to give up.
Shi Yue smiled faintly and shook his head.
"All right! I'll pass your message along