Void Realm

With the All-Direction Trading Firm making such a huge move, even Ancestor Qingyun, whose three-thousandth birthday was fast approaching, had gone to the Silent Sea. Information naturally couldn't be kept secret, and Chen Lin could learn the latest developments just by visiting the Market.

Of course, that was also because he had deliberately spread the news when he left the Silent Sea. Otherwise, it could never have traveled so quickly.

His purpose was to keep the All-Direction Trading Firm from deciding to kill him to seal Information.

Once the news spread, even if the Ruyi Staff really was a Spirit-Condensing Grade treasure, or held some other secret, they could no longer silence everyone. There would be too many mouths to stop.

That day, Chen Lin visited a shop known for its well-informed sources. After chatting with the shopkeeper for a while, he steered the conversation toward the golden island.

"Senior Chen, are you following the Ruyi Staff too? Have you heard the latest news?"

The shopkeeper was a thin middle-aged man at the Golden Core stage. He loved sharing rumors, and selling information was one of his shop's businesses.

"Oh? I haven't been out these past few days. Tell me what you've heard. If it's good, I'll make it worth your while."

Interested, Chen Lin immediately pressed him for details.

The shopkeeper perked up. The man before him was a Spirit Transformation Cultivator. Reward or no reward, he would gladly take any chance to make a connection with him.

After arranging his words in his mind, the shopkeeper said, "Senior, I only just received this news, but it's absolutely true. Yesterday, the All-Direction Trading Firm finished clearing everything beneath the Ruyi Staff. Guess what they found?"

Chen Lin glanced at him without speaking.

The shopkeeper hurriedly continued, "That enormous staff