The Three Great Merchant Associations had indeed offered generous prices.
Countless Cultivators sold them all the information they knew about Secret Realms and Relics.
In exchange for Spirit Stones.
Even information with low accuracy could fetch at least five thousand Spirit Stones.
If there was evidence to support it and its credibility was high, it could bring in tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands.
For a time.
The branch offices of Penglai, Four Seas, and the Cloud Palace Merchant Association were packed to the brim.
It had to be said.
With such lavish rewards, the Three Great Merchant Associations had indeed gained quite a lot.
After all, the North Sea was vast. High-level Relics aside, small Relics and Secret Realms were not difficult to find.
Nine Spirits Island, eight hundred li to the west.
Deep within the mountains of an island.
Suddenly, rosy light shot into the sky, spiritual radiance swirled in halos, and dazzling treasure light enveloped the entire mountain forest.
For a time.
Cultivators from the surrounding islands rose into the air one after another and converged upon that place.
"Could it be that some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures have emerged?"
"Judging by this aura, only the emergence of at least a top-grade Dharma treasure could cause such a commotion, right?"
"Not necessarily a Dharma treasure. It looks more like a hidden heavenly abode?"
"..."
Many Rogue Cultivators rushed onto the island with excited expressions.
Only to find that the place had already been claimed.
"This place now belongs to our Three Great Merchant Associations. All irrelevant persons, withdraw at once!"
A blue-robed middle-aged man stood in the air, his hands clasped behind his back as he blocked everyone's path. He spoke expressionlessly.
"Why should we?"
A Rogue Cultivator protested indignantly. "Since ancient times, Heavenly