Investment Conference, a Four Hundred Billion Project

Sky Abyss City's announcement set countless minds plotting.

At the same time, the mines of the major Forbidden Grounds underwent some changes.

Aside from the mines under Sky Abyss City's control, every Forbidden Ground mine raised its benefits.

Although Sacred Ruins Mine had no such thing as benefits, it introduced the notion of earning one's freedom through mining.

Though the standard set by Holy Ruins Forbidden Ground was an astronomical figure, it was still, in the end, a glimmer of hope.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and many major factions made active preparations for the Investment Conference.

By the time the Investment Conference began, the vast venue was already packed.

Behind these people stood either clans that had endured for ten thousand years or sects with inheritances spanning several millennia.

If they were out in the wider world, a single stomp of their feet would make it tremble threefold.

"Brother Zong, can we really do this?"

Feeling the countless powerful auras around him, Wang Liangji grew uneasy.

Though the two had prepared for a full month, the sight before them still left them feeling somewhat lacking in confidence.

Hearing this, Zong Xingyan forced himself to remain calm. "Don't panic. The more these big shots fight among themselves, the more chance we have of surviving in the cracks."

"Don't call out a price right away. Let's see what Bai Ze does first."

As he spoke, Zong Xingyan looked toward Bai Ze and the others in a corner of the venue.

Wang Liangji was speechless at that. "Is there something wrong with your head?"

"Bai Ze and the Imperial Tutor have been bound together through life and death for who knew how many years. You don't actually believe those two have fallen out, do you?"

"Whether the