Although there would be no further rent concessions after the first three, Tang Jun also promised the cultivators present that over the next five days, everyone could choose their preferred location on Three Realms Island. The merchants who had already made up their minds were filled with anticipation, and even many cultivators who had only come to look around were swept up by the atmosphere and decided to set up shop on Three Realms Island.
News from this side quickly spread. Coupled with the arrival of the Five Colors Merchant Association and Chime Bell World, countless cultivators from across the Myriad Phenomena Sea began rushing toward Three Realms Island.
Anyone with eyes could see that the rise of Three Realms Island was now unstoppable. The Five Colors Merchant Association alone moving in had merely improved Three Realms Island's situation; it could not fundamentally change the overall circumstances. But Chime Bell World entering the fray played a decisive role!
The reason these merchants had previously not dared to settle on Three Realms Island was their fear of Yuan Du. But behind Chime Bell World stood a Sunlight Realm powerhouse like Nine Radiance. Now that Three Realms Island had forged ties with Chime Bell World, what was there left to fear from Yuan Du?
The various preferential terms offered to the first three merchants who chose to settle on Three Realms Island had not actually been discussed by Three Realms Island's Moon Jade Realm cultivators. They had been Old Tang's impromptu decision.
He saw clearly that the businesses Three Realms Island had attracted so far were all small merchants and petty traders. Their numbers were considerable, but their foundations were shallow.
Small merchants and petty traders could not be dispensed with, but major merchants were needed as well. Old Tang intended to