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This is outrageous! Chen Beixun stared intently at the projection screen; the organizations directly participating in the treasure hunt this time included:

Win Pavilion

Black Soul Tower

Axe Battle Star (Representative: Giant Axe.)

Cosmic Bone Alliance (Representative: Cosmic Mercenaries.)

Lu Peak Society.

"Win Pavilion is participating too?" Qishan did not show any surprise, as if it were all within his expectations. Qishan's gaze shifted toward Chen Beixun, and he said solemnly: "The influence of Win Pavilion within the Xuyu Universe Kingdom is immense, to say the least. This faction has deep ties with both the Commerce Department and the Military Department of the Xuyu Universe Kingdom!"

"Win Pavilion has at least a dozen Immortals! Perhaps even more!"

"Do not provoke them!"

Chen Beixun nodded. Although three of the five giants had not entered the fray directly, they were all authorizing and secretly supporting various organizations to participate in the treasure hunt. In any case, it was all a game of chess between Immortals.

Heh! What a fine banner they've hoisted!

When I first heard it, I actually thought the five giants had truly descended.

That makes sense, why would the five giants bother with such trifles?

It's all just the Immortals under their command waving their banners and claiming to maintain order?

They're just green with envy over the secret technique!

Chen Beixun thought to himself.

A single secret technique was enough to cause the downfall of the Tianchen Empire. Everyone was fighting, everyone was scrambling; the world is a bustle for the sake of profit!

"To forge iron, one must be strong oneself!" Chen Beixun's eyes turned cold.

Smack!

Qishan slapped Chen Beixun on the back and said: "What are you daydreaming about? The guards will be here soon, get ready!"

Chen Beixun couldn't help but sigh and said: "What must come will come!"

He stood up and began to prepare.

There were 25 days left until the World Lord World opened.

Major factions were moving in the shadows.

Lotte Family, clan planet.

Lotte Tejieer stood on a high platform, overlooking the 5,500 Universe-level powerhouses standing below.

"You all come from different organizations and empires; some of you are strangers, others have grudges."

"But I hope you will all strive and exert yourselves for our mutual goal."

Lotte Tejieer delivered a passionate speech, invisibly using an illusion technique to bewilder the crowd below. No matter what nonsense he spouted, the people below only felt his voice was like the music of the heavens, incomparably enchanting.

As Lotte Tejieer finished his speech, the cheers from below erupted like thunder. They waved their arms frantically, paying their highest respects to Lotte Tejieer.

Lotte Tejieer looked at the crowd, who were gradually descending into madness, while his mind recalled the several emails he had sent to Chen Beixun. His intent had been clear—a choice of yes or no—but Chen Beixun had chosen "or."

The number of people participating in this treasure hunt would certainly be no less than several hundred thousand, and the ones Lotte Tejieer had recruited and selected were all formidable organizations.

"Your Highness Lotte Tejieer!" An aged voice vibrated against his eardrums. Lotte Tejieer looked over to see a World Lord powerhouse smiling at him.

"Mr. Gu Tong?" Lotte Tejieer said calmly.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't even bother looking at an ordinary World Lord like this, but this World Lord named Gu Tong had naturally come to flatter him and join Lotte Tejieer's camp.

Gu Tong flew before him, lowering his posture as he spoke: "Your Highness Lotte Tejieer, I have come with sincerity."

"The 5,000 Universe-level tier 9s of Qi Tower are at your disposal, Your Highness!"

Lotte Tejieer wore a smile; he knew that Qi Tower dealt in the slave trade, and this Gu Tong was merely trying to leverage his influence for profit.

Reputation or treasure?

Lotte Tejieer pondered for a few breaths, then spoke: "Mr. Gu Tong."

"I have a plan. When the World Lord World opens, you send your men in first."

"We shall form an alliance then; that way, we can catch them off guard."

Gu Tong raised an eyebrow and laughed: "Understood, Your Highness Lotte Tejieer. I shall take my leave." He then transformed into a stream of light and flew away.

In the starry sky, inside the lounge of an E2-class spaceship.

"Damn it!" Gu Tong cursed inwardly.

"Refusing to form an alliance, yet still trying to drag me into the mud!" Gu Tong's expression was unsightly.

There are 7 days left until the World Lord world opens.

In the dark universe, inside a D9-class spaceship.

Chen Beixun sat quietly on the sofa, gulping down glass after glass of liquor, trying to soothe the tension in his heart.

"Alright, stop drinking." Qishan snatched the glass away, splashed the emerald liquid behind him, and inverted the glass on the table.

Chen Beixun lowered his head, clutched his temples, and hissed in a low voice: "It's so annoying, my brain just won't stop thinking!"

"The more I think, the worse I feel!"

"Calm down." Qishan said in a deep voice; he understood Chen Beixun's current state.

Chen Beixun looked up, pressed his five fingers against his forehead, and cast his gaze downward, resting it on the alloy combat boots he was wearing.

"Let's gamble on it." Chen Beixun said softly.

The 'Ghostly World Lord world' was located on a moon of a gas giant. Chen Beixun had entered the World Lord world back then because he wanted to get closer to see the planet's rings, only to be pulled into the world by an unknown suction force.

The gas giant was named 'JIWNF', and according to regulations, no organization was allowed within 350,000 kilometers of 'JIWNF'.

Therefore, Chen Beixun's spaceship was docked at a base named 'Base 25'.

Base 25 was mostly populated by unaffiliated Universe-level powerhouses. To avoid drawing attention, Chen Beixun ordered his guard team to remain in the spaceship and cautiously changed into a set of alloy combat armor himself.

He and his guards stayed inside the spaceship, choosing not to rent a place in 'Base 25'.

The Demon Island Vine was in his World Ring.

Inside the lounge of the D-class spaceship...

Beep, beep.

Chen Beixun looked at his auxiliary optical computer with confusion, frowning as he thought, Li Di? Why is he looking for me at a time like this?

He then split a strand of his consciousness to enter the Virtual Universe.

Virtual Universe, Tianchen Island.

It was still under the same white jade pavilion.

"Is there a problem?" Chen Beixun asked first.

Li Di waved his hand and said: "I pulled a few strings; in short, your Demon Island Vine can be brought inside."

Chen Beixun was startled at first, then stood up with a look of astonishment. He immediately sat back down, rubbed his head, and stood up again, saying in a trembling voice: "Tha... tha... thank you, my lord!"

Seeing this, Li Di laughed: "It's a small matter, but you must not expose the Demon Island Vine. Be as cautious as you can!"

"Consider this paying back the favor I owed your teacher."

Chen Beixun smiled shyly, his heart filled with joy. With the Demon Island Vine, I have much more confidence!

"Wait a while and go to 'Base 21' to meet up with the Lotte Family. Regardless of anything else, you are all in the same camp."

"Also, we are already trying to win over the 'Win Pavilion'. You must not make enemies with them inside the World Lord world." Li Di reminded him.

"Understood." Chen Beixun nodded, then exited the Virtual Universe.

He was in a great mood now, so he grabbed a bottle of liquor and sat on the sofa to drink.

He calculated in his heart, I found quite a few treasures in the World Lord world last time. Even if I sell off a portion, I should have no less than 30 Hunyuan Units on hand.

He immediately had Qishan tally them up.

"Good lad, you've hidden quite a lot of stuff." Qishan chuckled a few times, then said: "40.6 Hunyuan."

Chen Beixun's eyes shifted, and he said in shock: "How could this World Lord be so wealthy!?"

This couldn't help but make him recall a World Lord killed by Luo Feng in the original work; that World Lord had a lake of Locke Divine Water in his possession, with a total value reaching 6.337 billion Hunyuan Units!

Opportunity?

Or a place to be buried?

Chen Beixun took a deep breath and said: "Let's just focus on staying alive first."