Longyun's Foundation for Soaring Skyward

Having seen the first batch of cultivators successfully get a taste of meat, the vast community of independent cultivators could finally no longer restrain the desires in their hearts.

Perhaps they truly did not want to fall behind others,

or perhaps they were indeed coveting the interest offered by the bank.

More likely, as the independent cultivators within Heyang City earned more and more, the number of spirit stones at their disposal continued to grow. Carrying such an enormous quantity of spirit stones was genuinely inconvenient, and their homes did not provide enough of a sense of security either.

In short, it was like a mountain flood bursting forth.

In an instant, the Alliance Central Bank's savings business had spread to half of the tens of millions of cultivators in Heyang City. As time passed, that number continued to rise at a rapid pace.

Having drawn in a sea of funds, the Alliance Central Bank could finally begin carrying out its duties.

It had been mentioned before that, with vast quantities of supplies pouring in, Heyang City had now completely become a hub for trade and exchange.

All manner of needs intertwined here, and powerful factions began to realize that, with their sheer scale, they could manipulate the market directly, changing prices at will to earn profits.

This was a phenomenon that appeared in virtually every trade.

The reason was that there was no essential difference between commerce and cultivators. Both simply and honestly pursued greater and greater profits, without caring in the slightest what chaos might follow.

In the past, the cultivators of great sects murdered, enslaved, and plundered as they pleased, because in their eyes, the lesser cultivators and mortals below were like wild grass—when the spring breeze blew, they grew again.

The major factions now present in