Under the eyes of the crowd, Xiao Ying led the Black Tower contingent into Mulberry Elm City in grand, open fashion. With five hundred tribespeople, most of them possessing the Barbarian Tribe's burly, powerful physiques, they cut an imposing figure, their presence formidable.
They had barely entered the city when over a hundred people approached them. These were divided into a dozen or so groups, each led by a broadly smiling figure in brocade robes.
"Greetings, High Priest of Black Tower. I enjoyed a considerable friendship with High Priest Soul Devourer King and often kept in touch with him. I was even invited to witness the succession ceremony. Who could have imagined that my brother Soul Devourer King would pass so suddenly..."
A portly older man with an affable air politely cupped his hands in greeting, then spoke with a sigh. His words and manner were easygoing and warm, instantly drawing him closer to the Black Tower Tribe and leaving no room for resentment.
Silver Wing promptly introduced him in a low voice. "This is Luo Zhong, manager of the Sea-Connecting Trade Alliance's Mulberry Elm City branch. It is the largest merchant organization on Mulberry Elm Island, and one of the largest in the Southwestern Blood Domain and Heavenfall Sea. His cultivation and strength are unfathomable-he is at least a Jade Immortal. They say the alliance has branches on over ninety percent of the Southwestern Blood Domain's islands and over eighty percent of Heavenfall Sea's islands. Sea-Passage City, one of Mulberry Elm Island's five great cities, was built entirely with the alliance's own funds. You can imagine how vast its resources are. There are even rumors that its business spans the Immortal Realm, or indeed the Myriad Heavens and Worlds. It is a terrifying power beyond imagining. Even such supreme