"But the development of my Incense Path has always depended heavily on the Money Dao. For the Money Dao, the Merchant Association must lead the way. Its role is irreplaceable!
If I sit back and let this happen, business at the Incense Market will suffer badly. It will take at least another few years to recover, and pirates are lurking outside like hungry tigers, ready to claim a share at any moment..."
Li Ling suddenly felt that his own situation was far from ideal.
Although everyone envied him for having a Core Formation Old Ancestor and a Nascent Soul expert backing him, the truth was that after the Old Ancestor had stationed him here, she had scarcely intervened. All these years, he had carved out his foothold with his own hands and feet, relying on himself.
The Nascent Soul expert was merely a tiger skin he had borrowed to bluff others. Could the Old Ancestor also believe that True Person Zixu's protection was enough, and that she need not trouble herself?
Li Ling suddenly felt a little uneasy. For the first time, he felt that his cultivation and strength did not quite give him solid footing in the North Sea, where powerful figures stood shoulder to shoulder.
"Speaking of Shoreland Households, I have an idea. Why don't we simply turn the Incense Accumulation Sect into one, or even drag it into the mire with us?"
At that moment, Seventh Chieftain Tong Zhifeng suddenly offered another suggestion.
Li Ling's spirits lifted.
Third Chieftain Blood Lion also seemed quite interested. "Let's hear it."
Tong Zhifeng said, "First, we establish a supply-and-sales relationship with him for spirit materials. Then, through commercial warfare, we gradually seize control of the upstream and downstream industries, bringing the Incense Accumulation Sect and the Incense Path entirely under