The Vitter Universe's Black Market had been established a hundred years after the War of Gods and Demons ended and had existed ever since. At first, it had been nothing more than a few people collecting relics of gods and demons and reselling them.
As business grew, more and more people from every race joined in. But everything traded there was something that could never be sold openly.
To ensure safe transactions, the Black Market had formed an immensely powerful Internal Guard. Its sole duty was to protect the Black Market. Its members had their own creed: they would never participate in wars across the universe.
It was said that Varagon had once attacked the Black Market at the height of his power in search of divine artifacts, only to suffer a crushing defeat. Since then, no one in the Vitter Universe had dared set their sights on the Black Market.
None of this posed any problem for Zhang Hongjun. What intrigued him most this time, however, was the Black Market's announcement that they knew the High Priestess's whereabouts. That left him deeply displeased.
Anders said to Zhang Hongjun, "Divine Lord, according to the Black Market's principles, they verify the authenticity of any information. And this is a dead-letter sale. If they dared announce it, that means they've already confirmed it's reliable."
That made Zhang Hongjun even more displeased. Someone knowing the Female Priestess's location already meant a leak, but the Black Market had actually sent people to verify it. This was a serious problem.
Zhang Hongjun roared in fury, "Conduct a thorough investigation, move the Female Priestess, and raze the Black Market!"
Anders immediately stopped him. "You mustn't, Divine Lord. The fact that the Black Market could obtain the Female Priestess's location proves how powerful they are. With our