Although the Western Heaven War Temple had left behind a considerable amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid-nine hundred billion in all-it still fell somewhat short of the Karn Chamber of Commerce's enormous expenses.
The Ancient Bodhi Tree alone consumed nearly a hundred thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid every day. There were also stipends for the Chamber of Commerce's personnel: Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun received fifty thousand a day, while Sovereigns received ten to thirty thousand. Those at the Three Lesser Sovereign Tribulations and in the Three Heavenly Realms received salaries as well. The former members of the Western Heaven War Temple were included, and once they joined the Karn Chamber of Commerce, they were essentially treated equally.
In just one year, half of those nine hundred billion drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid had been spent.
The results, however, were also remarkable. Everyone from the Douqi Continent had completed their conversion to spiritual energy, and depending on their cultivation, even those at the lowest Heavenly Connection Stage could select four God-Grade Spirit Arts and one Divine Art.
People like Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun faced virtually no restrictions. They could even freely cultivate the Ancient War Emperor Dharma Body, though it did not suit them.
Among the three thousand people from the Douqi Continent, only Lei Dong of the Lei Clan was barely suited to the Ancient War Emperor Dharma Body. However, he needed to accumulate contributions for a while before he could exchange them for it.
Still, the Karn Chamber of Commerce was indeed running somewhat short of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, so holding an auction or arranging large-scale cooperation was an urgent matter. Now that all their personnel could be dispatched, they had to get the Chamber of Commerce running.
Thus, the Karn Chamber of Commerce sent out many