"The first- through fourth-tier spirit ores, spirit medicines, talisman paper, formation materials, magic treasures, and other goods produced annually in the Fifteen Northwestern Circuit Provinces already amounted to no small sum. If your Blood God Sect and the Dugu Household mobilized the small and medium-sized powers throughout the Northwestern Circuit, while also bringing in rare spirit items from across Great Jin, I guarantee that the volume of trade would be at least several times what you handled before," Qing Chen said earnestly.
The Carefree Spirit Venerable raised his eyes and looked at him as though he were an idiot.
"Could the Golden Tent Khanate, where we previously smuggled our goods, absorb that much? Besides, you just said we would no longer trade with the Golden Tent Khanate. How would we exchange all those goods for resources of substantial value?"
"When did I say we would have the Golden Tent Khanate absorb them?" Qing Chen remained composed as he extended a finger and conjured a Heavenly Cycle Star Map of the Western Regions and beyond with his magic power.
Then a red line slowly traced its way from the Loulan Kingdom through Kucha, Dayuan, and Chuyun, finally coming to rest on the Persian Kingdom's vast territory shrouded by the Black Sun Desert.
"The Nanhua Realm is so vast. The Golden Tent Khanate isn't the only country in it."
"These Western Regions countries have fought one another for ten thousand years. Allies today, enemies tomorrow; relatives by marriage this year, armies massed at the border the next. If one country can't absorb the goods, sell to two. If two can't, sell to four."
"I don't discriminate when taking customers."
Dugu Yifang frowned. He had yet to fully suppress the injuries from his domain being shattered earlier, and his face was still somewhat