Spatial Trading Meet

Compared to the Ice River Valley that Hai Bodong had subdued,

aside from their Valley Master, Bing He, who possessed the strength of a peak four-star Dou Zun, they had only Tian Shuangzi, a Dou Zun at the peak of the one-star Dou Zun level.

As for Ice River Valley's Dou Zong elders,

Heavenly Snake possessed the strength of a peak nine-star Dou Zong, Bing Xuan was a seven-star Dou Zong, and Bing Hua was also a seven-star Dou Zong.

Bing Yuan was a six-star Dou Zong, Bing Fu was a six-star Dou Zong, while Bing Xiao and his two brothers were five-star Dou Zongs.

Bing Xian was a four-star Dou Zong, Bing He was a two-star Dou Zong, and aside from several hidden Dou Zong elders, the rest were mostly disciples at the Dou Huang and Dou Wang levels.

This had been the rough structure of Ice River Valley, a so-called first-rate faction of the Central Continent.

As for the three factions responsible for maintaining order at the Spatial Trading Meet—the Earthwalker Sect, Kong Xuan Gate, and Treasure Appraisal Mountain—

although they were usually not particularly renowned,

their true foundations and strength

were simply beyond anything Ice River Valley could compare to!

This showed that on the Central Continent,

hidden dragons and crouching tigers were everywhere. The so-called one hall, one tower, two sects, three valleys, and Four Directions Pavilion could not possibly be the strongest forces in the Central Continent.

Some low-profile sects that seemed unremarkable in ordinary times likewise possessed formidable foundations and strength.

Some great clans accustomed to remaining secluded in one corner might even have high-level Dou Zuns stationed within them!

After all, the tree that rose above the forest was the first to be felled by the wind!

Trash factions like Ice River Valley, whose strength was lacking

yet still loved jumping around everywhere,

getting such an outcome

was already extremely fortunate!

At least when Hai Bodong subdued Ice River Valley several years ago, aside from directly killing their Valley Master Bing He, he had only casually slain a few particularly stubborn elders guarding the valley!

Cunning people like Tian Shuangzi, who knew how to read the times,

had not been killed at all!

Thus, Ice River Valley's legacy

and its living forces

had been preserved relatively intact!

After all, Hai Bodong was not some bloodthirsty person. The only reason he had chosen to directly kill Ice River Valley's Valley Master, Bing He,

was because that fellow had actually dared to covet Xiao Yi Xian's innate Calamity Poison Body.

The Earthwalker Sect, Kong Xuan Gate, and Treasure Appraisal Mountain were deeply trusted by the experts of the Central Continent.

That was because, after countless meticulous dealings, these three sects had been jointly chosen by numerous sharp-eyed experts as the organizers of the trading meet!

And under the joint organization of these three sects, the Spatial Trading Meet had grown ever more prosperous over the years!

Strictly speaking,

the current Spatial Trading Meet

had already become the highest-level trading meet for transactions among the upper echelons of the Central Continent!

Because at the current Spatial Trading Meet,

even cultivation techniques and Dou Skills of the Heaven tier

were no longer extraordinarily rare.

Of course, the reason the Spatial Trading Meet could attract so many experts from the Central Continent

was primarily its exceptionally stringent inspection system and confidentiality. If anyone wanted to forcibly seize something in such a place,

even a Half-Saint

would find it difficult to gain any advantage against the combined forces of the many factions hosting the Spatial Trading Meet!

Of course, once one left the bounds of the Spatial Trading Meet,

if one encountered some unexpected ambush or killing,

one could only pray for one's own good fortune!

As for the location of the Spatial Trading Meet,

it was situated in

an incomparably desolate desert in the northeastern region of the Central Continent.

On ordinary days, wind and sand ravaged this place!

The climate was harsh, and it was devoid of human life. Even the most common cultivation resources of the Central Continent were exceedingly scarce here!

All of this made it difficult to imagine that this incomparably barren desert was actually the site of the Central Continent's highest-standard Spatial Trading Meet.

"Whoosh...!"

"Whoosh...!"

As two sounds of rushing wind rang out above the desert, two blurry figures descended at the edge of the desert.

"Master! The Spatial Trading Meet is being held here?" Hai Bodong raised his head to look at the desert before him, where yellow sand raged wildly.

Somewhat astonished, he asked Old Yao beside him.

"Yes! This is the place!" Old Yao smiled and nodded, his gaze slowly sweeping across the surroundings.

With a faint smile, he said, "Hehe! Disciple, don't be fooled by the fact that this place seems to be nothing more than a barren wasteland."

"But if you calm yourself and carefully sense your surroundings, you will discover..."

"At the edge of this desert!"

"There are quite a few powerful auras!"

Upon hearing Old Yao's words, Hai Bodong's heart stirred, and his soul perception

spread outward in all directions!

Then, a look of shock

quickly surged onto Hai Bodong's face!

With only a cursory sweep,

he had discovered over a hundred terrifying auras at or above the three-star Dou Zun level around the edge of the desert.

Furthermore, through his vague perception, Hai Bodong had detected more than a dozen terrifying auras at the peak Dou Zun level.

"This Spatial Trading Meet..."

"Truly deserves to be called the Central Continent's top trading meet. It has actually attracted so many experts by reputation!"

It was no wonder Hai Bodong sighed like this. After all, these were merely the auras he could sense.

Hai Bodong himself understood very well

that beyond these, there were certainly a number of auras that even he could not detect. The owners of those auras

were likely experts at least at the Half-Saint level!

"Hehe! Disciple!"

"What you are seeing now..."

"is merely a small part of this Spatial Trading Meet. Once we enter the interior of this Spatial Trading Meet, you will discover just how well deserved the words 'top-tier' truly are!"

In response to Hai Bodong's sigh, Old Yao merely stroked his white beard and smiled.

Afterward, Old Yao explained some matters requiring attention for participating in this Spatial Trading Meet to Hai Bodong.

Then he brought him to a depression in a very concealed, towering sand mountain at the center of the desert.

At this moment, Hai Bodong and Old Yao

were suspended in the air within the depression of the towering sand mountain, relying on the Spatial Power they had mastered.

Before them lay a wormhole containing Spatial Power, an enormous hundred zhang wide.

Hai Bodong watched indifferently as figures with powerful auras flashed past the surroundings of this colossal spatial wormhole from time to time, before plunging headfirst into it and vanishing without a trace!

At this moment, Hai Bodong could not help muttering to himself, "So this is the true entrance to the Spatial Trading Meet!"

"To hold a single Spatial Trading Meet, they actually opened up such a massive space of their own. The organizers of this trading meet truly are lavish!"