With that one pull, the Sword Cultivator overturned everything the cultivators present thought they knew.
Not a bird called, not a sound stirred.
Before such strength, there was no room for doubt.
After a long while, Xiang Anshi's slightly dry voice rang out. "Would any other fellow Daoist care to try?"
His feelings were complicated. He had been worrying about the lack of outstanding figures, yet now it seemed things had already slipped beyond his control?
This man certainly wasn't a Constellation True Disciple, so who exactly was he? If this was how things stood in the Mainland Xiuzhen World, he would probably have to change his approach.
Hidden dragons and crouching tigers? Or perhaps this was an isolated case?
He called three times, but no one answered. Nor could anyone answer.
"Then I hereby announce that the Silver Sword Firm shall lead the Yingtai Trade Route, with the other five firms following..."
The outcome for the Trade Route was somewhat unexpected, but what concerned people more was the appearance of that final cultivator. The Silver Sword Firm was unremarkable in its business operations, and its financial resources were far from substantial, but its backing left every power harboring ulterior motives with lingering apprehension.
The foremost power among the Southwest's Demonic Sects was no laughing matter.
The crucial question was, just where had this Sword Cultivator Zong Qian, who had suddenly risen to prominence, come from?
The festivities continued, but undercurrents surged. Many people flocked to the Silver Sword Firm's cultivators to strike up an acquaintance and probe their background along the way, forming the largest circle at the gathering.
...The group of female cultivators had yet to get their turn to fawn over them, but they certainly had barbed remarks to offer. The two sisters in particular, after being