Lu Ren arrived in Zhentian City, asked around, then headed for the city's merchant guild, the Exotic Treasures Pavilion.
The Exotic Treasures Pavilion was no ordinary merchant guild. Its true owner was a powerful figure from the Divine Court.
Nearly every city had an Exotic Treasures Pavilion, and since it never raised prices simply because it could, almost all martial artists were happy to buy and sell resources there.
Although the power behind the Exotic Treasures Pavilion came from the Divine Court, its pavilion masters had no ties to the Divine Court. They were martial artists skilled at business, and they dared not use the Divine Court's name to throw their weight around.
As soon as Lu Ren arrived, an elderly man in a long robe came forward with a smile. "Esteemed guest, what resources would you like to buy from the Exotic Treasures Pavilion?"
The old man looked to be around sixty and gave off the aura of a fifth-level Heavenly God Realm cultivator.
"I want to sell some resources and buy some ordinary divine swords while I'm here!"
Lu Ren went straight to the point.
The old man immediately led Lu Ren into a private VIP chamber and activated its sealing formation. "Esteemed guest, you can take out everything you wish to sell now!"
To protect its customers, the Exotic Treasures Pavilion kept everything they bought or sold strictly confidential.
Even if Lu Ren took out a Four-Pattern Divine Artifact or a Five-pattern Divine Artifact, he could trade it without worry.
That was the Exotic Treasures Pavilion, backed by a powerful figure from the Divine Court.
"All right!"
Lu Ren nodded and took out all the resources he had stripped from the descendants of the three great families.
The old man looked them over, and a strange glint