Chapter 64: Purple Dendrobium Trading Association

"This... this is the might of the Northern Dipper Grand Formation of the Celestial Market!"

"What’s going on? Could it be that a Foundation Establishment cultivator is attacking the market?"

Within Biyuan Market, the Qi Refining cultivators all turned pale. Some, seeing the situation as unfavorable, even considered fleeing.

Fortunately, the Northern Dipper Grand Formation only activated for a moment before quickly returning to calm, indicating that the threat to the market had been resolved.

Meanwhile, the Masked Cultivator’s expression was icy as he looked at the wreckage inside the residence.

Had he not timely activated the formation’s might, his subordinates might have been completely wiped out.

Even so, he had lost three subordinates at the Seventh Level of Qi Refining.

"Bring Li Tiansheng here," the Masked Cultivator’s eyes flared with killing intent.

There was no doubt that the cultivator who set the trap had already escaped the market some time ago.

If he wanted to hunt Chen Sheng down now, he would need to collect the man’s aura to perform a Soul Locking Across a Thousand Miles.

A stick of incense later, Li Tiansheng opened his eyes with a helpless expression.

"The aura in this residence has already been disrupted by the formation’s might and the Ice Blade Talisman. It’s scattered and disordered, nearly imperceptible. I’m truly powerless."

Hearing this, the Masked Cultivator’s gaze shifted slightly as he looked toward the Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion.

The criminal had escaped, but someone had to take the blame for the losses. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to give the Shen Clan an explanation.

...

Unnamed Mountain Range, crude residence.

Chen Beiwu stared fixedly at the ten spirit stones on the table.

"Woof?"

Iron Egg tilted his head, looking concerned.

"I’m fine. Just feeling a bit regretful." Chen Beiwu exhaled a deep breath and looked toward Biyuan Market, sighing, "I only threw out a Mixed-Grade Cultivation Method to test the waters, but I didn’t expect the cultivators of the Southern Wastes to be even more short-sighted than I imagined."

At this point, a cold edge appeared in Chen Beiwu’s smile. "Of course, it could also be that they thought they had me figured out, so they acted without restraint."

"Or perhaps they believe I’ve hidden something, leaving behind a continuation of the Foundation Establishment cultivation method."

To determine which possibility it was, he had deliberately arranged talisman formations in the residence before leaving.

If those talisman formations were triggered, it would indicate that Biyuan Market was too unsafe and not suitable for conducting cultivation-related business.

"Blub." Gold Egg blew bubbles, opening its mouth wide.

Of all the words Chen Beiwu said, it only heard the most important one: "eat."

So that must mean it’s almost mealtime.

"Woof."

Iron Egg reached out its paw and disdainfully pushed Gold Egg aside.

Eat, eat, eat. This guy only knew how to eat all day long, and couldn’t even understand cultivation.

"No need to worry too much." Chen Beiwu glanced at Iron Egg.

There were plenty of cultivation markets across the Earth Proliferation Territory in the Southern Wastes.

Even if Biyuan Market was no longer viable, he could always go to other markets to acquire Phoenix Yellow Dendrobium and continue selling.

"Shen Clan of Ze Kingdom." Chen Beiwu put away the spirit stones, a murderous glint in his eyes.

Even without thinking, he could guess who the mastermind behind Wanwan truly was.

The Shen Clan’s power was formidable, with three Foundation Establishment experts holding the fort. He couldn’t afford to provoke them for now, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t stir trouble at Biyuan Market.

After all, destruction was always easier than creation.

If he were truly set on revenge, he could at the very least paralyze several trade routes within Biyuan Market. But Chen Beiwu had no such plans.

The reason was simple. Although he had been schemed against, he hadn’t suffered a major loss.

The Hidden Abyss Manual he released only contained the first three layers. Even if the cultivation method leaked and every rogue cultivator in the Southern Wastes began practicing it, the value of the remaining method he kept wouldn’t decrease — it would skyrocket.

Because demand determined value.

Of course, the more important reason was that Chen Beiwu and Gold Egg were currently at a critical stage in switching cultivation methods. Engaging in combat now would risk damaging their foundation.

‘Forget it. A gentleman’s revenge, even after ten years, is not too late.’

With that thought, Chen Beiwu activated the Gate of Ten Directions with a flick of his mind and returned home to the cultivation room with Gold and Iron Egg.

Transforming spiritual power didn’t require a high concentration of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy — it only needed a safe environment.

"Buzz buzz!"

An hour later, Chen Beiwu’s phone vibrated and a message popped up.

He ended his cultivation technique circulation, unlocked his phone, and saw a strange message from the Purple Dendrobium Trading Association of Yuan-Kong County.

"A gentleman loves wealth and takes it through the proper way."

Looking at the message, Chen Beiwu frowned.

There were four trading associations selling medicinal herbs in Yuan-Kong County, and the Purple Dendrobium Trading Association was one of them.

Several Foundation Establishment rogue cultivators sat in command of the association, monopolizing the entire dendrobium business in Yuan-Kong County.

Such a force wouldn’t stand out within Fallen Dragon Manor, not even qualifying as a Foundation Establishment family.

But in a county, it was a colossus that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators dared not provoke.

Realizing this, a serious expression surfaced in Chen Beiwu’s eyes.

What did they mean by "taking it through the proper way"?

With a bit of thought, it was clear that the message’s implication was quite audacious.

Without paying homage, he had sold Yellow-Tailed Dendrobium online — this likely infringed upon the Purple Dendrobium Trading Association’s interests.

"Bang bang bang."

At that moment, heavy knocking came from the front door downstairs.

Chen Beiwu went down and opened the door, only to find no one outside. Instead, a delicate gift box had been left on the doorstep.

He glanced at the gift, cautiously circulated his spiritual power to open it, and found inside a letter from the Purple Dendrobium Trading Association along with a blood-stained needle — a clear warning.

"Huff." Chen Beiwu exhaled deeply.

Someone had once said on the Ten Thousand Spirits app that success in business within the Immortal Alliance had little to do with business acumen and everything to do with cultivation strength.

Now, it seemed that this wasn’t just empty talk. No wonder students from Shouhe No. 2 High School often said that businesses operating in Yuan-Kong County all had some backing from powerful cultivators.

For a solitary merchant like him, even if he managed to build up a business, it would easily attract envy.

The Purple Dendrobium Trading Association’s warning was proof.

Chen Beiwu picked up the letter, opened it, and took out the paper inside.

"Monthly pay of thirty Spirit Yuan. Stream for the Purple Dendrobium Trading Association in name only and earn five percent of online sales revenue."

Reading this, Chen Beiwu laughed.

No wonder the Purple Dendrobium Trading Association could only develop within Yuan-Kong County — this approach of hitting first then offering a sweet date was laughable.

If they were going to offer something sweet, they might as well offer more.

At five percent of online sales, how was that different from working for free? He might as well give up the Yellow-Tailed Dendrobium business.

Thinking this, Chen Beiwu read on.

"You may refuse, but within Yuan-Kong County, those without the Purple Dendrobium Trading Association’s seal are prohibited from selling Yellow-Tailed Dendrobium. Once is forgivable, twice is not."

"As an apology, we offer a First-Tier High-Grade magical artifact, the Vein-Corroding Needle, to compensate your loss."

Chen Beiwu put away the paper.

Calling a threat a gift — the Purple Dendrobium Trading Association certainly knew how to cover all bases.

The Vein-Corroding Needle was a dual-attribute Wood-Water exotic artifact. Once it struck, it would infiltrate the cultivator’s body, corroding meridians and spiritual power, and within three breaths, grow into a thorny flower that devoured the cultivator’s blood essence — an extremely vicious magical artifact.

Because it could damage a cultivator’s dantian foundation, it was also known as the Genius-Killing Needle.

With that, the purpose of this gift was crystal clear.

The Purple Dendrobium Trading Association didn’t care about a single streaming session or some so-called Qi Refining genius. They had only one goal:

To prevent Chen Beiwu from entering the dendrobium market and cutting into their profits — unless he could present sufficient leverage.

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