Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

Moreover, the lowest cultivation level among that group of cultivators was at least at the late stage of Qi Refining; they were almost all elites, with no ordinary fodder among them.

In addition, Hunwen Daojun and many direct descendants of the Hunyuan lineage also took stock of the number of cultivators and other matters.

During this time, he noticed that the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance not only possessed many powerful large flying boats, but also a fifth-tier top-grade flying boat.

Moreover, he also arranged for many powerful individuals to participate in the attack on the Ghost Path Minor Realm. In addition to Yan Siyi, a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of her cultivation, there were also two unfamiliar Nascent Soul cultivators, Star Sea Ancestor and Ling Lihao.

He was utterly surprised.

'The Lingxiao Merchant Alliance truly lives up to its reputation as having a Void Refinement expert behind it. Its flying boats and powerful figures are incredibly abundant, far surpassing ordinary top-tier Nascent Soul merchant alliances. In fact, with its resources, it might even rival some long-established top-tier Nascent Soul families or sects.'

Hunwen Daojun sighed inwardly.

Furthermore, top-tier Nascent Soul merchant alliances are difficult to compare with Nascent Soul families and sects.

After all, most business alliances outside are basically established by various forces or some familiar powerful individuals. Not only are their internal power structures complex, but their foundations are also relatively weak. They are only good at doing business.

In contrast, most of the major families and sects have gradually developed based on spiritual veins. They have a longer development period, a more solid foundation, and more powerful members.

Many families and sects, having ample resources, would even secretly collaborate to establish business alliances.

Therefore, there is a gap in strength and foundation between the two.

However, the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance is slightly different from ordinary merchant alliances, so even though it has a strong foundation, Hunwen Daojun did not suspect it.

Immediately afterwards, he considered that the Lingxiao Business Alliance was, after all, a key focus of his own Hunyuan lineage.

In addition, he was particularly curious about the sudden appearance of Xinghai Ancestor and Ling Lihao from the Lingxiao Business Alliance, so he went up to Yan Siyi to greet her and asked her questions.

"Madam Ling, who are those two fellow cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage?"

"That middle-aged cultivator's Daoist name is Xinghai. He was half a master to my husband during his early years of cultivation. He helped my husband overcome many tribulations and was very kind to him. Moreover, he was quite skilled. He was not only good at swordsmanship but also at magic and even practiced array formations, alchemy, and other Daoist arts."

"As for that younger cultivator, he is a junior of my husband and me, named Ling Lihao. He is a talisman cultivator who is skilled in the Dao of Talismans."

"Most of the high-level talismans or formations that our Lingxiao Merchant Alliance used to sell were made by them."

"In the past, they mostly cultivated in seclusion in various parts of the Qingxia Realm. However, the attack on that small Ghost Realm by my Lingxiao Merchant Alliance and your clan was quite dangerous, so my husband and I specifically sought their help."

Yan Siyi considered that Xinghai Patriarch and Ling Lihao would be participating in the upcoming Ghost Path Minor Realm War with her, and indirectly, their methods would probably be impossible to conceal. Therefore, rather than hiding them, it would be better to take the initiative to reveal them.

This also avoids creating a rift with the Hunyuan lineage.

Secondly, although Ancestor Xinghai and Ling Lihao came to the Qingxia Realm through the Cold Spirit Minor Realm under the command of the Extreme Cold Immortal Sect.

However, Ling Pengyun now holds a high position in the Extreme Cold Immortal Sect, so he secretly used some special means to eliminate their direct descendants who came from the Cold Spirit Minor Realm.

Therefore, Yan Siyi was not afraid that the Hunyuan lineage would be able to detect their whereabouts and thus suspect their existence.

Secondly, Yan Siyi's introduction to them was, after all, true.

Therefore, Yan Siyi spoke with utmost sincerity when introducing them.

This made Hunwen Daojun somewhat believe it.

"I truly did not expect that those two fellow Daoists would be related to the Void Refinement senior behind your esteemed merchant alliance, and that those two fellow Daoists are also quite skilled. I am truly sorry for my disrespect."

"After the battle to conquer the small realm is over, I will definitely invite you all for tea."

Upon hearing this, Hunwen Daojun couldn't help but pay more attention to Xinghai Laozu and Ling Lihao.

After all, this kind of Nascent Soul Perfection, which is more familiar to Void Refinement experts, is not comparable to ordinary Nascent Soul Perfection.

"Fellow Daoist Hunwen, you are too kind. I have long heard that you have a high level of cultivation, and seeing you today, it is indeed true."

Star Sea Ancestor and Ling Lihao bowed politely to Hunwen Daojun.

"You two are truly wonderfully right."

"By the way, you two, and Madam Ling, where is that Void Refinement senior from your Merchant Alliance now? Is he going to the front lines to oversee things like my master?"

"The Martial Lord of Mixed Literature asked curiously."

"No, my husband has important matters to attend to and is not able to come here at the moment."

"However, fellow Daoist, rest assured, my husband has given me many powerful trump cards. Even if he did not come, my Lingxiao Merchant Alliance will never hold your family back."

Yan Siyi said in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant.

At the same time, she also intended to use the fact that Ling Pengyun had given her many trump cards to intimidate Hunwen Daojun and the Hunyuan lineage behind him, so as to prevent the Hunyuan lineage and Hunwen Daojun from harming her during the attack on the Ghost Dao Minor Realm.

"Is that so? That's a bit of a pity. My master has been saying that he wants to meet with that senior cultivator from your alliance."

"The Martial Lord of Mixed Literature said with some regret."

“This matter is easy to discuss. In a few years, my husband will come to the Immortal City and take the opportunity to observe our attack on your small realm. It will not be too late for my husband to meet with Senior Hun Tian then.”

Yan Siyi said with a smile.

"Several years from now, your alliance's Void Refinement cultivator will come to Immortal City? That would be a good thing."

Upon hearing this, Hunwen Daojun immediately became interested.

After all, both he and Hunyuan Tianjun were extremely curious about Ling Pengyun's mysterious Void Refinement technique.

Afterwards, he chatted briefly with Yan Siyi and the others before saying goodbye.

'This person is indeed cautious. Fortunately, my husband had already made preparations for this, otherwise it would have been difficult to explain the identities of Ancestor Xinghai and Li Hao this time...'

Yan Siyi watched the departing figure of Hunwen Daojun and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That Hunwen Daojun is indeed worthy of being a direct disciple of the Void Refinement stage. His aura is truly powerful, and I'm afraid his foundation is not weak. In fact, it might even be stronger than ours today. I'm afraid he has quite a good chance of breaking through to the Void Refinement stage."

"Furthermore, the foundations of those Nascent Soul cultivators in the other Immortal Cities and Merchant Alliances around here are also quite good. Although they cannot compare to that Hunwen Daojun, there are at least two or three among them who can rival us."

'This place truly lives up to its name as the Qingxia Realm; I never imagined that such a small territory as the Hunyuan lineage would harbor so many outstanding individuals.'

'I'm even afraid that with our foundations, we're only considered second-rate Nascent Soul cultivators in the Qingxia Realm, and our advantage will be greatly reduced...'

"..."

At this moment, Xinghai Ancestor and Ling Lihao subtly sensed from Hunwen Daojun's aura that his foundation should be quite good, and they couldn't help but feel a bit more admiration for him.

In addition, given their past foundation, they were among the top in both the Frosty Spirit Minor Realm under the Extreme Cold Immortal Sect and the Heavenly River Realm.

This situation is worlds apart from what we have today.

As a result, they were all somewhat discouraged and their spirits dropped.

“Ancestor, Li Hao, you don’t need to overthink it.”

"The resources in the Qingxia Realm are exceptionally abundant, and the various inheritances are also quite profound. Indirectly, the cultivation environment for those at the Nascent Soul stage here is countless times better than ours. Under such circumstances, it is normal for them to be able to condense a strong foundation."

"However, this doesn't mean that their qualifications are... better than ours."

"As long as we can find profound inheritances or some special spiritual objects, our foundation can gradually surpass theirs, and even surpass the Hunwen Daojun."

Yan Siyi had been in the Qingxia Realm for hundreds of years since coming from her family, so she was quite familiar with the cultivators in the Qingxia Realm. In addition, she had subtly guessed what the Star Sea Ancestor and the other person were thinking, so she quickly comforted them.

"What Siyi said makes sense."

Upon hearing this, the Star Sea Ancestor's eyes lit up slightly, and the gloom in his heart was instantly swept away.

'good. ’

Ling Lihao felt the same way. In fact, their desire to make a name for themselves in the Qingxia Realm suddenly became even stronger.

'I wonder what level Li Hao and the Ancestor will reach while adventuring in the Qingxia Realm.'

Yan Siyi watched the changes in Ling Lihao and Xinghai Laozu's expressions and felt relieved, but she also became more curious about them.

It is also worth mentioning that Yan Siyi did not bring Ling Wantong, the leader of the Lingxiao Business Alliance, with her on this trip. Instead, she specially arranged for him to continue to expand the market in Jinyuan Market.

After all, while the Ghost Realm needs to be attacked, the business alliance also needs to be managed.

Moreover, Ling Wantong is not a jack-of-all-trades; he is only relatively good at business management, while his ability in terms of strength is particularly average.

Furthermore, his cultivation level was only in the middle or late stages of the Nascent Soul realm.

Therefore, even if they were brought along, it would not significantly enhance the strength of the merchant alliance.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to arrange for them to continue developing the market in the Jinyuanfang area.

……

at the same time.

the other side.

After briefly reviewing the number of cultivators and flying boats from the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance and other merchant alliances that responded to the call to battle, Lord Hunwen ascended Hunyuan Mountain and sought out Lord Hunyuan, who was meditating there.

At this moment, inside a cave on Hunyuan Mountain.

"Master, all the merchant alliances in Immortal City that made arrangements with us have already sent enough people."

"Upon closer examination, it seems we can set off now."

"By the way, Master, the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance has suddenly gained two Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators. Their identities are currently unknown, but I estimate they are from Lingxiao Mountain."

Hunwen Daojun addressed Hunyuan Tianjun.

"it is good."

Hunyuan Tianjun nodded, then slowly stood up and left the cave with Hunwen Daojun, ascending to the summit of Hunyuan Mountain.

"The Immortal Realm Stabilizing Array!"

"Congeal!"

Immediately afterwards, Hunyuan Tianjun unleashed a unique sixth-order low-grade "Immortal Realm Stabilizing Array".

This array is a spatial array made from many unique and extraordinary spatial array materials, consisting of one hundred and eight array flags.

Once activated, it can quickly shatter space and open up a stable spatial passage, enabling countless cultivators to traverse countless miles in a short time. Its effects are extraordinary, making it a powerful tool for both battle formations and escape.

However, precisely because of this, its value is extremely high, even worth at least several thousand sixth-order spirit crystals, far beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Hunyuan Tianjun discovered a vast, unknown demon realm in his early years and gained many benefits from it, he probably wouldn't have been able to obtain such a thing.

"Break it for me!"

At this moment, as Hunyuan Tianjun continuously channeled spiritual power into it, the 108 array flags of the Immortal Realm Array immediately floated in the air, scattering countless spatial array patterns that intertwined together.

Finally, an incredibly powerful spatial fluctuation erupted.

Furthermore, several years ago, Hunyuan Tianjun had already left a spatial coordinate in the void near that special ghost realm.

In addition, he had informed the top Nascent Soul forces behind the Qingxia Realm in advance of his intention to attack a small realm under the jurisdiction of the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm, and promised them many benefits.

Therefore, the power of that great formation was not affected by the legendary powerful "world-protecting formation" in the Qingxia Realm.

Instead, it successfully shattered the void and used the spatial coordinates set up by Hunyuan Tianjun in his early years as anchor points to construct an extremely stable and massive spatial channel.

It stands in the void, at least several thousand feet in size, in a circular shape, like a black hole, pitch black, and occasionally flashes with spiritual light, making it look particularly strange.

'With this formation, our Hunyuan lineage will surely be able to launch a surprise attack on that small ghost realm.'

Seeing this, Hunyuan Tianjun secretly felt a sense of anticipation.

“Young friend Hunyuan, don’t forget the agreement we made back then, otherwise I won’t be able to explain to the forces behind you.”

Just then, a clear and ethereal voice silently entered the mind of Hunyuan Tianjun.

"Don't worry, senior. Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, I will definitely deliver everything I promised to you afterward."

Upon hearing this, Hunyuan Tianjun trembled and then respectfully transmitted his voice to the voice.

"That's good."

That ethereal voice rang out once more.

However, it then seemed to disappear without a trace.

'Their methods are truly formidable. I never expected that even with such powerful formations set up in both my Hunyuan Immortal City and Hunyuan Mountain, they could still send me a silent message. Is this the skill of a late-stage Refinement Void cultivator?'

Upon seeing this, Hunyuan Tianjun couldn't help but secretly admire him.

The person who transmitted the message earlier was a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator who was in charge of the protective array of the Qingxia Realm.

It belongs to a powerful top-tier Void Refinement force in the Qingxia Realm.

In addition, the reason why Hunyuan Tianjun was able to open up spatial channels at will using the great formation was mainly due to his assistance.

Otherwise, let alone his sixth-grade low-level Immortal Realm Stabilizing Array, even a sixth-grade high-level Immortal Realm Stabilizing Array might not have been able to accomplish this task.

After all, it is said that the protective array of the Qingxia Realm is extremely powerful.

As for the agreement between him and that late-stage Void Refinement expert, it was for the cost of opening a spatial passage.

The Primordial Heavenly Lord had previously given him 360 spirit crystals.

After the matter is completed, he will need to be given 760 spirit crystals.

However, it is rumored that he only collected this profit on behalf of others, and that it would need to be handed over to the top Void Refinement forces behind him afterward.

Secondly, although the cost of opening the spatial passage was extremely high, the value of the Ghost Path small realm discovered by the Hunyuan lineage was still quite good.

With proper management and disregarding all expenses, it is estimated that the cost can be recouped in less than several thousand years.

From then on, the profits generated by that small ghost realm were pure profit.

However, this is contingent on... the attack on that Ghost Realm going smoothly.

"If the attack fails, my Hunyuan lineage will suffer a great loss."

The Primordial Heavenly Lord attached great importance to this matter.

Immediately afterwards, his expression hardened, and he took to the air, using a special amplification technique to shout loudly to the large number of direct descendants of the Hunyuan lineage, as well as the cultivators sent by the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance and other Immortal City Merchant Alliances.

"Fellow Daoists, follow me on this expedition."

Immediately afterwards, Hunyuan Tianjun led Hunwen Daojun onto a high-level flying boat belonging to the Hunyuan lineage, and drove the flying boat, carrying many direct descendants of the Hunyuan lineage, into the stable spatial passage first.

The flying boat fleet of the Lingxiao Merchant Alliance and other immortal city merchant alliances followed closely behind.

For a moment, the scene was incredibly grand.

Countless large airships took to the skies, forming a massive fleet. (End of Chapter)