Old Tao glanced at Lu Yin and quietly suggested, "Although the Four Horse Association isn't easy to deal with, our Dayu Villa is even more so. They even dared to carve words for the Extreme Palace, so why wouldn't Master dare? Furthermore, the battles at Jianyuan and Southbound Realm have established Master's reputation. No matter how powerful the Four Horse Association is, do you think that Yu Sang Tian will protect them personally?"
"That's why I'm guessing that the Four Horse Association won't dare to face Master. We'll do what we did before and swagger around. The entire spiritualized universe will know that we're looking for trouble with the Four Horse Association, so they'll definitely think of a way to deal with us. They definitely won't be able to beat us in a fight, so the only way is to help us find the murderer who killed the Eight Willows and Yi Yao."
"That saves us a lot of trouble."
Ru Mu was puzzled. "What if the Four Horse Association really did it?"
Old Tao was fierce. "Then we won't say anything. Just deal with them."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Are you that worried about clashing with the Four Horse Association?"
Old Tao blinked. "No, isn't that saving us a lot of trouble?"
Ru Mu smiled faintly. "According to what you've said, there are only two possible outcomes. One, Si Ma Commerce escapes. Two, Si Ma Commerce finds a scapegoat. Moreover, it's a scapegoat that can convince us."
"Regardless of the situation, we don't need to face them head-on. Senior Old Tao, am I right?"
Old Tao was solemn. "You're underestimating the Four Horse Association's abilities. They can definitely help us find the murderer. Even if they can't, Beyond Heaven and the Gate of Arts will find a way to help them. They want to protect the Four Horse Association."
Lu Yin stood up. "It's decided."
Everyone looked at him.
Lu Yin looked into the distance. "We won't alarm anyone and will look for the Four Horse Association."
Yuan Qi exhaled. They were looking for the Four Horse Association not just for the Eight Willows and Yi Yao, but also for Yu Sang Tian. Old Tao's reminder had been timely, and it had eliminated the possibility of the Four Horse Association escaping.
Old Tao's expression turned bitter. Master, I can't figure it out.
Why are you so willing to find trouble with them?
"Where is the Four Horse Association?" Lu Yin asked.
Old Tao coughed. "The Grand Haven."
Yuan Qi was surprised. "Yi Sang Tian?
Didn't they say that they weren't annexed by the Haven? "
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Old Tao said, "Yi Sang Tian's main chamber of commerce covers the entire spiritualized universe and indirectly covers all the parallel universes that are connected to the spiritualized universe. It's not realistic to just allocate resources in the Grand Universal Region. This leads to the idea of using regional allocation as the core. The parallel universes will allocate resources to the spiritualized universe, and the spiritualized universe will then allocate resources to the 36 regions. Finally, through the 36 regions, they will be transferred to the Grand Universal Region.
. "The Haven can gather the entire spiritualized universe's resources.
There are simply too many of them. The Four Horse Trade Consortium will be able to find the materials needed to create the Sequence Foundation from these resources. Of course, they won't be able to find them in the Grand Universal Domain, but rather, they will be able to find them in the thirty-six domains. This is the authority granted to the Four Horse Trade Consortium by Beyond Heaven. "
"There are five dispatching chambers of commerce in the 36 domains. All the spiritualized universe's resources will be sent to the Grand Universal Domain through these five dispatching chambers of commerce. Before that, the Four Horse Chamber of Commerce can look for materials to create the Sequence Base from the resources of these five chambers of commerce. This is also one of the sources of materials for the Sequence Base.
"There are people from Four Horse Association in all five merchant associations."
There were many resources in the spiritualized universe's parallel space-time continuums. If they were all gathered in the Haven, it would be difficult for the Haven to handle these resources. It would be too messy.
If these resources were distributed one by one, it would be easy for them to reach the Haven in an orderly manner. There would also be fewer cultivators protecting the resources, which would make it easier to manage.
When Four Horse Association arranged for people to go to the merchant associations in the thirty-six regions, it would also be easy to find the materials to make the Sequence Foundation.
The difference between the spiritualized universe and the Tian Yuan Universe was that they were unified. The Tian Yuan Universe was too chaotic, and Lu Yin had wasted a lot of time searching for resources throughout the Tian Yuan Universe to create energy sources and mechas. He had encountered many cultivators along the way who had tried to rob him. Although he had not personally dealt with these matters, it did not mean that they did not exist.
In the spiritualized universe, such matters would not occur.
It would make it easier to unify the resources to Beyond Heaven.
Yuan Qi sighed. "When I was still around, the spiritualized universe's merchant associations were not completely unified. They were scattered everywhere, and if you wanted to find resources, you had to search the entire spiritualized universe."
Old Tao said, "Now, you just have to go to the Haven, and you can find even the rarest resources there. There's no need to waste time and energy running all over the spiritualized universe."
"Yi Sangtian has contributed a lot to the spiritualized universe in terms of resources."
"There's also the Wisdom Sky Region's methods." Lu Yin was certain.
Old Tao did not know about this. Many things had the Wisdom Sky Region's influence behind them, but one could only see it clearly when one reached a certain height.
"If Master wants to find the Four Horse Merchant Association, then there's an opportunity right now. It won't attract any attention, and you'll definitely be able to find the Four Horse Merchant Association," Old Tao said.
Lu Yin stared at him. "You're not still thinking of ways to avoid clashing with the Four Horse Merchant Association, are you?"
Old Tao laughed dryly. "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. After Master's decision, I'll follow the Dayu Villa's will. I can only be at your beck and call and share your burdens."
Ru Mu laughed.
Yuan Qi looked at Old Tao. This was a talent.
"Speak."
Old Tao's expression trembled. "I just said that the spiritualized universe's resources will be centralized in the Haven. Before the Haven, there were five merchant associations in the thirty-six filaments. It's not easy to become a merchant association, as many resources will pass through the merchant association's hands. Some resources can even be purchased by the merchant association themselves, which means that they have the priority to purchase the entire spiritualized universe's resources. This is a lucrative position, and it's not only useful to the merchant association, but it's also useful to others. Thus, there are many merchant associations vying for these five positions.
"The merchant association's positions change once every twenty years, and we can use this opportunity to compete for them. Four Horse Merchant Association will definitely have important figures present, and they might even interfere with the merchant association's affairs and allow the other merchant associations to succeed. This way, we won't be exposed."
"You want us to compete for the merchant association's position?"
"There's no need. The Hundred Herb Domain already has its own merchant association, and it was once a merchant association when it was flourishing. However, as it declined, it lost all hope of competing for this position. We can use this opportunity," Old Tao said.
The Hundred Herb Domain had once flourished, but it had declined due to Yu Shan's words. It had practically become a cultivation desert, and no one dared to come here anymore. Especially with Yu Shan keeping an eye on it, the Hundred Herb Domain had become a forbidden zone for cultivators.
However, there were many ordinary people living here.
Compared to Lu Yin and the others, the Hundred Herb Domain was not considered large, and they could cross it with a single step. However, if one's cultivation was lowered to the Progenitor realm, the Hundred Herb Domain would still be very large, and it would not be that easy to cross over. If one's cultivation was lower, such as a Half-Ancestor, an Emissary, or even an Enlighter, then the Hundred Herb Domain would be very large.
After all, it was one of the thirty-six filaments.
Here, even a mountain range could contain a starry sky. It was like a pond civilization in a starry sky, and there were many such civilizations.
There was a mountain range that was once very famous in the Hundred Herb Region. It was called the Hundred Leaf Mountain Range because of the Hundred Leaf Merchant Guild that had once appeared there. The Hundred Leaf Merchant Guild had represented the Hundred Herb Region and obtained a quota for the 36 Regions Merchant Guilds. At that time, countless resources had been gathered in the Hundred Herb Region, causing the Hundred Herb Region to be envied by countless people and also causing the Hundred Leaf Merchant Guild to become famous.
Unfortunately, the Hundred Leaves Mountain Range had declined along with the Hundred Herb Domain.
Now, there were only a few people left in the entire merchant association.
Old Tao arrived at the Hundred Leaves Mountain Range, found the ruins of the Hundred Leaves Mountain Range, and entered.
The Hundred Leaves Mountain Range's glory could be vaguely seen from the ruins. The unique symbol of the Hundred Leaves Mountain Range was engraved in every corner, and it was glorious yet simple. There were traces of a spirit treasure array underground, and the entire mountain range was filled with cultivation grounds that were provided to cultivators who transported resources. All sorts of natural treasures had once grown in the depths of the mountain range.
The entire mountain range was one entity, and under the protection of some sort of spirit treasure array, it could withstand a powerhouse of a certain level.
This was the once glorious Hundred Leaves Mountain Range.
Old Tao clasped his hands behind his back and sighed. "What a pity, what a pity."
In a corner, a rock fell and hit the ground with a soft sound.
Old Tao looked over, and under the shadow of the ruins, a person was lying there, sleeping. If not for the sound, one might not have noticed him.
This person was like a normal person, and did not have any noticeable aura. His body was covered with grass, and there were wine jars beside him. He looked dispirited, like he was just waiting to die.
Old Tao came in front of this person, and kicked him.
With a bang, the wine jar shattered, and the person who was sleeping was kicked to the ground. He cried out, and jumped up while covering his butt: "Who, who disturbed your grandfather's sleep?"
Old Tao smiled at this person: "Long time no see, Old Man Ye."
The person who was sleeping had a face full of vicissitudes, and his clothes were ragged. His grey beard was still dripping with wine, and his eyes were red, filled with anger.
Seeing Old Tao, this person's eyes widened, and he laughed: "It's you, old friend."
Old Tao smiled: "Long time no see."
"Yes, yes, long time no see."
Suddenly, this person threw a grey substance at Old Tao, and the smile on his face did not fade. He grabbed the wine jar and smashed it at Old Tao's head. Old Tao was already prepared, and easily dodged. The wine jar hit the ground with a loud sound, and shattered. Old Tao was scared: "You old man, you are still so treacherous."
The person gritted his teeth: "You old man, you kicked me the moment we met, who's the treacherous one?"
"If I didn't do this, would you have gotten up?"
"Scram, scram as far as you can."