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Biyou Fairy City.

Penglai Pavilion.

This was the largest trading hub in Biyou Fairy City and could even be considered a benchmark in the industry.

Ye Hongyu brought Su Alkaid directly to the VIP room and explained, "Although Biyou Fairy City has developed over the past decades and many trading houses and sects from around the world have established branches here, due to the distance, the scales of these branches aren’t very large. When it comes to transactions involving millions of Pure Yang Great Pills, it’s better to conduct them at the Penglai Pavilion."

After saying this, she added, "Of course, if Dao Friend Alkaid wants to sell elsewhere, I will assist throughout the process. However, many storefronts lack the capacity to absorb so much inventory at once and it might take more time..."

"That will be fine," Su Alkaid said. "I of course trust Dao Friend Ye."

Ye Hongyu slightly relaxed upon hearing this.

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"True Disciple Ye."

The middle-aged man greeted Ye Hongyu and then gave a polite bow to Su Alkaid, "Real Person Alkaid, I am Qing Qiu, the pavilion master of Penglai Pavilion. Please rest assured, Penglai Pavilion will offer a fair price."

Alkaid was somewhat surprised by what the middle-aged man said.

The Penglai Immortal Sect’s storefront in Biyou Fairy City—The pavilion master of Penglai Pavilion only had a Blazing White Golden Core?

With hundreds of millions in business each year, not to mention having a Hollow Void Elder in charge, at least a Hollow Void War Immortal should guard it, but instead...

A Blazing White Golden Core?

His cultivation level seemed rather low.

However, he did not show any displeasure and simply brought out a prepared Storage Treasure, "Please have a look."

"Thank you for your trust," Qing Qiu said, taking the Storage Treasure, extracting the items one by one, and having his people behind him verify and price each one.

This process wasn’t fast.

Su Alkaid waited patiently by the side.

It took a full day for Qing Qiu and the others from Penglai Pavilion to complete the appraisal of these items.

After some calculations, the pavilion master looked at Su Alkaid, "If Real Person would entrust all these items to Penglai Pavilion, we would be willing to purchase them for 1.42 million. What do you think?"

"1.42 million..."

The items Su Alkaid brought out for sale of course were not all the spoils from his conquests over the Xi Family and Xuan Shuang.

Some of the items he reserved for himself as they were useful and not intended for sale.

The true value of these items should be around 1.5 to 1.55 million. Considering that Penglai Pavilion needed a profit margin, this offer was lower by about 10%, yet he did not reject it.

Before he could speak, Ye Hongyu interjected, "Pavilion Master Qing Qiu, Real Person Alkaid saved my life, and our Sect Leader always teaches us to repay our debts of gratitude. Therefore, I’d like to use some of my authority as a true disciple to handle this sale to Penglai Pavilion myself, if that’s alright?"

Qing Qiu was slightly taken aback and seemed somewhat troubled.

But quickly, he seemed to think of something and continued, "Since True Disciple Ye has the intention to repay gratitude, Penglai Pavilion is also willing to facilitate this. Even if it means purchasing these items at a price of about 1.53 million, we would buy them from Real Person Alkaid. How does that sound?"

With the potential to earn another 110 thousand Pure Yang Great Pills, Su Alkaid naturally wouldn’t refuse.

These pills could be used by the Nine Cauldrons Sect to cultivate several Sunburst Golden Cores.

He then agreed, "Let’s do as Pavilion Master Qing Qiu suggests."

He also smiled and nodded at Ye Hongyu.

After Su Alkaid expressed his stance, Qing Qiu quickly mobilized the resources.

1.53 million Pure Yang Great Pills weren’t a small amount, and even Penglai Pavilion couldn’t come up with it all at once; they needed to report up to the sect.

"By the way, Biyou Fairy City is renowned for its security. I am considering renting a cave dwelling in Biyou Fairy City for some secluded cultivation. Would that be possible?" Su Alkaid asked.

"Of course, that’s possible," Qing Qiu said with a slight smile. "As long as Real Person Alkaid has not offended any Dao Lord-level figures, Biyou Fairy City can ensure the safety of any guests within the city."

Ye Hongyu also spoken, "Sometimes, some elixirs are sold in the fairy city, and cultivators will refine them here. Indeed, we do have specific cave dwellings prepared for this purpose, but the rental price depends on the cultivation level and the duration... With Dao Friend Alkaid’s Golden Core Ninth Layer cultivation, renting for one year would be 10,000 Pure Yang Great Pills, for three years 20,000, and for ten years 50,000."

After speaking, she added, "You can generally only rent for up to ten years. After ten years, a new lease agreement must be signed."

Upon hearing this, Su Alkaid understood the implications behind Ye Hongyu’s words.

Biyou Fairy City, backed by the Penglai Immortal Sect, offered such a service of indirect protection.

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But the Penglai Immortal Sect did not fully commit.

They would only shelter a cultivator for up to ten years.

After ten years, renegotiating the lease...

This introduced another problem.

If other forces were determined to eliminate a seeker of refuge, they could simply rent all the available cave dwellings at once.

There was a waiting list system for cave dwelling rentals, and those dwellings nearing the expiration of their lease became available for new contracts.

Of course, if a cultivator were wealthy enough to rent two or three dwellings simultaneously, the period could be extended indefinitely, spanning decades or even centuries.

But the cost in elixirs during this time...

Would be in the millions or even tens of millions.

"For now, help me arrange a cave dwelling for a ten-year term."

Alkaid spoke.

"I will have someone arrange it, but because there is a background checking process, it will take a few days."

Ye Hongyu responded solemnly, "Rest assured, Alkaid, even if the Xi Liu from the Xi Family comes to Biyou Fairy City, they will not dare to act rashly."

Clearly, she assumed that Alkaid’s renting of the cave dwelling was to avoid a Hollow Void powerhouse from the Xi Family.

Alkaid nodded, about to say something, when suddenly, a brilliant glow erupted above the Fairy City, seemingly indicating the activation of a formation.

Immediately after, four enormous auras, each powerful enough to shake the Void, rolled in.

This sudden disturbance changed the expressions of Ye Hongyu, Qing Qiu, and Alkaid in unison.

Was this...

Top-tier powerhouses rapidly approaching!?

But to approach Biyou Fairy City without concealing their presence, could it be that they intend to attack Biyou Fairy City!?

Do they even consider the rules that the Penglai Immortal Sect set for Biyou Fairy City!?

At the next moment, a clear light shot up into the sky within Biyou Fairy City.

Accompanied by a stable and severe scolding Divine Sense: "Who dares to wreak havoc in my Biyou Fairy City!"

Feeling this Divine Sense, both Ye Hongyu and Qing Qiu showed relieved expressions.

"It’s Guardian Elder Luli."

"Our Guardian Elder of Biyou Fairy City has stepped up!"

...

Outside Biyou Fairy City!

Tushan, Hou Feng, Tong Ming, and Mo Shan, four great Hollow Voids, along with Jiang Heavenly Venerable, the tag-along, had hurried and finally caught up soon after Alkaid arrived at Biyou Fairy City.

However, upon realizing their target had entered Biyou Fairy City, the expressions of the Hollow Voids shifted.

Especially Tushan, who was merely leading the way, began to think about withdrawing, saying outright, "Gentlemen, as that criminal Alkaid obviously knows he is greatly at fault, he’s hiding in Biyou Fairy City. I’ve found the man for you, what you do next to take him out is up to you."

Having said that, he left the group.

Recollecting the domineering actions of that Dao Lord from the Penglai Immortal Sect and the rules she set for Biyou Fairy City, Hou Feng, Tong Ming, and Mo Shan felt the situation was tricky.

As for Jiang Heavenly Venerable, his face visibly darkened.

"Damn... this Su Alkaid, if we catch him, he’ll definitely be slapped to death instantly upon confrontation, but he keeps fleeing everywhere like a maggot, only thinking of various ways to be revolting!"

Jiang Heavenly Venerable spoke coldly.

The other Hollow Voids nodded in agreement.

It was just Alkaid’s luck to hide in Biyou Fairy City.

That Dao Lord’s methods in handling Heavenly Sea Sword Pavilion those years ago...

Even though they all had reached Hollow Void, recalling those methods still made their scalps explode.

"What do we do?"

Tong Ming asked.

"This Alkaid is, after all, the murderer of a True Disciple of my Heavenly Dao Sect! That Dao Lord from the Penglai Immortal Sect can’t be completely unreasonable, can she? We could explain our side to the Guardians of Biyou Fairy City, assuming they won’t offend our Heavenly Dao Sect over a traitor, especially without eliminating Heavenly Sea Sword Pavilion first."

Hou Feng said.

"And our Taiyi Immortal Sect,"

Jiang Heavenly Venerable added timely.

Mo Shan glanced at him...

Jiang Heavenly Venerable had no right to speak for Taiyi Immortal Sect.

However, with his status as a True Disciple, if he wanted to wave the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s banner, Mo Shan wouldn’t stop him.

Being able to leverage one’s own influential power was indeed part of the test scope for disciples from his Lord.

"Good, with our two Sects’ Hollow Voids together, Penglai Immortal Sect’s Luli can hardly justify a confrontation over a disciple who hasn’t even reached Hollow Void."

"Indeed, let us demonstrate the authority of Hollow Void Elders of the Ten Great Immortal Paths."

"Let’s go."

The three Hollow Voids spoke, reached a consensus, and marched directly towards Biyou Fairy City, projecting the imposing presence of Hollow Void powerhouses.

However...

They had clearly underestimated the Penglai Immortal Sect’s commitment to Biyou Fairy City.

Since its establishment, the Penglai Immortal Sect couldn’t compare with the major top orders in terms of foundation and assets, and the Demon Race occupied many resource points in the Deep Blue Sea, posing significant risks to any excavations they pursued.

In this situation, another key revenue source for Biyou Fairy City — renting cave dwellings and selling the most precious "sense of safety" from the Northern Sea Star — had become a crucial income source for the city.

Merely from cave dwellings alone, Biyou Fairy City generated millions of Pure Yang Great Pills for the Penglai Immortal Sect every year.

Therefore, the rule set by the Penglai Immortal Sect for Biyou Fairy City was taken with extreme seriousness.

When Lu Luli sensed the aggressive approach of Hou Feng, Tong Ming, and Mo Shan, although alone, he confronted them without yielding.

The Guardian Elder of the Penglai Immortal Sect bellowed, putting himself directly in front of the Hollow Voids from Heavenly Dao Sect and Taiyi Immortal Sect, and sternly declared, "Either temper your aura to prevent harm to the lower-ranked cultivators and follow the rules laid down by the Penglai Immortal Sect, or... leave the Deep Blue Sea."

His Flying Sword transformed into a beam of light, pointing directly at the three imposing beings, and he severely stated, "My Penglai Immortal Sect’s territory welcomes no one who does not abide by the rules!"