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The Meiyou Chamber of Commerce is the largest in the Western Region. The teleportation array of the Tianyun Chamber of Commerce in the Eastern Region is connected and cooperates with Meiyou, making it so that the four major chambers of commerce in the Spirit Dust Realm’s four regions all have collaborations.
After all, just the teleportation array alone brings in a considerable profit.
As soon as Ambrose Lu and his companions stepped out of the Meiyou Chamber of Commerce, they were surrounded by many Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators!
“Honored Seniors, are you here in the Western Region to witness the Ascension Tribulation? There are still two months before the old ancestor of the Carefree Courtyard crosses the tribulation. Would you like me to show you around? I’m a native of the Western Region and know it very well!”
“Senior, I’m known as the Western Region’s know-it-all. I’m better than him! Choose me, choose me!”
“Senior… I have an elderly mother at home, I…”
“Get lost, Little Blackie. You say that every time. If you’re going to lie, at least come up with something new. We’re all cultivators now; who still has ties to the mundane world?”
The young cultivators looked hopeful, chattering and jostling each other.
Seeing this, Mark Gu felt a bit awkward and marveled at how an Ascension Tribulation by a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator could stir up such an economic frenzy, creating a rush to earn Spirit Stones.
“Uh, sir, what do you think?” Mark Gu couldn’t make the decision and turned to look at Ambrose Lu.
Old Turtle couldn’t speak, otherwise, Mark Gu knew this group of young cultivators would have been driven away long ago.
Ambrose Lu said softly, “Any of them will do.”
Hearing this, Mark Gu nodded respectfully, then looked at a skinny, dark-skinned cultivator among the crowd and smiled, “Little Blackie, come forward. It’s you.”
“Uh…”
The group of cultivators was stunned, then glared at Little Blackie before quickly retreating with bowed heads.
Since the seniors had made their choice, they didn’t dare to cause trouble.
Little Blackie pointed at himself in surprise, “Senior, can I really?”
Mark Gu smiled, “Of course. We’re not very familiar with the Western Region, so you can guide us.”
With that, he handed over a mid-grade Spirit Stone.
Little Blackie was stunned, trembling as he accepted it. He had been trying to get jobs outside the Meiyou Chamber of Commerce for two and a half years and had never received so many Spirit Stones. “S-Senior, isn’t this too much? I can’t accept it.”
Mark Gu chuckled, “It’s fine. As long as you guide us well, there will be more Spirit Stones for you!”
Sir?
Hearing this, Little Blackie instinctively looked at Ambrose Lu and quickly bowed, “Greetings, sir!”
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“Sir, honored seniors, we are currently at the Meiyou Chamber of Commerce in the southern part of the Western Region. The Carefree Courtyard is in the central area. If we travel at full speed on a Spirit Boat, we can reach it in ten to fifteen days.”
Little Blackie walked beside them, nodding and bowing as he introduced the area, his expression full of excitement. It was clear how much motivation that mid-grade Spirit Stone had given him!
Along the way, Old Turtle saw how talkative Little Blackie was and couldn’t help but want to chat a bit, but unfortunately, he couldn’t.
He was going crazy.
Chu Xiruo remained quietly on the side, not bothering to say a word.
“Hehe, Little Blackie, the sir must be tired now. Do you know of any quiet places in the Meiyou Chamber of Commerce where we can rest?” Mark Gu asked with a smile.
“Of course! If you want quiet, it has to be the Late Autumn Residence. Follow me, seniors.”
Little Blackie bowed and then hopped ahead to lead the way, looking like a happy chicken.
Mark Gu’s eyes lit up. Having a local guide was indeed convenient. He then looked at Ambrose Lu.
“Let’s go to the Late Autumn Residence then. We’ll rest there for two days before heading to the Carefree Courtyard,” Ambrose Lu said with a faint smile.
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Two days later.
“Little Blackie, you’ve done well these past two days. Here, take these.”
Mark Gu casually handed over a handful of low-grade Spirit Stones, smiling.
“Thank you, honored seniors!”
Little Blackie happily put the Spirit Stones into his storage bag at his waist. To be honest, he hadn’t done much these past two days, just followed the instructions of the white-bearded old man and took the mute, hunched old man to a brothel.
These Spirit Stones came easily. Indeed, the generosity of big shots is impressive.
A year without business, but one deal lasts three years.
With a swish, the Spirit Boat turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the distance under Little Blackie’s respectful gaze.
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Twelve days later.
Ambrose Lu and his companions arrived at the center of the Western Region on their Spirit Boat and walked leisurely towards the Carefree Courtyard.
Along the way, they saw various Spirit Boats and flying Spirit Artifacts traversing the sky, all heading towards the Carefree Courtyard, showing the impact of the old ancestor’s Ascension Tribulation.
No one dared to provoke Ambrose Lu and his group along the way.
A few days ago, after Old Turtle’s mouth was unsealed, he started talking non-stop again. Ambrose Lu had no choice but to seal his mouth for another two and a half months.
Old Turtle was devastated, tears streaming down his face as he begged, but Ambrose Lu remained unmoved.
On this day, the thunder tribulation that had driven Mark Gu away from the Tianyun Chamber of Commerce descended again.
He successfully crossed the tribulation and advanced to the mid-stage Elemental Infant.
Without that cup of Azure Sea Immortal Brew at the Nameless Tavern, it would have taken him at least sixty years to break through to the mid-stage.
During the tribulation, many cultivators with ill intentions tried to take advantage, but they ran into Old Turtle, who was already in a bad mood.
Old Turtle slapped them to death, leaving no trace.
Ambrose Lu and his group didn’t travel quickly, but time passed swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
Today was the day of the Ascension Tribulation, and the weather… was clear.
Outside the Carefree Courtyard.
At the center stood a towering jade stone platform.
Surrounding the platform, countless cultivators sat cross-legged. The innermost twenty figures were all Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators from various regions.
Further out were over a hundred Divine Transformation True Lords, including the Cyan Cloud Sect’s ancestor Jose Shen and the Tianyun Chamber of Commerce’s ancestor.
Beyond them were thousands of Elemental Infant stage ancestors, including the Grand Elder of the Cyan Cloud Sect.
The outermost layer consisted of a vast number of cultivators who were far from the Elemental Infant stage. They hadn’t been invited but had come on their own to watch from a distance. Most of them were Golden Elixir stage cultivators, with a few late and peak Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. There were no Qi Refining stage cultivators.
“Look at those four people! They’re walking straight towards the inner circle! My god!”
“I’ve never seen them before… That man in cyan seems to be the leader. And that female cultivator looks really beautiful, hehe.”
“Seriously, Daoist Friend, can you focus on something normal? We’ve seen all kinds of things as cultivators. It’s just a woman… but she does seem really beautiful, even with a veil. She might even rival Palace Master Qin!”
“I recognize that white-bearded old man. He seems to be Mark Gu from the Cyan Cloud Sect in the Eastern Region!”
“The one known for his exceptional alchemy skills? I’ve heard of him.”
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Ambrose Lu and his group’s movements were very conspicuous, quickly attracting the attention of many Elemental Infant, Divine Transformation, and even Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators!
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