Divine stones, spiritual veins, elixirs, formations, materials...

Various high-level items, piled high with numerous spatial treasures, were dazzling to behold.

certainly.

Although it was compensation, the choice was still in the hands of Akabane-do. Therefore, the 10% of resources they left behind were all extremely special, or rather, the most valuable items.

The six major chambers of commerce also tacitly agreed to divide the irreplaceable items equally.

Things that can be copied, such as cultivation techniques, formations, and pill formulas, are all copied by each other.

In fact, they also knew that the items that Akabane-do had taken out could not possibly be all of Akabane-do's possessions.

after all.

The divine artifacts and small worlds possessed by Hall Master Jie En were not shared with them.

But they also knew very well that they couldn't push too hard; taking away so many resources was already a huge profit.

This is essentially a business with no initial investment.

In fact, the other five chambers of commerce felt that their visit to Chiyu Hall had yielded even greater gains than they had imagined.

And this was all thanks to the powerful leadership of Sect Master Luo.

On the other hand, they were also puzzled.

Why would Sect Master Luo risk offending Ao Yu and the True Dragon Clan to insist on bankrupting the Crimson Feather Hall and obtaining these compensations?

Because in a sense, although it seems like a great gain to take 15% of the resources from the Akabane Hall, it is actually a loss compared to offending the True Dragon Clan.

However, they couldn't pry into these matters.

Soon, the six major chambers of commerce had divided up all of Akabane Hall's resources and then took their leave.

"Elder, farewell!"

"Brother Ao, come visit me at Jinghongxuan sometime."

"Elder, let's talk again when we have time."

...

The six chambers of commerce were in perfect unison, arriving and leaving at the same time, without lingering for a moment.

What infuriated Jie En was that, despite this being the Crimson Feather Hall, the other powerful figures bid farewell to the Grand Elder before leaving, without mentioning him at all.

It was as if they completely ignored him, the leader of the Akabane Hall.

In fact.

Jie En was also very clear about this.

After this incident, Akabane-do was effectively defunct.

Having lost 90% of its resources and suffered a severe blow to its reputation, it is unrealistic to expect it to regain its former glory.

This made Jie En look somewhat dazed.

The fall of the Crimson Feather Hall was too swift. Just two days ago, the Crimson Feather Hall was one of the eight most famous merchant guilds in the desolate region. In just two short days, it fell from its high position and became a shameless scoundrel that everyone condemned.

even.

They also indirectly became stepping stones for the other six chambers of commerce, further enhancing their prestige.

And all of this began simply because of one choice he made.

They chose to cooperate with the True Dragon Clan in an attempt to capture Lu Tao.

Looking back now, he feels he was incredibly foolish.

Even with hundreds of races, including the True Dragon Clan, working together, they were unable to find or capture Lu Tao.

But he foolishly believed what the True Dragon Clan said and wanted to capture Lu Tao alive.

After suffering losses, they went so far as to slander the six major chambers of commerce, which ultimately led to this situation.

It's no wonder that Akabane-do has ended up like this.

He also knew that these two things were not actually Akabane-do's fault for making the wrong choices; it was just that they underestimated Lu Tao's abilities, and they were also quite unlucky.

Unfortunately, he encountered a reclusive expert who recorded Wu Heng spreading rumors.

Otherwise, Akabane-do wouldn't have met such a tragic end.

Thinking of Wu Heng's death and the loss of 90% of Chi Yu Hall's resources, Jie En couldn't help but grit his teeth and ask Ao Yu, "Elder, do you know if there is such a powerful figure in the Desolate Region who can see through the disguise of a mid-stage God King from a great distance and record images with a recording stone without being discovered?"

"Or, is there such a divine artifact that can observe from afar without being detected?"

Jieen harbored murderous intent towards the mysterious entity that secretly recorded the images.

If he finds out who it is, no matter the cost, we will lead all the God Kings of the Crimson Feather Hall to kill them to vent our hatred.

The Grand Elder glanced at Jie En silently, pondered for a moment, and then uttered a name, "Lu Tao!"

"Lu Tao???"

When Jie En heard this name, he was almost dumbfounded.

My mind went blank, and I was completely in a daze.

He always thought that it was just bad luck, or rather, that Wu Heng was too unlucky, and that the first city he chose was discovered by a mysterious entity, which then recorded his spreading of rumors.

To everyone's surprise, the so-called mysterious being turned out to be Lu Tao.

"How could this be? How could it be him?"

Jie En looked somewhat dazed, muttering to himself repeatedly, seemingly finding it extremely difficult to accept this fact. He asked with great reluctance, "Elder, how are you so sure that it was Lu Tao?"

He preferred to believe that it was the work of another god-king rather than that it was recorded by Lu Tao.

otherwise.

The current fate of Akabane Hall is the result of his own actions in choosing to deal with Lu Tao, rather than a matter of bad luck.

He could not accept this result.

Ao Yu said in a deep voice, "Back then, the video recordings that Tianyu Pavilion sold to our clan about the secrets of the Black Cat Clan were recorded using the exact same method as the videos released by various chambers of commerce."

"They all used mysterious objects to record from a great distance, and during the recording, they could see through the disguise and not be detected."

Ao Yu recalled the video he had seen before and exclaimed, "Even a being like the Cat Emperor, who is capable of killing a God King at the peak, could only reveal himself under Lu Tao's artifact, let alone Wu Heng."

“Yes, even the Cat King couldn’t detect Lu Tao’s recording, so Wu Heng naturally couldn’t sense it either,” Jie En murmured softly.

His expression was one of utter bewilderment.

He had witnessed many of Lu Tao's methods, but now he realized that his understanding of Lu Tao was only the tip of the iceberg.

"So, Lu Tao was squatting outside my Crimson Feather Hall from the very beginning, and he only followed Wu Heng after he saw him leave?"

At this moment, Jie En also realized what was happening.

If Lu Tao hadn't been waiting outside Chiyu Hall the whole time, he wouldn't have been able to appear in the first city where Wu Heng stayed and start recording just one day after Wu Heng fled.

He knew that Lu Tao was crouching outside the Crimson Feather Hall, intending to ambush and kill the Crimson Feather Hall's experts.

Even though Wu Heng was a mid-stage God King, Lu Tao chose to follow him.

"He already possesses the strength to kill a mid-stage God King?"

The thought of this possibility sent a chill down Jie En's spine.

A Celestial God at Perfection kills a Mid-stage God King?

What a monster this is!

"His growth is too rapid; we must kill him as soon as possible."

The Grand Elder couldn't help but sigh, then said to Jie En, "Hall Master Jie, now that the Crimson Feather Hall has been harmed so badly by Lu Tao, it will be very difficult for it to rise again. Why don't you come with me to the True Dragon Clan?"

"Rest assured, after we resolve Lu Tao's matter, our True Dragon Clan will do everything in our power to assist the Hall Master in rebuilding the Crimson Feather Hall. What do you think?" The Grand Elder sincerely invited.

Although Akabane Hall has lost 90% of its resources and can no longer operate, its strength remains.

Those god-kings are exactly what the true dragon race desperately needs.

Upon hearing this, Jie En pondered for a moment before silently nodding and saying, "Alright, then I'll trouble you."

...

"Red Feather Hall, this is the consequence of your scheming against me, Lu!"

On the other side.

After returning to Luoxian Sect, Sect Master Luo quickly informed Lu Tao in detail about everything that had happened in Chiyu Hall. Lu Tao was quite satisfied with the result.

In fact.

During this time, Lu Tao kept observing everything inside the Akabane Hall through binoculars.

He witnessed Wu Heng's murder, Ao Yu's humiliation, and the dismantling of the Crimson Feather Hall.

The reason why Sect Master Luo was so assertive was because he was acting on Lu Tao's orders. Of course, it can't be called orders, but rather a request. He didn't want all the resources of the Crimson Feather Hall to be left to the True Dragon Clan to be used against him.

Now that Sect Leader Luo is on Lu Tao's side, she will grant any request Lu Tao makes, as long as it's not too unreasonable.

not to mention.

The reason they approached Chiyu Hall this time was because all six major merchant guilds were working together.

Her strength stemmed not only from her own formidable power but also from leveraging the influence of the other five major chambers of commerce.

Otherwise, the Luo Xian Sect alone would not dare to act in this way.

"Unfortunately, we were unable to take this opportunity to wipe out Akabane-do."

Lu Tao felt a little regretful.

Sect Master Luo sent a message: "Sect Master Lu, although the other five major merchant guilds also wanted to take the opportunity to destroy the Crimson Feather Hall, they were still hesitant due to the existence of the True Dragon Clan and did not dare to act recklessly. We can only wait for another opportunity to do so."

Ever since Chiyu Hall spread rumors and exposed Lu Tao's identity, Lu Tao has stopped hiding his identity from Sect Master Luo.

"Well, let's leave the task of eliminating the Crimson Feather Hall to the Immortal Sect."

Lu Tao nodded silently.

Whether the Akabane Hall schemed against him or smeared him, now that the Akabane Hall has chosen to stand with the True Dragon Clan, they are already enemies, and a battle in the future is inevitable.

"Sect Master Lu, I obtained quite a few cultivation techniques and formations during this trip to the Crimson Feather Hall. When will you come to collect these items?"

These photocopied items are of little use to Luoxianmen.

Now, Sect Master Luo is single-mindedly helping Lu Tao, hoping that Lu Tao can cross the boundary wall as soon as possible and lead them away from the desolate region.

Lu Tao smiled and said, "Thank you, Sect Master Luo. I will come to collect it later."

Then.

Lu Tao dispatched an avatar to the headquarters of Luoxian Sect.

Almost simultaneously, news came from Jinghongxuan that there was another bounty for the trade of cultivation techniques.

Lu Tao immediately dispatched another clone.

result.

No sooner had this clone left than other chambers of commerce contacted him.

It seems that due to the influence of this incident, many beings know about the bounty on cultivation techniques, and in a short period of time, many cultivators have come to trade for cultivation techniques.

This made Lu Tao very happy.

Just as Lu Tao was trading cultivation techniques one after another and getting closer and closer to the Three Thousand Domains, Chang Qing suddenly told him that in the lower realm, many demon races had joined forces to destroy his statue.

To obstruct his faith.