That lasted for three whole days.

Lin Jinglong and Qingxu Cave Heaven seemed to have vanished into thin air, failing to appear anywhere in Kyoto.

Li Boyuan of the Qilin Society and the people of the Five Elements Spirit Clan were extremely anxious, thinking that Lin Jinglong had disregarded their agreement and absconded with the money.

But in reality, Lin Jinglong was at the Dark Star Auction House, quietly avoiding the limelight, accompanied by Situ Xue.

Inside a luxurious villa within the estate.

Lin Jinglong sat in the living room drinking tea.

Situ Xue and Wu Shenji were explaining to him what was happening in the outside world.

"The news of the death of the Grand Elder Huangfu Kong has spread throughout the world. After learning the news, the people of the Hidden World Alliance realized that they had been tricked by Huangfu Qingming."

"They originally thought that Huangfu Kong would use the martial arts tournament to eliminate their core forces and then launch a war against the Hidden World Alliance."

"As a result, Huangfu Kong fell first. After the Elders' Council lost its strongest fighter, it was unable to take action against the Hidden World Alliance. However, the Hidden World Alliance was severely weakened this time, and they dared not break ties with the Elders' Council."

Situ Xue said with a sigh.

Even she had to admit that the guy named Huangfu Qingming had made a huge gamble, causing the Hidden World Alliance to suffer a great loss and making it impossible for them to retaliate against the Elders' Council.

After all, they lost more than 500 martial emperors.

The Hidden World Alliance is now severely weakened.

The only thing they can use to suppress the Elders' Council is their high-level combat power at the Martial Emperor level.

Wu Shenji fawned over him, saying, "This is all thanks to Mr. Lin. If Mr. Lin hadn't wreaked havoc in Qingxu Cave Heaven and even personally executed a Martial Emperor, the Elders' Council wouldn't have been able to achieve its plan so smoothly!"

Lin Jinglong put down his teacup and shook his head casually.

"I was just a pawn in Huangfu Qingming's hands. If I hadn't been lucky enough to kill Zhuge Zun and Tantai Kong, then the one who made the move would have been Huangfu Qingming, who was hiding his identity."

Although he loathed this person, he had to admit that he was very bold, daring to hide his identity, restrict himself from using his ninth-level strength, and enter Qingxu Cave Heaven to set up this high-stakes gamble.

"In any case, Mr. Lin has made a great splash this time, helping the Elders' Council to restore the balance of power with the Hidden World Alliance after Huangfu Kong's death, which actually saved Great Xia from a major calamity."

Situ Xue looked at him with admiration.

"Moreover, now that you are the master of Qingxu Cave Heaven, my father has rushed back from beyond the realm after hearing about this, hoping to meet with Mr. Lin tonight."

Lin Jinglong nodded.

Situ Xue's father is the true owner of the Dark Star Auction House, and also a powerful expert at the Martial Emperor level.

“I have long admired Mr. Situ Zhentian and hope to reach a cooperation agreement with him tonight.”

The cooperation Lin Jinglong mentioned, besides the already realized Heavenly Silkworm Sect ruins, also includes cooperation within the Qingxu Cave.

After all, this cave contains a vast amount of resources.

Lin Jinglong is now incredibly wealthy.

Some of the surplus resources were used to collaborate with Dark Star Auction House, a win-win situation where each party gets what they need.

After hearing the report, Lin Jinglong stood up, stretched, and asked the two men, "I asked you to keep an eye on the Dragon Soul Hall. Has it been safe there these past few days?"

He hid in Dark Star Manor to avoid the storm.

But he never forgot his two wives.

"Don't worry, the Elders' Council is also keeping an eye on the Dragon Soul Hall. The Hidden Alliance has suffered heavy losses and dares not break ties with the Elders' Council, so it dares not take action against the Dragon Soul Hall."

Situ Xue explained.

Lin Jinglong nodded and immediately decided to return to the Dragon Soul Hall, and before leaving, he gave her another instruction.

"Before you meet your father, please contact Li Boyuan of the Qilin Society and the Azure Emperor of the Five Elements Spirit Clan. I haven't forgotten what I promised them."

Not long after, Lin Jinglong finally walked out of the auction house.

Meanwhile, inside the Dragon Soul Hall...

Wu Yuehan and Ye Qingzhu were waiting for Lin Jinglong.

Chong Wanfeng secretly kept watch at the guild hall.

In addition, there are a large number of Dragon Group members.

Ge Ling'er yawned, rubbing the silver divine sword pattern between her eyebrows, and casually said to the two women, "Don't worry, that bastard Lin Jinglong is lucky and has a long life. The Hidden World Alliance can't kill him at all."

"Then why hasn't he shown up for three days?"

Ye Qingzhu said with a hint of anxiety.

Wu Yuehan did have some guesses about this matter.

"Although the Hidden World Alliance can't do anything about him, he doesn't want to provoke them any further. Plus, the Elders' Council also values ​​him highly, so he probably just wants to avoid seeing them."

Just as the group was talking.

A familiar figure appeared outside the Dragon Soul Hall.

Zhou Xuantian, the original third elder of the Elder Council, stepped down from a luxury car in a convoy, accompanied by more than ten high-level Martial Emperors.

A total of over a hundred people walked towards the Dragon Soul Hall.

As they approached the guild hall, Qin Suifeng blocked the entrance.

"Zhou Xuantian, what do you want to do?"

"Heh, Qin Suifeng, is it? Now that I have been reinstated as the Third Elder, what right do you have to stop me?"

Zhou Xuantian said to Qin Suifeng with a smug look on his face.

Upon hearing this, Qin Suifeng's expression darkened.

After three days of negotiations, the Elders' Council and the Hidden World Alliance finally reached an agreement to maintain the established order that has been in place for so many years and to continue to maintain a policy of non-aggression.

One of the points was to continue using Zhou Xuantian as the liaison between the two parties to maintain the Hidden World Alliance's power base within the Elders' Council.

Qin Suifeng, Long Qi, and even Zhong Lixiu were all kept in the dark by Huangfu Qingming. But since Huangfu Kong had already perished, they were helpless in the face of this shocking change.

"I am here on the orders of the Seventh Elder to guard the Dragon Soul Hall. No matter who comes, they are not allowed to enter without my permission."

Qin Suifeng said with a gloomy face.

Zhou Xuantian leaned closer to her and said in a low voice, "I am here on behalf of the five great imperial blood clans. They hope to use those two women to force out the hidden Lin Jinglong."

"I heard that Lin Jinglong rejected Elder Qingming."

"We have severed all ties with the Elders Council."

Why are you still here helping him?

Zhou Xuantian felt completely bewildered.

The negotiations at the top have ended. How should the interests of the two major camps be divided? Should they remain as they are? The Hidden World Alliance will not take action against the Elders' Council because of Huangfu Kong's death, and the Elders' Council will not overturn the table because the Hidden World Alliance is severely weakened.

As for Lin Jinglong, Huangfu Qingming did not protect him.

This is also why Zhou Xuantian would appear here.

But Qin Suifeng's attitude was firm. She stared coldly at Zhou Xuantian and shook her head, saying, "I am acting on the orders of the Seventh Elder. If you want me to back down, then bring me the Dragon Group's orders!"

"Get out of my way!"

Zhou Xuantian saw that she didn't know what was good for her.

He slapped her across the face.

He crushed Qin Suifeng with his seventh-level Martial Emperor realm.

He slapped her so hard she flew through the air, crashing through the main gate of the clubhouse.

"You're asking for it!"

Zhou Xuantian cursed and led the group behind him into the hall, where the other Dragon Group members were powerless to stop him.