Inside the Spirit Ruins Market, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense with the appearance of suspicious figures. Lin Yang's surveillance team quickly reported that these individuals seemed to be in contact with some minor factions within the market, behaving very strangely. Lin Yang realized that the mysterious forces were likely attempting to undermine the market's defenses from within, creating chaos while everyone was out exploring.
In response to this emergency, Lin Yang quickly convened an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce, bringing together the leaders of various small and medium-sized forces within the Lingxu Market. Inside the meeting room, everyone's expressions were grave, and the atmosphere was tense. Lin Yang glanced around and said solemnly, "Everyone, as you all know, suspicious individuals have been in contact with certain forces. We cannot allow the mysterious forces' conspiracy to succeed. The safety of the Lingxu Market concerns every one of us."
The leader of a small faction said worriedly, "Manager Lin, we don't know who those people are. They only vaguely mentioned some interests and didn't reveal their true intentions."
Lin Yang nodded and said, "That's precisely their cunning. They're trying to lure you with benefits in order to undermine our unity. Everyone must understand that if we split up, the Lingxu Market will be doomed. We've already witnessed the power of the mysterious forces; only by uniting can we resist their attack."
An elder of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce also stood up and said, "Everyone, Manager Lin is absolutely right. Our Linghe Chamber of Commerce is willing to provide support to everyone, whether it be resources or defensive capabilities. But the premise is that we must remain united and fight against the mysterious forces together."
After some discussion, the leaders of the various smaller factions all expressed their determination to stand firm and not be swayed by the mysterious force's conspiracy. Lin Yang instructed members of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce to closely monitor these smaller factions to ensure their safety and prevent them from being infiltrated by the mysterious force.
Meanwhile, the Spirit Sword Sect's team had already embarked on a journey to find rare materials. Following the faint clues in ancient texts, they traversed a vast desert. The desert was scorching hot, with sandstorms raging, making for an extremely harsh environment. But the sword cultivators, with their unwavering will, pressed onward.
Deep in the desert, they discovered an ancient city, mostly buried by the sand. The city's architecture was unique, with walls covered in mysterious patterns. The sword cultivators cautiously entered the city, and the moment they stepped inside, they felt an ancient and powerful aura wash over them.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, and a swarm of enormous sand worms emerged from the earth. These sand worms were massive, covered in hard scales, and spewed scorching flames from their mouths. The elders of the Spirit Sword Sect swiftly directed their sword cultivators to form an array. The sword formation flashed with light, and sword energy crisscrossed as they slashed at the sand worms. However, the sand worms' scales were extremely hard, and ordinary sword energy could hardly inflict fatal damage on them.
As the sword cultivators battled the sandworms, one of them discovered that the sandworms' eyes seemed to be their weak point. He informed the elder, who immediately ordered the sword cultivators to concentrate their attacks on the sandworms' eyes. Streams of sword energy shot towards the sandworms' eyes like meteors, causing them to writhe in agony and let out screams. Under the combined assault of the sword cultivators, the number of sandworms gradually decreased until they were all annihilated.
The sword cultivators continued deeper into the ancient city, where they discovered an ancient temple in its center. The temple's doors were tightly shut, covered in runes. After carefully studying the runes, the elders of the Spirit Sword Sect determined that they were ancient sealing runes; only by deciphering them could they enter the temple.
After some effort, the sword cultivators successfully deciphered the runes and slowly pushed open the temple doors. The temple was radiant with light, and in its center stood a massive stone coffin. Powerful spiritual energy emanated from the coffin, seemingly guarding something.
The sword cultivators approached the stone coffin and discovered inscriptions on it containing clues about rare materials. It turned out that the rare materials were sealed in a secret chamber beneath the coffin, and opening the chamber required finding three mysterious keys.
Meanwhile, the experts at Wanbaoge encountered a problem while studying the fragments of magical artifacts. Although they had mastered part of the refining method for the mysterious substance, they repeatedly failed in integrating it into existing magical artifacts. The spiritual power of the mysterious substance was too strong; ordinary magical artifacts simply could not withstand its power.
Zhao Wanbao, the head of Wanbaoge Pavilion, summoned all the master craftsmen to discuss solutions. After a moment of contemplation, an elderly master craftsman with white hair said, "Perhaps we can try to recreate a completely new framework for magical artifacts, specifically designed to contain the power of this mysterious substance."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Thus, the master craftsmen of Wanbaoge began working day and night, attempting to forge a new magical artifact framework. They selected various rare spiritual materials, constantly adjusting the proportions and refining methods. After countless attempts, they finally succeeded in creating a magical artifact framework capable of initially withstanding the power of the mysterious substance.
Meanwhile, the Linghe Chamber of Commerce and the joint intelligence team encountered numerous difficulties in their investigation of the "Shadow Society." The "Shadow Society" operated with extreme secrecy, its informants spread across the globe, and they would immediately go into hiding once they discovered any suspicious investigative activities. However, thanks to the Linghe Chamber of Commerce's vast business network and the joint intelligence team's extensive experience in intelligence gathering, they gradually uncovered some clues.
They discovered that the Shadow Society appeared to be preparing a large gathering, possibly at a place called Black Moon Valley. However, the purpose of the gathering remained unknown. The Spirit Union Merchant Guild and the joint intelligence team decided to continue their investigation, determined to uncover the true intentions of the Shadow Society's gathering, and prepare to completely eradicate this threat.
Inside and outside the Lingxu Market, all parties are engaged in tense and arduous actions. Every discovery, every breakthrough, is accompanied by new difficulties and challenges. The shadow of a mysterious force looms over the Lingxu Market, and an even greater storm seems to be brewing.
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