“Hmph, my Donghua Divine Palace neither provokes trouble nor fears it. If you want to make a move, I'm happy to oblige!”
Lu Xin was fearless. A massive force suddenly erupted from his enormous body, instantly overturning the four men's aura and forcing them to retreat.
The four men's expressions turned ugly. The "Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art" was indeed as formidable as the records described, and this was only the eighth revolution.
They immediately felt a desire to retreat. It wasn't worth making an enemy of a powerhouse of the same level for the sake of the Sang Hong tribe, which was essentially already extinct.
However, they couldn't afford to lose face. The dignified old man said, "Now that all the experts of the Sang Hong tribe have been killed by you, do you intend to kill all the remaining weaklings?"
Lu Xin chuckled. "It seems you're all good people who like to stand up for justice. But let me ask you, if I were the one being killed and the Sang Hong tribe wanted to destroy my Donghua Divine Palace, would you stand up to stop them?"
The four men were speechless. The old man snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and left. Seeing this, the other three didn't linger either.
In the blink of an eye, only Lu Xin remained. With a wave of his hand, the Annihilation Formation within the Myriad Formation Flags activated, and no screams were heard.
Then, he looted the place once more before leaving.
"I didn't expect the Sang Hong tribe to be wiped out like this." The onlookers didn't leave, sighing as they looked at the distant ruins.
"This is the norm. There's always someone stronger. So, on the path of cultivation, one must never be arrogant and domineering."
"That's certainly true, but who would have thought that a lower-realm force would produce a powerhouse who cultivates both body and law?"
"Indeed, speaking of which, this Pure Yang True Immortal is also exceptionally gifted, able to raise both his Qi refining and body refining to such high levels."
… …
"The show is over. The Yellow Springs Holy Land will open soon. We should prepare as well. Let's go."
The brocade-robed man's face didn't change. To him, the slaughter of entire clans and sects was a common occurrence that happened every so often.
The masked woman also had no expression. She suddenly asked, "The Pure Yang True Immortal's Qi refining realm is the same as ours, also late-stage Integration. Can he enter the Yellow Springs Holy Land?"
The brocade-robed man retorted, "Are you afraid that he'll sweep through us inside?"
The woman nodded.
Only then did the brocade-robed man reply, "Don't worry. If the body refining realm exceeds the Integration stage, it will also be detected. Our Heavenly Secrets Pavilion has detailed records of this. People have been blocked before."
"That's good." The woman was relieved. If someone who could kill Mahayana cultivators snuck in, they wouldn't even need to go.
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Lu Xin returned to the Donghua Trading Company in Jiayuan City. Li Wenshu and the others, who received the message, returned through the teleportation array.
"Greetings, Palace Master!"
Everyone bowed.
"Rise." Lu Xin told them to stand up. "The matter here has been resolved. I believe that for a long time to come, no force will dare to cause trouble for us again."
"You really wiped out the Sang Hong tribe?"
Although Li Wenshu had heard Lu Xin's clone say this, she still found it hard to believe.
Their ancestor was a Mahayana cultivator.
Lu Xin didn't hide anything. "I cultivate both body refining techniques, which is equivalent to Mahayana cultivation, so killing powerhouses of the same level isn't difficult."
Li Wenshu and the others were too shocked to speak.
Lu Xin added, "Alright, I'll leave first. After this battle, the Donghua Trading Company can be considered to have completely made a name for itself. You must take this opportunity to launch the Southern Domain Hidden Dragon List."
"Yes."
"Also, remember, when encountering danger, prioritize your lives. The trading company and wealth can be abandoned. Don't resist stubbornly."
"Yes."
Everyone felt a warmth in their hearts.
Afterward, Lu Xin left.
A few months later, as Lu Xin had expected, with the destruction of the Sang Hong tribe, the Donghua Trading Company, Donghua Divine Palace, and the Pure Yang True Immortal were completely known to everyone.
At first, it only spread in the Heavenly Vault Domain and surrounding areas, but with the establishment of teleportation arrays, population movement became frequent, and news spread quickly.
Of course, the biggest driver of this was the Donghua Trading Company.
Because they created something called the Southern Domain Daily.
It would regularly update interesting news and events from various places, allowing many people to know about things tens of thousands of miles away without leaving their homes.
It was a temporary craze.
"Oh, I didn't expect there to be another section in the newspaper today." On a certain street, a person said in surprise while holding the newspaper.
"What is it?" The person next to him asked.
"It's a story called 'The Story Between Three Women and One Hundred and Five Men'."
"Hiss, so sensational. Is the Donghua Trading Company publishing this kind of thing now?" One person's eyes lit up.
The person holding the newspaper curled his lips. "What a load of crap, it's just a story about a mortal bandit den. Leopard Head Lin Chong, each title sounds quite impressive."
In the Donghua Trading Company's headquarters, Li Wenshu put down the newspaper. Seeing this title, the corner of her mouth twitched. "He really has whimsical ideas."
Putting down the newspaper, she instructed the outside, "The news about the Hidden Dragon List can be released in the next issue."
"Yes."
A few more days passed, and the people who had developed the habit of reading the newspaper were shocked to discover a piece of news when they opened the newspaper today.
The Donghua Trading Company intends to promote exchanges and connections between various domains, create a prosperous cultivation world, and is determined to create a Southern Domain Hidden Dragon List.
That is, within the Southern Domain, the strongest eighty-one individuals in the Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Transformation God realms will be selected and ranked.
The so-called Hidden Dragon refers to the stronger individuals of the future. In addition to existing strength, age and aptitude will also be considered.
They will be named Southern Domain Golden Core Hidden Dragon List, Southern Domain Nascent Soul Hidden Dragon List, and Southern Domain Transformation God Hidden Dragon List, respectively.
"Why isn't there a Hidden Dragon List above the Transformation God stage?"
In the Donghua Divine Palace, Ji Yue leaned against Lu Xin's chest.
Lu Xin explained, "There's no way. Apart from me, there are no powerhouses above the Transformation God stage in the lower domains. In order to allow all domains to participate, it's a last resort."
"Then what is your purpose in doing these things?" With Ji Yue's understanding of Lu Xin, she wouldn't believe such high-sounding words in the newspaper.
The higher-ups of various forces also held the same doubts.
In the Night Capital Domain, Loulong Mountain, the Qiu-surnamed palace-dressed woman whom Lu Xin had met said, "With his realm, why would he do these meaningless things?"
Behind her, there was a man, like a shadow, "Don't you think the Southern Domain is a little different now?"
The palace-dressed woman pondered for a moment, "Indeed, the Southern Domain is more lively now than before. Besides the credit of the teleportation array, it's this newspaper."
"And all of this is inseparable from that Pure Yang True Immortal."
The palace-dressed woman frowned, "It seems you've seen something."
The man said, "I'm not sure, but I think he's developing his power. It's just that different from the traditional power struggle, he has created another path."
"Explain in detail." The palace-dressed woman was thoughtful.
The man didn't beat around the bush and said in one breath, "I can only say that his pattern is very large. In the past, the power struggle was nothing more than for cultivation resources and expanding influence to facilitate the recruitment of talents."
"He's also doing it for these two things, but he's not doing it one place at a time, but focusing on the entire Southern Domain from the beginning."
"He also understands the principle that if you want to get, you must first give up, so he's willing to take out precious things like teleportation arrays."
"Now, his Donghua Trading Company is fully deployed and can collect resources all over the Southern Domain. And he intends to create these three Hidden Dragon Lists, which are nothing more than to expand influence and attract talents to join his Donghua Divine Palace."
"Most importantly, by doing so, the rise of Donghua Divine Palace will not only be faster, but also not touch the interests of all parties too much, and it will not require much sacrifice."
"It can be regarded as a peaceful and rapid rise."
"So that's how it is!"
The palace-dressed woman suddenly understood and sighed, "Fellow Daoist Lu's consideration is so profound that it's beyond my comparison."
