Jian Chen looked at the Sword Emperor deeply and said, "The Sword Emperor came to visit in person. Is this just to ask me this?"
"Yes!" The Sword Emperor stared at Jian Chen for a moment and admitted directly.
Jian Chen didn't answer immediately, he took out a jade bottle, poured out a cup of medicinal liquid and drank it without haste.
The medicinal liquid contained in this bottle is all extracted from the Life Soul Flower. Now, it is like tea to Jian Chen, who has to drink a small sip every once in a while.
After taking the medicinal liquid, Jian Chen immediately felt a refreshing feeling coming from his soul. The cracks in his soul were being moisturized and recovering at a very slow speed.
Jian Chen closed his eyes, seeming to enjoy the feeling of his soul being nourished. It was not until a moment later that he slowly spoke: "I do not belong to any master."
There was a hint of surprise in the Sword Emperor's eyes, and he was silent for a long time: "Fellow Taoist, I wonder if you know that the affairs of the Peace Domain are actually not as simple as they appear on the surface. There is a master behind the Zhongding Heavenly King. You and Zhongding
If King Ding Tian is against him, aren't you afraid of the master behind him?"
"This matter seems to have nothing to do with the Sword Emperor." Jian Chen said.
"Of course it does matter. I have already made a decision. When King Zhong Ding arrives, I will take Sword Emperor City to seek refuge with King Zhong Ding to ensure the continuation of the family. But after King Zhong Ding came to you, he
He left quietly."
The Sword Emperor stared deeply at Jian Chen and continued: "I saw fellow Taoist and Zhong Ding Heavenly King fighting against each other before. I thought that fellow daoist was someone from the other two masters, so I came here specifically to learn more about it so that I could make the right decision.
decision."
"I didn't expect that things were not what I thought. However, although my fellow Taoist is not a member of the other two masters, I see that you are not worried about the master behind King Zhongding."
"You want to know where my confidence in not being afraid of the three masters comes from?" A faint smile appeared on the corner of Jian Chen's mouth.
The Sword Emperor sighed softly and said: "To be honest, our Sword Emperor family does not want to submit to any master, let alone become someone else's minister. If there is a better choice, our Sword Emperor family will naturally want to consider it."
Jian Chen looked at the Sword Emperor and said nothing.
The Sword Emperor's expression suddenly became serious. He stared at Jian Chen with piercing eyes and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Taoist, you have a fighting power comparable to the king of heaven. A person as powerful as you can already attract the attention of the master.
If fellow Taoist is willing, I, Sword Emperor City, am willing to dedicate 30% of the income from the entire territory to fellow Taoist. I only hope that fellow Taoist can protect my Sword Emperor City and make it independent."
Sword Emperor City represents not just a city, but a sphere of influence. Within this sphere of influence, Sword Emperor City is the main city, and under the main city, there are many secondary towns.
But without exception, as long as they are within the sphere of influence of Sword Emperor City, all towns and businesses must contribute a large amount of tax revenue to Sword Emperor City every year, even the three major business alliances in the Peace Domain do the same.
Therefore, as one of the nine imperial cities in the Peace Domain, the annual tax revenue from Sword Emperor City is a considerable amount of wealth.
In addition, there are many minerals and medicinal gardens within the territory of Sword Emperor City, which can also bring huge wealth to Sword Emperor City every year.
Now, the Sword Emperor all at once took out 30% of all the profits. This amount of wealth was so huge that even a king-level expert would be tempted.
After hearing this, Jian Chen fell into a brief silence, and then said: "I can make Sword Emperor City independent and maintain the previous structure, but I have a condition."
"What conditions?" The Sword Emperor's eyes lit up.
"Cooperate with Xia's Merchant Alliance and collect Life Soul Flowers for me. I need a lot of Life Soul Flowers."
"Although Xia Jianming is currently collecting it, Xia's business alliance alone can only collect part of it. In the Peaceful Domain, there are still many family forces that treasure the Life Soul Flower and are unwilling to sell it. For this part
There is nothing the Xia Family Merchant Alliance can do about the Life Soul Flower. After all, if they don’t sell it, there is no way the Xia Family Merchant Alliance can snatch it away.”
Jian Chen looked at the Sword Emperor and said, "I want you to collect all the Life Soul Flowers that are treasured by various forces."
"No wonder the Xia Business Alliance purchased Life Soul Flowers in the Peace Domain, causing the price of Life Soul Flowers to increase several times. It turns out that you need these. But what do you need so many Life Soul Flowers for?" the Sword Emperor said with a look on his face.
He was curious, but when he saw Jian Chen's petrified legs, he showed a thoughtful expression and said: "Okay, I promise you!"
After a detailed discussion, the Sword Emperor left the manor and returned to the Sword Emperor's residence.
"A strong man comparable to the king level? But even the eight heavenly kings dare not get involved in this big whirlpool in the Peace Domain. Can he really protect my Sword Emperor City?" When Li Zu learned about it from the Sword Emperor
After everything happened, he suddenly frowned: "When the Lord comes out, who can compete with him? Not even the King of Heaven can do it."
The Sword Emperor, dressed in white, stood in front of the window, staring at a certain direction in the city, and said slowly: "He is special, because I don't see the slightest awe of the Lord from his expression. I stood in front of him
When he mentioned the Lord, his expression was always calm and unchanged."
"Even King Wuluan doesn't have this kind of calmness."
"So what if he is calm? This doesn't mean anything. Do you think he can compete with the master?" Li Zu shook his head gently.
"Of course I don't expect him to be able to compete with the Overlord. The Overlord is so strong that no king of heaven can defeat him. But for our Sword Emperor City, this matter is nothing more than paying 30% of the profit."
"In the battle between these three masters, if he can really allow our Sword Emperor City to maintain its status quo, then it would be the best. If not, then we can choose to rely on a master based on the situation."
Hearing this, Li Zu nodded slightly. He understood the Sword Emperor's thoughts, which was to seize any hope, no matter how slim it was, to fight for the future of the family.
The Sword Emperor family has been dominant in the Peaceful Realm for too long, and unless they are really desperate, they don't want to surrender.
Next, the Sword Emperor began to take action. A decree was issued from the Sword Emperor's Mansion, facing all the forces, large and small, within the Sword Emperor City. The content of the decree was only one, which was to ask all forces to donate the Life Soul Flower.
Although in today's peaceful realm, there are some turmoil due to the actions of King Zhongding, the majesty of the Imperial City is still there. Facing the decree issued by the Sword Emperor himself, all forces within the Sword Emperor City dare not disobey.
, one after another took out all the Life Soul Flowers treasured in their families.
As a result, the Xia Business Alliance spent heavily on acquisitions throughout the Peaceful Domain, while the Sword Emperor specifically targeted all families within its sphere of influence.
Using a two-pronged approach, all the Life Soul Flowers that appeared within the sphere of influence of Sword Emperor City were all concentrated in Jian Chen's hands in a short period of time.
Jian Chen was also in seclusion in the manor, refining these Life Soul Flowers, taking their essence, and gathering them into drops of spiritual fluid to slowly nourish his soul.
The Xia Clan Business Alliance grew day by day in the Peace Domain. With Jian Chen's secret help, it quickly occupied all the businesses in the nine imperial cities at an unstoppable speed, truly completing the unification of the business community in the Peace Domain.
As the territory of Xia's Merchant Alliance expanded, more Life Soul Flowers also gathered in Jian Chen's hands.
Under the accumulation of massive Life Soul Flowers, more and more cracks in Jian Chen's Yuanshen were being repaired.
As the soul gradually recovers, the laws he can use become stronger and stronger.
His strength is gradually recovering.
"Master, almost all the Life Soul Flowers that can be purchased in the Peace Domain have been purchased, but there are still some Life Soul Flowers that are treasured by many families in the other eight emperor cities, and they are unwilling to sell them to us." Half a month later,