Chapter 700 Barter Convention, Guyuan Fang(Clan)

"Being entrusted with hosting this Grand Bartering Assembly is essentially the community's tacit acknowledgment of your Chen family's standing."

Hearing this, Eldrin finally said, "The Haoran Peak is still short-handed. I shall arrange for some assistants to lend a hand."

After departing from the virtuous Lord Magnus's abode, Eldrin immediately began preparations for this trade assembly.

He first returned to his clan and gathered over a 100 Golden Core cultivators. He also summoned Silas (Person Name), Ethan (Person Name), and others to Heaven's Spine Mountains (Location), where they began preparations for the Grand Barter Assembly. Invitations were dispatched to all major Nascent Soul immortal families.

Once again, he prepared the unique specialties of Jizhou and The Vast Sea (Location), intending to open a grand market during the Exchange Assembly to create demand for the many treasures from both regions.

Thus time flew by, and amidst the bustling preparations, the day of the Exchange Assembly arrived.

Half a year before the Grand Barter Convention commenced, True Monarchs (Nascent Soul) began arriving at Heaven's Spine Mountains (Location) in succession. Even a vast number of Golden Core cultivators came, hoping to seize this opportunity to purchase items like the Nascent Soul Formation Pill (Spiritual Object).

As the time for the Exchange Assembly drew near, several distinguished mighty figures finally arrived. Among them were 7 powerful individuals at or above the late Nascent Soul stage, including Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name), the Daoist of Celestial Desolation, and the Daoist of 9 Rivers.

After the great war of the demonic abyss cataclysm, Eldrin was no longer the newly-ascended Nascent Soul cultivator fresh from his beginnings.

Now, across the 3 Veins Ancient Domain, many were comrades who had fought alongside him a century ago. Who among them did not recognize Eldrin (Person Name)?

Even among the other ancient human domains across the Eastern Wastelands (Location), most Nascent Soul True Lords had now heard of Eldrin (Person Name).

Now, all the Nascent Soul True Monarchs attending the exchange assembly, whether they had met Eldrin before or not, had no choice but to regard him with profound respect.

That day, Eldrin was entertaining the Daoist of 9 Rivers when he spotted an extraordinarily magnificent carriage approaching.

The carriage was drawn by 3 Fire Luan, each possessing a cultivation base as high as the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Who is this arriving, with a demon emperor pulling their carriage?"

"What an impressive display of grandeur. Could this be a Nascent Soul Dao Lord?"

Many Nascent Soul True Monarchs were startled, revealing looks of astonishment.

Eldrin’s expression also turned grave. The newcomer was someone he had never seen before—and, to his surprise, someone he did not recognize at all.

Elder Jiudao, being more experienced, remarked with a slight change in expression, "This is a True Lord from the Guyuan Mountain Range. You probably haven’t met him before."

"It's him!"

Eldrin's gaze flickered slightly as he roughly grasped the man's origins.

Speaking of the Gūyuán Mountain Range, 1 cannot help but mention the 3 Veins Ancient Domain.

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These 3 mountain ranges were all quasi-Sixth Grade supreme earth veins, and each was 1 of the 30-6 renowned mountains and great rivers of the Eastern Wastelands (Location).

Among these, the dragon soul of Heaven's Spine Mountains (Location) was devoured by the Black Dragon Demon Ancestor in the past and later seized by Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name), which naturally requires no further elaboration here.

The Azure Luan Mountains, once the very place where the Azure Luan Demon Ancestor attained enlightenment, now lay under the control of the Featherflight Pavilion and stood as 1 of the supreme holy lands within the 3 Veins Ancient Domain.

Yet, the Guyuan Mountain Range was in no way inferior to either, boasting a supremely majestic Nascent Soul Immortal Clan.

This lineage was known as the Gu Yuan Fang Clan. The Fang Clan of Gu Yuan boasted a full 20-6 Nascent Soul True Monarchs, and their Patriarch, Fang Xuan, was 1 of only 5 Half-Step Primordial Spirits (Cultivation Realm) in the entire 3 Veins Ancient Domain.

It could be said that for many years, the strength of the Gu Yuan Fang Clan had firmly ranked among the top 3 within the 3 Veins Ancient Domain, second only to the Tianxuan Sect which boasted over 40 Eldrin (Person Name), and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Feiyu Pavilion.

In the great battle of the Abyssal Cataclysm, among the 5 Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) experts, Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name), the master of the Feathered Pavilion, and the Mysterious Void Daoist all fought in this conflict with their full strength.

The Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect had passed away in meditation before the great calamity, yet he had still poured every last ounce of his strength into participating in this monumental war.

Only the Gu Yuan Fang Clan did not contribute a single soldier, instead offering a vast quantity of rare treasures in exchange.

Seeing that the newcomer was Fang Xuan, Patriarch of the Gu Yuan Fang Clan, Eldrin (Person Name) furrowed his brow slightly before responding with a gaze tinged with indifference:

"I heard that a 100 years ago, the Fang Clan paid over 3 billion spirit stones in taxes to evade conscription. How could they still have funds to acquire treasures?"

The Daoist of the 9 Rivers shook his head and smiled wryly, "The Guyuan Mountain Range is a rare treasure land under the heavens, boasting 3 large spirit stone veins. Their tax revenue of over 3 billion spirit stones merely represents what they produce in 3 to 4 100 years."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin felt a slight tremor in his heart. The Chen Family's current strength was enough to rank among the top 10 in the Eastern Wastelands, yet they didn't even possess a single large-scale spirit stone vein.

Throughout the entire 3 Veins Ancient Domain, there existed only 6 large spirit stone veins. The Feathered Pavilion claimed 1, the Tianxuan Sect possessed another, while the remaining 1 was divided among several powerful immortal clans.

The Fang Clan actually possessed 3 large spirit stone veins—this was simply an embarrassment of riches, no wonder they could have 3 Eldrin(Person Name) demon emperors pulling their carriage.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but remark, "3 large spiritual veins, and none of the immortal clans in the Eastern Wastelands can claim even a single share?"

A millennium ago, several major powers including the Feathered Pavilion joined forces to exert pressure, yet ultimately met with failure.

Daoist 9 Rivers shook his head and smiled wryly. "The Gu Yuan Fang Clan is a branch of the Central Province's Fang Clan of Primordial Immortals. Their patriarch, Fang Xuan (Person Name), has lived for several 1000 years and still maintains some connections with the main lineage of the Fang Clan."

"So they possess certain foundations from the Primordial Immortal Clan. I'm afraid even if Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name) were to take action personally, he might not be able to subdue them."

Hearing this, Eldrin frowned and said, "To possess such formidable power yet refuse to fight for humanity, instead hoarding strength in the shadows—it’s truly contemptible."

As the 2 were speaking, the 3-headed fire luan pulled the carriage and flew over.

The carriage flew closer, and a corner of the curtain was lifted. A white-haired youth with jade-like features cast a glance at Eldrin (Person Name).

He did not alight from the carriage, merely offering a serene smile as he said, "You must be the renowned Daoist of the Returning Abyss. I never expected someone of your stature to personally receive me—this is truly an honor."

As the youth spoke, the fire phoenix did not linger and continued its flight toward the Vastright City.

"Uncle, this man is merely at the Nascent Soul, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm), yet he dares show such disrespect toward us. I shall teach him a lesson."

Beside them, Chen Ethan’s gaze turned icy as he moved to intercept the man, but Eldrin stopped him.

Eldrin (Person Name) shook his head and said calmly, "After all, guests are guests. As hosts, it would be improper for us to lose our temper. We can settle this matter another day."

That being said, a trace of coldness still lingered in Eldrin's gaze.

The disparity between Nascent Soul cultivators was immense. Any ordinary Nascent Soul, Early Stage cultivator would have to bow humbly when encountering a Late Stage Nascent Soul mighty figure. If such a mighty being deigned to speak with you, it would be considered an exceptional honor.

And to this day, even a Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) elder would address me as a brother. Yet a mere Nascent Soul, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm) dared speak to me from his elevated carriage without even alighting—such boundless arrogance defies all reason.

Seeing this, the 9 Rivers Elder by his side hastily interjected, "This man is named Fang Tianji, son of the Fang Clan's Patriarch, Fang Xuan."

"He prides himself on being a descendant of the Primordial Immortal Clan, so his temperament is somewhat haughty. There's no need for you to take it to heart, Brother Guixu."

"You worry too much, Brother Jiuhe."

Eldrin shook his head and replied with a faint smile, "If it were his father Fang Xuan, I might have taken it somewhat seriously. But a newly ascended Nascent Soul junior? Hardly worth my indignation."

Chen Ethan immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands in salute. "Uncle Eldrin, you may endure this, but I cannot."

"I, too, have only recently formed my Nascent Soul. Once the Grand Bazaar concludes, I shall seek him out for a sparring match."