33: Chapter 33 Wind Spirit Root 33: Chapter 33 Wind Spirit Root The merchant guilds of Qianyue Kingdom mainly gather commodities from merchants, clans, and individuals, often holding auctions of various sizes, sharing in the profits, of course, some guilds have their own industries.
There are not a few merchant guilds within the capital, most of which are branches sent from the headquarters.
“What’s the name of your merchant guild?”
Qin Jun asked curiously, a merchant guild that could catch Qin Yu’s eye must be extraordinary.
“Yanbei Chamber of Commerce,” Yan Mobei said helplessly, causing Qin Jun’s pupils to shrink.
The Yanbei Chamber of Commerce was ranked as the number one local merchant guild in Qianyue Kingdom, and no one knew the extent of its wealth.
“Impossible, your Yanbei Chamber of Commerce is so wealthy, can’t you buy powerful bodyguards?” Qin Jun frowned and asked, his predecessor’s only impression of the Yanbei Chamber of Commerce was that it was rich.
Money makes the mare go!
The average strength of the Blood Blade Guards was in the energy refining realm, Qin Jun didn’t believe the Yanbei Chamber of Commerce couldn’t hire Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Yan Mobei said awkwardly, “Those cultivators all ran away as soon as they heard we offended the Fifth Prince…”
Qin Jun had overestimated the merchant guilds; those in Qianyue Kingdom were essentially mundane, trading commodities that could at most attract Foundation Establishment cultivators, but even those were rare, so the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators drawn to the Yanbei Chamber of Commerce wasn’t many, and all of them turned their backs and left upon hearing that the Yanbei Chamber of Commerce had offended the Fifth Prince.
In Qianyue Kingdom, cultivators who could reach Foundation Establishment were basically disciples of sects, as independent cultivators, with fewer resources and weaker strength, rarely achieved high accomplishments.
Now, who in the cultivation world didn’t know that the Fifth Prince was close to Purple Light Sect and was widely recognized as the future emperor—who would dare to offend him?
Unless they no longer wanted to stay in Qianyue Kingdom!
“The group of Blood Blade Guards pursuing us is at the bottom of the Blood Blade organization’s strength, all of our Yan Family’s experts were killed by stronger Blood Blade Guards, leaving only the old, weak, sick, and disabled, that’s why they were sent to hunt us down, to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots,” Yan Mobei said bitterly smiling.
Qin Jun squinted his eyes, but a different idea bubbled up in his heart.
“Your Yanbei Chamber of Commerce has offended Qin Yu, it seems impossible for you to stay in Qianyue Kingdom,” Qin Jun said, stroking his chin, prompting Yan Mobei to despair.
Indeed, even if they wanted to flee Qianyue Kingdom, it was not possible, since the kingdom was surrounded by wastelands and forests that hid various terrifying monsters, and without the strength of Foundation Establishment, no one dared to leave Qianyue Kingdom.
Clearly, Yan Mobei was not a Foundation Establishment expert, nor were his three guards.
By such a count, their Yan Family was still on the road to death.
Side quest triggered—Conquer the Yanbei Chamber of Commerce!
Completing the task will award 4,000 experience points and a random lottery opportunity!”
The system prompt sounded timely because Qin Jun had ambitions for the Yanbei Chamber of Commerce, which triggered the side quest, and this didn’t surprise him.
Once the task was completed, he would be able to level up and also get a chance at the random lottery!
The first lottery draw had gotten him the Desert Eagle, a small-scale killing device, so he was looking forward to the next draw.
“Join me, Qin Yu is also my archenemy, the enemy of an enemy is a friend!” Qin Jun stated bluntly, which moved Yan Mobei.
However, Yan Mobei didn’t agree immediately.
If this were Qin Jun from a month ago, he might have agreed.
But now, Qin Jun was in disgrace, appearing in the capital would certainly enrage the emperor.
Offending the Fifth Prince was already miserable enough, angering the emperor would certainly doom the Yan Family to destruction.
“Don’t worry, I’m back this time to clear my name, I’ll settle you all in and support your Yan Family in the open once I restore my prince’s title,” Qin Jun said lightly laughing, seeing Yan Mobei’s concerns.
Yan Mobei still felt uneasy upon hearing this, “But if this group of Blood Blade Guards don’t return to report, the Fifth Prince will surely send more assassins…”
“No worries, follow me into the city, I’ll protect you!” Qin Jun said waving his hand, Yan Mobei felt that this was the best arrangement for now, as for running away, he didn’t dare to think about it, was there anyone Qin Yu couldn’t find in Qianyue Kingdom?
Afterward, Qin Jun approached the ten children, with Daji and Roaring Sky Dog following him.
Potential talent with single Wind Spirit Root attribute detected!”
The system’s prompt suddenly sounded, causing Qin Jun to pause, Wind Spirit Root?
To cultivate into an immortal, one must possess a Spirit Root, which was also a major reason for the scarcity of cultivators in Qianyue Kingdom, as most people lacked Spirit Roots.
What exactly a Spirit Root looked like, Qin Jun didn’t know yet, but all cultivators understood that the purer the Spirit Root attribute, the better, as it made learning corresponding cultivation methods much more effective.
If the Spirit Root’s attributes were too mixed, it would make cultivation difficult, as the proportion of singular attributes in such Spirit Roots was too low.
Being versatile sometimes means mediocrity.
Qin Jun himself had a mixed Spirit Root, possessing all the Five Elements attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Although suited for cultivation methods of the Five Elements, achieving high accomplishments was nearly impossible.
Spirit Roots of the Five Elements were common among cultivators, while those with three attributes were considered geniuses, their cultivation speed far surpassing that of individuals with four Spirit Roots or mixed Spirit Roots.
Those with dual Spirit Roots were coveted treasures by cultivation sects.
A single Spirit Root was also known as a Heavenly Spirit Root, an existence as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, with Qianyue Kingdom hardly producing one in hundreds of years.
And Wind attributes were extremely rare, not part of the Five Elements, yet stronger.
Other rare attributes included thunder, light, void, etc., known as Saintly Spirit Roots.
Until now, aside from the three major sects in Qianyue Kingdom, which had the means to detect Saintly Spirit Root talents, no other power could do so.
About the Saintly Spirit Roots, Qin Jun had only read in some books.
Saintly Spirit Roots were the stuff of legends, meaning the child with the Saintly Spirit Root detected by the system might have been overlooked by the Yanbei Chamber of Commerce.
Following the system’s guidance, Qin Jun looked at a boy standing at the back.
The boy was about twelve or thirteen years old, skinny as a rail, but his eyes were very clear.
Although he was also crying, he didn’t seem as overwhelmed as the other children.
“What’s his name?” Qin Jun pointed at the boy with the Wind Spirit Root and asked.
“His name is Yan San, he’s my nephew.
He lacks talent for cultivation, rather ordinary,” Yan Mobei hurriedly explained.
No talent for cultivation?
Qin Jun inwardly smirked; it seemed he was right.
Feeling Qin Jun’s gaze, Yan San quickly lowered his head, too timid to look at him.
“Young Master, you’re not thinking of taking them under your wing, are you?
They seem quite weak,” Daji asked puzzled, making Yan Mobei and his three guards feel awkward.
They also subconsciously sized up Daji; other than her stunning beauty, they couldn’t see through her at all.
She was enshrouded in mystery like a thick fog and was surely no ordinary person.
“Yes, let’s all enter the capital together!”
Qin Jun declared indisputably.
To someone like Daji, a powerhouse from the Transforming Void Realm, looking down on the Yan Family was natural, but he was aware of the significance a merchant guild held to a kingdom, given that most inhabitants in Qianyue Kingdom were mortals, to whom the money considered worthless by cultivators was highly attractive.
What mattered most was finding the Wind Spirit Root genius, Yan San!
A talent with a Saintly Spirit Root, once grown, would be earth-shatteringly powerful.