Chapter 495: Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce and Moon Tower

As the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild's thirty-year stone gambling event drew nearer, more and more Cultivators arrived in Seven Kings City. Most were powerful individuals and major forces.

After all, spirit restricting stones were rare and expensive, and ordinary Cultivators couldn't afford to gamble. At most, they came to watch the excitement.

These past few days, Xu Chen had been strolling around the city almost daily, looking for bargains. Relying on his Qi Observation Technique, he had indeed found a few treasures.

On the day the stone gambling event officially began, Xu Luo, Xu Chen, and Xu Qiufeng left Huangfeng Valley early in the morning, preparing to head to the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

This stone gambling event was absolutely unmissable for Xu Chen, who possessed the Qi Observation Technique.

Xu Chen chuckled, "The stone gambling event is quite important to Seven Kings City. These past few days, even Xiang Zhantian hasn't arranged for anyone to tail us."

Ever since he refused Xiang Zhantian after entering the city, he had arranged for his subordinates to keep watch at the entrance of Huangfeng Valley every day.

Unfortunately, everyone else was cultivating in the Blessed Land and didn't go out. After Xu Chen left, he used various methods to easily shake off those who were watching and following him.

Thus, even though Xu Luo and the others had been in Seven Kings City for a while, Xiang Zhantian hadn't been able to pose any substantial threat to them.

Many powerful individuals and forces had arrived in Seven Kings City these past few days. Even Xiang Zhantian had been instructed to behave himself and not cause trouble.

Xu Qiufeng looked at the bustling streets and couldn't help but sigh.

"There are indeed many more people in the city than usual. I didn't expect this stone gambling event to have such a big impact."

Xu Chen said, "Of course. This is one of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild's signature events."

The Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, like the Immortal Sects, Immortal Clan, Emperor Court, and Ancient Family, is one of the Twenty Hegemonic Powers of the Tian Yuan World.

As a merchant guild, the biggest characteristic of this force is its wealth.

The Azure Firmament Merchant Guild has branches spread across many continents in the Tian Yuan World. As long as the business is related to Cultivators, they have industries involved.

Relying on astonishing wealth accumulation and a large amount of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild has attracted many powerful individuals, which has also continuously enhanced the overall strength of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

Therefore, among the Twenty Hegemonic Powers, the overall strength of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild is also among the top.

It can even rank among the top three, similar to Seven Kings City.

Every thirty years, the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild selects a continent to hold a grand and solemn stone gambling event.

Almost every event yields various rare treasures and miraculous elixirs.

If some ancient or even Archaic Era elixirs that are now lost could be unearthed, and their formulas deduced from the elixirs, that would definitely be a very considerable fortune.

Over time, the stone gambling event became very famous, even spreading throughout the Tian Yuan World. However, in remote and weak places like Cang Continent, not many people knew about it.

Therefore, every event attracts a large number of powerful individuals and forces who rush to participate.

Hoping to make a fortune.

Even though this stone gambling event is held in Seven Kings City, the city of sin, it still attracted many powerful forces to flock to it.

Xu Luo and the other two were looking forward to seeing Xu Muge and Xu Ying, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

Xu Chen strolled around the city every day. Besides looking for bargains, he also wanted to walk around and see if Xu Muge and Xu Ying had arrived so he could see them immediately.

Since coming to Seven Kings City, Xu Luo and Xu Qiufeng hadn't really explored the city, especially Xu Qiufeng, who was still very unfamiliar with Seven Kings City.

So Xu Chen walked and introduced it to him.

Xu Chen pointed to the rows of pavilions and palaces ahead.

"Among the Twenty Hegemonic Powers of the Tian Yuan World, there is another one similar in nature to the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, and that is the Moon Gazing Pavilion."

"The business scope of this Moon Gazing Pavilion mainly includes restaurants, tea houses, eateries, and brothels, as well as selling information. Almost every major city on every continent has a branch of the Moon Gazing Pavilion, and the spiritual wine of the Moon Gazing Pavilion is famous throughout the Tian Yuan World."

Xu Chen suddenly stopped speaking and switched to sound transmission.

"But I think the spiritual tea and spiritual wine of the Moon Gazing Pavilion, especially the spiritual wine, are not as good as our Drunken Immortal Pavilion's."

Xu Luo affirmed, "You don't need to think so, it is the truth."

In his previous and current life, he had traveled to many continents and naturally tasted many spiritual teas and spiritual wines, but none of them could compare to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's.

The reason is simple: the spiritual tea seedlings, and the spiritual wine formulas and ingredients of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion were brought back from the Immortal Realm by Xu Hao and personally planted and brewed by Xu Chu.

How could the spiritual wine and spiritual tea of the Tian Yuan World compare?

Every time Xu Luo and the others returned home and then went out, they would go to Xu Chu to ask for a large amount of spiritual tea and spiritual wine to carry with them.

Fortunately, they were communicating via sound transmission. If someone nearby had heard this, they would definitely question it.

After all, throughout the entire Tian Yuan World, there was no force that dared to say that their spiritual tea and spiritual wine were better than the Moon Gazing Pavilion's.

This time, Xu Luo and the others came to Seven Kings City with the idea of opening a branch of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion in Seven Kings City.

At that time, they would not only face the many local toughs of Seven Kings City but also their biggest competitor, the Moon Gazing Pavilion.

The difficulty is naturally imaginable.

Xu Luo and the others naturally understood this, but they were not afraid at all.

Xu Chen said with firm eyes, "Whether it is the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild or the Moon Gazing Pavilion, although they are out of reach for us now, in the future, our Xu Family's Wanbao Pavilion and Drunken Immortal Pavilion will definitely surpass them."

Xu Luo and Xu Qiufeng were also full of confidence in this.

Currently, the Wanbao Pavilion and Drunken Immortal Pavilion are very famous in the dozen or so continents near Cang Continent. Many forces in these continents are vying to cooperate with the Xu Family.

But this is limited to these dozen or so continents near Cang Continent. In more distant places, it is not feasible.

Because they are too far from the Xu Family and are the territories of other major forces, the Xu Family does not have enough strength. If the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and Wanbao Pavilion rashly open branches there, they will only be eaten clean.

Therefore, in the short term, the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and Wanbao Pavilion can only develop in these dozen or so continents.

Compared to forces like the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild and Moon Gazing Pavilion, whose branches have spread across all major continents of the Tian Yuan World and are world-renowned, the Wanbao Pavilion and Drunken Immortal Pavilion can indeed be said to be insignificant.

But Xu Luo and the others have enough confidence in themselves and the Xu Family.

Believing that anything is possible.

They are determined that the future Xu Family will definitely become a Hegemonic Power in the Tian Yuan World!!