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"My little friend, I'm so rude, I forgot to ask you your name."

"I'm rude!" Xu Ziyan also remembered that she hadn't told Luo Tianba her name until now, so she hurriedly laughed:

"I'll Xu Ziyan!"

"Xu Ziyan?" Luo Tianba frowned slightly and said: "Do you come to Tianhao City often? Why do I feel that this name is familiar?"

"This is my first time coming to Tianhao City. Leader Luo must have remembered it wrong!"

"No!" Luo Tianba shook his head and said, "I must have heard of this name..."

Suddenly he seemed to have remembered something, and looked at Xu Ziyan with wide eyes and said: "You started the Xu Ziyan of Canglan Sect?"

"Well, I am a disciple of Canglan Sect's Yijian Peak!"

"That's right!" Luo Tianba clapped his hands and laughed: "I said I have heard of this name. Ziyan, you are also a famous figure in Shangyuan Continent now! Hahaha..."

Xu Ziyan looked slightly stunned. She knew that she should be somewhat famous now, but she did not expect that someone like Luo Tianba would also pay attention to her.

"But..." Luo Tianba said with a hint of solemnity on his face: "Zi Yan, you haven't really traveled yet, have you?"

Xu Ziyan tilted her head and thought for a while. It seemed that she had never really traveled in Shangyuan Continent. She only traveled briefly for two years before the Nine Sects Ceremony.

Two years!

It really doesn’t count as traveling. No monk can travel for at least ten years!

"Well, I ascended to Shangyuan Continent only a short time ago. I was practicing and traveling."

"Zi Yan, if you go out to travel in the future, you should be more careful."

"Huh?" Xu Ziyan looked at Luo Tianba in confusion.

"You killed a Starfield Sect disciple named Luo Qiushui during the Nine Sects Grand Ceremony, right?"

"Well, there is such a thing. Later I killed her brother Luo Qiufeng." Xu Ziyan frowned slightly and said: "You mean the Star Territory Sect will look for opportunities to kill me?"

Luo Tianba's face twitched: "I don't know if the Starfield Sect will look for an opportunity to kill you! But I know there are people who will never let you go."

"Who?" Xu Ziyan's eyes were a little confused.

"You don't know Luo Qiushui's identity, do you?" Luo Tianba looked a little serious.

"I don't understand!" Xu Ziyan immediately shook his head and said: "Isn't she a disciple of the Star Territory Sect?"

"Yes, but that is only one of her identities. Her other identity is that of the daughter of the patriarch of Tianfu Trading Company, and that Luo Qiufeng is also the son of the patriarch of Tianfu Trading Company."

"Tianfu Trading Company?" Xu Ziyan was a little confused. Is a trading firm great? I'm not afraid of the Star Territory Sect. Would I be afraid of a trading firm?

Looking at Xu Ziyan's confused expression, Luo Tianba sighed softly and said: "Zi Yan, it seems that you are really focused on practicing and don't understand the situation in Shangyuan Continent."

Xu Ziyan's face turned red, but Luo Tianba suddenly remembered something and shook his head: "It's not your fault. You have never traveled in Shangyuan Continent, so naturally you don't know much about it."

Xu Ziyan cupped his hands and said: "Please give me some advice from Alliance Leader Luo!"

Luo Tianba's expression became serious, and he said slowly: "Zi Yan, in your heart, I'm afraid there are only nine major sects in the Shangyuan Continent that can be considered big forces, right? Well, now there is another Shangyuan Alliance!"

Xu Ziyan's face was a little unnatural, she had thought so in her heart before. But now she saw Luo Tianba and the beggar suit, and knew that in addition to the nine major sects and the Shangyuan Alliance, there was at least one Sanxian Alliance.

"Let's not talk about the Shangyuan Alliance first, let's talk about the past.

It’s good that the nine major sects have always been the dominant ones in Shangyuan Continent, but the strongest sphere of influence controlled by the nine major sects is still in the east. After that, their control in the south, north and west regions is much weaker. Of course, the strength of the nine major sects is

There, the monks from the south, northwest and north will also give face to the nine sects and abide by the rules of the nine sects as long as it is not a big deal.

The north is where the side sect is located, but to be honest, the strength of the side sect is not only compared to the nine major sects, but also to the medium-sized sects in the east. Moreover, the monks of the side sect are more selfish because of their practice.

It is more advantageous, so there are more fights between the northern side gates, like a piece of loose sand.

Ximen is the main domain of the demon clan. Although there are humans there, it cannot become a climate. The south is the domain of the demon clan, and the same is true.

To put it bluntly, if it were just these forces, the strength of our Sanxian Alliance could definitely be ranked below the nine major sects and above the eastern sects, then the northern side sect would be even less in our eyes. It is just a single nine major sects

Compared with other sects in the sect, our Sanxian Alliance is not weak."

Seeing Xu Ziyan's suspicious look, Luo Tianba said proudly: "Ziyan, don't believe it. Let me explain it to you. The main sphere of influence of the nine sects is only in the east, and the side sect is only in the north.

The tribe is in the west, and the demon tribe is in the south. However, our Sanxian Alliance is different. Almost all the Sanxian in the world are members of our Sanxian Alliance. Including all the Sanxian cultivators who are active in the four regions of east, west, south, north, you say we are Sanxian

How powerful is the alliance?"

Xu Ziyan looked stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized. According to Luo Tianba, this Sanxian Alliance is indeed a huge force. Its strength is not inferior to any of the nine sects. It’s just that the nine sects are known as the Nine Sects outside.

Form an alliance and connect branches with the same spirit. The Sanxian Alliance is powerful, but it is not strong enough to withstand the alliance of the nine major sects at the same time. Therefore, the Sanxian Alliance is very low-key.

However, no matter how low-key they are, their strength is there, and no one of the nine major sects will easily provoke them.

but……

What does this have to do with Tianfu Trading Company?

"Zi Yan, that's why I said that before the Twelve Ancient Heavenly Lords appeared, the nine major sects were the largest force, and our Sanxian Alliance should barely be considered the second largest force."

"Reluctantly?" Xu Ziyan's heart skipped a beat, and she felt a little bad.

"Yes, it's forced!" Luo Tianba said bitterly: "Because there are three forces whose strength is equal to that of our Sanxian Alliance."

"There are three more stocks?" Xu Ziyan was shocked and thought, it seems that he is really looking at the sky from a well.

"Yes!" Luo Tianba said with a hint of complexity in his eyes: "There are three trading houses on Shangyuan Continent, namely Tianfu Trading Company, Tiandan Trading Company and Tianwei Trading Company!

Tianfu Trading Company specializes in immortal talismans, Tiandan Trading Company specializes in elixirs, and Tianqi Trading Company specializes in immortal weapons.

Zi Yan, you have to know that although each sect also has alchemy masters, weapon refiners and talisman makers, there are countless disciples in a sect, just like Zi Yan, your Canglan Sect has millions of disciples, what do you think?

Can your Canglan Sect's immortal alchemy masters, immortal weapon masters and immortal talisman masters be able to meet the needs of millions of monks?"

Xu Ziyan already had some understanding in his heart at this time, and immediately shook his head and said: "No, let alone our Canglan Sect, even the four major sects of the Danfu Array may not be able to fully support the cultivation of our disciples."

"Not bad!" Luo Tianba nodded: "Not to mention there are medium-sized sects, small sects, side sects, families, and casual cultivators. There are too many people cultivating in Shangyuan Continent. Even the demons and monsters need immortals.

Cultivation of talismans, immortal weapons and elixirs.

Tianfu Trading Company, Tiandan Trading Company and Tianqi Trading Company almost monopolize more than 70% of the business in these three areas respectively. Moreover, their businesses are spread all over the east, west, north and south, and their reputations are all over Shangyuan Continent.

These three trading houses are the three behemoths of Shangyuan Continent, and 70% of the resources of Shangyuan Continent flow in their hands. What do you think of their strength?"

Xu Ziyan's face became a little pale. If such a behemoth is determined to kill someone, even any of the nine sects may not be able to stop it, unless the nine sects join forces.

"Leader Luo, are the three of them an alliance?" Xu Ziyan asked worriedly.

Luo Tianba shook his head gently and said: "Although these three families have contacts, they have not formed an alliance."

Xu Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Luo Tianba, waiting for him to continue talking.

"The reason why the three of them have not formed an alliance is because they have different styles of business. Tiandan Trading Company is quite gentlemanly, Tianqi Trading Company is moderate, and Tianfu Trading Company is extremely domineering.

Tianfu Trading Company has absolutely no scruples in its actions. Tiandan Trading Company and Tianqi Trading Company still have a bottom line for dealing with demons and monsters. However, Tianfu Trading Company has no bottom line at all, but they are also very secretive in their work. Although there are rumors so far,

Although the major forces in Shangyuan Continent knew it well, they had no evidence.

Without evidence, we dare not take action. After all, Tianfu Trading Company is very powerful and ranks first among the three major trading companies. This is not only because they have powerful monks, but also because they operate Immortal Talismans.

Immortal talismans are the thing that most directly enhances a monk's combat effectiveness. I think you also understand this, Ziyan. If the strength of two people is between equals, and one of the monks has a large number of immortal talismans that cannot be used, then it is better to use immortal talismans.

Fu smash also smashed the opponent to death.

Moreover, the rapid development of Tianfu Trading Company is also due to his dominance. They constantly merged some talisman-making shops and recruited some immortal talisman masters. To be honest..."

Speaking of this, Luo Tianba's face turned a bit ugly: "Even some of the Immortal Talisman Masters in our Sanxian Alliance have been poached by them. Not to mention our Sanxiu Alliance, even the Immortal Talisman Masters in many sects have also been poached by them.

Go. Use coercion and inducement. These are their methods.

By recruiting Immortal Talisman Masters from all over, they have grown in strength, and by constantly annexing talisman-making shops in various places, Tianfu Trading Company has extended its tentacles to various regions of the Shangyuan Continent, and its power has continued to expand.

Moreover, the patriarch of Tianfu Trading Company also sent potential disciples in his family to various sects. Those with the best qualifications were sent to the nine major sects, followed by small and medium-sized sects, and the worse ones were sent to side sects. This made them Tianfu The disciples of the trading company penetrate into all levels. As for these disciples who are sent out, Tianfu Trading Company will also provide them with various cultivation resources according to their cultivation level. This will make the cultivation level of those disciples who are sent out to enter the country very fast. , gradually gained a certain status and power within each sect.

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