In a certain void black market, a magnificent and seemingly brand-new building stood tall.
The four characters "Qin Yang Commercial Firm" hung high above the incredibly luxurious main entrance.
This void black market was the first one where the Qin Yang Commercial Firm had established a foothold.
At this moment, numerous cultivators were coming and going at the Qin Yang Commercial Firm, with many void black market cultivators entering and exiting the firm's grand entrance.
In just a few months since its arrival, the Qin Yang Commercial Firm had already amassed countless customers.
The reason was simple: the Qin Yang Commercial Firm's inventory was incredibly comprehensive, offering almost everything imaginable. Furthermore, the prices of the goods sold at the Qin Yang Commercial Firm were extremely low.
Much lower than those of the established local commercial firms within the void black market.
It was precisely because of this.
In a short period of time, the Qin Yang Commercial Firm had secured a place in this unfamiliar and remote small location.
And at this moment, behind the magnificently and splendidly decorated Qin Yang shop, in a luxurious room with countless golden and jade embellishments.
A youth clad in purple robes, with an exceptionally handsome face and an air of utter composure, sat quietly.
Beside him, numerous beautiful maids stood quietly in attendance.
Even though these beautiful girls were merely maids, the weakest among them exuded an aura at least at the Hedao (Integration) realm.
Yet, even so, as they served the handsome purple-robed youth, their faces displayed only intense admiration and adoration, without the slightest hint of dissatisfaction or negative emotions.
Just then, outside the door, a figure whose aura was incredibly powerful suddenly approached the room.
Judging solely by the aura emanating from this person, they were at least a cultivator at the sixth level of Tribulation Transcension.
But even with this cultivation level, they appeared exceedingly respectful when facing the handsome purple-robed youth.
"Young Master Qin."
The cultivator at the sixth level of Tribulation Transcension respectfully greeted the handsome purple-robed youth.
In response, Qin Tianyi's expression remained as calm as ever, as he slightly opened his mouth to accept a crystal-clear grape, peeled for him by a nearby maid.
"En, how is it? How is the business of the Qin Yang shop doing now? Are those local small shops still holding on? They must be close to collapsing, right?"
Qin Tianyi asked indifferently, but it seemed he already had the answer, merely inquiring as a matter of routine.
To this, the cultivator at the sixth level of Tribulation Transcension showed no dissatisfaction and respectfully replied.
"Reporting to Young Master, indeed, many local shops can no longer hold on."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Qin Tianyi's face grew even more radiant, and as he smiled, his handsome face took on an even more peculiar and charmingly wicked allure.
"Heh heh, that's normal. How can the goods from this small place compare to those from our prosperous region?"
Whether it was in terms of cost or the quality of refining techniques.
The Qin Yang Commercial Firm, which came from a prosperous region, was far superior to the small local merchant associations of these small places.
After all, the prosperity of a region determined one's vision and all sorts of technical means, which were not comparable to these small places at all.
This could be seen simply from the strength of the cultivators.
In these remote small places, the highest level of cultivators might only be at the Tribulation Transcension stage, with not even a single cultivator at the peak of Tribulation Transcension to be found.
But in prosperous regions, and even more so in the upper realms, while peak Tribulation Transcension cultivators were still incredibly powerful beings and not commonplace, there were also many cultivators at the Mahayana stage, above Tribulation Transcension.
These were powerful cultivation realms that such barren small places simply could not produce. The same logic applied to the refining of pills and spirit artifacts.
And as Qin Tianyi wore a smile, the cultivator at the sixth level of Tribulation Transcension spoke again.
"However, Young Master, as those local merchant associations are about to collapse, they have started to resort to underhanded tactics in secret. Quite a number of the resources we were transporting to our other void black market branches have been looted without a trace."
Upon hearing this, Qin Tianyi's smiling face instantly turned cold.
"Hmph!"
A cold hum emanated from Qin Tianyi's mouth.
"Those damned fellows. If not for the fact that there are so many matters at the headquarters right now, we would have dispatched more powerful individuals, and it wouldn't have come to this."
"Then, Young Master, what should we do next?"
"It's alright, let them continue for a while longer. Those fellows can only resort to these methods. Although our Qin Yang Commercial Firm hasn't brought too many experts this time, we still have Elder Qin, a cultivator at the ninth level of Tribulation Transcension, stationed here. With this elder at the ninth level of Tribulation Transcension, and with their highest combat power only at the eighth level of Tribulation Transcension, do they really dare to go to war with us?"
As he said this, the disdain in Qin Tianyi's tone was unreserved.
Although there was only a small realm difference between the eighth and ninth levels of Tribulation Transcension.
Once the Tribulation Transcension stage was reached, even a small realm difference meant a vast disparity.
While it wasn't to the extent that a ninth-level Tribulation Transcension cultivator could easily kill an eighth-level one, gaining an advantage in battle was extremely easy.
When facing a ninth-level Tribulation Transcension expert, an ordinary eighth-level Tribulation Transcension cultivator would mostly just endure a beating or self-destruct.
As for multiple people joining forces to attack? Which eighth-level Tribulation Transcension expert would dare to bear the full wrath of a ninth-level Tribulation Transcension expert?
As long as no one was overly desperate to risk their lives.
The power that this ninth-level Tribulation Transcension expert from our headquarters could unleash would be elevated to unimaginable heights.
"Let them revel in their arrogance for a while longer. After some time, when things settle down at the headquarters, we will dispatch two more experts. By then, I won't bother with these petty thefts in commercial competition."
Qin Tianyi muttered to himself, a chilling glint growing in his handsome eyes.
The power from the prosperous region. The strongest combat experts were naturally not limited to the single ninth-level Tribulation Transcension cultivator he had brought this time.
Although the Qin Yang Commercial Firm was not particularly prominent in the prosperous region, compared to these small places, their experts were more than enough to crush them.
At this moment, the cultivator at the sixth level of Tribulation Transcension beside him reminded him again.
"Young Master, we cannot afford to be careless. While the power of the cultivators in these small places is inferior to ours in the Qin Yang Commercial Firm, there are still quite a few at the seventh and eighth levels of Tribulation Transcension. If they unite, it would still be a considerable force."
To this, Qin Tianyi nodded, not showing any impatience.
"I am naturally aware of this. When things stabilize at the headquarters, I will personally apply to have the headquarters dispatch two cultivators at the ninth level of Tribulation Transcension."