Li Chonglou waited, and the crowd also waited.
Time ticked by, and five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
In the conference hall of Tonggu Mingjin Company, Li Chonglou, seated at the head, narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had not yet received notification, which meant the plan had to proceed to its worst-case scenario.
“Everyone, it seems we…”
Before he could finish speaking, his phone suddenly rang.
Li Chonglou paused and instinctively picked up his phone. It was Elder Tie.
“Hello?”
Upon answering, Elder Tie’s anxious voice immediately came through: “I say, you kid haven’t done anything reckless, have you? Absolutely no recklessness. The General Bureau has already resolved it for you!”
Li Chonglou’s anxious heart immediately relaxed.
“I’m still at the company.”
A sigh of relief came from the other end of the phone, followed by Elder Tie’s exasperation.
“You kid, only you can get things to this point. Hurry up and pack. The Three Assemblies will convene a supervisory session. I’m rushing back now.”
Li Chonglou’s expression flickered.
Supervisory session? What is that?
With Elder Tie’s explanation, Li Chonglou quickly understood what had happened.
The supervisory session was a place similar to a supreme court, jointly established by the three major powers, specifically for adjudicating extremely important matters, such as extremely vicious martial-affiliated personnel or high-ranking individuals with special physical conditions. These were all handled by the supervisory session.
It was then that Li Chonglou learned that the General Bureau had nearly declared war on the Civilian Association over this matter!
After the call, Li Chonglou let out a long breath.
Zhou Tong hurriedly asked, “Brother Li, how is it? Is there a turning point?”
Li Chonglou finally showed a slight smile and nodded, “Yes, the higher-ups have intervened. We should not have to leave.”
The people seated below also breathed a sigh of relief.
“However, I need to go out for a while. The highest court has been activated for this matter, and it seems that matters related to martial arts will also be handled together.”
These words instantly tightened everyone’s hearts again.
Being targeted was merely a superficial conflict. The core of this issue was their involvement with martial arts. The other party dared to be so excessive largely because they were using it as leverage.
To put it bluntly, they had evidence of their violations.
If this were to go to public trial, it might not be a good thing for them! After all, even now, no one knew what evidence the Civilian Association had to act against them.
However, Li Chonglou was not too worried about this. He just smiled slightly and said, “Don’t worry, as long as it enters the correct procedure, I am confident that there will be no problem.”
Speaking of this, Li Chonglou suddenly changed the subject.
“However, before that, there is something I would like to discuss with you all.”
The people seated below paused and looked at Li Chonglou.
Du Tian seemed to sense something, and his old face showed his eyes narrowing slightly.
At this moment, the hall was filled with all the top forces of Tonggu Mingjin Company: Chen Pao and his three companions, Chen Peiyue and the easily appeased Yi Defa, as well as Du Tian and the three experts he brought.
As for the Wolf brothers, they had long since returned to Black Blade’s side.
The underworld and business were two different domains, with no concept of martial affiliation.
And Du Tian’s subordinates were actually more than just these. Li Chonglou did not know if others had returned to Wushan Town or if Du Tian had disbanded them, leaving only his confidantes. But it didn’t matter.
Li Chonglou scanned the crowd and said in a deep voice, “I want to send you all to a place for training, but I don’t know if you are willing.”
Chen Pao asked doubtfully, “Boss, what place?”
Du Tian stared at Li Chonglou silently, not speaking.
The expressions of the others were the same as Chen Pao’s, full of doubt.
“The Underground World.”
The Underground World?
Everyone exchanged glances, and Li Chonglou slowly explained the matter of the Underground World.
Bewilderment, shock.
The crowd’s expressions were as Li Chonglou had expected. When they learned that such a strange world existed in this world, they were all utterly shocked.
The conference hall fell silent for a moment.
After a good while.
“Boss, does such a place really exist?”
Chen Pao was the first to react. At this moment, besides shock, he was also excited.
Not only him, but everyone else also suppressed their excitement and stared at Li Chonglou. A second world full of spiritual energy, a spiritual power realm full of adventure and opportunity – wasn’t this precisely the place that cultivators dreamed of?
Li Chonglou smiled and said, “I just returned from there.”
“Damn!”
Chen Pao suddenly cursed and stood up abruptly.
“Then what is there to discuss! I’m going!”
“I’m going too!”
“Me too!”
Everyone stood up excitedly, afraid that if they spoke a moment later, they would miss out!
Even the usually steady Du Tian clenched his fists tightly, the excitement on his face clearly visible.
Li Chonglou smiled and said, “Hawkeye’s and Meat Mountain’s weapons were obtained by me in there, and these are merely the lowest-grade exquisite weapons inside. My black sword is a treasure one grade higher than exquisite.”
As Li Chonglou spoke, he unstrapped the large black sword he had been carrying on his back.
Everyone had noticed this item from the moment he returned, but Li Chonglou had not used it during the previous battles, so they hadn’t mentioned it, taking it as an ordinary weapon.
At this moment, Hawkeye asked this question.
“Boss, since yours is even better than ours, why didn’t you use it earlier?”
Li Chonglou shook his head and said, “This weapon is linked to strength. Below the fifth level, it is difficult to unleash their full power. My strength is impaired, and I cannot use it temporarily.”
Yes, this characteristic was discovered by Li Chonglou early on. Weapons obtained from the Underground World felt completely different when used with strength above the fifth level compared to below the fifth level.
The former felt as smooth as a fish in water, while the latter felt no different from ordinary weapons. The only difference was that in terms of material, the black greatsword completely surpassed all weapons outside.
Only then did everyone understand, and the topic then returned to the Underground World.
Li Chonglou said seriously, “Although this Underground World has unprecedented opportunities, the dangers are also equivalent. It is also full of experts, and the fifth level is merely at the bottom!”
“Even I almost died in there, so you must be mentally prepared. If you want to go, you must do so with a resolve to die!”
With the word “die,” the atmosphere instantly became tense.
Li Chonglou then added, “One more thing, we are currently only in a cooperative relationship. Chen Pao, you can leave at any time, but once you enter, you will be people on the same boat. You should understand what I mean.”
An invisible pressure suddenly emerged.
At this moment, Li Chonglou had lifted the energy amplification, and his aura was only at the third level. However, in the eyes of everyone, it felt more oppressive than Yuan Bei’s seventh level!