My Master Knows It All

A middle-aged man, slightly plump with the sharp eyes of a businessman, yet exuding the aura of a cultivator, looked helplessly at the man dressed in black beside him, who was relentlessly trying to sell him something.

Cao Zhen glanced at the man in black. It was obvious that this man was a demonic cultivator. Under normal circumstances, a demonic cultivator encountering a righteous cultivator might lead to conflict.

But it was different at the Immortal Market.

Especially since they were clearly not those who specialized in combat, but rather resembled businessmen.

Every Great Teaching had such a group of cultivators, responsible not for combat but for commerce, for whom the distinction between the righteous and demonic paths mattered little.

They could do business with the righteous path, but also with demonic cultivators from the demonic path.

The man in black appeared to be the person responsible for commerce for the Sect of Ten Thousand Beasts, and he should be trying to sell the store on behalf of the Rare Treasures Commerce Association.

"What are you afraid of? The Rare Treasures Pavilion has been abandoned for so long, and since you bought it from us, if the Rare Treasures Commerce Association were to cause trouble in the future, they would come to us first, not directly to you.

Let me tell you, such a good location for a store, if you miss it, you won't find another like it. Think about it carefully."

The demonic cultivator paused for a moment and lowered his voice: "Let me be honest with you. It's not just in Lion Tiger City.

Ever since Cao Zhen led people to destroy the headquarters of the Rare Treasures Commerce Association, its many Rare Treasures Pavilions outside were attacked, some even obliterated.

Moreover, the life tombs of those Earth Immortal Realm experts within the Rare Treasures Commerce Association were directly dug up. There's no Earth Immortal Realm expert left in the Rare Treasures Commerce Association.

Now, it's hard for them to just survive, let alone manage these Rare Treasures Pavilions.

In many cities, the Rare Treasures Pavilions have changed ownership. Such prime store locations can't remain vacant indefinitely, can they?

The Rare Treasures Commerce Association would need the revival of Immortality Regainment Realm experts to turn things around, and who knows when that will be?

What's more, many have already taken over the Rare Treasures Commerce Association's shops; can the association go after so many people for trouble then?

What are you worried about?"

"I..." The middle-aged man was evidently swayed. He hesitated for a bit, then finally spoke solemnly, "Let me think about it, I'll give you an answer by tomorrow."

Cao Zhen glanced at the two and continued forward. He didn't know how many years the Rare Treasures Commerce Association had been laying its foundation in the Eastern Province, to have built a Rare Treasures Pavilion in each city.

However, after he led people to destroy the headquarters of the Rare Treasures Commerce Association, everyone knew that the association lacked masters.

In a short time, all the Rare Treasures Pavilions everywhere were destroyed.

Currently, there aren't many Rare Treasures Pavilions left in the Eastern Province.

Soon he arrived in front of a pitch-black building.

All-knowing Building.

Cao Zhen glanced aside; next door was the branch of the assassination agency.

Well, it's convenient to gather intelligence first, then publish a task at the assassination agency.

Cao Zhen stepped inside.

Compared to the assassination agency, the All-knowing Building was much larger.

Inside the room, a young man promptly came up for a warm welcome as soon as he saw someone entering, politely asking, "Guest, are you here to gather intelligence? What kind of information do you want to inquire about?"

Cao Zhen glanced around the room. There weren't many people; just three, two of whom were ordinary mortals, while the young man here was the only cultivator.

The assassination agency dealt with the business of killing, sending disciples to various places, where they'd be killed the same day they arrived.

But the Wanxiao Sect differed; they specialized in providing intelligence, which everyone needs sometime, so even if the Wanxiao Sect dispatched disciples to cities everywhere, they wouldn't be in danger.

Cao Zhen nodded slightly, with no intention of hiding his purpose, and stated solemnly, "I want to gather information about Chaos Qi. Tell me where there is Chaos Qi or who possesses artifacts that can condense Chaos Qi."

"What? Chaos Qi!"

The young Wanxiao Sect cultivator's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the man before him, wondering if he had misheard.

Chaos Qi, these four words were not something he heard often; rather, he might almost never hear them.

As a cultivator, he knew of Chaos Qi's existence, but there were only a handful of people cultivating it in this world.

Three people were known to him, all of whom were powerful figures in top Great Teachings.

Furthermore, all three were in deep slumber.

Who was this man before him, coming to the Wanxiao Sect and immediately inquiring about Chaos Qi!

Although surprised, his gaze towards the man turned respectful at once; anyone inquiring about Chaos Qi definitely was not simple.

"This Immortal, please wait a moment, I will inquire immediately."

The man spoke and quickly left the room, turning into another room and bringing out a pile of talismans.

There were talismans of different colors: white talismans, silver talismans, golden talismans, and a rare purple talisman.

Among them, white talismans were the most numerous, while purple was the least, with only one.

He picked the sole purple talisman from among them and began writing.

Entering the All-knowing Building wasn't a punishment; with good fortune, one might earn quite a lot of rewards too.