Chapter 6734 Too Small
“Lord... Long Chen...”
When Qu Liushang saw Long Chen, he hesitated, uncertain how to address Long Chen. In the end, he added a title of respect.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “Under the starry sky, all nine star heirs were one family. Vice Palace Master Liushang, there’s no need to trouble yourself over an appellation.”
Qu Liushang nodded.
“You’re right. Still... this time, our harvest was enormous,” Qu Liushang said, unable to conceal his excitement.
“These outsider devils possessed countless resources from our world. There were even three Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons. Although they don’t belong to our nine star line, we could exchange them for an astonishing amount of wealth.
“There are also countless immortal and divine materials—nearly a hundred types used specifically in forging Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons. As for the other materials, there have to be tens of thousands of them, and most in huge quantities.
“There are also various medicinal pills, paragon bones, divine tablets, and treasures of unclear origins. For now, we still can’t be sure what they all do.
“And within their treasury, we even found the remains of our ancestors from the primal chaos era, along with important legacy items. I truly don’t know how to put a value on everything we’ve gained.”
All of a sudden, Long Chen asked, “When you entered their treasury, were these items just randomly thrown about, or were they properly organized?”
Qu Liushang was startled by this question, but still replied, “They were organized and arranged neatly.”
“Then that means they’ve sold many of their treasures. What we obtained was only the bottom of the barrel—things they couldn’t sell yet,” Long Chen said, sighing.
Items that weren’t easy to sell or defective goods of little value were all bottom-of-the-barrel stuff for merchants.
Hearing this, Qu Liushang stared at Long Chen in disbelief. Such an immense fortune was called the scraps? How could three Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons be part of the leftovers?
Seeing Qu Liushang’s expression of disbelief, Long Chen added, “Only the three Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons are true treasures. They either didn’t dare sell them, feared they might later face those weapons on the battlefield, or couldn’t find a buyer willing to pay the right price. Too cheap, and they wouldn’t sell. Too expensive, and no one would buy.”
“But... those are outsider devils,” Qu Liushang said in confusion. “Who would dare trade with them? Isn’t that courting death? That’s impossible. Long Chen... why are you looking at me like that?”
Long Chen paused and thought about it.
Qu Liushang was intelligent, but he had spent most of his life in seclusion within the Starry River Palace. His perspective was limited by that environment.
Long Chen explained, “In this world, businessmen are the least trustworthy. In their eyes, everything in this world has value, including their own bodies and souls, and even faith. As long as the price is high enough, they’ll sell anything. Even Lord Brahma and Fallen Daynight could betray the Pill Sovereign. Do you truly believe there’s anything in this world that’s impossible?”
Qu Liushang was at a loss for words.
Speaking of businessmen, Long Chen thought of Zheng Wenlong and the Huayun Trading Company. They were perhaps the only principled merchants left. They stood apart from the others, much like the Spirit race itself.
Long Chen found it very curious how the Huayun Trading Company had managed to stay so pure from the start until now.
“This is the catalog of everything we obtained. Take a look and see if there’s anything you need,” Qu Liushang said, handing Long Chen a list.
Long Chen did a quick scan and returned it to him.
He said, “I don’t need anything there. But I do want one thing from the Starry River Palace.”
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“Master!”
Li Canghao respectfully stood amongst the eight divine statues when Qu Liushang slowly appeared behind him.
“Has Long Chen accepted the position of vice palace master?” asked Li Canghao.
Qu Liushang immediately shook his head.
Li Canghao snorted. “I knew it. This brat wouldn’t care about being a vice palace master. You can tell him that I will abdicate immediately!”
Qu Liushang let out a sigh. “Long Chen... has already left!”
“Left?”
Li Canghao turned around and angrily demanded, ”What the hell are you doing?! Long Chen is the one the Starry River Palace has been waiting for! How could you let him leave?!”
Qu Liushang lowered his head and did not respond.
After a burst of curses, Li Canghao’s anger slowly turned into a helpless sigh.
“Fine, if Long Chen wants to leave, no one can stop him. It’s just... ugh!”
“Long Chen left a few words for you before leaving.”
“Hmph, it’s definitely nothing good. Go ahead,” snorted Li Canghao.
“He said that he is not the person the Starry River Palace was waiting for,” Qu Liushang said slowly. “That the one we were waiting for had already appeared long ago, but we were blind and failed to notice.”
Actually, Qu Liushang had softened Long Chen’s message. Long Chen’s original message was that Li Canghao was a blind man and had not noticed the change in the Starry River Palace’s karmic luck.
Qu Liushang naturally couldn’t be so rude, so he softened his delivery slightly.
“You mean... Yingying is who we were waiting for?” Li Canghao asked, surprised.
Qu Liushang nodded. “Yingying’s potential is limitless, but we were never able to properly cultivate her talent. It is only after Long Chen arrived that her potential truly erupted. She has grown along with the Starry River Legion. In the future, they will definitely lead our Starry River Palace to glory.”
Li Canghao nodded.
This time, Qu Yingying’s display had truly shocked him. Her potential was definitely extraordinary. It was only because Long Chen stood beside her that her brilliance was easily overlooked.
Qu Liushang continued, “Long Chen said that the person that the Starry River Palace was waiting for was never meant to be just a single person. He said that you, too, are someone the palace was waiting for—that our ancestors misled you.
“If you had noticed that earlier, then with your talent and determination, you could have opened the Starry River Sovereign Palace. There is nothing inside the Starry River Sovereign Palace that Long Chen needs, showing that he’s not the person the Starry River Palace was waiting for.”
Li Canghao clenched his fists.
A sudden clarity washed over him. If he had possessed Long Chen’s boldness, if he had not blindly followed the previous palace master’s words, perhaps the fate of the Starry River Palace would have already changed.
However, he couldn’t blame anyone else. He could only blame himself for not having his own opinion and not being confident enough.
Still, it wasn’t too late.
Heavenly Sovereign Yaochen’s legacy had emerged, and he was here for the descent of the great era. He had not been abandoned by fate. There was still a chance for him.
Qu Liushang added, “Long Chen said that the rise of the Starry River Palace is inevitable. It is time to take the initiative to reach out to the other branches. The nine star line must grow stronger to compete with the ten thousand races.”
Li Canghao nodded.
In this battle, they had seized countless resources. They could definitely go all-out cultivating their talented disciples. The Starry River Legion would become the Starry River Palace’s most terrifying elites.
As the time was ripe, they could establish an alliance between the other branches of the nine star line.
“Did he say anything else?” asked Li Canghao.
“Uh... no!”
Li Canghao snorted. “You’re lying. There was definitely more. Speak!”
Qu Liushang hesitated. “Long Chen said that you are the main character of the Starry River Palace, so he won’t butt in. He said... he said...”
Qu Liushang gulped.
“Out with it! Since when did you become a mute?” Li Canghao barked.
Through gritted teeth, Qu Liushang said, “He said that the Starry River Palace is too small... to hold two stubborn mules!”
“This brat!” Li Canghao roared.