Xiao Long couldn't help but smile wryly. The mountain of storage rings only fetched a little over two billion gold coins.

  But after thinking about it, he was relieved. After all, not everyone is wealthy, and most people in Tianfeng Kingdom are still ordinary martial artists.

  He had accumuted quite a few spirit stones. Xiao Long counted briefly: ten billion middle-grade spirit stones and countless lower-grade ones, enough to form three lower-grade spiritual veins.

  However, these were just trifles. The truly valuable items were yet to come.

  Xiao Long took out a bone flute, which he found in Qin Feng's storage ring. Inside it was the st drop of celestial demon blood.

  Xiao Long sprayed the Nether Demon Fme, melting it to reveal a drop of blood exuding a strong pressure.

  "I'll keep this drop of blood for now; it might come in handy ter."

  Xiao Long stored the celestial demon blood in his inventory.

  Xiao Long opened the Myriad Worlds Mall and purchased a rge number of fourth and fifth-grade pills. Although they were expensive, they were just a drop in the bucket compared to his wealth.

  These pills included ones for healing, enhancing cultivation speed, boosting explosive power, and more. Anything useful was bought by Xiao Long.

  During this process, Xiao Long discovered an issue: he didn't see any pills for soul restoration or directly enhancing strength for sale.

  Although these pills had categories, none were visible in the category list.

  Xiao Long had tried selling a few Soul-Reviving Pills and Chongxu Pills, only to find they were instantly snapped up, as if someone was deliberately collecting them.

  Shaking his head, Xiao Long couldn't be bothered with such matters.

  He summoned Da Hei and Er Hei and distributed the pills, saying, "Da Hei, Er Hei, I'm pnning to visit the Capital. Do you want to come with me?"

  Da Hei and Er Hei shook their heads simultaneously.

  "Boss, st time we were captured by Tian Leizi, we burdened you. This time, we want to wait until we're strong enough to help you," Da Hei and Er Hei said in unison.

  "Are you sure?" Xiao Long asked again.

  "Yes." Da Hei and Er Hei's eyes were resolute.

  "Alright then. If anything happens while I'm away, just shatter this jade token!" Xiao Long tossed them a soul jade slip.

  Although "Beast Taming" allowed for soul communication, it had a distance limit. The soul jade slip could be sensed even if separated by thousands of miles.

  "Understood!" Da Hei wrapped the jade slip in True Qi and swallowed it.

  Before leaving, Xiao Long set up a shielding formation to conceal the dense spiritual energy.

  A supreme-grade spiritual vein would tempt even a Martial Emperor. If one happened to pass by and siphon off the vein, it would be a minor issue, but if they traced it back to him, it would be a major problem.

  Once Xiao Long finished setting up the formation, the area appeared no different from an ordinary demon mountain from the outside. Only by entering could one notice anything unusual. No Martial Emperor would be bored enough to randomly check out a demon mountain.

  After completing these tasks, Xiao Long left the Demon Beast Mountain Range with Huang Mao and Xiao Bai.

  ...

  Fire Cloud City, Qianlong Bank.

  Xiao Long entered the bank and used his spiritual sense to scan briefly, discovering that Wan Jianfeng was not there, nor was there any sign of Su Ya.

  "Sir, may I help you with anything?" A maid approached with a smile.

  "Where is President Wan of your bank? I wish to catch up with him," Xiao Long said calmly.

  "President Wan?" The maid pondered. "Our president's surname is Li. The Wan President you're referring to must be the former president, Wan Jianfeng. He was transferred to a major empire."

  "Oh?"

  Xiao Long raised an eyebrow.

  So, Wan Jianfeng got promoted?

  "What about Su Ya?"

  "Miss Su Ya left without saying goodbye. I don't know where she went," the maid shook her head.

  Xiao Long shook his head helplessly. It was fine not to see them; after all, they were just passing acquaintances.

  As Xiao Long was about to leave, a voice suddenly called from behind, "Honored guest, please wait!"

  Xiao Long turned to see a young man in a silk robe approaching.

  This man had reached the tenth level of the Qi Condensing Realm. Could he be the new president?

  "Honored guest, my name is Li Yi, the new president. Are you looking for President Wan and Miss Su?" Li Yi cupped his hands, his gaze occasionally flickering to the white fox on Xiao Long's shoulder.

  "That's right," Xiao Long replied calmly.

  Li Yi took a deep breath and slowly asked, "May I boldly ask if your surname is... Xiao?"

  Xiao Long gnced at him and nodded indifferently.

  Li Yi and the maid were immediately stunned. The maid's eyes were filled with reverence and awe, while Li Yi was so excited he trembled all over.

  "Lord Xiao! President Wan left instructions for me to give you this!"

  Li Yi took out two jade invitations from his storage ring and respectfully handed them over.

  Xiao Long took a look. One invitation was blue-green, carved with ocean waves, and the other was gold, shining with sunlight.

  "What are these?"

  "These are invitations from Canghai Academy and Tianshen Academy. These two academies are transcendent forces in the Great Wilderness State, located at the border of the Barbarian Kingdom and the Flowing Cloud Kingdom. Their strength is unfathomable, gathering talents from across the Great Wilderness State."

  "President Wan said that with your talent, Lord Xiao, you would never be confined to Tianfeng Kingdom. Such pces are the real stage..." Li Yi continued enthusiastically.

  However, Xiao Long didn't hear a word.

  Because he saw a picture.

  To be precise, it was a small emblem in the corner of the Canghai Academy invitation.

  The emblem depicted a dragon with eight dots arranged in peculiar positions, forming a strange pattern.

  To others, this pattern might seem ordinary, but to Xiao Long, it was incredibly profound.

  It was—

  The yout of the eight foundational formations of the Burning Heaven Dragon Pace!!!

  The eight supreme-grade spiritual veins of the Burning Heaven Dragon Pace were arranged in eight foundational formations, spread throughout the Dragon Pace.

  The eight dots on this emblem matched the positions of those eight supreme-grade spiritual veins exactly!

  Xiao Long's eyes widened, and his breathing grew heavy.

  What kind of pce was Canghai Academy? Why did it have such an emblem?

  Canghai, Canghai... Xiao Long had two direct disciples, Mo Ying and Xiao Canghai. Could it be that Canghai established it?

  "Lord Xiao, are you... alright?" Li Yi asked, armed by Xiao Long's reaction.

  Xiao Bai tugged at his ear, and Xiao Long snapped back to reality.

  "It's nothing. I just want to ask you a question. What is this emblem in the corner of the invitation?" Xiao Long pointed to the emblem on the Canghai Academy invitation.

  "This is the emblem of Canghai Academy. It's been like this since the academy was established," Li Yi expined.

  "Since it was established?" Xiao Long squinted. "How long has it been established?"

  "I don't know," Li Yi scratched his head and continued, "But in a month, the two academies will send disciples to recruit in various empires of the Great Wilderness State. You can inquire in the Capital then, Lord Xiao."

  With that, Xiao Long left the bank, pondering the mysteries surrounding Canghai Academy.

  kant34810