Chapter 574: No Weaklings in Trading Alliance Interactions, Mysterious Points Determination (5K)
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That night, the moon was bright, and the stars sparse.
Behind the main peak of the Lord of Tianyuan City, in a semi-mystic realm area enclosed within a vast folded space.
Before the Lord's Altar.
Mu Yuan took out the black gold card given to him by the Mysterious Merchant.
He examined it carefully, but could not discern anything special; only a faint prompt of heaven and earth echoed in his ears.
"Prompt: Do you want to use the special rankless item 'Mysterious Merchant Alliance·VIP Card'?"
"Yes!"
He thought silently.
The black card, engraved with golden patterns, slowly began to burn, gradually disappearing beneath the glowing embers.
In its place arose a profoundly mysterious great force, connecting heaven and earth and resonating with the power of the Miracle Territory.
"Prompt: Do you wish to establish the 'Mysterious Merchant Alliance·VIP Platform' secret realm? This realm is of a special rule type, public category."
"Yes!"
Thus, the Secret Realm's Gate slowly formed above the Lord's Altar.
The gate, oval-shaped and predominantly black, was not a terrifying black of utter silence but one of unfathomable depth, filled with a thick air of mystery. Surrounding the gate were countless deep blue and light purple star sands flowing, adding an artistic divine rhyme to its profound blackness.
Mu Yuan reached out and touched the gate.
"Promotion: This realm is of a rule type, possessing rules such as cessation of hostilities and absolute fair trade. Also, the realm can only accommodate lords or those with the hero status of the territory."
"Prompt: If the VIP cardholder is not a lord of a land, they are granted the right to bring no more than three companions with them."
However, Mu Yuan still knew nothing about what was inside the Trading Alliance realm or how to trade there.
Such is the great power that the Mysterious Merchant Alliance possesses; all must be shrouded in mystery.
Even when information related to it spreads, it becomes blurred and uncertain, unimaginably mysterious.
What's certain, however, is that the VIP card of the platform is extremely rare, and the only way to obtain it is through the Mysterious Merchant.
The Lord of Han Yue City, Sword Lord Liushi, Lord Qing Xin of Tai Xuan's top echelons are all guests of the alliance.
Of course, there are also top-level lords who still do not qualify to enter the Mysterious Merchant Alliance·VIP Platform.
This reflects the preciousness of the black gold card.
"It's time to witness the truly vast world."
"Yay!"
Duo Lai was especially excited.
Although Mu Yuan felt that its excitement might be due to the possibility that at the Mysterious Merchant Alliance, there could be some extremely mysterious and unique delicacies that it never tasted before.
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At about the same time.
In the Eternal World, deep within a great domain, a hidden place.
Here, the mountain peaks soared tens of thousands of feet high, like an ancient sword uprightly piercing the earth, surrounded by whirling mist, like a fairyland, dream-like.
A sword-bearing youth walked to the foot of the mountain and looked up at the towering peak, taking in a deep breath.
"Let's go, our master has summoned us; it's time to go up."
The young 'Wu Ming' was the same person who had shown impressive skills in the World Secret Realm and now possessed a prominent reputation worldwide.
Ten Thousand Sword Saint·Legendary Life Disciple·Young Genius·Wu Ming.
By young Wu Ming's side stood a robust and muscular Elephant Man, standing on a rock nine heads taller than the youth.
Legendary Disciple—Golden Elephant.
Despite Golden Elephant's imposing appearance, he was in fact younger by two and a half months than Wu Ming, who was only sixteen. Both were found by their master in the wilds and were among the children he had adopted.
Of course, their master adopted many children, but only he and his senior brother Wu Ming were truly accepted as disciples.
After all, their master was a legendary figure of great power!
Besides the two of them, their master's disciples included another, much older senior brother, whom they had rarely seen.
Being recognized by a great legend and chosen as heirs was a source of pride and vanity for Wu Ming and Golden Elephant.
Indeed, they had reason to be.
They did not always live in seclusion.
In the past few years, since they had reached the Fourth-order Peak, their master often took them out to spar with geniuses from the outside world.
Without exception, they were undefeated, and in most cases, they won with ease.
Even fighting high realms with lower realms, they often emerged victorious, defeating countless older powerhouses.
Exemplifying the phrase 'young genius' to its fullest.
Talent, effort, and the luck of becoming a disciple of a legend.
That was the capital of their pride.
Until...
During exploration in the World Secret Realm, both were defeated by two young powerhouses.
Golden Elephant was always weaker than his senior brother and was never so arrogant as to believe he was invincible in the world; his simple and direct defeat at the hands of the slender Wolf Girl left him feeling frustrated and unreal.
Wu Ming, undefeated since his debut, would not consider himself invincible in his realm. The Eternal World was vast after all, and while fortunate to be taken by their master, other young geniuses could have similar luck.
But the man who defeated him had a Domain Realm far lower than his own, much lower.
At that time, accompanying the Wolf Girl and that man was a woman shrouded in a black cloak. She seemed to be even stronger, with the Wolf Girl and the robust man following her lead.
Could she be the Miracle Lord?
To have three geniuses, not inferior and even stronger than oneself in a single territory, also made Wu Ming question his life.
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