Fey Evolution Merchant (Web Novel)

"I had never heard Hollow Earth mention this name in the past. Even that time, it was only a coincidence that I heard Hollow Earth mention the Ten Thousand River Rock Willow. He had been enraged that I heard it, and I had to suffer an extremely heavy punishment as a result! There is a high chance that the Ten Thousand River Rock Willow is Hollow Earth, Rock Underworld, and Mountain Furrow's treasure!"

Lin Yuan made a note of the Ten Thousand River Rock Willow.

However, he did not think much of it because it was just a name that Sweet Vanquish had heard by coincidence. Hollow Earth would never have mentioned it in front of Sweet Vanquish if it was truly something important.

It was likely that Sweet Vanquish had pulled some strings in order to overhear what Hollow Earth said. This was the real reason that he had been punished.

If the Ten Thousand River Rock Willow was really important, Hollow Earth would have informed Rock Underworld and Mountain Furrow that Sweet Vanquish had overheard it and discussed with them what they should do next. It was unlikely that the result of their discussion would be to allow Sweet Vanquish to live.

Sweet Vanquish had betrayed the Earth Ancestral Palace immediately after reaching the Samsara Realm.

When he had been at the Turning Wheel Realm, Sweet Vanquish did not possess much value and could be replaced easily.

The Dictators in the Earth Ancestral Palace often killed the Dictator and Apostle messengers sent by the managers of the mine districts who had come to deliver offerings when they found the offerings to be unsatisfactory.

Such creatures would not have the desire to preserve the subterranean world's overall combat power.

Lin Yuan would soon be able to see what kind of treasure the Ten Thousand River Rock Willow was.

It just so happened that Lin Yuan received a message sent by Eternal Source through the Thoughts Letter Paper.

[Eternal Source]: Lord Lin Yuan, I have arrived at the Earth Ancestral Palace. According to my investigation, there are a total of nine figures within the Earth Ancestral Palace. Three of them are pinnacle Samsara Realm. You just say the word, and I will enter immediately to take control of the situation!

Lin Yuan had instructed Eternal Source to scout out the Earth Ancestral Palace's situation and report to him before he acted.

Eternal Source was brimming with confidence after reaching the Afterlife Realm. However, Lin Yuan could not allow Eternal Source to take on all the pressure of conquering a dimensional world's main combat power.

According to Sweet Vanquish, there were eight Dictators left in the Earth Ancestral Palace after he left.

It was likely that this additional one was an attendant that Hollow Earth had nurtured in the past thousand years or so.

Since he had come to the subterranean world and needed to head to the Earth Ancestral Palace to take a look at the Ten Thousand River Rock Willow, he might as well head over with Eternal Source.

[Lin Yuan]: Eternal Source, stay in the Earth Ancestral Palace for now and retract your aura while you wait for me to meet you. If anything happens in the Earth Ancestral Palace, let me know immediately.

After receiving Lin Yuan's response, Eternal Source did not charge into the Earth Ancestral Palace. He obediently listened to what Lin Yuan said and stationed himself next to the Earth Ancestral Palace.

This was in spite of the fact that Eternal Source believed that he had sufficient power to take control of the nine fellows in the Earth Ancestral Palace with ease.

Lin Yuan did not rush to head to the Earth Ancestral Palace. Instead, he instructed Sweet Vanquish to gather the three free-roaming Samsara Realm Dictators.

One thing that Sweet Vanquish had been right about was that the three Samsara Realm Dictators would go into hiding if they caught wind of any news.

The subterranean world's terrain was very complicated, and it would be challenging to find one being. This would make it impossible for him to take control of the three Samsara Realm Dictators before he took control of the subterranean world's treasure.

Lin Yuan did not know when the war with Tower Canon would begin. Every Samsara Realm Dictator would be able to add to his combat power.

Allowing these three Samsara Realm Dictators to slip away would not only cause him to lose the combat power they represented by would also result in him needing to send more Samsara Realm Dictators to guard the subterranean world and ensure that these three Dictators did not cause trouble.

Sweet Vanquish maintained frequent contact with these three Samsara Realm Dictators. Due to them having Earth Ancestral Palace as their common enemy, the four of them often worked closely together. Thus, the four of them trusted each other and understood the value that they posed to each other.

With such value, they would never betray each other!

If any of them had wicked thoughts and acted on them, they would only be harming themselves.

After receiving Sweet Vanquish's summons and learning he had something important to discuss with them, the other three Samsara Realm Dictators immediately started traveling toward him.

As Samsara Realm Dictators who had already lived for many years, they were still wary despite trusting each other.

Lhalu was very suspicious of Sweet Vanquish. He wondered more than once about the reason for Sweet Vanquish's summons.

Lhalu was a Vein Land Imp, meaning he was the same species as Sweet Vanquish.

The Vein Land Imp's bloodline was elite and far superior to that of regular Land Imps.

Lhalu was always very arrogant and looked down on Sweet Vanquish.

His opinion of Sweet Vanquish was that he did not like to stick his neck out and preferred to remain on the fence and follow the herd once someone else had begun leading the way.

Sweet Vanquish had taken such an attitude during several past discussions.

One's personality determined one's attitude.

Sweet Vanquish did not like to cause a commotion. So why was he initiating a meeting with the rest of them?

However, Lhalu looked down on Sweet Vanquish more than he was suspicious of him. Thus, he did not set up too high of a guard.

On the other hand, Ice Forest was immediately on high alert after hearing Sweet Vanquish's summons. He could not shake the feeling that Sweet Vanquish had an ulterior motive for calling them and was extremely suspicious.

Could Sweet Vanquish have become loyal to the Earth Ancestral Palace and wanted to help them bring the rest of them down?

However, Ice Forest shook this thought out of his head soon after it was formed.

Sweet Vanquish's conflict with the Earth Ancestral Palace was the most serious of the four of them, as he was a pain in Hollow Earth's neck and on his kill list.

Even if Sweet Vanquish became loyal to Mountain Furrow and Rock Underworld, Hollow Earth would demand that they hand him over.

There was no way that Mountain Furrow and Rock Underworld would ignore Hollow Earth, so Sweet Vanquish would never help Earth Ancestral Palace to harm the rest of them.

Could Sweet Vanquish want the four of them to band together to fight back against the Earth Ancestral Palace?

If that was what Sweet Vanquish was after, Ice Forest believed that Sweet Vanquish was chasing a pipe dream.

From the moment that Sweet Vanquish voiced this request, even Evening Crystal, who was on the best terms with him, would not agree.

The thought of Evening Crystal filled Ice Forest with displeasure.

Was Evening Crystal blind? How could she choose Sweet Vanquish over him? When it came to their bloodlines, they were worlds apart.

He was a much better choice than Sweet Vanquish when it came to fathering offspring due to his beneficial bloodline. Moreover, he was stronger than Sweet Vanquish and possessed more resources than him!