While the people of the Li Clan were busy doing inventory, Xiao Cong of the Deep Space Merchant Association led his people forward to meet Lu Changsheng and the leaders of the Li Clan.

"Greetings, Venerable Lu! Greetings, Martial Saint Li!" Xiao Cong bowed respectfully. 

"So it really was you." Lu Changsheng was not particularly surprised to see Xiao Cong. When the Deep Space Merchant Association offered the Li Clan assistance, he had suspected that it was connected to the martial artist he had encountered in Cloud Chart Mountain Range. Now, Xiao Cong's appearance had just confirmed his guess. 

"Yes, Venerable Lu. My name is Xiao Cong, a Divine Ability martial artist of the Deep Space Merchant Association," Xiao Cong said with deep admiration. "When I saw you kill the sacred beast flood dragon, I never imagined that you would soon go on to defeat a Martial Saint as well. Your strength is truly extraordinary." 

There was no reason for Xiao Cong to continue hiding what...