Chapter 553: Fang Hao's True Targets — Seven Kings City and the Celestial Commerce Guild
Fang Hao had originally assumed that it would take at least a decade—perhaps even longer—before a suitable opportunity presented itself.
To his surprise, only a few short years passed before the chance he had been waiting for arrived.
Seizing the moment, Fang Hao used the pretext of a casual drinking gathering to invite the Celestial Commerce Guild retainers stationed in Hangzhou to come together. Gatherings like these were not unusual; cultivators often bonded over wine, shared intelligence, and occasionally formed temporary alliances for exploring ruins or secret realms.
This time, a total of thirteen retainers arrived.
Among them were four Earth-tier retainers and nine Human-tier retainers. Every single one of them was at the Saint King Realm, and the four Earth-tier retainers had already reached Saint King Perfection, standing only half a step away from the Imperial Realm.
