"Old Fang," he finally spoke up, "is there also a Heavenly Ranker behind the Starcom Consortium?"3

A cold smile appeared on Fang Xia’s face. "Indeed! In my heyday, I roamed the world's brothels... cough, I mean roamed the world for several decades, encountering several qi refiners. Many of them were allied with the Starcom Consortium. They established themselves across the thirteen continents, with all factions acquiescing to their presence, and even Great Jin had to accept their silver notes. Do you really think it’s due to their neutrality and impartiality?"8

"Of course not," Fang Xia answered his own question. "It's martial power! The Starcom Consortium possesses one of the world's strongest martial forces. They are at least capable of rivaling Great Jin. As for the Pleiades Guild and Ninedeaths Circle, these behemoths with thousands of years of history, there are definitely qi refiners behind...0