# Chapter 400: Black Moon Main Guild
"What... twenty thousand zhang!?" Yun Che was greatly shocked.
Twenty thousand zhang — even as a ground distance, that was no small number. Used for height, it could only be described as terrifying. At the very least, in Yun Che's two lifetimes, he had never even touched an altitude of ten thousand zhang, let alone twenty thousand. He had also never seen a mystic ark that could reach such heights. Moreover, at this altitude, not to mention Heavenly Xuan cultivators, even King Xuan powerhouses could absolutely never reach it.
No wonder Cang Wanhe had said back then that to board the Primordial Mystic Ark, one would need to borrow the power of an Overlord Emperor... So it was because of such a terrifying high altitude.
And at such a height, the black shadow in his line of sight was still considered massive. Its true size was unimaginable.
However, not many people in the surrounding crowd stopped to look up. After all, this mysterious and unfathomable Primordial Mystic Ark had already appeared for several months.
"Mo Li, can you tell what this 'Primordial Mystic Ark' really is?" Yun Che asked, tilting his head up. The distance was too great, and with layers of clouds obscuring it, all he could see was a huge shadow and a rough outline. He couldn't make out a single detail clearly.
"This does indeed appear to be a mystic ark. I've seen quite a few mystic arks of similar size, but the feeling this one gives me... is strange." Mo Li said thoughtfully.
"Strange?" Although this was already the second time Mo Li had said something similar, Yun Che's heart still trembled... She had seen quite a few mystic arks of such massive scale? Her tone even suggested it was a common sight! What kind of terrifying place was she born and raised in?
"After tens of thousands of years of evolution, mystic arks now have increasingly unified and perfect structures. For example, to reduce the consumption of mysterious stones, mysterious crystals, or even divine stones and divine crystals, the front end of a mystic ark is usually tapered and sharp, with particularly smooth overall lines — this greatly reduces resistance during flight. But this mystic ark does the opposite; it looks like a product of the ancient era... The strangest thing is, a mystic ark this large, floating at such a height, should consume enormous energy every moment, yet I can't sense any trace of energy flowing within it at all! That should be absolutely impossible!"
Yun Che: "..."
"If you can resolve your grudge with the Fenghuang God Sect and successfully complete the Seven Nations Ranking Battle, then you'll board it," his companion said. "That's even more exaggerated."
"Why are all these people gathered around that crystal platform? Why isn't anyone going in? Hey, where's the entrance? How do we get in?"
"Heh, the main guild of the Black Moon Merchant Guild — do you think it's that easy to enter? Even I, your senior brother, back when I came here years ago, didn't qualify to enter. Just look all you want, but don't harbor any hopes of going in. If you need anything, honestly just go to a branch guild, or some other small merchant guild. Besides, even if you did get in, the things in the Black Moon Main Guild aren't things you could afford anyway."
"Why can't we enter? Do they drive away customers? What kind of people are allowed in?"
"See that crystal platform? The thirty-six profound arrays outside the crystal platform are the only entrance to the Black Moon Merchant Guild! To enter, you must attack the profound arrays with your own power. These arrays will completely absorb the power struck upon them, then assess the level based on intensity, and display that level on the corresponding crystal pillar behind the array... Among them, red is the lowest, followed by orange... The sequence from low to high is: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple. Only if the displayed level is at least green do you qualify to enter the Black Moon Merchant Guild — but even then, only the first and second floors. Cyan allows entry to the third and fourth floors. Blue allows entry to the fifth and sixth floors. And the highest, purple... allows entry to the seventh floor!"
Yun Che heard all these words clearly, and sighed inwardly once again. In the commercial world, it was always the buyer who chose the seller, and merchant guilds would rack their brains to attract customers... But the Black Moon Merchant Guild carefully selected its customers. Without sufficient strength, you didn't even have the qualification to enter the Black Moon Main Guild. Even if you were extremely wealthy, you couldn't enter the Black Moon Main Guild to trade.
Despite this, the Black Moon Merchant Guild's customer base not only didn't dwindle, but every year countless people racked their brains trying to find ways to enter.
In all of Tian Xuan, only the Black Moon Merchant Guild had such strength and confidence.
"But that's too unfair," said the young cultivator indignantly. "Judging the qualification to enter solely by profound strength — doesn't that put us young people at a huge disadvantage! It's clearly biased toward those who have trained in the profound arts for a hundred years."
"No, no!" The one calling himself "senior brother" shook his head. "The standard for judging qualification through the crystal pillars isn't simply profound strength — it's talent! When you attack the profound array, it doesn't just absorb your power; it also measures your bone age simultaneously, then judges based on the combination of bone age and profound strength intensity. For example, with your level of profound strength, if you were only ten years old, you would definitely qualify to enter! But if a powerful throne has a bone age of several hundred years, he might not even reach a green judgment."
"I see... Senior brother, you said earlier that even the highest, purple, only grants entry to the seventh floor. Then how do you get into the eighth floor?"
"The eighth floor is said to be where the Black Moon Guild Master personally receives honored guests. Only those of extremely noble status, such as super figures like the Phoenix Sect Master, have the qualification to enter... Even an ordinary Shenhuang prince probably doesn't qualify. We won't be able to even think about it in this lifetime."
The conversations of the bystanders allowed Yun Che to finally understand how to enter the Black Moon Main Guild. He withdrew his gaze from the black crescent moon above the clouds and walked toward the crystal platform in the center.
The area around the crystal platform was densely packed with people. In these past few days, Shenhuang City had been flooded with a large number of cultivators from the six nations. Those who could make it here were, without exception, the cream of the crop or even the ultimate elites of their respective nations... People who were used to being looked up to with admiration and respect. But now, at the Black Moon Main Guild, their status — aside from those from the Fenghuang God Sect or the Bai Family — were not even enough to enter through the door.
However, at this moment, at the plaza of the Black Moon Main Guild, the arrogance and dignity on their faces had completely disappeared, replaced mostly by a sense of reverence and unease. When they saw Yun Che approach the crystal platform directly, taking his place among the crowd, the anger that was about to erupt from them seemed to be firmly blocked by something. Not a single one of them dared to utter even half a word.
This person wore a fiery red robe, with a phoenix spreading its wings embroidered on his chest... Both the red robe and the emblem proved this person's identity — he was clearly a disciple of the Fenghuang God Sect!