Divine Desolate Dao Realm

Southern Wilderness

Great Zhou Dynasty

Qingyan City

"Dad, you died such a terrible death!"

What will I do if you leave?

"You're surrounded by wolves in front and tigers behind. The Qingyan Auction House you've built up over your entire life is full of ungrateful wretches."

"May God, just send me back."

"I don't want to stay in this damn fantasy world for even a day longer."

In a magnificent mansion, a young man in brocade robes wore a bitter expression.

When I first transmigrated here, I was struck by the magnificent mansion, the lavish decor, and the neatly arranged collection of valuable items. Any one of these items could have been auctioned off on Earth and provided for a lifetime of comfort.

At first, the young man was very excited. After all, this family was obviously wealthy. As long as he didn't become a foolish villain, he could live a life of ease, marry several ladies from prominent families, and enjoy nightly revelry and music in brothels. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

but...

After waiting for a long time, the young man did not see a single maid, or even a single person. At that moment, he suddenly realized that something was not quite right.

I had a bad feeling.

As expected, a flood of memories rushed into his mind, playing out the original owner's memories like a slideshow.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked. After seeing it, the young man wished he could just smash his head against a wall and travel back in time.

The original owner's name was Yang An, his father's name was Yang Dingtian, and the world he was in was called the Divine Wilderness Dao Domain.

Legend has it that there are countless Dao Domains in this vast world, collectively known as the Three Thousand Dao Domains.

He didn't know how big each Dao Domain was.

All I know is that the region I am currently in is called the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Great Zhou Dynasty is roughly the size of several original Blue Stars.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was nothing more than a tiny ripple in the Divine Wilderness Dao Domain.

The true rulers of a realm are those holy lands, imperial dynasties, and immortal families that overlook the long flow of time and remain immortal for eternity!

The cultivation realms of cultivators in this world are divided into Body Tempering Realm, Qi Condensation Realm, Spiritual Essence Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, Divine Power Realm, Profound Realm, Life and Death Realm, and so on.

As for why it's "wait and see," it's because the original owner didn't know what the subsequent realms were. The current emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was only at the Profound Realm, and that was the strongest person in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The original owner's father, the founder of Qingyan Auction House, was only at the Spirit Origin Realm.

This was enough to establish a great fortune in Qingyan City. If it weren't for that spiritual embryo, Yang An might be quite satisfied with his status.

Even if one were to become the king and tyrant of Qingyan City, it would be enough to ensure a life of comfort and abundance.

After all, although the original owner's talent was not bad, it was only not bad. At eighteen years old, he had reached the ninth level of Body Tempering, which was neither good nor bad, but he could be considered a genius in Qingyan City.

With continued effort, there is still a great chance of reaching the Spirit Origin Realm.

However, for some reason, the original owner's father, Yang Dingtian, obtained a spiritual embryo from somewhere. Perhaps knowing that he was not capable of protecting this rare treasure of heaven and earth, he decided to auction it off to obtain cultivation resources and, incidentally, enhance the reputation of Qingyan Auction House.

A spiritual embryo is formed by gathering the essence of heaven and earth, and is a top-grade foundation-building spiritual object. If one uses a spiritual embryo to build a foundation, one can improve one's innate constitution and comprehension. There is even a very small probability that one can return to one's innate state after birth, forge a spiritual body, and achieve the true leap of the carp over the dragon gate, with a limitless future.

A prodigy with a spiritual body will be sought after even by holy lands, who will extend an olive branch, offering the possibility of him becoming an inner disciple of the holy land.

In fact, the original owner's father's idea was not wrong. If the spirit fetus could be successfully auctioned off, everything would be fine, and he would gain both wealth and fame.

After all, most powerful figures still have some sense of shame at auctions. Even if some shameless powerful figures want to make a move, it's just giving those righteous sects a chance to boost their reputation.

In short, there is no risk in the appearance of a spiritual fetus at an auction house. Nobody knows who put the spiritual fetus up for auction, and there is even less of a problem after the auction. Just say that the spiritual fetus was consigned by a certain powerful person. What does it have to do with the auction house?

However, despite all their calculations, the news that Qingyan Auction House possessed a spirit fetus was somehow leaked.

In the cultivation world, a commoner is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime, let alone a spiritual embryo, a supreme treasure of heaven and earth.

So Yang Dingtian met his tragic end.

Perhaps that powerful figure didn't want to cause too much of a commotion. He slapped the original owner's father to death, took the spirit fetus, and left without any intention of eliminating any future threats.

The original owner was listening to music in a brothel that day, which barely saved his life.

Upon receiving the news, the original owner's vision went black and she fainted.

That's how the above scene came about.

It's likely that the maids and servants fled because they were afraid of being eliminated by that powerful figure.

Fortunately, these maids and servants had some conscience and did not have any intention of robbing or killing anyone, nor did they take anything from the mansion.

This made Yang An somewhat fortunate. Luckily, he and his father had treated these maids and servants quite well; otherwise, they might have died in a muddle.

Never overestimate human nature!

Yang An harbored no resentment towards the departure of these maids and servants; after all, fear of death is only human nature.

He was already quite satisfied that they hadn't killed him, the young master, and then looted the entire mansion.

"Why"

Yang An then sighed. The matter of the spirit fetus must have been leaked by an insider, and the person who leaked the information must have a high status in the Qingyan Auction House.

Otherwise, no powerful figure would have come directly to kill and plunder treasures so precisely, without even interrogating the victim.

If you were to say that there wasn't a traitor within the Qingyan Auction House, Yang An would never believe it, not even if you beat him to death.

Yang An was well aware of these people's motives; they were simply after a share of the profits from the Qingyan Auction House.

You should know that Qingyan Auction House can earn tens of thousands of spirit stones a year!

Although it is of inferior quality.

But this is still terrifying, considering that most Spirit Origin Realm experts probably don't even have 10,000 low-grade spirit stones in their entire lives.

Simply put, it's like on the planet Blue Sky before the time travel, where people could receive millions in dividends every year, while most people would have to work themselves to the bone to earn a million.

Unfortunately, Yang An's deceased father founded the Qingyan Auction House, and Yang An himself controlled 51% of the profits, giving him absolute decision-making power.

Moreover, Yang Dingtian is a powerful expert in the late stage of the Spirit Origin Realm. In Qingyan City, only the city lord of Qingyan City can compare with Yang Dingtian in terms of cultivation.

Fortunately, Yang Dingtian is alive, so no one can covet the Qingyan Auction House. After all, such a small but significant business is well protected by someone at the late stage of the Spirit Origin Realm.

With the resources of Qingyan Auction House, Yang Dingtian might be able to advance further, break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and become the only voice in Qingyan City.

But...

"Father, you're confused!"

With Yang Dingtian dead, how could he possibly survive?

Those powerful figures who covet the Qingyan Auction House will not let him go!

(ps: Adding information on cultivation levels)

Body Tempering, Qi Condensation, Spiritual Essence, Foundation Building, Supernatural Powers, Profound Understanding, Life and Death, Divine Sea, Heavenly Palace, Quasi-Saint, Saint, Saint King, Great Saint, Struggle for Crossing, Quasi-Emperor, Great Emperor, True Immortal, Immortal King, Immortal Emperor)