Origin Mall

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Origin Mall (起源商城)
Type	Commercial shop and virtual-service venue
Owner / Boss	Luo Chuan
Staff / Managers	Yao Ziyan; Yao Ziyue and Elina jointly manage the shop when Luo Chuan and Yao Ziyan are absent 2830
Primary Location	A remote alley in Jiuyao City, Tianxing Empire 540
Status	Operating
Known Customers	Cultivators, ordinary people, Demonic Beasts, Sea Clan members, Sea Demons, Dragons, Frost Elves, and other races 611 1031 1911 2804

Background / History

Origin Mall was already receiving repeat customers and stocking goods such as Instant Noodles and cultivation games by the time Wei Qingzhu's mercenary group returned from hunting Demonic Beasts. Its products motivated customers to earn Spirit Crystals specifically for further purchases. 114

Its reputation expanded dramatically during the Ancient Ruins incident. Luo Chuan opened a Virtual Origin Mall through a nearly one-hundred-meter, light-blue screen that displayed merchandise without detectable spiritual-energy fluctuations. Instant Noodles and virtual games were excluded because they respectively required Origin Mall Life Spring Water and holographic equipment. 308

The mall's initially obscure Jiuyao City location contributed to outsiders' perception of it as inaccessible and mysterious. Wen Tianji located it only because his perception failed to penetrate the area around its alley. 540

By the time of the System's fame mission, important visitors had come from the Tianxing Empire, Mount Sumeru, the Royal Family of Beasts, Jade Pool Holy Land, Di Family, Medicine Valley, Lingyun Academy, Tianji Pavilion, and Xuan Yue Academy. 552 The surrounding streets subsequently developed into one of Jiuyao City's most prosperous areas. 746

Although its name spread among major powers and throughout much of the Central Domain, ordinary sects and distant kingdoms often knew it only through rumors because travel to Jiuyao City remained difficult. 1054 1810

Expansion History

Change	Chapter	Result
Shop Expansion Card used	444	A six-hour expansion process enlarged and transformed the store overnight.
Interior expansion	738	The mall gained 300 holographic-equipment spots.
Portal-connected expansion space	1021	Holographic-equipment capacity increased to 1,000 units, while permitted usage time increased to four hours.
Individual equipment rooms added	1023	Customers gained private rooms for using holographic equipment.
Weapon Vending Space expansion	2018	An additional 500 holographic-equipment units were installed; Luo Chuan stated that this expansion was the System's decision.

Appearance

Origin Mall's exterior is deceptively modest: it is entered through a large door in a quiet alley, while its internal space is vastly larger than the building suggests. 540 1022

• Silver-white metal floors and walls give the interior a science-fiction aesthetic. 2804
• Holographic equipment is arranged in orderly rows, accompanied by suspended light screens. 2804
• Ice-crystal-like shelves display purchasable goods. 2804
• Several portals connect the main hall to specialized areas. 2804
• The Weapon Vending Space contains a seemingly endless platform for viewing and testing weapons. 1031
• Yao Ziyan has decorated the counter, shelves, and corners with transparent crystals and faintly starlit metal blocks. 754

Services & Merchandise

Physical and Virtual Goods

Origin Mall distinguishes between physical goods and virtual goods, a distinction Yao Ziyan explains to unfamiliar visitors. 152

Category	Examples and effects
Restoratives	Cola can heal severe injuries; Sprite restores mental energy after virtual-world use. 329 507
Cultivation-related goods	Mineral Water can improve aptitude; Jade Dew is a high-value product once restricted to weekly sales before its policy changed. 1073 982
Food and drinks	Instant Noodles, Spicy Strips, Cola, Sprite, Milk Tea, Ice Cream, and other food products are sold for both their effects and taste. 507 982 1245
Magic Phone	A multifunctional device used for communication, customer groups, forums, applications, payments, and product information. 507 559 1037
Holographic equipment	Enables access to virtual worlds, games, and training environments that can provide skills, combat awareness, and other real-world benefits. 570 1425
Spirit Artifacts	The Weapon Vending Space sells Spirit Artifacts from the Tower of Trials in effectively unlimited varieties. 507
Games and media	Available content includes the Tower of Trials, Glory, Fantasy World, Hearthstone Legends, Origin Reading, Origin Dou Dizhu, Gomoku, and cinematic experiences. 573 1037 1245 2027 2314

Holographic Equipment

Holographic equipment functions as the mall's primary virtual-service system. Users can experience separate worlds through a helmet, retain awareness of their real bodies, and obtain abilities or progress that may affect reality. 829 1425

• Usage costs ten Spirit Crystals per hour. 2029
• Equipment automatically cleans itself after use. 797
• Virtual-world skills may be unlocked in reality with Spirit Crystals, while some abilities do not require unlocking. 2018
• The Tower of Trials' Casual Mode grants level progression, skills, and combat awareness back to the user. 1425
• Origin Mall does not differentiate between paying and non-paying players when releasing Glory characters. 1605

Weapon Vending Space

The Weapon Vending Space is a dedicated, stable area for purchasing and testing Spirit Artifacts. 507 1073

• Its testing platform extends as far as the eye can see. 1031
• It contains a deep pit created by Psionic Energy during an earlier event. 1031
• Psionic Energy is described by Luo Chuan as an energy type of an extremely high rank. 1031

Digital Community

The mall's Magic Phone ecosystem supports customer interaction beyond the physical store.

• Yao Ziyan collects customer feedback and posts it on the Origin Forum. 559
• Official group chats allow customers from distant regions, including the Sea Clan, to exchange information and announce travel plans. 1009 1038
• New customers can access community-written summaries of the mall's history and features. 2830
• Magic Phone applications may use Spirit Crystals as currency, such as the Origin Dou Dizhu conversion of one Spirit Crystal to one hundred points. 1037

Rules & Operations

• The mall does not conduct normal business at night. 754
• Many Origin Mall products are limited to one purchase per customer per day. 646
• Customers of vastly different social standing are treated as equals within the shop, including ordinary people, rogue cultivators, and leaders of major factions. 611
• The mall's virtual systems can collect Spirit Crystals and deliver purchased goods through mental-power selection without observable spatial or energy fluctuations. 304
• Card Packs for Hearthstone Legends are standardized at one Spirit Crystal in both the Origin Mall and Hearthstone Tavern. 2314
• Customers may summon Hearthstone Legends Cards in reality; the result depends on the user's own strength and ability. 2314

Relationships

• Luo Chuan — Owner and Boss. He identifies selling goods as his duty and can alter or expand the mall through System-granted permissions. 882 1636
• Yao Ziyan — Primary shop assistant and guide for new customers; she explains merchandise, maintains customer engagement, and helps manage the store's daily operations. 507 559
• Yao Ziyue — Frequent guide and temporary manager. She leads Sea Clan visitors through the Weapon Vending Space and helps operate the mall during Luo Chuan and Yao Ziyan's absence. 1031 2830
• Elina — Sea Demon assistant who jointly manages the mall with Yao Ziyue during the owners' absence. 2830
• The System — Provides the shop, merchandise, expansion mechanisms, and permissions; it can initiate expansions beyond Luo Chuan's direct control. 1198 2018
• Medicine Valley, Lingyun Academy, Xuan Yue Academy, Di Family, and Jade Pool Holy Land — Major factions established as Origin Mall customers during the Ancient Ruins period. 337
• Royal Family of Beasts — Customers whose members regard the name “Origin” as taboo, despite purchasing and promoting the mall's products. 329

Trivia

• The name “Origin” is considered taboo by the Royal Family of Beasts. 329
• The mall's interior has been compared to an internet café because of its combination of snacks and large-scale holographic gaming facilities. 738
• Its exterior-to-interior size disparity leads visitors to describe it as an independent small world. 1578 2804
• Origin Mall information is widespread on the Magic Phone, yet Ausia and Elizabeth were unable to find direct descriptions of the mall itself through Kolo World's network. 2687