First Bank

The Desperate Old Man, amused by Xia Zhiqiu's words, chuckled and shook his head.

He didn't dislike Xia Zhiqiu.

This kid has no self-control and is incredibly talkative, but ironically... he's just my type.

Authentic, unpretentious.

In the Divine Realm, where scheming is rampant, this is a rare find.

"Alright, stop asking."

The Desperate Old Man, waved his hand, his tone tinged with amusement.

"In short, they have no chance of getting a job in the City Lord's Mansion again."

Xia Zhiqiu was even happier upon hearing this.

"That's great! Let them know that bullying others comes at a price!"

Su Ye listened from the side, a very faint smile flashing across his eyes.

As they talked, they walked through the Main Street of the Azure Mansion.

Before long, a building came into view.

At that moment, Xia Zhiqiu's mouth Zhang Cheng an "O" shape.

Zhang Xuan's pace unconsciously slowed down.

Even the usually composed Xiao Qiyue widened her eyes slightly.

It was a building so enormous it was almost absurd.

Unlike the ostentatious Myriad Gods Trading Company, it exudes a weighty and undeniable "sense of importance".

The entire building is made of a peculiar material that is somewhere between white jade and silver. Its surface is covered with a faint, water-like shimmer, and from a distance, it looks as if it is breathing slowly.

The building's overall shape is a huge, layered tower-like structure with nine floors, each floor wider than the one below, stacked up like a giant, silvery-white lotus unfolding towards the sky.

Yet it is by no means classical.

Each layer of the tower is inlaid with countless fine, shimmering patterns, like some kind of intricate circuit.

The towers are connected by a series of suspended, semi-transparent energy staircases.

Above the tower, a huge, slowly rotating rhomboid crystal floats, with faint Xingchen -like points of light flowing within it, as if it were the "heart" of the entire structure.

What's even more shocking is...

This building is actually "moving".

The tower's layers rise and fall slowly, in an extremely slow yet rhythmic manner, like breathing or a heartbeat. Each rise and fall creates ripples in the surrounding air, almost invisible to the naked eye.

"This..."

Xia Zhiqiu swallowed hard.

"This thing... it's alive?"

"Not alive."

The Desperate Old Man, spoke calmly.

"This is the iconic building of the Divine Realm First Bank —the 'Nine Luminaries Golden Tower.' The entire pagoda is a massive magical artifact, capable of operating on its own and gathering divine energy from within a Baili for the bank's internal use."

"That rotating crystal you see is its 'divine core.' It's said that if anything goes wrong with that thing, the entire area within a thousand miles will suffer."

Zhang Xuan gasped.

"That's really exaggerated?"

"Exaggerate?"

The Desperate Old Man smiled.

"This is nothing. The Divine Realm First Bank deals with the most powerful individuals in the entire Divine Realm. Their money is all kept here. Tell me, how important is this place?"

Su Ye didn't speak, but simply stared quietly at the Nine Luminaries Golden Tower.

He could sense that every ray of light flowing through the tower contained an immense, heart-pounding energy.

This is the true essence of the Divine Realm.

The group regained their composure and stepped through the gates of the Golden Tower.

As soon as I entered, a beautiful Maid came to greet me.

The Maid was dressed in a plain-colored long dress, her demeanor was proper, and she wore a perfectly appropriate smile.

"Welcome to the Divine Realm First Bank, distinguished guests. What kind of service do you require?"

The Desperate Old Man didn't waste any more words.

He raised his hand, took out a card from his sleeve, and casually handed it over.

It was a dark golden card with no complicated patterns on the surface. Only in the center was a simple, vigorous and powerful word "" engraved.

The Maid had been wearing a professional smile, but the moment she saw the card, her expression visibly froze.

Her gaze lingered on the gold card for a moment, then her expression changed, and the respect on her face suddenly deepened.

"So you are... a distinguished guest."

The Maid lowered their voices and bowed slightly.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go and fetch our manager."

After saying that, she carefully held the card and quickly left.

Xia Zhiqiu saw this and couldn't help but send a telepathic message to complain.

"Wow, this treatment is amazing! He's leveled up in no time. Is Senior Jue Ming's card some kind of legendary 'black gold card'?"

Su Ye raised an eyebrow as well.

He could tell that the card was definitely not light.

Soon...

A Middle-aged Man practically jogged out of the inner room.

He was dressed in a well-tailored dark robe, his face beaming with a warm smile, and he extended his hand from a distance.

"Oh my, what rare guests! Welcome, distinguished guests!"

"Come, come, distinguished guests, please come inside. Let's discuss this in the VIP room!"

As he spoke, he personally led the way, being unusually attentive all the way.

Xia Zhiqiu followed behind, lowering her voice to transmit her thoughts to Su Ye.

"See that? This is the treatment a big shot gets! Super VIP treatment! We're really benefiting from it today!"

Su Ye remained expressionless, but secretly nodded in agreement.

The fact that the manager of the First Bank personally ran out to greet him suggests that the Desperate Old Man's identity was far deeper than he appeared.

The group was led through a series of Flowing Light and Splendor corridors until they finally arrived at a spacious VIP room.

The furnishings in the VIP room were equally exquisite.

The walls were soft and rippled like water, and in the center of the room stood a huge round table carved from some kind of warm, Stone Statue.

On one side of the round table stood an instrument...

The instrument had a peculiar design, was entirely silver-white, and had a huge light screen embedded in its front. On the screen, some Runes and data that Su Ye couldn't understand were slowly flowing.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a computer on Blue Star...

"This is the 'Spirit Appraisal Instrument'."

The manager introduced it with a smile.

"It's used by our First Bank for handling business."

Su Ye and the others looked at the instrument with a sense of novelty.

Xia Zhiqiu even muttered to herself.

"Wow, the Divine Realm has computers too? It's basically just a monitor with some special effects added..."

The manager, however, didn't pay any attention to these things.

Instead, he turned to the Desperate Old Man and asked respectfully.

"Senior Jue Ming, may I ask what business you have come to conduct this time?"

The Desperate Old Man pointed at Su Ye and the others.

"These are the younger members of my Family. They've been training in the Secret Realm for a long time, and now that they've finally reached the God Level, they're finally venturing out."

"So, I brought them here today mainly to do two things..."

"First, get them identification documents."

"Secondly, while you're at it, open an account at the First Bank."