The Villainous Dandy and the Investment System!

Wang Mu was in despair.

He had transmigrated.

He had transmigrated into a cultivation world and become the young master of a top-tier aristocratic family.

Why, then, was he despairing after transmigrating into such a prestigious household?

Because his time as young master was about to run out.

The body Wang Mu had transmigrated into possessed an absurdly powerful background!

His grandfather.

Was Prince of Wei of the Great Xia Immortal Dynasty, who held the Son of Heaven hostage to command the feudal lords.

He wore his sword and shoes into the palace, did not hurry when entering court, and had no need to announce his name when being praised. Even the young Emperor of Xia trembled at the sight of him.

His grandmother.

Was the founder of the North Sea's largest merchant association, the Langya Merchant Association, rich enough to rival a nation.

His father.

Was the Human Butcher of the military clan who dominated the borderlands. He had once slaughtered four hundred thousand demonized Eastern Sea dwarves, his savage name so fearsome it could stop children from crying at night.

As for his mother.

She was the current Holy Lord of the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground, one of the Ten Great Sacred Lands, hailed as the Azure Yuan Realm's greatest swordsmanship genius in three thousand years.

As the saying went, dragons begot dragons and phoenixes begot phoenixes.

With such blood flowing through him, his previous body should have been a top-tier cultivation genius no matter how poor his luck!

However.

Reality was not so.

His previous body.

Had been conceived while his parents were trapped in a forbidden zone. A mysterious curse power had invaded his body, leaving him utterly incapable of cultivation.

Even immortal pills and precious medicines had no effect whatsoever.

Being unable to cultivate meant he could only live as a mortal, with a lifespan of a hundred years.

To a cultivation family like the Wang Family, how was that any different from dying at birth?

The old Wang Family had passed down through a single line for three generations.

To break this deadlock, they had tried countless methods.

For instance.

The Martial King Lineage of the Great Xia royal family had produced a Qilin child born with a Supreme Bone, unprecedented throughout the ages.

When that Qilin child was only a month old, Prince of Wei personally came to his door and dug out that Supreme Bone, intending to transplant it into Wang Mu.

Unfortunately, not only did the transplant fail.

The Qilin child somehow obtained some great opportunity and actually reforged his Supreme Bone, rising anew after destruction.

Afterward, he even joined the rebel army to campaign against Prince of Wei.

For instance.

The Wang Family heard that in the Southern Region, there was a peerless demon immortal at the Tribulation Stage, transformed from a Pure World White Lotus that had lived for a hundred thousand years. Its natal lotus seed could purify curses.

The Northern Darkness Saintly Master, the previous body's mother.

Went alone to the Southern Region with a single sword. After battling for seven days and seven nights, she finally slew it.

Yet not only was the lotus seed ineffective on the previous body.

That demon immortal had also left behind a child, who possessed half Human Race bloodline. Taking advantage of the chaos during the melee, he escaped and infiltrated a human kingdom.

Later, through a twist of fate, he married into the Penglai Merchant Association and soared to the heavens in a single bound!

Another example.

A Heavenly Wasteland Saint Physique that had been invincible beneath the heavens in ancient times but became trash in recent antiquity possessed the peerless treasure, Primordial Violet Qi.

Yet while attending a Langya Merchant Association auction, he was targeted by the association's person in charge.

They sought to seize his opportunity and present it to Young Master Wang.

They pursued him across ten thousand miles, forcing him into a forbidden zone!

Yet he not only survived, but reappeared in the world years later as the Holy Son of the Primal Origin Sacred Ground, standing completely opposed to the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground.

And there was more.

When the previous body was fifteen, he took a liking to the Dao Companion of an Inner Sect Disciple from the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground.

Ignoring the fact that the other man was already betrothed, he brazenly stole his love, wrapped his arms around the delicate beauty, and forcefully compelled him to break off the engagement.

The other man suffered a humiliation beyond measure and shouted, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—do not mock a poor young man!"

As a result, his Dantian was shattered, and he was demoted from an Inner Sect Disciple to a medicine farmer.

For three years, he suffered every humiliation imaginable.

Just look!

Which of these bitter victims was easy to bully? Every last one of them held the script of a Protagonist favored by destiny.

With Wang Mu's status.

He was a nailed-on great villain, born to draw the Protagonists' hatred, serve as a target, and drop gold coins.

These past days, rumors had frequently spread across Everlasting Island, where Wang Mu lived.

For example.

The Penglai Merchant Association had joined forces with other merchant associations in a marketing struggle, causing the Langya Merchant Association enormous losses.

During a recent trial, core disciples of the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground had been jointly targeted by elites from the Primal Origin Sacred Ground and other factions, suffering grievous casualties.

Several scattered branches of the Wang Family had also been slaughtered to the last by mysterious individuals.

Prince of Wei's generals had been routed by Huang Tianhou.

Though the details were vague.

One could see autumn from a single leaf.

After all, Wang Family elders had always given Wang Mu only good news and never bad, so as not to make him worry.

Now that such bad news had reached his ears.

It meant.

The true situation was far more serious than he knew!

Wang Mu was merely a mortal now.

If the Wang Family fell, where in this vast world could he possibly flee?

Just as Wang Mu sank into despair, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[Ding.]

[Detected mysterious curse power within the host. Beginning removal.]

[Curse power removed. System binding initiated.]

[Supreme Investment System has been bound!]

"System?"

Wang Mu's eyes lit up.

Immediately afterward, a great deal of detailed information about the system surfaced in his mind.

[The host may invest in talented individuals around him and bind with them. From then on, the host may receive proportional returns from all of their cultivation achievements.]

[The higher the investment completion rate, the greater the return ratio.]

[Investment costs and returns are determined comprehensively based on factors such as the target's wealth, talent, and potential!]

[Reminder: The host's gains will not affect the investment target's cultivation progress.]

Wang Mu pondered, "So even if I don't cultivate, as long as I throw money around and keep investing in others, I can grow stronger?"

He decided to give it a try.

Turning his head, Wang Mu looked towards the little bird on his shoulder.

A transparent golden light screen appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Wang Fugui

Age: 8 years old (juvenile stage)

Race: Golden-Winged Peng

Realm: mid Golden Core Realm

Aptitude: divine grade (origin depleted, bloodline unawakened)

Traits: Devour Dragons—possesses powerful bloodline suppression against ordinary Dragon Clan members. Devouring Dragon Clan members or spiritual medicines and treasures containing Dragon Clan energy will help nurture its origin. After its bloodline awakens, its cultivation speed and combat power will increase by more than tenfold.

Investment assessment: enormous potential, suitable for investment.]

Wang Mu could not cultivate, but he was still a third-generation immortal from a top-tier family and possessed basic common sense.

In the Cultivation World, Spiritual Root aptitude was divided into low grade, middle grade, high grade, top grade, divine grade, and immortal grade!

They respectively corresponded to the potential for the six great realms: Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, and Tribulation Stage.

This Golden-Winged Peng's egg had been dug out of an ancient forbidden zone in the Southern Region by his mother.

Yet it had been born deficient. When it was discovered, it had nearly been a dead egg. Only after being carefully nourished with all kinds of rare treasures for ten years had it finally hatched with great difficulty.

Its origin had inevitably suffered losses, and its potential was far inferior to what it once was.

"Trait, Devour Dragons?"

"So investing in it with restorative medicines containing Dragon Clan vital essence would help it the most?"

Wang Mu stared at his pet giant bird's status panel, lost in thought.

The ring on his index finger flashed.

Twelve golden treasure pearls appeared before Wang Mu.

Sea Stabilizing Dragon Pearls!

They were supreme treasures formed from the vital essence condensed throughout the bodies of true dragons.

They contained the Dragon Clan's lifelong vital essence.

They were incomparably precious.

Whether used for pill refining or artifact refining, they were top-grade materials. Directly refining them was also an exceptionally nourishing super supplement.

And these twelve before him had come from pure-blooded Dragon Clan members at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.

To call them priceless would not be an exaggeration.