Heaven-Seizing Creation Technique

Just imagining that scene was enough to make one tremble with delight.

No, really.

Though Young Master Wang was a useless dandy.

The inspiration he had given them was astonishingly good.

After all, selling things well certainly meant earning more.

But how could selling nothing possibly compare to making money for free?

This was profit without capital!

"This is a matter of great importance. I need to report it to those above!" said the female person in charge of the Cloud Palace Merchant Association.

"I also need to properly explain the situation to our Guild Master!"

"Of course! Please!" Tang Qian smiled.

This was necessary.

But they all knew that reporting it was basically just a formality. Neither of the two merchant associations could possibly refuse such a wonderful opportunity.

Gou Ansheng and the other person left the room and contacted their merchant associations using Communication Jade Talismans.

Before long, they walked back in.

"No problem!"

"Our Guild Master also said that this matter can begin immediately!"

"Good!" Tang Qian rose to his feet, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes. "First, have someone spread the news. In ten days, we will hold the foundation's founding ceremony!"

After some discussion among several people.

They decided to name the foundation—Penglai Yunhai!

Since the Penglai Merchant Association was taking the lead, the other merchant associations had no objections to the foundation bearing such a name.

The various parties dispersed and went off to make their own preparations.

Tang Qian stood before the window, watching pear blossoms drift down through the courtyard in a fluttering shower, his eyes sharp with spirit.

Wang Mu!

Just wait. This time, I'll use the very thing you came up with to grind you beneath my feet!

The Three Great Merchant Associations moved quickly.

In just a few days.

The news that they would jointly establish the Penglai Cloud Sea Foundation had spread through more than half of the Northern Region.

They also widely invited kindhearted people from all walks of life to donate.

To contribute to the peace and prosperity of the Cultivation World.

Though this era had no concepts like advertising slogans when it came to doing business, such practices already existed in substance.

Tang Qian, the person in charge of the Penglai Merchant Association, had once declared before a large crowd—

The Langya Foundation's charity was fake charity!

Our charity was the real charity!

With us, however much you contribute, that much merit you can accumulate!

The unspoken implication was.

There was no need to be like the Langya Merchant Association, where donating one hundred Spirit Stones only earned one point of merit. The Langya Merchant Association was far too stingy!

Moreover, every kindhearted person who donated would be listed on the [Immeasurable Merit List]!

The top three would even receive awards personally presented by the Guild Masters of the Penglai, Four Seas, and Cloud Palace Merchant Associations.

As everyone knew.

Though the Guild Masters of those three associations were somewhat inferior in status and position to the Guild Master of the Langya Merchant Association, the gap was not particularly great.

All of them had the shadows of the Major Sacred Grounds of the Northern Region behind them.

After all, for a business to grow so large in this world, its backing had to reach the heavens.

With the Langya Foundation's pearl and jade coming before it.

The Penglai Cloud Sea Foundation received widespread attention this time.

Coupled with the tireless promotion of the Three Great Merchant Associations.

For a time.

Nearly everyone throughout the Northern Region knew about it.

"This is too shameless!"

On Heavenly Severing Island.

Anger filled Nie Tingting's eyes, her full chest heaving violently. "Isn't this just copying us outright?"

Hearing this.

Wang Mu remained very calm. He continued writing and drawing on the paper, smiling without even raising his head. "Perfectly normal. We didn't apply for a patent, so if they want to copy us, naturally they can!"

Nie Tingting asked in confusion, "What is a patent?"

Uh...

"I mean, no one ever said they weren't allowed to copy us!"

"But for the dignified Three Great Merchant Associations to plagiarize so brazenly, isn't that far too shameless?"

"When doing business, sometimes face is the most important thing! But more often than not, face is also the least important thing!"

As long as money could be made, what was face worth?

Nie Tingting said unwillingly, "Young Master, are we just going to watch?"

Wang Mu raised an eyebrow. "Watch? How could that be possible?"

Light shone in Nie Tingting's eyes.

Sure enough, what sort of person was Young Master? When had he ever suffered a loss

"Tell me, how do we strike back?"

"Strike back against what?" Wang Mu rolled his eyes at her. "Prepare ten thousand Spirit Stones and donate them to that whatever... oh, right, the Penglai Cloud Sea Foundation!"

"???"

Nie Tingting was utterly dumbfounded.

What?

She had not misheard, had she?

"What did you say? You want to donate money to them?"

"Of course!" Wang Mu said as though it were only natural. "I founded the Langya Charity Foundation to contribute to charitable causes. At a time like this, naturally I must contribute my own share of strength!"

"..."

Something was off!

Not merely off—twelve parts out of ten off!

Nie Tingting eyed Wang Mu's face suspiciously. It was not that she doubted his commitment to charity.

But... even if he wanted to do it, they already had their own foundation, and Young Master had already done more than enough. Did he still need to donate money to the Three Great Merchant Associations?

There had to be something fishy here!

But after pondering for a long time, Nie Tingting still could not figure out what Young Master was truly thinking.

She could only leave with Wang Mu's order, her face full of confusion.

The great hall fell quiet.

Wang Mu slowly stopped his pen, gazed outside, and let out a long breath.

To be honest, unless it was necessary, he did not want to provoke those Children of Luck right now.

If their rage stacked too high, it would do him no good.

But judging from the current situation!

There was an irreconcilable, life-and-death hatred between Tang Qian and him.

Whether Wang Mu confronted him head-on or shrank into his shell, the other side would never let him go.

Since that was the case, he could only accept the battle.

[Ding~]

[The Little Nannan you invested in has created—Heaven-Seizing Creation Technique (Beginner)!]

[Congratulations, Host. You have received a return of Cultivation Effect benefits from Little Nannan!]

As the system's voice rang out.

A brand-new cultivation technique suddenly surfaced in Wang Mu's mind.

His eyes instantly lit up!

Holy shit, Little Nannan's self-created cultivation technique had succeeded?

According to Little Nannan, she had felt that her own aptitude was insufficient. Most profound cultivation techniques in this world were unsuitable for her, so she wanted to create one herself.

These past days, Wang Mu had not disturbed her.

She had remained in the Scripture Pavilion, not stepping outside even once.

Once she finished reading through one batch of cultivation techniques.

She would have someone notify Wang Mu, and Wang Mu would prepare another batch for her.

And so, nearly a month passed.

Wang Mu did not even know how many cultivation techniques Little Nannan had read, or how much she had stored in her head.

Until today.

He hurriedly closed his eyes to inspect it.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, a streak of chaotic Mysterious Light flashing through them.

What an excellent Heaven-Seizing Creation Technique!

As the name implied, Little Nannan's line of thought was this: since her own talent was insufficient, she would borrow the talents of other things.

All things under heaven were creation!

Creation was the union of spirituality and luck.

If one could plunder and devour the luck and spirituality of other spiritual objects into oneself, it would be enough to make up for deficiencies in one's innate bones, allowing cultivation to proceed with the wind at one's back, without obstruction ever again.

In the ideal state, once this cultivation technique reached its end, nothing would be impossible to refine, and no creation would be impossible to seize!

Whether Exotic Water, Exotic Fire, or Exotic Earth.

Or the blazing sun above the nine heavens—even this vast, bright world itself was on this cultivation technique's menu.

Mm, it was remarkably domineering!

However, this cultivation technique was currently only in its beginner version.

It could only refine and seize relatively low-grade things, roughly at the Qi Refining level!

It suited Little Nannan's current circumstances very well.