From 2 million to 148 billion, Chen Yuan's wealth had expanded by tens of thousands of times in just a thousand days.
One had to know that even some peak God Emperors only possessed this much after countless years of accumulation. Most did not necessarily have that much cash on hand.
For example, his two followers each had assets of only around 10 billion. Once the goods they carried were worth several tens of billions, it could easily stir the greed of other powerhouses.
The Dark Sacred Realm dared to use "dark" in its name, which spoke volumes about the character of its cultivators. It was truly chaotic.
If they really encountered robbers, the loss of wealth would be a minor matter. The death of his followers would be the real problem.
After all, Chen Yuan had no plans to leave the Source World anytime soon. His followers were his only means of contacting the outside world.
Even setting that aside, the two Progenitors were working for him. Naturally, Chen Yuan had to consider their safety.
This was the main reason his wealth growth had slowed. The market's rate of absorption accounted for only part of it. If he had not been concerned for his two followers' safety, his wealth would have expanded even faster.
Of course, wealth was only one of Chen Yuan's gains during this period. Compared to that, his advancements in cultivation were the most crucial, and his progress there had been equally astonishing.
First came his life level. Based on the highest-level Great Dao he had mastered, he was now equivalent to a Middle God Emperor Realm cultivator.
Unfortunately, they were conventional Great Daos, with extremely limited impact on combat strength. Still, they were not entirely useless.
First, every breakthrough in any Great Dao increased the