Understanding a Transmigrator's Troubles

In the Eastern Wasteland, hundreds of millions of kilometers away from the Southern Border, a White Tiger King equivalent to the Dao Integration Realm was preparing to return to its cave abode and guard the White Jade Lotus that was about to bloom. The aura that had spread from the Southern Border earlier had scared it half to death.

It had originally killed several human cultivators, intending to use their blood essence to enhance the White Jade Lotus's medicinal effects. On its way back to the cave abode, it sensed that aura. The nearby demonic beasts had all fled in terror, while those that had not run were trembling inside their dens. Still, it was not worried about anything happening to its White Jade Lotus. In the Eastern Wasteland, aside from the Mingyang Sect's Supreme Elder, who could match it evenly, everyone else was no more than ants in its eyes.

Suddenly, the space behind it shattered, and a hand reached for it. Its fur instantly stood on end. That aura had come from the owner of this hand. Even though it used every ounce of strength it had to flee, it was still seized by the tail and dragged into the spatial rift in an instant. Before vanishing, it cast one last deep look at this land.

Qing Mo pulled his hand back from the spatial rift, along with a White Tiger as large as a bus. It hugged its head with its front paws and curled into a ball, almost looking like a hedgehog.

Qing Mo said, "Hey! Little kitty, I have a job for you as a mount. I think you'll do. Food and lodging are included, and the benefits are generous!"

The White Tiger King lowered the paws covering its eyes and saw Qing Mo. "My lord, you only want me as a mount? You're not going to kill me?"

"I didn't expect you to make such a request. Fine, tonight's late-night snack is settled," Qing Mo said indifferently.

"A mount is good, a mount is good. My meat is too old and doesn't taste good," the White Tiger King said.

"My lord, may I ask... was that aura earlier yours?" the White Tiger King asked, trembling all over.

Qing Mo said, "It was me. What, do you have a problem with that?"

The White Tiger King said, "No, absolutely not! Being your mount is a blessing I cultivated for over several lifetimes!"

"Enough nonsense. Tell me when we're close to Liang City." Qing Mo plopped himself down on the White Tiger King's back.

"Young Master, we'll reach Liang City in less than half an hour," Da Bai said. Qing Mo had named the White Tiger King Da Bai and told it to address him as Young Master from then on.

Along the way, Qing Mo refined the token the old master had given him and entered the small world.

Qing Mo said, "Holy shit."

The system said, "Holy shit."

Every planet in an entire star system was filled with countless heavenly treasures, weapons, pills, divine springs, holy water, spirit stones, divine stones, and Immortal Stone Veins.

For the first time, the system felt that its shop was utterly shabby. (´థ౪థ)σ

Qing Mo said, "The old master only said to let me look around for fun. I knew he had a lot in storage, but this is way too ridiculous!"

Qing Mo stuffed just a tiny bit of stuff into his spatial ring before coming back out. He even tossed Da Bai a Colored Scale Fruit that was five million years old.

Da Bai was so happy that it nearly lost its breath and convulsed to death. Fortunately, Qing Mo, out of concern for his employee, had the Heavenly Dao of this world slap it twice, waking it up. He also told it that the Colored Scale Fruit he had given it was currently the lowest-aged one available. It was generally only used as fertilizer.

Only then did Da Bai realize that its Young Master was truly obscenely wealthy. It had lived on this continent for nearly ten thousand years and had never heard of medicinal herbs older than two hundred thousand years. Even the top sects in Central Province only possessed ones that were one hundred seventy or one hundred eighty thousand years old, and they treated them as treasures that protected their sects.

When they neared Liang City, Qing Mo had Da Bai shrink down to the size of a house cat. It was actually rather cute. At the city gate, since he had no money used by ordinary mortals, he directly tossed out two Supreme Spirit Stones as the entrance fee, terrifying the guards so much that they did not dare accept them.

Only direct disciples of second-rank or higher sects in Central Province had Supreme Spirit Stones to cultivate with. They were never used in transactions, because most of the Haoyun Continent's resources were concentrated in Central Province or the Western Sea. Now, only high-grade spirit stones were used for trade. Fewer than twenty Supreme Spirit Stone Veins were controlled solely by sects of the second rank or above in Central Province.

Qing Mo had no choice but to make some self-important young masters of prominent families jealous. When the old man handed the small world over to him, he had already known that Supreme Spirit Stones were the least valuable things in it, basically left there to gather dust. That was why the small world contained only several trillion Supreme Spirit Stones, while the Immortal Stones and divine stones used for trade numbered in the tens of quadrillions or even hundreds of quadrillions.

Da Bai's tears were practically flowing from the corners of its mouth. Demonic beasts could use those spirit stones to improve their cultivation too!

Originally, Qing Mo had intended to try the food of the cultivation world. Even at his current realm, he had not forgotten the saying from when he was still an ordinary person: eating was always the number one priority!

When they arrived at an inn, it had originally been booked out by the chief disciple of a second-rank sect from Central Province, and no more guests were allowed. Qing Mo simply threw ten Supreme Spirit Stones in front of the innkeeper, giving him quite a scare.

However, the second young master of Liang City's Li Family saw Qing Mo casually take out so many Supreme Spirit Stones. He secretly went upstairs to inform the chief disciple of the second-rank Tianlan Sect. Qing Mo naturally noticed this little trick, but he could not be bothered with it for now. As long as they did not provoke him, it was fine.

The innkeeper refused, so Qing Mo let the matter go. He also understood the principle that an innocent man could be punished for possessing a treasure. The innkeeper's family were mortals, and it was not easy for them to deal with cultivators every day. Qing Mo had just turned to leave.

"Stop right there! You stole the Tianlan Sect's Supreme Spirit Stones and still think you can leave?" said Li Zhuntian, the Li Family's second young master. Behind him stood Tang Tianyun, the Tianlan Sect's chief disciple, along with more than a dozen fellow disciples.

"Are you sure I stole the Tianlan Sect's Supreme Spirit Stones?" Qing Mo asked with a smile. He knew what trick they were playing. He had been a little bored before, but now he found it somewhat entertaining.

"Of course! Senior Brother Tianyun said that his master gave him some top-grade spirit stones before he left. Besides, everyone knows that only sects of the second rank and above in Central Province have Supreme Spirit Stone Veins," Li Zhuntian said arrogantly.

"That's right. Supreme Spirit Stone Veins have always been under the jurisdiction of sects of the second rank and above. Even after they are mined, a large portion is used for cultivation by those sects," Tang Tianyun said.

Qing Mo said, "After saying all that, aren't you just coveting my Supreme Spirit Stones?"

Li Zhuntian said, "Hmph! How could Senior Brother Tianyun care about such a small number of Supreme Spirit Stones? We only want to find out where you got them. Perhaps you stole them from some Supreme Spirit Stone Vein in Central Province?"

"That's right. Before coming here, I heard that a batch of Supreme Spirit Stones had been stolen in Central Province. My master instructed me to investigate along the way. It seems I found them today. Hand over the Supreme Spirit Stones you stole, cripple your cultivation, and return to Central Province with me to receive punishment."

As he spoke, he unleashed the aura of the Gui Ling Late Stage, preparing to make his move.

"Host, I've never seen people this stupid. Someone who can casually use top-grade spirit stones, and they still think you're an ordinary person?"

The system was utterly speechless.

"What a hassle. I run into idiots even when trying to have a meal. For the Li Family and Tianlan Sect to produce such talents is truly impressive!"

Qing Mo narrowed his eyes slightly. An invisible force descended upon Li Zhuntian, Tang Tianyun, and the Tianlan Sect disciples, instantly forcing them all to their knees.

Tang Tianyun and the others immediately panicked. The spiritual energy in their bodies had been completely sealed. Seeing Qing Mo's smile was like seeing a devil!