Mission Complete! Settling Down in the Central Continent!

[Ding! Congratulations, Master, on completing the mission. Your rewards are the Dao Origin Immortal Physique and the Myriad Daos Return to One Method!]

The system's long-unheard voice finally rang out!

Ye Zichen looked at the rewards.

Dao Origin Immortal Physique: The great Daos number in the thousands, yet their origins return to one. This physique allows its possessor to learn every cultivation method in all the heavens and myriad realms and master every weapon.

Myriad Daos Return to One Method: Cultivation methods are countless, but their origins are one and the same. Cultivating this method allows one to instantly comprehend every cultivation method in all the heavens and myriad realms, without having to cultivate them separately.

[Beginning the process of receiving Master's rewards. This world cannot withstand the phenomena accompanying the rewards, so they have been concealed for Master!]

A quarter of an hour later,

Ye Zichen finished receiving the baptism and opened his deep-set eyes.

For Ye Zichen as he was now, these things were merely flowers added to brocade.

[Ding! New mission: Experiences in the Weiyang Realm. Master shall use the Central Continent as a base and travel throughout Weiyang to broaden his experience. Time limit: ten years. The mission will be considered complete when the time is up. Have fun, Master!]

"System, what do you want me to do?"

Ye Zichen rested his chin in his hand. The system seemed never to communicate with him. It had given him everything, yet only asked him to do as he pleased.

"Master, there is no need to worry. You will always be the most exalted of all. Simply do as you please. No one can restrain you!"

This time, for the first time ever, the system's voice rang out in response.

"You actually answered! Oh, forget it. Since you know I don't like fighting and killing"-referring to his destruction of the Danyang Holy Land-"I'll just take it easy. I'm invincible anyway!"

Ye Zichen spread his hands and looked toward the Central Continent.

"Central Continent, here I come."

Two and a half years later...

The Central Continent was made up of four major powers: the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty, the Dao Heaven Holy Land, the Heavenly Sword Holy Land, and the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

The Central Continent was prosperous, and its powers were mighty. Each of the four major powers had Half-Immortals and dozens of Venerables, forming a four-way balance of power. Their strength far surpassed that of the other four continents.

Within the territory of the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty were countless cities of all sizes under its rule, and it had dispatched powerful cultivators to garrison them.

Seventy percent of the common people, who had no cultivation whatsoever, lived almost entirely within Great Chu's territory, under its protection.

The other powers were mostly made up of immortal cultivators.

Chu Imperial City was the main city of the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty in the Central Continent.

The city was divided into an outer city, an inner city, and the imperial palace. It covered a vast area and was bustling with activity.

At this moment, Ye Zichen was in a medicine shop at the end of a busy street in the outer city of Chu Imperial City.

"Master, it looks like there aren't any more patients coming for treatment today."

A boy of seven or eight called out happily as he looked toward the door.

"Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Go on, but stay nearby. Don't wander too far."

Ye Zichen pressed a hand to his forehead and relented.

Not long after arriving here, Ye Zichen had opened this medicine shop and named it Longevity Hall.

A few days later, one night, a woman covered in blood had carried a sleeping child on her back to the door of the shop, using the last of her strength to knock.

Ye Zichen had come out.

The woman had only one breath left. She pleaded, "Young master, please take this child in. I'm not going to make it. Consider these the cost of raising him. When he grows up, let him go wherever he wishes!"

After handing Ye Zichen a bag full of gold and silver jewelry, the woman had passed the child to him.

Then she had fallen to the ground and stopped breathing.

Holding the five-year-old child, Ye Zichen had seen the jade pendant he wore.

"Liao Yunxiao."

He had softly spoken the child's name.

He had lowered his head and looked again at the dead woman.

"Since we have formed a karmic bond, I'll send you into reincarnation."

With a light tap of his finger, the corpse and bloodstains at the door had vanished, and Ye Zichen had sent the woman into reincarnation.

His thoughts returned to the present.

Liao Yunxiao ran happily up to Ye Zichen and said, "Really? Master, you're the best!"

"Hurry along. If you're late, it'll be over before you get there."

Ye Zichen waved his sleeve, signaling Liao Yunxiao to hurry.

Over the past two and a half years, Ye Zichen had patiently taught him how to identify medicinal herbs and how to write.

"I suppose I've had a turn at being a father."

Ye Zichen smiled, feeling cheerful.

Before long, Liao Yunxiao came rushing back.

"Master, Master, look!"

Liao Yunxiao shouted as he ran, afraid Ye Zichen wouldn't hear him.

"What's the rush? What did I teach you?"

Ye Zichen spoke coldly.

Hearing that tone, Liao Yunxiao shuddered all over. Whenever Master was about to scold him, he spoke just that coldly.

"Be calm and steady in what you say and do. Don't be rash or make a commotion."

"Master, I was wrong."

Liao Yunxiao quickly stood at attention as punishment and admitted his mistake, speaking much more quietly.

"Go on, what is it?"

Only then did Ye Zichen let Liao Yunxiao speak.

Seeing this, Liao Yunxiao held up a sheet of paper and said, "Look, Master! The Flying Bird Merchant Association is holding an auction at the Star-Picking Tower on the west side of the outer city in three days. You can pay one Spirit Stone to enter the viewing seats and watch or bid!"

"What do you want to go to an auction for?"

Ye Zichen was puzzled.

"Oh, Master, I really love treasures and things like that. They say there'll even be something of the Heaven Tier! Let me go broaden my horizons. Please, Master!"

Liao Yunxiao tugged at Ye Zichen's sleeve and pleaded.

"At your age, you don't pay proper attention to your writing practice, but you're awfully keen on treasures."

Ye Zichen flicked Liao Yunxiao on the forehead.

"Ow, that hurt! Master, are you going or not?" Liao Yunxiao rubbed his forehead and asked again.

"We'll leave in three days."

With that, Ye Zichen went into the inner room.

"Yay!"

Liao Yunxiao jumped for joy.

Three days later.

At the entrance to the Star-Picking Tower, the two paid two Spirit Stones, then entered and took their places in the viewing seats.

"Wow! There are so many people! Master, look, even people from the three major powers are upstairs!"

Liao Yunxiao pointed to the rooms on the third floor, which bore gold-lettered plaques reading "Chu," "Heavenly Mystery Pavilion," and "Heavenly Sword Holy Land."

The tower had three floors. The first was the audience seating, a sea of people with not a seat empty, where nearly ten thousand people were bidding.

The second floor contained the superior seats, occupied by distinguished figures from the inner city or people of high standing from elsewhere.

The third floor held the VIP seats, occupied by members of the imperial family and the other three major powers.

It was too noisy around them, so Ye Zichen closed his eyes and remained silent.

Once everyone had arrived,

an old man slowly walked onto the auction platform. "Today, we are honored by your presence. Thank you all for traveling so far to attend this auction. Without further ado, let us introduce today's first item!"

A woman placed the item in the display area.

The first item was a stone of inheritance. "It contains everything a Void Refinement expert learned in his lifetime, as well as a peak Mystic Tier cultivation method. The starting bid is one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, with each increase no less than one thousand Spirit Stones!"

"One hundred and ten thousand!"

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Two hundred thousand!"

In the end, someone in the viewing seats won the stone of inheritance with a bid of four hundred thousand.

"They started with a Void Refinement inheritance and a peak Mystic Tier cultivation method. Looks like the Flying Bird Merchant Association really has some good things today!"

The people in the viewing seats broke into discussion.

Ye Zichen had no interest in it, but Liao Yunxiao beside him was delighted.

However...

"Oh? Looks like we didn't come for nothing."

Ye Zichen's lips curved as he noticed something.