Opening the Shop, Threatening Everyone

As Yuan Zhexian listened to the system introduce the Divine Elephant Suppressing Hell Scripture, waves were already surging in his heart.

Could this already be an immortal art? Wasn't it even more powerful than an Immortal Emperor's technique? At the ninth level of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Hell Scripture, I can catch an Immortal Emperor weapon with my bare hands. It's just what I need to strengthen my body.

Then he said to the system, "System buddy, tell me about the things in the shop."

"The system shop is divided into physique, cultivation technique, item, secret art, and things seen categories."

"I understand the first four. What's the things seen category?" Yuan Zhexian asked, puzzled.

"The things seen category is based on what the host saw and heard in his previous and current lives."

"Oh?? Be more specific."

"It is based on the memories in the host's mind. For example, in his previous life on Blue Star, the host followed the anime 'Naruto' from his school days onward. The host can use task points to purchase the skills of characters from that anime. There are also Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods, and so on. Everything the host has seen or heard can be brought into reality."

"System buddy, this things seen category is really something," Yuan Zhexian said happily. After all, back on Blue Star, he had followed Naruto from middle school until after he started his own business. The various cultivation techniques and magic treasures in Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods were also exceptionally powerful.

"System buddy, open the things seen category and let me have a look."

"All right."

Chaos Green Lotus, 10 billion task points.

Jade Butterfly of Creation, 9.9 billion task points.

Chaos Pearl, 9.9 billion task points.

Heaven-Opening Axe, 9.5 billion task points.

Bronze Coffin of Three Lifetimes, 9 billion task points.

Taiji Diagram, 8 billion task points.

Pangu Banner, 8 billion task points.

Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, 8 billion task points.

Great Luo Immortal Sword Embryo, 7.8 billion task points.

...

"Hiss..." Yuan Zhexian sucked in a sharp breath. "Are these things really that expensive?" he exclaimed. "I only have 10,000 task points right now. How long will it take me to buy even one of them?"

"Damn system. Did you set these prices on purpose?"

"No, no, no. The task point prices are set according to how powerful these items are."

"Then let me see something cheaper."

Investiture of the Gods, 90 million task points.

Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, 85 million task points.

Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, 82 million task points.

God-Beating Whip, 60 million task points.

"Cheaper!" Yuan Zhexian roared, his face dark.

Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, 500,000 task points.

Impure World Reincarnation, 480,000 task points.

Immortal Jutsu, 450,000 task points.

Super Shinra Tensei, 300,000 task points.

Kotoamatsukami, 250,000 task points.

Bansho Tenin, 200,000 task points.

Amaterasu, 100,000 task points.

After seeing the things in the shop, Yuan Zhexian cursed inwardly. "Fucking hell, they're expensive." But he also quietly made a note of several very useful things, planning to buy them when he had more task points.

"System buddy, let me look at the physique category."

"Sure thing."

Eternal Immortal Physique, task points: ????

Primordial Immortal Physique, task points: ????

Fate Immortal Physique, task points: ????

...

Chaos Physique, 100 million task points.

Innate Saintly Physique Dao Embryo, 90 million task points.

Heavenly Dao Forbidden Physique, 80 million task points.

While Yuan Zhexian was studying the things in the shop, he had no idea that the jaws of everyone gathered outside the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains had already dropped in shock at the Eternal Rankings.

The Eternal Rankings were different from the Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet. There was no live broadcast, only the rankings.

At first place on the Eternal Rankings, the Human Ancestor's name flashed with golden light several times before suddenly changing to Yuan Zhexian's. The crowd remained so quiet that a falling needle could probably have been heard.

They rubbed their eyes, their faces full of disbelief. This was not the Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet. This was the Eternal Rankings, spanning ancient times to the present! Taking first place on them was harder than ascending to heaven.

"Th-this... The Yuan Clan's divine son truly has no equal in all eternity. How terrifying! He actually took first place and defeated even the Human Ancestor."

An ancient being spoke up. "That was the Human Ancestor! The Human Ancestor of countless legends, who made tremendous contributions to the human race."

"Even the number one expert from ancient times to the present was defeated by the Yuan Clan's divine son. It's unbelievable."

He immediately activated a transmission stone to report to his sect, telling it to instruct all its disciples to treat members of the Yuan Clan with respect whenever they encountered them in the future and never offend them.

Across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, countless powerful divine senses from the great immortal imperial clans, immortal dynasties, and ancient sacred lands communicated within their respective heavenly domains. Some supreme experts even used supreme Divine Abilities to communicate across heavenly domains.

In any case, most concluded that the Yuan Clan's divine son was not to be provoked. A small number plotted how to get rid of Yuan Zhexian.

Among the Yuan Clan, Yuan Jiuzhong was beside himself with excitement. When he used a communication stone to report the situation to the clan, he stammered so badly he could barely speak coherently.

The Yuan Clan sent back only one message: the Ninth Ancestor was on his way.

After a long while, a terrifying presence descended from the sky over the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains. The noisy crowd of people with low cultivation suddenly froze in place.

"Spatial freezing?" a Great Saint exclaimed.

Spatial freezing was a move only experts at the Quasi-Emperor realm could use. Which supreme expert had arrived?

A figure appeared in the sky, an old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies. His presence had returned to its original simplicity, and from a distance he looked like an ordinary old man. But his eyes gave off an ancient, world-weary air.

An ancient being recognized him. He was an ancestor of the Eastern Extremity Divine Hall.

"What's he here for?"

The Eastern Extremity Divine Hall also had a peerless genius who had made the Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet's rankings this time, placing four hundredth. The ancestor of the Eastern Extremity Divine Hall then came to where the Yuan Clan had gathered.

Yuan Jiuzhong and the Yu Clan's Supreme Elder wore grave expressions. Frowning, they asked the Eastern Extremity Divine Hall's ancestor, "Old man Dongji, what are you trying to do?"

The Eastern Extremity Divine Hall's ancestor said nothing. With a sweep of his hand, he enclosed everyone from the Yuan Clan and Yu Clan in a huge energy barrier.

Sensing that something was wrong, Yuan Jiuzhong and the Yu Clan's Supreme Elder repeatedly struck the barrier with supreme saintly arts.

But the gap in their cultivation was too great, and the barrier was not damaged in the slightest. Then the Eastern Extremity Divine Hall's ancestor spoke softly.

"Tremble."

The barrier suddenly produced immense pressure. In an instant, everyone from the Yuan Clan and Yu Clan except the two Supreme Saints spat blood and suffered severe injuries.

Yuan Jiuzhong asked again, "Old man Dongji, what exactly are you trying to do?"

The Eastern Extremity Divine Hall's ancestor closed his eyes and said softly, "The Yuan Clan's divine son has talent and aptitude unmatched in all eternity. When he comes out, I would like to invite him to be a guest at my hall. But I'm afraid he won't agree, so I'm sorry to put you through this. I'll have to use you as bargaining chips."

What? The expressions of the Yuan Clan and Yu Clan members changed as soon as they heard him. He wanted to use them as bargaining chips to threaten the divine son into visiting the Eastern Extremity Divine Hall.

"Dream on!"

The Yu Clan's supreme clan elder looked at Yuan Jiuzhong and asked, "What do we do now?" Looking at the worried Yu Clan supreme elder, Yuan Jiuzhong said into the air, "Don't worry. The Ninth Ancestor will be here soon. Once he arrives, the divine son will be safe."

At that moment, another, even more powerful and terrifying presence appeared.

"Dongji, you're courting death. How dare you use members of my Yuan Clan to threaten our divine son."

As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky and shot toward the Eastern Extremity Divine Hall's ancestor. The ancestor immediately formed seals with both hands, condensing a white ring of light in front of him to block the bolt.

But the terrifyingly powerful lightning pierced the white ring as easily as if it were paper. It slammed into the Eastern Extremity Divine Hall's ancestor, blasting him straight into a bottomless pit.

"Yuan Shengyuan!!!!"