Song Xu arrives, his identity revealed.

Among them, the most precious were three qingming pills, a fourth-tier Medicinal Pill. One pill could be worth dozens of ningzhen pills.

It was a Medicinal Pill used to enhance Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.

Chen Yuan only had six ningzhen pills left.

So he went to the counter and bought twenty more, spending 600 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

He still had over 400 Spirit Stones returned by the System, which he could use for his own Cultivation.

Chen Yuan kept a single Green Wood Sword to give to Ye Baixi, selling all the rest to the Fire Cloud Merchant Guild.

According to the price of Magical Artifacts, a Spirit Rank Magical Artifact could fetch ten thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Only those fifth-rank Nascent Soul Families could afford to use Spirit Rank Magical Artifacts.

He didn't know where Wang Hongqing got such dog luck to acquire an Earth Rank long saber. Chen Yuan directly sold it for twenty million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to two hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, or a full two thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.

Chen Yuan had the merchant guild convert all of it into High-Grade Spirit Stones. After deducting the handling fee, he received a total of 3200 High-Grade Spirit Stones.

This was enough to match the annual revenue of a newly entered fourth-rank Soul Transformation Family.

Two days later, a fierce and domineering Spiritual Qi burst forth from Chen Yuan's body. As the Spiritual Qi surged, it resonated with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Golden Core Fourth Stage, achieved!

Ordinary Golden Core Cultivators had a Golden Core of only one inch within their bodies. Chen Yuan's nine-inch Golden Core was more than 700 times larger than theirs, and his normal Cultivation speed would also be several hundred times slower.

However, Chen Yuan's Hongmeng Immortal Body combined with his top-tier Comprehension Ability increased his Cultivation speed by several thousand times, so compared to normal Cultivators, Chen Yuan's Cultivation speed was still more than a hundred times faster than theirs.

His internal Spiritual Qi was as profound as that of a True Monarch, yet his Cultivation speed was still faster than yours. Wouldn't that make you angry?

In these two days, Chen Yuan consumed a total of fifteen ningzhen pills. The surrounding Spiritual Qi was almost absorbed into a vacuum, and the 400 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones were almost completely depleted.

Now, Chen Yuan felt the Spiritual Qi in his body becoming even more profound, and his strength had risen another level.

Others only needed one ningzhen pill to advance one stage, but Chen Yuan needed more than ten.

The higher the advancement, the more difficult it became, so Chen Yuan decided to directly consume the qingming pills.

Chen Yuan found a servant and exchanged for a superior Cultivation secret chamber, then continued to Cultivate.

Three days later,

Boom!

Golden Core Sixth Stage!

Chen Yuan consumed three ningzhen pills and one qingming pill, directly crossing five stages to reach the Golden Core Sixth Stage.

Counting the time, Chen Yuan had been out for eight days, and there were still five days until the Newcomer Grand Competition.

"It's time to go back."

Chen Yuan stood up and glanced at Shen Ling lying on the bed. That Healing Pill was for her.

No longer thinking, Chen Yuan prepared to leave the Cultivation secret chamber. Just then, a soft whimper came from the bed.

"Looks like she's awake!" Chen Yuan paused, turned around, and walked back.

Shen Ling opened her hazy eyes and looked around.

"Where is this?"

"Young Miss Shen, this is the Fire Cloud Merchant Guild's Cultivation secret chamber," Chen Yuan explained, clearing her doubts.

Shen Ling patted her head, then remembered what had happened earlier.

"Thank you for saving me!" Shen Ling said gratefully.

"No need to thank me." Chen Yuan waved his hand, took out a list, and slowly said:

"During your unconsciousness, I gave you a total of three Healing Pills, totaling fifteen thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Taking care of you is an employer-employee relationship between us. My strength is at the Middle Stage Nascent Soul, so I'll give you a discount: two thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per day, for five days, that's ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

I won't rip you off for this secret chamber; we'll split it, so give me seven thousand five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones. In total, that's thirty-two thousand five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "I'll round it up for you, so it's thirty-five thousand!"

This amount wasn't much, only 3.5 High-Grade Spirit Stones when converted.

Currently, Chen Yuan needed startup capital, so he would extort as much as he could. After giving it to Ye Baixi, once he achieved financial freedom, he wouldn't have to worry about resources.

Shen Ling's mouth twitched. Is that how you round numbers?

"Young Miss Shen's Family should be able to easily produce these 35,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, right?" Chen Yuan asked with a smile.

Easy my ass!

Shen Ling now wished she could crack open Chen Yuan's head. Their Golden Core Family's annual income was indeed millions, but that was annual income, not monthly income. The entire Family relied on those few millions.

Although she was the Direct Daughter of the Shen Family, she couldn't produce so many Spirit Stones all at once.

"I don't have that many Spirit Stones," Shen Ling whispered.

"Hehe, if you don't give it, then I'll just have to come to your door to collect it." Chen Yuan handed the list to her, urging, "Quick, sign and fingerprint. I'll go to the Shen Family in Baizhou City to collect it later, and conveniently take you home. I won't charge you protection fees then."

"No, I won't sign." Shen Ling shook her head, refusing to sign.

"That's not up to you."

Chen Yuan directly reached out, his fingertip Spiritual Qi transforming into a sharp blade, cutting Shen Ling's thumb. Then he pressed her small hand onto the list.

Shen Ling was almost in tears, shaking her head continuously.

But crying was useless. Chen Yuan successfully pressed Shen Ling's thumb onto it.

"No, why are you crying?" Chen Yuan frowned and scolded, "If it weren't for me, you would have died in the Hanyuan Mountain Range. You're treating kindness as ill will."

Scolded like that, Shen Ling didn't dare to cry anymore, but her little nose was still twitching incessantly.

"Why are you so fierce?" Shen Ling mumbled softly.

Chen Yuan's excellent hearing naturally caught it, but he didn't care. As long as the wealth-bringing child didn't cry, it was fine.

Walking downstairs, a servant quickly stopped Chen Yuan, kindly reminding him, "Sir, Great Cultivator Song Xu has been waiting for you outside for three days. You can't go out now!"

Following that, the servant began to recommend their own employment services, saying that a Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator would cost hundreds of thousands of Low-Grade Spirit Stones per day, and could reach North Land City within three days.

Chen Yuan said indifferently, "No need. A mere Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator is not even in This True Person's eyes."

When Chen Yuan said this, he naturally had confidence, and that was his identity.

The reason he dared to act so unbridled was his identity as a Personal Disciple of Xuantian Sect.

Also, the Han Paopao Experience Card produced by the System was also his source of confidence.

This statement shocked Shen Ling behind him. What arrogance, a Golden Core not fearing a Soul Transformation Great Cultivator!

Could a normal genetic being say such words?

No matter how powerful a Nascent Soul Cultivator was, they were still ants before a Soul Transformation Primordial Spirit.

Upon entering Soul Transformation, one nurtures the Nascent Soul within to form a unique Primordial Spirit. Primordial Spirit forms are diverse, and a single thought can determine the life or death of a True Monarch.

Exiting the Fire Cloud Merchant Guild, Chen Yuan led his Fire Cloud Steed and walked towards the south of the city.

"That kid is out." At this moment, the area outside the Fire Cloud Merchant Guild was already surrounded by Cultivators watching.

In an instant, Song Xu appeared before Chen Yuan. Behind him, his Primordial Spirit manifested a Great Dao Ice Blade. The surrounding Cultivators watching were terrified and scattered, fearing being accidentally injured by his Primordial Spirit and having their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

A token was held in Chen Yuan's hand; it was his Xuantian Sect Personal Disciple token.

As soon as the token appeared, it instantly shattered Song Xu's Primordial Spirit.

"Kid, you have some skill. No wonder you dared to kill my son." A ruthless look immediately appeared in Song Xu's eyes. If he killed this child, all the secrets on him would belong to himself.

"Hehe." Chen Yuan held the token to his chest and smiled calmly, "I am a Personal Disciple of the Xuantian Sect from the Great Thousand Domain. Do you dare to kill me?"

What? Xuantian Sect of the Great Thousand Domain!

Everyone was familiar with the Xuantian Sect, a first-class Sect from the neighboring Great Thousand Domain. It had two Mahayana Venerables presiding over it, and its Sect Master and four Peak Masters were all Integration Supremes, their prestige shaking the nine heavens.

Gasps of surprise rose from both sides.

Great Sects all had an unwritten rule: Disciples venturing out for experience were not allowed to flaunt their Sect identity.

Unless they encountered an unbeatable opponent.

This way, they could achieve the effect of tempering themselves. They shouldn't be afraid of offending people; if others didn't offend them, they wouldn't offend others. If others came to offend, they would be whetstones, whetstones for large Families and great Sects.

That's right, the world is just that unfair.

If their sons died, they deserved it, for provoking Chen Yuan.