90: I use my Tao as an anchor to issue the first trust in the fairy world

In the valley, Lu Yuan was once again left alone.

He looked at the gray button labeled [Asset Securitization] on his Exchange interface and recalled the final words of the Mysterious Robed Guest.

Fight for the nine-segment demon suppression key?

No.

That was just conventional thinking.

It was the bloody struggle of countless Cultivators under established rules, a pure physical collision.

But he, he was a trader of rules.

His gaze slowly shifted and landed not far away.

There, Yun Yao stood respectfully, her eyes filled with awe and fanaticism.

In a cave further away, Fairy Han Yuexi was still in a coma, suffering from her Dao injury.

A crazy, bold idea, one sufficient to subvert the entire understanding of the cultivation world, exploded in Lu Yuan's mind.

Who says an "anchor" must be an object?

If... what if a living person, her future, her Luck, and everything about her were packaged into the first "trust product" of the cultivation world?

Once this thought emerged, even Lu Yuan himself felt his blood burning.

This was no longer a simple transaction.

This was creating a brand-new financial paradigm, a final definition of the value of life!

At the same time, as an incidental permission of his S+ Rank, an encrypted file from the internal database of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion automatically unlocked before his eyes.

The file's access level was "Top Secret."

The title of the file consisted of only three words: [the zeroizer].

With a thought, Lu Yuan clicked on the file.

There was no lengthy explanation. There were only a few lines, each word piercing like a blade, as if branded directly onto his Divine Soul.

"All value will eventually return to zero."

"All contracts are liabilities."

"When 'default' itself becomes a Law of the Universe, 'the zeroizer' will wipe out all accounts."

"Manifestation: Irreversible value annihilation, incurable Law injury; it is the ultimate liquidator of the collapse of the previous epoch."

Deep in Lu Yuan's eyes, the golden data stream suddenly halted.

Incurable Law injury.

How similar this description was to the Dao injury on Han Yuexi!

That trace of the "fraud" Law from the previous epoch was likely just a minor manifestation of the power of "the zeroizer."

This meant that Han Yuexi's Dao injury could not be cured by any Heaven And Earth Treasure in this world.

Unless... it was overwritten and rewritten using a higher-level Law. For example, the [nine-segment demon suppression key].

All clues fit together perfectly at this moment. But new problems followed.

To seize the nine-segment demon suppression key, he needed a massive amount of karma points as capital to lay out plans, to hedge, and to confront Ye Chen and all potential enemies.

But now, he had just saved Han Yuexi, and his karma points reserves were nearly bottomed out.

He was trapped in an unsolvable deadlock.

Without money, he couldn't save anyone. Without saving someone, his credit rating would collapse due to the "default" of an ally, leading to even less money.

Unless... he jumped out of this cycle.

Lu Yuan closed the file, the last ripple in his eyes completely silenced, turning into absolute coldness.

He sent a communication request through the special mark left by the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

A moment later, the figure of the Mysterious Robed Guest emerged silently again, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Lu Yuan, have you made your decision so quickly?"

"Yes," Lu Yuan replied. "I need the channels of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion."

There was curiosity in the voice of the Mysterious Robed Guest. "Channels? Do you want to buy intelligence, or... hire thugs?"

Lu Yuan shook his head. The words he spoke next made the surrounding air seem to be drained away, falling into an eerie vacuum.

"Neither. I want to issue a product, a financial product."

"I need the Heavenly Secret Pavilion to act as my underwriter and publicly issue it to the entire Burial God Abyss, to all surviving forces and Candidates."

The Mysterious Robed Guest fell silent. This was the first time since he became a "Scribe" of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion that a pause of more than three breaths had occurred in a conversation with a Candidate.

The light beneath his hood flickered violently, as he was clearly frantically searching his knowledge base, trying to understand the unfamiliar terms "issue," "product," and "underwriter."

Lu Yuan did not urge him but condensed his concept into a clear "product prospectus" containing definitions of all financial terms via his Divine Thought, and sent it over.

When the Mysterious Robed Guest finished receiving this prospectus, the indifferent aura around him completely vanished. Replacing it was a violent fluctuation that bordered on horror.

"Madman!" His voice lost its steadiness for the first time, becoming sharp. "You... you actually want to package a living person as the underlying asset for a transaction?!"

"Do you know what this means?! She is not an object; her future is full of uncertainty! Once she fails to 'resuscitate' as you expect, all the value you have built will collapse!"

"You will bear an eternal debt of Karma that can never be repaid! Your S+ Rank will go straight to zero, and you will become the lowliest 'defaulter' in the Heavens Market, spurned by all rules!"

The voice of the Mysterious Robed Guest became increasingly agitated. He had never imagined that the "S+" Rank investment object he favored would propose such a crazy plan that subverted the boundaries of his cognition.

This was no longer an adventure; it was using his own Dao path and future to engage in a doomed gamble.

Facing the almost unhinged questioning of the Mysterious Robed Guest, Lu Yuan's expression did not change at all. He just opened his mouth quietly, word by word.

"You are mistaken."

"The underlying asset of this product is not Han Yuexi."

"It is me."

The Mysterious Robed Guest paused. Lu Yuan's voice continued to sound, calm, yet carrying a determination that severed everything.

"I will use myself, Lu Yuan, my S+ Rank credit rating, all my future trading income, and part of the permissions I hold for the [Great Dao Options Exchange] as the 'unlimited liability guarantee' for this trust fund."

"Han Yuexi's resuscitation is its goal, and also its source of profit."

"And my credit is its true 'value anchor'."

"I am not betting on her."

"I am betting that I, myself, will definitely be able to make her resuscitate."

At this moment, the Mysterious Robed Guest fell completely silent. He looked at Lu Yuan before him, this Golden Core Early Stage Cultivator, and for the first time felt a terrifying force called "vision."

This was an absolute self-confidence that dared to place everything on the betting table and firmly believed that he would definitely become the final winner.

For a long time, the voice of the Mysterious Robed Guest sounded again, raspy and complex. "...I understand. The Heavenly Secret Pavilion accepts your commission."

"As your underwriter, we will deduct three percent of the total issuance amount as a commission."

The corners of Lu Yuan's mouth curled up slightly. "Deal."

The next moment, on his [Great Dao Options Exchange] interface, that gray [Asset Securitization] button lit up with a roar, the golden light almost piercing through his Sea of Consciousness!

A cold and grand voice resounded through his Divine Soul. [Detected that the host possesses an S+ Rank credit rating and has provided a full 'unlimited liability guarantee'...]

[[Asset Securitization] function officially activated!]

[Please name your first asset-backed security...]

Lu Yuan spat out eight words. "[moonlight resuscitation no. 1 Trust Fund]."

[Fund named. Please set the underlying assets, total issuance amount, risk disclosure...]

Following Lu Yuan's operations, a subversive financial product was quietly born in the cultivation world.

At the same time, through the channels of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, a detailed prospectus regarding [moonlight resuscitation no. 1] was transmitted into the Burial God Abyss, into the hands of every surviving faction leader, lone powerhouse, and Candidate.

For a time, the entire Burial God Abyss fell into a deathly silence. Afterward, an unimaginable storm was stirred up.

"What is this? Trust fund? Is this Lu Yuan crazy?"

"Using a dying person as an underlying asset to swindle our Spirit Stones and karma points? What a ridiculous joke!"

"But... the Heavenly Secret Pavilion is actually underwriting for him, and he himself has provided an unlimited guarantee... Is there some heaven-shocking secret behind this that we don't know about?"

Countless forces were attracted by this novel concept. Some sneered, sitting and waiting for Lu Yuan to collapse. Others keenly smelled an opportunity and began to study this prospectus seriously.

And at the other end of the Burial God Abyss, in a deep valley filled with towering Devilish Qi, Ye Chen, who had just devoured a Nascent Soul Demon King, also received this file.

He roughly tore open the file, swept it with his Divine Thought, and his face displayed a beast-like, undisguised mockery and arrogance.

"Ridiculous trick!"

"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish!"

He immediately declared to the entire Burial God Abyss through the Heavenly Secret Pavilion. "I, Ye Chen, will exhaust everything I have to go all-out in shorting [moonlight resuscitation no. 1]!"

A long-short war surrounding whether Han Yuexi could resuscitate was ignited, starting early on the eve of the emergence of the "nine-segment demon suppression key."

[moonlight resuscitation no. 1] officially began issuance. Time passed minute by minute. Despite the heated discussions, the subscription interface on the Exchange remained blank.