661: Chapter 664: Wealth Revealed in White

Lu Chen could no longer remember the last time he had used something as primitive as currency.

Concepts like wealth...

...had long since lost all meaning to him.

Ao Yong looked at Lu Chen as if he were looking at a rare specimen.

"Don't tell me,"

The giant Dragon spoke slowly, its voice filled with astonishment.

"That this is your first time entering the Primordial World."

"That's right."

Lu Chen answered truthfully.

"Can you explain it?"

"If possible, also tell me if I can use treasures instead."

Ao Yong grinned.

The corners of its mouth curled into a wide arc.

"One Innate Origin Realm Magical Artifact is worth ten thousand primordial coinss,"

It stated.

Lu Chen nodded.

"Understood."

His true power was already at the Dao Authority Realm.

An Innate Origin Realm Magical Artifact was beneath mention to him.

Which meant...

...he could create one at will.

He reached into his space ring.

In reality...

...he created it out of thin air using his Creation Authority.

When he pulled his hand back out, he was holding a gold brick.

Yes.

A brick.

A standard rectangular prism, glowing slightly.

It carried the undeniable aura of an Innate Origin Realm Magical Artifact.

Lu Chen didn't want to waste time designing an exquisite appearance.

He handed it over.

"I don't have primordial coinss. Is this enough?"

The moment the brick appeared...

...a terrifying Innate Origin aura suddenly diffused outward.

Ao Yong's eyes instantly lit up.

But when the giant Dragon clearly saw the Magical Artifact...

...all five of its heads froze.

The next second, all the heads twitched in unison.

"Which bastard created this kind of monstrosity and dared to upgrade it to the Innate Origin Realm?!"

Ao Yong roared, cursing loudly.

Lu Chen almost burst out laughing.

But a fact was a fact.

It was indeed an Innate Origin Realm Magical Artifact.

"Fine then."

Ao Yong endured it for a long while, its tone full of annoyance.

"You can go in. No need for change; this thing isn't worth ten thousand primordial coinss anyway."

"Thank you."

Lu Chen said sincerely.

He stepped forward.

Crossing the barrier, he officially entered the Dragon Realm.

The moment he stepped in...

...countless streaks of Dragon Qi flickered across the horizon.

His destination was extremely far away.

The Ice Dragon Domain.

Nianwei was there.

Lu Chen accelerated.

Flying at the speed of light.

Even so...

...he mentally calculated...

...at this speed...

...it would take nearly five billion years to reach the Ice Dragon Domain.

He could fly faster.

Much faster.

But that would involve crossing the territories of multiple Dao Authority Realm experts, and extreme speed would inevitably draw attention.

He didn't want to be noticed.

His main body was already the number one target wanted across multiple layers of reality.

Even if this was just a Clone...

...once he was targeted by a "Supreme One," it was very likely they could trace back to the secrets he didn't want to expose.

So he restrained himself.

Instead...

...he looked toward a nearby area.

Flame City.

There...

...he could legally acquire primordial coinss.

Teleportation services could solve the distance problem.

Lu Chen wanted ten billion primordial coinss.

He casually created one million Innate Origin Realm Magical Artifacts.

This time...

...he seriously designed and refined them, ensuring every single one had practical value.

He entered Flame City and walked into an auction house.

"I have one million Innate Origin Realm Magical Artifacts,"

Lu Chen said calmly.

"Do you accept them?"

The appraiser was a Creation Realm Fire Dragon in human form.

He froze on the spot upon hearing this.

"What did you say?"

He swallowed and asked in a low voice.

"Did you perhaps dig up the treasury of an Eternal Realm Sect?"

"That is none of your concern,"

Lu Chen said coldly, "Will you accept them, or not?"

"Your Excellency, of course we will!"

The Fire Dragon said hurriedly.

"But we currently do not have that much liquid capital."

"There is an auction tonight; are you willing to wait until it ends?"

Lu Chen nodded.

"I can wait."

Standing in the auction house...

...Lu Chen observed his surroundings.

The city was full of Dragons.

Yet every single Dragon moved about in human form.

This was no coincidence.

The human form was the most efficient and adaptable form in heaven and earth.

Since the birth of the Human Race, all races had gradually learned and adopted the human form.

Efficiency was always paramount.

And he was going to elevate the Human Race to a Primordial Race.

The auction house in Flame City was extremely luxurious.

The walls were carved from Fire-Essence Glaze, and the floors were inlaid with glowing embers.

But beneath the surface of professional politeness...

...an undercurrent of greed was surging.

The appraiser retreated to the back room to "verify" the one million Innate Origin Realm Magical Artifacts.

In reality...

...he was contacting the ruling power of Flame City.

The Elders of the Fire Dragon Clan.

News of an outsider, an unknown race, alone, carrying a massive amount of high-level treasures...

...spread like wildfire through their spiritual network.

To Dragons...

...treasures were not just wealth, but a divine right.

The thought of a Truth Realm outsider leaving with ten billion primordial coinss...

...made their possessiveness boil to the extreme.

They didn't care how the items were obtained.

They only cared...

...that these things would soon be theirs.

"Keep him steady,"

An order was sent secretly within the clan.

"Let the auction proceed as normal, and give him the primordial coinss."

"Under the gaze of the world, we must maintain our reputation as a fair trading center."

"But the moment he steps out of the city gates, erase him."

The auction lasted for several hours.

Lu Chen sat in a private box.

Leaning back in his chair, Furball was snoring on his shoulder.

He watched as his Magical Artifacts were eagerly bid on by various nobles and chambers of commerce.

The "Innate Origin Realm" label was no exaggeration;

Even the most basic items Lu Chen created...

...far surpassed local craftsmanship.

Finally, the gavel fell.

The appraiser returned, bowing even lower than before.

He handed Lu Chen an Advanced space card.

"Your Excellency, as agreed, ten billion primordial coinss."

The Dragon said...

...an obscure light flickering in his eyes.

"It has been a pleasure doing business with you."

Lu Chen took the card expressionlessly.

"I'm sure it was."

He turned around.

He walked toward the city's main teleportation square.

He could feel the eyes landing on him.

It wasn't just one or two scouts...

...but a large, coordinated net being cast.

Six Truth Realm Dragons...

...plus an Origin Supreme Realm expert following at a distance.

Lu Chen knew...

...they wouldn't strike inside Flame City.

The city's reputation for neutrality was too precious.

Killing a major merchant in broad daylight...

...would cause the Alliance of Chambers of Commerce to blacklist the city for a thousand years.

Lu Chen walked into the giant teleportation hall.

"To reach the Ice Dragon Domain, I need five jumps,"

He murmured.

He input the coordinates for Giant Dragon City.

A transit hub several light-years away.

Space blurred.

An instant later, he appeared in the bustling square of Giant Dragon City.

He did not linger.

Just as he stepped out of the teleportation array...

...seven spatial ripples immediately appeared behind him.

The Fire Dragon Clan had caught up.

Giant Dragon City was far less respectable than Flame City.

The environment was more chaotic; "disappearances" were a common occurrence.

The seven Dragons didn't even bother to speak.

As soon as they left the crowded teleportation area...

...they cornered Lu Chen in a desolate alley between towering obsidian buildings.

"Hand over the space card and the storage ring."

The Origin Supreme Realm Dragon expert spoke.

His voice carried the pressure of his Realm.

He was a burly man, his jaw covered in red scale patterns.

"Hand them over obediently, and we might let you live as a slave."