Immortal Treasure Realm.
Upon entering the Immortal Treasure Realm, Ye Xuan immediately noticed numerous cosmic ships arriving from all directions, with some rising from the city below and heading outward.
He looked down. Deep in the starry expanse below stood a massive city.
Immortal Treasure City!
This was the largest and only city in the Immortal Treasure Realm.
One realm, one city.
Ye Xuan grew curious about this Immortal Treasure City!
It was built by Qin Guan!
He knew Qin Guan, a woman whose ideas were unlike any other’s.
What kind of city would she create?
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, “Patriarch, shall we head down?”
The woman suddenly said, “My name is Gu Han!”
But Ye Xuan had already vanished into the distance, as if he hadn’t heard.
She glanced at him, then disappeared as well.
Immortal Treasure City.
At the city gate, Ye Xuan spotted a stone platform with a box on it, surrounded by a crowd.
Curious, he approached. The box was plain and square, nothing special about it.
Then, the patriarch woman approached, and as she did, the crowd’s expressions changed. They quickly retreated, clearing a path.
Pressure!
Her mere presence exuded a pressure most couldn’t withstand!
She stood beside Ye Xuan, who grinned, “Don’t like standing among the crowd?”
Her expression calm, she replied, “I don’t like people getting this close to me!”
She glanced at the box. “This was left by Pavilion Master Qin for someone fated to claim it. Speak the correct passphrase, and it opens!”
Ye Xuan looked at the box. Beside it was a phrase: *Heavenly King Covers the Earthly Tiger*!
*Heavenly King Covers the Earthly Tiger*?
Ye Xuan frowned. What kind of passphrase was this?
The woman said softly, “This box is mysterious. Divine sense can’t penetrate it!”
Ye Xuan tested it with his divine sense, and as she said, it was impenetrable!
He shook his head with a smile, “Qin Guan loves her flashy tricks!”
Gu Han glanced at him. “You know her well?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Yeah.”
Gu Han fell silent.
Ye Xuan looked at the box again, chuckling, “Wonder who’ll end up with it!”
He turned to Gu Han. “Let’s enter the city!”
Gu Han nodded, and they walked in.
Inside, Ye Xuan found the city extraordinarily bustling. Wide streets teemed with people, mostly cultivators.
Gu Han said, “These people come from across the universe to trade!”
Ye Xuan turned to her. “Trade?”
Gu Han nodded. “Immortal Treasure City is like a hub, circulating goods from various universes. If you have money, you can buy anything here. If you have quality goods, you can sell them too.”
Ye Xuan asked curiously, “Do traders here pay taxes?”
Gu Han nodded slightly. “Every transaction requires a one percent tax to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion.”
Ye Xuan mused, “Not much.”
Gu Han agreed, “Indeed, it’s not. But even so, the Pavilion’s profits are staggering. It’s estimated their daily tax revenue alone exceeds tens of millions of cosmic veins, not to mention their other ventures!”
Ye Xuan grew curious. “Other ventures?”
Gu Han glanced at the towering buildings around. “Every building in this city belongs to Pavilion Master Qin. Anyone setting up a business here pays monthly rent to the Pavilion…”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
The entire city’s properties belonged to Qin Guan!
How much rent did she collect monthly?
He couldn’t even imagine!
Ye Xuan sighed inwardly. Qin Guan, what a tycoon!
Gu Han added, “One benefit here is that fighting is forbidden. No one can fight in this city!”
Ye Xuan looked at her. “Not even you?”
Gu Han met his gaze. “At least three Ancient God Realm experts, maybe even an Upper Ancient God, guard this place. No one dares fight here unless they’re truly suicidal!”
She paused, then added, “You get my meaning?”
Ye Xuan grinned, “I’m a scholar. Scholars don’t fight!”
With that, he walked off.
Gu Han glanced at him and followed.
Along the way, Ye Xuan observed with interest. The city had a lively, worldly charm.
Soon, Gu Han led him to a tall building: Immortal Treasure Tower!
Clearly, another of the Pavilion’s properties.
Gu Han said, “This place is ideal for cultivation and residence. Each room is an independent starry realm, very quiet. But it’s pricey. The cheapest room costs a thousand cosmic veins per night, the most expensive, ten thousand!”
Ten thousand cosmic veins!
Ye Xuan looked at the building, sighing inwardly, *Qin Guan, how rich are you?*
There were two mysteries in this world.
First: How strong was Qing’er?
Second: How much money did Qin Guan have?
One answered with invincibility.
The other with disinterest in money…
Ye Xuan sighed again. When could he boast like Qing’er or Qin Guan?
Gu Han said, “Let’s go in!”
Ye Xuan nodded, and as they entered the Immortal Treasure Tower, a refined-looking woman approached with a smile. “Are you two here to stay?”
Gu Han nodded. “Two standard rooms!”
She opened her palm, and a storage ring with twenty thousand cosmic veins flew to the woman.
The cheapest?
Ye Xuan blinked, then said, “Patriarch, so frugal?”
Gu Han glanced at him. “Clan wealth isn’t for squandering!”
Ye Xuan gave a thumbs-up. “Impressive!”
He opened his palm, revealing a token to the woman. “Recognise this?”
Her expression changed instantly, and she bowed deeply. “Young Master Ye!”
Ye Xuan raised an eyebrow. “You know me?”
She quickly explained, “The Pavilion Master has only ever issued one Mysterious Heaven Token, and its owner is Young Master Ye Xuan!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “No need to be nervous. I’m just asking, do we get a discount on lodging?”
The woman gave a wry smile. “Free. Young Master Ye’s stay is entirely free!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “Completely free?”
She nodded. “You can stay in the supreme room!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Supreme room?”
Gu Han interjected, “Twenty thousand cosmic veins per night!”
Twenty thousand!
Ye Xuan’s expression froze. He looked at Gu Han. “Do people really stay in such expensive rooms?”
Though he wasn’t poor, spending twenty thousand cosmic veins for a night felt extravagant.
The woman replied, “Yes, and many do!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Are they really that rich?”
She hesitated, then nodded, “Yes!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
She bowed slightly. “Young Master Ye, follow me.”
She led Ye Xuan and Gu Han upstairs to the second-to-top floor. When Ye Xuan opened his room, he saw an endless starry expanse.
He was stunned!
This wasn’t an illusion—it was a real starry realm, connected to the Immortal Treasure Tower!
The spiritual energy was incredibly dense, almost tangible, and special formations, far stronger than those in the Ancient Clan’s training grounds, surrounded the space.
The woman hesitated, then asked, “Young Master Ye, do you need special services?”
“Huh?”
Ye Xuan turned to her. “Special services?”
She nodded. “Yes!”
Curious, he asked, “What kind?”
She hesitated, then clapped her hands. A tall, stunningly beautiful woman with minimal clothing, revealing in parts, entered.
Ye Xuan’s face darkened. “How can Qin GuanV do this?”
The woman’s expression changed, and she quickly said, “Young Master Ye, you’ve misunderstood!”
Ye Xuan, somewhat angry, said, “Misunderstood? What did I misunderstand?”
She explained, “They… they’re just here to dance and entertain, to serve you, nothing else!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Nothing else? Then why is she dressed so scantily? Is this to tempt the guests?”
She gave a wry smile. “Young Master Ye, it’s their choice. Look at their cultivation level!”
Ye Xuan glanced at the woman. Her cultivation was low.
The refined woman said gravely, “They have poor talent. Outside, their fate would be grim. The Pavilion Master lets them earn a living here, under our protection, doing service work only!”
She glanced at the woman. “She’s dressed lightly because she’s a dancer, skilled in dance, not for other reasons. Normally, she only serves female guests, but since it’s you, Young Master Ye…”
Ye Xuan checked and saw the woman was indeed pure.
After a moment, he asked, “Is everything you said true?”
She nodded quickly. “How could I dare deceive Young Master Ye? The Pavilion Master said many ordinary women lack talent and aren’t accepted by sects. Without strength, they’re vulnerable outside. So, she has us take them in, giving them a way to make a living and a chance to rise!”
She paused, bowed slightly, and said softly, “I’m one of them!”
Ye Xuan was silent, then said, “Sorry, I got upset without understanding. My mistake.”
She shook her head. “No, no! I didn’t explain clearly to Young Master Ye!”
Ye Xuan looked at the dancer, who gazed back calmly.
The refined woman said, “Young Master Ye, if you don’t like, I’ll take her away!”
She turned to the beautiful woman. “Xiang Rong, let’s go!”
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Let her stay.”
The refined woman hesitated, then nodded. “Alright!”
She glanced at Xiang Rong with a flicker of worry but said nothing and left.
In the starry expanse, only Ye Xuan and Xiang Rong remained.
Xiang Rong suddenly asked, “You won’t blame her, will you?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “You’re worried I’d blame her?”
Xiang Rong nodded. “She’s my good sister. She’s never had me serve male guests, but this time, she sent me because you’re a very distinguished guest. If I serve you well, it might change my fate.”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Xiang Rong smiled slightly. “Young Master, what special services were you thinking of? Care to share?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
