Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 360 Conflict and Variables

"After all, how can a world exist without a black market?"

"The mere existence of a tradable and relatively secure platform is a great contribution to our times."

"Not to mention there are so many conceptual laws and magical artifacts!"

"This fits the setting of Xianxia mythology perfectly, with magical artifacts that cultivate various laws. In the future, they might even be able to research and refine specific law-based magical artifacts!"

Liu Jun found stealing this divine artifact incredibly fun.

This master thief can even open a shop and take a business approach.

He happily and meticulously perfected the shop, and three days later, he decisively opened for business.

Blood, staining the rain, fell from the sky.

escape!
escape!
An old man stumbles and flies, traversing through mountains and rivers.

The old man's name was Ying Yun, a descendant of the Ying family of the ancient Zhuyou Kingdom.

As a prodigy of his time, he was in his prime, yet he, with the bearing of a youth, went to besiege the Pure Yang True Immortal who had seized the supreme treasure.

Originally, Ying Yun believed that victory was assured when they joined forces to encircle and annihilate them.

Who among those present wasn't a genius?
Even if you are stronger than us, it's only by a limited margin, even though we are both at the sixth rank and tenth level.

So they went to annihilate them with high hopes, but grew old in fear and fled in disarray.
"As I attacked him, I turned into an old man, and my fighting power increased by an absurd three times."

"The Pure Yang True Immortal, however, stubbornly carried the divine object with its own side effects and fought his way out of our encirclement and escaped."

"This monster."

"In terms of sheer strength, he alone is probably hundreds of times stronger than any of the other prodigies of our rank!"

Ying Yun participated in the siege of Chunyang Zhenxian, but gained nothing and instead aged and was seriously injured.

They also encountered a group of treacherous cultivators who were like mantises stalking cicadas, unaware of the orioles behind them.

They dared not attack the Pure Yang True Immortal, but instead targeted and killed their own fallen and severely injured prodigies.

"hateful!"

“Those guys, although they are at the same level, I have never given them a second glance.”

"Someone who could have been killed with a single sword strike has now become my life-or-death crisis."

Ying Yun fled all the way, filled with resentment.

As a renowned genius of this era, his rise to power was nothing short of monstrous. He fought against opponents far above his level, believing himself to be the protagonist, which is why he sought out divine artifacts.

But now.
Am I, Yingyun, about to fall?

As he was thinking, he suddenly saw a mysterious black palace in the distance.

As the plane flew closer, he sensed something strange about it. The sign above the gate read "Power Capital Theft," exuding a mysterious and noble aura.

Ying Yun stumbled to the ground, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I don't know which senior is living in seclusion here. I'm sorry for disturbing you. Could you save my life? I will repay you with my life!"

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask for help.

But there was no sound. After hesitating for a moment, he decisively chose to enter the palace gate.

The moment he stepped inside, it felt as if he had entered an art gallery of mythology and history.

The building was brightly lit and had an exquisitely decorated floor.

A holy sword hangs high on the wall, a chandelier hangs above the fireplace, stained glass lamps, a jeweled crown, and paintings full of artistic flair.

Everything here seemed to be a priceless work of art, exuding an aura that terrified Ying Yun.

It seemed to contain all the treasures of the world, and a strong curiosity made him constantly look around.

"here it is?"

"Museums of various ancient civilizations?"

Ying Yun opened his mouth wide; every time he touched a treasure, he could feel information emanating from it.

"No wonder! No wonder they all terrify me!"

"Even an inconspicuous candle on the wall is a priceless treasure passed down from the 147th Age of Gods! It is also imbued with divine power from the time of God!"

It should be noted that in their era, no one had broken through to the seventh rank; the sixth rank was considered king.

Everyone here is at the sixth rank and tenth level. These sixth rank civilization relics, with over a hundred layers, are simply overwhelming treasures.

Where had Yingyun ever seen such an exaggerated and outrageous scene?
This place is practically a mythical corridor.

But who stole all those treasures from various powerful civilizations and brought them here? It must have taken a lot of effort.

And it seems that it can be traded!
Upon sensing the unusual situation, Ying Yun was overjoyed. "I've survived a great calamity! This is truly a miraculous encounter!"

"I want to pawn it!"

The next moment, Ying Yun instinctively sensed that he had something on him that he could pawn.

His talent for cultivation, his swordsmanship, and his extraordinary telekinetic perception
Various abilities are constantly being listed.

Without any hesitation, Ying Yun chose to let the theft happen, saying, "Pawn it all!"

"Anyway, you can redeem it; you only need to pay the interest."

"Once I take the weapons here and become stronger, and kill those bastards chasing me outside, I'll come back and redeem my talents."

In an instant, Yingyun found a good way to break the current deadlock.

arms?

Change!
ring?

Change!
cloak?

It's too late to change it.

But Yingyun was already very satisfied, her eyes filled with excitement, "Treasure, this place is full of treasure, I want to take it all away!"

He turned around and suddenly flew out.

Looking at the enemies chasing him from the sky, a slight smile appeared on his lips. "You're courting death!" Soon after, a voice filled with shock and anger rang out:

"how is this possible?"

"You were clearly seriously injured?"

"not good!"

"Run away!"

Soon, corpses began to fall from the sky.

Without hesitation, Ying Yun decisively picked up the corpse and returned to that shady inn:

"I want to pawn my things!"

half a month later.

Ying Yun treated this place like his own treasure trove, and his body was covered with sixteen or seventeen pieces of equipment.

He also hunted down those who had been severely injured by the Pure Yang True Immortal, and brought them back here to pawn them.

So he started snowballing his profits, and the returns snowballed.

The significant increase in his base stats made him incredibly powerful!

But there is one thing he cannot change: the lifespan he lost cannot be recovered.

"Wait, then."

The old man, whose lifespan was almost exhausted, whispered, "Pure Yang True Immortal, if I kill you and take this divine object, I can solve my lifespan problem."

Ying Yun felt like he was the chosen protagonist, and continued his killing spree, collecting pawned goods everywhere.

Available soon.

Yingyun's unusual behavior was eventually discovered.

"After he was seriously injured, he inexplicably became stronger, then recovered, and started hunting other people. There must be something wrong with him."

Some people keenly noticed this and began to secretly track Ying Yun.

As a result, this shady shop was quickly discovered.

"You still managed to find out, but how do you know it wasn't me who lured you here?"

"kill!"

Another great battle has broken out.

Ten days later, Ying Yun had become completely powerful, but he also realized that his opportunity might not be able to be hidden any longer.

"I have to take action."

"Let's take advantage of this time before we're discovered and hunt down the heavily injured Pure Yang True Immortal!"

Three days later, he found Xu Changsheng's location in the depths of the ocean.

A great war broke out.

The two sides fought a devastating battle.

This time, Xu Changsheng, who was already seriously injured, was no match for his opponent and was severely suppressed.

"How is this possible?" Xu Changsheng also sensed something was wrong. "How can this little guy be so strong?"

Although he was no match for him, as a master of survival skills, his escape techniques were naturally unmatched.

He successfully escaped this battle, but he was very puzzled as to why Ying Yun, who was previously a nobody, had inexplicably become stronger.

It wasn't until he inquired around that he learned of the existence of the shady shop.

"I see. It's probably the third ancient deity to be resurrected."

"What kind of god is this? The god of trade? He's actually influencing this battle for the host of the divine artifact."

"That's enough. If I continue like this, I'm afraid I'll really be surrounded and killed by them."

“I want to be reduced to a level like Cain, the god of evolution, to be slaughtered by mortals on earth, and nailed to the cross of disgrace like Jesus.”

Xu Changsheng took a deep breath and immediately made a decision.

He decisively flew to the shady shop and strode inside.

He found the place already overcrowded, with countless people staring at Xu Changsheng with sinister eyes.

"Heh, he actually dares to come?"

"The moment he steps out of the store, he will inevitably be besieged."

"Yes, this time everyone is carrying a priceless treasure, how can he possibly stop them?"

"He's dead!"

"He's incredibly stupid. How dare he show his face and appear out of nowhere?"

"No, he has no other choice. Does he have to just watch you all grow stronger in this shop if he doesn't show up?"

"Everyone can come here to become stronger, but the Pure Yang True Immortal doesn't come. He's probably just going to die a slow death anyway."

Countless people were discussing it in secret.

In their view, the Pure Yang True Immortal, the benchmark of this era, is about to fall.

Amidst the sinister and greedy gazes of everyone, Xu Changsheng stepped forward, declaring, "I want to pawn the divine object I possess."

"Over the years."

Upon hearing this, everyone's mind went blank.

Has he gone mad? Pawning the divine object he just acquired?
Wait, he pawned it, so doesn't that mean we're eligible to buy it?
Almost everyone stared excitedly at the divine object that had been elevated to the highest display case, showcasing it as the store's prized possession.

"Fight for it! Find a way to fight for it! This divine object is terrifyingly powerful." This fervent thought arose in everyone's mind.

(End of this chapter)