I'm in the world of cultivation, and I get a system for becoming a wealthy urban tycoon?

A fierce wind howled past the ship's side, blowing Chen Chuanmo's dark brocade robe.

Just then, Ye Qianyuan finally spoke.

His voice was indifferent, devoid of any warmth: "Chen Chuanmo, do you know your crime?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chuanmo's heart skipped a beat.

This attitude...this tone...it feels much more serious than he imagined?

He raised his head, his eyes showing just the right amount of confusion, and said respectfully, "Mountain Master, I don't know... what wrong I have done? I hope the Mountain Master can enlighten me."

Ye Qianyuan said calmly, "As a core disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, you were driven by greed, instructing your inner disciples to rob others and steal the Nine Heavens Golden-Winged Roc's egg. Do I really need to tell you the details?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chuanmo's eyes widened immediately, and a look of deep sorrow appeared on his face.

He abruptly turned his head to look at the four inner disciples, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock. He exclaimed, "What?! I'm innocent! It's true that I wanted the Nine Heavens Golden-Winged Roc Egg, but I instructed these four junior brothers to buy it! If Fellow Daoist Ding Ran was unwilling to sell, then the matter would be dropped! I never ordered my four junior brothers to snatch it!"

He spoke these words with conviction and sincerity.

Chen Chuanmo has always been cautious in his actions.

It's certainly not a good thing for a core disciple to instruct an inner disciple to undergo tribulation cultivation.

Therefore, Chen Chuanmo had already made sufficient preparations before instructing the four men to take action.

When he ordered the four men to take action, there was no one around!

There wasn't even a photo stone; it was completely airtight!

These four inner disciples all came from minor aristocratic families under the Chen family. Their family's fate was in the hands of the Chen family, and they themselves had always been loyal to themselves.

If things were to be exposed, he could immediately distance himself from these four inner disciples and shift all the blame onto them.

They wanted to curry favor with the seller, and seeing that the seller wouldn't budge, they took it upon themselves to try and steal the goods—this is only human nature.

As for Chen Chuanmo, at most he would be charged with failing to manage his subordinates and misjudging people.

There will be some punishment, but it won't be too severe!

The only loss is that we've lost four decent assistants.

But it doesn't matter; given his status, he can easily find a few more.

He glared at the four still somewhat bewildered inner disciples with an embarrassed expression, and coldly shouted, "Who gave you four permission to act on your own and steal what belongs to someone else?!"

The four inner disciples: "????"

Looking at Chen Chuanmo's righteous and stern face, they felt both anger and coldness in their hearts.

They didn't expect Chen Chuanmo to change his attitude so quickly, shirking all responsibility with just a few words!

The four of them were about to retort.

However, before they could even speak, they met Chen Chuanmo's extremely cold gaze.

The four felt a chill run down their spines, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over their entire bodies, instantly sobering them up.

Chen Chuanmo is not only a core disciple of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, but also the pride of the Golden Core Chen family!

If the four of them were to choose to fight to the death now, publicly expose Chen Chuanmo's lies, and have Chen Chuanmo's cultivation abolished and be expelled from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain...

The families behind those four will inevitably face the Chen family's furious retaliation!

It's obvious that with their family's strength, facing the Chen family's vicious retaliation, the only outcome would be the extermination of their clan!

Thinking of this, the four men's faces stiffened, their mouths moved slightly, and finally the middle-aged man in the lead was the first to lower his head.

His face drained of color, leaving only a ashen pallor. His voice was low, hoarse, and dry: "It's all our fault! We were determined to do a good job on the task Brother Chen assigned us, which is why we had such evil thoughts! It's all our fault for being so audacious!"

The other three also kowtowed on the deck, making a dull sound.

"It's our fault! It has nothing to do with Senior Brother Chen!"

"Senior Brother Chen is innocent!"

"We are willing to atone with our lives!"

Chen Chuanmo looked at the four people kneeling and confessing their sins. His face remained expressionless, but a cold glint flashed deep in his eyes.

Those four are useless!

Since things have come to this, why not just kill yourself on the spot?!

Only after they are dead can they speak without evidence, and even black can be turned into white.

The Chen family will not mistreat their relatives.

What's the use of just admitting your mistakes and still being so hesitant?

Four useless people!

However, he still put on a pained and regretful expression, sighed deeply, and shook his head.

Upon hearing their words, Ding Ran's expression changed slightly.

He realized he had been oversimplifying things.

Indeed... The Chen family is quite powerful, and their interests are intertwined with those of some families under the rule of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. It's not that simple to take down Chen Chuanmo.

He glanced at Ye Qianyuan cautiously.

Ye Qianyuan stood with his hands behind his back, his dark blue brocade robe with mountain patterns fluttering slightly in the morning breeze.

His face still held that stern and indifferent expression, revealing no extra emotions.

However, a hint of joy rose in Ye Qianyuan's heart.

Unexpectedly, a new path opened up before me.

This Chen Chuanmo does have some brains!

He even knows how to pave his own way out!

If we just shift all the blame to those four inner disciples, this young master probably won't say anything more, right?

After all, this young master doesn't know anything about the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, doesn't know Chen Chuanmo, and has no idea about his personality!

Everything depends on his words!

As long as he and the sect elders don't expose it, then even a lie can be considered true!

Just as Ye Qianyuan was about to say a few more words in Chen Chuanmo's defense and define the whole matter, he suddenly noticed a change in Lu Yang's usually calm and composed expression.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of something more insincere in his smile, and his gaze fell on Chen Chuanmo.

Ye Qianyuan: "???!!!"

His pupils contracted slightly, his whole body stiffened, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped out on his back.

A thought inexplicably popped into his mind.

This noble young man, who may be related to immortals, seems to know Chen Chuanmo?

That look in his eyes was exactly like that of a spectator watching Chen Chuanmo put on a great show!

He seemed to be watching a rather amusing farce!

But... how is that possible?!

How could someone of this noble birth possibly know someone as insignificant as Chen Chuanmo?!

Moreover, even he, the master of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, did not know how Chen Chuanmo had communicated with these four inner disciples.

How did this young nobleman know that?

However… Ye Qianyuan’s gaze involuntarily drifted towards the ship’s side.

Lu Qingtong was leaning on the railing, swinging her legs, and gazing with great interest at the flock of birds circling above the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range in the distance.

Her long golden hair swayed gently in the morning breeze, and she looked innocent and carefree, completely oblivious to what was happening here.

Ye Qianyuan withdrew his gaze.

This young master can even nurture a weak beast egg into a fully-fledged Nascent Soul demon overnight.

In comparison, knowing the background of a nobody like Chen Chuanmo is probably nothing to this young master.

Perhaps this young master himself possesses secret arts and supernatural powers such as divination?

Although such secret techniques for divination are extremely rare in the Canglan Realm, and the cost of using them is also extremely high.

But can this young master be compared to other cultivators?

Perhaps for him, there is no need for any price to pay?

Thinking of this, Ye Qianyuan couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

It seems I've idealized this young nobleman.

No matter how noble this young master's status is, he is ultimately just a minor cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining.

How could one possibly use such a secret technique as divination of celestial secrets without any cost?

He gathered his thoughts and refocused his attention on the present moment.

This young nobleman is now clearly waiting for his decision, waiting for this farce to continue!

If it were before, Ye Qianyuan might have thought about whether he could save Chen Chuanmo.

But now, he's a little hesitant.

What if?

If this young master really can predict the future, then my act of protecting Chen Chuanmo would probably be just playing a trick on him!

Ye Qianyuan neither wanted to nor dared to experience the consequences of teasing such a noble young master!

He took a deep breath, erasing the last trace of hesitation from his face, leaving only a cold, resolute expression.

He looked indifferently at the innocent-looking Chen Chuanmo and said calmly, "Before you arrived, the four of them had already confessed to your crimes. This robbery was ordered by you, Chen Chuanmo. Just deal with it according to the sect rules!"

Chen Chuanmo: "??????"

His expression suddenly froze.

That face, which had previously carried a hint of grievance and confusion from being wronged, seemed to have had a layer of paint suddenly peeled off, revealing a pale undertone.

Wait... something's not right with this plot!

How is that possible??

He is a rare genius, one in a million!

A top-tier spiritual root with exceptional cultivation talent, and a beast-taming aptitude that is one in a million!

Why does it feel like the mountain lord wishes he were dead right now?!

Is there some mistake somewhere?

Or is this actually an illusion?

Chen Chuanmo silently activated his divine sense and quickly examined his entire body.

The spiritual energy was circulating normally, the five senses were normal, and everything around was incredibly real.

When he realized that what he was seeing was definitely not an illusion, his face turned even paler.

it is true!

His lips twitched violently, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace. His voice was hoarse and trembling, all traces of his previous composure gone: "Mountain...Master...you must be mistaken? This disciple...this disciple is Chen Chuanmo! The sect has provided me with so many cultivation resources, how could I possibly abandon my own reputation and the sect's reputation for a moment of greed?! These four bastards deliberately framed me, Mountain Master!"

Chen Chuanmo tried his best to maintain his last bit of composure, hoping to persuade Ye Qianyuan by mentioning the massive investment the sect had made in him.

If the sect rules are followed, his cultivation will be crippled, and all the effort that Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain has put into him will be in vain!

If the target were just an ordinary cultivator, that would be fine, but he is Chen Chuanmo!

He is the top genius that Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain has high hopes for!

Is all the sect's years of hard work just going to be destroyed like this?!

Just because of a rogue cultivator from a small family?!

Chen Chuanmo couldn't believe that Ye Qianyuan could make such a decision!