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

On the main peak of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, a group of Nascent Soul True Monarchs stood side by side.

The mountain mist was dispersed by their imposing aura, revealing the verdant ancient pine forest and rugged cliffs surrounding the main peak.

Everyone was tense, their faces as solemn as iron.

The auras of those nine late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators appeared simultaneously, and their proximity to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range was unsettling.

"Qianyuan, be ready to activate the sect's protective formation at any time!" a white-haired old man shouted.

He was wearing a gray Taoist robe, his face was thin, his cheekbones were high, and his pair of cloudy old eyes were now shining with a piercing light.

Ye Qianyuan nodded solemnly.

He quickly swiped his hand across the storage pouch at his waist, and a huge stone disc appeared in his hand.

The stone disc was three feet in diameter, and its entire surface was a dark bluish-gray, with layers upon layers of array patterns densely engraved on its surface.

The array patterns are intricate and profound, layer upon layer, and just a few glances at them can make one dizzy.

This is the core array plate of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Protectorate Array.

As a top-tier sect with a history spanning tens of thousands of years, the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain naturally possesses an extraordinary foundation.

This protective formation has been continuously improved by successive sect leaders with the investment of resources. If it is fully activated now, even if a cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm were to come, it would be no easy task to break this formation in a short time!

Therefore, although Ye Qianyuan and his companions were somewhat tense and solemn when faced with nine late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators who suddenly appeared not far from the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, they were not afraid.

However, Ye Qianyuan and his group soon realized that something seemed amiss.

After those nine terrifying Nascent Soul stage auras appeared, they did not linger, but instead fled into the distance at an extremely fast speed.

Judging from that direction, it seems to be the direction of the Tianduan Mountains?

Only when the nine auras grew further and further away, almost undetectable, did they look at each other and breathe a sigh of relief.

After a moment of silence, a tall, gray-haired elder spoke first.

He wore a dark red animal skin robe, and several spirit-patterned chains for taming beasts were wrapped around his arms, making him look quite rugged.

He said in a deep voice, "I'll go check out the situation!"

Ye Qianyuan and the others nodded slightly.

"Be careful!"

"If anything unusual happens, send a message back immediately."

"Um!"

"..."

The Supreme Elder transformed into a stream of light and fled towards the location where the nine late-stage Nascent Soul auras had appeared.

…………

Even the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain was so startled by the aura of these nine late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators that it almost activated its protective formation, let alone other forces.

Under the rule of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, almost at the same moment, all the Golden Core stage ancestors in the Golden Core families and sects stopped what they were doing, rushed out of their caves, and flew into the air.

They looked in the direction from which the nine terrifying auras came, and their eyes showed even greater fear than those of the Supreme Elders of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

"Nine Nascent Soul True Monarchs?! This aura... doesn't seem to belong to those important figures from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?!"

"What's going on? Why are there so many unfamiliar Nascent Soul auras suddenly appearing in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain area?"

"Could it be that some top power is planning to go to war with Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?!"

The Golden Core elders from the same sect gathered together, whispering among themselves, their faces filled with worry.

Top sects rarely engage in full-scale wars.

After all, both sides have a history of tens of thousands of years and unfathomable depth, making it difficult to completely crush the other.

If you reveal all your cards, you might actually benefit someone else.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, both sides will use other methods to resolve the conflict.

However, while full-scale wars are rare, localized skirmishes are not uncommon.

Throughout Qin Prefecture's history, there have been numerous instances of small-scale clashes between top powers in a particular region.

For top powers, a conflict of this magnitude would at most result in some casualties, but wouldn't be considered a serious blow.

However, for lower-level forces and cultivators who make a living under the rule of top-tier powers, it is comparable to a natural disaster.

Even a slight collision between two enormous creatures is a terrifying catastrophe for an ant!

Even a Golden Core level power wouldn't dare guarantee that if Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain really clashed with any top power, they could survive unscathed!

What these Golden Core elders hoped for most was that the top powers could continue to live in peace.

When gods fight, mortals suffer...

Fortunately, they soon sensed that the nine terrifying Nascent Soul auras seemed to be moving away from the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and heading towards the Heavenly Broken Mountain Range.

This finally put their minds at ease.

The fact that so many Nascent Soul True Monarchs appeared at once without immediately engaging in combat is the best possible news!

In the end, the Golden Core elders of various factions could only suppress their worries and return to their respective caves one after another.

The mountain outside the window is still the same mountain, and the medicinal seedling in the spiritual field is still the same medicinal seedling.

Life goes on as it always has to be...

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On the ninth day of the second lunar month, the sky was overcast.

Thick, dark clouds stretched from the horizon to the edge of the field of vision, layer upon layer.

Between the clouds, purple lightning flashed intermittently, outlining the edges of the dark clouds with menacing streaks of light, while muffled thunder rolled endlessly deep within the clouds, low and lingering.

The air was filled with that characteristic muggy, damp smell that precedes an impending downpour.

Nine cloud dragons rode on the clouds beneath this thundercloud.

The fifty-zhang-long dragon's body stretched out, and wisps of pure white clouds wafted out from between its scales, mingling with the surging sea of ​​clouds.

Nine bronze ropes were taut and straight, pulling the ancient bronze chariot behind it as if it were traveling on flat ground.

Above the nine-layered canopy, array patterns flowed and flickered, causing even dark clouds and thunder to give way.

A miniature world within the train carriage, inside a palace study.

Lu Yang and Mu Yunxue each sat by the window, quietly turning the pages of their books.

The study was decorated in a rather elegant manner, with a row of rosewood bookshelves against the wall, on which were scattered a few volumes of martial arts manuals and travelogues.

These were all placed there by Mu Yunxue last night.

According to her, the bookshelf was too empty and needed to be decorated.

In the center was a large spirit wood desk, on which sat a warm light lamp powered by spirit stones. The warm yellow light shone on the open pages of the book, illuminating the ink characters clearly.

The sheer curtains by the window were tied on both sides, revealing the flowing scenery outside.

Logically, the view outside the window should be the spirit fields and spirit pools in the small world of the carriage, but in reality it is the scenery outside the ancient bronze carriage.

In fact, through the array plate of the Jiuhua Cloud Chariot, Lu Yang could connect the windows on the ancient chariot with any window in the small world.

What appears outside the window at this moment is the real sky above the ancient bronze chariot, where thunderclouds are churning.

As for how he did it, Lu Yang couldn't explain it clearly.

This pertains to the mysteries of array formation and weapon crafting, areas he knows absolutely nothing about.

Perhaps, in the future, I could find a beautiful woman who is proficient in array formations and weapon crafting, and have her study them?

However, that will have to wait until later.

Lu Yang closed the book "Golden Rainbow Sword Manual" and casually submitted his daily reading task on the panel.

Intelligence +0.1.

He didn't look at it for long, but instead looked up out the window.

At the edge of the gloomy sky, a black barrier stretched between heaven and earth.

Those were densely packed, endless mountain peaks.

The mountain ridge was as steep as if it had been carved by a knife and axe, and under the dark clouds it appeared as a deep blue-green color that was almost black.

The mountain peaks are layered one on top of another, stretching from the nearest point of view to the horizon beyond the reach of sight.

The clouds and mist gathered and churned at the mountainside, obscuring the valleys and woodlands below in a hazy mist, only occasionally revealing a corner of the verdant canopy of ancient trees, which was immediately swallowed up by new clouds and mist.

Tian Duan Mountain Range!

As one of the largest mountain ranges in the Eastern Region, this section of the mountain range that separates Qinzhou and Jingzhou is tens of thousands of kilometers deep.

The number of peaks among them is countless, with many reaching heights of tens of thousands of feet.

The mountains are teeming with monsters, and rare and exotic creatures that are seldom seen in the outside world are quite common in the Tianduan Mountains.

According to the contract signed by the various forces in Qinzhou, the area near the Tianduan Mountains belongs to the six top forces and is jointly owned and governed, and does not belong to the Wanshou Mountain alone.

There are two main reasons. One is that monsters occasionally rampage through the Tian Duan Mountains, breaking out of the mountains and forming beast tides that rush into Qin Prefecture.

If the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Sect were to rely solely on its strength to resist the beast tide, even if they could hold out, it would be quite a struggle.

It requires the combined strength of an entire state to resist.

Secondly, the Tianduan Mountains are incredibly rich in resources, and which of the six major powers wouldn't want a piece of the pie?

It's impossible for Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to simply hand it over and monopolize it!

Therefore, the area surrounding the Tianduan Mountains is jointly guarded and developed by six top-tier forces, leading a group of small and medium-sized forces.

There are no more mortal cities or kingdoms in the vicinity of the Tianduan Mountains.

On the contrary, the number of monks is increasing dramatically.

For cultivators, aptitude is innate and cannot be changed. For rogue cultivators with low aptitude, the only way to defy fate is to compete for resources!

In a normal competition of resources, how could a rogue cultivator possibly compete with the chosen ones of those major sects?

They have sects providing cultivation techniques and elixirs, masters to guide them, and families to pave the way for them.

What about independent cultivators?

The rogue cultivator had nothing.

Only places like the Tianduan Mountains are the treasure troves that independent cultivators yearn for most!

This place is not controlled by any major sect. As long as you can walk in and walk out alive, you will have the opportunity to find opportunities that others cannot find!

Thus, countless cultivators ventured into this vast mountain range one after another, hoping for a chance to defy fate and soar to new heights!

Admittedly, the dangers deep within the Tianduan Mountains far surpass those within Qinzhou.

High-level demonic beasts, natural treacherous places, and strange spiritual energy turbulence... any one of these could cause a Foundation Establishment cultivator to disappear silently.

However, for most cultivators, as long as there is even the slightest chance on the path of cultivation, it is worth risking their lives for a future.

Even if it means perishing in the Tianduan Mountains, I would not hesitate!

Of course, if you only stay in the outer areas of the Tianduan Mountains, the danger is not particularly great.

For independent cultivators, the outer areas are undoubtedly a good place to obtain resources.

Even most sect disciples, as long as their cultivation level is high enough, will come here to seek opportunities and obtain more resources for cultivation and breakthroughs.

This is why there are numerous cultivator cities near the Tianduan Mountains, with one appearing almost every certain distance.

Most of the industries within these cultivator cities are also under the control of various powerful forces.

Meanwhile, many cultivators were also traveling in the sky.

Some flew on swords, some rode on demonic beast mounts, and some traveled in flying boats.

Overall, it was quite lively.

However, as soon as these cultivators saw the Nine-Flower Cloud Chariot from afar, their expressions would freeze for a moment, and then they would hurriedly move away to avoid it, as if they were afraid of not being far enough away.

Lu Yang was also helpless about this.

He had already instructed the nine cloud dragons to suppress their auras as much as possible; otherwise, with so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators sweeping across, the low-level cultivators and mortal cities along the way would likely be thrown into chaos.

The problem is that the appearance of those nine cloud dragons is too astonishing.

Dragon-type monsters are the kings of monsters.

Nine dragons, each fifty feet long, were used to pull a cart; this was certainly not something an ordinary person could do.

Even if they don't exude any pressure, their sheer presence is enough to make people want to stay away.

Mu Yunxue had already put down the book in her hand at some point.

She sat by the window, her aloof and stunning profile occasionally illuminated by the gloomy lightning outside, only to fade away again.

She gazed at the vast mountain range outline outside the window and asked softly, "Shall we go to the cultivator city first, or go directly into the mountains?"

Lu Yang thought about it and figured that since he had come all the way to the Tianduan Mountains, he might as well check off the tourist attractions.

We should at least visit the cultivator city and experience the local culture, right?

You might even find something interesting.

However, just as Lu Yang was about to speak about going to the cultivator city, suddenly, a crimson light shot into the sky from the depths of the distant mountains.

The light was intense and scorching, shooting out suddenly from the mountain ridge and piercing straight into the dark clouds.

Where the red light passed, the dark clouds seemed to be branded with a hot iron and retreated in all directions, revealing a circular patch of blood-red sky above the clouds.

At the same time, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to undergo some subtle change.

The originally smooth flow of spiritual energy tide suddenly rippled as if a pebble had been thrown in.

Lu Yang paused, his expression turning somewhat strange: "Even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has changed. Is this a sign of rare and precious treasures appearing in the world? What a coincidence!"

Lu Yang thought to himself, "Wow!"

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his luck was indeed outrageous.

While I was flying in the sky on the Flowing Light Flying Boat, I happened to run into Ding Ran, who was being chased, and brought him Qing Tong.

We've just arrived at the Tian Duan Mountains, and there are already rare and precious materials appearing there?

Could I really be the chosen one?

Lu Yang stood up with great interest: "Let's go straight into the depths of the mountains and see what kind of rare and precious treasures are there!"

Mu Yunxue remained seated by the window.

Her deep eyes peered through the car window at the surging tide of spiritual energy surrounding the crimson light.

With her senses, she could vaguely detect that extremely powerful auras were rapidly gathering near the red light.

Each one is at the level of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

If she didn't know her junior brother Lu well, she would have advised him to act cautiously, since the competition for the Nascent Soul level is not something one can get involved in casually.

but now……

She glanced at the somewhat excited Lu Yang and nodded slightly: "Okay."