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

Lu Yang had a thought and chose to claim the reward.

The next moment, the space in front of them twisted without warning.

Five middle-aged men with dull faces and black hair suddenly appeared in front of him.

There were no flashes of light, no spatial rifts; it was as if they had always been standing there, only their vision had been obscured by something.

Lu Yang's gaze swept over the five people one by one.

Their faces were extremely ordinary, so ordinary that they would disappear instantly into the crowd of any market town, with no distinguishing features.

Their expressions were as cold as stone statues, their eyes deep yet empty, like a lifeless well.

The five of them looked up at Lu Yang in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized, without any difference in timing. Then, they all knelt down on one knee at the same time, the sound of their knees hitting the dry leaves crisp and clean.

"Owner!"

Five deep, flat voices merged into one, echoing briefly through the mountains and forests before disappearing.

Lu Yang's sea of ​​consciousness rippled slightly.

It was a very strange feeling—as if five faint threads had emerged from his consciousness and tied to the five puppets.

He instinctively sensed that through these five threads, he could control their every move, and with just a thought, he could sever their life force.

Lu Yang took a deep breath, and the overwhelming joy that he couldn't suppress finally surged up from his chest.

Having a puppet bodyguard displayed on the panel and having one actually standing in front of you are two completely different experiences.

He composed himself, his expression returning to calm, and said in a neither loud nor soft voice, "Get up."

The five puppets rose to their feet and stood quietly in place, waiting for him to speak.

They didn't blink, didn't turn their heads, and didn't speak, like five human-shaped stone sculptures.

Lu Yang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Just call me Young Master from now on."

The term "master" feels a bit old-fashioned.

He was only nineteen years old, and being called "master" by five middle-aged men sounded incredibly awkward.

"Yes!" The five responded in unison, without asking why or saying a word more.

For them, an order is an order, and no reason is needed.

Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over the five people. After a moment's thought, he continued to give orders:

"Wang Er, Wang Si, Wang Wu, go to the Lu family and protect the Lu family members."

As soon as he finished speaking, he subtly transmitted all the information about the Lu family in his mind (geographical location, faces of family members, family size) through the five threads of consciousness.

The reason he sent three puppets to the Lu family was not complicated.

First, I had a minor conflict with the Li family today. The Li family is a Golden Core clan; if someone wanted to investigate their background, it wouldn't be difficult to trace it back to the Lu family. For a small family that doesn't even have a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a Golden Core clan is tantamount to annihilation.

Secondly, his spending of spirit stones will only increase in the future, and more and more people will pay attention to him. Inevitably, some people will act with malice. He himself has the protection of a Golden Core puppet, so he has nothing to fear, but if he only cares about himself and ignores the Lu family, then the family will probably be in danger.

Of these three puppets, Wang Er is at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, while Wang Si and Wang Wu are at the middle stage.

Don't underestimate Wang Er just because he's only in the late Golden Core stage. With his max-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and spells, he could probably suppress even an ordinary peak Golden Core cultivator.

The difference between minor realms is not as great as the difference between major realms.

The same applies to Wang Si and Wang Wu.

With these three puppets stationed in the Lu family, the Lu family possesses high-end combat power at the level of a top-tier Golden Core family.

A small family that doesn't even have a Foundation Establishment stage on the surface, but secretly harbors three Golden Core level experts, could probably give those who harbor ill will towards them quite a surprise.

Upon receiving the order, Wang Er, Wang Si, and Wang Wu did not hesitate for a moment.

The spiritual energy around the three surged like a tide, their robes fluttering in the spiritual pressure. They then transformed into three dazzling rainbows, tearing through the night and soaring into the sky before disappearing into the depths of darkness in an instant.

The open space fell silent again.

Lu Yang withdrew his gaze; the semi-transparent panel in front of him was still floating.

He refocused his attention on it and continued to review the other takeaways of the day.

First, there are the rewards at the end of the auction: a mid-grade storage ring and a Flowing Light Flying Boat.

Lu Yang stretched out his hand, and a flash of light appeared in his palm, revealing a silver-gray ring.

He held the ring up to his eyes and examined it closely.

The ring has a simple and unadorned design, but the inside and outside of the ring are covered with dense array patterns. The patterns are intricate and mysterious, and each line is as fine as a hair yet extremely clear, gleaming with a faint cold light under the moonlight.

[Intermediate Storage Ring (Special Magic Item)]: It has a space of 5,000 zhang in length, width and height. It can only be used after being refined and bound to a master.

Lu Yang's breath hitched slightly as he looked at the introduction.

Five thousand zhang in length, width, and height?!

The internal space, when converted, is over ten kilometers long!

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the silent mountain peaks silhouetted against the moonlight.

The space in this storage ring is big enough to fit several mountains inside.

He couldn't help but slowly inhale a breath of cool air, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

There's so much space, we can't possibly use it all!

Moreover, unlike storage bags, this thing needs to be refined and bound to a master.

Anyone can easily open a storage bag and take things out, but a storage ring is bound to its owner and can only be used by that owner. The level of security and privacy is on a completely different level.

He slipped the ring onto his finger, and a slightly cool sensation ran through him as the silver-gray band pressed against his skin.

He turned the ring around, becoming more and more satisfied with it.

Lu Yang then turned his attention to another reward.

【Radiant Flying Boat (Supreme Flying Magic Treasure)】: A large, multi-story flying magic treasure, over a hundred feet long. Its hull is made of ancient spirit wood with planks of spirit-gathering star silver. The ship has seven stories of pavilions and can accommodate hundreds of people. It is equipped with complete living facilities: alchemy room, weapon-refining room, spirit beast pen, spirit field nursery, etc.

Lu Yang's eyelid twitched violently.

Holy crap?!

A top-tier flying artifact?!

Qi Refining stage cultivators use magical artifacts, Foundation Establishment stage cultivators use spiritual artifacts, and only Golden Core stage cultivators can activate magical treasures.

Combat-type magical artifacts require cultivators to infuse them with their own spiritual power to activate them. At his current cultivation level, even if he squeezed all the spiritual energy out of his body, he still wouldn't be able to activate a magical artifact.

But flying magical artifacts are different—they don't rely on the cultivator's own spiritual power output, but rather on spirit-gathering arrays and spirit stones for propulsion.

This light-emitting flying boat has two driving modes.

In normal mode, the spirit-gathering array inside the flying boat can automatically absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to fly; in full-power mode, a large number of spirit stones need to be invested to unleash a speed far exceeding the normal speed by utilizing the high concentration of spiritual energy in the spirit stones.

The most amazing thing is that although the array system of this top-grade flying magic weapon is huge, he can control it with just a thought once he refines the core control array plate!

In other words, with his mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation, he could easily control a top-grade flying magic weapon that even Golden Core experts would envy!

This was practically tailor-made for him.

Lu Yang licked his slightly dry lips and chose to accept the Radiant Flying Boat.

The next moment, the flying boat was stored in the system's inventory.

Just as the flying boat entered the system inventory, the text on the panel in front of Lu Yang changed once again.

[As a super-rich player, the host has obtained their first vehicle. Rewards: 1 low-grade spirit stones, 1 low-level mercenary contract.]

Lu Yang's eyes lit up, and his eyebrows rose.

Hmm? Something new came out?

Mercenary Contract?

These words instinctively reminded him of bodyguard puppets. Could they be similar types of hired props?

In the past, he would probably have only thought of concepts like hiring retired special forces soldiers.

But now that he has five Golden Core bodyguards with extraordinary attributes as a base, his expectations for this mercenary contract have immediately soared.

He couldn't wait to open the detailed introduction.

[Low-level Mercenary Contract: Consumes spirit stones to hire one temporary mercenary puppet (Cultivation level selection: Peak Foundation Establishment - 3 low-grade spirit stones/day; Peak Golden Core - 30 low-grade spirit stones/day; Peak Nascent Soul - 300 low-grade spirit stones/day). The mercenary is absolutely loyal but has no independent consciousness. The contract expires automatically, and a maximum of one mercenary can be hired at a time!]

As Lu Yang looked at the information on the panel, his pupils dilated uncontrollably.

Holy crap?

Peak Nascent Soul stage?!

He had already witnessed firsthand how outrageous the attributes of the puppets rewarded by the system could be from Wang Da.

How strong must the stats of a puppet at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage be?

If we could hire a Nascent Soul Peak Puppet for a day, let alone ordinary cultivators, even if we pulled out any top sect in Qinzhou, we could probably inflict huge losses on them, right?

Of course, the commission rate is also outrageous.

Three million low-grade spirit stones for just one day—the speed at which money is being burned is simply outrageous.

Lu Yang scratched his head and muttered to himself.

But then I thought about it again, and he was a mercenary at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and absolutely loyal.

When you really need to use this level of power, three million low-grade spirit stones don't seem particularly expensive.

At the very least, this thing can serve as a trump card for survival.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have three million low-grade spirit stones on hand right now.

Lu Yang carefully put away the mercenary contract, silently making plans in his mind.

It seems I need to save more money in the future.