After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

The air conditioning in the CEO's office was on full blast in the afternoon.

The air still carried the lingering scent of fear from when the group of executives left.

Zhou Ran leaned back in the leather boss's chair.

"Two hundred and thirty billion in cash flow, plus all the Song family's territory in Jiangcheng."

Chen Ya changed into a more tailored black business suit, but in front of Zhou Ran, this facade of a strong woman was so thin that it could be easily punctured.

Chen Ya placed her hands on the table and leaned forward.

Those peach blossom eyes were fixed on the man in front of her.

"Zhou Ran, do you know what this means?"

This means that from today onwards, the business world of Jiangcheng truly belongs to the Zhou family.

Zhou Ran didn't even lift his eyelids.

He has absolutely no interest in those numbers now.

For cultivators, worldly wealth is nothing more than a bargaining chip to acquire resources.

"What I want is not money."

What I want is absolute control.

He raised his hand, his slender fingers gently lifting Chen Ya's chin.

"clear."

Chen Ya lowered her head and obediently placed a kiss on the corner of his lips.

"I'm not good at killing people, but I'm very good at driving people to their deaths in the business world."

I'll go take care of the tail; you can stay here.

The sound of high heels clicking on the ground faded into the distance.

The heavy mahogany door closed.

The office fell into a deathly silence.

The hint of languor on Zhou Ran's face vanished the moment the door closed.

Instead, there was absolute calm and chilling atmosphere.

"come out."

He uttered two words into the air.

The shadow in the corner shifted slightly.

A plump, white mushroom spirit, with two tender green leaves on its head, peeked out furtively.

He was holding half a pizza that he hadn't finished eating, and his mouth was covered in red tomato sauce. He looked ridiculous, but also had a sleazy vibe.

"Hehe... Boss, I've recovered completely."

It trotted over on its short legs, waddling along.

"My sister-in-law had such a strong presence just now that I didn't dare to show my face."

Only a true dragon like you, boss, could subdue this kind of...

Stop flattering me.

Zhou Ran wasn't in the mood to listen to its nonsense.

With a thought, Li Cangtian's shattered storage ring exploded completely.

"Look how much wealth this old devil has amassed."

wow~

A huge pile of random things, accompanied by a rich spiritual energy, instantly filled the entire desk.

Dark stones, bottles and jars of pills, several gleaming weapons, and a pile of ores of unknown material.

If an ordinary rogue cultivator saw this scene, he would probably kneel down and kowtow on the spot.

This is the entire fortune of the sect leader.

But in Zhou Ran's eyes, this pile of things could be summed up in just two words:

Rubbish.

"The dignified Master of the Boundless Sect, is this all?"

Zhou Ran casually fiddled with those so-called top-grade magic weapons, looking disgusted.

This crudely made piece of scrap metal isn't even worthy of being used to sharpen his Zanpakuto.

"Wow!

"We're rich! We're rich!"

Zhou Ran looked down on it, but Bai Xuan's eyes practically popped out of his head.

It leaped and plunged into the pile of spirit stones.

"Snap, snap!"

He grabbed a low-grade spirit stone and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it with a crunchy sound.

"Boss!"

You're like a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of a starving man!

This is a Qi Gathering Pill!

This is Xuan Tie Jing!

In today's cultivation world, that's practically hard currency!

Bai Xuan ate voraciously while mumbling incoherently.

Zhou Ran was too lazy to pay attention to it.

My divine sense swept over the pile of junk like a radar.

If there's nothing good in it, then that old dog Li Cangtian was killed for nothing.

Sudden.

Zhou Ran's gaze lingered on the corner of the pile of junk.

There, pressed down, was an inconspicuous black box.

It is neither metal nor wood, and is entirely black.

It lay there quietly, seemingly absorbing all the light around it.

more importantly.

The moment Zhou Ran saw the box, the Qilin bone in his left arm throbbed violently.

That was resistance.

However, the more it did this, the more curious Zhou Ran became.

This thing actually made that arrogant Jade Kirin feel fear?

"Um?"

Zhou Ran raised an eyebrow and gestured.

Whoosh!

Purchased from a black box.

Extremely heavy.

The box, no bigger than the palm of your hand, felt as heavy as a lead brick.

Zhou Ran didn't hesitate and gave a thumbs up.

Snapped.

The lid pops open.

Call ~

An extremely cold and yin energy erupted instantly.

The temperature in the huge CEO's office plummeted to freezing.

A thick layer of white frost instantly formed on the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Even Bai Xuan, who was showing off his spirit stones, shivered from the cold, and his two leaves wilted instantly.

"Holy crap?!"

Bai Xuan turned his head sharply, his beady eyes filled with terror.

Inside the box lay a black nail, about seven inches long.

The nail was engraved with dense, blood-red runes.

The runes were not still, but were slowly wriggling, as if they were alive.

The nail head was sharp, exuding a piercing edge that stung the soul.

"this……

"This is a Soul-Suppressing Wedge?!"

Bai Xuan screamed, even spitting out the spirit stone foam in his mouth.

They scrambled closer, wanting to look but too afraid to get too near.

"Boss!"

I understand everything!

All the Soul-Suppressing Nails of the Wuji Sect were forged in imitation of this wedge!

"Do you know him?"

Zhou Ran extended two fingers and picked up what it called the wedge from its mouth.

"It's more than just knowing each other. Do you still remember the body cultivator whose brain I ate?"

The seven soul-suppressing nails inside his body aren't even as valuable as this one wedge!

Zhou Ran recalled what Bai Xuan had said when they were on the southern border.

Isn't this a magical artifact that can enslave souls?

Sizzle~

The moment the fingertips touched, a sound like a soldering iron hitting water was produced.

But he didn't let go; instead, he gripped it even tighter.

The black energy on the Qilin arm coiled up its fingers, seemingly wrestling with the wedge.

"This is a priceless treasure of ancient body cultivators!"

Bai Xuan swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

"The human body is the universe; if power is not restrained, it will surely backfire on the body."

In ancient times, those powerful beings who specialized in cultivating their physical bodies used this kind of soul-suppressing wedge to prevent their souls from becoming too strong and thus separating from their bodies, in order to prevent their physical bodies from becoming too powerful and causing their souls to become too weak.

Bai Xuan extended a mycelium and pointed it at the nail.

"Boss, your Qilin Arm is strong, but it's too arrogant!"

Every time we take action, a significant amount of energy is lost, which is a waste.

"This wedge was made just for it!"

Once you refine it, you can lock the power of the Qilin Arm inside your body, preventing it from leaking out in the slightest.

Once it erupts, it will be nuclear fusion!

A sharp glint flashed in Zhou Ran's eyes.

This is exactly what he lacks most right now.

I was just worried about not being able to find a method for physical cultivation.

If we could make full use of that black jade unicorn...

Returning to simplicity and killing without leaving a trace—that is true terror.

"That good-for-nothing Li Cangtian is truly wasting his talents."

Zhou Ran sneered.

If Li Cangtian had refined this item into his body earlier, he wouldn't have suffered such a humiliating defeat, even when facing the Qilin Arm.

"But boss..."

Bai Xuan suddenly changed the subject, his expression becoming extremely strange.

It moved closer, staring intently at a tiny vortex at the end of the nail.

"The inscription on this wedge is not right."

"What's wrong?"

"This is not just a weapon."

Bai Xuan raised his head and looked at Zhou Ran, his tone more serious than ever before.

"This is a key."

"key?"

Zhou Ran squinted.

"right!

The spatial coordinates above have been activated.

Bai Xuan closed his eyes, and two mycelium strands swayed in the air, as if sensing something.

A moment later, it suddenly opened its eyes and pointed its little arms straight north.

"It is echoing a place."

The capital city!

Bai Xuan shivered and shrank his neck.

"It's underground in the capital!"

"A very, very deep place..."

Zhou Ran gripped the Soul-Suppressing Wedge tightly in his hand.

The cold sensation spread along my palm.

"Is there something underground in the capital?"

A cruel smile curled at the corner of Zhou Ran's lips.

"I'll go to the capital and dig it up myself!"