Creation of the Universe

"You little bastard, you've ruined my good business. Tonight I'll let you know how powerful I am!"

Half of the man's face was buried in the darkness, but as soon as Shen Zhan heard the voice, he knew he was the vendor.

"It turns out that you not only like to cheat and deceive, but also like to bully others by taking advantage of your power."

Shen Zhan turned around, his eyes calm as if he was chatting with someone in a tea shop, and he didn't seem to be panicked at all by the current situation.

The vendor, filled with rage, shouted, "You still dare to gossip when disaster strikes! I'll pull your tongue out and slice it a few times until you're in good shape!"

"What are you waiting for? Go and take care of him!"

At the same time, five figures rushed towards Shen Zhan. They were arrogant and it was obvious that this was not the first time they had done such a thing.

Unfortunately, they chose the wrong target this time. In Shen Zhan's eyes, they were just five ants, not worthy of helping him warm up his body and stretch his muscles.

After a few dull noises, the five men fell to the ground in a disorderly manner, and there was no response from them.

The merchant looked at everything happening in front of him blankly, but in fact he saw almost nothing. In just a blink of an eye, the five people had lost their lives like dead dogs.

It was impossible to see how Shen Zhan made his move or what means he used.

The fear in the merchant's heart quickly spread throughout his body, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.

"It's not your fault that you're weak, but failing to see your opponent's strength is what you deserve most. Didn't you just say you were going to cut my tongue a few times?"

As Shen Zhan spoke, he slowly approached the vendor. A knife suddenly appeared in his hand, which had fallen from the vendor's accomplice.

Soon, a miserable wailing sound was heard in the dark alley. Passersby were so scared that they turned and ran away, not daring to go over to check.

The next morning, the news spread throughout the town. Everyone was saying that the cunning and domineering black-hearted merchant and his accomplices were found dead in an alley, and no one knew who did it.

The vendor's tongue was cut off before he died, and blood was all over the floor.

People who had been bullied by the vendor before applauded. This vendor never told the truth and had cheated countless people. Many honest merchants doing business in the market had already been miserable.

"Now he's on his way to the underworld, and he doesn't have the tongue to lie anymore!"

An old man said with a smile on his face.

Shen Zhan rested in the town for one night and went up the mountain to Longling Pavilion early this morning.

Places like this exist specifically for bidding on natural treasures, spiritual stones, and magical artifacts. There are many similar places throughout the Tianxuan Continent, but they are called differently and are of different grades.

Just like the Longling Pavilion in front of us, it is already first-class in Jinning. Many valuable elixirs, skills and other items can be seen here, but occasionally encountering some third-grade intermediate elixirs or burning-grade intermediate spiritual weapons is already considered the best.

If one wants to obtain higher-level items, he can only leave Jinning and go to a higher-standard auction venue. For Shen Zhan at the moment, Longling Pavilion can meet his needs.

"Wait, to enter Longling Pavilion, you must show your credentials."

Shen Zhan was about to enter, but was blocked by two burly men in front of the door.

Two thousand spirit stones are essential, but he doesn't have them on him at the moment, which becomes a problem.

"I know. It's just two thousand spirit stones, right? I don't have them with me right now. Please let me in first. When my friend comes later, I'll show you my credentials."

The two guards smiled at each other, one of them bursting into tears. He pointed at Shen Zhan and said, "I've seen many poor boys like you. You actually tried to sneak in with such a stupid lie. Do you really think we are stupid?"

"Get out of here now! Don't block the way! If you prevent wealthy guests from entering Longling Pavilion, I'll kick you off the mountain!"

Shen Zhan said sternly, "I'm a dog that looks down on people. For a mere two thousand spirit stones, I won't bother lying. When Master Jia Zhong arrives, he'll naturally prove it for me."

"Master Jia? Are you worthy of knowing Master Jia? He is the most important nobleman in Longling Pavilion, and you still say you are not lying!"

Another guard taunted, "If you knew Master Jia, we two brothers would just kowtow to you and confess our guilt. But it's a pity that people like you will only be able to make up stories all your life. Get out of here now!"

"Who are you asking to get out?"

Before he finished speaking, a bloated figure came slowly towards him, panting heavily.

Shen Zhan looked back and immediately smiled.

The rich young man who came was Jia Zhong. Although Cangmang Mountain was not high and not steep, Jia Zhong had to climb for half a day every time he came, so he was late.

"My benefactor, it's great to see you again. Yesterday, I took the foundation-building pill you gave me, combined with the body-refining secret technique I bought for less than a penny, and it actually allowed me to achieve a breakthrough!"

"And I broke through two levels in succession. Now I'm already in the stable stage of the Wu Disciple Void Realm!"

As Jia Zhong spoke, he was so excited that his eyebrows almost flew up.

This was all within Shen Zhan's expectations. In fact, even if Jia Zhong was a mediocre person with extremely poor qualifications, with his ten years of accumulation and the various elixirs he had purchased with his financial resources, he should have made a breakthrough in his cultivation long ago.

For this reason, Jia Zhong couldn't wait to humbly seek advice, "My benefactor, I've spent so much energy and money searching for all sorts of elixirs and spiritual objects that could help me with my cultivation, but I've never made any progress. How come you can help me break through with just a Foundation Establishment Pill and that common Body Refining Heart Sutra?"

Shen Zhan generously explained, "The reason is actually very simple. It's simply because your family is wealthy and powerful, and you have access to far more resources than ordinary cultivators. Therefore, you always want to ascend to heaven overnight. Without a stable foundation, you dream of cultivating a technique far superior to your cultivation level. This will inevitably lead to counterproductive effects.

Now you should calm down and consolidate your foundation. Even though you've wasted ten years, you still have some accumulation. Combined with the effect of the foundation-building pill, a breakthrough will come naturally."

Jia Zhong suddenly realized, "Excuse me, benefactor, may I ask your name? I, Jia Zhong, have admired very few people in my life, but you truly amaze me to the core!"

"My name is Shen Zhan."

"My benefactor, please accept my greeting!"

Although Jia Zhong is a young man from a wealthy family, he is not arrogant. Instead, he is straightforward and honest, which makes Shen Zhan quite fond of him.

Afterwards, Jia Zhong came up to the two guards and said in a deep voice, "This man is my benefactor, and his status is extraordinary. What do you intend to do by stopping him? You are so arrogant!"

"Master Jia, calm down. We will invite Master Shen in right now."

Shen Zhan was not in a hurry. He asked them, "What did you just say? You'd better fulfill it now. Don't break your promise and make me look down on you."