Luo Chuan's casual remark stunned everyone.
Did he just say… he was going to sell goods from Origin Mall here?
The gathered cultivators and beasts exchanged confused glances.
Origin Mall?
Customers?
What the hell was he talking about?
Most of them had never even heard of this so-called mall, let alone understood what it meant.
But amidst the confusion, one figure stood out—
Hu Kuang.
Unlike the others, his expression was filled with excitement.
He had experienced Origin Mall firsthand and knew that the virtual interface barely scratched the surface of what was available.
The thought of these unsuspecting cultivators witnessing the miraculous products…
Hu Kuang could barely contain his amusement.
Beside him, Mo Yuan, the Demon Ape, frowned.
He had known Hu Kuang for quite some time.
They were both powerful monsters with a good relationship—close enough to speak frankly.
But right now, Mo Yuan couldn't make sense of Hu Kuang's strange behavior.
"What's wrong with you?" Mo Yuan asked suspiciously.
Hu Kuang grinned but refused to explain.
"You'll understand soon enough," he said, his voice filled with deliberate mystery.
Mo Yuan's eyebrow twitched.
This wasn't the Hu Kuang he remembered.
The straightforward, battle-hungry Black Tiger King had turned into someone secretive and—dare he say—smug?
No matter how much Mo Yuan pressed for answers, Hu Kuang refused to elaborate.
Which only made Mo Yuan more curious.
Just what was this Origin Mall?
Luo Chuan's voice cut through the noise, his tone as calm as ever.
"I wonder… have any of you ever heard of Origin Mall?"
His words weren't particularly loud, yet they reverberated in the ears of every cultivator and beast present—clear and undeniable.
A hushed silence followed.
No one answered.
The name Origin Mall was completely foreign to them, yet…
For some reason, it carried a weight they couldn't ignore.
A name that felt both unfamiliar and important.
Ji Wuhui and Old Bai stood quietly.
They had seen Origin Mall's miracles firsthand, but even they were caught off guard by Luo Chuan's sudden decision to introduce it here.
They exchanged glances, both realizing the same thing—
With the ancient ruins drawing so many powerful cultivators, Origin Mall's reputation was about to spread across the entire Azure Continent.
Yet, despite the silence, Luo Chuan remained unfazed.
He simply lifted his hand and made a small, effortless motion.
Then—
A translucent light curtain materialized before them.
The barrier of light stretched nearly a hundred meters across, its surface rippling like a mirrored lake.
The glow was a soft, otherworldly blue, filled with a sense of mystery and power.
It was unlike anything they had ever seen—
And more importantly, it had appeared without the slightest ripple of spiritual energy.
Disbelief and Shock
"What is this?!"
"Strange… I can't sense any spiritual fluctuations from it at all!"
Cultivators prided themselves on their sharp perception of the world's energies.
And yet—
This thing had manifested without any trace of a spell, formation, or divine technique.
It was as if it had always existed but had only now been revealed.
Their disbelief turned into unease.
Because if they couldn't understand it…
That meant it was beyond them.
Luo Chuan's calm voice followed.
"The Virtual Origin Mall is now open."
Ji Wuhui stepped forward, scanning the floating interface.
After a moment, his brows furrowed.
"Boss," he said in mild surprise, "there are no virtual games or instant noodles listed here."
Luo Chuan answered without hesitation.
"Instant noodles require the spring water from Origin Mall to be effective. Virtual games can only be accessed using vr equipment."
Ji Wuhui nodded in understanding.
It made sense.
Some things simply couldn't be replicated outside of the original store.
Hu Kuang, on the other hand, barely spared the list a second glance.
He had already purchased everything he could.
His focus wasn't on the goods—
It was on his goal.
Luo Chuan had told him something very important—
If he worked hard, he could become a formal employee of Origin Mall.
That was all the motivation he needed.
Hu Kuang wasn't just a mount anymore.
He was a worker-in-training.
And he was going to prove his worth.
Hu Kuang nudged Mo Yuan with a mischievous grin.
"Hey, monkey," he said, raising his eyebrows. "Pretty amazing, huh?"
Mo Yuan barely heard him.
His entire focus was on the light curtain.
Even without understanding how it worked, he couldn't deny its presence.
"This is… truly unbelievable," Mo Yuan muttered, shaking his head in awe.
It wasn't just the appearance of the light curtain that shocked him—
It was the fact that he couldn't sense anything off about it.
Something so large and so visible, yet completely untouchable by spiritual sense?
It was… unnatural.
"Look at the product descriptions first," Hu Kuang urged.
Mo Yuan didn't need to be told twice.
He quickly scanned the list, his eyes darting over the detailed descriptions.
Then—
His expression froze.
The more he read, the wider his eyes became.
He muttered the words under his breath, as if needing to hear them aloud to believe them.
"Increase cultivation in a short period of time, with no side effects…"
"Restore all non-fatal injuries…"
His hands trembled.
He continued reading—his voice rising unintentionally.
"Enhance aptitude… restore vitality… is this some kind of joke?!"
The gathered cultivators and beasts stared in disbelief.
The products described here…
They defied common sense.
The very foundation of the cultivation world was effort, pain, and struggle.
Yet, Origin Mall was offering solutions that made those struggles seem…
Meaningless.
At that moment, Mo Yuan realized something terrifying.
This wasn't just a store.
It was something that could reshape the entire balance of power.
And Luo Chuan…
Had just opened its doors to the world.