Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

Inside the room, Shi Li had already been sent out by Jiang Chuan to clean up the mess. He looked at Jin Xuan, who was kneeling respectfully to the side, and asked the question that concerned him most:

"How much wealth does the Liejin Trading Company possess?"

Jin Xuan immediately took out a thick account book and presented it with both hands.

Jiang Chuan took it and flipped through it, but his brows furrowed more and more.

The figures on the books were far more dismal than he had anticipated.

The Liejin Trading Company is the largest trading company in Molten City, with a daily turnover of tens of millions. During this auction, the daily turnover can even reach an astonishing nine figures.

But that number sounds like a lot.

In reality, very little of it actually ends up in the pockets of the Liejin Trading Company.

"You only have 30 million Molten Coins at your disposal?"

Jiang Chuan closed the ledger, his tone calm, yet it sent a shiver down Jin Xuan's spine.

"Reporting to Master, the accounts... indeed only contain this much." A layer of fine sweat beaded on Jin Xuan's forehead, and he lowered his voice to a very low level: "Because 95% of the annual profits of the Liejin Trading Company must be handed over to the envoy of the Lielong Clan."

"95%?"

"Yes."

Jin Xuan truthfully stated, "At the beginning of each month, the Lielong Clan sends an envoy to settle accounts. Ninety-five percent of the profits are directly deducted, and the remaining half-percent is left for the trading company to use at its own discretion."

He paused, then added, "I do have some personal savings, which I've secretly accumulated over the years, and it's more than what the business has on paper."

Jiang Chuan rubbed his temples.

He thought that by controlling Jin Xuan, he could at least achieve financial freedom, and maybe even obtain some Origin Essence.

The result was good.

It turns out this guy was just someone else's employee.

He couldn't help but think of the Fire Demon Clan again.

The Fire Demon Clan's situation is probably similar to that of the Stone Demon Clan, to which Jin Xuan belongs.

These noble blood clans, who appear high and mighty to outsiders, are at best just two dogs kept by the Fierce Dragon Clan.

But then again.

Even if it's being a dog.

They can live a more comfortable life than most other races by picking up scraps of food that leak from between the fingers of the Fierce Dragon Clan. It's quite ironic.

The 30 million from Liejin Trading Company, plus Jin Xuan's personal 30 million treasury.

A total of 60 million.

This is no small sum.

Jiang Chuan instructed Jin Xuan to organize everything and then cash it out for him.

Then he asked again, "What's the deal with that Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm?"

Jin Xuan quickly spoke up. As the president of the Liejin Trading Company, he had handled far more intelligence than those individual customers.

"The Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm is an ancient ruin, and it has only recently shown signs of opening." His voice unconsciously lowered a few decibels: "Master must already know that the source matter in the Source Realm is firmly controlled by the four major source blood races. Any race that wants to obtain it must win first place at the Myriad Races Assembly."

"But the Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm is different. These ancient ruins may contain unclaimed source essence, which doesn't need to be distributed among the four major races. As long as you have the ability to obtain it, it's yours!"

"Unowned source matter?!" Jiang Chuan leaned forward slightly, his eyes widening. "Is the information accurate?"

"Absolutely true."

Jin Xuan laughed and said, "Master may not know this, but the Source Blood race is not the creator of 'Source Matter'. They just monopolize the allocation of resources."

"And the source substance."

"It is a substance that is naturally formed in the Origin Realm."

"These ancient ruins likely existed even before the birth of the Source Blood race, so finding unclaimed Source Essence is not a new thing."

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath.

If that's true.

He has found a way to break the blockade imposed by the Origin Blood race!

Jin Xuan continued, "However, Origin Essence is not the most precious thing in the Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm."

"Oh?"

Jin Xuan's voice carried a rare hint of excitement: "Legend has it that these ancient secret realms contain complete legacies left behind by ancient god-level experts, and may even hold the secret to perfect godhood!"

"Perfect ascension to godhood?!"

Jiang Chuan's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but think of his perfect sublimation and job change. There was a similar saying when he broke through to the Godhood Realm.

Jin Xuan quickly replied, "This is merely a guess... but it's probably very close! Because all four of the Origin Clan's divine sons participating in this competition are at the peak of the eighth rank!"

Jiang Chuan immediately understood what he meant.

The Source Blood race has no shortage of Source Essence. Given the status of these divine children in their race, breaking through to the Godhood Realm is as easy as having food served to them.

But why are they stuck at the peak of the eighth rank and unable to break through?

There must be some explanation for this!

"Master, although the four divine sons are all at the peak of the eighth rank, their combat strength cannot be measured by ordinary standards."

"The bloodlines of the four major races contain extremely ancient powers."

"Each race has its own unique bloodline supernatural abilities."

"Its power is enough to fight across borders. Even ordinary ascended god-level experts might not be able to gain the upper hand if they encounter it head-on."

A glint of light flashed in Jiang Chuan's eyes.

Fighting across the border?

That's normal.

The ultimate path to advancement in career advancement—even he could reach this point—surely the divine children of the Source Blood race wouldn't be much worse off.

not to mention.

Behind these divine children stands the entire Origin Blood race.

Their equipment, elixirs, and skills—any one of them is a treasure that the Holy Blood Race couldn't afford even if they sold everything they owned. Taking all these factors into account, their actual combat power is indeed unimaginable.

Jin Xuan said, "I have also heard that there are several mysterious powerhouses of unknown origin participating in the competition for the Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm this time. They are not from any known race within the Four Domains, but their strength is extremely formidable, and each of them is no weaker than the Four Divine Sons!"

Jiang Chuan frowned slightly: "Unknown origin? How so?"

"I'm not entirely sure either."

Jin Xuan shook his head, a hint of confusion in his voice. "The merchant guild's intelligence network only managed to track down one person. That person appeared in Molten Fire City more than half a month ago, spending lavishly and buying up top-grade pills and magical artifacts at several merchant guilds. But strangely, no intelligence network could trace his origins, as if he were not recorded in any of the Origin Realm's records at all."

He raised his head, a solemn look in his eyes: "What's even stranger is that the attitude of the Lielong Clan towards these people is also very abnormal. In the past, if an unidentified powerhouse entered Molten Fire City, the Lielong Clan would have sent people to warn them long ago. But this time, the higher-ups have issued a gag order, forbidding anyone from investigating further."

Jiang Chuan fell into deep thought.

interesting.

The existence that even the Bloodline Overlords like the Fierce Dragon Clan are reluctant to discuss must be of considerable importance.

They are not a known race within the Four Domains, yet their strength is no less than that of the Four Divine Sons.

"Are there any more specific clues?"

"There is one."

Jin Xuan lowered his voice: "When that mysterious customer was shopping at the largest pill shop in the city, he inadvertently revealed something that the shop's clerk remembered."

"What did you say?"

He said, "The method of refining these pills looks somewhat familiar; it's very similar to the ancient method used in my hometown."