Chapter 261

Chapter 261: Star Yuan Conception

Ding!

A crisp sound rang out, and a torrent of fragmented, complex information flooded into Ye Xu’s mind like a raging river.

[Ancient Divine Ruins: In the ancient times, the Human Emperor rose from the Yuan Realm, bearing the grand fortune of the Yuan Realm. He conquered the Heavens, established the Divine Court in the mortal realm, and ruled over all directions.]

[The Divine Court perished, and its ruins transformed into the Divine Ruins.]

[Divine Ruins…]

Dense, jumbled information flowed through Ye Xu’s thoughts, chaotic beyond measure.

Within moments, a glimmer of comprehension flashed in Ye Xu’s eyes.

He had finally uncovered some secrets of the Human Emperor Era.

The Divine Court’s downfall hadn’t been man-made calamity—it was a natural disaster, causing the entire history of the Human Emperor Era to vanish as if evaporated, buried without a trace.

Because this segment of history implicated the Immortal Realm.

Yet, merely possessing this secret news about the Divine Ruins still didn’t resolve all of Ye Xu’s doubts.

That mattered little, though. The Second Primordial Spirit Avatar would accompany the Seven Immortals of Cloud Capital, Gu Daojin, and the others into the ruins of the Divine Ruins. They would unveil the mysteries of the Human Emperor Era then.

Doing so would bridge the Primordial Era, the Ancient Era, and the present age, completing the history of the Yuan Realm.

Ye Xu crafted the secrets of the Divine Ruins into ten jade slips. With an effortless wave of his hand, they flew toward the Seven Immortals of Cloud Capital, Yu Ziwei, Gu Daojin, and the Second Primordial Spirit Avatar.

"As always, all information is recorded within the jade slips," Ye Xu said with a light laugh.

"I extend my early congratulations, Daoist friend, on attaining immortality and ascending to the ranks of immortals."

Heavenly Talisman Old Man felt overwhelmed by the unexpected praise, hurriedly returning the gesture. "Many thanks for your auspicious wishes, Esteemed Senior. This old one shall surely strive to meet those expectations."

"Over the next few days," Ye Xu added, "Heaven’s Machine Auction House will host an auction. If any of you are interested, you might wish to attend before proceeding to the ruins of the Divine Ruins."

The Seven Immortals of Cloud Capital exchanged startled glances. Heavenly Talisman Old Man inquired, "Might we ask, Esteemed Senior, whether this Heaven’s Machine Auction House operates under the banner of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion?"

Ye Xu gave a slight nod.

"Since it is the Esteemed Senior’s endeavor, naturally we must offer our patronage," declared the Seven Immortals of Cloud Capital in unison.

Yu Ziwei muttered inwardly, The Esteemed Senior is determined to squeeze every last drop from these Uncle Masters, isn’t he?

"We take our leave," the Seven Immortals of Cloud Capital said respectfully, slowly withdrawing from Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

Gu Daojin bowed deeply before departing, taking Yu Ziwei and the Second Primordial Spirit Avatar with him.

Ye Xu stirred his thoughts.

Numerous Chaos Divine Stones materialized within Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

Exactly eight hundred in total.

These Chaos Divine Stones, which belonged to the Second Primordial Spirit Avatar, had long been discreetly passed to Ye Xu. Within Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, Ye Xu stood invincible; slipping these stones away from beneath Gu Daojin and the others’ notice was extremely easy.

"System, convert these," Ye Xu commanded.

[Congratulations, Host. You have acquired 160 million heavenly secrets points.]

Ye Xu beamed with joy, as he had exhausted all his heavenly secrets points when he ascended to immortality. Yet in just half a month, he now possessed another 780 million heavenly secrets points.

"Pity that breaking through to the Immortal King realm requires at least billions of heavenly secrets points. These are far from enough." Ye Xu frowned.

He had been pondering ways to earn more wealth to settle Su Mu, but after long deliberation, no ideal solution had emerged.

"My Lord." Qiu Qianli and Yang Xuanzhan entered Heaven’s Secret Pavilion together, their expressions hurried as if facing a dilemma.

"What brings you two here?" Ye Xu asked.

Qiu Qianli responded, "Recently, this humble one and Daoist friend Yang have been preparing Heaven’s Machine Auction House for its inaugural auction but encountered an issue."

"Currency."

Yang Xuanzhan stated solemnly, "My Lord, auctions require tangible numerical values. Without a currency system, how can we conduct transactions?"

Hearing this, Ye Xu’s pupils contracted sharply.

He had overlooked the most critical aspect.

Currency!

From his first transaction onward, trades had always involved exchanging rare treasures, artifacts, or formation diagrams. To Ye Xu, heavenly secrets points were his universal measure.

But applied to reality, no standard existed.

Could an auction possibly revert to bartering?

There must be a unified value standard!

"Bartering originated in the early Primordial Era during the human ancestor’s reign," Qiu Qianli talked freely. "After the Heavenly Emperor unified all realms, subdued the Innate Divine Beings, and established the Divine Court, he created a complete monetary system."

"Yet over a million years ago, that system inexplicably collapsed, plunging all realms into chaos."

Ye Xu’s gaze sharpened—he knew this history.

The seal at Godfall Ridge was the root cause of that disorder.

"During antiquity, the Human Emperor established another system," Qiu Qianli continued. "But when he vanished and the Divine Court crumbled, that framework too was discarded."

"Today, only a handful of places follow monetary settlements, and solely on a limited scale."

"The Temple of Ten Thousand Paths stands among them."

Ye Xu rested his chin on his hand—this posed a genuine challenge.

But also an opportunity.

"Since Yuan Realm lacks currency, Heaven’s Secret Pavilion can issue it," Ye Xu suggested lightly. "Transactions at Heaven’s Machine Auction House can also settle using our minted currency."

"Qiu Qianli, what do you think?"

Coinage tax could become the ultimate profit fountainhead.

Whoever controlled currency minting rights controlled endless wealth.

Qiu Qianli’s interest stirred. "This subordinate shares your vision."

Having resided at the Temple of Ten Thousand Paths, he understood their monetary structure.

He added, "Currently, Heaven’s Secret Pavilion’s influence across all realms remains unparalleled, giving us full qualification to issue currency. Yet I propose trialing this first within Yuan Realm."

Ye Xu looked satisfied, and Qiu Qianli truly was loyal, proactively offering advice and helping solve problems.

“You’re in charge of Heaven’s Machine Auction House and can’t be distracted, so I’ll hand this over to someone else.” Ye Xu smiled and said, “As for both of you, once things settle, I’ll reward you separately.”

“Thank you, lord!”

“Thank you, lord!”

Yang Xuanzhan couldn’t hide his delight, but Qiu Qianli’s smile held a trace of reluctance; the idea came from him, yet the rewards were snatched away by others.

Ye Xu knew this well, but he couldn’t be bothered to explain.

Issuing currency was a critical matter, so of course, it couldn’t be given to Qiu Qianli; he had ability, but it wasn’t as good as Su Mu’s.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Qiu Qianli had a three-year contract with Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, making him just a temporary worker.

But Su Mu was like an indentured servant.

“After I finalize the currency plan, we’ll start the first auction.”

“You two may leave now.”

Ye Xu dismissed the duo and immediately contacted Su Mu.

Half an hour later, Su Mu and Shen Yueyi returned to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

“Daoist brother, is there something urgent?” Su Mu inquired.

He had just started his break less than two hours ago, yet Ye Xu urgently called him back to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion; it must be an issue needing his handling.

Su Mu felt deeply annoyed; he hadn’t even begun his “honeymoon” yet!

If he’d ever stayed in the 21st century, he definitely would’ve cursed, “Damned capitalism!”

“Daoist friend, I plan to use Yuan Realm as a testing ground for issuing currency.”

Ye Xu gazed at Su Mu and grinned as he spoke.

Issuing currency?

Su Mu’s expression tensed; in his mind, this was something the Heavenly Emperor and Human Emperor once did.

“Could it be…”

Su Mu formed a bold hunch in his thoughts.

“Don’t jump to conclusions—I just want to earn some money.” Ye Xu chuckled; at least for now, he only aimed to be a carefree, hands-off manager.

As for the future, they’d discuss that later.

“Daoist brother, how do you intend to name the currency?” Su Mu stated.

“Star Yuan.”

Ye Xu stood up, his eyes shining like stars.

In novels of his past life, the Star Yuan currency system frequently appeared.

Naturally, in Ye Xu’s view, it was all structured on real-world foundations.

Su Mu’s gaze shifted slightly; the currency name wasn’t overly important. He spoke slowly: “Back in the Primordial Era, they established a simple system using items like spirit jade and divine stones as a base.”

“In the Human Emperor Era, they created the Human Emperor Gold Certificate with a special material; though rare, it couldn’t match the value of goods.”

“Which system will you use, Daoist brother?”