Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Upon hearing that name, Shen Yuan's pupils suddenly shrank, but a gentle smile remained on his face, showing no hint of anything unusual.

"The Dusk Realm? Indeed, it is a name I've never heard of before."

Shen Yuan casually responded to Executive Qian's words, but his heart was already filled with caution.

After the Great Xia Imperial Capital quelled the invasion of the Dusk Realm a thousand years later, Shen Yuan had also collected information about the Dusk Realm through various channels.

He had searched the Imperial Family's library, the secret records of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, ancient books from various states, and even had Gong Buyu return to Rongcheng's Fine Jade Heavenly Grottoes to look for records about the Dusk Realm.

But even after employing all of his connections and information, Shen Yuan still came up empty— the Dusk Realm was like a world that had suddenly popped into existence, without any trace in the historical records of the Primal Chaos Realm.

Shen Yuan even suspected at one point that the Dusk Realm's predecessor was a medium or great chiliocosm that had completely fallen to strangeness.

Having originally put aside information about the Dusk Realm after returning to a thousand years earlier, Shen Yuan least expected to receive related information at this All Realms Auction.

Having witnessed Shen Yuan's strength and wealth, Executive Qian had already intended to become acquainted with Shen Yuan.

Now, seeing that Shen Yuan seemed interested in the Dusk Realm, he quickly waved his hand to send two maidservants away and began to recall information about the Dusk Realm within this private room.

"To speak truthfully, although the Dusk Realm is just one medium chiliocosm, it has its uniqueness.

The heavens are vast and boundless, with different worlds being born and destroyed almost every moment. Under the cyclic rotation of world creation and destruction, the worlds are as numerous as the stars in the night sky and too many to count.

Even those great Exalted Ones and Emperors may not necessarily grasp the existence of all worlds."

"As the might of Divine Path radiates across the heavens, the boundaries of the Heavenly Court are expanding all the time.

During each rotation year of the Heavenly Court, hundreds of worlds are incorporated into the celestial map.

Most of these worlds, after adopting the Divinity Path system passed down by the Heavenly Court, become a part of the Heavenly Court or are captured by a great chiliocosm to become subordinate worlds, or yet they attract the attention of a major power, starting interdimensional wars to become a backyard for a particular force.

This is the eventual destiny of most worlds; very few can be exceptions."

"But the Dusk Realm is different. When it was first discovered, the medium chiliocosm scale attracted an Ancient One from the Ming Dynasty great chiliocosm, who even sent three current life True Immortals to descend into the Dusk Realm intending to conquer it.

However, for some unknown reason, the three True Immortals suddenly chose to leave, and the Ancient Ones gave up on conquering the Dusk Realm.

The Treasure Drop Mercantile Association received this message and sent the Void Immortal Ferry to the Dusk Realm, trading with a major power within the Dusk Realm to obtain a volume of the Nightmare Infiltration Curse Divine Power, along with several other rare treasures."

"The appearance of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power in this world caused a significant stir, and many within our association realized the value of the Dusk Realm. After Chairman Zhao learned of this, he emerged from seclusion and personally led the Void Immortal Ferry to the Dusk Realm, establishing trade relationships with various forces there."

Shen Yuan's expression flickered. The Treasure Drop Mercantile Association had three deputy chairmen, other than Wealth True Monarch all had reached the Taoist Doyen Stage, but none of them were surnamed Zhao.

Executive Qian's Chairman Zhao could only refer to the head chairman of the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association, Gold Jade True Immortal, who ascended to the Immortal Realm.

If it were only relying on a True Immortal as chairman, the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association would not be worthy of fame across all realms.

The real reason behind it was that this Zhao-surnamed Gold Jade True Immortal had a blood relation with the Warrior God of Wealth of the Heavenly Court.

Relying on this connection, countless paths in the lower worlds had to give face to Gold Jade True Immortal.

Gold Jade True Immortal's immediate actions to broker deals with various forces in the Primal Chaos Realm raised a vague foreboding in Shen Yuan.

Showcasing a hint of surprise on his face, Shen Yuan asked Executive Qian:

"Chairman Zhao, a current life True Immortal, actually visited the Dusk Realm himself.

I wonder what kind of deals did Chairman Zhao reach with the various forces in the Dusk Realm?"

Executive Qian's expression stiffened, and he instinctively looked around.

A hint of vexation appeared on his face, and his heart became a bit flustered.

The matter of the Dusk Realm was not exactly a secret, it was merely a newly integrated world in the celestial map that not many had spoken of; even if it was made known to outsiders, it would still be difficult to find the coordinates of the Dusk Realm.

But the topic regarding Chairman Zhao was different.

Normally, information involving Chairman Zhao required strict confidentiality within the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association, let alone the fact that Shen Yuan was an outsider.

If he stopped speaking now, it would undoubtedly displease the formidable Falling Clouds Taoist.

But if he continued, it would involve leaking the association's internal secrets, putting Executive Qian in a difficult position.

As Executive Qian had anticipated, Shen Yuan's originally gentle smile immediately vanished, replaced by a hint of coldness.

"If this matter involves certain secrets, Executive Qian should have said nothing from the start, and I would not have deliberately made things difficult for Executive Qian.

But now that Executive Qian has only spoken halfway, could it be that you are toying with me?"

These words immediately shocked Executive Qian, who hastily said:

"I have absolutely no such intention!"

"What intention is it then?"

"This... this... "

Executive Qian hesitated for a long while before finally making a decision with gritted teeth.

After all, the matter had already been leaked; leaking it halfway or entirely seemed to make no difference.

"Actually, the matter regarding Chairman Zhao is highly confidential within the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association. Venerable Taoist, if you become aware of it, please make sure not to disclose it to others."