Chapter 521: The Development of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform, the Arrival of the Shopping Era

Whoosh!

Not long after, Ren Haofeng returned to his home; it was an ordinary three-story courtyard, and since his parents were both Nascent Soul Cultivators, they could afford a detached house.

In fact, for the Human Race in the current Spirit World, this could only be considered an ordinary family.

After all, a large number of Human Cultivators had long since become Spirit Severing, or even Refining Void and Integration Stage cultivators.

A mere Nascent Soul was simply worthless among the Human Race in the current Spirit World.

"Son, you're back. What would you like to eat tonight?"

Seeing her son return, Mother Ren could not help but reveal a kind smile.

"Anything is fine. I wonder what there is to eat?"

Ren Haofeng felt a bit awkward; after all, in terms of age, he did not know how many times older he was than her.

But thinking about it carefully, in this life, he was just a little kid.

"But the Dream World three thousand years ago actually underwent earth-shaking changes."

"One never knew how much time was wasted, and one might not even be able to purchase the desired items."

This scene was truly too exaggerated.

How could it compare to the present, where one could enjoy the warmth of family life?

No one knew exactly how formidable the strength of the Human Emperor had become.

However, Father Ren did not explain too much, saying straightforwardly: "I recently saw a shop in the Dream World called 'Food First'; the dishes inside are quite good, we can try a few varieties."

He wanted to understand the principle behind it; after all, he was still just a child and did not know what the principle was.

Boom~~

Just a few seconds later, there was a fluctuation in the Void, and then lunch boxes appeared one after another beside Father Ren, filled with all kinds of dishes, the fragrance simply mouth-watering.

"How is this possible? Is this spatial teleportation?"

"Haha, it's very simple; this is power from the Dream World."

"It is precisely because of this that the Human Emperor built a massive shopping platform in the Dream World."

"But now, the appearance of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform allows us to buy many treasures of the world without leaving our homes; it is truly convenient for every Human Cultivator, and this is simply an epoch-making change."

"After all, if it were before, if we wanted to buy certain treasures, we would have to travel to very distant places."

Ren Haofeng asked curiously.

It was simply like the methods of an immortal.

"The appearance of this function immediately became popular in thousands of households."

Seeing this scene, Ren Haofeng was completely stunned. He had been wondering what "ordering takeout" meant, but he never expected it to be so astonishing, directly performing spatial teleportation; it was truly inconceivable.

However, he also felt very emotional inside at this moment.

It is better not to experience some things.

"It actually gave birth to the ability of spatial teleportation."

Boom~~~

Suddenly, memories from the depths of his sea of consciousness surged forth, immediately bringing up quite a bit of information about the Dream World and takeout.

"As long as you click to purchase on the shopping platform, the goods can be instantly delivered to the user's hands."

To tell the truth, the power of the Dream World had already exceeded the imagination of countless cultivators.

"Order takeout?"

It could be said that the Human Cultivators born in this era were truly too fortunate.

However, this was also a good thing for the Human Race.

Because the Human Race of ten million years ago was in crisis everywhere, constantly worrying about encountering invasions from Aliens.

"Your mother doesn't want to cook tonight, so let's just order some takeout."

"Isn't that so? But this was only the beginning of its development."

"The original Dream World only allowed every cultivator to enter, communicate with each other, and conduct simulated battles."

"It is said that three thousand years ago, the Immortal Artifact Dream World, which came from the Human Emperor Zhou Sui, seemed to have undergone further evolution."

Hearing this, Ren Haofeng blinked. He could be considered an old antique, and he had no idea what his parents were talking about; this was still very strange to him.

"Father, this is truly amazing. How exactly is this food delivered to us?"

He waved his hand, and a Virtual Panel immediately appeared in front of him. He clicked on it casually, seemingly placing an order immediately.

Therefore, such awkwardness disappeared completely in an instant.

Father Ren said with great emotion.

Clearly, in the current era, this had long since become a common occurrence for all Human Cultivators.

It was estimated that they could not comprehend the perilous situation of the Human Race ten million years ago.

At this very moment, Father Ren also walked out and said to Ren Haofeng.

Moreover, it was thanks to his parents that he was able to be born into this world.

He admired the greatness and divine powers of the Human Emperor to the point of prostration.

"Although the appearance of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform is convenient for thousands of households, it still has flaws."

"Because this is a platform controlled by the imperial court, although there are many treasures inside..."

"In fact, there are even more treasures that are not sold on it."

"After all, even the imperial court cannot manufacture every single item."

"It is precisely because of this that the imperial court opened up the restrictions on the shopping platform, allowing ordinary Human Cultivators to become merchants and open their own shops on the Dream Realm Shopping Platform."

"In this way, everyone can sell things in the Dream World."

"Spirit Planters sell the Spirit Rice they grow, Talisman Masters sell their own Talismans, Artifact Masters sell the Dharma Artifacts they refine, and so on."

"Different Cultivators can all sell various goods they have manufactured themselves."

"Moreover, these goods can also be displayed to Human Cultivators all over the world."

"As time passed, countless merchants flooded into the Dream Realm Shopping Platform, one after another opening their own Dream Realm Shops."

"Countless Human Cultivators can also browse these shops, thereby purchasing the items they desire."

"It is precisely because of this that the Dream Realm Shopping Platform is all-encompassing, capable of buying goods from every corner of the Spirit World."

Ren Haofeng's mother also understands the development history of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform very well.

After all, before the Dream Realm Shopping Platform appeared, Human Cultivators located in various parts of the Spirit World often needed to travel to very distant cities if they wanted to purchase goods.

Especially if crossing different continents, then wanting to trade with each other was basically an impossible task.

However, the appearance of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform completely broke the limitations of spatial distance.

Thereby causing goods to arrive in an instant.

As long as one clicks on an item on it, the product can be instantly teleported to one's side.

Compared to before, the efficiency has increased by who knows how many times.

More importantly, the shopping platform is all-encompassing, almost including every Treasure in the world.

As long as one has money, one can buy anything on it.

And it is also very safe.

There is no longer any need to worry about going to a certain marketplace, revealing one's wealth, and being killed by others for one's Treasures.

"So that's how it is."

Ren Haofeng's eyes flickered.

To tell the truth, he also knows how enormous the benefits of the appearance of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform are for ordinary Cultivators.

The so-called "wealth should not be exposed" is a bloody lesson for countless Cultivators.

In the cruel world of immortal cultivation, if one does not have sufficient strength and dares to reveal the wealth on one's person, one might be targeted by a Robber Cultivator, thereby being killed for one's Treasures and dying an untimely death.

But if they want to cultivate and obtain a large amount of cultivation resources to advance their cultivation further, Cultivators have no choice but to take risks and head to marketplaces, cities, and other such places to buy Treasures.

But now, after the appearance of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform, all Human Cultivators no longer need to take risks.

Because Cultivators can purchase all kinds of goods directly within the Dream World.

These goods are even teleported directly into their hands.

In other words, apart from the Human Emperor who controls the Dream World, no one knows what they have bought.

This also eliminates the risk of exposing the large amount of wealth on one's person.

Moreover, the Human Emperor is busy with a myriad of affairs and could not possibly care about the meager wealth of ordinary Cultivators.

Therefore, after the appearance of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform, incidents of killing for Treasures have almost vanished.

After all, those Robber Cultivators simply cannot find opportunities to rob and kill.

Everyone stays in safe cities, and Robber Cultivators cannot find opportunities to kill for Treasures.

It can be said that the Dream Realm Shopping Platform has caused the number of Robber Cultivators to decrease significantly.

"This is merely the second stage."

"With the continuous development of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform, Cultivators discovered that it seems one can not only sell all kinds of goods in the Dream World, but also sell all kinds of food."

"It is precisely because of this that many Dream Realm Restaurants have also emerged as the times require."

"As long as these restaurants prepare the food, they can use the power of the Dream World to instantly teleport it to the customer's side."

"So even if I stay indoors and remain on the Black Tortoise Continent, I can still eat unique delicacies from the Shattered Star Sea, or even delicacies from the Canglong Continent, Zhuque Continent, White Tiger Continent, and other places."

"It is precisely because of this that various delivery shops have emerged as the times require; they are simply diverse and dazzling."

"If one doesn't want to cook, one can just order delivery directly, and it is very convenient and fast."

Ren Haofeng's father smiled slightly and spoke about the development of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform.

Clearly, the development of the Dream Realm Shopping Platform has gone through three stages in the past three thousand years.

The first stage was that the government controlled the entire platform, and everyone could only purchase various goods from the government.

The second stage was the development of personal Dream Realm Shops, where everyone could sell goods in the Dream World, which also caused all kinds of personal shops to spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

The third stage is naturally the current stage, which is simply a hundred flowers blooming; in the Dream World, one can not only sell goods, but also sell all kinds of food, and even sell one's own personal services, etc.

In short, the evolution of the Dream World has caused the Human Race to undergo earth-shaking changes.

The Human Race before us can no longer completely detach from the Dream World.

"Father, how is the Dream World able to find everyone's location so accurately?"

"Is there no fear of teleporting to the wrong place?"

Ren Haofeng asked curiously; he does not understand how the Dream World manages to pinpoint the specific location of every Human Cultivator, as doing so is not an easy task.

"It's very simple; naturally, it is the Dream World Mark on our bodies."

"The Dream World Mark on everyone is unique and contains our personal identification number."

"Therefore, the Dream World also teleports accurately to our side based on the mark on our bodies."

"And after it is teleported to our side, we still need to log into the Dream World and click to confirm receipt of the goods; only then can we get them into our hands. This is a double guarantee."

"So over the past three thousand years, the Dream World has basically never teleported a single item to the wrong place."

Ren Haofeng's father sighed with emotion.

He feels it is worthy of being a legendary Immortal Artifact.

After all, the entire Human Race has an unknown number of Cultivators, and one doesn't know how many transactions occur every day or how many goods need to be teleported, yet even so, the Dream World is still able to withstand such a massive amount of computation without ever making a mistake.

Apart from an Immortal Artifact, there is basically no other way to achieve this.

But this is also a very normal thing.

After all, the Dream Soul Gu can devour the souls of countless living beings; these dead souls are equivalent to a customer service representative or a server, which can help the Dream Soul Gu process the massive amount of data occurring in the Dream World.

It is precisely because of this that the Dream World can accomplish such things so easily.

Moreover, for the Dream Soul Gu, such development of the Dream World also brings immense benefits.

After all, the more human Cultivators use the Dream World, the more Soul energy they leave behind.

This allows the Dream Soul Gu to obtain sufficient nourishment and grow strong rapidly.

The two can be considered mutually reinforcing.

"But isn't there any counterfeit merchandise among them?"

"If one were to buy a counterfeit, what should be done?"

Ren Haofeng keenly noticed this point.

If it were the government selling the goods, then the probability of buying a counterfeit would be smaller.

But if it is an individual shop, in order to maximize profits, there will naturally be people who create fakes.

After all, the profit from counterfeiting is truly too high.

Once successful, one wouldn't even know how much wealth could be earned.

So he felt that the probability of buying a counterfeit in the Dream World was truly too high.

"Haha, at the very beginning, this was indeed a major problem."

"When the permissions for individual shops were just opened, a large number of merchant scammers appeared."

"These bastards passed off inferior goods as quality ones and used false advertising, earning a large amount of illicit profit and causing numerous complaints."

"It almost caused this regulation to die in the cradle, and it might have even returned to the situation where the government controlled the trading platform."

"Later, the Human Emperor utilized the power of the Book World to appraise the value of every traded item."

"Only by passing the inspection of the Book World can it be put into the Dream World for sale."

"From then on, counterfeit goods have almost vanished from the Dream World."

"Moreover, if one sells counterfeit goods, they will also face heavy penalties and may even go to jail."

"Once discovered, the individual shop will be banned, and the account may even be banned as well."

"It is precisely because of this that after three thousand years of development, the goods on the Dream Realm Shopping Platform are all legitimate; there is no need to worry about buying counterfeits."

"If you really accidentally buy a counterfeit, then you have struck it rich, as it is mandatory to compensate ten times the value."

Ren's father smiled slightly.

He felt that his son had truly grown up, to be able to think so deeply about such issues.

Where would an ordinary youth have such a keen perspective?

One can only say that his son is likely a genius with a boundless future.

Perhaps he could easily surpass his own achievements.

"Father, have you also opened a shop on it?"

Ren Haofeng asked curiously.

He felt that this was simply the trend of the era.

If any Cultivator wants to get rich, they might need to open a shop on it.

"Haha, that goes without saying."

"Your mother and I are both Talisman Masters, and we opened a talisman shop on it."

"We specialize in selling all kinds of talismans."

"Because the prices are low and the quality is high, we have quite a few repeat customers, so we are managing to make a living."

Ren's father said proudly.

After all, the number of Cultivators opening shops in the Dream World is like crucian carp crossing a river—countless.

Wanting to break through the siege among countless shops and make a living is not as simple as one imagines.

The vast majority of Cultivators who open Dream World shops are basically in a state where their doorsteps are deserted.

"But Father, with so many Cultivators opening shops, how can others find your shop?"

Ren Haofeng felt that wanting to stand out among countless shops was truly too difficult.

"All Dream World shops are on one shopping virtual page."

"To let your own shop appear in the field of vision of others, there are only a few methods."

"The first method is to inflate sales, purchasing a large amount of goods in your own shop; in this way, your shop will be pushed to the very front position and seen by other Cultivators. Of course, the cost of this is very high."

"The second method is to become famous; as long as you can become famous in the Dream World, become a celebrity, and gain a large number of fans, then naturally many fans will follow your shop and purchase goods at your shop."

"It is precisely because of this that in this era, there are Cultivators everywhere who want to become famous."

"Once fame is obtained and the attention of fans is gained, then wealth and resources will roll in."

"Now is not an era for being low-key; once you are low-key, you lose the opportunity to acquire a large amount of wealth."

"Therefore, only those high-profile Cultivators can thrive among the Human Race in this era."

Ren's father said with much emotion.

He had read history before; before the birth of the Human Emperor, the history of the Human Race was incomparably dark.

That was simply a dark jungle society.

Whoever dared to be high-profile, whoever dared to show their head, whoever dared to stand out from the crowd, would meet with misfortune.

This is the so-called "the bird that sticks its head out gets shot."

That dark era, one doesn't even know how many Cultivators' personalities were erased.

But this era is different; under the rule of the Human Emperor, the public security of the Human Race is incomparably safe.

Although homicide cases occasionally occur, most of them are committed by acquaintances.

And the reasons are basically borrowing money, gambling, or crimes of passion.

Vicious murder cases such as robbery have become very rare, almost extinct.

Whenever one occurs, it becomes a hot topic of discussion in the Dream World, and the authorities quickly dispatch people to make an arrest.

It can be said that this is truly an unprecedented era.

Even if one reveals their personality or leaks their wealth, there is no need to worry about being killed by criminals.

Even when facing high-level Cultivators, low-level Cultivators do not need to be timid or afraid that the other party will kill them.

"Only extroverted, high-profile Cultivators can thrive in this era of the Human Race?"

Hearing this, Ren Haofeng was stunned.

Because this was completely different from the era he lived in.

To be honest, even though his talent was astonishing back then, he still needed to act with a low profile.

After all, Alien assassins were emerging one after another.

If he had been targeted, he feared he would not have survived past the Foundation Establishment Realm.

It was precisely because of this that he only began to stand out among the Human Race after reaching the Spirit Severing and Refining Void Realms.

But the era is different now; surprisingly, only high-profile, extroverted Cultivators can reap the dividends of the era.

However, perhaps this is the privilege of a hegemon race.

It is just like animals; newborn animal cubs dare not cry out loudly for fear of being eaten by wild animals.

Only Human infants dare to wail loudly the moment they are born, their cries ringing out, fearing that others might not notice them.

This is the privilege that only the descendants of a hegemon race can possess.

The Human Race is the same now.

Staying within the Human Secret Realm, it is incredibly safe, and there is no need to worry about assassinations by Alien Cultivators.

As for within the Secret Realm, the public security environment is also very good.

If any murder case occurs, the murderer will be arrested immediately, and the murderer will not be given any chance to commit a crime again.

Over time, such a trend began to appear among the Human Race.

"The incredible Dream Realm Shopping Platform."

"Human Emperor Zhou Sui is playing a big game."

Ren Haofeng felt deeply moved inside.

He felt that the emergence of this Dream Realm Shopping Platform was not just about convenience for thousands of households or promoting the exchange of goods; it also held astonishing strategic significance.

One must know that the most important thing in war is logistics; fighting a war is fighting logistics.

If the logistics are not up to par, then this war will undoubtedly be lost.

Yet the Dream Realm Shopping Platform has thoroughly solved the logistics problem for the Human Race.

Without a doubt, if the Human Race were to go to war with other races, the advantage they possess would be unparalleled.

The resources of the Human Race alone are enough to completely crush the enemy.

"Wait, it seems the Human Race has also built quite a few Cross-Boundary Teleportation Arrays."

"And these Cross-Boundary Teleportation Arrays can also travel to other Great Thousand Worlds."

"Such as the Earth Immortal World, the Prison Demon World, the Xuanhuang World, and so on."

"This means the influence of the Human Race has long since begun to set foot in other Great Thousand Worlds."

"What exactly does this Human Emperor Zhou Sui want to do? Could it be that he really wants to unify the Mortal World?"

Ren Haofeng's eyes flickered.

He instinctively realized that Human Emperor Zhou Sui was ambitious and seemed not to be limited to just the Spirit World.

It was as if he had long since set his sights on the Heavens and Myriad Realms.

Given time, the influence of the Human Race might truly spread to every world.

By then, the Human Race might become the absolute hegemon of the Mortal World.

The question is, what meaning does this have for Human Emperor Zhou Sui?

Even if he truly ruled the entire Mortal World, it would not be of much help to an Immortal's cultivation, right?

Or perhaps Human Emperor Zhou Sui's cultivation technique is related to this.

That is why he is so keen on unifying the Mortal World and expanding the influence of the Human Race.

To be honest, the intelligence he has obtained is far too little.

Therefore, he does not know what Human Emperor Zhou Sui's true purpose is.

But this does not matter at all; he is just an ordinary Reincarnated Immortal after all.

His greatest goal is to reincarnate and cultivate again, and ascend to the Immortal World once more.

As for the various affairs of the Mortal World, they have little to do with him.

Anyway, the current Human Race is already strong enough, with geniuses emerging in succession, so he does not need to shoulder so many responsibilities.

Thinking of this, he immediately felt much more relaxed.

After all, even if Human Emperor Zhou Sui has his own goals, it has little to do with him, and there is no conflict.