There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 179 The Whereabouts of Zhan Hu

After surviving the tribulation, Hao Chen concealed his presence and found a habitable planet as a foothold.

Ancient Dragon Star was the landing point chosen by Hao Chen. Originally, this star was just an ordinary life-bearing planet in the dark universe, with most of the inhabitants being mortals.

However, it is said that tens of thousands of years ago, a quasi-emperor-level dragon accidentally perished here, attracting a large number of cultivators from the universe to come here in search of the quasi-emperor's inheritance.

As a result, Gulong Star transformed from an ordinary planet into a cultivation planet, attracting a large number of cultivators every day, and naturally becoming Hao Chen's first choice for gathering information.

Ancient Dragon Star Fallen Dragon Cliff is famous for its abundant production of the healing elixir, Dragon Blood Fruit, and cultivators come here every day in search of it.

At this moment, in a secluded spot on Dragonfall Cliff, a young man discovered a ripe dragon blood fruit. However, before he could even rejoice, a black brick quietly appeared behind his head and then slammed down heavily.

With a thud, the young man lay down on the ground and fell asleep. When he woke up again, he found that not only was the Blood Dragon Fruit gone, but he also felt cold all over.

"Damn it, who is it that not only stole the blood dragon fruit, but also didn't leave me any clothes?"

Rubbing his still-swollen head, the young man casually tore off a handful of grass and wove it into a grass skirt to cover his sensitive areas.

At the same time, he cursed the person who attacked him in his heart. You can say that ambushing him is one thing, and stealing his things is another, after all, they are all cultivators who will do anything for resources, but at least leave yourself some clothes to cover your shame.

The young man was unaware that the person he was cursing was currently sitting in a tavern, leisurely eating a meal, having exchanged the Blood Dragon Fruit he had robbed for Source Stones; otherwise, he would probably be even more furious.

After committing the robbery, Hao Chen transformed himself into a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy and went to a restaurant in the nearest city.

Hao Chen strode into the restaurant and generously tossed out a source stone: "Waiter, bring me the best wine and food."

"Alright, please have a seat, sir."

The waiter glanced at it briefly and immediately recognized that Hao Chen had given him a piece of pure source material. Although it was only the size of a thumb, it was a valuable commodity.

While listening to the conversations around him, Hao Chen sorted out the information he had gathered.

Based on my understanding, the Dark Universe should be in the mythological era at this time, with perfected rules of heaven and earth, and the supreme beings in the realm of humanity are also called Celestial Venerables.

Moreover, while the number of Celestial Venerables may not be as numerous as dogs, it is certainly not small, and there are even True Immortals lying in wait.

"Troublesome. Since there are true immortals, there might also be immortal kings, and even quasi-immortal emperors are not impossible."

At this moment, Hao Chen deeply felt the power of the Dark Universe: "It seems that I can't be reckless yet, I still need to develop cautiously."

Just as Hao Chen was still thinking about where to go next, someone next to him suddenly started talking about the Qingmu Star auction in half a month.

Hao Chen originally had no interest in the auction, but he suddenly heard that the grand finale of the auction was a divine beast, a white tiger.

"White Tiger? Could it be War Tiger?" Hao Chen didn't know why he immediately thought of War Tiger, but he trusted his intuition.

"It seems I should go to this so-called auction first. I hope this divine beast, the white tiger, is a war tiger."

Hao Chen thought to himself, then picked up a pot of wine and went to the table where the people who had just been talking about the auction were sitting.

"Brother, I'm new here, and I just overheard some of you talking about the auction. I'm quite interested. Could you tell me about it?"

Hao Chen's sudden arrival surprised the group who were chatting enthusiastically. However, seeing Hao Chen's youthful appearance, it seemed that he had just entered the world of cultivation.

In order to get as much information as possible from them, Hao Chen smiled and said, "Brothers, I was being presumptuous. Today, I'll be hosting, and I hope you will do me the honor."

As Hao Chen spoke, he called out to the waiter, "Waiter, hurry up and bring up the best wine and food for my brothers."

The group of people who were initially wary of Haochen changed their tune instantly after hearing that Haochen was treating them to a meal. They smiled and pulled Haochen to sit among them.

"Hey buddy, don't be so polite. It's just news about the auction, we'll tell you all about it today."

"Yes, yes, don't underestimate us just because our cultivation levels aren't high. We've been to many planets. We wouldn't dare say we know everything, but we do know many secrets that even holy sites don't know."

And so, through the conversations of the group, Hao Chen gained a certain understanding of this so-called Green Wood Auction.

It's safe to say that as a minor character in various fantasy worlds, he knows a lot.

The Aoki Auction House is an enterprise of the Aoki clan, which is a native family of Aoki Star. The founding ancestor was a powerful quasi-emperor at the ninth level.

Originally, there were several great sects and families on Qingmu Star that were comparable to the Qingmu Clan. However, after the Qingmu Clan submitted to the God Clan, they used the power of the God Clan to eliminate the disobedient forces on Qingmu Star and became the undisputed overlord of Qingmu Star.

According to these passersby, this divine race suddenly appeared hundreds of years ago. Most of them are beast cultivators with powerful bloodlines, but they do not consider themselves to belong to the demon race. Instead, they call themselves the divine race.

Upon hearing this, Hao Chen knew that the God Clan was created by Chen Ying. However, according to these passersby, the God Clan was not only incredibly powerful but also extremely mysterious, and there were even rumors that the God Clan's ruler possessed the power to slay immortals.

"Chen Ying is already able to defy the immortal path?!" Hao Chen felt a sense of crisis. He admitted that he was not yet capable of defying the immortal path.

But unexpectedly, after only a short time apart, Chen Ying has actually grown to the point of possessing the combat power of an immortal. It's just unknown how much truth there is to this rumor.

"What those brothers just said about the divine beast White Tiger at the auction..." Compared to the gods, Hao Chen was more concerned about the so-called divine beast White Tiger.

The passersby, clearly having misunderstood, patted Hao Chen on the shoulder and said, "I knew you young people who have just entered the world of cultivation were interested in so-called divine beasts, but take my advice, these are not things we should be thinking about."

"That's right. The Qingmu Auction House once released news about the divine beast White Tiger. It is said that this divine beast is not highly cultivated, but it has a rich divine beast bloodline in its body and has great cultivation value. Whether it is used for contracting or for refining medicine, it is top-notch."

"Therefore, many powerful forces are interested in this and are willing to travel across billions of star systems to participate in the auction."

"Thank you for informing me, brothers. I understand. I just want to broaden my horizons."

As Hao Chen spoke, his figure blurred and then disappeared in the astonished gazes of several passersby.

When the group came to their senses, Hao Chen was nowhere to be seen, and even the events that had just occurred were somewhat hazy in their memories.

The group scratched their heads, looking at the table full of food and wine with strange expressions.

"What did you order?"

"No, it seems like someone invited us?"

"Don't look at me, it's not me, I have no money."

When the topic of money came up, one of them instinctively reached for his chest, only to find it empty. His face turned ashen, and he exclaimed, "My money is gone! Did you bring any money?"

"money?"

Upon hearing that their companion's money was missing, the others all reached for their chests, only to find nothing.

"Damn it, my money was stolen too."

"Me too!"

After a quick discussion, the group realized they had been tricked. Looking at the table full of food and wine, they swallowed hard and began to assess their own cultivation levels, wondering if they could withstand a beating while trying to dine and dash.

The waiter, who was serving the food, heard that they wanted to dine and dash, so he waved to the door, and several burly men, whose auras were no less than theirs, walked in.

Hao Chen had no idea what happened to the stranger who had tricked him when he left. All he knew was that he had not only eaten and received the news, but his wallet had also become fuller.

"As expected, murder and arson bring wealth, but swindling and cheating are still my ways." Hao Chen hummed a little tune as he flew towards the main city of Gulong Star, where there was a cross-star domain teleportation array that could directly transport him to Qingmu Star.

In the modern timeline, after sending Walnut away, Hao Chen excitedly went to find Cat Tears, thinking that he might be able to make a deal with Cat Tears to make him willingly warm his bed.