The morning's incident was just another minor episode.
Su Qi hadn't left the house just to grab a meal.
His ultimate destination was the Cardholder Association in Jiangxia City.
First, he needed to register his recent promotion to the sixth rank.
Otherwise, people might suspect he was "harboring ill intentions."
Hah, just kidding—the world wasn’t that dark yet.
The main reason was that starting from the sixth rank, cardholders could claim a free advancement reward from the Association with each promotion.
The rewards varied in value, entirely dependent on individual capability.
But to put it bluntly:
A standard sixth-rank card?
Market reference price: 100K.
For a rare card? You couldn’t get your hands on one for less than 500K.
No wonder people called it a "whale’s profession."
For an average family, the sixth rank was pretty much the ceiling for a cardholder’s journey.
Second, this place had plenty of little loli—
Er, no, short girls.
Finding one under 160cm wouldn’t be hard at all.
He just needed to casually encounter one facing some difficulty, offer guidance, and then ask for her contact info. That should count as completing the mission.
The lobby bustled with cardholders handling various tasks.
Su Qi approached the front desk and said, "Hello, I’m here to register my sixth-rank promotion."
The staff member glanced up, surprise flickering in their eyes at his youthful appearance. "Sixth rank? One moment, please. Provide your cardholder ID, and I’ll check for you."
Su Qi nodded and recited his number.
Soon after, the staff handed him a form. "Please fill in the required details, then proceed to the third floor for your advancement test."
Su Qi took the form, quickly completed it, and headed upstairs via the elevator.
The test itself was straightforward—just a specialized device to measure soul energy.
The real hassle was the "advancement reward."
As the saying went, the free stuff was always the most expensive.
...
He hadn’t taken more than a few steps out of the elevator before the cacophony nearly overwhelmed him.
Most of it had nothing to do with him.
But a small portion...
"Wow, check it out! A hottie just walked in!"
"He’s even more dreamy than that middle-parted guy from yesterday!"
"I wonder if he has a boyfriend. Ugh, my heart’s racing!"
"A boyfriend?"
"Yeah, the harder they are to get, the hotter they are."
Su Qi wasn’t exactly comfortable being the center of attention. He briskly made his way toward the northernmost area.
This was the top floor of the Cardholder Association.
The card ranking system had been mentioned before:
Common, Fine, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic, Origin.
An Origin card wasn’t necessarily stronger than a Mythic one.
But it was guaranteed to be unique.
The Jiangxia branch had one such ten-star special Origin card—their treasure.
[The Nameless Preacher]
This card had zero combat power. In fact, it only had one skill:
Creating a unique field that boosted cultivation speed by 10% for anyone below the ninth rank.
Most people on the sixteenth floor were here for this card.
The literal definition of "pay-to-win tutoring."
Of course, while others might consider this 10% boost priceless, to Su Qi, it was whatever.
He wasn’t interested.
He was only here because the Association’s card vault was also on the sixteenth floor.
Blind-draw a card.
Grab it and leave.
Weaving through the crowd, Su Qi stopped before a metallic platform.
Before him hovered an inverted metallic structure—like an upside-down pyramid.
It stood about ten meters wide and tall, its massive size necessitating its placement on the top floor.
But this also meant the high ceiling allowed for multiple smaller platforms, accommodating more cultivators.
Su Qi extended his right hand, holding it a palm’s width away from the floating metal, then closed his eyes to focus.
With just the slightest brush of his mental energy, he sensed a surge of power.
Most people would meticulously analyze the card’s type or energy fluctuations through spiritual perception, carefully selecting their prize.
There was even a somewhat mystical "gacha guide" circulating.
But to Su Qi, it made no difference.
None of these could compare to what he could make himself. He’d just sell whatever he got anyway.
500K? Small profit. 100K? Still no loss.
Before him, tiny golden specks of light began gathering.
...
Yet, on the other side of the pyramid—
A flash of astonishment crossed Yun Huang’s icy gaze.
What kind of technique was this?
The card she had nearly finished materializing had been snatched away in an utterly domineering, unreasonable manner. Even the golden light had dissipated, severing all connection to her.
This could only mean one thing.
On the opposite side—
There was an expert.
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
