"Hey-ho."
"Hey-ho, hey."
Early morning sunlight filtered through the tree branches, scattering across the path fragrant with the smell of steamed buns.
A ponytailed girl held a bun in one hand while the other gestured vaguely in the air.
"What are you doing?" Ye Chuan asked, eyeing Luo Xi’s swaying, lively ponytail.
Her hands had been moving in all sorts of gestures since morning—anyone else might’ve thought she was performing some mysterious ritual.
"The broadcasting club needs to prepare a performance. A few of us decided we’re doing a dance," Luo Xi said with a cheerful grin.
Dancing?
"You can dance?" Ye Chuan had no idea about this.
"I can learn, okay?" Luo Xi tilted her body playfully, raising a finger and cutely shaking it in front of her lips with confidence. "With my athletic talent, dancing’s a piece of cake."
"Dancing’s good," Ye Chuan agreed. "Sweating a little makes it more fun. Like in P.E. class, in the equipment room, wearing gym clothes—"
Before he could finish the second word, Luo Xi stuffed a bun into his mouth.
"Jerk, stop talking." Her cheeks puffed up slightly.
She didn’t even know why she’d agreed to Ye Chuan’s antics in the first place.
Ye Chuan silently chewed the bun before adding, "Actually, I can dance too."
"I don’t believe you."
"Back when I did livestreams, I had to dance to please my top donors. I was practically a veteran performer." Ye Chuan demonstrated with a few exaggerated hip thrusts, earning an exasperated eye-roll from Luo Xi.
"Chuan, here." Luo Xi rummaged in her pocket.
"What?"
Ye Chuan felt something slip onto his wrist—a hair tie, clearly one Luo Xi had used before.
"What’s this, marking your territory?" Ye Chuan smirked, well aware of her possessive little gesture.
"Hmph." Luo Xi hummed triumphantly before wrapping her arms around his.
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At school, instead of diving straight into gaming or defending hooded radishes in EW, Ye Chuan opened the "Tenant of All Realms" app during class.
His inventory was packed with thousands of cultivation manuals, all scavenged from the Qingyun Sect’s treasury.
"Qingyun Sect should be thanking me for saving these from the heavenly tribulation," Ye Chuan muttered.
"Low-grade…"
"Mid-grade…"
"Hmm…"
He began sorting through them. Most were mediocre, so he dismissed them outright.
"Not many good ones here. Only the elders’ manuals are worth anything."
"Supreme-grade sword art—Qingyun Sword Technique?"
"Learn."
"Ten Thousand Methods of Utilizing a Furnace Cauldron?"
"Learn."
"Supreme-grade Breeze Movement Technique?"
"Learn."
Ye Chuan could master any technique without prerequisites, so he started combining them—sword arts as his main focus, movement techniques as support.
In one go, he learned over twenty supreme-grade sword techniques.
"Too bad they’re only supreme-grade," he sighed.
As he studied them, he noticed many similarities, allowing him to merge insights from different styles.
"Oh well, it’s still a big improvement. Before this, I barely had any moves." Previously, he’d only had one divine ability and a couple of techniques.
More skills were never a bad thing.
"As for these, I’ll sell them for spirit stones." He’d considered saving some for Bai Qianshuang, but she’d probably have a meltdown seeing Qingyun Sect’s techniques.
Plus, explaining their origin would be tricky.
["I found these!"]
Yeah, that wouldn’t fly—they weren’t even from the same world.
["Family heirlooms!"]
Qingyun Sect’s heirlooms? That’d probably tank Bai Qianshuang’s affection to rock bottom.
Forget it. Spirit stones it is.
He could always visit an auction house later—novels made it seem easy.
"Wish I had some god-tier techniques, though."
His phone buzzed.
[Recommended for You: Gacha Update! Now featuring Cultivation Manuals, Spells, and Magic Exchange (First Top-Up Bonus: $6 for 666 draws!)]
Ye Chuan: "…"
"If only I could just become an Immortal Emperor straight away," he said, raising his voice slightly.
The phone stayed silent.
"Trash algorithm." He scoffed.
[Recommended for You: Limited-Time Supreme Immortal Emperor Ascension Card! Special Price: 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999. Countdown: 59:59]
Ye Chuan: "…"
Not even Zimbabwe could afford that.
Ignoring the absurd offer, he focused on the gacha for techniques and spells.
The interface looked as barebones as ever, like it was slapped together last minute.
He half-suspected the app was laundering money through him.
"First draw for $6, then 10,000 per spin?" His eye twitched.
Even physique and spiritual root draws weren’t this expensive. Why were techniques priced like this?
Then again, top-tier techniques were as valuable as innate talents.
"Whatever, let’s try." It was just six bucks for the first draw.
Gacha time.
[Drawing in progress…]
[Congratulations! Obtained Passive: Mana Affinity. Added to inventory.]
Not from Tianxuan Continent?
Ye Chuan checked the details.
[Item: Mana Affinity (Passive)
Effect: Increases magic potency and reduces mana consumption.]
Not even supreme-grade, but passives were always useful.
Every bit counted.
Learn.
Immediately, his perception of his mana core sharpened.
"Might as well do a ten-pull." He’d already started—why not toss in 100,000 for a bigger splash?
The screen flashed gold!
[Congratulations! Obtained Mountain Crusher Technique. Added to inventory.]
[Congratulations! Obtained Magic Sword. Added to inventory.]
[Congratulations! Obtained Fireball Spell. Added to inventory.]
[Congratulations! Obtained Lightning Evasion. Added to inventory.]
[...]
Skimming through, the magic-based skills were decent—good for diversifying his arsenal.
But the real prize was the golden supreme-grade item.
[Item: Demon Light Beam
Effect: Unleashes a devastating mana ray. Duration and attributes scale with the user.]
A laser cannon?
Now that was useful.
Learn.
"Ugh, did I overdo it?" A dull ache pulsed in his head.
Probably mental overload from absorbing too much knowledge at once.
"Learned dozens today. Should take a break."
Besides, he still had to meet Wang Yanran for lunch later.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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!" "......"
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
