Bai Qianshuang woke up from her unconscious state and opened her eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling…
She could feel the spiritual energy within her body, which seemed to have replenished by now.
"What exactly happened last night…? Why was my spiritual energy suddenly drained?" Bai Qianshuang couldn’t understand. After all, she was at the peak of the Golden Core realm—how could Ye Chuan have completely drained her energy?
It was only then that Bai Qianshuang fully registered the strangeness of the situation. A strong arm was currently wrapped around her waist, and this wasn’t even her own room.
Bai Qianshuang: "…!"
She turned her head to look beside her and saw Ye Chuan sleeping soundly while holding her.
Bai Qianshuang’s usually cold and expressionless face began to twitch, as if she were a rusted robot with gears jammed in place.
It took her a long moment to finally react!
Right—she still hadn’t lifted the perception-blocking spell.
With that realization, the flush on Bai Qianshuang’s snow-white face faded slightly. She slowly sat up and then released the spell to restore her senses.
After finishing, she tiptoed out of the room.
Even after closing the door, the sound of her bumping into a cabinet in her flustered state could still be heard from outside.
"…" Ye Chuan opened his eyes, yawned, and sat up. "This girl."
The spiritual energy Bai Qianshuang had lost had naturally been replenished by Ye Chuan using the Holy Grail. It seemed he needed to better master his Chaos Immortal Body—otherwise, Bai Qianshuang’s unintentional release of spiritual energy would just get drained by it again.
[Chaos: That girl got too close! Ah!]
During breakfast, Bai Qianshuang sat at the table eating as usual, but the way she kept avoiding eye contact and glancing away betrayed her current state of mind.
Meanwhile, Lan Xiaoke had a mischievous, gossipy look on her face. She never expected Bai Qianshuang to get knocked out—just how intense had things been?
"What are you giggling about?" Ye Chuan pinched Lan Xiaoke’s cheek when he noticed her snickering.
"Nothing, nothing~" Lan Xiaoke lowered her head and went back to playing with her phone.
Ye Chuan continued eating, and after a while, Bai Qianshuang finally spoke up. "Ye Chuan… did you sleep well last night?"
"Pretty well. Why?" Ye Chuan countered.
Bai Qianshuang: "…"
"Sleeping well… is good for recovery," she muttered, turning her face away before glancing up at the ceiling. "The lighting today is nice."
Too forced.
The lights weren’t even on.
Ye Chuan found it amusing but decided not to tease the little sword fairy any further.
"Our school’s anniversary celebration is coming up soon. It’s a big event—if you’re interested, I can take you there to have some fun." Ye Chuan mentioned his recent plans, hoping Bai Qianshuang could build her own social circle.
That way, she could integrate into society more smoothly.
"School anniversary… I see." Bai Qianshuang nodded slightly. The Jade Void Sect had similar events—a grand celebration held every fifty years with all sorts of interesting activities.
Like catching spirit beasts barehanded, solving riddles, sword-flight races…
But the moment she remembered that the once-great Jade Void Sect now only had her and the newly recruited Lan Xiaoke left, a wave of sorrow surged from deep within, tearing at her heart.
"Ah." Ye Chuan suddenly clapped his hands, snapping Bai Qianshuang out of her thoughts.
"…?" She blinked in surprise as Ye Chuan smiled at her.
"There’ll be lots of delicious food at the celebration. That should suit you well."
Bai Qianshuang responded quietly, "I’m not a glutton."
The words lacked conviction, and she silently took a bite of her bread.
But for some reason, the sadness in her heart lessened slightly. She glanced at Ye Chuan, who was now playfully pinching Lan Xiaoke’s cheeks…
Was he doing this on purpose?
Ever since being hunted by the major sects, she hadn’t felt this kind of warmth in a long time.
Just then, Ye Chuan felt his phone vibrate. He pulled it out and checked—Bai Qianshuang’s favorability had suddenly skyrocketed.
Favorability was something that slowed down significantly after reaching a certain point—sometimes even dropping.
Ye Chuan hadn’t expected Bai Qianshuang’s to rise again.
[Daily earnings: 8,000 → 16,000. Daily chance to obtain cultivation items or cultivation progress.]
[Obtained: Divine Ability Upgrade Card]
[Main Quest: Raise one tenant’s favorability to the maximum.]
Huh?
Not bad—earnings straight-up doubled.
And another Divine Ability Upgrade Card!
Seeing the notifications, Ye Chuan’s gaze toward Bai Qianshuang grew noticeably warmer, making the girl avert her eyes. After what happened last night, she seemed unwilling to meet his gaze.
[Item: Divine Ability Upgrade Card
Upgrades one divine ability, regardless of its tier.]
Currently, Ye Chuan had two divine abilities—One Qi Avatar and Nine Flames Manifestation.
The former allowed him to gang up on enemies, while the latter enhanced his individual power.
Both abilities consumed massive amounts of energy, but after obtaining the Holy Grail from Lilith, that was no longer an issue.
He could now maintain his avatars and manifestations indefinitely.
"Which ability should I upgrade? Probably One Qi Avatar first—it’s already at the highest tier."
Upgrade!
[Upgrade successful. Obtained: Primordial Avatar (Supreme Tier)]
[Divine Ability: Primordial Avatar
Creates a Primordial Avatar. The avatar’s spells and techniques retain full power.
Slain enemies can be converted into permanent avatars, their strength influenced by their original power and enhanced by the user’s own cultivation.]
"Not bad." Ye Chuan checked the Blood Wolf Demon’s status—after the upgrade, it had reached the Crystal Formation realm.
Previously, avatars obtained from slain enemies wouldn’t grow stronger, but now they could.
"I’ll worry about Nine Flames Manifestation later. It looks cool, but I prefer the justice of numbers."
After adjusting his state, Ye Chuan heard the doorbell ring.
Who could it be?
Luo Xi had a key, so she wouldn’t ring the bell.
Ye Chuan walked to the door and opened it to find Wang Yanran standing outside.
"Good morning, Ye Chuan. I’m here to be your driver," she said.
Until Ye Chuan got his driver’s license, Wang Yanran had taken it upon herself to chauffeur him around—something unheard of for the heir of a prominent martial family.
In other words, Wang Yanran’s actions represented the Wang family’s tacit approval.
"Alright. Have you eaten breakfast?"
"I have."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
