Soon, the so-called "newbie rewards" appeared in the inventory, giving Ye Chuan a subtly absurd feeling. He couldn’t help but laugh at himself.
Earlier, because of a crack on his phone screen, he hadn’t realized that the Universal Landlord APP could be scrolled further down—nor had he known that the task interface was hidden there.
But it wasn’t too late. Luckily, he had discovered it after switching phones.
Ye Chuan mused to himself, then suddenly had a realization.
"Did you break the camera just to remind me there were unclaimed rewards, you little rascal?"
For a brief moment, Ye Chuan felt touched. He silently abandoned his earlier plan to sell the old BlueMi phone for 20 bucks on the second-hand market. After all, in a way, that old phone had been his lucky charm.
After collecting himself, Ye Chuan tapped the screen and opened the inventory to check the rewards. Since they were just newbie rewards, he didn’t expect anything too impressive.
"Couldn’t they at least give me an Emperor Evolution Card or something?"
[Item: First-Class Immortal Scripture
After learning, one can master the method of cultivating immortality.]
A cultivation manual?
Ye Chuan hadn’t expected the newbie quests to reward him with a cultivation technique. Surprised, he double-checked the description to confirm it was real. Once he verified it, his heartbeat quickened.
"Could this cure my illness?"
Truthfully, Ye Chuan didn’t have any grand ambitions at the moment. Living a decent life with enough money to spend was already more than enough for him.
Remembering the other quests, he quickly switched tabs and saw two more newbie quest rewards waiting to be claimed.
[Newbie Side Quest: Gain Bai Qianshuang’s Trust (Completed)]
[Newbie Side Quest: Feed Bai Qianshuang Once (Completed)]
…
Ye Chuan realized there were actually three or four unclaimed rewards!
"I never even collected these? Guess earning 2,000 a day made me too content."
Amused, Ye Chuan tapped "Claim All" in one go.
His inventory now held three different pills and a new book.
It felt like logging into a game after a long absence and finding a pile of free rewards waiting.
"Damn, this feels kinda satisfying."
"I wanna eat beef—hold the scallions, and hold the beef too."
After checking again to make sure no rewards were left unclaimed, Ye Chuan began inspecting his haul.
The first was the First-Class Immortal Scripture—presumably the cultivation manual. He took it out, holding a bronze-colored scroll in his hands. The cover was soft yet sturdy, with a strange texture that reminded him of the fabric of Bai Qianshuang’s robe.
It had a satisfying weight to it.
Ye Chuan stopped in a corner to examine it but had no idea how to actually learn it.
"It’s literally in my hands—how can I not figure it out?" Frowning, he started reading the contents word by word.
But the text was filled with obscure characters, making it nearly impossible for him to decipher. Even though he wasn’t a studious person, these words were beyond what an average student could recognize.
"Oh right, I can ask the money tree to teach me."
He immediately thought of Bai Qianshuang at home and was about to stash the scroll back into his inventory when his fingers froze.
By accident, he had double-tapped the scroll’s icon in the inventory—and now, next to the First-Class Immortal Scripture, new text appeared:
[Learn?]
Ye Chuan: "…"
"Wait, so I could’ve just clicked to learn it from the inventory this whole time?"
He felt like he needed an instruction manual for this damn app.
Hesitantly, he pressed the "Learn" button.
The next moment, a flood of knowledge poured into his mind, as if he had already studied the scripture tens of thousands of times.
The overwhelming sensation made him pause and take a deep breath. Now, he understood how to sense spiritual energy.
But since he was outside, cultivating wasn’t practical. So, he turned his attention to the other rewards.
Aside from the familiar Tiger Strength Pill and Deer Blood Pill, there was a new one—the Swift Step Pill.
[Item: Swift Step Pill
Mortal-Grade Elixir. Consuming one permanently increases speed. Effects diminish with repeated use.]
A speed boost?
Ye Chuan had zero resistance to the words "permanent increase." After all, these were tangible upgrades—and significant ones at that.
Without hesitation, he swallowed all the pills.
The taste was as weird as ever—like ingesting a rainbow of poison, with indescribable flavors flooding his mouth.
"Ugh—wait, can’t spit it out…"
Instinctively, he opened his mouth but immediately clenched his lips shut. The pavement in front of him was covered in dirty water—if he spat them out, he’d have to pick them back up from the filth.
Soon, the pills dissolved into warmth, flowing down his throat. He could already feel the changes in his body.
"My strength… cough… and my body feels much better too."
Checking himself, he realized his illness had mostly faded—the suffocating sensation in his chest was gone.
As for the speed boost, he didn’t notice anything obvious yet.
Pleased with his massive gains, Ye Chuan nodded and looked at the last reward—a book-like item.
[Skill: Spirit Eye
After learning, one can see spiritual entities.]
"Spiritual entities… meaning ghosts?"
Ye Chuan fell silent for a few seconds, then quietly closed the inventory without learning the skill.
"It’s not that Spirit Eye isn’t useful—it’s just that believing in science has better cost-performance."
"I’ll keep this for later."
Putting away his phone, Ye Chuan wasn’t scared—just… strategically cautious.
Who said newbie rewards had to be used immediately?
Hoarding them as assets was the smarter move.
Carrying breakfast, he finally arrived home. After checking the app’s logs and confirming Bai Qianshuang was awake, he knocked.
"Got breakfast. Wanna eat?"
"Just come in."
Hearing her indifferent reply, Ye Chuan pushed the door open.
Inside, the long-haired girl sat cross-legged on the bed, her pristine white robes untouched by dust.
For some reason, she seemed even more ethereal and detached than before.
"You absorbed spiritual energy?" Recalling the logs, Ye Chuan asked.
Bai Qianshuang nodded expressionlessly. "I finally sensed a trace of it."
"How long until you’re back at full strength?"
"Not anytime soon." She shook her head. Despite absorbing some energy, the ambient spiritual energy here was still too thin.
Returning to her peak combat ability would take years.
"Then let’s eat breakfast first."
"I have spiritual energy now. I’m not hungry." Bai Qianshuang replied coldly. "Mortal food taints spiritual purity."
"Oh please, it’s not like your spiritual energy is stored in your intestines." Ye Chuan rolled his eyes.
Bai Qianshuang: "…"