"It's nothing." Bai Qianshuang realized her emotions were off. She patted her expressionless face and gave Luo Xi a slight nod.
"Are you really okay?" Luo Xi couldn't help but sweat a little when she saw the faint red mark on Bai Qianshuang's delicate cheek.
It looked painful.
But since Bai Qianshuang didn’t want to talk about it, Luo Xi naturally wouldn’t pry.
……
Several days passed in a flash.
Nothing particularly noteworthy happened. Ye Chuan didn’t even log into the Tianxuan Continent—he just claimed his daily rewards and left it at that.
Meanwhile, Luo Xi spent her time learning the basics of cultivation from Bai Qianshuang, and at night, Ye Chuan would help infuse her with spiritual energy.
Luo Xi’s progress wasn’t slow. In just a few days, she had reached the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Realm and could now perform basic spells.
"Chuan, this is amazing!"
In an open training area, Luo Xi stretched out her palm, where frost crystals began to gather.
This was a practice room Ye Chuan had built inside their house using the renovation system—a vast, empty space spanning over a hundred square meters, perfect for practicing spells and techniques.
Luo Xi had long stopped questioning how a house that looked no bigger than a hundred square meters from the outside could contain such a massive room. She simply chalked it up to Ye Chuan’s cultivation abilities.
Everything made perfect sense.
"Chuan, does this mean I can fight those monsters now?" Luo Xi asked excitedly.
"You want to fight them?" Ye Chuan replied.
"Yeah!"
"You don’t really need to." With a snap of his fingers, dark mist swirled beneath Luo Xi’s feet, coalescing into over a dozen shadowy beasts—giant wolves, eagles, and stags, each radiating a terrifying aura.
"…?!" Luo Xi blinked in surprise.
"These are the ‘Pokémon’ I tamed from the rift last time. Since their strength scales with my cultivation level, you don’t need to worry about your safety," Ye Chuan explained with a chuckle.
"Don’t worry."
Normally, Ye Chuan wouldn’t have enough mana to sustain so many shadow beasts, as each one continuously drained his reserves.
But there was one problem—
The Holy Grail.
A legendary-tier artifact gifted by Lilith, granting him infinite mana.
No worries about running out.
No hacks, just pure, hard-earned pay-to-win.
Fights? Always a gang-up.
Take it up with my Pokémon.
"No way!" Luo Xi clenched her fists, as if psyching herself up. "I’ll train hard so I won’t hold you back! Hmph, maybe I’ll even surpass you one day. Then I’ll be the one protecting you!"
Watching the girl’s adorable display—pointing her finger and flashing a bright grin—Ye Chuan couldn’t help but laugh as he crossed his arms.
"Sure, let’s see if you can actually protect me by then."
Just as Luo Xi was beaming, she suddenly felt something on her finger. Looking down, she saw a delicate, intricately crafted ring.
"A ring?" She examined it curiously before tilting her head. "Did you buy this for me?"
"Yep. A proposal ring. Pack your things tomorrow—we’re getting married. Bring your household register."
"Huh? Chuan, is this really how you propose?" Luo Xi immediately pulled out her phone.
"Let me ask Mom—she has the household register."
As she was about to message Luo’s mother, she noticed Ye Chuan’s amused expression and gasped. "Chuan! You’re messing with me, aren’t you? This isn’t a real proposal!"
Ye Chuan smirked. "You just turned legal. You really wanna marry me already? Think you’re ready?"
"Jerk!" Luo Xi threw a flurry of weak punches at him.
"This ring is a storage artifact. Try using it," Ye Chuan explained.
Storage?
Though confused at first, Luo Xi quickly learned how to operate the spatial ring under Ye Chuan’s guidance. "Wow, this is so convenient! Now when I set up my street stall, packing up will be a breeze!"
Before she could finish, Ye Chuan flicked her forehead. "You’re a cultivator now, and you’re still thinking about street vending?"
"Eheh, old habits die hard." She gently touched the ring, her expression softening. "Hehe… Chuan, I really love it. Thank you."
"Then how are you gonna repay me?"
"I’ll cook something delicious for you~"
"Deal. Feed me now."
"Chuan, let’s go outside first…"
After a bit more training, evening arrived before they knew it.
"The auction’s about to start. I should log in and check it out." Ye Chuan sat on the bed. He had been idling the past few days, waiting for the auction. Now that it was finally happening, he figured he might as well see how much his cultivation manuals would sell for.
Tianxuan Continent, booting up!
……
……
The next moment, Ye Chuan opened his eyes inside an inn in Tianqian City.
"Meh, it’s alright." He patted the mattress behind him. Definitely not as comfortable as home, but since he didn’t plan on staying overnight in the Tianxuan Continent, it didn’t matter.
Time to head out.
"Honored Immortal, will you be extending your stay? Today marks the fifth day," the innkeeper called out as soon as he heard footsteps descending the wooden stairs.
"How long does the auction last?" Ye Chuan asked.
"Just one day."
"Then no need." Without another word, Ye Chuan strode out of the inn.
The streets outside were packed. The moment he stepped out, he was met with a sea of people crowding the pathways.
"This is insane." Ye Chuan couldn’t help but mutter. He had expected a large turnout, but not to this extent.
What a spectacle.
"Let’s head to the auction first." He made his way toward the Treasures Pavilion.
A maidservant approached him as soon as he arrived. "Esteemed guest, do you have a reserved seat? If not, you may only observe from the outer area."
"Reserved seat?" Ye Chuan hadn’t been aware of that.
Not that it mattered—he was only here to see how his items fared, not to buy anything.
If he took a liking to something, he could always… borrow it from the winning bidder later.
Still, he pulled out a token. "I have this Treasures Pavilion pass. Does it get me a seat?"
"Ah, a distinguished member! Of course, right this way." The maidservant guided him to an entrance. "You may proceed here."
"Got it." Ye Chuan hadn’t expected the perks to be this good. Without hesitation, he stepped inside.
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with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
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!
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
