Oh?
Ye Chuan tried clicking to use the Spirit Crystal. As the icon lit up, it indeed worked directly!
[After using the Spirit Crystal, the cultivation technique automatically activates. Estimated absorption and breakthrough to the mid-stage of Qi Refining Realm in 24 hours.]
Ye Chuan immediately felt a buzzing sound from his body as the technique accelerated on its own, absorbing the spiritual energy from the Spirit Crystal and refining it into spiritual power.
How to describe it?
It was like being a computer’s CPU, with the cooling fan inside his body whirring loudly.
He quickly checked his status—
[Name: Ye Chuan
…
Status: Auto-cultivating (accelerated by Spirit Crystal absorption). Time remaining until mid-stage Qi Refining Realm: 1 day (affected by technique, spiritual root, physique, etc.)]
From seven days down to just one!
This really was a treasure. If only he could get his hands on more.
Thinking this, Ye Chuan silently glanced at his wallet—he could afford a few more rounds, and tomorrow he’d have another four thousand yuan.
"Pulling for physique costs money, pulling for spiritual roots costs money, and adventures cost money too." The thought made Ye Chuan hiss and narrow his eyes.
Wait… this doesn’t feel right.
Something’s off here.
Why does it feel like everything requires spending money? Ye Chuan suddenly realized that despite having money, he still felt somewhat poor.
High income, but even higher expenses!
But considering the benefits of adventures, he decided to go for one more today.
A thousand yuan—let’s go!
After charging in, Ye Chuan exchanged it for another adventure attempt.
[Landing Location: Tianxuan Continent]
[You appear at the entrance of a village in the Donghua Divine Continent. A strong scent of blood fills the air. Will you enter?]
This scenario feels familiar.
Ye Chuan thought for a moment, then his eyes widened in surprise. Could it be that wolf demon again?
Whatever, better retreat for now.
[You chose not to enter the village, but behind you is a sheer cliff. Facing the bottomless abyss, you decide to—]
[1. Shout “Man!” and jump down to see if you can stumble upon a legendary opportunity.]
[2. Attempt to use your Qi Refining Realm strength to fly across on a sword.]
[3. Return to the village.]
Ye Chuan: ?
A cliff behind him, a blood-soaked village ahead.
"Great, just great. No way out, huh?" Ye Chuan couldn’t help but laugh bitterly at the options on his phone, even clapping sarcastically.
Fine, let’s check out the village.
Though it pained him to waste a thousand yuan, compared to the guaranteed death of jumping off a cliff, he chose to enter the village and test his luck.
Maybe it wasn’t that wolf demon after all.
[Facing the endless abyss, you turn back and enter the village. The overwhelming stench of blood makes you uneasy. Corpses of villagers are strewn everywhere—a group of black-clad bandits is pillaging the settlement. You decide to…]
[1. Intervene and save the villagers.]
[2. Loot the corpses.]
[3. Find a way to escape.]
Loot the corpses?
Seeing the familiar option, Ye Chuan’s eyes lit up, but he quickly reconsidered. This was just an ordinary village—what treasures could these commoners possibly have?
Better take down the bandits instead.
[You choose to intervene. Though the black-clad men are skilled, they’re merely untrained mortals. Wielding your sword and channeling spiritual power, you cut through them like vegetables. Most are swiftly defeated, and the remaining bandits, recognizing your cultivation methods, threaten: “Our Black Wind Gang is backed by the Qianyuan Sect!” You decide to…]
[1. Declare your name (enter text).]
[2. Leave no survivors.]
[3. Immediately kneel and apologize.]
Oh?
Threatening someone stronger than you? That’s just asking for death.
Ye Chuan found these bandits’ logic baffling, but seeing the first option, a mischievous grin spread across his face as he typed on his phone.
[You choose to declare your name: “I am Huang Haotian of the Qingyun Sect!” The bandits freeze in shock, their faces paling. “The Qingyun Sect?!” they exclaim before scattering in panic. After cutting down a few, some manage to escape the village. You decide to…]
[1. Chase the remaining fugitives.]
[2. Stay and speak with the surviving villagers.]
Ye Chuan didn’t hesitate.
[You choose to talk to the remaining villagers, but they all cower in fear. In a corner, you find someone who appears to be the village chief and learn that the Qingyun Sect is actually a notorious demonic sect—hence the villagers’ terror. You decide to…]
[You choose to partially explain the situation. Though the chief remains skeptical, he eventually claims to believe you. The bandits had come for a village treasure, and to prevent further attacks, the chief offers it to you for safekeeping. You decide to…]
[1. Accept the treasure.]
[2. Refuse the treasure.]
Take it!
Absolutely take it!
[You choose to accept the treasure—a simple yet ancient jade pendant engraved with a miniature Spirit Gathering Array, which accelerates cultivation speed.]
[Just as you take the pendant, the village chief, seizing the moment when your guard is down, swings an axe at your neck.]
[“You’re no better than the rest!” he snarls. You realize too late that the chief is also a Qi Refining cultivator—he had hidden earlier, fearing the bandits might have other cultivators among them.]
[You die.]
[Adventure concluded. Items eligible for retrieval: 1.]
Huh?
Ye Chuan was momentarily stunned by the sudden twist. Wait, why did the chief attack out of nowhere?
Damn it, is everyone here a villain?
It seems not a single decent person exists in this world.
Ye Chuan finally gained a clearer understanding of the deceitful nature of the cultivation world. Rubbing his temples, he consoled himself that at least this trip wasn’t a total loss.
[Item: Ancient Jade Pendant
Blue-grade. Engraved with a miniature Spirit Gathering Array. Permanently reduces auto-cultivation time by 2 days per realm.
Equippable. Can be appraised further.]
Not bad, right? It speeds up idle cultivation, which is perfect for a lazy person like Ye Chuan.
Good stuff, definitely worth a thousand bucks!
Ye Chuan equipped it. Though no physical pendant appeared around his neck, his character info now displayed it under the equipment tab.
As soon as the pendant was equipped, his phone vibrated.
[You have reached the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Realm.]
[Status: Auto-cultivating. Time remaining until late-stage Qi Refining Realm: 6 days (affected by technique, spiritual root, physique, etc.)]
Ye Chuan was surprised—had the pendant skipped the Spirit Crystal absorption phase?
Sensing his spiritual power, he confirmed it had indeed grown denser compared to the early stage.
"Now when I meet early-stage cultivators in adventures, can I call them ants?" Ye Chuan chuckled, fairly satisfied with the outcome.
Too bad he didn’t find anything to boost his precious money-tree’s favorability.
More snacks, maybe?
But no rush. Ye Chuan decided to take some time to consolidate his gains (and save up money).
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.”
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.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
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."
