From that day on, Lan Xiaoke truly began to cultivate diligently.
Although her efficiency wasn't high, her attitude was at least properly displayed.
At this moment, Lan Xiaoke was sitting cross-legged on her bed, circulating the techniques of the Jade Void Sect, while the abundant spiritual energy from the Spirit Gathering Array continuously poured into her body.
Of course, Lan Xiaoke's speed of improving her cultivation was still very slow.
But for the sake of one million, she decided she would play fewer games recently.
...
"Xiaoke has been so hardworking lately?" Ye Chuan seemed a bit surprised upon hearing this news from Bai Qianshuang, though he could sense Lan Xiaoke's every move through his released divine sense.
She was indeed cultivating diligently.
"Yes, Xiaoke's progress is quite fast," Bai Qianshuang also remarked. One must know, in the past, asking Lan Xiaoke to sit still and circulate her techniques for a while would make her cry and complain about being sore and tired all over. Now, being so focused is a truly commendable attitude.
"I hope she can keep it up for a few more days," Ye Chuan said.
If Lan Xiaoke performed well, giving her more pocket money wasn't out of the question. After all, they were counting on her to increase her cultivation level to produce more keys to the small world, which was an excellent way to obtain resources.
Also, today Ye Chuan directly contacted Wang Yanran. Since he now had a considerable amount of spirit stones on hand, he planned to have Wang Yanran take a batch to the Super Martial World and see how things went.
Soon after receiving Ye Chuan's message, Wang Yanran came directly to his place.
"Ye Chuan, I'm here." After entering, Wang Yanran noticed Lan Xiaoke sitting in meditation on the sofa, circulating her techniques. The latter had her eyes tightly closed, and the aura emanating from her made Wang Yanran feel incredulous.
Although Lan Xiaoke was considered amateurish in the eyes of Ye Chuan and Bai Qianshuang, in the eyes of Wang Yanran and others, she was undoubtedly a top-tier expert, possessing absolutely overwhelming combat power.
"Alright, this storage bag is for you." Ye Chuan directly tossed a storage bag to Wang Yanran.
"There are quite a few spirit stones inside. They're the good stuff I told you about that can increase leveling speed. Take them and see how much you can sell them for, aiming for maximum profit," he continued, not forgetting to teach Wang Yanran how to use the item.
"Isn't this a bit too valuable?" Wang Yanran looked at the storage bag in her hand. It was her first time touching such a magical treasure, and she couldn't help but say.
For something so miraculous, Wang Yanran felt it was too precious, and she didn't feel right accepting it.
"It's fine. You've been with me for so long; you deserve this," Ye Chuan said. "Although this thing is rare, you are worthy of it."
Although, Ye Chuan's backpack still contained hundreds, even thousands, of storage bags.
"Okay, I understand." Hearing Ye Chuan say that, Wang Yanran suddenly felt warmth in her heart. She hadn't expected Ye Chuan to care about her so much, and she was somewhat moved.
"I will find suitable buyers for these spirit stones," Wang Yanran said.
"Good." Ye Chuan had considerable trust in Wang Yanran, as she had handled all previous tasks perfectly, with almost no slip-ups.
"But for these spirit stones, Ye Chuan, what price do you think we should set per piece?" Wang Yanran asked Ye Chuan for his thoughts first.
"Start at a million per piece," Ye Chuan said.
Bai Qianshuang, who was eating snacks nearby, was stunned.
One piece... a million?
"A million? Hmm, that is indeed a reasonable price," Wang Yanran nodded. For a treasure that can increase leveling speed, buyers would be the last thing they'd lack.
"Reasonable..." Bai Qianshuang murmured softly, which caught Wang Yanran's attention. "Miss Qianshuang, do you have any thoughts?"
"I don't," Bai Qianshuang swallowed the food in her mouth and chose to act as if she knew nothing.
So-called spirit stones are ores containing spiritual energy, a hard currency on the Tianxuan Continent. However, even on the Tianxuan Continent, the equivalent value of a single spirit stone isn't extremely high; otherwise, it wouldn't be used as a unit of currency.
Hearing Ye Chuan wanting to sell one for a million, Bai Qianshuang felt she was becoming desensitized to those numbers.
"Alright, I'll find a way to sell the ten thousand spirit stones inside," Wang Yanran said.
Afterwards, Wang Yanran didn't forget to chat with Bai Qianshuang for a while, though the topics were mostly very mundane.
Bai Qianshuang's nature was originally aloof and reserved. Being pestered to chat like this, she didn't quite know how to respond and could only awkwardly reply with a few sentences.
It was like tormenting an introvert.
"If you want to cultivate here, you can stay longer. There's no need to keep pulling Qianshuang along like this." Facing the pleading look Bai Qianshuang cast his way, Ye Chuan finally spoke up.
"You really understand me, Ye Chuan." Wang Yanran suddenly smiled. She first glanced at Lan Xiaoke, then sat down beside her to also meditate and absorb spiritual energy.
Wang Yanran's current strength placed her at the top in the Super Martial World, having already reached the Crystal Core stage. Naturally, she could walk sideways without fear—the only concerns were facing those monsters and being careful of the invading players.
And by freeloading spiritual energy at Ye Chuan's place, Wang Yanran's realm improved rapidly as well.
It wasn't until before dinner that Wang Yanran reluctantly left Ye Chuan's home.
After leaving Ye Chuan's house, Wang Yanran immediately went to the Super Martial Alliance and summoned all its high-ranking members.
After clearly explaining the function of the spirit stones, she spread the news about this matter.
"A special kind of ore? Absorbing the power within can increase leveling speed?" This statement was like dropping a depth charge into the Super Martial World, instantly stirring up countless waves.
With monsters and players invading, wantonly destroying cities and ecosystems, and the cultivation industry for Super Martial artists gradually maturing and stabilizing, in a time when combat power was most needed, a treasure that could boost leveling speed undoubtedly touched everyone's most sensitive nerve.
The first to call Wang Yanran were naturally those familiar faces from the Super Martial families.
Some who had missed out on the Armor Transformation Devices before were already regretting it. Now that Wang Yanran had new treasures to offer, they naturally didn't want to miss out again.
"Miss Wang Yanran, is it true what you said about increasing leveling speed?"
"Does such a thing really exist? Miss Yanran, you're not fooling this old man, are you?"
Some family heads of Super Martial clans even drove directly to the Alliance to inquire about the details in person.
In the office, dozens of people now stood, each one a figure who could cause tremors in the Super Martial World with a single stomp.
Surrounded by so many family heads, Wang Yanran remained calm. She simply stated,
"Yes, this is the treasure that can increase leveling speed. It was gathered from within the rifts by [That Man] at great risk, barely escaping with his life."
After speaking, Wang Yanran took out a spirit stone from the storage bag and placed it on the table.
"This is it."

shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]

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."

grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)

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?!