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."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
