"This stone is called a spirit stone, a special type of ore," Wang Yanran continued explaining. "It can increase the speed of leveling up."
"Miss Yanran, how does one use this kind of stone?" asked the head of one super-martial family.
Such a large piece of stone—could it be that you just take it home and make soup with it?
The others also showed curious expressions. After all, this gem didn't seem all that different from the minerals produced in the rifts. Could it really increase leveling speed?
Wang Yanran had used spirit stones before. Faced with their questions, she simply smiled faintly.
"Well then, Old Master Zhou, you can give it a try."
Old Master Zhou was the head of the super-martial Zhou family who had just asked the question. Upon hearing Wang Yanran's words, he followed her instructions and picked up the stone.
"There are many ways to absorb this spirit stone, and one of them is very simple," Wang Yanran said. "Crush it."
"Crush it?" Old Zhou directly applied force. A crack sound came from the spirit stone in his hand, and soon a wisp of pure spiritual energy drifted out, then, as if drawn, merged into Old Zhou's body.
"Th-this is..." The moment the spiritual energy entered his body, Old Zhou's eyes nearly rolled back. His body trembled uncontrollably, shaking like a sieve.
The others were stunned for a moment. Was he on something?
"O-Old Master Zhou, are you alright?"
"Call an ambulance!"
"What's going on? Is he going to crash right after absorbing it?"
"Wait, everyone!" At that moment, Old Zhou suddenly snapped back to his senses, raising a hand to stop them. Facing the curious gazes around him, he let out a long exhale.
When he looked at Wang Yanran again, his eyes held an intense fervor.
"I... I broke through!"
His words caused everyone around to pause, then a flash of disbelief appeared in their eyes.
He broke through just like that?
Really?!
"Old Zhou, is that true?" someone immediately asked. "Is this thing really that miraculous?"
"More miraculous than eating golden fertilizer," Old Zhou said, as if savoring the feeling. "This thing is simply divine. I want another hit."
Seeing such a miraculous effect, the other family heads turned their gazes to Wang Yanran. "Miss Yanran, how much does this cost?"
Seeing their eagerness, Wang Yanran simply said,
"We don't have many of these. After all, they are precious goods Ye Chuan obtained at great risk. So, I plan to sell each one for one million."
One million...?
Good heavens...
The price wasn't cheap, but for the super-martial family heads present, it wasn't an unacceptable amount.
When the rifts appeared, these guys, as super-martial artists, had profited immensely from both the minerals and monster materials found inside.
"One million, I'll take them all!" Old Zhou said urgently.
"Hold on, Old Zhou, we want some too!"
"I want some too!"
At first, some were still considering the effect, but upon hearing Old Zhou wanted to buy everything, they immediately became anxious.
"I currently have five hundred pieces. Tell me first how many you want," Wang Yanran naturally understood the tactic of scarcity marketing. She smiled,
"Moreover, for those who place an order now, I will give everyone present one extra piece for free."
"Miss Yanran, I'll go get the money right now!"
"Save a spot for me!"
For such a good item, everyone's enthusiasm seemed instantly ignited, and all five hundred pieces were sold on the spot.
In the current super-martial world, strength was paramount. Only with strength did one have a voice and could obtain good things from the rifts.
Investment was for longer-term development.
And the moment they got their hands on them, those family heads took out one piece and crushed it directly.
The moment the spiritual energy entered their bodies, the family heads collectively let out an, "Ah~"
They almost rolled their eyes back and fainted.
So, so potent!
Everyone improved to some degree!
No wonder Old Zhou was so excited earlier. This treasure really worked!
For the Tianxuan Continent, because spiritual energy there was relatively abundant, the sensation brought by spirit stones wasn't as intense; they were just a conventional cultivation method.
But for the real world, a place with almost no spiritual energy, the impact of spirit stones was undoubtedly massive!
"Miss Yanran, when will the second batch arrive?" someone couldn't wait to ask Wang Yanran.
"The second batch will also arrive soon, probably in about half a month," Wang Yanran didn't want to keep these people waiting too long either, as she still had ten thousand spirit stones in hand that needed to be sold properly.
This was just an appetizer.
"Half a month, half a month is fine too."
After seeing off those family heads, Wang Yanran finally seemed to relax, sitting in her boss chair in a daze.
A few seconds later, she took out her phone and directly called Ye Chuan.
"Yanran, how did it go?" Ye Chuan's voice came from the other end of the line.
"I sold five hundred pieces first. Bringing out too many at once could easily drive the price down," Wang Yanran knew Ye Chuan was smart and naturally understood the principle of scarcity increasing value.
If people knew Wang Yanran had ten thousand pieces, they wouldn't be as eager to buy.
"Five hundred pieces means five hundred million. I'll transfer it to you later. I'm confident I can sell the rest within two months," Wang Yanran continued.
"Good, thank you for your hard work."
"No, I'm satisfied just being able to work by your side," Wang Yanran said.
"Is that so." Ye Chuan's laughter came through the phone. "Well then, rest early. You can come over for a meal tomorrow and try Luo Xi's cooking."
"Okay."
After hanging up, Wang Yanran put down her phone.
"Ah, if only I could live in that house too," she couldn't help but sigh, though Wang Yanran also knew there didn't seem to be a place for her there.
"Forget it, work hard. Don't think about such messy things."
...
On the other side, Ye Chuan also received eight hundred million. Part of it was from the spirit stones, and another part was from selling medicine.
"Such huge profits," Ye Chuan stroked his chin contentedly. This way, he wouldn't have to worry too much about money when enhancing weapons and magical treasures.
With a stable source of income, everything was actually much easier.
Leaving his room, Ye Chuan noticed Lan Xiaoke was still cultivating—
"She's really diligent. Going to such lengths just to top up in a game, huh, Xiaoke."
This would really make game companies shed tears.
"One Girl Goes to Such Lengths Just to Earn Money!"
But if Lan Xiaoke really broke through in her cultivation, Ye Chuan wouldn't be stingy with his rewards. After all, this girl was usually too lazy.
She is, at the very least, a disciple of the Jade Void Sect. Reviving the glory of the Jade Void should be her duty.
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.”
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
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.
