After settling Fang Fan, Chen Yi's attention was immediately drawn to Ye Ancai.
He had noticed something off about this guy earlier but assumed it was just contamination from the eerie power of the blood-stained pouch, so he hadn't paid it much mind.
However, when Fang Zheng stepped forward and also used the Soul Projection Technique to recreate the scene of Ye Ancai's arrest, Chen Yi realized—this was another big fish!
Just moments ago, he had been worrying about how to collect debts from Ling Xiao, and now, here was an opportunity delivered right to his doorstep!
The Fourth Group was no stranger to him. After all, during his first attempt to infiltrate the backend, the four members of the Fourth Group, who were undergoing trials in the No. 12 Exorcism Dungeon, had provided significant assistance!
This was a debt he owed, and he had promised to repay it when the chance arose.
And now, that chance had come.
"Excellent. Old Ye and Fang Fan shall be credited as the chief contributors, with Fang Zheng as the best support. Speak up—what rewards do you want?" Chen Yi asked cheerfully, in high spirits.
Ye Wuchen shrugged. "Brother Yi, no need for formalities. It's just that I’ve heard you still have a stockpile of Immortal Yuan Stones. Lately, the output of immortal veins hasn’t been sufficient. I’ve been searching diligently, but there’s still a shortfall. We’re almost unable to pay the Celestial Officials' salaries. So, I was wondering if you..."
"You’re something else, coming to me for money? Are you the God of Wealth now?" Chen Yi's lips twitched. "How much do you need?"
Ye Wuchen didn’t hold back, stretching out his hand. "One million Immortal Yuan Stones would cover this month’s salary deficit. Ten million could kickstart the earth vein improvement project. A hundred million could push territorial expansion. There are plenty of backlogged projects waiting for funding—it all depends on how much you can spare. The more you give, the more confident I’ll be!"
Chen Yi felt a headache coming on.
Though he had embezzled a considerable amount of resources from Ling Xiao’s treasury, the rapid development efforts of the past decade had drained them faster than expected. Now, less than 60% of the stolen resources remained.
With reserves nearing the danger line, he had been anxious to collect debts from Ling Xiao.
Having insufficient reserves left him feeling insecure.
"Fine, take ten million. Prioritize the critical projects—we’ll deal with the rest later."
With that, he tossed a storage ring to Ye Wuchen.
"Heh, thanks, Brother Yi!"
Ye Wuchen snatched the ring, instantly refining it, and retreated with satisfaction.
He had expected a million at best, but Chen Yi had given him ten. It seemed Brother Yi’s private stash was still plentiful. There would be more opportunities in the future!
"Ahem, Boss, this was just my duty. My current benefits already exceed my capabilities—I truly don’t deserve further rewards. My skills simply can’t justify it!"
Fang Zheng initially declined, but then, considering Ye Wuchen’s position, he added, "Of course, while I personally shouldn’t receive more, the Celestial Strategy Court does need an imperial decree from you. Without it, supervising peers would be difficult."
He subtly shot Fang Fan a look.
Fang Fan caught the hint and quickly raised his jade token. "Your Excellency, you’ve already rewarded me once. This is more than enough—anything more would be beyond my worth!"
This Fang Zheng… almost too considerate. Chen Yi smirked. "Good."
Soon after dismissing everyone, Chen Yi turned his predatory gaze toward the unconscious Ye Ancai.
In an unknown space.
The remnants of Ling Xiao’s will, extracted from the minds of the former top ten elites by the Little Golden Dragon, had gathered and restored the portion of his will that Chen Yi had previously erased.
Now, Ling Xiao no longer dared to sleep—not that he could even if he tried.
Damn it, Wuji had entered the game. If he didn’t stay vigilant, he could be usurped at any moment!
So now, he personally controlled the fragments of the Primordial Chaos Creation Disk. Not only did every group member’s activity require his approval, but even login authentication was under his direct supervision.
Thus, when the corrupted member Ye Ancai from the Fourth Group met misfortune, Ling Xiao grew wary.
But when he saw that the ones who had acted against Ye Ancai were former Second Group leader Ye Wuchen and member Fang Zheng from Group 108, his tension eased.
As long as it wasn’t Wuji, that little freak Chen Yi could stir up as much trouble as he wanted!
Especially since the corrupted Ye Ancai had been bait he’d prepared for Wuji. Originally, he had planned to use the power of the Calamity Realm to strike the Immortal Realm, but now that the corrupted one had fallen into Chen Yi’s hands, let the little freak deal with the headache!
Ah, what bliss! Ever since splitting up, luck had turned in his favor—advantages flowed his way, while Chen Yi bore all the pressure.
It had been so long since he’d felt this relaxed, ever since Wuji overthrew him.
[Ding. Fourth Group member ‘Ye Ancai of Yi Country’ requests login verification.]
Ling Xiao: "......"
Oh, wonderful.
Instead of exploring the Calamity Realm, you’d rather come here to extort me, huh?
Must be tough, running low on resources?
Fine.
You want resources?
I’ll give them to you!
[Verification passed. Login permitted.]
"Hiss—"
"That easy?"
"Is Ling Xiao an idiot? Did he fall asleep, or has he learned nothing?"
"Why is he acting more and more like Wuji? At least before, his moves made sense. Now, it’s just baffling..."
Chen Yi frowned, sensing something off but unable to pinpoint what.
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
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!
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
