Chen Changsheng naturally saw the messages in the chat group. Watching Gu Xiaoxiao leave the other group members speechless with her retorts, only to act extremely humble towards him, he found it quite amusing.
However, he still ignored Gu Xiaoxiao.
Instead, he opened the store. Seeing that all the cultivation methods and spells he had uploaded were listed at ten times the price he had sold them for, his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Isn't this store a bit too greedy?"
Originally, Chen Changsheng had wanted to buy the Twelve Flying Phoenix Palms uploaded by Martial Arts King to test the authenticity of the chat group.
But now, he hesitated.
He had sold so many cultivation methods and only received a little over 120,000 points. Spending 10,000 points just to test the group's authenticity didn't seem worth it.
He looked again at the cheaper items in the store.
"Cola? 1 point. Let's buy one and try!"
As the point was deducted, the next moment he felt a familiar bottle of cola suddenly appear in his hand.
The cola even had Japanese writing on it that he couldn't read.
Unscrewing the cap, he gulped down the cola in his hand in one breath.
After nearly two hundred years, experiencing that familiar taste again, Chen Changsheng's eyes couldn't help but widen.
"It really is cola!?"
"Which means..."
Chen Changsheng once again turned his gaze to the chat group, looking at Gu Xiaoxiao who was frantically tagging him.
"These people are all real?"
Chen Changsheng looked excited, and then he checked the last function of the chat group.
Enhancement.
As his consciousness entered the enhancement function, Chen Changsheng found a furnace appearing before his eyes, and beside the furnace were the items he could enhance.
[White Rainbow Sword Manual (Tier 2), points required to enhance to Tier 3: 1,000,000]
[Mystic Jade True Physique (Tier 2), points required to enhance to Tier 3: 1,000,000]
...
[Myriad Transformations Sword Gourd (Tier 2), points required to enhance to Tier 3: 9,000,000]
[Yin-Yang Holy Physique (Tier 4), points required to enhance to Tier 5: 990,000,000]
Chen Changsheng: ...
He was completely dumbfounded.
The Myriad Transformations Sword Gourd was his natal magical treasure forged when he broke through to the Golden Core realm. After a century of nourishment, coupled with the transformation it underwent when he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, it could now barely be considered a top-grade magical treasure.
One had to know that in the current cultivation world, the grades of artifacts were divided into magical artifacts, magical treasures, spiritual artifacts, and spiritual treasures.
In his impression, spiritual treasures only existed in legends. The most powerful magical treasure he had ever seen was probably that spiritual artifact from the Mystic Jade Sect.
That was a spiritual artifact that could rival a Nascent Soul expert just by activating on its own. If wielded by a powerful cultivator, it would be dozens of times stronger.
Therefore, Chen Changsheng did not hold much hope for his magical treasure to transform into the next level, a spiritual artifact.
But how come after selling so many cultivation methods and secret techniques, he couldn't even afford to upgrade a single manual?
When Chen Changsheng looked at the chat group again and saw Gu Xiaoxiao still frantically tagging him and calling him a big shot, he suddenly felt that the title "big shot" was a bit grating to the ears.
[Innate Wife-Taking Physique: Better stop calling me a big shot, I'm just a poor wretch!]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby: Uh, big shot, what do you mean?]
[Kashiwagi Eri: He probably went to check the chat group's enhancement function. The first time I saw that function, I also felt like a poor wretch.]
[Sect Leader of Yunlan: Me too.]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby: ...]
[Martial Arts King: ...]
[Empire's Strongest Female General: ...]
Kashiwagi Eri's words instantly silenced all the group members. It seemed that the first time they clicked on the enhancement function, they had the exact same thought as Chen Changsheng.
Seeing that everyone else seemed to have encountered the same situation, the awkwardness in Chen Changsheng's heart was finally alleviated a lot.
[Innate Wife-Taking Physique: Has anyone here used the enhancement function? Is it reliable?]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby: Never used it. I wanted to enhance my Tier 1 ability to Tier 2, and it straight up asked me for 80,000 points. Hilarious, I can't even scrape together 8,000 points.]
[Kashiwagi Eri: Same here.]
[Sect Leader of Yunlan: Me as well.]
Chen Changsheng waited for a long time and found that the other two group members didn't speak up, but their silence was already the best explanation.
[Innate Wife-Taking Physique: So what's the point of this chat group anyway? Have you guys gotten stronger just by chatting?]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby: ...]
[Sect Leader of Yunlan: ...]
[Kashiwagi Eri: ...]
Chen Changsheng's single question instantly left the three girls speechless.
The ones who had been in the chat group the longest had joined a year ago, and even the latest addition, Kashiwagi Eri, had been around for three months.
But to be honest, aside from giving them an extra platform to chat with people, the chat group hadn't provided them with much help at all.
Even Martial Arts King and Empire's Strongest Female General, who were secretly lurking and reading the screen, fell silent staring at Chen Changsheng's words.
[Sect Leader of Yunlan: Wait, I didn't let Yanran go to the Xiao family to break off the engagement. Wasn't that because of the chat group?]
[Kashiwagi Eri: That seems true. In that case, by not joining Tomoya's club, haven't I gained a lot of free time to do what I want to do? I guess that counts as a change the chat group brought me, right?]
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng shook his head helplessly. With a casual wave of his hand, he gathered a batch of the spiritual rain falling from the sky and sent it to the group via the chat group's red packet function.
[Innate Wife-Taking Physique has sent a red packet, come and grab it!]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby grabbed the red packet and received Spiritual Liquid * 9 drops]
[Kashiwagi Eri grabbed the red packet and received Spiritual Liquid * 133 drops]
[Sect Leader of Yunlan grabbed the red packet and received Spiritual Liquid * 75 drops]
[Empire's Strongest Female General grabbed the red packet and received Spiritual Liquid * 85 drops]
[Martial Arts King grabbed the red packet and received Spiritual Liquid * 144 drops]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby: Ahhhh! Why did I grab the least amount!?]
[Kashiwagi Eri: Thanks, big shot! But what is this spiritual liquid?]
[Sect Leader of Yunlan: Many thanks.]
[Empire's Strongest Female General: Many thanks.]
[Martial Arts King: I have received your tribute. It is a decent item.]
[Innate Wife-Taking Physique: @Kashiwagi Eri, it's just some spiritual liquid I casually condensed. If ordinary people use it, it can cleanse their meridians, purify their marrow, and prolong their lives. For cultivators, the combined spiritual energy of ten drops is barely equal to a single low-grade spirit stone.]
[Innate Wife-Taking Physique: @Martial Arts King, how come you put on more airs than I do? What is your rating in the chat group?]
[Martial Arts King: Tier 3, is there a problem?]
Seeing Martial Arts King say she was only Tier 3, Chen Changsheng quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and then, not to be outdone, he sent his own chat group attributes into the chat.
[Innate Wife-Taking Physique: What a coincidence, I am also Tier 3. How about we spar a bit?]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby: Holy crap! What did I just see! A Tier 4 physique!]
[Kashiwagi Eri: The gods in Big Sister Luo Hao's world are only Tier 3. What kind of realm is Tier 4?]
[Yunlan Sect Master: Tier 4! My cultivation as a Dou Huang is only Tier 2. Doesn't that mean Tier 4 is at least comparable to a Dou Zun?]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby: Sister Yun Yun, stop joking around. If we really calculate it your way, Dou Huang is already the sixth cultivation realm in your world, so how come you are only Tier 2? I reckon the Dou Di in your world is Tier 4 at best.]
[Yunlan Sect Master: @Gu Xiaoxiao, that is still stronger than your Tier 1.]
[Stumbled Into High-Tier Lobby: That hurts, sis.]
...
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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."
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.”
