The pawn shop was dimly lit.
Su Ji tossed the two corpses into the opening beneath the counter.
For a long while, there was no response.
Unlike the swift and decisive reaction when he had previously pawned magical artifacts.
Soon after, Su Jiu followed him inside.
Just as she was about to speak—
Thud.
The two cultivators' corpses were spat back out, completely untouched, landing heavily on the floor.
Clearly, the pawn shop didn’t recognize the value of these corpses.
Su Jiu stepped forward, offering a gentle consolation.
"Senior Brother, maybe we should just let it go. My jade—"
Su Ji ignored her entirely, his gaze fixed on the corpses as he muttered to himself.
At this point, forget about jade pendants.
Even if she offered him her delicate feet to play with, he wouldn’t spare a glance.
He was desperate.
"I refuse to believe this."
He bent down, grabbed one of the corpses again, and hurled it back inside.
A moment later.
Thud.
The corpse was spat out once more.
Su Ji’s temper flared, and he kept throwing it in.
"Take it! Why won’t you take it? Are you discriminating?"
"Aren’t these perfect materials for a Ten Thousand Souls Banner?"
"How are materials for magical artifacts worthless?"
The corpse was tossed in again, and this time, the pawn shop seemed to hesitate—the pause lasted a few breaths longer than before.
Su Ji’s heart leaped. There was hope.
Yet, in the end, the corpse was still rejected.
Undeterred, Su Ji shoved it back in, muttering insistently.
"Even if you don’t make a Ten Thousand Souls Banner, you can still use them for alchemy! Their essence-blood hasn’t even been drained—how are alchemy materials worthless?"
"And even if you don’t use them for alchemy—"
Before he could continue his reasoning—
Ding.
A crisp sound rang out.
A single golden Heavenly Dao Treasure Coin rolled out from the opening.
Su Jiu: "…"
Silently, she tucked the jade pendant she had just pulled out back into her robes.
Watching Su Ji’s face, which was now etched with an "I knew it" expression, a thought sprouted in Su Jiu’s mind.
At some point, I’ll need to properly guide this senior brother of mine.
Otherwise, if this trend continues, Su Ji will still end up falling into demonic cultivation.
What’s the point of me being his guardian then?
Su Ji had no time to dwell on Su Jiu’s complicated thoughts.
He immediately tossed the other corpse inside.
Ding.
Another Heavenly Dao Treasure Coin.
From there, the process became monotonous.
After making three trips and hauling in six corpses, Su Ji decided the back-and-forth was too inefficient.
He gathered all the remaining corpses in one place.
Using some ordinary robes stripped from the dead cultivators, he tied a few together as a base, then began piling the rest on top.
Soon, a small mountain of corpses stood before him.
Su Ji dragged the entire "mountain" to the pawn shop’s entrance.
One corpse in, one coin out.
Before long, he had collected forty-seven Heavenly Dao Treasure Coins.
Added to his original seven hundred and sixty, his total now stood at eight hundred and seven.
As for why six were missing—
Well, some of the cultivators had been too thorough, reducing their opponents to ashes, leaving nothing behind.
Satisfied, Su Ji returned to the stall with his coins.
He tossed eight hundred onto the counter.
An invisible barrier shattered instantly.
Su Ji finally obtained the radiant, multicolored [Fate-Shattering Stone].
Now, he was left with only seven coins.
But then came a crucial question.
Which Fate should he enhance?
Su Ji’s consciousness sank into his list of Fates.
His first instinct was to choose the mysterious black Fate—[Fate’s Gaze].
But hesitation quickly followed.
The Heavenly Dao had set up a layered illusion in the second trial, clearly targeting him.
He had only broken through thanks to [Fate’s Gaze] serving as an anchor.
If he used the [Fate-Shattering Stone] to enhance it, would it expose his trump card completely, inviting even fiercer persecution from the Heavenly Dao?
This was a risk he couldn’t ignore.
After a long internal struggle, Su Ji decided to take the gamble.
Fortune favors the bold.
If [Fate’s Gaze] could be so easily detected and destroyed by the Heavenly Dao, then it wasn’t worth much to begin with.
Focusing his will on the [Fate-Shattering Stone], he issued the command.
"Enhance [Fate’s Gaze]."
But the stone merely trembled faintly before falling still.
A cold message echoed in his mind.
[Please select a valid Fate as the enhancement target.]
Su Ji blinked, then frowned in thought.
So, [Fate’s Gaze] is even more unique than I imagined.
Since his first choice was off the table, he moved to his second-best option.
His attention shifted to the colorful Fate that had served him well so far.
"Enhance [Romantic Choices]."
Another prompt followed.
[Enhancement failed. Target Fate has already reached its highest tier and cannot be improved further.]
If this doesn’t work, and that doesn’t work…
This isn’t a multiple-choice question—it’s a fill-in-the-blank!
Finally, Su Ji’s consciousness settled on the only remaining viable option.
The red Fate that had truly revealed its potential after binding with Su Jiu.
[Jade-Like Beauty, Dragon-Like Spear].
The other Fate, [Spear Techniques Are Still Techniques], wasn’t even worth considering.
Its tier was too low, and it would benefit indirectly from the spear-enhancing effects anyway.
"Enhance [Jade-Like Beauty, Dragon-Like Spear]."
The [Fate-Shattering Stone] in Su Ji’s palm erupted with dazzling radiance, its prismatic glow surging into his brow.
An indescribable, profound enlightenment exploded in his mind.
Su Jiu stood quietly nearby, observing Su Ji’s actions.
Her fox-like eyes appeared calm, but her thoughts were anything but.
This is strange.
Su Ji’s hesitation earlier had lasted far too long.
The [Fate-Shattering Stone] had a straightforward effect—it elevated one Fate by a single tier.
Based on her understanding of Su Ji, he should only have possessed one initial purple-tier Fate and the red-tier Fate he gained after binding with her.
Logically, he should have immediately chosen to enhance the higher-tier red Fate without a second thought.
Yet he had deliberated for so long.
Unless…
He had another Fate—one that was at least orange-tier, possibly even red.
As Su Jiu’s mind raced, Su Ji’s aura suddenly shifted.
Ignoring her probing gaze, Su Ji eagerly checked his updated Fate.
The original red-tier Fate had transformed entirely.
[Fate: Jade-Like Beauty, Spear Shatters the Dao]
[Fate Tier: Prismatic]
[Effect 1: Requires manual binding to a female target. The higher the target’s "Jade" attribute, the greater the "Spear" attribute bonus you receive. Additionally, there is a chance to comprehend the target’s "Divine Abilities."]
[Effect 2: Allows for dual binding. Your cultivation progress and Dao insights will also nourish the bound target, who may receive breakthroughs for their most critical bottlenecks (must be manually triggered, limited to once every seven days).]
[Effect 3: When the bound target is nearby, all spear-based attacks gain "Spellbreak" and "Illusionbreak" properties.]
[Current Bound Target: Su Jiu]
[Current Jade Attribute: 99]
[Current Spear Attribute Bonus: 9999%]
The corner of Su Ji’s lips curled upward—so wide that not even a schoolgirl’s skirt could flatten it.
This is the power of a Prismatic-tier Fate?
[Romantic Choices] had always been a bit roundabout, lacking direct impact.
But this one?
Brutally straightforward.
Not only did it amplify his combat power, but it also bound his interests with the target on a deeper level.
Su Ji could directly reap the benefits.
As for whether the target could gain anything, that depended entirely on Su Ji's mood.
If Su Ji wasn’t afraid of death, all he had to do was spread the word.
Countless "Jade Maidens" in Great Xia would clamor to bind themselves to his "Great Spear,"
eager to experience the thrill of breaking through their bottlenecks.
Now, it was perfect.
The "Root Protector" couldn’t even run away if they wanted to.
Su Jiu watched the barely concealed glee on Su Ji’s face, growing even more certain of her suspicions.
She cleared her throat and spoke in a calm tone, "Senior Brother, it’s time for us to leave the secret realm."
Su Ji only had seven treasure coins left, while even the cheapest stall required ten.
He couldn’t afford a thing.
The secret realm’s time limit was also about to end.
"Don’t rush," he said.
"I haven’t finished spending my money yet."
"You can’t afford anything," Su Jiu pointed out.
"I can, I can," Su Ji insisted.
Then, Su Jiu watched as Su Ji weighed the dull, lightless black stone in his hand before heading straight for the pawnshop.
Su Jiu: ???
She didn’t even want to witness the process.
Her whole being—no, her entire fox spirit—felt a little dazed.
By the time she snapped out of it,
Su Ji had already returned.
He lined up ten Heavenly Treasure coins on a stall’s counter.
[Flowing Fire Art]—acquired!
It was a shame it wasn’t written in Han characters like in the illusion,
but… fate had brought them together.
Take it!
Take it!
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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.”
【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.)
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
