Three days later.
Zhang Kui moved a rock and used it as his temporary shelter.
From a distance of a hundred meters, he watched that ordinary-looking small courtyard.
He could sense that the courtyard was shrouded in several layers of formations, imperceptible to the naked eye.
There were those that isolated divine sense probes, those that shielded sound, and even an outermost early-warning formation.
This level of caution.
It was indeed commendable.
Absolutely watertight.
Naturally, he was also curious in his heart.
Just what method was that kid Su Hao going to use to forge a so-called Flawless Body?
But curiosity aside, he forcefully suppressed the urge to pry.
If a cultivator could not even control their own desires, what was the point of cultivating immortality?
They would sooner or later die to their own greed.
Zhang Kui exhaled a breath of stale air and closed his eyes to rest.
However, it was not long before the faint sound of footsteps approached from a distance.
Zhang Kui's eyes snapped open, a flash of impatience crossing them.
He looked toward the sound.
Not far away, a slightly thin figure was sneaking toward his direction.
Was it that newcomer named Qin Feng?
Zhang Kui's brows instantly knitted together.
Why wasn't this kid properly mining? What was he doing wandering around here?
Qin Feng also seemed to notice Zhang Kui's presence. His footsteps paused, and a perfectly timed flash of panic crossed his face before he quickly calmed down.
He hurried forward and respectfully cupped his fists toward Zhang Kui.
Boss... Boss Zhang.
Zhang Kui let out a grunt from his nose in acknowledgment.
You brat, instead of mining, what are you doing wandering around here? Zhang Kui's voice was muffled and carried a hint of scrutiny.
Qin Feng hurriedly explained.
Big Brother Zhang misunderstands. I have already completed my quota for today.
As he spoke, he even pulled a heavy cloth bag from his robes and shook it in front of Zhang Kui.
Zhang Kui glanced at it but said nothing.
Qin Feng had worked his life away today; not only did he finish his quota, but he also managed to forcefully mine an extra thirty pounds of Black Vein Iron.
He did this purely to demonstrate his value to Su Hao.
Watching Su Hao ascend to heaven in a single bound to become the deputy steward of this third mining area, while he himself remained a bottom-tier mining slave...
Qin Feng was incredibly anxious.
He was afraid. He was afraid that if he did not show some token of goodwill, the already fragile alliance between him and Su Hao would completely collapse on its own.
When that happened, he would truly become a loner with no chance of ever turning his life around.
Um... Boss Zhang.
Qin Feng rubbed his hands together, wearing a fawning smile on his face.
Is... Steward Su inside?
I... I would like to request an audience with Steward Su.
Hearing this, Zhang Kui's bell-sized eyes slowly narrowed.
He looked Qin Feng up and down.
What do you want with him?
This...
Qin Feng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gritted his teeth and stated his purpose.
He held up the cloth bag full of Black Vein Iron with both hands and offered it to Zhang Kui.
Big Brother Zhang, this is a hundred pounds of Black Vein Iron that I have saved up over the past three days by living frugally.
I know my abilities are meager and I cannot be of much help to Steward Su.
This little offering is a token of my respect. I hope... I hope Boss Zhang can help pass this to Steward Su, just as... just as a small gesture of my sincerity.
Qin Feng kept his posture extremely low.
By now, he had completely lost the arrogance of a heaven-chosen genius.
He only wanted to latch tightly onto Su Hao as his backer.
However, Zhang Kui did not even spare a glance at the cloth bag.
He merely looked at Qin Feng with an almost pitying gaze and shook his head.
It is too late.
Qin Feng's body suddenly stiffened.
Steward Su... no longer needs these things.
Qin Feng felt somewhat unwilling to accept this: Then what does he need now?
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.”
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
【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.)
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
