Su Jiu forced herself to stay focused, sifting through fragmented memories about "Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment" in her mind. She steadied her thoughts and spoke slowly.
"The Heavenly Dao numbers fifty, yet mortals grasp but forty-nine."
"So-called Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment means..."
Su Ji's grip on her leg suddenly tightened, the pressure just enough to interrupt her words.
"Means what?"
Su Jiu stiffened again.
This guy...
Casually touching was one thing, but squeezing was pushing it.
She placed her small hand over Su Ji's, giving it a light push.
It didn’t budge.
Fine.
Su Jiu gave up for now, deciding to finish her explanation first.
"It requires mending the 'missing one.'"
"Unlike the conventional 'Five Elements Foundation Method,' which only needs forty-nine cycles of spiritual energy to forge the Dao Foundation..."
Su Ji's hand grew restless, creeping upward. "Then how does 'Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment' work? If I’m exceptionally powerful and enduring, could I push it to fifty-four cycles?"
Smack!
A crisp sound rang out as Su Jiu delivered a light but firm slap to the back of his hand.
Finally, she’d had enough.
Her cheeks slightly flushed, she shot him a glare, feigning composure. "Senior Brother, you should really work on your habit of letting your hands wander when you’re excited."
Then she continued, "Fifty is already the limit. That final cycle is ten times harder than the previous forty-nine combined! So don’t even think about fifty-four."
"First, you must achieve 'a lucid spirit, a mind sharp as a blade' at the peak of Qi Refinement."
"Along with 'spiritual energy liquefied, cycling on its own.'"
"Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment is an extremely perilous process."
"The former ensures you won’t lose yourself during the breakthrough."
"The latter is the key to success—liquefied spiritual energy, endlessly regenerating, can sustain the immense demands of Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment."
"Finally, the most critical step: you need a wisp of Heavenly Dao Fortune to fill that 'missing one.'"
"But for a Qi Refinement cultivator, obtaining even a trace of Heavenly Dao Fortune is nearly..."
Here, Su Jiu’s clear, beautiful eyes suddenly froze.
As if struck by a realization, she turned to Su Ji with a mix of shock and suspicion.
"Senior Brother... you happen to have one, don’t you?"
Su Ji’s smile stiffened.
This coincidental?
The Path of Heavenly Pride rewarded him with enlightenment.
Slaying a Nascent Soul against all odds granted him a wisp of Heavenly Dao Fortune.
The enlightenment was to help him comprehend techniques, achieving "lucid spirit" and "liquefied energy."
The Heavenly Dao Fortune was the final piece for Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.
It all felt... arranged.
So was the Heavenly Dao spoon-feeding him, or was he being set up?
Su Jiu’s eyes, now carrying a hint of fox-like allure, stared unblinkingly at him.
"Now that you mention it... Senior Brother really does have a chance at Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment..."
Su Ji seized the moment to ask, "What about you, Junior Sister? You must’ve done it too, right? Share some tips—help me avoid pitfalls."
Su Jiu didn’t answer, simply watching him in silence.
Su Ji clicked his tongue in understanding.
"I overstepped again, huh?"
Su Jiu gave a slow nod, acknowledging his self-awareness.
Then, she rose from the soft bedding and walked to the window.
"Finally, it requires the aid of the Four Directions' Waters and the Essence of the Five Elements, at a time when the heavens and earth align, under the radiance of both sun and moon..."
"But these minor details need not trouble Senior Brother for now."
"I’ll find a way to gather them for you, as repayment for saving my life this time."
In Su Jiu’s eyes, had it not been for Su Ji during their journey to Mysterious Yellow Mountain,
she would have almost certainly met her end.
Facing the soul of a former Nascent Soul grand cultivator, she saw no chance of victory—not even a sliver of hope.
As she spoke, Su Jiu walked to the cabinet in the corner and opened an exquisite wooden box.
"Logically speaking, these items are rather... sensitive. It’d be best to wait a year or two until the heat dies down before selling them."
"But I suspect Senior Brother won’t need that long to reach the peak of Qi Refinement."
"I’ll find a way to offload them in the black market—they don’t ask about origins there, though the prices will be much lower."
She paused, then added,
"Altogether, they should fetch enough to cover the materials Senior Brother needs for Foundation Establishment... After all, hardly anyone attempts Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment these days, so these things aren’t exorbitantly expensive."
Hearing this, Su Ji was inwardly overjoyed.
Just look at this.
This is what you call a perfect match.
Hitching onto a wealthy young lady’s coattails shaves off a decade of hardship.
If he’d tried figuring this out on his own, even if he ransacked the Love-Longing Sect’s library, he might not have pieced together a single clue.
Let alone things like the Four Directions' Waters or the Essence of the Five Elements—he’d never even heard of them.
Clearing his throat, Su Ji adopted a solemn expression. "In that case, Junior Sister, I, Su Ji, shall gratefully accept your kindness."
"From now on, if you ever need anything, I’ll brave fire and water without hesitation!"
Su Jiu glanced at him but said nothing.
Had anyone else spouted such words,
she’d have rolled her eyes on the spot.
All talk, no action—just empty platitudes.
But Su Ji...
He was different.
He might seem unreliable, but when trouble came,
he’d actually step up.
"Kindness is too strong a word. I haven’t even repaid Senior Brother’s debt yet."
"To save me, Senior Brother’s weapon was lost in Mysterious Yellow Mountain."
"Though it’s somewhat shameful to admit, that artifact truly held terrifying dominance below the Golden Core realm."
What weapon?
The 'Gleaming Spear' he bought for two and a half spirit stones?
Was it really that impressive?
He could just swing by the market again and grab another one for the same price.
If needed, he could even ask Su Jiu for some funds and buy them in bulk.
Use one, toss one—no big deal.
Wait—
Did Su Jiu just say 'terrifying dominance below the Golden Core realm'?
Could he buy up all the Flash Stones, then stab a few fellow disciples to let them experience the 'Gleaming Spear’s' terror?
Then 'reluctantly' sell them for a hundred low-grade spirit stones each?
Now there’s an idea!
Noticing Su Ji lost in thought, silent for a long while,
Su Jiu softened her voice. "Senior Brother, what’s wrong? Are you mourning your artifact?"
Su Ji: ???
Too busy plotting how to get rich.
But since she asked, he had to respond.
Su Ji didn’t care if she believed him—the performance had to be flawless.
Thus,
with a tinge of nostalgia in his eyes, Su Ji sighed. "Yes."
"What a pity, that spear."
"It accompanied me through so many battles..."
"Though I knew its usefulness would wane as my cultivation advanced..."
"Even after I reach the Golden Core stage, I might end up hiding in some forgotten corner, left to gather dust..."
"Very few things in this world are eternal."
"Such is the fate of mortals, and such is the fate of weapons..."
"Everything in this world, except oneself, is but a fleeting guest of time..."
"I just never thought our parting would come so soon."
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."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
