【There were mineral resources around Firewood Town, and quite a lot of them at that. The only thing they didn’t have was a Source Stone mine.】
【Under the usual script, the Firewood Sect should have been exploiting the common people in the area, forcing them into corvée labor to fill those mines.】
【But the Firewood Sect hadn’t done that.】
【Nor had they sent their disciples to perform such backbreaking labor.】
【As Shen Yifeng put it:】
【“These kids came to the Firewood Sect for a chance to cultivate. Aside from a few cultivation manuals, we can’t give them much. We can’t make them do hard labor on top of that, can we?”】
【Farming and working were necessary for survival. If they had no other choice, the entire sect would starve.】
【But now, you could put bandits to work as miners, solving the bandits’ employment problem while expanding the sect’s resources. It was killing two birds with one stone.】
【The problem was how to manage those bandits.】
【After this measure was implemented, quite a few miners tried to escape.】
【That continued until you had saved enough Source Stones to purchase a batch of formation materials from the marketplace and seal off the mines with a large formation.】
【Shen Yifeng, Ma Bang, and the others were stunned once again.】
【“You know formations too?”】
【Some time later…】
【Using the artifact-forging materials extracted from the mines, you crafted a set of mid-grade magical artifacts for everyone in the Firewood Sect, dramatically improving the sect’s combat strength.】
【You thought of the disciple who had been killed by the bandits. You hoped that, with weapons and armor, the disciples would be better able to protect themselves in the future.】
【“You know artifact forging too?!”】
【What else was there to say?】
【Ma Bang immediately took off his sect master’s formal robes and draped them over your shoulders.】
【“Huh? Sect Master Ma, what are you doing?”】
【Ma Bang looked at you, his eyes glistening with tears.】
【“I once lost my way, but the Old Ancestor saved me, taught me how to cultivate, and passed the position of sect master on to me.】
【I’ve always wanted to help him make the Firewood Sect stronger, but my abilities were limited and my talent mediocre. The Firewood Sect never made much progress.】
【But now you’ve arrived. You’re the Chosen Sect Master bestowed upon the Firewood Sect by the heavens!】
【Under your leadership, the Firewood Sect will surely replace the Ironblood Sect and become a first-grade affiliated sect of the Qiu Feng Sect!”】
【The corner of your mouth twitched. You wanted to say, Sect Master Ma, couldn’t we set our sights a little higher?】
【You returned the sect master’s robes to him.】
【“I’m not doing these things to become sect master. I’ve simply hit a bottleneck in my cultivation and had nothing else to do, so I did them on a whim. Please don’t misunderstand me.”】
【“No, Young Friend Chen! Of course I don’t think you’re trying to usurp my position. Who would usurp such a poor sect? I’m begging you!”】
【The sect master remained Ma Bang.】
【Once the Firewood Sect’s economic development was on the right track, you left its management to him and devoted more of your time to condensing your core.】
【In fact, not long after arriving at the Firewood Sect, you had already asked Shen Yifeng about how to break through to the Core Transformation Realm.】
【Shen Yifeng told you everything he knew.】
【He systematically explained how true qi advanced into origin qi, as well as the essentials of condensing an origin core with origin qi.】
【You immediately realized that he had received a “systematic education.” Compared to the scattered cultivation insights of the wandering cultivators outside, who learned one thing here and another there, his knowledge was worlds apart.】
【Of course, all of this was based on the Qi Refining Technique.】
【The Qi Refining Technique you cultivated was different from theirs, so there would naturally be some differences in actual practice.】
【To improve your chances of successfully condensing a core, you had Shen Yifeng take your cultivation method and study it.】
【Sharing cultivation methods was extremely rare among cultivators.】
【Your trust in Shen Yifeng brought you much closer to him.】
【He was fairly experienced in this area. After reading through your cultivation method, he immediately made several corrections.】
【Even so, the process of condensing a core was still quite troublesome. It couldn’t be accomplished in one stroke; it required repeated attempts and the accumulation of origin qi.】
【Shen Yifeng mentioned a pill called the “Voidreturn Origin Pill.”】
【With the assistance of this pill, anyone whose Immortal Root wasn’t too poor could almost certainly condense a core successfully and enter the Core Transformation Realm.】
【However, the Voidreturn Origin Pill was a third-grade pill. Your current alchemy skills were barely sufficient to refine it, and you lacked the necessary ingredients.】
【“May I ask what grade your Immortal Root is, Young Friend Chen?”】
【“Probably fifth- or sixth-grade.”】
【“You can’t determine the quality of your Immortal Root?”】
【“Well… it really is difficult to determine.”】
【Strictly speaking, your Immortal Root was seventh-grade—high-grade bone constitution—but thanks to your supreme fire affinity, your cultivation speed was higher than that of an ordinary seventh-grade talent.】
【Whether it should specifically be classified as sixth-grade or fifth-grade was difficult to say.】
【“If it’s fifth-grade, you still have a good chance of condensing a core. Just follow the circulation method I taught you and try patiently. Given enough time, your chances will be quite high.】
【“If it’s sixth-grade, then you’ll have to leave it to luck.”】
【As luck would have it, you were absurdly lucky.】
【“Senior Shen, is it only after reaching the Earthly Extremity Realm that one can possess spiritual sense? What about aerial movement? At what realm can one fly?”】
【You were accustomed to using terms like “spiritual sense” and “flying” in the Virtual Realm.】
【Even now, you still hadn’t adjusted to having to rely solely on your eyes and instincts to judge a battle, or on your own legs and mounts when traveling.】
【Upon hearing those words, Shen Yifeng’s expression changed on the spot. He looked you up and down, his gaze growing much more profound.】
【“What did you just say? ‘Spiritual sense’? ‘Flying’?”】
【“Is there a problem?”】
【“You’re from the Virtual Realm, aren’t you?”】
【Shen Yifeng’s words were astonishing.】
【You were caught completely off guard.】
【He had inferred your true origins from just two terms?】
【Was he using a cheat or something?!】
【As if he could see your confusion, Shen Yifeng explained:】
【“In the universe… or, as you call it, the ‘Real Realm,’ cultivators here don’t possess ‘spiritual sense’ or the ability to fly.”】
【You replied with a laugh:】
【“Senior Shen, that’s not quite right. I’ve clearly seen some people behave as if they possessed spiritual sense. As for flying, I’ve never actually seen anyone fly unaided, but surely that’s just because they haven’t reached a high enough realm?”】
【Shen Yifeng shook his head.】
【“The Core Transformation Realm grants one the ability to sense qi, but that has nothing to do with spiritual sense.】
【“After the Core Transformation Realm comes the Earthly Extremity Realm, where cultivators begin comprehending divine abilities. Those in the Earthly Extremity Realm can comprehend the seventy-two Earthly Fiend divine abilities, while those in the Heaven-Reaching Realm can comprehend the thirty-six Heavenly Dipper divine abilities.】
【“If you see someone who appears to possess spiritual sense, they don’t actually have spiritual sense. They’ve comprehended a divine ability related to spiritual sense and are making use of that divine ability.】
【“Flying is the same. In essence, these are all applications of divine abilities, not abilities that cultivators possess innately.】
【“That’s what makes this place different from the Virtual Realm.”】
【Comprehending divine abilities was an extremely random matter.】
【Moreover, one didn’t need to comprehend every divine ability in order to break through to the next cultivation realm.】
【So, theoretically speaking, it was entirely possible for an Earthly Extremity Realm cultivator to comprehend a divine ability related to flight, while a Heaven-Reaching Realm cultivator might fail to comprehend one and therefore be unable to fly.】
【Shen Yifeng didn’t say much about divine abilities. After all, he himself was only at the ninth turn of the Core Transformation Realm.】
【“Remember this. From now on, when you’re traveling outside, never mention terms like ‘spiritual sense’ or ‘flying’ again—especially in front of nonhuman races! Like me, they may realize that you’re from the Virtual Realm!”】
“Would it be dangerous if they found out I came from the Void Realm?”
“You’d die!”
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.
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.
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?"
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...
