"Qiangwei, the qin shouldn't be played like this. The guqin is different from the piano..."
By a guqin, Jiang Che was personally teaching Bai Qiangwei how to play—purely focusing on the music, nothing else!
Huangdoufen, transformed into a little orange cat, lay beside the qin, wagging its tail with a small yellow croaker in its mouth.
"Brother Jiang Che, why does the piano have so many keys while the guqin only has seven strings, yet the guqin is so much harder to play?"
The young girl wore a frustrated expression, already considering giving up.
She seriously doubted whether her so-called 'Innate Music Saint Body' was just something Jiang Che made up to fool her.
"Heh... The guqin has evolved over thousands of years—how could a Western instrument like the piano compare? The seven strings of the guqin represent Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, Yu, Wen, and Wu. Of course... the earliest five-string qin was even harder."
"You're supposed to ascend through the path of music. Do you really think you'll be lugging around a several-hundred-pound piano when facing enemies? The guqin is so much more ethereal..."
Jiang Che chuckled.
Qiangwei nodded—he was right!
A qin immortal, a qin immortal... Who ever heard of a qin immortal playing the piano?
Imagine getting so mad in a fight that you just pick up a piano and smash someone with it?
"Sweetheart, keep practicing... It'd be such a waste if someone with your physique didn’t cultivate the path of music."
Truthfully, for his own woman, Jiang Che could easily let her be. Even if she were just an ordinary person, he would still cherish her and take her along on the path to immortality.
But this girl, Qiangwei, had never shown any real independence in front of him—to put it bluntly, she had always been under his control.
If he told her to practice piano, she obediently learned piano. Now that he told her to switch to the guqin, she gave up piano and started learning the guqin.
So obedient, so silly—a proper little airhead.
Bai Qiangwei’s physique was truly terrifying!
Originally only at the Foundation Establishment stage, after practicing the guqin for a while and gradually familiarizing herself with the musical tones, she suddenly entered a state of harmony between heaven and man.
"Weng—"
With a single pluck of the string, her power skyrocketed!
Mid Foundation Establishment! Late Foundation Establishment! Peak Foundation Establishment!
Early Soul Formation! Late Soul Formation! Peak Soul Formation!
Just by learning the basics of playing the qin, her strength had jumped from mid Foundation Establishment all the way to peak Soul Formation!
[So envious! A Saint Body... When will I ever get a Saint Body? Husband, can you get me one?]
[Heh, sure. Want me to get you an Abyssal Yin Saint Body?]
Abyssal Yin Saint Body...
Mo Lianxing’s lips twitched.
The Abyssal Yin Saint Body and the Solar Saint Body were a matched pair!
If the Solar Saint Body was known as the... playboy physique, then the Abyssal Yin Saint Body was the ultimate succubus physique!
Though the Abyssal Yin Saint Body allowed for rapid cultivation, the side effects were obvious—it was the kind that couldn’t survive without a man.
Clearly, Jiang Che was just teasing her.
After teaching Qiangwei how to play the qin, Jiang Che bought an Emperor-level music cultivation technique from the system.
Things like cultivation techniques were relatively cheap—even an Emperor-level technique cost at most two or three million points.
"Th-thank you, Brother Jiang Che..."
Bai Qiangwei lowered her head, her small fists clenched tightly.
Power! She needed power!
She no longer hoped for Jiang Che’s special favor—she just wanted to stand by his side in the future without embarrassing him.
Qiangwei’s love was that simple, that humble.
"Brother Jiang Che, I’ll practice hard!"
"Ah, wait a second! Sweetheart, your cultivation just skyrocketed—let Brother Jiang Che help stabilize your foundation." Jiang Che took Qiangwei’s small hand.
Qiangwei: "......"
Meanwhile, Huangdoufen, basking in the sun and wagging its tail, blinked its cat eyes before covering its head with its tail!
...
Jiang Che spent his days in the underwater Dragon Palace, living a nocturnal lifestyle, fully unleashing the potential of his Solar Saint Body.
It wasn’t until three days later that he finally returned to the Jiang family.
As for Yu Wan'er and the others... they insisted on staying in the Dragon Palace to play a while longer.
After leaving the Dragon Palace, he immediately flew toward the Jiang family on his sword.
With Jiang Che’s current abilities, he could easily open a portal and teleport directly from the Dragon Palace to the Jiang family.
So why fly on a sword?
Because it looked cool! Plus, he had recently discovered a new way to play with his system.
Jiang Che’s figure soared through the skies above major cities, drawing the gazes of countless pedestrians, their eyes filled with admiration and envy.
Now that spiritual energy had resurged and everyone was cultivating, people were well-versed in the realms of cultivation.
"Mom, is that an immortal?"
"Holy crap, a cultivator who can fly on a sword... You’d need at least the Heavenly Origin Realm for that! And here I am, still stuck at early Foundation Establishment!"
"Who knows which big shot that is? There are fewer than fifty people in our country right now who can fly on swords!"
"Flying on a sword... Think of all the money saved on train tickets!"
[Ding! Host successfully shows off, rewarded with 200,000 points.]
The system’s voice echoed in Jiang Che’s ears.
That’s right—Jiang Che had discovered a new way to exploit his system.
If he could install subsystems for other protagonists, why not install one for himself?
He tried it, and the result shocked him—it actually worked!
Of course, there were limitations. He couldn’t farm points infinitely, and he could only bind three subsystems at once.
The efficiency of earning points wasn’t as high as his "workers," but it was still a nice side hustle.
Right now, Jiang Che had three subsystems bound to him:
[Show-off System: Earn points by showing off.]
No doubt, the same system as Jiang Ruoxu’s—but with much better point rates. Since it was his own system, Jiang Che naturally maxed out the rewards.
[Dual Cultivation System: Earn points through dual cultivation.]
Ahem, a perfectly legitimate system! Anyone thinking otherwise should go reflect in a corner!
As for the last system... Chen Hao’s signature [Troll System: Earn points by trolling people.]
These three systems were a perfect match for Jiang Che!
Especially the Dual Cultivation System—during his time in the Dragon Palace, he had already earned over three million points from it.
Double the pleasure, double the gains—Young Master Jiang couldn’t resist.
This wasn’t about indulging in desires; it was about working hard to earn points!
How far would a man go to grow stronger? Just look at Young Master Jiang!
Even as the boss of a company, he still took on three side jobs in secret.
Where else could you find such a hardworking (and shameless) boss?
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
【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.)
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
