"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?
tions: attribute allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specializing in mechanical alchemy, from crafting sorcerous battle armor to handcrafting mechanical maidens, his mechanical legion conquers endless realms... Relying on his wits, he begins with a student-teacher romance, wins over a female director, enslaves a female assassin and a underworld queen, becoming the husband of a Grand Duchess... He enslaves the Goddess of Magic from the divine realm, developing his power simultaneously in both the Wizard World and the Realm of Gods...
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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.”
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
