Suddenly, Jiang Youfu felt the sensation inside his body, which had been on the verge of bursting out, intensify violently.
The next moment, he saw a strand of spiritual essence, transforming into magnificent colored light, surge out from within him.
It then condensed into a mass in front of him, floating in the air.
This mass of colored light shifted and changed continuously.
Finally, something resembling a book materialized from it and hovered before him.
The colored lights gradually dissipated into the air afterward.
When the colored lights vanished completely, the book formed from spiritual essence slowly fell into Jiang Youfu's hands.
Looking at the book in his palm, which was not made of paper and ink, Jiang Youfu was utterly shocked.
This thing had come out of his own body.
He looked at the book's cover.
Glowing characters on it read: Origin Heart Sutra: Immortal Food Chapter.
The next instant, he felt the spiritual energy from all directions rush madly toward him, eagerly pouring into his body.
Subsequently, his cultivation base began to skyrocket without stopping.
Qi Condensation Seventh Layer,
Qi Condensation Eighth Layer,
Qi Condensation Ninth Layer,
Qi Condensation Great Circle,
Foundation Establishment!
As if someone were empowering him with a spiritual energy infusion, his cultivation astonishingly shot up from the original Qi Condensation Sixth Layer straight to Foundation Establishment in the blink of an eye!
At the same time, Lin Xiao, who was still guarding Qin Jianghe on the Path of Heart-Questioning, suddenly received a system notification:
[Congratulations! Sect disciple Jiang Youfu has comprehended on his own, generating a branch cultivation method of the Origin Heart Sutra: Origin Heart Sutra: Immortal Food Chapter, and has received a heaven and earth spiritual energy infusion, successfully reaching Foundation Establishment. The rewards have been issued to your private treasury. Please check them and arrange them reasonably, Host.]
Receiving this news so suddenly, Lin Xiao was very surprised.
He didn't understand how Fuzi could comprehend a new cultivation method just by going home to cook a meal.
And he even reached Foundation Establishment all at once!
However, this did not stop Lin Xiao from feeling happy for him.
To think that Fuzi was actually this amazing!
He could comprehend a cultivation method all by himself.
But Lin Xiao could somewhat understand this point.
After all, he himself relied on the system's cultivation method synthesis function to create methods, while Fuzi had independently comprehended a new cultivation method with just his Qi Condensation cultivation base!
Although the name indicated that this method was a branch developed upon the foundation of the Origin Heart Sutra.
But this was still a path he had carved out on his own in the journey of cultivation.
In other words, this was the foundation of his cultivation.
Wasn't this exactly what Foundation Establishment meant?
By his own power, he had found his cultivation foundation, so the spiritual energy of heaven and earth infused into him.
Even though he wasn't the one who achieved this, Lin Xiao sincerely felt happy and proud of him.
As expected of his brother!
Then, thinking of the rewards the system had just mentioned, and how it had uncharacteristically added a sentence telling him to check and arrange them reasonably.
Lin Xiao opened his private treasury to take a look.
He then saw that among the newly acquired items, there were three new things.
[Immortal Food Spirit Ladle], [Immortal Food Cleaver], and [Immortal Food Cauldron].
One could figure out with their toes that these three items were meant for Fuzi.
Lin Xiao used the appraisal function on these three items.
[Immortal Food Spirit Ladle: Heaven-tier high-grade magical artifact. A growth-type magical artifact that can upgrade alongside its master's cultivation and comprehension. Restricted to cultivators of the Origin Heart Sutra: Immortal Food Chapter. Its effects can be comprehended and added independently by cultivators of this method.]
[Immortal Food Cleaver: Heaven-tier high-grade magical artifact. A growth-type magical artifact that can upgrade alongside its master's cultivation and comprehension. Restricted to cultivators of the Origin Heart Sutra: Immortal Food Chapter. Its effects can be comprehended and added independently by cultivators of this method.]
[Immortal Food Cauldron: Heaven-tier high-grade magical artifact. A growth-type magical artifact that can upgrade alongside its master's cultivation and comprehension. Restricted to cultivators of the Origin Heart Sutra: Immortal Food Chapter. Its effects can be comprehended and added independently by cultivators of this method.]
Seeing the details revealed by the appraisal function, Lin Xiao smiled.
Fuzi hadn't just created a cultivation method on his own; he even brought along a whole set of tools.
Lin Xiao thought that he would give these items to Fuzi as soon as he returned.
Closing the private treasury, Lin Xiao noticed that Qin Jianghe beside him seemed to be waking up.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before he saw Qin Jianghe suddenly snap his eyes open.
He first looked around with a hint of confusion, and only then did he realize where he was.
Everything that had just happened was merely a dream.
Qin Jianghe let out a long breath, then looked at Lin Xiao with eyes full of smiles and said:
Brother Xiao, you really didn't lie to me.
As he spoke, he took a step forward.
Unimpeded.
Clearly, he had passed the screening of the Path of Heart-Questioning.
Originally, on his way back, he had been quite worried about whether he would fail the Path of Heart-Questioning and be unable to return to the sect.
However, Brother Xiao had told him that he definitely could.
Seeing him wake up, Lin Xiao stood up, cast a dust-cleansing spell on his own backside, and smiled:
Of course. How could the Path of Heart-Questioning I set up possibly shut you guys out?
After cleaning his clothes, Lin Xiao said to Qin Jianghe:
Let's go, let's head back to the sect.
Qin Jianghe smiled comfortably:
Alright.
Treading on the Path of Heart-Questioning covered in peach petals, the two walked all the way back to the sect.
On the way, Lin Xiao asked:
What are your plans for coming back this time?
Qin Jianghe replied:
The escort agency is currently being managed by my two cousins and Yu Xiao. They've gotten the hang of it now, so it doesn't matter if I leave for a while.
Saying this, he paused before continuing:
I came back this time because I received a letter from Baldy saying you were preparing to enter seclusion for a long period. Coincidentally, when discussing various sect affairs with Baldy recently, I had some ideas. So I rushed back to talk with you guys face-to-face about the specific details.
Hearing this, Lin Xiao nodded:
I see. You've worked hard, Qin Jianghe, having to worry about the business outside and still worry about the sect's affairs.
Qin Jianghe laughed heartily and said:
How come after not seeing each other for a few days, you've become so polite, Brother Xiao? We are brothers, what's the point of saying such things?
Besides, although I say it's because of this matter or that matter, the truth is I just wanted to come back and see the changes in our sect, walk this Path of Heart-Questioning, and see if I had changed. That's why I came back.
Having been out for so long, I missed everyone.
When the two returned to the sect, Lin Xiao dragged Qin Jianghe all over the place, taking him to see and introducing him to all the newly appeared items, buildings, and sect members.
Afterward, he handed him a white key to the sect's storehouse.
This is the key to our storehouse. You are our financial elder, so you keep this. I also gave Baldy one, figuring that when you aren't in the sect, the various expenses of the sect can be disbursed through him.
He also took him to see the small garden that served as the entrance to the sect's secret realm, recounting his various experiences in Yuanling City and the Icefield Secret Realm.
He even took him to visit the Nature Terrace where he was about to enter seclusion.

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."

] 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.

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!

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.”