Xu Mu drove back to his villa complex. Using his perception, he checked the area and found that all the property security guards had been replaced.
To avoid attracting attention, Feng Yue had specifically asked Mu Qingying’s father to register another property management company to take charge of the villas.
Now, all the surveillance cameras and other security systems throughout the complex were under their own people’s control. Xu Mu could therefore safely build an even larger formation here to protect everyone.
After returning home, Xu Mu went to the living room first and checked his current Justice Points. He found that he could perform another three rounds of ten consecutive draws.
Most of the points had not come from Li Hongdou or Zilan Yin, but from Feng Yue’s aura.
As long as he received a few more guaranteed rewards from the three ten-draw rounds, he would definitely be able to advance.
Xu Mu tapped the roulette wheel, and the draws began at once.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained 30 Cultivation Points.]
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained 20 Attribute Points.]
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[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained 30 Cultivation Points.]
The first ten-draw round ended. Every reward had been a guaranteed prize, and Xu Mu was extremely excited. It looked like he was practically guaranteed to advance.
He immediately began the second ten-draw round.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained a Profound-Grade Cultivation Manual and Mental Method: Flying Sword.]
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained 30 Cultivation Points.]
…
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained a Yellow-Grade Cultivation Manual and Mental Method: Tremor Fist.]
The second ten-draw round also ended. He had obtained two cultivation techniques, while the remaining rewards were all guaranteed prizes.
Xu Mu did not stop and immediately began the final ten-draw round.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained 30 Cultivation Points.]
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained a God-Grade Ability: Level-One Cultivation Technique Mastery.]
What the hell?
Xu Mu’s eyes suddenly widened. He had obtained another God-Grade ability. What exactly was this cultivation technique mastery? Just hearing the name made it sound incredibly powerful.
Still, he decided to wait until everything was over before checking it.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained a Qi Sea Pill Gift Box.]
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained Space.]
…
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained 30 Cultivation Points.]
The three ten-draw rounds were finally over. Xu Mu immediately checked the points he had obtained.
He had received a total of 510 Cultivation Points and 220 Attribute Points.
Without hesitation, he added them to his stats.
As his strength continued to rise, black words finally appeared before his eyes.
[Congratulations, host. You have reached the peak of the Transcendent Realm.]
“Strong! Truly strong!”
Xu Mu clenched his fists tightly. He was now only one step away from the Boundary-Breaking Realm.
He immediately checked his current status panel.
Name: Xu Mu
Character: Villain Saint Physique, President of the Xu Corporation
Realm: Transcendent Realm—Perfection
Physique: 4,625
Spirit: 4,625
Cultivation Value: 20 (maximum 3,200)
Destiny Power: 6,482
Looking at the panel, Xu Mu smiled with satisfaction. This time, he had stolen more than a thousand points of Destiny Power from Ye Chen. Now, he only had to see whether he would get the chance to deal with him next time.
After finishing everything else, he checked the God-Grade ability he had obtained.
When he saw its effects, he froze completely. As expected of a God-Grade ability, it was truly powerful. Unfortunately, its current level was too low, so it did not offer Xu Mu much of a boost.
Cultivation Technique Mastery could be explained in the simplest terms like this: as long as a cultivation technique was in Xu Mu’s possession, he could use this God-Grade ability to immediately cultivate it to the mastery level.
He had no idea how much time this would save him.
Take the most powerful God-Grade cultivation techniques, for example. An ordinary person might need decades to master one completely.
But as long as Xu Mu possessed the technique, he could learn it instantly.
However, at Level One, the ability could only master Yellow-Grade cultivation techniques, so it was practically useless to Xu Mu.
“Wait. It’s still useful in some ways.”
Xu Mu suddenly remembered that as long as someone’s Favorability toward him was maxed out, he could pass on any cultivation technique he had mastered to that person.
Because of Ye Tong’s aura ability, she could give one cultivation technique to anyone whose Favorability was positive.
But for people whose Favorability had reached the maximum level, there was no such restriction.
With that in mind, he took out all the Yellow-Grade cultivation techniques he had.
Xu Mu had casually tossed these techniques into a corner of his personal space. They were useless to him, yet too valuable to throw away.
He immediately activated his God-Grade ability. A stream of golden light covered the cultivation techniques.
In the next moment, he had mastered them completely, just as if he had drawn them from the system.
He learned them one by one. In the blink of an eye, he had fully mastered the dozens of Yellow-Grade cultivation techniques he had accumulated during this time.
They were of little use to him, but Ye Tong and Feng Yue were another matter.
They usually did not have much time to study cultivation techniques. If he passed these techniques on to them, they would be able to master them instantly.
Their strength would certainly improve further.
As for Meng Wanyue, he decided to forget it for now. Wanyue was someone he intended to nurture as a priority, and Yellow-Grade cultivation techniques were somewhat too low-level for her.
He could wait until his ability’s level increased, or until he drew some Earth-Grade cultivation techniques that he had no use for, before passing them on to her.
As for Dai Xingluo and Tong Guoguo, he could only wait until their Favorability toward him reached the maximum level.
There was nothing he could do about that. Those whose Favorability toward him had reached the maximum simply had an advantage.
Not long afterward, two people appeared within Xu Mu’s range of perception. They were none other than Shi Fumeng and Ying Weiyang.
The two of them were still carrying KFC bags.
After passing by the area and discovering that Xu Mu’s car was parked in the garage, they immediately jumped over the wall.
“Xu Mu! You’re back?”
Ying Weiyang had only just pushed the door open when she called out.
Xu Mu stood up with a smile. “I got back not long ago.”
[ Favorability +10 ]
[ Favorability +10 ]
Favorability notifications appeared for both Ying Weiyang and Shi Fumeng.
“We went out to eat just now. Sister Fumeng took me to eat all kinds of delicious food.”
Ying Weiyang held up the bags in her hands.
“It’s all junk food?” Xu Mu glanced at Shi Fumeng.
“What are you worried about? At our level, this kind of junk food isn’t strong enough to affect us.”
Shi Fumeng smiled.
“That’s true.”
Xu Mu sat back down on the sofa. Looking at Ying Weiyang beside him, he could not help feeling a surge of affection at her pure, untainted golden eyes.
It wouldn’t be long now. Once he entered the Boundary-Breaking Realm, he would restore her memories.
At that point, whether she chose to stay or leave would be entirely up to her.
…
Meanwhile.
After receiving the phone call, Zhong Ci hurried back to her home in Yanjing as fast as she could.
When she arrived at the Zhong residence, she saw that everyone there wore expressions as gloomy as if dark clouds had gathered over their faces.
“Where’s my daughter? Where’s my daughter?”
Zhong Ci began shouting the moment she entered.
Xiao Gui walked over and said softly, “Wife, I shouldn’t have left our daughter here by herself. The other side is extremely powerful, and no one here was a match for them. I’ve already sent people out to investigate.”
Upon hearing this, Zhong Ci’s eyes immediately reddened. “Isn’t this because of you again?”
“I’m not sure…”
“It is! Why do you insist on offending so many people? Now they’re all coming after us to get revenge! What did my daughter ever do?”
Zhong Ci shouted at Xiao Gui.
Zhang Hongxia came over and gently patted Zhong Ci on the back. She had finally watched her daughter say what was in her heart, though she herself had never dared to say it so directly.
Ever since Xiao Gui returned, he had indeed brought benefits to the mother and daughter.
But the drawbacks were just as obvious. In the past, at worst, they had merely been subjected to sarcastic remarks from a few women. Now, however, they might even be kidnapped. Their lives were at risk.
“Right, find Xu Mu…”
Zhong Ci hurriedly pulled out her phone. She was a disciple of the Artifact Sect, not a member of the Sanitation Department.
The only person from the Sanitation Department she knew was Xu Mu.
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
