——Identity and Physical Examination Report (Li Qingran)——
<Name: Li Qingran>
<Current Realm: First Stage of Qi Condensation>
<Identity: Former disciple of Bluecloud Sect, Chixiao Peak>
<Age: 19 (Female)>
<Special Talent: Single Water Spirit Root (ruined), Taiyin Female Constitution (not activated)>
<Condition: Foundation damaged, Dantian ruptured, Fire Poison consuming the body, Heart Demon growing, Severe internal injuries (all meridians broken), Moderate external injuries>
<Life Story: Once an inner disciple of Chixiao Peak in the Bluecloud Sect, but was betrayed by a villain, causing her to turn against her sect. Her cultivation was destroyed by Senior Brother [Lu Changtian], her Spirit Root stripped away by Master Qingxuan Daoist, the fire poison originating from a failed pill refined by Second Brother [Xiao Yifeng]. Later, Third Brother [Yun Zimo] conspired with an outer sect elder to expel her, while Fourth Brother [Zhang Hanxiao] abandoned her in a dilapidated hut to die. A heart demon was planted by the villain, another developed on its own (click to expand detailed version)>
<Overall Evaluation: Destined for hardship, like a flickering candle in the wind.>
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After reading Li Qingran’s physical examination and identity report, Chen Huaian was dumbfounded.
He at most had cancer as one debuff, whereas Li Qingran had five!
And this girl was so pitiful! What grudge could there be? Wasn’t it just because she injured Junior Sister during the sect competition? In the world of cultivation, blades have no eyes; getting hurt during sect trials isn’t unusual. But the entire Chixiao Peak reacted as if they were supermen!
“No wonder she hid in such a shabby hut. If I hadn’t come in time, she would’ve really been gone.” Looking at Li Qingran sitting cross-legged on the chair with her eyes closed in meditation, Chen Huaian couldn’t help but immerse himself in the situation, feeling as though Li Qingran was real and this wasn’t a game.
“Is she cultivating now? With her foundation destroyed and Spirit Root gone, can she still cultivate?” Out of respect, Chen Huaian touched Li Qingran’s shoulder instead of somewhere strange.
[Status: Cultivating]
[Cultivation Progress: 39/99]
This meant that accumulating 99 Spiritual Energy would allow her to advance to the second stage of Qi Condensation?
Chen Huaian speculated silently, not noticing Li Qingran’s slightly red earlobes.
He watched Li Qingran cultivate for half an hour.
However, not only did her cultivation progress not move, it dropped by one point, becoming 38.
The young lady in the picture frowned, her pale lips slightly downturned, evoking pity.
“Has she noticed that her Spiritual Energy is retreating rather than advancing?”
Chen Huaian started looking around for buttons again, seeing if he could help Li Qingran speed up her cultivation process.
With so many injuries on her, leaving her alone would only make things worse.
After searching for a long time, he didn’t find options for healing Li Qingran, but he did find an electronic girlfriend store that was locked. Eventually, he found something potentially useful for Li Qingran under the array icon in the upper right corner.
[Basic Spirit Gathering Array: Watch ads to unlock for one hour]
[Intermediate Spirit Gathering Array: Watch ads to unlock for ten minutes]
[Advanced Spirit Gathering Array: 188￥ per hour, requires watching ads. <Crazy Thursday Special Offer (original price 488/hour)>]
Below the Spirit Gathering Arrays were various other arrays.
For example, Concealment Arrays, Mystic Armor Arrays, and even the powerful-looking Execution Array. Some of these required money, others needed to meet various rare conditions, many of which he couldn’t understand.
For instance, the top-tier ‘Ten Directions Blood Fiend Slaughter Heaven Great Array’ required at least twelve low-grade spiritual weapons, along with a host of complex materials to activate. The question was where to find these materials? Buy them? Get them from the game? Or send Li Qingran to find them, like a Travel Frog?
“Another special offer? And it’s Crazy Thursday?”
Clutching his teeth, Chen Huaian thought about it.
Tomorrow, the Advanced Spirit Gathering Array would return to its original price, making future use less cost-effective.
It was better to take the hit now.
Screw it!
He charged 1888 yuan into the system, leaving him feeling inexplicably empty. But it only lasted a moment. He didn’t have many days left anyway, so why not do what made him happy? As long as it gave him emotional value, making him feel alive instead of like a half-dead corpse, then losing everything was worth it.
Starting now, the Advanced Spirit Gathering Array would last for ten hours, ending exactly at midnight.
If Li Qingran wanted to cultivate, then he’d give her the best possible support!
But first, he had to watch an ad.
[The Way of Heaven shows no mercy, treating all things as straw dogs. We cultivators who walk the Martial Arts World defy heaven itself. How can we do so without a proper weapon? Precious Pavilion offers high-quality spiritual weapons, currently running a promotion in the cultivation world. Click the link below to claim your discount of up to 25%! Always trust Precious Pavilion for your weapon needs!]
Chen Huaian: “…”
…
“Alas, it has failed once more.”
In the room, Li Qingran sighed dejectedly.
Her cultivation was ruined, her foundation damaged, and her Spirit Root gone. Even with a thorough understanding of cultivation methods, she couldn’t cultivate smoothly. The Spiritual Energy inside her kept decreasing, and no matter how hard she tried, she was merely delaying the inevitable.
Besides, she was practicing the exclusive technique of Chixiao Peak, the Crimson Cloud Technique.
Even the Crimson Cloud Technique couldn’t increase her Spiritual Energy. The only solution left was the Spirit Gathering Array.
She was quite skilled at setting up Spirit Gathering Arrays. Three years ago, Fourth Brother Zhang Hanxiao had helped her once during a sect mission. Afterward, she would allocate half of her monthly spirit stone share to Zhang Hanxiao to set up the Spirit Gathering Array for her, gradually becoming very proficient.
A Spirit Gathering Array required a large number of spirit stones. A basic one needed at least a hundred lower-grade spirit stones.
An intermediate one required five hundred middle-grade spirit stones or fifty upper-grade spirit stones.
As for an advanced one, it required spirit crystals, usually used only by elders and sect leaders.
But now, she didn’t even have spirit stones, let alone fragments of them.
At that moment,
“Plop—!”
Something fell onto the ground.
Li Qingran focused and saw it, her eyes widening, her mouth forming an O.
On the ground lay ten spirit crystals!
Crystal-clear green crystals, about the size of a baby’s fist, emanating dense Spiritual Energy fluctuations. She wouldn’t mistake them.
Spirit crystals that Master Qingxuan used sparingly were just thrown on the ground!
Oh heavens, what a waste!
Following that, eight flags appeared out of nowhere, each glowing faintly with golden light. These were all top-notch Immortal Grade Flags, capable of maximizing the efficiency of array materials without wasting a single bit.
The eight flags seemed manipulated by an invisible hand, encircling her.
In three quick movements, they formed an Advanced Spirit Gathering Array.
Buzz—!
The instant the array activated,
The Spiritual Energy within the spirit crystals was instantly extracted, swirling around Li Qingran like a vortex.
Under the array’s seal, the concentration of Spiritual Energy grew higher and higher, first forming a mist, then even condensing into liquid droplets within the array. At this point, even without activating the Crimson Cloud Technique, the Spiritual Energy surged into Li Qingran’s body uncontrollably.
She needed a Spirit Gathering Array, and her senior actually provided her with one.
And it was the best kind.
Li Qingran felt a lump in her throat, almost tearing up.
From the house, clothes, food, to Thunderfire Talismans and the Advanced Spirit Gathering Array,
What her senior had given her far exceeded her own worth.
She had even considered whether her senior wanted her as a furnace bed, but even for that purpose, such an investment wasn’t necessary. Ten spirit crystals alone could buy several female cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage willing to serve as furnace beds.
She realized this might truly be her opportunity.
Her senior could be one of those immensely powerful figures wandering the world.
Whoever it was, they didn’t demand any form of repayment from her, simply dropping a cause-effect bond and accruing merit.
The only way she could repay this senior was by diligently cultivating and not betraying their expectations.
“Senior, please rest assured, Qingran will not disappoint you.”
Li Qingran wiped her eyes, took a deep breath, and resumed her cross-legged meditation.
Every second in the Advanced Spirit Gathering Array was precious.
She couldn’t waste her senior’s goodwill.
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[Status: Cultivating]
[Cultivation Progress: 41/99]
[Current Goodwill: 20 (Reverence) (Actively increasing goodwill may trigger small gifts)]
“How does it still feel a bit slow?” Chen Huaian scratched his head and stared for another ten minutes.
There was nothing else to do but poke Li Qingran’s shoulder occasionally to check the girl’s cultivation progress.
Ultimately, he could only console himself that as long as her Spiritual Energy didn’t retreat, everything was fine. Why ask for anything more?
Seeing that Li Qingran’s cultivation would continue for a long time, and unlikely to encounter any incidents during this period, he still moved the Thunderfire Talisman from the roof to the door.
Ensuring everything was foolproof, he didn’t dare to turn off his phone screen, placing it beside him before opening his computer.
Previously, he didn’t want to earn money because he thought it was useless anyway since he was going to die.
But now his mindset had changed.
For the sake of this game, for the sake of Li Qingran, this string of ‘data’ that added a bit of color to his life, he decided to earn money.
This was the internet era, and he was a cancer patient,
So nothing was easier than exposing himself to the public eye to earn money.
That’s right, he was going to start streaming.
However, some preparations were needed before starting the stream.
For example, obtaining a medical certificate for cancer, then shaving his hair to fake multiple rounds of chemotherapy.
No makeup was needed; his current complexion already showed how sick he was.
As for the content of the stream, he had already decided when he turned on his computer.
—Defying fate with a raised middle finger, smiling mockingly at death.
He was going to climb Panshan Realm, enduring excruciating leg pain as a bone cancer patient.
