Volume 1, Chapter 59: The System Is As Reliable As Ever

Su Cheng summoned the seed of the Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Root from his system inventory, placed it in the palm of his hand to examine it closely, and sensed it with his mind...
It looked just like a gray little stone, nothing special about it.
【Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Root Seed: Randomly cultivates one supreme-grade innate spiritual plant】
Su Cheng felt a bit helpless. Why wasn't there even a note on how to cultivate it?
However, in Su Cheng's understanding, supreme-grade innate spiritual roots were extremely difficult to cultivate, and the methods of cultivation varied greatly.
Su Cheng decided not to ponder over it anymore and simply tossed it to Qinghan. With his prime disciple's comprehension ability, he surely would find a way!
With so many system points available, it was about time to upgrade the Lingxian Palace.
【Spirit Pool Palace LV2: Spirit liquid effect amplified by 20%, expanded with a small cultivation room (can enhance physical toughness), spirit liquid gains a purification effect】
Looking at the upgrade price of 100,000 system points, Su Cheng felt a pang of heartache, but he ruthlessly clicked confirmation anyway.
【100,000 system points have been deducted. Remaining upgrade time for the Spirit Pool Palace: 00:59:59】
Su Cheng continued to check the upgrades for the Sword-Forging Room and the Alchemical Room, though he figured Ye Qinghan most likely wouldn't be interested in these.
The blueprints for the Sword-Forging Room and Alchemical Room totaled 200,000, so there was no rush.
The current situation could be described as troubles both internal and external. Internally in the Lingxian Palace, Qinghan was still only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and there were also the Saintess and the Princess who wished for nothing more than his swift demise.
Externally, Cheng Liang and a host of sect leaders and influential families were eyeing the Lingxian Palace like tigers eyeing their prey. Although Ye Qinghan hadn't mentioned the matters concerning the Liu and Mo families, the system's kill reports had been pouring in with continuous victories on that day!
Even with his eyes closed, Su Cheng could guess roughly what was going on; the matter of the secret realm was clearly far from over.
【System? Can I use system points to raise my cultivation level?】
【Ding~ Unable to execute this operation】
Su Cheng wore a helpless expression. Naturally, he knew the system evidently wanted him to grow stronger through violence and bloodshed...
【Methods to increase cultivation level are as follows:】
【1. Complete main quests to obtain quest rewards】
【2. Expand the villain faction to obtain faction rewards】
【3. Elevate the villain's reputation】
【4. Kill...】
"Alright, shut up, I get it!"
Su Cheng was on the verge of a breakdown, shouting out those words.
The main quest was basically to go solo against Cheng Liang, to fight Cheng Liang one-on-one!
Aside from the first option, the others either thrust him into the spotlight or turned him into Public Enemy Number One!

Recalling that the system shop had also been updated, Su Cheng decided to browse it just to lift his gloomy mood.
Not looking would have been fine, but one look was astonishing!
The Scripture Pavilion really contained all sorts of extraordinary things!
As long as you had system points, anything could be purchased!
From daily life to advanced technology, ranging from the imperial arts of ruling all peoples under heaven to the illustrated edition of postpartum care for sows!
Yet the prices were truly exorbitant. Su Cheng didn't know if there were houses of gold inside the books, but surely these books were more expensive than gold!
【Postpartum Care for Sows (Illustrated Edition) — 137,000 system points】
【Arts of the Bedchamber (Invincibility-Enhanced Version for Fox Demons!) — 1,000,000 system points】
Seeing this, Su Cheng wanted to curse. I am a villain, not an animal! You damn system!
However... Su Cheng couldn't afford them anyway...
【Marksmanship from Novice to Master — 5 system points】
If you have the ability, give me a beginner's guide to gun-making! I'll instantly let this world experience the power of technology!
【Alchemical Arts Novice Guide — 100,000 system points】
Su Cheng was taken aback. This... actually seemed useful!
In this system shop, something useful had finally appeared! And it wasn't even bound to Ye Qinghan!
Spot on, brother!
Su Cheng added it to his shopping cart first, not rushing to buy it just yet. In case there were any cultivation techniques or sword manuals later that he could actually use, he could still weigh his options!
Play it safe first!
However, after searching for a long time, Su Cheng still couldn't find any books suitable for him, so he simply exchanged for the Alchemical Arts Novice Guide, thinking that perhaps he could also raise his cultivation through alchemy!
Pulling it out from the system warehouse, Su Cheng was extremely excited and couldn't wait to flip through it, wondering if there were any pill formulas that could boost his strength.
Yet, when it came to the Alchemical Arts Novice Guide, Su Cheng couldn't recognize a single word on it!
Apart from the five characters on the cover, he couldn't understand a single character inside! It wasn't quite a foreign language, nor was it ancient prose; in short, he knew they were words, but he simply didn't recognize them!
With a sharp slap, the newly acquired Alchemical Arts Novice Guide was slammed onto the table by Su Cheng!
Played by the damn system again!
He used 100,000 system points to exchange some high-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures for Ye Qinghan's cultivation, and decided not to touch the remaining system points.
Inside the Drunken Immortal Tower, the battle began in an instant and ended just as quickly.
Dongfang Jue didn't even budge, smiling faintly as she easily caught that punch.

Ye Qinghan didn't move either, simply watching Li Shiyao standing in front of her.
Disheveled, Li Shiyao kicked the man away and retorted with an imposing aura: "Ugly fellow! With just these few parlor tricks, you still want to bully people?"
Both Ye Qinghan and Dongfang Jue rather liked Li Shiyao at this moment. They had to admit that her little mouth was truly vicious!
At this moment, Ye Qinghan gently placed the jade pendant of a direct disciple of the Lingxian Palace—engraved with the characters "Qinghan"—onto the table, and simply gazed at the three people in front of her.
"What a coincidence. I didn't see you at the martial arts tournament this morning, but I never expected to run into you here."
Liu Mingxuan was completely bewildered at this moment. This pretty boy... is Ye Qinghan?
Liu Mingxuan suddenly came to his senses. No wonder he had just felt this Lord Ye looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before...
Now he knew, it was the portrait of Ye Qinghan his father had shown him!
"Ye Qinghan?"
Ignoring him, Ye Qinghan patted Dongfang Jue, looking immensely smug.
"Look, my Lingxian Palace jade pendant is still the most useful. Your token and Shiyao's jade pendant are utterly useless! They don't buy that routine!"
Looking deeply unconvinced, Dongfang Jue flicked her wrist and summoned her long spear, driving it into the floor with a loud *bang*...
"You don't recognize a token, do you recognize this?"
Liu Mingxuan was still somewhat dazed. He had recognized Ye Qinghan, and if Ye Qinghan was real, the saintess beside her was probably real too!
Never mind who Litchi was, who was this female general wielding a long spear?
"Elder Sister Dongfang, it seems he still doesn't recognize you. That's hardly surprising; it's probably because you're not as famous as me and Sister Qinghan." Li Shiyao looked innocently at the slightly irritated Dongfang Jue beside her.
Ye Qinghan chuckled evilly and patted Li Shiyao on the backside: "Don't expose her like that. If you say so, Elder Sister Dongfang will lose all her face! Hahahahaha!"
"Qinghan, leave this Liu Mingxuan to me. Today I'm going to beat the crap out of him!"
"Elder Sister Dongfang, I'm sorry. It's all Shiyao's fault for saying the wrong thing. Shiyao just thought it's quite normal not to be recognized by everyone, seeing as Elder Sister Dongfang..."
Dongfang Jue was utterly speechless. Li Shiyao was wonderful in every way except for having that mouth!
"Li Shiyao, you stop talking for a moment. You still owe me four pieces of clothing to strip off! And you still owe me four pots of wine to drink!"
"Mmph!" Li Shiyao quickly covered her little mouth. Although she desperately wanted to speak, she didn't want to dance naked... that was too humiliating...
Ye Qinghan waved her hand. She also wanted to learn from her master: avoid making a move unless necessary, keep a low profile~
In future tournaments, she must also strive to project a feeling of only winning by a narrow margin, giving people the illusion that her true strength was unfathomable!
Only by doing this could she defeat powerful enemies with unexpected strength when facing them!