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Ch. 138 - Straight to Immortal Emperor?

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"Heave-ho."

"Heave, ho."

Early morning. Sunlight filtered through the trees, dappling the path, which was filled with the aroma of baozi.

A ponytailed girl held a baozi in one hand, the other mimicking various movements in the air.

"What are you doing?" Ye Chuan asked, watching Luo Xi's swaying ponytail.

Her hand had been moving all morning, making strange gestures; anyone who didn't know better would think she was performing some kind of ritual.

"The broadcasting club is also preparing a performance for the school anniversary. We've decided to do a dance," Luo Xi said with a grin.

A dance?

"You can dance?" Ye Chuan hadn't known that.

"I can learn, can't I?" Luo Xi tilted her head, held up a finger, and playfully wagged it in front of her lips, her eyes narrowed with confidence. 

"I'm so athletic, dancing should be easy."

"Dancing is good," Ye Chuan said. "Working up a sweat feels good, like we did in the equipment room during PE class, wearing those gym clothes—"

Before he could finish, Luo Xi stuffed a baozi into his mouth.

"Jerk, no more talking," she said, her cheeks puffed up slightly.

She didn't know why she had agreed to… that.

Ye Chuan munched on the baozi and added, "I can dance too, you know."

"I don't believe you."

"Back when I was livestreaming, I did all sorts of dances to please my viewers. I'm practically a professional," Ye Chuan said, demonstrating a few awkward moves, making Luo Xi roll her eyes.

"Chuan Chuan, here," Luo Xi said, reaching into her pocket.

"What?"

Ye Chuan found a hair tie being placed on his wrist, clearly one that Luo Xi had used.

"Marking your territory?" Ye Chuan understood her little gesture and chuckled.

"Hmph," Luo Xi said smugly, then linked her arm through his.

…

At school, during class, instead of playing games or doing his homework, Ye Chuan opened the Ten Thousand Realms Landlord app.

Thousands of cultivation techniques were neatly arranged in his backpack, all looted from the Qingyun Sect's treasury.

"The Qingyun Sect should be thanking me for saving these techniques from the Heavenly Thunder," Ye Chuan thought, shaking his head.

"Low-grade…"

"Mid-grade…"

"Mm…"

Ye Chuan started sorting through them. Most of the techniques were low-grade and were immediately discarded.

"Not many good ones, only the ones for the elders are decent."

"Supreme Sword Technique, Azure Cloud Sword Technique?"

"Learn."

"A Thousand and One Uses for a Cauldron?" 

"Learn."

"Clear Wind Movement Technique, Top-Grade?"

"Learn."

Ye Chuan could learn techniques instantly, without any requirements, so he started combining them, focusing on swordsmanship and movement techniques.

He learned over twenty Top-Grade sword techniques.

"Too bad, only Top-Grade," Ye Chuan sighed inwardly.

And as he learned them, he realized that many of the techniques were similar and could be integrated.

"Well, it's still a significant improvement. I didn't know anything before," Ye Chuan thought. 

He previously only had one divine ability and a couple of basic moves.

More skills weren't a bad thing.

"I'll sell these and exchange them for spirit stones," Ye Chuan had initially planned to give some to Bai Qianshuang, but seeing Qingyun Sect techniques would probably trigger her.

And it would be difficult to explain where he got them.

["I picked them up."]

That wouldn't work. They weren't even from the same world.

["They're a family heirloom."]

A Qingyun Sect heirloom? That would definitely lower Bai Qianshuang's favorability.

Forget it, he'd just exchange them for spirit stones.

He could enter the Qingyun Sect and find an opportunity to sell them at an auction house or something; that's what everyone in those novels did.

"It would be great to get some powerful techniques or abilities."

His phone vibrated.

[Recommended for you: New draw interface update, now with Technique, Spell, and Magic categories (First draw only 6 yuan!)]

Ye Chuan: "..."

"It would be great if I could become an Immortal Emperor directly," Ye Chuan said, raising his voice slightly.

His phone didn't react.

"Useless," Ye Chuan snorted.

[Recommended for you: Supreme Immortal Emperor Realm Upgrade Card, limited-time offer, special price: 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999, countdown: 59 minutes 59 seconds]

Ye Chuan: "..."

Even Zimbabwean dollars couldn't afford that.

Ye Chuan ignored the realm upgrade card and focused on the new Technique, Spell, and Magic draw interfaces.

The interface was still as simple and crude as before, as if it had been hastily put together.

Ye Chuan wondered if he was being used for money laundering.

"First draw six yuan, then ten thousand per draw?" Ye Chuan's lips twitched.

Even drawing constitutions and spiritual roots wasn't this expensive. Why were techniques so pricey?

But then again, good techniques were just as important as constitutions.

"Well, I'll try it out." It was only six yuan for the first draw.

Spend!

[Drawing…]

[Congratulations! You have obtained "Passive: Magic Affinity." Added to backpack.]

Wasn't this supposed to be from the Tianxuan Continent?

Ye Chuan opened his backpack and checked.

[Item: Magic Affinity (Passive)

After learning, increases magic power and reduces magic consumption.]

Ye Chuan glanced at it. It wasn't even Top-Grade, but it was a passive skill.

Even a small improvement was still an improvement.

Learn.

After learning it, Ye Chuan immediately felt a stronger connection to his Magic Core.

"Alright, time for a ten-pull," Ye Chuan said, deciding to spend a hundred thousand and see what he got.

After spending the hundred thousand, a golden light flashed on the draw interface!

[Congratulations! You have obtained "Savage Mountain Manual." Added to backpack.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained "Magic Sword." Added to backpack.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained "Fireball." Added to backpack.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained "Lightning Release." Added to backpack.]

…

Ye Chuan scanned the rewards. The magic-related ones were decent; learning them would give him more options.

But the most important one was the golden, Top-Grade item.

[Item: Magic Beam

After learning, unleashes a devastating magic beam. Duration and magic attributes depend on the user.]

A laser cannon?

Seemed like a good item.

Learn.

"Hmm, maybe I've learned a bit too much," Ye Chuan suddenly felt a headache.

Perhaps he had overloaded his brain with too much information.

"I've learned dozens of techniques today, I'll take a break."

He still had to have dinner with Wang Yanran.

(LTCDigital: Hi guys, Translator here. After much consideration we decided to drop this novel. It's not what I imagined when I picked it up but I believe it’s for the best.  

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