Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 773: I Won't Let You Down
Previously on Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?...
The exploitative strategies of the system were something Chen Huaian had seen firsthand in the past.
He got it.
He accepted it.
Without extracting funds, how else could profits be generated?
Yet treating him as an idiot was unacceptable!
Why would refining any pill take a full three hours, with fees to accelerate it? Was this some kind of strategy game constructing barracks?!
Chen Huaian gnashed his teeth in annoyance, but he felt utterly helpless.
Recharge!
[Sacred Soul Pill refinement time shortened by one hour! Add another 88 top-grade spirit jades to keep accelerating!]
Chen Huaian: "...Recharge!"
[Sacred Soul Pill refinement time shortened by one hour! Recharge...]
"Recharge!" he almost growled through gritted teeth.
Luckily, no further odd gimmicks appeared this time. The Sacred Soul Pill finished refining successfully, now marked as "in delivery."
Chen Huaian let out a relieved breath and spoke steadily, "From now on, for refining pills or artifacts, always apply the maximum acceleration right away, or use one-click instant completion via deduction. The time differences between the realms mean a slight delay could cost dearly. We can't afford to waste a moment!"
In the Cangyun Realm, his mind was fully linked with the Electronic Girlfriend Game.
No summoning of the service interface was required for interaction.
As expected, a new system notification popped up in his view moments later.
[Exclusive Time-Limited Deal! Canglan World Monthly Card Package! Initial recharge demands just 3000 top-grade spirit jades, granting 100 Battle Soul Gold Coins daily as rebate: These Battle Soul Gold Coins serve as the primary currency in the Canglan World, usable for acquiring nearly all essential goods. Smaller units are Battle Soul Silver Coins and Battle Soul Copper Coins.
Additional perks:
<1> Automatic one-click acceleration for items like pills and weapons, without needing manual recharges—full auto-deduction. You can even add personal notes when sending resources~
<2> Urgent alert system: If the Electronic Girlfriend faces peril in a Small Thousand World, the player gets notified through intense pain.]
"Three thousand top-grade spirit jades isn't too steep..." Chen Huaian squinted his eyes.
Still, the greedy nature of the Electronic Girlfriend reared its head once more, stirring up his irritation.
"A simple monthly card for three thousand top-grade spirit jades— no need to inform This Venerable One about such trivialities in the future; purchase it outright!"
Chen Huaian dismissed it with a casual wave.
[Would the player like to extend the monthly card for a century? Special limited offer at eighty percent cost~]
"...On second thought, no."
Chen Huaian's lip twitched.
He did the math. Extending it for a hundred years would drain his top-grade spirit jades completely and pile on enormous debts.
After reaching this level of prosperity, he had no desire to shoulder debts as a cultivator.
...
Within the Upper Realm of the Cangyun Realm.
White Sword fiddled with the Giant Golden Eyeball, eyed the newly minted Premium Spirit Jade nearby, and smirked.
"Heh, this Premium Spirit Jade was fated to come into my possession anyway!"
He summoned Real Person Jade Compassion and thrust the Premium Spirit Jade into her puzzled grasp: "Take this—half for powering the Origin Core, the rest to establish links to additional Small Thousand Worlds and sustain the current Small Thousand World connections."
Real Person Jade Compassion nodded and turned to depart.
White Sword halted her once more: "Have you reached out to those two Divine Realm Dragon Kings from the Canglan World? Instruct them to slither over here and face me!"
"They are, after all, the supreme gods of a Small Thousand World." Real Person Jade Compassion replied with a sigh, "I may not even rival their strength. What if they refuse to show, or simply burrow within their Small Thousand World?"
"In that case, I'll hunt them down myself." White Sword replied icily, "Back in that epic clash, I nearly wiped out the whole Upper Realm, leaving them utterly defeated. This Upper Realm remains far too serene even now. It could use a pair of watchdogs at my gates."
Real Person Jade Compassion rolled her eyes inwardly, musing, 'So you're aware this Upper Realm feels too still.'
That Peach Blossom Spring was merely an illusion woven from Immortal Qi, devoid of true immortal flora—just sufficient to deceive that naive fox.
"Simply inform those two Dragon Gods that I slew Xi Huang, and they'll come rushing."
White Sword, evidently uninterested in journeying to the Canglan World, tossed in one more cue.
"Who exactly is Xi Huang?" Real Person Jade Compassion inquired without thinking.
"The architect of the Canglan World's civilization." The Sword Bearer stated matter-of-factly, "Think of him as the creation deity of the Canglan World."
Real Person Jade Compassion froze, trembled slightly, sealed her lips, and withdrew in silence.
...
On that fateful day, two of the three suns in the Canglan World abruptly faded away.
Thankfully, the vanishing was brief. Though alarm spread among the populace, the cause remained a mystery to them.
Rumors held that the Canglan World's suns tied directly to the Divine Kingdom. Their eclipse could signal turmoil in the realms of those two deities.
Yet issues among such gods were beyond the meddling of ordinary folk and Soul Masters.
Should the heavens crumble, the mighty shall support it.
And right amid this unrest, within Li Qingran's modest chamber, a finely wrought brocade box materialized upon the table.
The brocade box emerged from nowhere.
Li Qingran spotted it instantly.
Gazing upon the brocade box, she detected a sense of familiarity emanating from it. That comforting presence sparked boundless delight in her, prompting her to seize the box eagerly.
Yet she refrained from unveiling its contents right away. Instead, she stepped outdoors, scanned both directions to confirm no lurkers, then secured the outer door and inner chamber door alike.
She pulled every curtain shut.
Returning to her bed, she lowered the bed drapes to shield herself.
She even draped the quilt over her form entirely. Only in that utter blackness, where her hand was invisible, did she cautiously unlatch the box.
A translucent pill rested within.
Li Qingran, versed in alchemy herself, discerned that its ingredients diverged entirely from those in the Cangyun Realm—this was an elite pill forged from this world's scarce spiritual treasures. In quality, it matched a Celestial-grade pill from the Cangyun Realm.
Nevertheless, the pill itself wasn't Li Qingran's focus.
Rather, it was the thread of Divine Sense that accompanied the brocade box's opening.
[This pill is called Sacred Soul Pill. It awakens innate potential, bestowing upon the user a unique physique with inherent maximum Battle Power.]
[Your husband thrives in the Cangyun Realm. No need to fret!]
This unmistakable aura.
This recognizable Divine Sense.
It's truly my husband—beyond doubt!
Her heart surged with elation as Li Qingran tilted her head toward the ceiling and ventured, "Husband, are you watching Qingran?"
Regrettably, the chamber stayed silent, devoid of any reply, and she sensed no watchful presence from Chen Huaian.
This left her gaze dropping in mild disappointment.
But moments later, Li Qingran mustered her resolve anew.
She wasn't naive; she quickly grasped that her husband could indeed monitor her circumstances.
Not solely due to the known aura and Divine Sense, but because this Sacred Soul Pill aligned perfectly with her current necessities.
How else to explain such perfect timing?
The very aid she required, anticipated and dispatched by Chen Huaian to the Canglan World?
Though the method eluded her, she chalked it up to the prowess of a Great Ascension Stage cultivator.
Even for such a powerhouse, bridging a Small Thousand World for contact likely posed immense challenges, didn't it?
"Armed with this Sacred Soul Pill, my position in this realm grows ever more secure."
Li Qingran exhaled softly, cradling the brocade box like a cherished gem, her gaze brimming with steadfast affection and yearning.
"Husband, rest easy... Qingran will put this to excellent use and won't let you down."
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