2026-02-09 15:03:59Time flew by like a fleeting moment.
The ability theory class finally ended. Ryan reluctantly closed I Am the King of the Cultivation Realm, though his eyes were filled with struggle and confusion.
"System, why? Does it really have to be this way?" Ryan wanted to struggle one more time, asking the system with a glimmer of hope.
[Please consider carefully, host. The system respects your choice.]
"Ryan! Dude, that was absolutely insane!"
Danny rushed over like lightning and sat down in front of Ryan, looking at him with complete admiration.
Ryan held up a hand. "Wait a second, Danny. Let me ask you something first."
Danny scratched his head. "What question? If you are asking me about studying, I cannot help you there!"
Ryan waved his hand dismissively. "Not about studying. I am saying, hypothetically, if you had a chance to become stronger..."
Danny immediately interrupted. "What is there to think about? If I had that chance, I would grab it no matter what!"
Ryan facepalmed. "Let me finish! This way of becoming stronger... it comes with a price."
Danny looked puzzled. "Nothing in life is free. That is normal."
Ryan pressed on. "What if you had to trade your happiness for the rest of your life?"
Danny paused briefly, then said with determination. "The path of the strong is always lonely. Happiness has nothing to do with being powerful."
Ryan's expression darkened. "Damn it, I mean... what if you had to trade your little brother for it!"
The two stared at each other. The air seemed to freeze.
Danny looked somewhat embarrassed. "Well... if the price of becoming stronger means I cannot be a man anymore, I would rather stay an ordinary person."
Are you kidding? His little brother was his closest companion. How could he betray him for that?
Ryan nodded with satisfaction. "Good! You truly are my brother."
During the ability theory class earlier, Ryan had quickly skimmed through I Am the King of the Cultivation Realm.
At first, he read slowly, word by word. But then he discovered the plot was absolutely ridiculous.
The Ancient First Simp, Peng Cheng, met the Water Lotus Fairy by the riverside.
It was love at first sight. But alas, fate was cruel. The Water Lotus Fairy had voluntarily transformed herself into a stone to guard the river's seal, standing alone for ten thousand years.
The two loved each other but could never meet.
You think this is a touching love story?
Yes. When Ryan read to this point, he actually admired Peng Cheng. Truly worthy of being called the Ancient First Simp. But what came next completely shattered Ryan's worldview.
To prevent the Water Lotus Fairy from being too lonely, the Ancient First Simp Peng Cheng brought all 108 of his wives to live by the riverside.
Ryan thought to himself: Did you raid an entire harem?!
Wait, there was more.
But the Ancient First Simp Peng Cheng felt the atmosphere was still not lively enough. So he spent his entire fortune to build a pleasure house by the river, taking in all the lonely women in the world.
Later generations of cultivators passed down one of Peng Cheng's famous quotes: My wish is for every woman in the world to have a home!
Ryan could only shake his head. "I am impressed. Truly impressed!"
After complaining about this ridiculous plot, Ryan asked the system whether he had to read every single page to record techniques and skills.
[The host does not need to read every page. Simply glancing at it briefly will allow the system to automatically scan the content.]
Ryan perked up. "Okay!"
And so, moving like lightning, Ryan finished reading a thousand-chapter epic in just one class period.
Then came the critical problem.
After reading through an entire cultivation novel, the techniques and skills recorded were absurdly low-quality!
Remember the Severing Divine Manual mentioned at the beginning? At first, Ryan thought the name did not match the technique.
Now, looking back, Ryan realized it might actually be overrated.
Can you imagine a sect's founder going out to fight using techniques like Iron Palm and Iron Defense?
But there was something even more ridiculous.
The Celestial Court was supposed to be their highest combat force. Aside from the Immortal King Xiang Tianchong possessing the Severing Divine Manual, the Fire God's technique sounded impressive Blazing Flame Fist but when used in battle, it was no different from a tiny fireball!
When the system recorded it, even the Severing Divine Manual was rated as garbage quality.
By the time it got to this Blazing Flame Fist, it dropped straight to below garbage quality.
The system could not even recycle these techniques. All the trash-quality techniques from the entire book combined only exchanged for one and a half exchange coins!
Can you believe that? This was supposed to be a cultivation novel!
And that led to the scene from earlier.
Ryan asked nervously. "Danny, the cultivation novels around here... they are not all like this one, right?"
Danny glanced at I Am the King of the Cultivation Realm and smiled with contempt.
Ryan's eyes lit up. I knew it! I knew it! This must be a terrible novel!
Danny tilted his head. "The other cultivation novels out there? How could they possibly compare to this masterpiece?"
"Forget comparison. All the other cultivation novels combined cannot match even one percent of this book!"
"The author of this book, Talking shit, has even been named the most outstanding writer of the century!"
Ryan stared blankly. "..."
"System, is there any way to become stronger without reading novels?"
[.....]
[Respected host, this system currently can only strengthen the host through novels.]
Ryan buried his head in the pile of books. "Fine, fine. I remember you mentioned there was a system shop?"
[Yes, host.]
[The system shop is dedicated to helping the host select more excellent and comprehensive skills and techniques.]
Ryan felt like he had grabbed onto his last lifeline. "Quick! I want to see the system shop!"
[System shop now opening for the host.]
As the system's voice fell, a deep blue screen appeared before Ryan's eyes.
[System Shop]
[Techniques]
[Skills]
[Artifacts]
[Pills]
Four large modules appeared before him.
Ryan did not hesitate and clicked on Techniques. No matter how powerful a skill was, it needed a solid foundational technique to support it.
As someone who loved cultivation novels, Ryan naturally understood this principle.
Recommended by System:
[Pure Heart Sutra]
[Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique]
[Heavenly Demon Art]
[Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions]
Ryan frowned. "System, I can understand the last three, but what the hell is this Pure Heart Sutra supposed to mean?"
[Respected host, detecting that you are still a virgin, therefore recommending the Pure Heart Sutra.]
[The Pure Heart Sutra does not strictly require gender. It only requires that pure vital energy remains intact.]
Ryan's eye twitched. "I suspect you are mocking me?"
He decisively eliminated the first option. Even if he was still a virgin now, he did not believe he would be one forever!
Ryan's gaze began shifting between the last three recommendations.
[Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique]
[Technique Description: As the saying goes, overwhelming strength defeats all skills. In the face of absolute power, all arrogance is illusion, and all illusion is arrogance! This technique is divided into three realms. Upon full mastery, you will obtain the power of nine dragons and nine elephants!]
[Exchange Coins Required: 1]
[Heavenly Demon Art]
[Technique Description: Heaven and Earth show no mercy, treating all living things as expendable! Learn this technique and become a demon, sweeping across the world! Wherever the Heavenly Demon goes, not even grass will grow! This technique is divided into seven realms. Upon full mastery, you will transform into the Heavenly Demon—immortal and indestructible.]
[Exchange Coins Required: 1.5 (System discount applied. First technique is free.)]
Ryan's eyes gleamed. "Oh! These two both look incredibly strong!"
However, he was most interested in the last one. For no other reason than the name sounded absolutely badass!
[Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions]
[Technique Description: Supreme—the pinnacle of Heaven, the honor of Earth. Heaven and Earth stretch vast and boundless. All living things are born and perish. The energy of the void spans countless worlds. The energy of the Nine Revolutions fills the universe. Who dares not bow? This technique is divided into nine realms. Upon full mastery—above Heaven, below Earth, across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths—you alone shall reign supreme!]
[Exchange Coins Required: 2.5 (System discount applied. First technique is free.]
[Tip: You can recycle the Severing Divine Manual.)]
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Chapter 20: Potion Saturation
After a frantic barrage of stat increase notifications, this potion consumption journey came to an end when the system announced that saturation had been reached."Huh? That is it?" Ryan was greatly surprised. It was a shame that there was such a thing as potion saturation.Well, it seemed like his plan to take advantage of bugs and become the strongest in the world through potions was a bit unrealistic.In fact, this was something he had expected. In fact, potions did not provide an infinite amount of power, or else the rich would have long since taken over the planet. How could anyone else have had a chance?In reality, human beings who have normal absorption capacities would be able to benefit only from a maximum of three bottles. Consuming more than that would be of little to no effect.The pure enhancement was due to the system, therefore Ryan had no concept of personal limitations only the limitations of the potions at stage!As it literally was just a Basic Awakening Potable, t
Chapter 19: Unlimited Potions
[Target detected: Basic Potion (Awakening Level)][Quality: Superior Grade][Effects: Increases the user's overall physical attributes. The lower the user's strength, the more pronounced the effect.][Items of low quality will not be recycled.][Available for use.][Target detected: Spirit Energy Condensation (Awakening Level)][Quality: Superior Grade][Effect: Can significantly enhance the user's Spirit Energy concentration and power.][Items of low quality will not be recycled.][Available for use.][Ding!][Two types of potions are now available in the shop. Please view them.]Ryan was utterly shocked by the series of system notifications."The shop has been updated?"What does this mean?Ryan had a flood of queries in his mind as he entered the system shop.However, Ryan was surprised to learn that apart from the original modules, there was another section included in the system.Huh? What is this?Once he clicked it, he could see just two items inside. What Ryan saw made him com
Chapter 18: The Pharmacy
Ryan was looking at Takeshi Goda, who is being surrounded by the crowd, especially the smile on his face.His vigilance skyrocketed in a second. Somehow, he felt he was going to be attacked in one way or another later in some time with the very same face.It had nothing to do with strength. It was more like something beyond dimensions, an instinctive warning?This man sure is suspicious!Ryan had sufficient reason to suspect that the other party was also cheating somehow."System, does he have a system too?" Ryan asked.[Respected host, the other party doesn't have a system.]"Huh? Am I mistaken?" Ryan shook his head, thinking he was just being too sensitive."Let us go. We need to head a little further ahead to where we are going." Rachel turned her gaze away. Although Goda's marketing was very impressive, it still could not attract her.She did not have any reason to purchase such a medicine. One would always buy from a respectable store. Why be tempted with such a cheap price?The
Chapter 17: The Black Market
Under the guidance of Rachel, Ryan and his group gradually moved into the core of the black market.Along the way, the colorful sales pitches have been quite eye-opening."Potions! Potions! Fresh potions here!""Hercules Water! Teach your opponent a lesson with just one punch!""If you are not buying anything, do not bother coming over!"Ryan was shocked by such straightforward advertisements.In his mind, the black market is to be like a place of shadowy dealings, with the owners of the stalls having eagle-like eyes and murderous auras!The kind of ruthless people who did not talk much!But here..."Everyone, look over here! I am going to demonstrate a bottle of super strength potion!"On a simple checkered carpet, several large bottles of medicine about the size of buckets were scattered around as the stall owner would stop at nothing to sell their products.The black market was very lively, with a large number of both legal and illegal merchants. In addition to the street stalls, t
Chapter 16: Being A Father Requires You To Make A Effort... System!!
Rachel paid for Ryan and Danny's entrance and exit fees. Since she was an Awakener, her entry into this place was free anyway."Rachel, thanks for spending so much. I will pay you back later definitely." Ryan said apologetically.The fee was one thousand dollars a person, or two thousand total for the two of them.For Ryan, who always wanted a discount on every book he bought, this was undoubtedly a huge sum of money.As for asking his family for money, Ryan would not do that.Their family's approach to parenting remained the same as in the past and in the current world.Boys Should Be Raised Frugally!So, while Ryan may want to ask someone, his father would definitely not cooperate. He would rather have Ryan himself earn any expenses over his normal cost.But Danny is different. His parents were in business in the Middle East most of the year and did not come home often. They just sent him money and did not ask about anything else.Thus, Danny and Rachel had an extremely close relati
Chapter 15: The Black Market
After purchasing the books, Ryan moved around the area, feeling very bored.When they are in school, they want to be home. When they are home, they want to be in school.Being human means exactly that: being contradictory."What to do?"Ryan gazed at the coin in his hand, lost in a struggle within himself."If it is heads, go and claim the prize. If it is tails, claim it anonymously. If it lands on its edge, do not claim it at all."After Ryan explored the Internet for wanted information on Jack Burton and Victor Kane, particularly on the amount of the reward his resolve wavered.Wanted Person: Jack BurtonWanted for a number of offenses relating to the organization of terrorist activities. The offender constitutes a major threat to public security.Nationwide wanted notice.A handsome prize will be rewarded to any person who gives information that leads to his capture.Reward Amount: $1,000,000-----Wanted Person: Victor KaneA wanted fugitive, accused of bank robberies and colludin
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