the price of strength

Masterpieces such as 'The Divine Comedy', 'The Theory of Evolution', 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', 'The Theory of Relativity'... Born in the history of human civilization, possess mysterious and magical powers in another world! Original sin, biological evolution, mastery of all arts... By reading the secret tomes, one can gain a variety of powers! The only trouble for the people of the other world is that they find it difficult to understand the texts from Earth. At this time, there comes a librarian from Earth...

Bottom-level corporate slave Qin Gengyun crosses into a cultivation world and becomes a low-level cultivator, but he is afflicted with Pill Poison and has only a slim chance of survival by marrying and practicing cultivation. However, Qin Gengyun discovers that even in the cultivation world, getting married requires a bride price! "Taoist Friend Qin, I earn two Spirit Stones a month. If you want to marry me, you need to earn ten Spirit Stones a month, three hundred Spirit Stones as a bride price, and a Spirit Vein Immortal Mansion." "Taoist Friend Qin, I need five hundred Spirit Stones and a two-story Immortal Mansion, just to have some security." "Taoist Friend Qin, I only need two hundred Spirit Stones and a new house as a bride price, but you must treat my child as your own." After several blind dates, Qin Gengyun finally finds a female cultivator who doesn't want a bride price. However, he discovers that there is something a bit off about his wife.

[Congratulations, Host, on successfully transmigrating. Your new identity is Aurek XVI, Emperor of the Crossbridge Empire.] Great! Finally, I can experience what it feels like to be an emperor. [Reminder: The Crossbridge Empire is one of the countless empires on the continent of Eura. Your predecessor was Aurek XVI, Intelligence: Imbecile.] ? [Warning: The Crossbridge Empire is on the verge of collapse. Current number of hostile royal factions: 17. Total number of enemies: 7 million. Empire collapse countdown: 1 year.] ?? [Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Supreme Summon System! Please actively earn points. Summoned warriors can be elevated to God Rank!] ??? … Many years later, On the peak of the Holy Snow Mountain, before the Gates of the Divine Kingdom, A tall, slender figure appeared before the guardian angels. The angels soared into the sky, three pairs of flame-wrought wings unleashing a world-ending blaze. “Stop! Ahead lies the Divine Kingdom—this is not a place where mere mortals may tread!” The figure did not raise his head. Instead, with the scepter in his hand, he gently tapped the ground. In an instant, warriors numbering in the billions emerged upon Holy Snow Mountain, each radiating an aura surpassing even that of God Rank. You lifted your head ever so slightly, gazing upon the being that once existed only in myth: “Now, the true conquest begins.”

Rising from insignificance, dominating among myriad heavens. The Ye family, a small clan, started its rise from a small mountain village, from martial arts to cultivation. Ye Fan transmigrated to another world, acquiring a system for the rise of the family. There's no resources for the family to cultivate, I’ll learn alchemy. The family's formation isn't strong enough, so I’ll learn the formation. I'll learn all six arts of cultivation, all for the rise of the family. As for my own cultivation? Anything will do, as the family rises, I'll become stronger. My strength is the sum of the family. In the eyes of my sons, Ye Fan, this old man, can do everything. Through the eyes of my wife, Ye Fan is the perfect god of masculinity. In the eyes of the younger generations in the family, Grandpa Ye Fan is an invincible existence.

“What! The young master has married another concubine?” After Gu Changge is bound to the system, sharing innate talent and even cultivation results with a Daoist Couple (wife) is possible. Whether it's consuming elixirs or treasures from heaven and earth, or from daily cultivation, everything can be shared! “Just by binding with one partner, I went from a waste to a spiritual body. What if I had multiple partners?” Since that day, he realized that working hard in cultivation was not as effective as taking in more spouses, and that taking elixirs himself was not as good as feeding his wives! The aloof and warm-hearted sect's holy maiden, the playful imperial princess, the dragon race's transformed girl with white hair... 【Your Daoist Couple has cultivated through the night, shared cultivation progress!】 【Your Daoist Couple has grasped the essence of swordsmanship, shared insights!】 【Your Daoist Couple has consumed a supreme snow lotus, comprehended a law, shared!】 【Dual Cultivating with your Daoist Couple, rewards...】 (Disclaimer: Dual Cultivation is a unique method of cultivation where a man and a woman cultivate together by having sex) As he feeds his wives every day with ease and pleasure, he unknowingly becomes a celestial being, perfects the holy body, and stands above all living beings! (The story is focused on daily life, is lighthearted with a touch of humor, and does not stress the protagonist)

Single love interest Yuri! --- After failing to ascend to the heights of Divinity despite all her preparations, an ancient cultivator finds herself not embracing the emptiness of the void - but the interior warmth of a womb. Reborn into a new life, with her memories intact - she carefully starts over from an infant. - Navigating her new family: [Really easy with only two parents and an estate full of servants!] - How to portray herself: [Everyone likes 'sweet' kids and trusts (underestimates) 'weak' girls! That should be most fun~] - Showing off the power she gathers: [This region is a 'backwater', but who knows what is out there - let's just take it slow~] - Marriage arranged before birth: [Mm... my parents adore me so at an appropriate time I'll just have it cancel- oh?] - Dealing with 'amusing' deceit: [Cute. 'He' looks worried still, but 'he' doesn't have to worry from me!] - Confronting the 'son' in private: [Whatever your family's iffy plan is, I just obtained a husband-wife~] Even in this new life, [Elua er Goltbred] can't and doesn't *want* to change who she really is at the deepest level. A scheming cultivator. A possessive lover. Neither of those things had been a real hindrance to the Peak of Demi-God. Balancing the two traits in this life - without driving away the young 'boy' she decided to support and be supported by when they both came of age - centers as much around helping [Qatrand er Yecine] find herself within who her family has made of her... As it is hoping to ease the dear fiance into how messed up the (ancient) girl honestly is. With her Astralism unchanged despite reincarnation... she can improvise plenty with her ridiculous control of Illusions and more. Which is a good thing - because plans fail and unexpected things happen when you're not *really* a genius just because you know more than others. Unexpected things... like her Physique in this life allowing the lightest 'grip' to crack stone... Despite being a little stunted by her family environment early on, [Qat] finds her future wife to be 'cute' on their first meeting... but she really shouldn't have let on and said it out loud. It made her [El] kind of vain - and kind of want to remain as cute as can be for her future spouse! - - - Oh, and *muscles*. [Elua]: I just like looking at them, okay!? Is it so weird? People can have hobbies... - - - Power System: > Types of Cultivation // Spiritual (Soul), Physical (Body), Essence (Qi) > Aspect Trinity // Astralism, Physique, Element 'Ranks' Initial - Early, Mid, Late Lower Realms // Enchanter, Primalist, Breacher Upper Realms // Defier, Demi-god, Divinity - Echelons (Rank: First -> Seventh[Peak]) - - - Other Tags: #GL #Slice of Life #Comedy #TheStrongActingWeak #ChildhoodSweethearts (It counts!) Potential trigger warnings: > A reincarnator MC that gets a little 'thirsty' a little 'young' but successfully tries to 'keep her own pants on' until the proper age, because she knows it's better for her intended partner that way. > A toxic family environment willing to force an unloved child into the role of a crossdresser. A child that grew more than okay with it. She likes wearing the aesthetics of men's suits! > 'Pretty Good Dad' intentionally *picked on* by his 'sweet daughter', all for being a relatively 'minor obstacle'. Seriously, you were warned, average fathers with teenagers. Do not engage your trauma.

Meng Yu's Golden Finger was called "Corruption Strengthens Tenfold, Becoming a Demon Strengthens Hundredfold," both extremely fierce and convenient to use. "Those who consume Qi are divine and long-lived, constructing the foundation of ten-thousand generations, and on the day they achieve immortality ('Dan'), they break the self of yesteryears ('Infant'), transforming into heaven and earth, thus becoming immortals." This is the eternally correct tale of the Qi Refinement Practitioner Meng Yu's grand cultivation adventure.

Demonic beings run rampant, and cultivators revere the bizarre as the Heavenly Dao. For an ordinary mortal to embark on the path of cultivation, they must gouge out their eyes, sever their limbs, and cut off their spiritual roots… Ren Qing, who transmigrated into this world, discovers that he can bypass the gruesome costs of cultivation thanks to a Divine Ability. [Blindless Method]: By devouring eyes, he cultivates to the peak, growing one hundred and six celestial eyes all over his body. [Poison Bone Art]: Soak one's skeleton in poisonous water for thirty-six days, then reimplant it into the body. At full mastery, no life can grow for a hundred li around him. [Book of the Dead]: Seal the Lao Gong, Yong Quan, Shen Men, and Yin Tang acupoints with iron nails and bury oneself underground for three years. Upon completion, one becomes ageless, undying, and indestructible. --- Alternative Titles: Weird Way of Immortality: I Can Avoid the Price Cultivation: Tax Evasion

/// Note from Author : How often have you made a negative opinion about someone based on first impression? I hope that when you get to the end of this story, it might change how you think. /// Excerpt : With a frown, she said, "I don't think it would be comfortable to sleep on the couch." "I thought you have a bed here?" asked DX. "I do but it's a single bed." With a mischievous glint in his eyes, he smirked, "We can share." Pretending to be affronted, Kai Xin scoffed, "President Du! Behave yourself! Did I say that you can share MY bed?" ///// Synopsis : She was a brash, kind and brave child, but most importantly, she was always full of confidence. No matter what happened to her, she always faced her conflicts head-on. However, an incident in high school changed her life. The course of Kara Zhen Kai Xin's life had drastically changed because she placed her trust in the wrong person. Consumed with despair, rage, and fear, she became suicidal. However, she forced herself to live on with only one thought in her mind: Revenge. Along the way, she encountered people who would be her friends, comrades, mentors...and even lovers. With their guidance, she advanced one step closer towards her goal. President Du XiAn of the Du Corporation had chanced upon her while he was escaping the woman who was forced upon him by his mother. With a single glance, Kara Zhen Kai Xin was forever etched in his mind. Unable to forget about her, he spent the next few years searching for her all across the world. Yet ultimately, fate played a prank on him. It turned out that all along, she was based in the same city as him. When she rejected his advances, he proposed a contractual relationship; To become her sugar daddy. Desiring to hold her in his arms in any way he could, Du XiAn was willing to do anything, even if it meant that he could only have her body. Over the years, his desire led him to the point of no return. No longer a simple infatuation, he found himself to be hopelessly in love with her. With his help, would Kai Xin be able to exact her revenge or would she lose what she holds dear in her quest for vengeance? /// (Imperial Series) Book 1 - Be My Strength - COMPLETED Book 2 - The President's Man - HIATUS (Fantasy) The Demon King's Cowardly Vessel - ONGOING /// Discord: https://discord.gg/2vKSvmu If you would like to financially support the production of BMS, please consider buying me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/luoyeyouling ///

From a humble servant to a powerhouse who shakes the three realms, Fang Han’s life has only one goal: to break free from the shackles of life and death and reach the realm of immortality. He traverses the perilous cultivation world, refines divine artifacts, and breaks through realms—only to gradually realize that eternal life is never an unearned gift. The hunting of the Heavenly Dao, the betrayal of allies, the tearing between power and conscience—every step of advancement comes with an unbearable price. When the title of "the Unending" is branded on him, he must answer: What are you willing to give up for immortality?