Ye Chen's Opportunities!

In an opulent and lavishly decorated room, a poised and sophisticated woman was seated, her gaze fixed upon a particularly handsome young man who exuded a strange aura.

This young man happened to be none other than the protagonist Long Yu had encountered several months earlier - our familiar acquaintance, Scum Ch—Ye Chen!

"This little brother... are you sure you want to auction such a precious pill as that one?" Nanhua Caiyi asked, her eyes lingering on Ye Chen with deep interest.

Strangely, despite being much stronger than him, she couldn't detect his exact cultivation realm, which interested her.

Right now, this young man had come to her and asked her to auction a pill in the upcoming auction.

From the first view, she was quite uninterested but after she saw the pill that he wanted to auction...

Her view of him immediately increased!

"Yes, I'm sure." Ye Chen replied, casually sipping the tea given to him.

"This pill isn't much use to me," he added casually, making Caiyi's smile twitch slightly.

The pill that they were talking about was a legendary 8th-grade pill, called the "Fortune-Changing Pill".

It was basically a Bone and Marrow Washing Pill but of a far higher grade.

Its effects were exponentially more powerful, capable of transforming the worst spirit root into a high-level one.

"Hmm~, if you need money, how about letting this sister buy it~?" Nanhua Caiyi's voice turned sultry, as her fragrance reached Ye Chen's nostrils.

Immediately, Ye Chen felt his body getting hotter, but to her actions, he simply smirked and waved his hand.

Swish!

In an instant, a gust of wind swept through, dispersing the fragrance from the room.

"I appreciate your offer, but I'll have to reject it. However..."

Puff!

"If you want to spend a night with me, I'll be free anytim—!" He tried to lift Nanhua Caiyi's chin, but he suddenly felt a murderous and retracted his hand.

'This woman... Now, I'm entirely sure about her identity! She's the Black Empress from the 8th Heaven!'

'She was also one of Long Yu's wives that ended up dying in his hand for him to be able to ascend to the 9th Heaven!'

'Such a beautiful woman... I'll take her to myself!' Ye Chen thought as he grinned inwardly.

"Little brother, I respect you as a business partner, but I won't hesitate to hurt you if you overstep your bounds!" Nanhua Caiyi uttered coldly as an invisible pressure was put on Ye Chen.

Sweat formed on his forehead, but Ye Chen maintained a faint smile as if expecting this.

"It was just a joke, Fairy Caiyi." He smiled, only to receive her cold glare.

"If there's nothing more to discuss, you can leave now!" She waved her hand, teleporting Ye Chen out of the room.

'What a tough woman...' He muttered inwardly as he walked through the street.

'It's going to be quite difficult to conquer her, but I should be able to do it. After all, if Long Yu can do it, so can I!' Ye Chen thought, brimming with self-confidence.

And as if the heavens agreed with him, his eyes suddenly spotted a small item on a street stall that caught his interest.

'That...!'

His eyes gleamed as he saw a small broken jade plate.

He immediately approached the stall and greeted the old man. "How much is this?" he asked, pointing to a completely different item.

"13 Low-level Spirit Stones," the old man replied.

"And this?"

"25."

Ye Chen continued until he finally pointed at the item he wanted.

"This broken plate...? Just a single spirit stone, it's rubbish anyway." The old man shook his head, making Ye Chen smile.

He didn't have any money, which was why he was auctioning the pill. He was just lucky enough to get news of the extravagant auction.

"I'll take this broken plate then." Ye Chen smiled as he handed the old man a single spirit stone.

The old man chuckled. "It's all yours, young man. Not sure what you see in it, though."

Ye Chen held the jade plate carefully, his eyes gleaming with excitement. As he walked away from the stall, he couldn't help but inwardly celebrate his good fortune.

'This broken jade plate is not just any ordinary item! It contains a drop of blood from the Ancient Qilin Beast!'

The Qilin Beast is one of those mythical creatures, like the Azure Dragon, Divine Phoenix, White Tiger, Black Turtle, Golden Crow, and more.

However, it was very well known for its strong physical body.

This meant that this single drop of its blood was a priceless treasure, capable of boosting one's cultivation and enhancing physical strength dramatically.

'With this... I should be able to reach the 5th stage of the Golden Core Realm and even beat a nascent soul expert!' He smiled inwardly.

'This reincarnation couldn't get better!'

Just in a few months, he had already advanced to the peak of the foundation realm, and even got many useful treasures!

'Let's find a secluded place to refine this drop...'

...

"Mhm..."

[Hmn...]

"I won the bet, right?" Long Yu smiled faintly at the panel right in front of him.

[Hmpf!]

"Hah! Who told you to bet against me?! Besides, did you really think that Nanhua Caiyi wouldn't use a charm technique in Ye Chen?" Long Yu chuckled.

[Tsk. I didn't expect those heroines to be so... slutty. Spreading their fragrance to everyone that seems "interesting".]

"What do you expect? Ye Chen's protagonist aura is much higher than mine. Besides, now he should have the Qilin Blood."

[...Why didn't you take it for yourself?]

"Not worth it. Besides, I do not have anyone to whom I could give this drop. Even if I stole this drop from him, it wouldn't give me as many points as if he lost the drop himself."

[...You mean... you're going to interrupt him when he's refining the drop?]

"Exactly~"

[You always think of the worst yet best way to get more luck points.]

"Yep! Just a small question... how many luck points does a protagonist with a level 9 halo have?"

[Level 1: 1.000; Level 2: 5.000; Level 3: 25.000; Level 4: 100.000; Level 5: 250.000; Level 6: 1.000.000; Level 7: 2.500.000; Level 8: 10.000.000; Level 9: 100.000.000; Level 10: ???]

"Mhm? Level 10 is '???', what does that mean?" Long Yu tilted his head.

[That's supposed to be your protagonist halo level. But because you don't have all of your luck points, I cannot know the total needed to reach it.]

[And before you ask... if you indeed kill Ye Chen, you'll recover 99% of your sealed perks.]

[So, if you think that killing Ye Chen is going to be easy, you can try.]

Upon hearing the system's warning, Long Yu shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Ye Chen's figure.

Now, he was in a lotus position and had brought out the Qilin blood drop.

He made a few strange gestures with his hands before the blood drop entered his body, and he immediately started circulating his Qi.

"System... do you know why do I love cultivations novels so much?"

[...No? Why would I know that?]

"Then, let me tell you..." Long Yu smiled as he slowly brought out his blindfold and locked his gaze on Ye Chen's figure.

"Because... even though there are so many clichês and dumb things that make the readers question if the person in question had a brain or not..."

"It's fun."

"Besides... seeing those dumb people dying or simply getting injured..."

"It's simply the most satisfying thing ever." 

Fwooop!