--Identity and Physical Examination Report (Li Qingran)

<Name: Li Qingran>

<Current Realm: The first level of Qi Refining>

<Identity: Former disciple of the Scarlet Cloud Peak, Qingyun Sect>

<Age: 19 (Female)>

<Special Talents: Single Water Spiritual Root (disabled), Yin Body of the Taiyin (not activated)>

<Condition: Damaged foundation, ruptured Dantian, body eroded by fire poison, inner demons breeding, severely injured internally (all meridians broken), moderately injured externally>

<Life Story: She was once an inner disciple of the Scarlet Cloud Peak in the Qingyun Sect. However, she was framed by villains, which caused her to fall out with her sect. Her cultivation was abolished by the eldest senior brother [Lu Changtian]. Her spiritual root was stripped away by her master, Taoist Qingxuan. The fire poison in her body came from the waste pills refined by the second senior brother [Xiao Yifeng]. Later, she was expelled from the sect by the third senior brother [Yun Zimo] in cooperation with the outer sect elders. And the fourth senior brother [Zhang Hanxiao] lured her into a dilapidated cottage and left her to fend for herself. Demons were planted in her Dao Heart, with one of the inner demons planted by the villains and the other generated by herself.>

<Comprehensive Evaluation: She has had a rough life and is like a candle in the wind.>

***

After reading Li Qingran's medical and identity report, Chen Huaian was dumbfounded.

He only had cancer as a debuff, but Li Qingran had five!

And this girl was too pitiful! What kind of grudge was this? Wasn't it just a scratch on Sixth Junior Sister's shoulder during the sect competition? In the Cultivation World, swords have no eyes, what's the big deal about getting injured in a sect competition? Yet the entire Crimson Sky Peak was triggered and went berserk!

"No wonder she's hiding in such a broken thatched hut. If I hadn't come in time, she might really be die." Looking at Li Qingran sitting cross-legged on a chair with her eyes closed in meditation, Chen Huaian couldn't help but feel as if Li Qingran was real, and this wasn't just a game.

"Her foundation is destroyed, and her spiritual root is gone, can she still cultivate?" Chen Huaian tapped on Li Qingran, respectfully tapping her shoulder instead of any other strange place.

[Status: Cultivating]

[Cultivation Progress: 39/99]

This probably means that spiritual energy needs to accumulate to 99 to advance to Qi Refining Level 2?

Chen Huaian speculated to himself, not noticing the slight blush on Li Qingran's ears.

He watched Li Qingran cultivate for half an hour.

But not only did Li Qingran's cultivation progress not move, it even dropped by one, becoming 38.

The girl in the image frowned, her pale lips slightly downturned, looking pitiful.

"She must have realized that her spiritual energy is regressing instead of progressing..."

Chen Huaian began searching for buttons everywhere, hoping to find a way to help Li Qingran speed up her cultivation progress.

Moreover, Li Qingran had so many injuries, leaving them untreated would only make things worse.

After searching for a long time, he couldn't find an option to heal Li Qingran, but there was an electronic girlfriend shop that was locked. Finally, he found something that might be useful for Li Qingran in a formation icon in the upper right corner.

[Beginner Gathering Spirit Array: Unlock by watching an ad for one hour]

[Intermediate Gathering Spirit Array: Unlock by watching an ad for 10 minutes]

[Advanced Gathering Spirit Array: ¥188 per hour, requires watching an ad. ]

Besides the Gathering Spirit Array, there was a row of various other formations below.

For example, Concealment Array, Mystic Armor Array, and even the Immortal-Slaying Array, which sounded impressive just by the name. Some formations required money to purchase, while others required various rare conditions, many of which he couldn't understand.

For instance, one of the top formations, the 'Ten Directions Blood Fiend Heaven-Slaughtering Formation', required gathering 12 minimum Spiritual Artifact-level vicious weapons, along with a bunch of complex materials to activate. The key was, where to find these materials? Buy them? Game rewards? Or should Li Qingran find them, like a traveling frog?

"Another special offer! And it's Black Friday?" Chen Huaian gritted his teeth.

Tomorrow, the Advanced Gathering Spirit Array would return to its original price, and it wouldn't be cost-effective to use it then.

Whether you stick your neck out or not, it's still a knife.

Just fucking top it up!

1888 topped up, Chen Huaian slumped in his chair, feeling an inexplicable sense of emptiness. But it was just for a moment, he didn't have many days left to live, so he might as well do what makes him happy. As long as it provided him with emotional value, making him feel like a vibrant life rather than a half-buried corpse, then what did it matter if he went broke?

Starting now, the Advanced Gathering Spirit Array would last for 10 hours, just until midnight.

Since Li Qingran wanted to cultivate, he would give her the full experience!

But before that, he had to watch an ad.

[The Heavenly Dao is unkind, treating all things as straw dogs. We cultivators walk the world, defying the heavens. How can we do so without a handy weapon? Treasure Gathering Pavilion's Spiritual Weapons, a big brand among weapons, is now having a promotion in the Cultivation World. Click the link below to receive a Heavenly Dao subsidy and get up to a 25% discount~ Buy weapons, choose Treasure Gathering Pavilion!]

Chen Huaian: "..."

***

"Sigh, failed again."

In the room, Li Qingran sighed dejectedly.

Her cultivation was destroyed, her foundation damaged, and her spiritual root gone. Even if she mastered the cultivation method, she couldn't cultivate smoothly. The spiritual energy in her body kept decreasing, and no matter how much she cultivated, it was just a delay.

Moreover, she was cultivating the Crimson Sky Peak's unique technique, the Crimson Cloud Technique.

In the entire Azure Cloud Sect, the Crimson Cloud Technique was considered a relatively fast cultivation Mystic Rank low-grade technique, a lower version of the Mystic Rank high-grade Scarlet Sky Technique. If even the Crimson Cloud Technique couldn't boost her spiritual energy, the only solution was to rely on a Gathering Spirit Array.

She was quite skilled at setting up Gathering Spirit Arrays. Three years ago, Fourth Senior Brother Zhang Hanxiao helped her during a sect mission, and since then, she would give half of her Spirit Stone share each month to Zhang Hanxiao to set up a Gathering Spirit Array, becoming very proficient over time.

A Gathering Spirit Array required a large number of Spirit Stones, with a Beginner Gathering Spirit Array needing at least a hundred low-grade Spirit Stones.

An Intermediate Gathering Spirit Array required five hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones, or fifty high-grade Spirit Stones.

An Advanced Gathering Spirit Array required Spirit Crystals, usually only affordable by elders and sect leaders.

But now, she didn't even have Spirit Stones, let alone Spirit Residue.

Just then.

"Plop—!"

Something fell to the ground.

Li Qingran looked closely and couldn't help but widen her eyes, her small mouth forming an O shape.

What fell to the ground were ten Spirit Crystals!

The translucent azure crystals, the size of a baby's fist, emitted a rich spiritual energy fluctuation, unmistakable to her.

The Spirit Crystals that Daoist Qingxuan usually used sparingly were just thrown on the ground like this!

Senior, you, you, you, you're wasting precious resources!

Following that, eight array banners emitting a faint golden light fell out of thin air, all of the highest quality Immortal Grade, capable of maximizing the utilization of formation materials without wasting a single bit.

The eight array banners seemed to be manipulated by an invisible hand, surrounding her, and in no time, they formed an Advanced Gathering Spirit Array.

Buzz—!

As the formation activated, the spiritual energy in the Spirit Crystals was instantly extracted, enveloping Li Qingran like a vortex.

Under the confinement of the formation, the concentration of spiritual energy increased, first forming a Spiritual Mist, and later even condensing into Spiritual Liquid within the formation. At this point, even without operating the Crimson Cloud Technique, the spiritual energy rushed into Li Qingran's body.

She needed a Gathering Spirit Array, and the senior really gave her one.

And it was the best Gathering Spirit Array.

Li Qingran's eyes stung with tears, almost shedding them.

From the house, clothes, food, to the Thunderfire Talisman and Advanced Gathering Spirit Array.

The things the senior gave her far exceeded her own worth.

She even considered if the senior needed her as a Dual-Cultivation Vessel, but even for that, such an investment wasn't necessary. Just the ten Spirit Crystals were enough to buy several Foundation Establishment female cultivators willing to serve as Dual-Cultivation Vessels.

She realized that this might truly be her opportunity.

The senior might be a Supreme Being wandering the world.

Having not appeared yet, he might not require any repayment from her, merely leaving behind a cause and accumulating merit.

The only way she could repay this senior was to cultivate diligently and not disappoint his nurturing heart.

"Senior, rest assured, Qingran will not let you down."

Li Qingran wiped the corners of her eyes, took a deep breath, and resumed her meditation.

Every moment within the Advanced Gathering Spirit Array was incredibly precious.

She couldn't waste the senior's intentions.

***

[Status: Cultivating]

[Cultivation Progress: 41/99]

[Current Favorability: 20 (Awe) (Increasing favorability may trigger small gifts)]

"Why does it still feel a bit slow?" Chen Huaian scratched his head, watching for another ten minutes.

He occasionally poked Li Qingran's shoulder to check the girl's cultivation progress.

Ultimately, he could only console himself that as long as the spiritual energy wasn't regressing, it was fine, what more could he ask for?

Seeing that Li Qingran's cultivation would continue for a long time, and nothing should happen during this period, he moved the Thunderfire Talisman from the roof to the room's entrance.

Ensuring everything was foolproof, he couldn't bear to turn off his phone, leaving it beside him, and then turned on his computer.

Previously, he didn't want to earn money because he felt it was useless, since he was going to die anyway.

But now his mindset had changed.

For this game, for Li Qingran, this string of 'data' that added a bit of color to his life, he wanted to earn money.

Now was the internet era, and he was a cancer patient, so there was no easier way to make money than exposing himself to the public eye.

Yes, he was going to start streaming.

But before streaming, he needed some preparation.

Like going to the hospital to get a cancer certificate, then shaving his head to fake multiple chemotherapy sessions.

Makeup wasn't necessary; his current complexion already looked quite sickly.

As for the content of the stream, he had already thought of it when he turned on the computer.

—Flipping off fate, smiling and taunting death.

He was going to climb Mount Tai, enduring the pain in his legs, as a bone cancer patient.