Chapter Summaries

Lu Yang, a struggling Golden Rainbow Sword Sect disciple facing demotion to menial work, finally awakened a system after nineteen years—but it was an Urban Tycoon System in a cultivation world. Its status screen offered him steady Spirit Stone income and daily tasks that could improve his attributes, leaving him stunned by its unexpected rewards.

• Lu Yang worried that he would fail to reach Mid-stage Qi Refining before his five-year assessment ended and become a menial disciple.
• Lu Yang recalled his family’s pride when he entered the sect and how many fellow disciples had advanced while his cultivation remained slow.
• Lu Yang resigned himself to becoming a menial disciple and tried to take comfort in the security of life within the sect.
• A blue screen appeared before Lu Yang and announced that the Urban Tycoon System had activated.
• Lu Yang read the system’s status, Spirit Stone income, and daily tasks, then reacted with astonishment to its benefits.

Lu Yang discovered the Tycoon System could provide abundant Spirit Stones and improve his attributes, including his Spirit Root, then tested a daily running task and gained physical strength. He returned to his room and began reading the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s Heavy Sword Instruction to complete another task.

• Lu Yang realized the system’s daily rewards could supply him with far more Spirit Stones than the sect and that Universal Experience could improve his Spirit Root.
• Lu Yang ran three kilometers for the daily task while passing disciples assumed he had given up on cultivating.
• Wang Lin told Lu Yang that Qi Nourishing Pills from his family would help him break through before the assessment, but Lu Yang congratulated him without showing envy.
• Lu Yang submitted the running task and felt his physique increase from 1.9 to 2, directly strengthening his body.
• Lu Yang took out the Heavy Sword Instruction and began the system’s reading task.

After completing his daily tasks, Lu Yang improved his Intelligence and Charm, then spent his experience on his Spirit Root and decided to buy Spirit Cuisine. He reached the serving window just as its attendant switched from insulting two poor disciples to warmly welcoming him.

• Lu Yang submitted his reading task, raising his Intelligence from 1 to 1.1 and making the Heavy Sword Instruction clearer to him.
• He cultivated for more than eight hours, completed the rest task, and raised his Charm from 0.9 to 1.
• Lu Yang put all 50 experience points into his middle-grade Spirit Root, then went to the cafeteria to eat.
• At the Spirit Cuisine window, a square-faced menial disciple mocked two youths who could not afford the food.
• Lu Yang approached and asked to buy Spirit Cuisine, and the attendant immediately changed his manner and offered him the menu.

Lu Yang spent six Spirit Stones on expensive Spirit Cuisine, drawing attention from the cafeteria disciples and shocking Wang Lin with his apparent wealth. After enjoying the meal, Lu Yang received a system reward of 300 low-grade Spirit Stones and a Low-Level Rebate Card.

• Lu Yang ordered red-braised Flamehorn Wolf meat and spicy white jade bamboo shoots, and the menial disciple served them with a free bowl of spirit rice.
• The aroma of Lu Yang's meal drew the cafeteria disciples' attention, and they wondered how he could afford such expensive Spirit Cuisine.
• Wang Lin saw Lu Yang eating the dishes and asked where he had gotten the Spirit Stones; Lu Yang said someone had given them to him and that he still had enough for pills.
• Lu Yang finished his meal, and the system rewarded him with 300 low-grade Spirit Stones and a Low-Level Rebate Card for enjoying delicious food.

Lu Yang went to the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s trading market intending to use his Low-Level Rebate Card, but the system urged him to approach a beautiful disciple named Lin Ying. After two senior disciples belittled him, Lin Ying offered to sell him individual pills, leaving them stunned.

• Lu Yang learned that his Low-Level Rebate Card could rebate one to five times the cost of a designated purchase and decided to use it at the market.
• Lu Yang completed his daily tasks and traveled to the sect’s trading market to buy pills.
• The system identified Lin Ying as a nine-point beauty and offered Lu Yang an extra reward if he added her contact information.
• Lu Yang approached Lin Ying’s stall, where two senior disciples were trying to impress her.
• The two disciples questioned whether Lu Yang could afford pills and mocked the idea of selling them individually.
• Lin Ying offered to sell Lu Yang a few pills one at a time, surprising the two disciples.

Lu Yang bought two bottles and one extra Qi Nourishing Pill from Lin Ying, spending 305 Spirit Stones and exchanging sect voice transmission marks with her. He then walked deeper into the market and used the Low-Level Rebate Card.

• Lu Yang inspected Lin Ying's good-quality Qi Nourishing Pills and agreed to buy two bottles and one extra pill for 305 Spirit Stones.
• Lin Ying offered Lu Yang a discount, and the two young men beside her reacted with jealousy and shock at his wealth.
• Lin Ying asked Lu Yang to exchange sect voice transmission marks, and he introduced himself before they exchanged tokens.
• After Lu Yang left, Lin Ying rebuked the two young men for speaking ill of him and said he was her type, leaving them stunned.
• Lu Yang chose to wait until he returned to claim his special reward, then used the Low-Level Rebate Card in the market.

Lu Yang used the spirit stones from a fourfold rebate to upgrade Tycoon's Confidence and buy a large supply of high-grade first-tier talismans. He left the talisman shop equipped to challenge or escape a Late Qi Refining cultivator.

• Lu Yang received 1,220 low-grade spirit stones from a fourfold rebate after spending 305 stones.
• Lu Yang upgraded Tycoon's Confidence to level 2, increasing its passive income to two low-grade spirit stones every two hours.
• Lu Yang chose the sect-operated talisman shop over buying a Law Artifact and told the old servant disciple he would spend about a thousand low-grade spirit stones.
• Lu Yang bought upper-grade Protection, Light Body, elemental attack, and Qi Concealment Talismans for a total of 1,020 low-grade spirit stones.
• Lu Yang stored the talismans and judged that he could now attempt to kill a Late Qi Refining cultivator or escape one.

Lu Yang bought talismans, arranged to purchase detoxification pills from Lin Ying, and upgraded Tycoon's Confidence after spending his spirit stones. When Lin Ying arrived at his residence, Wang Lin saw them together and was left shocked and jealous.

• Lu Yang spent over a thousand spirit stones on talismans, then decided to return and focus on cultivation.
• Lu Yang contacted Lin Ying and arranged to buy two Hundred Herbs Pills for seventy-five spirit stones each.
• Lu Yang upgraded Tycoon's Confidence to Level 3, which generated four low-grade spirit stones per hour.
• Lin Ying waited for Lu Yang at entry disciple residence number four, where the other disciples noticed her and wondered whom she was seeking.
• Lu Yang invited Lin Ying to his residence, and Wang Lin saw them together and felt his confidence collapse.

Lu Yang bought Hundred Herbs Pills from Lin Ying and treated her to an extravagant Spirit Cuisine dinner, earning a system reward of five hundred low-grade Spirit Stones. After Lin Ying left, Lu Yang returned to his quarters and prepared to claim the extra reward he had received for adding her contact information.

• Lu Yang brought Lin Ying into his quarters, where she sold him two Hundred Herbs Pills for one hundred and fifty low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Yang invited Lin Ying to dinner, and she accepted his offer to eat at the Spirit Cuisine counter.
• Lu Yang ordered five expensive dishes, paid fourteen low-grade Spirit Stones, and shared the meal with Lin Ying while the other disciples watched enviously.
• The system rewarded Lu Yang with five hundred low-grade Spirit Stones for enjoying a meal with a beauty.
• Lin Ying thanked Lu Yang, promised to treat him next time, and encouraged him to cultivate toward entering the outer sect.
• Lu Yang returned to his quarters and prepared to claim the extra reward from adding Lin Ying's contact information.

After adding Lin Ying’s contact, Lu Yang claimed generous system rewards, including a Beauty Module, Spirit Stones, and rare artifacts. He used the affection milestone reward to raise his Heavy Sword Instruction to level four, then resumed cultivation, leaving the robe and stockings stored for possible gifts to Lin Ying.

• Lu Yang claimed five hundred low-grade Spirit Stones and unlocked the Beauty Module, which showed Lin Ying’s affection at 62 and identified her as a peak first-rank Alchemist.
• Lu Yang claimed Lin Ying’s 60-affection milestone rewards: a Low-Level Rebate Card, 500 Cultivation Method experience, and a Purple Cloud Pill-Nurturing Robe.
• Lu Yang used the Cultivation Method experience to raise Heavy Sword Instruction from level two to level four.
• Lu Yang decided the robe and Black Silkworm Silk Stockings might suit Lin Ying as gifts, but stored both instead of giving them to her immediately.
• Lu Yang swallowed a Qi Nourishing Pill and cultivated through the night, using his improved Heavy Sword Instruction to circulate Spiritual Qi more smoothly.

Lu Yang used the Tycoon System’s rewards, Spirit Cuisine, and improved Heavy Sword Instruction to accelerate his cultivation while gaining attention among the sect’s entry-level disciples. Ten days later, he prepared to buy more pills and meet Senior Sister Lin Ying at the market.

• Lu Yang discovered that his level-four Heavy Sword Instruction had greatly increased his cultivation speed and completed his morning tasks.
• Two entry-level disciples recognized Lu Yang during his run and admired his wealth and appearance, while other disciples also treated him with respect.
• After ten days of daily tasks, Lu Yang raised his attributes and Heavy Sword Instruction experience to 366/400, leaving him close to level five.
• Lu Yang saved more than sixteen hundred low-grade Spirit Stones by spending on Spirit Cuisine and used up his last Qi Nourishing Pill.
• Lu Yang contacted Lin Ying, learned she was selling pills at a market stall, and headed to the market to restock and spend time with her.

Lu Yang arrived at Lin Ying’s market stall and met her friend Qin Nanyue, a striking sword cultivator. Lin Ying’s delighted greeting made Qin Nanyue suspect that she and Lu Yang were in love.

• Lu Yang entered the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s market and spotted Lin Ying at her stall with Qin Nanyue.
• Lin Ying explained that she sold her extra pills at the market to earn more Spirit Stones, while Qin Nanyue teased her and offered encouragement about her future.
• Lin Ying noticed Lu Yang approaching and greeted him with an unusually bright smile, then privately wondered whether they might support each other in the future.
• Qin Nanyue followed Lin Ying’s gaze, was struck by Lu Yang’s appearance, and concluded that Lin Ying had a handsome sweetheart she had never mentioned.

Lu Yang bought pills from Lin Ying and used his Low-Level Rebate Card to turn the purchase into 8,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Lin Ying invited him and Qin Nanyue to the Golden Rainbow Restaurant, where Qin Nanyue watched to see how Lu Yang treated her friend.

• Lu Yang paid Lin Ying upfront for ten bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills and bought two bottles of Qi Recovery Pills, while Qin Nanyue questioned his background and spending power.
• Lu Yang used his Low-Level Rebate Card and received 8,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones from the 1,600-Spirit-Stone purchase.
• Lin Ying closed her stall and invited Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue to eat Spirit Cuisine at the Golden Rainbow Restaurant.
• The three entered a private room, where Qin Nanyue teased Lin Ying about Lu Yang and considered whether he was a suitable match for her.

Lu Yang joined Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue for a meal, learned about the outer sect’s demanding assessments and valuable rewards, and exchanged transmission marks with Qin Nanyue. He then revealed a Purple Cloud Pill-Nurturing Robe as a gift for Lin Ying, leaving Qin Nanyue stunned by its supreme-grade Law Artifact quality.

• Lu Yang tried to keep the meal inexpensive, but Lin Ying added three costly dishes, and the three of them finished everything.
• Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying explained the outer sect’s stipends, missions, yearly rankings, and rewards to Lu Yang.
• Qin Nanyue encouraged Lu Yang to aim for a high assessment ranking, while he insisted he was not from a Golden Core Lineage.
• Qin Nanyue invited Lu Yang to join her for a meal next time, and they exchanged transmission marks as Lin Ying felt a pang of jealousy.
• Lu Yang presented Lin Ying with a Purple Cloud Pill-Nurturing Robe, and Qin Nanyue recognized it as a supreme-grade Law Artifact.

Lu Yang gave Lin Ying the Supreme-Grade Purple Cloud Pill-Nurturing Robe, telling her she could treat it as a loan and repay him with pills. Lin Ying accepted it, and her favorability reached 80, unlocking a treasure chest for Lu Yang.

• Qin Nanyue explained that the robe was an extraordinarily valuable Supreme-Grade Law Artifact that improved pill refinement and could be worth close to a hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lin Ying initially refused the robe, but Lu Yang offered to lend it to her in exchange for pills, giving her a way to accept it.
• Lu Yang placed the robe in Lin Ying's arms and told her he trusted her; Lin Ying blushed and agreed to keep it.
• Lin Ying put the robe in her Storage Bag, and Lu Yang saw that her favorability had reached 80 and unlocked a treasure chest.

After returning from the market, Lu Yang upgraded his Tycoon’s Confidence and claimed rewards for Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying’s affection, including a swordsmanship trait and a Supreme-Grade pill furnace. He maxed out the Heavy Sword Instruction and wondered what rewards Qin Nanyue might give him next.

• Lu Yang, Lin Ying, and Qin Nanyue left the market after agreeing to attend the sect auction together in a little over a month.
• Back at the sect, Lu Yang upgraded Tycoon’s Confidence to level four and received a Swordsmanship Apprentice trait after adding Qin Nanyue’s contact information.
• Lu Yang claimed Lin Ying’s affection rewards, including a Mid-Level Rebate Card, 2,000 Cultivation Method experience, and a Supreme-Grade Crimson Cloud Pill-Heart Furnace.
• Lu Yang used the experience to raise Heavy Sword Instruction to its maximum level, unlocking a thirty-percent faster condensation time and fifty-percent greater power for the Heavy Sword Technique.
• Lu Yang concluded that Qin Nanyue’s future affection rewards might include a Sword Dao treasure and wondered whether he should keep it or give it to her.

Lu Yang improved his Spirit Root and broke through to Mid-stage Qi Refining after half a month of cultivation. He headed to the assessment office to try to advance from an entry-level disciple to a true outer sect disciple.

• Lin Ying blushed when Qin Nanyue teased her about thinking of Lu Yang, then hurried off to Pill Peak to make pills.
• Qin Nanyue considered secretly investigating Lu Yang but decided instead to watch him more closely, wary of offending him or harming his relationship with Lin Ying.
• Lu Yang reached the bottleneck to Mid-stage Qi Refining, upgraded his Spirit Root to high-grade with Universal Experience, and broke through ten days later.
• Lu Yang reflected on how far he had come since nearly failing the sect assessment and felt newly hopeful about his future.
• Lu Yang left his residence for the assessment office to take the advancement assessment and seek recognition as a true outer sect disciple.

Lu Yang passed the Mid-stage Qi Refining assessment with exceptionally pure Spiritual Qi and officially entered the outer sect. As he and Wang Siyuan headed to register, Lu Yang thought about returning home and helping his family.

• Lu Yang met Wang Siyuan at the assessment office, where both came to take the Mid-stage Qi Refining assessment.
• Lu Yang channeled his Spiritual Qi into the jade disc, lighting two rings with dazzling white light, and the deacons passed him.
• Wang Siyuan also lit two rings and passed, though his Spiritual Qi appeared much weaker than Lu Yang's.
• The female deacon upgraded Lu Yang's sect token, and Lu Yang agreed to go with Wang Siyuan to the outer sect.
• Wang Siyuan shared how entering the outer sect would help his Rogue Cultivator family, prompting Lu Yang to think of his own family and plan to return home for the New Year.

Lu Yang officially joined the outer sect and, with Lin Ying guiding him, learned about the sect’s six peaks and their inheritances. As he considered which peak to choose, Lin Ying told him that Profound Metal Peak held the strongest inheritance, the rarely obtained Golden Rainbow Sword Canon.

• Lu Yang told Lin Ying that he had passed the assessment, and she hurried to meet him at the outer sect square.
• Qin Nanyue invited Lu Yang to celebrate his success at the Golden Rainbow Restaurant the next day, and he accepted.
• Lin Ying met Lu Yang and Wang Siyuan at the square and offered to guide them to register at the affairs hall.
• Lin Ying explained the six outer sect peaks and their specialties, then asked Lu Yang which peak he planned to join.
• Lu Yang asked which of the three combat-focused peaks had the strongest inheritance, and Lin Ying said it was Profound Metal Peak’s Golden Rainbow Sword Canon.

Lu Yang registered as an outer sect disciple of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect, received his new gear, and learned about the difficult Golden Rainbow Sword Canon. The system then declared that he had passed probation and granted him rewards.

• Lin Ying told Lu Yang that the Golden Rainbow Sword Canon was a peak earth-grade cultivation method with daunting requirements, and he said he would not force himself to learn it.
• Lin Ying guided Lu Yang and Wang Siyuan to the Outer Sect Affairs Hall, where Lu Yang registered as an outer sect disciple.
• The deacon gave Lu Yang two sets of robes, an Outer Sect Manual, and a high-grade heavy sword Law Artifact.
• Wang Siyuan began his own registration while Lu Yang waited with Lin Ying.
• The system announced that Lu Yang had officially passed probation and rewarded him with 500 Law Technique experience and 10,000 low-grade Spirit Stones.