Do I Look Like I'm Rich?

He had already said in front of Zhu Zhuqing that he wanted to take her as his disciple.

Yet the system showed no reaction at all. Clearly, simply saying it out loud was not enough.

There had been no time to ask in detail on the way here. Now that he had some free time, he needed to get to the bottom of it.

For taking on a disciple, the host's unilateral approval is insufficient. Based on your martial soul, this system has specially created nine Sword Grass Bracelets. They are tokens for personal disciples. Only when both parties are willing, and the other party willingly wears the bracelet, will the disciple acceptance be considered successful.

As the system's voice fell, nine bracelets appeared out of thin air before Jiang Yunzhou.

The bracelets looked almost identical to the sword grass leaves attached to his martial soul. Neither metal nor jade, their material was warm and green like jade, gleaming with a bluish-jade luster. Soul Power faintly flowed across their surfaces. One look was enough to tell that they were no ordinary items.

"Damn, if these things could be traded for money, I'd definitely never have to worry about food and drink again..." Jiang Yunzhou turned a bracelet over in his hand, subconsciously mulling it over.

Hmph. Do not get any ideas, Host. These items can only be given to disciples. No one else can use them.

The system's prompt sounded at just the right moment.

"Fine, you win." Jiang Yunzhou curled his lip.

Then, as if recalling something, he asked, "System, are these bracelets just tokens? Don't they do anything else?"

How could something produced by the system be ordinary? They also possess storage functions, with an internal space of one hundred cubic meters, and are equipped with tracking capabilities.

Storage? One hundred cubic meters? And tracking too?

Jiang Yunzhou's eyes lit up. Those functions were pretty practical!

As tokens, they would make it much easier to find his disciples in the future.

He subconsciously touched the shabby storage pouch he had bought only after scrimping and saving, one with a mere ten cubic meters of space, and instantly felt that it was no longer appealing.

He was green with envy. Even he had never used anything this good.

"Damn system! You only think of giving good stuff to disciples? Why don't I get one?"

Jiang Yunzhou was so angry that he nearly jumped off the bed. "You're my system, at least. Does it make you look good to watch me wear this piece of junk? Get me a decent storage device too!"

For free? Don't even think about it. One hundred-cubic-meter storage ring, at the bargain price of jumping off a building, breaking bones, and vomiting blood: ten thousand gold coins. Does the Host want it?

The system's quote popped up coldly.

"Ten thousand gold coins? Why don't you just rob me!"

This time, Jiang Yunzhou really did jump up. Pointing at the air, he snapped, "You damn system! What do you even need gold coins for? Tell me, what use do you have for gold coins?"

Gold coins are also a type of mineral and count as resources. Also, who gave you permission to insult this system?

The system's voice seemed to carry a faint emotional fluctuation as well.

Jiang Yunzhou's mouth twitched hard.

This system... why did it seem like it had a temper?

Wasn't AI supposed to be obedient and compliant?

Still, that only made him more certain that the system had plenty of good things hidden away.

He stroked his chin, his eyes spinning as he pondered how to fleece this "damn system" for more benefits.

The Host need not waste effort plotting. This system is fully aware of your thoughts. This system follows the principle of equal exchange. Either complete tasks to obtain rewards, or produce items of equal value in exchange.

The system mercilessly exposed his little scheme.

Jiang Yunzhou choked.

It could even see through what he was thinking? What privacy was there left to talk about? Was this broken system even worth keeping?

But when he thought of the enormous benefits that taking disciples could bring him... he endured it.

"Heh, fine! Forget it if you won't give me one! Do I look like I'm rich?"

He flopped back onto the bed indignantly, though his mouth kept running. "Push me too far, and I'll go take out Tang San right now and steal that belt of his. It looks pretty good!"

Host, forcibly killing him will increase your survival difficulty! Do you want to face the gods of the God Realm now, or are you afraid you can't beat Tang San?

The system's voice carried a teasing note.

Jiang Yunzhou was a little annoyed. Tang San had become some kind of difficulty trigger now?

"Facing the gods if I kill him? And why would I be afraid of him?"

"It just feels like you brought me to this world to be a background character! What's the point of that? I might as well start slaughtering people and have some fun playing the villain!"

Perhaps sensing his intense resentment and give-up-on-everything attitude, the system rarely took the initiative to explain:

It is not absolutely forbidden to kill him. If you possess the strength to stand against everyone, you may do whatever you wish.

Jiang Yunzhou perked up.

He knew it. There was no way he was just some extra!

"So what exactly should I do?"

There is not yet a Sword God in this world. If the Host can successfully ascend to godhood, you will have sufficient power to contend with the gods, and then you may act as you please.

The system gave him a direction.

Become a god?

Jiang Yunzhou quickly ran through the paths to godhood that he knew: Divine Inheritance, Faith Ascension, Fusion Ascension, and Create Own God Position.

He could fight for Divine Inheritance, but he had no favorable impression of those lofty gods. He even wanted to find a chance to kill a few who did not follow the rules. He would not consider that path for now. Discarded.

Faith Ascension required an enormous foundation of believers, took a long time, and was complicated to carry out. It was far too difficult for him. Discarded.

Fusion Ascension? Like Xiao Wu and Tang San, sharing the source of a god position as a "sword sheath." He did not have the conditions for that either. Discarded.

That left only the final path—Create Own God Position!

"A Sword God?"

Fighting spirit blazed in Jiang Yunzhou's eyes. "That sounds kind of interesting. Fine, then I'll set a small goal first and become a Sword God for fun!"

His thoughts shifted, and a sly smile curled over his lips. "By the way, System, since the Child of Destiny can't be killed right now, there's no problem with stealing his 'sword sheath,' right?"

He was naturally referring to Xiao Wu.

Of course. As long as you do not directly kill the Child of Destiny, Host, you may act freely.

This time, the system answered decisively.

"Perfect!"

Jiang Yunzhou snapped his fingers. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and more than half of his bad mood vanished.

With the system's help, Jiang Yunzhou felt even more confident about Create Own God Position.

As for his earlier shouting about killing Tang San?

That had been nothing but trash talk.

If he killed the protagonist now, what would there be to play with later?

It should be pretty fun to make trouble for him, steal his opportunities, and mess with his mindset.

For now, the most urgent matter was to win over Zhu Zhuqing and make her willingly acknowledge him as her master!

After all, the increase to his Soul Ring Age Limit depended on the quality of his disciples' soul rings. The higher, the better.

The stronger his disciples were, and the more powerful their soul rings, the more he benefited!

This concerned his strength.

"Hehe, looks like I need to properly plan out a training regimen."

Jiang Yunzhou stroked his chin, his thoughts racing.

As everyone knew, physical strength and Spiritual Power were the two crucial factors in absorbing high-age soul rings.

Training had to revolve around those two points.

Just as he was considering specific training exercises, his gaze unconsciously flicked toward the bathroom again.

Good lord!

This time, he clearly saw the hazy silhouette of the girl emerging from the bath amid the misty steam!

Although the frosted glass obscured the details, the smooth, exquisite curves rising and falling in silhouette left even more to the imagination, delivering a powerful impact!

Gulp.

Jiang Yunzhou's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and a wave of heat surged through his body.

Smack!