Arc 147The Phantom Demon Contract

Ling Yi uncovered the truth behind the Spacetime Tide, entered a new world, and contracted with the Phantom Demon that had attacked him. He teamed up with Ye Ling'er to sell Illusion Spirit knowledge and received his Demon Martial certification, while discovering that his new demon craved Life Stones.

  • Ling Yi traced the Spacetime Tide to a parallel Li Yunshen, froze the world, and used the Infinite Passive Transmigration Aura to enter a new world.
  • Ling Yi learned about Illusion Spirits and Phantom Demons after the Illusion Martial Bureau placed him at the Ninety-Five Hotel, then recognized the Moon Worship Sect squad leader attacking Ye Ling'er.
  • Ye Ling'er used curses against the Phantom Demon, and Ling Yi persuaded her to order it to contract with him.
  • Ling Yi gained the Phantom Demon’s cultivation, skills, and memories, then told Ye Ling'er that it had been sent to retrieve Zhao Ling'er.
  • Ling Yi and Ye Ling'er agreed to sell Illusion Spirit information, and Ling Yi’s instruction raised Ye Ling'er's compatibility with Zhao Ling'er to eighty-one percent.
  • Ling Yi resigned from his design job, bought a small supermarket and an SUV, and worried that Ye Ling'er's fame could expose his identity.
  • Ye Ling'er gave Ling Yi his Demon Martial Certificate and a storage backpack with 700 Life Stones, and Ling Yi’s Phantom Demon showed that it wanted to eat them.
  • Ling Yi recognized the first client's Illusion Spirit as Brother Sum and learned that the client was Ye Ling'er's best friend.
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Ch. 3651The Reward After the Tenth Script: A New Feature!

After modifying Li Yunshen's script to confirm that Ling Yi had Spacetime Folding Technology, Ling Yi received the technology as a USB drive and refused to sign the Project No. 73 contract. Li Yunshen arrived at the hotel after Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang had left.

  • Ling Yi learned from Li Yunshen's script that a mysterious person from the future had directed Li Yunshen to seek Spacetime Folding Technology from him.
  • Ling Yi changed the script to state that he really had Spacetime Folding Technology, then confirmed the modification and received the system's ten-generation reward and version 2.0 update.
  • Ling Yi learned that the system could immediately extract a confirmed modification's reward by consuming a script generation, and that its next upgrade required 100 total script generations.
  • Ling Yi told Liu Yunxiang to cancel the Project No. 73 contract, leave the hotel, and tell Zhang Huai that he was angry with Li Yunshen.
  • After Liu Yunxiang joined him in the car, Ling Yi received a disc-shaped USB drive containing the Spacetime Folding Technology information and said Li Yunshen's side would return twice the money.
  • Li Yunshen emerged from the hotel with Zhang Huai, Zheng Feng, Guan Qing'er, and the other attendees, after Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang had driven away.

Ch. 3652Ling Yi's top-secret classification was raised again, Guan Qing'er came calling!

After Zheng Feng slapped Li Yunshen while delivering Ling Yi’s message, Zhang Huai and Zheng Feng realized they had offended a powerful young master. Ling Yi’s information became top-secret, and Guan Qing'er came to Emperor Villa to ask him for protection, leaving him to reject her request.

  • Zheng Feng slapped Li Yunshen while relaying Ling Yi’s warning, and Li Yunshen identified himself before leaving in anger.
  • Zheng Feng blamed Ling Yi, while Zhang Huai criticized Zheng Feng and told him to handle the remaining business.
  • As news of Ling Yi spread, investigators who tried to uncover his identity were themselves investigated, and some were sent to prison.
  • Guan Qing'er visited Liu Yunxiang at Emperor Villa and explained that rival heirs threatened her as her father’s health worsened.
  • Guan Qing'er asked Ling Yi to protect her for a few days, and he came downstairs and challenged her request.

Ch. 3653Guan Qing'er's Mission Triggers Again, and Antiques Have Auras Too!

Ling Yi accepted a mission to help Guan Qing'er become head of the Gao Clan and agreed to protect her while she stayed with Liu Yunxiang. As Ling Yi investigated the unusual auras of his antiques, Li Yunshen and Guan Ling headed toward his villa, worried that they could not withstand him.

  • Ling Yi accepted the system's mission to help Guan Qing'er resolve her family problems and become family head, then secured her agreement that the Gao Clan would follow his lead.
  • Guan Qing'er explained that her relatives wanted her dead, her father's will would take effect on her twentieth birthday in a month, and inheriting the clan might give her more authority but not guarantee safety.
  • Ling Yi decided Guan Qing'er would stay with Liu Yunxiang while he served as both women's bodyguard and assistant.
  • Ling Yi went upstairs to study the antiques he had bought and found that their auras could be absorbed.
  • Li Yunshen and Guan Ling drove toward the Dihao Cloud Court villa, discussing their inability to find the mysterious person and Ling Yi's overwhelming strength.

Ch. 3654Divine Power and Ability Power, Devouring the Auras of Antiques!

Ling Yi gained Divine Power and Ability Power, learned to fly, and discovered that he could absorb the auras of antiques to replenish and increase his Divine Power. He began testing this ability on the antiques from the auction, leaving the rest of his collection unexplored.

  • Ling Yi spent a script generation use to claim the script modification reward in advance and received Divine Power and Ability Power.
  • Ling Yi asked the system about his new powers, learned that Divine Power was a weakened immortal's power and Ability Power came from the mind, and then watched the system's intelligence module enter hibernation.
  • Ling Yi practiced flying with Divine Power for an hour, gradually gained control, and used up about a third of his supply.
  • Ling Yi sensed the antiques on the second floor drawing him in and absorbed the golden aura from a battered bowl, replenishing much of his Divine Power.
  • Ling Yi absorbed the black and golden auras from a luminous pearl, fully restoring his Divine Power, then took in some of the golden aura from a Tang dynasty vase and realized antiques could increase his power.

Ch. 3655The Power of Ability Power, Li Yunshen's Visit, Testing Divine Power and Ability Power!

Ling Yi discovered that antique auras increased his Divine Power while energy from jade strengthened his Ability Power, whose abilities began to reveal themselves when he met Zheng Qi. After accepting Zheng Qi’s gift of eleven villas, Ling Yi used his power to restore the dying man’s health and asked him to help with something later.

  • Ling Yi confirmed that antique auras increased his Divine Power and jade energy strengthened his Ability Power, though he had not yet understood their uses.
  • Ling Yi saw Zheng Qi’s aura and sensed that it signified death, wealth, and salvation, realizing his Ability Power could gather information and save people.
  • Zheng Qi offered Ling Yi ownership of the eleven unsold villas in Dihao Cloud Court as an apology for Zheng Feng’s actions.
  • Ling Yi accepted the villas and secretly used his power to restore Zheng Qi’s failing health.
  • Zheng Qi, feeling strong again, pledged to follow Ling Yi and left after Ling Yi told him he would need his help later.

Ch. 3656The Mysterious Person Cannot Be Locked On To, and No Script Can Be Generated!

Ling Yi chose Red Maple Mountain as the site for the No. 1 and No. 9 projects, then questioned Li Yunshen and Guan Ling about the mysterious person and the coming crisis. Li Yunshen and Guan Ling sought Spacetime Folding Technology, but Ling Yi refused to help while they withheld information.

  • Zhang Huai presented three possible sites for the projects, and Ling Yi chose Red Maple Mountain.
  • Ling Yi refreshed Zhang Huai with supernatural power and sent Liu Yunxiang and Guan Qing'er upstairs before speaking with Li Yunshen and Guan Ling.
  • Ling Yi tried to generate a script targeting the mysterious person, but the system said the target could not be locked on to.
  • Li Yunshen told Ling Yi that Spacetime Folding Technology could help save the world from a major crisis, but refused to reveal the verified information behind the claim.
  • Ling Yi ordered Laifu to show Li Yunshen and Guan Ling out, and Guan Ling offered to make a deal for Spacetime Folding Technology.
  • Li Yunshen realized that Ling Yi had the technology, while Guan Ling argued that it would take time to understand and develop it.

Ch. 3657The World Trembles, Ling Yi's Guess, Future Cause, Future Effect!

Ling Yi changed Guan Qing'er's future script so she would become the Gao Clan head and avoid assassination, confirming that future changes could alter the present. His next script showed Guan Qing'er violently punishing relatives who had repeatedly tried to kill her.

  • Li Yunshen and Guan Ling left without getting what they wanted, while Ling Yi kept the money he had taken from Li Yunshen.
  • Ling Yi generated a script showing Guan Qing'er failing to become family head and being assassinated, then changed it so she succeeded and survived.
  • After Ling Yi confirmed the changes, the world briefly trembled, and the system awarded him an extra character for completing the mission.
  • Ling Yi concluded that changing the future could affect the present, then reassured Liu Yunxiang that his concerns involved danger to her.
  • Ling Yi generated another script depicting Guan Qing'er torturing her second uncle, second aunt, and cousin after surviving repeated assassination attempts.

Ch. 3658Seeing the Bai Sisters Again, They Were Already in Different Dimensions!

Ling Yi took Liu Yunxiang and Guan Qing'er back to Dihao Cloud Court Hotel, where he encountered Zheng Feng and later rejected Bai Xiaoqing's plea to remarry. The Bai sisters were left behind when Ling Yi and his companions reached the ninth floor, and Ling Yi recognized Bai Xiaoqing's pink aura as rotten peach blossom luck.

  • Ling Yi wondered why he had not appeared in Guan Qing'er's recent scripts and planned to test the scripts again after his simulations refreshed.
  • Ling Yi drove Liu Yunxiang and Guan Qing'er to Dihao Cloud Court Hotel to test whether his continued interference would alter the modified script.
  • Zheng Feng apologized to Ling Yi for the previous day's events, and Ling Yi wished him well as he adjusted to his temporary demotion.
  • Bai Xiaoqing tried to embrace Ling Yi in the elevator and begged him to forgive her and remarry her, but Ling Yi reminded her how she had treated him and rejected her.
  • Ling Yi, Liu Yunxiang, and Guan Qing'er left the elevator on the ninth floor, while Bai Xiaoqing and Bai Xiaomeng stayed behind; Ling Yi identified Bai Xiaoqing's pink aura as rotten peach blossom luck.

Ch. 3659Devouring Other People's Aura Fields, Regardless of Color or Effects: Aura Fields Are Life!

Ling Yi discovered that devouring an Aura Field meant devouring its owner's life, after unknowingly killing six assassins targeting Guan Qing'er. He left with the realization that Divine Power might strengthen Aura Fields, though he had yet to test it.

  • Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang discussed Bai Xiaoqing's towering pink Aura Field and Ling Yi's years of devotion to her, while Guan Qing'er learned how badly he had been treated.
  • Liu Yunxiang's meeting with the AI Film and Television representative ended with signed agreements, leaving specific plans for later.
  • Ling Yi noticed something as they left the hotel, while six armed assassins in a van prepared to attack Guan Qing'er.
  • The assassins suddenly became cold and died within seconds, their bodies rapidly taking on the appearance of people dead for three days.
  • Ling Yi realized he had killed the six by devouring their Aura Fields and wondered whether Divine Power could strengthen Aura Fields.

Ch. 3660No Limits on Storyline Time Points, and Storyline Karma Was Not Set in Stone!

Ling Yi explored the powers and rules of his storyline system while protecting Guan Qing'er from repeated assassination attempts. After Guan Qing'er reported that her second uncle’s family had been arrested, Ling Yi warned that she would remain in danger until she took control of the Gao Clan and made clear that her death would cost them everything.

  • Ling Yi worked with Liu Yunxiang on an AI film and television project, while his Divine Power let him detect and kill five more assassins targeting Guan Qing'er.
  • Ling Yi used twenty-one storyline generations focused on Guan Qing'er to learn that he could control his involvement, break a storyline’s Karma through later intervention, and set storylines far into the future.
  • Ling Yi obtained complete AI film and virtual game technologies through storylines showing Liu Yunxiang’s future success, and decided to start investigating Li Yunshen’s storylines.
  • Guan Qing'er told Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang that her second uncle and his family had been arrested after the Gao Clan’s crimes were investigated.
  • Ling Yi warned Guan Qing'er that she would not be safe until she became the Gao Clan’s true head and threatened to donate the clan’s assets if she died.

Ch. 3661Guan Qing'er Leaves, and Li Yunshen's Script Begins Again!

Guan Qing'er asked Ling Yi to accompany her home, and he and Liu Yunxiang agreed to take her the next afternoon while preparing to move against the Gao Clan. After promising Liu Yunxiang they would marry within a month, Ling Yi used the Life Script System to generate a future script for Li Yunshen.

  • Guan Qing'er told Ling Yi that her father's condition was worsening and asked him to go home with her, but Liu Yunxiang teased her for trying to steal Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi decided it was time to deal with the Gao Clan and messaged Zhang Huai and Guan Ling that they could make their move.
  • Ling Yi told Guan Qing'er that he and Liu Yunxiang would take her home the next afternoon, and she resigned herself to leaving.
  • Liu Yunxiang asked Ling Yi whether he had feelings for Guan Qing'er, and he reassured her before promising they would marry within a month.
  • At midnight, Ling Yi told the Life Script System to generate a script for Li Yunshen set ten years in the future, specifying that he would not participate.

Ch. 3662Li Yunshen's Script Ten Years Later: Spacetime Mirage, Spacetime Tide!

Ling Yi read a future script in which the Spacetime Mirage heralded a Spacetime Tide that could destroy their spacetime, and Guan Ling urged Li Yunshen to find him. After obtaining a Spacetime Folding Device, Ling Yi generated another script and learned that a mysterious person had threatened to reclaim everything.

  • Li Yunshen and Guan Ling argued over whether to destroy their unfinished Spacetime Folding Device or search for Ling Yi before the Spacetime Tide arrived.
  • Guan Ling drove toward Dafeng City to find Ling Yi while Li Yunshen returned to work on the device.
  • Ling Yi considered whether his script modifications had caused the Spacetime Tide and suspected the mysterious person might be framing him.
  • Ling Yi revealed the silver-white Spacetime Folding Device, whose golden Aura Field suggested it held Spacetime Authority.
  • Ling Yi generated a new script set ten years later, where he confronted Li Yunshen and learned the mysterious person's last message had promised to reclaim everything.

Ch. 3663Was This Mysterious Person the Future Ling Yi? Impossible, Absolutely Impossible!

Ling Yi read a script about a mysterious person and a Spacetime Mirage, then learned that the person had sent Li Yunshen a message claiming to be Ling Yi from the future. As Ling Yi investigated the earlier messages, he found evidence that the mysterious person had helped him and warned of the Spacetime Tide, but he remained unsure who the sender was.

  • Guan Ling told Ling Yi and Li Yunshen that a Spacetime Mirage had appeared in Baihai City, and Ling Yi flew off to investigate.
  • Ling Yi read the script, concluded the mysterious person might have caused the Spacetime Tide, and changed a line from “a thousand” to “a hundred thousand.”
  • The next morning, Li Yunshen and Guan Ling visited Ling Yi, and Li Yunshen showed him a message claiming the sender was the future Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi doubted that the mysterious person was his future self because the new message differed from the script’s earlier message and had been sent to Li Yunshen.
  • Ling Yi checked the sender’s previous messages and learned that the sender had arranged special privileges for his bank account, provided technology, and warned that Ling Yi needed a Spacetime Folding Device to withstand the Spacetime Tide.

Ch. 3664The Mysterious Person's Message Log, Ling Yi's Suspicions!

Ling Yi examined the mysterious person's messages and concluded they were steering Li Yunshen and Guan Ling toward blaming him for the Spacetime Tide. He left them questioning whether the sender was linked to Li Yunshen and whether Quantum Communication Technology could send messages across spacetimes.

  • Ling Yi reasoned that the sender's use of “possibly” suggested knowledge of multiple spacetime outcomes and ruled out the sender being a future version of himself.
  • Ling Yi read the messages explaining Spacetime Tides and Spacetime Mirages, then told Li Yunshen that the sender was trying to frame him as the cause of the tide.
  • Li Yunshen and Guan Ling agreed that the messages seemed to be steering them, while Li Yunshen suggested the sender might be a future Ling Yi trying to correct his mistake.
  • Ling Yi challenged Li Yunshen's explanation for why the sender had contacted him and suggested the sender might instead be a future Li Yunshen.
  • Ling Yi questioned whether Li Yunshen's technical team had truly lost control of Quantum Communication Technology and raised doubts about the reported traitor's death.
  • Ling Yi asked whether Quantum Communication Technology could communicate across spacetimes, leaving Guan Ling increasingly troubled and Li Yunshen angry.

Ch. 3665The true purpose of Divine Power, something's wrong with Bai Xiaoqing and Bai Xiaomeng!

Ling Yi learned that devouring Aura Fields gave him new powers and continued strengthening himself while the truth behind the scripts gradually emerged. On his way to take Guan Qing'er home, he encountered Bai Xiaoqing and Bai Xiaomeng, whose strange behavior and threat to deal with him left him bewildered.

  • Li Yunshen and Guan Ling reacted grimly to Ling Yi's warning, but Ling Yi assured them the world would be safe and sent them away.
  • Ling Yi took Guan Qing'er back to the Gao Clan, where Zhang Huai's purge had cleared out the clan's troublemakers.
  • Bai Xiaoqing stopped Ling Yi's car with Bai Xiaomeng, threatened to deal with him later, and vanished with her through a black vortex after Bai Xiaomeng called them Mommy and Daddy.
  • Ling Yi and Guan Qing'er were briefly immobilized by a snap from inside the vortex, then Ling Yi drove Guan Qing'er home and flew back to avoid her advances.
  • Ling Yi used his scripts on Li Yunshen to obtain Spacetime Folding Devices, gaining Divine Power and new control over Aura Fields, while the truth gradually surfaced.

Ch. 3666Uncle: I Hope Our Sis Gets a Better Identity at Random This Time!

Ling Yi uncovered that the parallel Li Yunshen had caused the coming spacetime tide and defeated him before he could destroy the Main World. Ling Yi then transmigrated again, while Yin Wanqing followed him with a randomly assigned identity, hoping for a better role.

  • Ling Yi learned that the parallel Li Yunshen had triggered the spacetime tide to kill him and had manipulated the creation of the Spacetime Folding Device to protect the Main World.
  • Ling Yi froze the world and left a clone to finish resolving its affairs before using the Infinite Passive Transmigration Aura to enter a new world.
  • In the Ling Realm, Yin Wanqing confronted Uncle about her previous role, and Uncle explained that his father’s illness had affected his writing.
  • Uncle told Yin Wanqing that Ling Yi had transmigrated, and she chose to follow him to test an idea by replacing a random character with Karmic Luck while fully sealed.
  • Uncle hoped Yin Wanqing would receive a better identity, then returned to his own world to write.

Ch. 3667New world: Reverse cashback, only receiving gifts makes you stronger!

Ling Yi had transmigrated into a world where Illusion Martial Practitioners fought Phantom Demons, but he had yet to discover his promised advantage. After learning that Fairy Ye had arrived in Red Maple City to deal with a Phantom Demon, he reflected on how he had survived the creature’s attack and remained an ordinary person.

  • Ling Yi’s coworkers noticed that Fairy Ye, Ye Ling’er, had arrived at the Ninety-Five Hotel and speculated that a powerful Phantom Demon had appeared in Red Maple City.
  • Ling Yi recalled that Illusion Martial Practitioners contracted fantasy characters as Illusion Spirits and that Phantom Demons could escape from fantasy worlds or betray their practitioners.
  • Ling Yi remembered that the Phantom Demon had cut the Xiangyang Residential Complex building in half with Saber Qi, killing the original Ling Yi and his family before he transmigrated into the body.
  • The Illusion Martial Bureau housed Ling Yi at the Ninety-Five Hotel, paid him a million in compensation, and made him sign a confidentiality agreement.
  • Ling Yi realized he was twenty-six and too old to contract an Illusion Spirit, leaving him dependent on finding his missing golden finger.

Ch. 3668Fantasy Worlds, Illusion Spirits, Phantom Demons, Illusion Martial Practitioners, and the Illusion Martial Bureau!

Ling Yi researched known Fantasy Worlds and considered becoming an Illusion Martial Master, hoping to escape the dangers facing ordinary people. A Phantom Demon appeared near the Ninety-Five Hotel, where Ye Ling'er was already fighting it.

  • Ling Yi used information about Illusion Spirits to compile a list of Fantasy Worlds and reflected on the dangers posed by Phantom Demons from worlds like Chinese Paladin 1 and Kung Fu.
  • Ling Yi concluded that his knowledge of Fantasy Worlds could help Illusion Martial Practitioners improve their compatibility with their Illusion Spirits.
  • Ling Yi considered becoming an Illusion Martial Master but wondered how he could persuade others that an ordinary person could teach them.
  • An alarm sounded, and Ling Yi saw Ye Ling'er fighting a burly, saber-wielding man on the street below the Ninety-Five Hotel.
  • Ling Yi suspected the man was the Phantom Demon previously seen at Xiangyang Residential Complex.

Ch. 3669Chinese Paladin Game Fantasy World, Demon Martial Practitioners!

Ling Yi escaped the shattered hotel after the Moon Worship Sect squad leader’s Phantom Demon devastated the building, and resolved to become a Demon Martial Practitioner to gain power. The badly injured Fairy Ye crashed beside him as the Phantom Demon’s danger closed in.

  • Ling Yi recognized the Phantom Demon as the Moon Worship Sect squad leader from the Chinese Paladin 1 game world and fled toward the hotel’s basement.
  • The Phantom Demon’s Saber Qi sliced through the hotel, wrecking the elevator and collapsing the building around Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi climbed out of the damaged elevator and vowed to become a Demon Martial Practitioner, despite knowing little about how to form a contract with a Phantom Demon.
  • Fairy Ye, Ye Ling'er, crashed into the steps beside Ling Yi, injured and coughing blood.
  • Ling Yi looked up, sensed the Phantom Demon nearby, and realized he was in immediate danger.

Ch. 3670Ye Ling'er Took a Pretty Bad Beating. She Was Clearly a Mage, So Why Insist on Close Combat?

Ye Ling'er repeatedly fought the Fourth Tier Moon Worship Sect Phantom Demon at close range until Ling Yi told her to use Zhao Ling'er's ranged spells. When she ran out of Spiritual Power and the Phantom Demon prepared to attack, Ling Yi told her to order it to contract with him, and it entered his body.

  • Ye Ling'er tried to protect Ling Yi from the Phantom Demon, but it quickly defeated her and left her badly injured.
  • Ling Yi reminded Ye Ling'er of the Guanyin Curse, and she used it to heal herself.
  • Ye Ling'er charged the Phantom Demon again, but Ling Yi urged her to use ranged curses; she froze it with Ice Curse, then discovered she had run out of Spiritual Power.
  • The Phantom Demon broke free and moved to capture Ye Ling'er, who said it might retreat or initiate a contract with Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi told Ye Ling'er to order the Phantom Demon to contract with him, and after she did, it turned into a streak of light and entered Ling Yi's body.

Ch. 3671Becoming a Demon Martial Practitioner, Ling Yi and Ye Ling'er's Deal!

Ling Yi successfully contracted a Phantom Demon and inherited its power, becoming a Fourth Tier Demon Martial Practitioner. He revealed information about Ye Ling'er's Illusion Spirit, Zhao Ling'er, and left Ye Ling'er with a small amount of information in exchange for five million.

  • Ye Ling'er watched Ling Yi complete a willing Phantom Demon contract and receive the demon's cultivation, skills, and memories.
  • Ling Yi and Ye Ling'er left the crowd near the collapsed Ninety-Five Hotel and checked into a twin room at the Red Maple Hotel.
  • Ling Yi explained that the Phantom Demon had served the Moon Worship Sect and had been sent to retrieve Zhao Ling'er, whom Ye Ling'er carried as her Illusion Spirit.
  • Ling Yi claimed he sold information about Illusion Spirits and said Zhao Ling'er was a divine descendant of at least Eighth Tier, prompting Ye Ling'er to offer five million.
  • Ling Yi took the money and told Ye Ling'er that Zhao Ling'er was innocent, kind, and fond of white dresses, leaving Ye Ling'er to question the value of the information.

Ch. 3672The Idea of Making Ye Ling'er a Middleman, Life Stones!

Ling Yi proposed that Ye Ling'er act as his agent, selling his knowledge about Illusion Spirits in exchange for Life Stones and a ten-percent cut. Ye Ling'er agreed and offered to have her teacher certify him as a Demon Martial Practitioner, leaving Ling Yi unsure whether her warning was also a threat.

  • Ling Yi considered how knowledge of Illusion Spirits could raise compatibility and how Life Stones could strengthen Illusion Spirits and Phantom Demons.
  • Ling Yi offered Ye Ling'er a ten-percent cut to sell Illusion Spirit information and earn Life Stones, and she accepted.
  • Ye Ling'er explained that the Illusion Martial Bureau treated Demon Martial Practitioners as dangerous because past practitioners had turned into Phantom Demons and caused a catastrophe.
  • Ye Ling'er offered to have her teacher vouch for Ling Yi and arrange his Demon Martial Practitioner certification, calling herself his best partner if his claim was true.

Ch. 3673The Idea of Staying Behind the Scenes, and a First Glimpse of the True World of Illusion Martial Practitioners!

Ling Yi negotiated a partnership with Ye Ling'er to sell his Illusion Spirit knowledge while remaining behind the scenes, in exchange for her help obtaining Demon Martial Practitioner certification. As Ling Yi shared Zhao Ling'er's spell information, Ye Ling'er's compatibility rose from forty percent to eighty-one percent, and they discussed how valuable such information could be.

  • Ling Yi insisted Ye Ling'er sell the Illusion Spirit information without revealing his involvement, and they settled on her receiving thirty percent while she sought her master's support for his certification.
  • Ye Ling'er also required Ling Yi to help raise her compatibility with her Illusion Spirit above eighty percent, and Ling Yi agreed to work with her.
  • Ling Yi explained Zhao Ling'er's nine spell schools and began listing her spells, causing Ye Ling'er to receive an inheritance and glow as her compatibility increased.
  • Ye Ling'er revealed that her compatibility had risen from forty percent to eighty-one percent, and Ling Yi asked how they should price the information.
  • Ye Ling'er said valid Illusion Spirit information would start at a thousand Life Stones, with especially valuable skill information potentially costing ten or a hundred times more.

Ch. 3674One a "5," the Other a "7"-Did Their Minds Think Alike?

Ling Yi and Ye Ling'er exchanged photos mocking each other's sleeping poses before parting, and Ling Yi spent the next three days setting up a new life while waiting for her return. As he considered how to grow stronger, he realized he could not cultivate the techniques used by a defeated Phantom Demon.

  • Ye Ling'er told Ling Yi she would return to Dragon Capital Illusion Martial Academy and be back within three days, while Ling Yi planned to resign and find a new home.
  • Ye Ling'er and Ling Yi secretly photographed each other sleeping in poses shaped like a 5 and a 7, then exchanged the pictures with teasing messages before going their separate ways.
  • Ling Yi resigned from his design company, bought a small supermarket with a room behind it, and purchased an SUV.
  • Ling Yi worried that Ye Ling'er's growing fame would increase the risk of his Demon Martial Practitioner identity being exposed.
  • Ling Yi reflected that a Moon Worship Sect squad leader had mastered both the Body Tempering Art and Basic Qi Refining Art, then admitted he could not cultivate either technique himself.

Ch. 3675Ye Ling'er's First Client's Illusion Spirit: Brother Sum, Leader of the Axe Gang!

Ye Ling'er gave Ling Yi his Demon Martial Certificate and a storage backpack, then showed him their first client's Illusion Spirit, Brother Sum. Ling Yi proposed that the client use an axe to improve Brother Sum's compatibility, only to learn that the Illusion Spirit belonged to Ye Ling'er's female best friend.

  • Ye Ling'er demanded that Ling Yi delete the secret photos of her, while he insisted she delete her photos of him first.
  • Ye Ling'er gave Ling Yi a Demon Martial Certificate listing Jiang Yun as his guarantor and a four-slot storage backpack containing 700 Life Stones.
  • Ling Yi bound the storage backpack with his blood and sensed that his Phantom Demon wanted to eat the Life Stones.
  • Ye Ling'er showed Ling Yi their first client's Illusion Spirit, and he recognized it as Brother Sum, leader of the Axe Gang.
  • Ling Yi told Ye Ling'er to ask the client to switch to an axe, then learned that the client was Ye Ling'er's best friend and Brother Sum was a girl's Illusion Spirit.
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