No money

Before Xing Yao could argue, Clone No. 2 and Clone No. 4, who had just finished sliding to their knees beside him, rose together, one on either side, their voices infuriatingly calm.

Clone No. 2 spoke unhurriedly:

"Cultivating nonstop makes you numb.

When you hit a bottleneck in comprehending Laws, your brain stops working. The more you cultivate, the more tangled things get.

With a computer, you can distract yourself for a while. Once you relax, going back to cultivation actually produces better results."

"Pfft-"

Xing Yao nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood on the spot.

He pointed at the four clones, his finger trembling like grain in a sieve:

"Fine, fine, fine!

Your wings have all grown strong now, have they?!

You've made breakthroughs, so now you dare gang up on me?!

Clone No. 1 quietly curled his lip. "But you don't break through as fast as we do."

Clone No. 3 twisted the knife. "And your Law fusion isn't as complete as ours."

Clone No. 2 said mildly, "You're even worse at relaxing than we are."

Clone No. 4 concluded, "So, buy computers."

Xing Yao: "..."

He turned three full circles on the spot, clutching his hair, looking as though he had nothing left to live for.

The four clones simply watched him quietly, their gazes united, their attitudes united, their demand united-

They wanted computers.

"Fine! Fine!! Fine!!!"

Xing Yao flung out his hand and growled, like someone smashing an already cracked pot:

"I'll buy them! I'll buy them for you!!

If one isn't enough, I'll buy two! If two aren't enough, I'll buy four! No! I'll buy six!

Play to your hearts' content! Play with mud, play games, do whatever you want!

Just stop bothering me-!!"

The moment he finished speaking.

Clone No. 1 cheered on the spot, nearly jumping into the air.

The corners of Clone No. 3's mouth lifted slightly, revealing the faintest smile.

Clone No. 2 and Clone No. 4 exchanged a glance and nodded lightly at the same time.

So what if they had embarrassed themselves? They hadn't expected the results to be so surprisingly good.

The entire mental world instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Only Xing Yao remained, standing all alone, staring at the sky in withdrawn silence.

He now seriously suspected-

He was the sucker of a main body.

Three hours earlier.

Clone No. 1 stood before the cultivating Clone No. 2, Clone No. 3, and Clone No. 4, watching them remain completely still, the air filled with a dull, stifling atmosphere.

He cleared his throat and took the lead in breaking the silence. "I know you can hear me right now. Listen up, all of you. Don't you find cultivating like this every single day way too boring? I have an idea. Let's get the main body to buy a few computers so we can play games. That'd be a lot more interesting than doing nothing but cultivating."

Clone No. 1 enthusiastically began explaining his plan...

Back to the present.

Just as the four clones were still immersed in the ecstasy of soon owning computers and escaping tedious cultivation for good, with cheerfulness drifting throughout the mental world-

Clone No. 1 bounced gleefully on the spot, making even the Law of Space wobble along with him;

A crack appeared in Clone No. 3's aloof mask, the corners of his mouth rising despite himself;

Clone No. 2 and No. 4 had gentle demeanors, their eyes full of relaxed anticipation.

At the very instant their happiness soared to the skies!

Xing Yao looked at them, expressionless, and casually uttered a sentence that smashed all their joy to pieces on the spot, sending everyone's excitement plummeting to rock bottom in a single second!

"Stop celebrating. We don't have money for computers. We're completely broke.

When we bought the villa a while ago, we sank all our money into it. We don't have a single cent in liquid funds now."

Boom-

The air instantly fell deathly silent.

The atmosphere, so lively a moment ago, went completely cold.

Clone No. 1 froze halfway through a bounce, suspended in midair. The smile on his face froze outright, his eyes shifting from anticipation to bewilderment. He stayed rooted there, unable to utter a word.

The trace of a smile at the corners of Clone No. 3's mouth instantly vanished, his face returning to its usual expressionless state. His aura was steady, yet carried an indescribable gloom.

Clone No. 2 and No. 4 exchanged a glance. Their newly relaxed brows furrowed slightly, their anticipation sinking all at once. Their disappointment was quiet, without a breakdown or shouting, only the unmistakable feeling of their hearts sinking to rock bottom.

Just as everyone fell silent and the atmosphere reached its lowest point.

Looking at them like this, Xing Yao secretly curled the corner of his mouth. With a single sentence, he hauled them straight from rock bottom back to hope!

"But-I still have a few hundred cards stockpiled that I haven't sold.

And now, I see an enormous business opportunity."

The four clones instantly raised their heads, their eyes lighting up in unison.

Xing Yao spoke slowly, his tone certain:

"Magical beasts invaded in force, and the whole city was destroyed. Everything needs rebuilding now, doesn't it?

Although we don't have any resentment points on hand right now, I can put all those hundreds of cards back in the furnace and remake them, converting them into resentment points!"

"With resentment points, I can make hundreds of special cards in one go that let people use earth-type skills directly!

Ordinary people and cultivators alike can use them. Building houses, laying roads, hauling heavy objects, reinforcing the city-none of it can do without earth-type skills!

Once we put these on the market, people will absolutely go crazy scrambling for them!"

Clone No. 1 listened with shining eyes, nodding repeatedly.

Clone No. 2 and No. 4 also listened attentively, anticipation returning to their expressions.

Xing Yao continued, explaining the punishment mechanism in one go:

"As for the punishment, I won't make it so extreme anymore. I'll revise it.

For men, leave them a pair of underpants; for women, leave them two pieces of clothing.

That way, we won't scare people off after one use, and we can ensure repeat purchases.

Once a card takes effect, dark energy will shroud their entire body. Add the half-hour itching agent I've formulated-

They'll itch like crazy from head to toe, but with one or two pieces of clothing left, it won't be utterly humiliating.

The punishment will pack a punch without hurting anyone. Sales will definitely be steady!"