Ch. 19 - Bai QianShuang is Attacking Your Char Siu Bao
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(ED: Cha siu bao is a Cantonese baozi filled with barbecue-flavored cha siu pork. They are served as a type of dim sum during yum cha and are sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries.)
Although Bai QianShuang claimed she wasn't hungry after absorbing spiritual energy, her jewel-like eyes remained fixed on the buns in Ye Chuan's hands.
Noticing this, Ye Chuan switched the bag from one hand to the other, and Bai QianShuang's gaze followed the buns.
Soon, Bai QianShuang realized Ye Chuan was teasing her and coughed lightly, pretending she hadn't been staring.
Kind of cute.
Ye Chuan held up the plastic bag. "Really not eating?"
"Mm." A flicker of conflict crossed the girl's eyes, and she finally closed them, as if suppressing her desire.
But the movement of her throat as she swallowed betrayed her.
Seeing Bai QianShuang sitting cross-legged as if in meditation, Ye Chuan placed the bag of buns on the table beside her.
"I'll leave them here. Remember to eat if you get hungry."
"Thank you, but there's no need," Bai QianShuang said coldly, but she was still grateful for Ye Chuan's offer.
Ye Chuan didn't mind and continued, "I'm going to buy you some daily necessities today. You just stay home and cultivate."
"Mm." For Bai QianShuang, secluding herself for ten days or half a month was perfectly normal.
After giving her a few more instructions, Ye Chuan left the room.
He planned to try cultivating the First-Rate Immortal Manual in his room and then go to the mall with Luo Xi. Knowing Luo Xi, she would probably sleep until noon after staying up so late.
Back in his room, Ye Chuan checked on Bai QianShuang's status and found that she wasn't cultivating.
[Bai QianShuang is attacking the BBQ Pork Buns.]
[Bai QianShuang is attacking the meat bun.]
The chibi Bai QianShuang was standing by the table, munching on the buns, her cute, baby-fat cheeks bulging.
Ye Chuan: "..."
So dishonest. If you're hungry, just eat.
He didn't mind, though, and sat cross-legged on the bed—according to the First-Rate Immortal Manual, the cultivation realms were similar to those in novels:
Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… and Bai QianShuang was at the Golden Core realm.
For her age, being a Golden Core cultivator in her teens was quite impressive.
The initial Qi Refining stage involved guiding spiritual energy into the body to refine the meridians and gain a basic grasp of spells.
Ye Chuan was about to try guiding spiritual energy into his body when he noticed a new icon on his phone, which appeared after he learned the manual. He hadn't noticed it before.
[Idle Cultivation]
Idle? Ye Chuan tapped on it.
Inside, there was a silhouette of a person sitting cross-legged in meditation, along with Ye Chuan's basic information.
[Name: Ye Chuan
Realm: Not yet entered
Special Constitution: None
Spiritual Root Attribute: None
Status: Idle cultivation in progress, 9 days until Qi Refining realm (Cultivation efficiency is affected by manual, spiritual root, and constitution)
Manual: First-Rate Immortal Manual (Blue Quality)]
[Spend 1000 to draw a Spiritual Root. First draw and every 99th draw are guaranteed to be Rare quality!]
[Spend 1000 to draw a Constitution. First draw and every 99th draw are guaranteed to be Rare quality!]
Ye Chuan stared blankly at the information.
Huh?
Wait, cultivation requires microtransactions?
Ye Chuan's inner miser was triggered by the shiny gold text, but he thought about it carefully.
He needed money to treat his illness, right? If he could draw a healing constitution, wouldn't that solve all his health problems in one go?
But one thousand yuan for a single draw of either a spiritual root or a constitution made him wince. His current daily income was only two thousand.
How long would it take to reach the guaranteed rare draw?
Or was the app encouraging him to increase Bai QianShuang's favorability? He saw that his daily income was related to her favorability.
He decided not to spend any money for now.
Just as he thought this, a gift package icon suddenly appeared in the top right corner of the screen, even wobbling to attract his attention.
[First purchase of 6 yuan is equivalent to 1000!
Countdown: 23 hours 59 minutes]
Hmm, it felt like a cheap cultivation web game, but if it was only six yuan…
He'd buy it!
After discovering the microtransaction option in the Idle Cultivation interface, Ye Chuan immediately spent the six yuan and started exploring the draw interface.
The concepts of spiritual roots and special constitutions were easy to understand.
Spiritual roots represented talent. Different attributes had different functions, and the purer the spiritual root, the higher the efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy and the faster the cultivation speed.
Special constitutions granted the body different abilities and effects.
After some consideration, Ye Chuan decided to spend one thousand each and draw one of each.
[Drawing Spiritual Root…]
[Congratulations! You have obtained a High-Grade Fire Spiritual Root. Added to backpack.]
[Drawing Constitution…]
[Congratulations! You have obtained a High-Grade Ice Profound Constitution. Added to backpack.]
Purple light flashed on the screen as the rewards popped up.
Ye Chuan checked his backpack and found two new icons.
One was fiery red, and the other was an icy blue silhouette.
[Item: High-Grade Fire Spiritual Root
Grants a Fire attribute spiritual root. Spiritual energy is violent and suitable for becoming a Refiner, Alchemist, Combatant…
Equippable]
[Item: High-Grade Ice Profound Constitution
Naturally more attuned to Ice attribute spiritual energy. Easier to cultivate Ice attribute manuals. Reduces damage from Ice attribute spiritual energy…
Equippable]
"Aren't the spiritual root and constitution conflicting?" Ye Chuan twitched the corner of his mouth, then remembered something.
If he recalled correctly, Bai QianShuang had an Innate Dao Body?
He returned to the Constitution draw interface and found the Innate Dao Body icon among the highest-tier rewards.
[Innate Dao Body: Requires no spiritual root, possesses extreme cultivation speed, can comprehend all attribute manuals and techniques]
That seemed quite powerful, clearly a level above his current constitution.
Good constitution, good spiritual root, no wonder geniuses in novels were so rare.
It seemed drawing the best outcome wasn't easy. But fortunately, Ye Chuan didn't have any pressing needs right now, so he equipped the High-Grade Fire Spiritual Root.
He felt a warmth spread through his body.
But there were no other special sensations.
Just as Ye Chuan was about to equip the High-Grade Ice Profound Constitution, a message popped up on his phone.
[Warning: Constitution conflicts with Spiritual Root. There is a chance of unexpected effects.]
Ye Chuan: "..."
He decided against it for now. He would draw more when he had more money. He didn't want to take any risks.
After equipping the spiritual root, Ye Chuan tried circulating his spiritual energy according to the manual.
He extended his palm.
Soon, a red light condensed in his hand.
"This is Fire attribute spiritual energy?" Ye Chuan looked curiously at the red light in his hand, then, as if thinking of something, he tentatively reached towards the quilt beside him.
"Boom!" In an instant, the quilt was ignited!
Ye Chuan: "?!"
Wait, it burns that fast?!