Chapter 18: All the Points Are Coming to Me

Qin Yueyan smiled slyly, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "The supreme therapy can purify the black mist. I want to try integrating it into the pill. If it works... hehe."

Huhu seemed to sense something too and chuckled along.

The two of them imagined a flood of points rolling in, but Huhu soon grew a bit wistful. "Too bad these points don’t count towards the business level."

"Oh, that’s fine. They can still be spent anyway. As for the business level... we’ll take it slow. We’ve only been open for less than half a month," Qin Yueyan comforted Huhu, patting him gently.

"True," Huhu agreed.

Qin Yueyan recalled she seemed to have received new information and tapped the system to check. "Looks like something new has been unlocked. Let me see."

"Oh, it’s the forum feature unlocked at ten people," Qin Yueyan said, somewhat disinterested.

Huhu wagged his tail, unimpressed. "Oh, a forum~ where we can post messages and guests can communicate... not a big feature."

Qin Yueyan nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I think so too."

Although not very interested in the new function, she clicked in to take a look.

As soon as she entered, she saw that a cultivator named Gu Yuanyuan had already made a post.

[Gu Yuanyuan: Wow! New feature! Just figured it out. The notice says we can communicate. Anyone wants to reply?]

Qin Yueyan clicked in... the page was blank, no replies yet.

Of course, Master Qingyu would be indifferent to new features.

And the others were newcomers; they probably just wanted to fill their stomachs first.

Qin Yueyan thought for a moment and tapped "1" to reply.

[1L. Boss Qin: 1]

[2L. Gu Yuanyuan replies Boss Qin: Boss Qin! Hehe.]

[3L. Master Qingyu replies Boss Qin: Thank you, Boss Qin, for helping remove the filth. Qingyu is coming to you now.]

[4L. Gu Yuanyuan replies Master Qingyu: Ah?! Filth?! Master Qingyu, you got contaminated? Crying.jpg]

[5L. Cheng Shuangshuang replies Gu Yuanyuan: ...Don’t mention we’re disciples of the Tianji Sect when you go out.]

Qin Yueyan chuckled softly. "Gu Yuanyuan is quite amusing."

Huhu nodded in strong agreement. "Having him in the team will help lighten the mood."

Master Qingyu came to see Qin Yueyan and got straight to the point. "Boss Qin, how many points do we need in total?"

Qin Yueyan liked people who were straightforward. "210,000 points."

She sent a list to Master Qingyu—purification treatment plus pills cost 210,000 points—and without hesitation clicked to pay.

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Qin Yueyan looked at Master Qingyu kindly. "Tonight, I’ll try to integrate the ability to purify the filth into the pill. If it succeeds, you might not have to fear this thing so much."

Master Qingyu’s eyes brightened. Before she could respond, Qin Yueyan continued, "But it might not succeed, and even if it does, it will be expensive."

"Then we’ll trouble Boss Qin," Master Qingyu’s cool voice barely contained her excitement.

Qin Yueyan waved her hand. "I’m doing this for points too. You all have to go back tomorrow. Get some rest early."

They had arrived in the afternoon, and after all the fussing, it was already evening.

After Master Qingyu left, she shared the news with her junior brothers and sisters, cautioning them not to have high expectations since success wasn’t guaranteed.

But she was troubled—mainly because the supplies they brought in were nearly used up.

Sword cultivators were poor, and because they were wary of being dragged into the black mist domain, the sect had given them extra supplies for protection so they could exchange for so many points.

Disciple Cheng was from the Talisman Peak; as long as she had materials, she could draw talismans. Besides, she originally brought a variety of pills, talismans, and magical tools... Suddenly, Master Qingyu felt envious of Cheng Shuangshuang.

Master Qingyu thought of the Tianji Sect again; to her, it was a good sect.

Though after entering here, pills and talismans no longer worked.

But the sect prepared different resources with the mindset of "just in case"—in case they were useful, they might save lives.

Master Qingyu pursed her lips; the facts proved it was useful, just in a different way.

Moreover... the point exchange machine seemed to allow exchanging cultivation techniques?

She went to the machine and selected to exchange for techniques. The techniques and spells she knew appeared one by one, letting her choose whether to exchange.

The "Spirit Snake Sword Technique" could even be exchanged for 500,000 points.

Master Qingyu: "!!!"

Exchange! Surviving is the hard truth!

[Once the "Spirit Snake Sword Technique" is exchanged, its ownership will be authorized to the inn, which has the right to sell or share it with others outside this dimension. Please be informed. Confirm exchange: Yes/No]

Master Qingyu pondered the phrase "outside this dimension." It literally meant selling to people outside their world?

Even if it were sold to people in this world, she had no objection—let alone to other worlds.

Resolutely, Master Qingyu pressed yes.

Besides this technique, she also exchanged some other techniques and spells she had recorded, but not her sect’s heart method.

Even so, this exchange earned her 1.57 million points.

Satisfied, Master Qingyu left the point exchange machine and returned to her room.

Qin Yueyan also finished her day’s work and returned to the penthouse.

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The penthouse had changed drastically, feeling much more spacious.

"Big balcony! Big bathroom! Big study! Big living room!" Qin Yueyan bounced around, eyes sparkling. "We’re living in a big flat ahead of schedule."

After a moment of excitement, she remembered she had to earn points, so she quickly finished washing up and exchanged 200,000 points to boost her talent and comprehension, raising each to 20 points.

Qin Yueyan felt a refreshing current flow through her mind, instantly making her sharper.

Creating a secluded practice room in the big flat wasn’t a problem. She first practiced for a while, then started researching the pill issue.

However, the conclusion was: she didn’t need to add any points at all!

God only knows how she felt when she took out the finished pill and tried to input spells, but the system popped up an option to modify the synthesis.

Qin Yueyan: "Huh?"

She had prepared to work hard all night, only to be told it was that simple?

Her 200,000 points... Qin Yueyan was speechless, hiding her face in tears, now with just over 40,000 left.

Oh, of course, she still worked hard for one night—injecting the purification healing spell.

The next day, she kept training, jogging to show her face, practicing swordplay, and tending her vegetables.

At 9:30, Huhu brought good news. "The certificates are all done!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yueyan happily kissed Huhu. "Great! Thank you, Huhu~"

With the certificates ready, she would soon be able to make money in the real world.

Qin Yueyan rubbed her hands together eagerly. "Little money, here I come, hehe~~"

The guests had long gotten up and eaten breakfast. Qin Yueyan returned to the penthouse living room and ordered fried noodles with congee for breakfast.

She ate while watching a variety show. The large floor-to-ceiling windows let sunlight pour in—not hot, just warm and cozy.

A small window was slightly ajar, letting in the ocean breeze. The curtains swayed gently, accompanied by Qin Yueyan and Huhu’s occasional discussions and laughter, filling the room with warmth.

After breakfast, Qin Yueyan stretched and headed to the front desk. Time to officially start work!

The perk of being a boss—start work whenever you want.

"Boss Qin."

A sharp, low voice reached Qin Yueyan’s ears.

Bored and about to pull out her tablet to play, Qin Yueyan looked up. Hey—here came the handsome master and the cool beauty, Master Qingyu, from yesterday.