Chapter 100: Unwilling, Marketing Tactics Exposed (1/2)

Just as Xie Jibai struggled to breathe, his consciousness fading, Ye Qingning released her grip and threw him onto the ground.

She had always been reasonable. In her past life, she had failed to win him over, and everything she had done for him was out of her willingness to complete her mission; he never forced her to do any of it.

A relationship should be mutual. If she was angry because he didn’t like her, and acted rashly by trying to harm him, what kind of person would she become? Anyone who didn’t know better would think that she was trying to destroy him because she couldn’t have him.

So, in this life, as long as he stayed away from her, it was fine. If he continued to persist and insisted on seeking death, then that was a different matter.

Xie Jibai kneeled on the ground, coughing violently as he gasped for fresh air, still unwilling to give up as he looked at Ye Qingning, only to see that her eyes held no compassion—only an unfathomable coldness.

Why? Why, after he had apologized and admitted his wrongs, did she remain unmoved?

If she truly liked him, how could she bear to hurt him? Had she fallen for someone else…

Who was it? The sword cultivator who was always near her? Or the diviner? Had she really stopped liking him…?

“Xie Jibai, remember this: from now on, we are strangers, with no ties between us. If you continue to persist, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Xie Jibai leaned weakly against the wall, his heart filled with regret and pain, as he let out a self-deprecating laugh.

Was she as heartbroken as he was in the past life?

It was all his own fault. It seemed like he had lost the most important person in his life.

How could he accept that?

But there was still a chance to redeem himself, just not right now.

The system, seeing Xie Jibai leave with a gloomy expression, couldn’t be more pleased.

【Ningning, well done! Let that dog of a man regret it!】

Ye Qingning curled her lips. If she recalled her past life and realized that she lacked a golden finger, she too would regret it.

Ye Qingning closed the window, preventing any random person or animal from barging in and disturbing her while she painted talismans.

But the next moment, she put down her talisman brush. Drawing talismans required focus, but she could tell that Xie Jibai’s disturbance had left her in no mood for it. She felt a sense of bad luck in her heart.

An idea flashed through her mind, and she pulled out a spiritual jade slip.

Tonight, she had encountered the crazy woman. She had explored her cultivation and found that the crazy woman’s cultivation was at the late stage of Gold Core, the same as hers.

In the Yun Mountain secret realm, the crazy woman had received a legacy, and she was also a female villain in the novel. According to the original plot, the crazy woman would shine in this competition.

She would become the white moonlight in every male cultivator’s heart, and all the male cultivators would be captivated by her talent and beauty.

Since she had taken the crazy woman’s heart-blood, the crazy woman bore a grudge against her. In this competition, the crazy woman would definitely be well-prepared, and the Ye family would support her fully.

So, even though they both had the same cultivation level, defeating the crazy woman wouldn’t be easy unless she could break through to the peak of Gold Core before the competition.

Drawing talismans could indeed improve cultivation, but even if she drew talismans for days, breaking through to a higher level would be difficult.

Let alone breaking through from the late stage of Gold Core to the peak stage, and then to the Great Perfection of Gold Core. Therefore, she needed to find a way to break through the small realm quickly.

Ye Qingning looked at the spiritual jade slip in her hand and found five people from the list of her friends.

She marked them with the note: Gold Core Great Perfection, already at the threshold of a breakthrough, preparing for tribulation.

She also marked the sects and professions of these people.

Among them was a fellow disciple from the Penglai Sect, and the others were disciples from the four major sects.

The system, seeing Ye Qingning lost in thought while staring at the names of these people, suddenly understood something.

【I know! Ningning, you want them to break through before the competition! This way, they will be struck by the tribulation! And once they break through, they will be moved to the Nascent Soul group, reducing the number of your competitors!】

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Chapter 100: Unwilling, Marketing Tactics Exposed (2/2)

Ye Qingning glanced at the system with a look that said, “You’re really clever.”

Although she could improve her cultivation by absorbing top-quality spirit stones, it was still not as effective as enduring the lightning tribulation, after all, she was a body cultivator. Body cultivators didn’t break through with spiritual power but through body tempering.

Besides, she was a Thunder Spiritual Root, able to absorb lightning force and temper her body. This was the fastest way to break through in cultivation. If she wanted to quickly break through two small realms, this was the only method.

But if it were her, seeing that the competition rules were divided by realms, she probably wouldn’t choose to break through to a higher realm at this time.

Unless she believed that, even as a Nascent Soul Initial Stage, she wasn’t afraid of the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul.

Now, let’s talk about sword cultivators.

Sword cultivators were the least afraid of battling above their cultivation level. In fact, it could be said that fighting above their cultivation level was routine for them.

Because their cultivation was focused on sword heart and sword intent, their cultivation level was not the most important thing.

For sword cultivators, when their sword heart was clear and their sword intent unmatched, the battle wasn’t just a contest of cultivation levels, but a clash of sword heart and sword intent.

If they could perfectly fuse their sword heart and sword intent, they could often surpass their cultivation level and battle with stronger opponents.

Therefore, even a Gold Core sword cultivator could defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator or even a Soul Transformation cultivator.

In the eyes of sword cultivators, there was no absolute hierarchy of cultivation strength—only the clash of sword heart and sword intent.

Coincidentally, the people she had found from her list of friends were mostly sword cultivators.

But she couldn’t just urge them to break through at this time, just like how you wouldn’t want your mom to urge you to finish your homework.

So, she created a small group and posted a message: 【Shocking! Limited-time offer on Thunder Tribulation Protection! Don’t miss out!】

【Five lucky ones chosen, if they break through before the Gold Core group’s lottery starts and undergo their tribulation, the protection price is 30,000 top-grade spirit stones! No, not 28,888! Not 26,666! Only 19,999!】

【19,999 to endure the tribulation with ease, protecting you as if it’s your first meeting! No worries during tribulation! Don’t miss this rare chance, act now to break through quickly!】

【Don’t let the tribulation wait for you too long! Don’t let your spirit stones sit lonely in your pockets! This offer is time-limited, and after it ends, the price will go back up! Don’t hesitate, don’t linger! Grab it now! Press 1 if you want to buy!】

The system stared blankly. Could it be played like this? The host must have watched a lot of live-stream sales in her previous life and had figured out the marketing tricks.

Although she earned a little less, who wouldn’t be tempted after seeing it!

Sword cultivators were often poor; the more they cultivated, the poorer they became. All their money went into supporting their life sword, and here she was offering to save them 10,000 top-grade spirit stones. What was there to hesitate about!

By midnight, things were lively. Most cultivators were still awake, with some even partying outside, so once the message was posted, within a short time, Ye Qingning received three replies of “1.”

The three were clearly excited, and they were already messaging in the group to say they would enter seclusion and break through, asking Ye Qingning to be ready to help them with their tribulation.

The other two were hesitant, but after seeing the others pressing “1,” one couldn’t hold back and pressed “1” as well.

They would have to break through and face the tribulation sooner or later, so why not save 10,000 top-grade spirit stones while they were at it? The others hadn’t had the luck to be selected, so why hesitate!

Ye Qingning looked at the five “1s” and felt much more at ease.

According to the information she had received, the仙門大比 (Immortal Gate Grand Competition) was divided into four stages: 1) Preliminary Round, 2) Elimination Round, 3) Ranking Round, 4) Final Showdown.

The next day would be the first day of the preliminary round, but the first draws for the competitions would be for Qi Refining stage cultivators, then Foundation Establishment stage, and Gold Core stage would come later.

With the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment rounds taking at least three or four days, there was plenty of time before the Gold Core stage draws, which gave these people enough time to break through to Nascent Soul.