36: The art of lying flat, turning money into soldiers!

Divine Son Peak, Bedroom.

Su Chen was sleeping soundly, a trace of crystal even hanging from the corner of his mouth, a silly, satisfied smile on his face.

He had a dream, an incredibly beautiful dream.

In the dream, Seventh Elder Su had been stimulated by something and suddenly realized the true meaning of life, resolutely giving up his career as a matchmaker to dive headfirst into agricultural research.

The old man was exceptionally gifted and soon cultivated a super spiritual rice that yielded 80,000 catties per mu, shocking the entire Xuanyuan Continent.

Hailed as the "Rice Saint," he was busy with a lecture tour from then on and no longer had time to bother him.

Meanwhile, he sprawled out ungracefully on a small mountain of spiritual rice, legs crossed, squinting as he basked in the sun.

Life, at this point, was already without regrets.

Just as he felt so comfortable he was about to undergo Ascension on the spot—

A cold and heartless mechanical voice detonated without warning in the deepest part of his mind!

【Ding!】

【Detected that the host's diary is centered around "salted fish slacking off," successfully causing a significant increase in the world line's deviation!】

【The plot's butterfly effect index is off the charts!】

【Special reward granted!】

Su Chen jolted, the dream shattering like a mirror, and he nearly launched himself off the bed!

【What's this? A reward?】

【Butterfly effect? What did I do... Didn't I just sleep?!】

His brain was still a mess of mush. In a half-awake state, he subconsciously rolled over, burying his face in the cool, silky pillow, muttering incoherently.

"Don't be noisy..."

"Even if the sky falls, wait until I wake up before talking about it..."

The System clearly lacked any shred of sympathy, and its majestic announcement, devoid of any emotion, rang out again.

【Distributing rewards...】

【Reward 1: Cultivation Empowerment! The host's cultivation will be raised from the First Heaven of the Saint Realm to the Third Heaven of the Saint Realm!】

Rumble!

Before the voice had even finished, a majestic power beyond words exploded within his body out of thin air!

It wasn't a simple torrent of spiritual power, but a cosmic storm carrying endless fragments of spatial Laws, instantly creating a destructive resonance with the "Great Void Technique" inside him!

Su Chen's consciousness was forcibly dragged from his body, and his Divine Soul was pulled into a perspective of a higher dimension!

He "saw" his dao foundation; it was no longer a physical entity but a rotating miniature Universe!

At this moment, an endless, brilliant galaxy was unreasonably washing through and pouring in!

"Holy crap!"

Su Chen was now completely awake, his eyes wide as copper bells.

He clearly felt that the cultivation barrier of his First Heaven Saint Realm was more fragile than a piece of window paper before this cosmic storm.

Poof!

With a soft sound, the barrier broke instantly!

Second Heaven of the Saint Realm!

But this was only the beginning!

The galaxy infusion continued, and his aura surged wildly at an almost uncontrollable speed!

Every inch of flesh, every cell, was being reshaped and baptized by the purest spatial Dao Rhyme!

Within just a few breaths, the Saint power in his body became more than ten times more vigorous than before!

The Bottleneck of the Second Heaven of the Saint Realm didn't even last a second before melting away under the wash of that vast Dao Rhyme!

Third Heaven of the Saint Realm!

It wasn't until his cultivation steadily rested at the Peak of the Third Heaven of the Saint Realm—just a step away from the Fourth Heaven—that the terrifying power slowly subsided, turning into a trickling stream that completely merged into his Divine Soul and dao foundation.

"Whew..."

Su Chen let out a long breath.

Feeling the unprecedented surging power in his body, he was completely stunned.

【Just like that... I'm at the Peak of the Third Heaven of the Saint Realm?】

【I just slept; I didn't do anything! Is the System bugging out?】

【But... this feeling of getting stronger just by lying down is so damn good!】

Su Chen performed a kip-up from the bed and excitedly pumped his fist.

Where his fist passed, the air let out a series of distorted explosions under the unbearable pressure.

He could feel that he was now more than ten times stronger than before!

If he encountered that Crazy Woman Ye Ninghan again right now, although he probably still couldn't beat her, at least... when running away, he could do it more gracefully and even have time to turn back and make a face at her!

His sense of security instantly skyrocketed!

Just then, the System's voice rang out again, carrying a hint of epic weight.

【Reward 2: Distributing special reward: Divine Ability "Scattering Coins to Form Soldiers"!!】

Su Chen's breath hitched, and his heart skipped a beat.

【Scattering Coins to Form Soldiers!?!】

Before he could process this earth-shattering good news, a flow of incredibly profound information—as if from the source of the Great Dao—was branded directly into the depths of his Divine Soul.

【"Scattering Coins to Form Soldiers": The Great Dao is simple; money can reach the gods. One can consume Spirit Stones and other immortal cultivation currency to condense spiritual Dao Soldiers of varying strength based on the grade and quantity consumed. Dao Soldiers are absolutely loyal, fearless of death, and can perform any task on behalf of the host. Their strength limit is linked to the host's current Realm, and they exist for 24 hours.】

"Hiss..."

Su Chen sucked in a breath of cold air, his eyes wide and round.

How is this a Divine Ability?

This is the damn gospel sent down by the God of salted fish! It's a Dao technique tailor-made for me!

With this thing, in the future, for annoying matters like exploring Secret Realms, searching for Treasure Troves, or fighting and brawling, would I still need to go out personally?

Just scatter coins!

Smash them to death with money!

I just need to lie comfortably in bed, and with a single Divine Thought, thousands of Dao Soldiers can flatten everything for me!

This, is the life a Shenzi should have!

The more Su Chen thought about it, the more excited he became. He immediately fished out a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring and tossed them on the ground like trash.

"Scattering Coins to Form Soldiers!"

He moved his mind.

The Spirit Stones on the ground instantly shone with thousands of rays of light, then turned into the purest points of Spiritual Qi light, rapidly gathering and condensing in the air.

In the blink of an eye, a tall, faceless Dao Soldier made entirely of golden spiritual light silently appeared in the center of the bedroom.

Su Chen clearly perceived that the aura emanating from this Dao Soldier had actually reached the Peak of the Essence Condensation Realm!

A hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones equals a full-time Peak Essence Condensation Realm thug for twenty-four hours?

What is the one thing my Su Family lacks the least?

It's money!

Su Chen looked at his Storage Ring, which was as vast as a Small World, and the mountain of Spirit Stones inside shimmering with various colors, letting out a villainous chuckle.

He casually ordered the spiritual Dao Soldier, "Go, pour me a cup of water."

"As you command."

The Dao Soldier emitted a heartless mechanical voice, but its movements were fluid. It turned to take the jade cup and teapot from the table, poured a cup of spiritual tea, and steadily handed it to Su Chen.

Perfect!

Su Chen slapped his thigh in excitement, feeling that the ultimate ideal of his life finally had the possibility of being realized today.

He let out a lazy yawn, tossing all distracting thoughts to the back of his mind.

He looked at the spiritual Dao Soldier standing straight and waiting for orders, and a brilliant idea came to mind.

"Your task is to stand guard outside the mountain gate."

"Block everyone who wants to come and disturb me."

"Especially the Seventh Elder!"

"No matter who comes, they are not allowed in. Just say I'm in Secluded Cultivation, and don't call me even if the sky falls!"

"As you command."