490: Chapter 490: My diary entry of complaints earned me a reward of 10 million Immortal Stones! Boss, I'm awesome again!

Just as Su Chen was about to open his diary to write a few more paragraphs of a sob story about how miserable he was,

deep within his mind,

a roar suddenly resounded within that silent Void Realm!

It wasn't the usual crisp "ding" sound.

Instead, it was an ancient, solemn grinding sound, as if a massive bronze door sealed for billions of years was being slowly pushed open, causing his Divine Soul to tremble.

Some ancient mechanism had finally completed its restart after crossing planes.

[Ding!]

Su Chen froze.

[Detected that the host has completed an inter-planar Ascension.]

[The diary System is performing plane adaptation... Adaptation complete!]

[Immortal Realm Mode... Activated!]

Immortal Realm Mode?

Before Su Chen could even ponder the meaning behind those three words, a series of notification sounds crashed down like the Heavenly River pouring over!

[Detected the host's first daily complaint diary entry since completing Ascension.]

[Analyzing diary content...]

[Keywords captured: Ascension predicament, cultivation stagnation, plane suppression, economic crisis, whereabouts of my Fiancée, separation from my wives, Immortal Realm observations...]

[Emotional intensity detection: Extremely high!]

[Information density detection: Extremely high!]

[Overall evaluation: Excellent!]

Su Chen's pupils suddenly contracted.

In the next second, an unprecedentedly brilliant golden light exploded in his mind!

[Triggered the Immortal Realm's first diary entry reward!]

[Reward: Low Grade Immortal Stone... Ten million!]

Su Chen's brain completely stalled.

A total blank.

It took a full three seconds for his thoughts to struggle out from that string of zeros.

His Divine Thought was like an arrow released from a bow, plunging fiercely into his Storage Ring!

The small mound made of less than a million Immortal Stones was still there.

But right next to it,

a brand new mountain was rising from the ground!

No!

That wasn't a mountain!

That was a towering, majestic peak formed by exactly ten million Low Grade Immortal Stones, transforming into a dazzling torrent of immortal light that surged wildly from the void and crashed into a pile!

Every Immortal Stone radiated a pure treasure light, and countless rays converged to explode into a brilliant sea of stars within the storage space. That surge of immense wealth was so bright his Divine Thought was trembling violently!

The corners of Su Chen's mouth began to curl upward, unable to be suppressed.

First, they curved slightly.

Then the arc grew wider and wider.

Finally, he leaned back against the chair, his mouth wide open, letting out a silent, explosive laugh.

There wasn't a hint of the "Divine Son of the Su Family's" elegance or composure in that smile.

It was the pure, Soul-deep ecstasy of a gambler who had been starving for three days and nights, only to flip the table and find he'd won the grand prize!

[Ten million!!!]

[It's ten million Low Grade Immortal Stones!!!]

[I just wrote one diary entry! One! Just one fucking entry!!!]

[And I earned ten million just like that!!!!]

Su Chen pressed his hand against his throbbing temples, forcing his boiling brain to resume operation and began to calculate rapidly.

He frowned slightly.

[It looks like a lot, but if I want to buy Cultivation Techniques, Magic Treasures, and grease palms... this small amount of money won't last long at all.]

[However...]

Su Chen raised his hand, his gaze falling upon that inconspicuous beast-skin booklet, and his expression completely changed.

That was no shabby diary.

This was clearly a money printing machine!

A super money printing machine that belonged only to him, Su Chen, the only one of its kind in the entire Immortal Realm!

[Immortal Realm Mode is activated.]

[Rewards have been upgraded from Spirit Stones to Immortal Stones, starting at ten million!]

[As long as I keep complaining and keep outputting...]

[There's hope for these days ahead!]

Su Chen slowly closed the diary, the ecstasy on his face receding like a tide, once again replaced by that standard, indifferent expression as if everything was under control.

He picked up his teacup and walked leisurely back to the table.

Inside the private room, everyone was still savoring that exorbitantly priced feast.

Wang Baobao was holding a second unicorn leg bone, gnawing on it with a loud crunching sound.

Jian Buping used a piece of silk to wipe the starfall sword over and over; this action allowed him to regain a sense of calm from the previous shock.

The monk Monk Jiese was using his chopsticks to carefully pick up the last piece of phoenix beast liver into his bowl, muttering "my sin, my sin" while his hands moved as fast as if he were rescuing a treasure.

Qian Duoduo sat across from Su Chen, his small eyes darting around until he finally couldn't hold back anymore, shifting his plump body closer.

He lowered his voice, his tone carrying a merchant's shrewdness and probing.

"Boss."

"Just how many Immortal Stones... are actually left in that Storage Ring of yours?"

"What I mean is, we need to have a budget and be frugal. After all, if we want to gain a foothold in the Immortal Realm, every Immortal Stone must be spent where it counts."

Su Chen only gave him a faint glance.

That gaze was as calm as a deep well without a ripple, yet it seemed to carry an invisible pressure that instantly choked back all of Qian Duoduo's words in his throat.

"Enough to spend."

Su Chen only uttered those three words.

Then, he put down his teacup and stood up.

"Don't just stand there once you're done eating."

"This afternoon, go walk around the city. Get a clear picture of the power distribution in Peng City, the circulation channels for Immortal Stones, and..."

His gaze swept across everyone present like a blade, his voice steady.

"Whether there's any avenue for us to earn money while standing tall."

Qian Duoduo's body shuddered, and a sharp light instantly erupted from his eyes, his previous dejection swept away.

This was his home turf!

"Don't you worry, Boss! As long as there are living Souls and trade in this place, I'll sniff out the scent of money for you!"

He patted his wobbling belly with grand ambition.

Su Chen nodded slightly and said no more, turning to pace toward the window.

Outside the window, Immortal Qi was like mist and the spirit river flowed quietly.

In the distance, those majestic immortal mountains suspended in the sky were still so remote they didn't seem to belong to the mortal world.

Su Chen's fingers tapped lightly on the cold window frame.

He didn't look back, but the bullet messages in his mind slowly scrolled through the last few lines.

[Ten million Immortal Stones is just the beginning.]

[It will allow me to first gain a firm foothold in this godforsaken place.]

[Next, I'll earn even more money.]

[And become stronger at the fastest speed possible.]

[And then...]

Su Chen's gaze pierced through the layers of mist, looking toward that deep and boundless Immortal Realm sky.

[I'll find my people, one by one, and bring them back.]

There, he had his Fiancée.

He had those Immortal Realm Fiancées whom he had never met and had no idea who on earth they were.

There were clues about the Fallen Immortal Divine Cult.

And all the answers he wanted.