8: The Golden Eyes That Dispel Illusions?

"Brother, will you really not consider it?" a beautiful lady in palace attire said pitifully.

"I am single-mindedly devoted to the Dao. Please return, Princess."

Watching another beauty depart, Zhou Yan closed the door, feeling somewhat troubled.

Ever since the commotion during the day, the upper echelons of the Hanning Kingdom basically all knew that a Prodigy had emerged here.

Beautiful women had been lining up to knock on his door all night.

He had some interest in the first few and chatted a bit, but the later it got, the more exhausted he became.

A scan from the System revealed they basically all had Five Spiritual Roots Aptitude; even the princess just now only had Four Spiritual Roots.

They clearly came with ulterior motives, which was something he disliked.

It wasn't that he wouldn't accept them, but rather that they were sending the wrong things.

He could barely protect himself right now and needed a large amount of resources and Spirit Stones to level up and top up his account. After all, everything he had now was gained by pretending to be a Prodigy.

They wanted to use his status as a Prodigy to help their families prosper right from the start without offering anything in return; it was practically trying to get something for nothing.

After a long period without knocking, it seemed to be over. Not a single person had sent a gift that hit the mark. Today was destined to be a day without gains.

"Since I have time now, let me see what good things there are." Zhou Yan opened the System and clicked on the Mall.

After the 12-hour refresh, the Mall indeed displayed quite a few good items.

"Fashion: Golden Eyes of Delusion Breaking, original price 19,999 immortal fate stones, now 1,999 immortal fate stones."

"Skill Book: Fatal Strike, 60 immortal fate stones."

"Fashion: Ethereal Immortal Qi, 60 immortal fate stones."

Wait, what just refreshed?

Zhou Yan saw only three items in total in the empty Mall.

And the first one was a golden Legendary grade item—Golden Eyes of Delusion Breaking!

1,999 immortal fate stones meant he could get it by topping up just 200 Spirit Stones!

A Legendary item for 200 Spirit Stones? Heavens, System! From now on, you are the best online game in the world!

Zhou Yan didn't have 200 Spirit Stones now, but he had the resources Jiang Hongyue had given him earlier.

Opening the Storage Pouch he received earlier, he rummaged through it. Aside from some Medicinal Pills and unknown Materials, there were indeed Spirit Stones.

With a rough count, there were about two or three hundred. I'll just top up 198!

"Ding! Topped up 198 Spirit Stones. Obtained 1,980 immortal fate stones plus a bonus of 325 immortal fate stones."

Including the 80 immortal fate stones from before, Zhou Yan now had 2,385 immortal fate stones.

Buy, buy, buy!

Golden Eyes of Delusion Breaking, buy! -1,999.

Fatal Strike, buy! -60.

Ethereal Immortal Qi, buy! -60.

Remaining immortal fate stones: 266.

Zhou Yan took the Fashion and Skill Book from his inventory and refined them instantly!

The originally just handsome Zhou Yan instantly became mysterious and unfathomable. His whole body exuded an indescribably noble aura. It was hard to describe, but if one had to choose a word, it would be 'Immortal Qi'.

Ethereal Qi swirled around him, but that wasn't the end. Zhou Yan opened his eyes and looked toward the sky.

Two blinding pillars of light pierced through the roof, shooting straight into the ninth heaven.

The experts in the palace witnessed this scene and were horrified. This strange light felt as if it could see through everything it touched, making those who harbored many secrets afraid to look directly at it.

Bang! "Zhou Yan, are you alright!" When Jiang Hongyue's Divine Sense detected the anomaly occurring at Zhou Yan's place, he panicked and flew there immediately.

At this moment, Zhou Yan was sitting cross-legged on the bed. His eyes had turned into golden pupils. Jiang Hongyue only needed one glance to fall deeply into them.

These eyes were incredibly pure, as if they could see through everything. Because his Divine Sense was active, it allowed him to see even more clearly, nearly causing him to drown in them, unable to pull himself away.

"Cough, cough. Does Fellow Daoist have some business?" Zhou Yan had been in a daze just now, but when he came to, he found a large man staring straight into his eyes.

Hearing Zhou Yan's cough, Jiang Hongyue's broad face turned red. He subconsciously rubbed the tip of his nose to hide his embarrassment.

"Uh, I just felt a celestial phenomenon, and the location of the phenomenon was exactly where Fellow Daoist is. I was worried, so I came to check."

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist has awakened some special Physique?"

"Uh, if I say these eyes are just an eye disease from smoke, would you believe me?" Zhou Yan's mind was a bit messy upon hearing Jiang Hongyue's words, so he just replied randomly.

"I understand, I understand. Nothing happened tonight. Fellow Daoist, please rest at ease; I will handle the rest!"

Seeing how Jiang Hongyue's mouth was practically twitching with excitement, it was obvious he didn't believe him.

Sure enough, as soon as he closed the door, Zhou Yan heard people discussing outside.

"May I ask Fellow Daoist Jiang, what exactly happened just now?"

"Is that Prodigy alright?"

Jiang Hongyue shouted with his loud voice, "What does it have to do with you? Haven't you ever seen a Prodigy Awakening a talent?"

"My Senior Brother's talent is peerless. He just started his cultivation and unlocked a talent, showing a bit of divine mystery. What's all the fuss about?"

"Hurry up and go back. If you disturb Senior Brother's rest, you'll have hell to pay!"

Hearing the outside gradually quiet down, Zhou Yan knew he was finished.

The current Zhou Yan no longer had the boldness of having just cleared out the shop; he felt a bit dejected.

"I've overdone the act this time." A drop of cold sweat slid down Zhou Yan's forehead. Refusing to believe his bad luck, he looked at the panel again.

[Fashion: Golden Eyes of Delusion Breaking]

Quality: Legendary

Effect: Randomly causes a certain intimidation effect, with a chance to stun the target for 2 seconds. This effect is passive but can also be activated manually.

Description: Year of the Monkey limited edition fashion; more for entertainment purposes.

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[Fashion: Ethereal Immortal Qi]

Quality: Fine

Description: Being handsome is a type of aura.

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[Skill: Fatal Strike lv.1]

Effect: Upon use, deals 1% True Damage.

198 Spirit Stones spent for absolutely nothing? He just got a bunch of entertainment fashions?

In the end, the most useful thing was actually a 6-yuan skill book?

"Trash online game, f*ck you! If I ever believe you have a conscience again, I'm a dog!" Zhou Yan was indignant. If he ever found the game's designer, he would definitely take his mother to a SPA.

"Ding! Detected that the player's cumulative spending has reached 6 yuan. Gifted: Skill Upgrade Card *1."

"Ding! Detected that the player's cumulative spending has reached 30 yuan. Gifted: Skill Upgrade Card *1."

...Ding! Detected that the player's cumulative spending has reached 198 yuan. Gifted: Daily Joy Lottery *1, Mount Marrow-Cleansing Pill *1 (Epic)."

Zhou Yan: "...System, you know I've always loved you. What I said just now... what I said just now was my split personality talking."

Zhou Yan performed a classic face-changing act without missing a beat.

Looking at those luxurious cumulative recharge rewards, Zhou Yan shed regretful tears of joy. So the path to salvation was right there.

There were three Skill Upgrade Cards in total, coming from the 6, 30, and 98 yuan cumulative spending tiers.

As well as that Daily Joy Lottery and the Marrow-Cleansing Pill. These were items that only appeared in the Middle Stage of the game in his past life. They were things for big spenders; whether it was buying lottery attempts or Marrow-Cleansing Pills, each cost several hundred.

Thinking about it this way, Zhou Yan spent 198 and gained several hundred. That's several times the profit! The game studio is losing big time!

While Zhou Yan was still fantasizing about heavy spending to bankrupt the game studio...

...on the other side, Jiang Hongyue also felt he had won big. He thought he had picked up a piece of gold in a trash heap, but who knew this gold was also wrapped around jade?

Single Spiritual Root plus a special Physique. Not only was the mission over-achieved, he might even become a candidate for the Inner Sect, marry a peerless fairy, and reach the Peak of the cultivation world. He felt a bit excited just thinking about it.

After engraving the Sound Transmission content, he couldn't wait to report this matter to the Sect.