4: The group leader’s kindness is not over yet

The storm of blood and gore outside, stirred up by Gu Jianghan, had no effect on him.

His consciousness lingered on the [Group Shop] interface of the chat group.

Those 10,000 points were just a meaningless number to him.

However, adhering to the principle of making the best use of everything,

his divine sense surged into the shop like a tide.

[Item Name: Low-grade Body Tempering Pill. Effect: Enhances the mortal body. Review: Too many impurities, crude structure; for creatures of the Sea of Concepts, it is as toxic as deadly poison.]

[Item Name: Fine Iron Magic Sword. Effect: Barely able to conduct spiritual energy. Review: A primitive metal construct, not even fit to be a toothpick for my tentacles.]

[Item Name: "Basic Qi Circulation Technique". Effect: Guides the circulation of low-level energy. Review: Abysmally inefficient, slower than the natural breathing of the world's creation and destruction.]

No ripples appeared in Gu Jianghan's will.

These things were indeed worthless to him.

He then checked the group chat's upgrade rules, and a line of system notes answered his questions:

[Hint: Group chat level is related to the comprehensive strength and activity of group members.]

[Due to the existence form and power essence of the group owner 'Old Days Ruler - Gu Jianghan' exceeding the current measurable upper limit of this group, your strength cannot be temporarily included in the group chat evaluation standard.]

(Translation: You are too strong, the data will overflow, the server will crash, so it's simply not counted.)

"So that's how it is."

Gu Jianghan understood.

Since these points were useless to him, keeping them would be futile.

His mind stirred slightly, and an object emitting brilliant golden light appeared in the chat box.

The next second.

A huge [Lucky Red Packet] labeled "10,000 points" appeared in the chat interface of group 114514.

On the red packet cover, two words were written in distorted runes—"Take It" (the power of mental pollution had been removed).

In the group, the three people who were just trembling in fear over the "fall of a Heavenly Ranking expert" were instantly stunned by this red packet that fell from the sky.

[Qi Refiner of the Dharma Ending Era - Gu Yanci]: "I... holy crap?! A red packet worth ten thousand points? My eyes aren't playing tricks on me, are they?!"

He almost jabbed at the red packet with all his might, relying on the hand speed he had developed from being single for many years!

Lin Moyan and Su Qingyuan also reacted, pressing down almost simultaneously.

[System Notification: Qi Refiner of the Dharma Ending Era - Gu Yanci claimed your red packet.]

[System Notification: Lingxuan Continent Newbie - Lin Moyan claimed your red packet.]

[System Notification: Hunyuan World Weakling - Su Qingyuan claimed your red packet.]

[Qi Refiner of the Dharma Ending Era - Gu Yanci]: "Hahahahaha! I got 3250 points! I'm rich, I'm rich! Thank you, great group owner! You are my true father! (Incense burning.JPG)"

[Lingxuan Continent Newbie - Lin Moyan]: "...I only got 1890 points. Wuwu... Even so, this is enough to buy half of my sect's treasury. Thank you for your grace, great group owner, Lin Moyan will never forget it!"

[Hunyuan World Weakling - Su Qingyuan]: "(Crying tears of joy) 4860 points... I got the most... This is divine grace! This is the affirmation of my faith by the gods! Praise be to you, my Lord! I vow to use this grace to clear all enemies in the world for you!"

The three of them were overjoyed, rushing into the shop immediately and sweeping away all the "junk" that Gu Jianghan had looked down upon.

Pills, magic tools, cultivation techniques... their strength began to grow visibly with the boost of points.

Just then, a mechanical system notification sounded in the group.

[114514 Group Chat Promotion Notification]

[Detected that the comprehensive strength of group members 'Lin Moyan', 'Su Qingyuan', and 'Gu Yanci' has significantly increased, this group has met the strength requirements for promotion to a Level 2 group chat!]

[Now releasing promotion mission: Successfully invite one new group member to join this group.]

[After completing the mission, the group chat will officially upgrade to LV2, unlocking more functions and permissions.]

Gu Jianghan looked at the promotion notification, his consciousness sinking into the Multiverse, searching for suitable group members.

His will did not linger for even a moment on the three names in the candidate pool.

Gojo Satoru? Luffy? Xiao Yan?

The threads of destiny behind these names were clearly visible in his eyes.

Like books whose endings were known after reading their beginnings, they held no novelty.

His divine sense, like an invisible probe, bypassed the shallow data provided by the group chat system.

It directly pierced into the "Multiverse."

That vaster, more chaotic sea of primordial information.

The trajectories of countless beings' destinies flickered like stars, and billions of possibilities intertwined into a chaotic band of light.

He did not seek out the most dazzling stars, but was instead attracted to a corner.

A flickering light point, enveloped by countless labels of "rejected," "repelled," and "high-risk."

This light point.

It was like a stubborn stone thrown into a garbage heap, defiantly emitting an unyielding light.

Yet, it was repeatedly marked as "abnormal data" by the surrounding system logic and attempts were made to clear it.

The wills of other chat groups, as if avoiding a plague, steered clear of it from afar.

"Interesting."

A ripple appeared in Gu Jianghan's will.

He reached out and plucked this abandoned light point from the torrent of information.

Then, without any explanation, he directly projected it onto the chat interface of group 114514.

[New Member Candidate]

[Name: Shi Hao]

[Affiliated World: Perfect World (Power Upper Limit Rating: Tier 10)]

[Status: Being hunted, severely injured, karma extremely chaotic, has been rejected and kicked out by 13 Multiverse chat groups.]

The moment this line of information appeared, the group fell silent for three seconds.

Then it exploded.

[Qi Refiner of the Dharma Ending Era - Gu Yanci]: "Holy crap! Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! Shi Hao?! Is it that legendary 'Most Unlucky Person in the Multiverse,' the 'Chat Group Destroyer' Shi Hao?! Great group owner, which garbage heap did you dig him out of?!"

[Hunyuan World Weakling - Su Qingyuan]: "Who is this person? Why are you reacting so strongly, Gu Yanci? Wait, his world's power upper limit... Tier 10?! How is this possible!"

[Lingxuan Continent Newbie - Lin Moyan]: "(Gasps) I once saw an analysis report about this person in a public file of a high-level group... He was called a 'Karma Law Black Hole.'"

[Lingxuan Continent Newbie - Lin Moyan]: "In his world, experts abound, and battles that destroy starfields and sever ancient rivers are commonplace."

[Lingxuan Continent Newbie - Lin Moyan]: "Any group mission related to him will have its difficulty directly maxed out by the terrifying karma of his world. There was once a Level 3 group chat that tried to help him complete a novice mission, and what happened?!"

[Lingxuan Continent Newbie - Lin Moyan]: "It attracted a gaze from an Immortal in his world, and the entire group, along with all its members, was instantly wiped from the timeline!"

[Qi Refiner of the Dharma Ending Era - Gu Yanci]: "Yes, yes, yes! That's right! He's a bottomless pit! Whoever pulls him in will be unlucky! That's why he's been kicked around by more than a dozen groups! No one dares to take him! Great group owner, please reconsider!"

However.

After a brief shock, Su Qingyuan uttered incredibly fanatical words.

[Hunyuan World Weakling - Su Qingyuan]: "Foolish! You only see the danger, but you don't see the great power of the group owner! Only mortals fear karma, but my Lord is an existence that transcends all karma! Others don't dare to take him because they are weak!"

[Hunyuan World Weakling - Su Qingyuan]: "My Lord's choice of him precisely proves that those so-called 'dangers' are nothing but dust in my Lord's eyes! What confidence! What grandeur! Praise be to my Lord!"

...At the same time.

On a vast land.

A blood-soaked, tattered young man was leaning against a boulder, breathing with difficulty.

He was Shi Hao, and Shi Hao was him.

Before his eyes, a translucent screen lit up.

[Ding! The group owner 'Old Days Ruler - Gu Jianghan' from the '114514' Multiverse chat group has sent you an invitation to join. Do you accept?]

A self-mocking bitter smile appeared on Shi Hao's face.

Again... This was the fourteenth time.

Did they want to see how pathetic he was, then kick him out again for amusement?

These high-and-mighty beings... He was already numb, even too lazy to tap the red "Reject" button.

After all, whether he accepted or not, the outcome was already predetermined.