Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 34 - What's Changed?

-Monday morning-

Ye Chuan suddenly opened his eyes in bed, no longer feeling sleepy.

He glanced out the window, then got up to wash up and eat breakfast.

It wasn't because cultivation made him less sleepy, but the sight of five thousand yuan arriving in his account gave him an indescribable sense of fulfillment.

Cha-ching! Instantly energized. The smell of money was truly invigorating.

He wanted to sleep for a week straight and wake up to nearly thirty thousand yuan.

Looking at his balance, Ye Chuan decided to plan how to use the money. 

Since Bai QianShuang's favorability hadn't increased further, he needed to get a guaranteed rare draw for either a spiritual root or a constitution.

Without strength, the adventure was practically a suicide mission. As for cultivation speed, he didn't need to worry thanks to idle cultivation.

This system, this freeloading dog, just needed to focus on giving rewards. He, as the host, had so much to think about.

"To get more rewards, early investment is necessary." After figuring this out, Ye Chuan opened the Constitution draw page. 

Spiritual roots were important, but if he had to choose, he preferred constitutions.

Spiritual roots affected cultivation speed, attributes, and abilities, mostly internal aspects.

But constitutions were related to survivability, and some constitutions could also increase cultivation speed or provide other benefits.

After all, only those who survived could talk about dealing damage.

Ding.

-1000—

[Drawing Constitution…]

[Congratulations! You have obtained a Mid-Grade Earth Profound Constitution. Added to backpack.]

As expected.

"I'm not going to have to draw 99 times for the guaranteed rare, am I?" Ye Chuan twitched his lips, not even bothering to open the description of the Earth Profound Constitution. 

Not only was it the same series as his High-Grade Fire Profound Constitution, which also complemented his Fire spiritual root, but a Mid-Grade Earth Profound Constitution was only good for synthesis fodder.

But while browsing his backpack, Ye Chuan noticed the Spirit Eye skill lying quietly inside.

[Skill: Spirit Eye

After learning, you can see spirits.]

This was the skill he had kept without learning. But thinking about it, he was already a Qi Refining cultivator, why should he be afraid of a few measly souls?

Whatever, he'd learn it!

Ye Chuan learned the Spirit Eye and looked around with his slightly golden-tinged eyes, but he didn't see anything.

Good, there didn't seem to be anything strange in his house.

It would be awkward if there was a ghost watching him during his… private time.

…

After washing up and changing his clothes, Ye Chuan went to the living room and checked on Bai QianShuang's status. 

The chibi Bai QianShuang in the log was still cultivating, motionless after absorbing the spirit stones.

Seeing the cute cartoon figure meditating, Ye Chuan didn't disturb her and left the house.

The weather was still hot and humid, the air thick with a mix of mildew and sunshine. 

Ye Chuan walked at a leisurely pace, the soles of his shoes occasionally scraping against the fine sand on the ground.

"ChuanChuan!" A familiar voice called out, and Ye Chuan felt a bump against his shoulder.

He turned around, the scent of shampoo filling his nostrils, and met Luo Xi's lively eyes.

"Hee hee, did you sleep well?" Luo Xi asked, curiously observing Ye Chuan's face. His complexion was rosy and his skin fair, his sharp eyebrows and bright eyes making her stare for a moment.

Why was he so different from before?

His features hadn't changed much.

Luo Xi felt like Ye Chuan had a beauty filter on, his skin almost airbrushed.

"What are you staring at?" Ye Chuan asked, seeing Luo Xi looking at him blankly, and poked her forehead.

"That's not right, is something wrong with my eyes? Why do you look more handsome?" Luo Xi asked, surprised.

"I've always been handsome, you're just blind," Ye Chuan sighed.

"Bullshit!"

Walking to school side by side, they chatted casually. Luo Xi mentioned, "ChuanChuan, my mom's health is getting worse. What can I do to help her?"

"Didn't your uncle take her to see many doctors?" Ye Chuan asked.

"Yeah, but the medicine only works for a while, then it gradually loses its effect." Luo Xi sighed, her eyes dimming.

"If only there was some magical medicine like in TV dramas that could cure my mom."

Hearing this, Ye Chuan thought for a moment.

Could he get some medicine from the adventure or from Bai QianShuang?

He still had a Tiger Strength Pill in his backpack, but that wouldn't help with illness. 

The Deer Blood Pill might work, but he had to wait for Bai QianShuang to randomly give him one.

"I have some ancestral remedies at home, want to try them?" Ye Chuan said jokingly.

"Don't mess with those things," Luo Xi didn't believe in folk remedies.

Ye Chuan shrugged.

…

Their first class that morning was in a large lecture hall. After arriving, Ye Chuan and Luo Xi noticed many people looking at them.

"Hey, that's Ye Chuan from the next class, the one who's going to fight Huang Haotian."

"Really? He's going to take on the entire Taekwondo Club by himself?"

"He's dead, how dare he?"

"When's the fight? Hahahaha, he'll probably get his ass kicked."

"All talk, no action. He wouldn't actually fight."

Many students, recognizing Ye Chuan, started whispering amongst themselves.

Almost ninety percent of them didn't think Ye Chuan stood a chance, especially seeing his thin and delicate appearance.

He didn't look like a fighter at all.

Some thought Ye Chuan might have some skills, after all, he had managed to take down so many people in a "sneak attack." It couldn't have been a fluke. But they still didn't think he had much hope in a proper match.

Ye Chuan ignored the curious gazes and scanned the room. He saw someone waving at him in the distance.

"Oi, over here." An Shiyu had arrived earlier than Ye Chuan and Luo Xi and had chosen prime seats in the back row. She gestured for them to come over.

"So early?" Ye Chuan smiled, seeing An Shiyu.

"I'm a good student," An Shiyu said, resting her chin on her hand. "Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about me?"

After they sat down, Luo Xi looked around curiously. Noticing the students' gazes, she lowered her voice and said to Ye Chuan,

"ChuanChuan, everyone seems to be talking about what happened last night."

"Let them talk." Ye Chuan didn't care. He was a Qi Refining cultivator now, why would he be afraid of Huang Haotian?

It was Huang Haotian who was spreading the news on the forum, trying to make Ye Chuan lose face.

But in the end, it would only backfire on him.

Ye Chuan smirked, as if sensing something, and looked towards the door—