My Virtual Immortal Girlfriend Came to Life from a Mobile Game

"Oh, right, didn't I rescue a black cat yesterday? I wonder how it's doing now."

Chen Huaian got up, ready to check on the shoe box.

Inside the shoe box, the black cat, which had just been kicked and was still dazed, perked up upon hearing the noise, preparing to act cute and cozy up to Chen Huaian.

Just then.

Buzz—!

The phone on the coffee table suddenly vibrated with a notification sound.

Chen Huaian sat back down on the sofa.

The black cat in the shoe box felt its hopes dashed again and continued to lie down.

[Your Virtual Girlfriend is under attack by Inner Demons!]

Chen Huaian was startled and opened the small room, seeing Li Qingran sitting cross-legged on the bed meditating. Her face was pale, brows furrowed, and fine beads of sweat covered her forehead and cheeks. Her expression was clearly filled with pain.

"Inner Demons at the Qi Refining stage?" Chen Huaian was at a loss.

He had read many novels where the protagonists only encountered Inner Demons at higher cultivation realms.

How could there be Inner Demons at the Qi Refining stage?

He opened Li Qingran's status bar, where the Inner Demon negative status explained:

[Inner Demon Growth: Inner Demons are unrelated to cultivation realm; they stem from the 'thoughts' within a cultivator's heart. Obsessions, evil thoughts, greed, etc., can all become Inner Demons. Inner Demons can arise spontaneously from a cultivator's experiences or be induced by certain Demon Sect techniques, causing cultivators without Inner Demons to develop them. To dispel Inner Demons, one must dispel the 'thoughts' within.]

"Is that so? Then what thoughts are troubling Li Qingran?"

Chen Huaian recalled Li Qingran's background information.

Aside from her parents being harmed by villains, the biggest blow to her on the path of cultivation was undoubtedly the people from Crimson Sky Peak, or rather, the entire Azure Cloud Sect was a huge nightmare for her. Knowing the source is one thing, but how to dispel it is another.

He hadn't forgotten this was a game, so he started poking around to find the top-up page.

This game had a very ridiculous aspect—aside from the obvious store, all other pay-to-win features were hidden, like providing protection for Li Qingran. It wasn't always available; only when the plot progressed and the game actively popped up the top-up button could he solve Li Qingran's problems through spending money.

It was really annoying!

The game developers always gave the impression of being hypocritical.

"Forget it, couldn't find it. When in doubt, use Heavenly Secret Deduction!" Chen Huaian directly opened the game customer service.

[This deduction of the Heavenly Secret requires a payment of 100¥, and you will also receive a 'Fortune Loss' status. Proceed with the deduction?]

"Proceed!"

[Deducting Heavenly Secret...]

In the Azure Cloud Realm, the winds and clouds shifted.

"Wow—! It's that Supreme Being again, deducing the Heavenly Secret once at noon, and now again!?"

"Is something big about to happen in the Azure Cloud Realm?"

"Over at Evergreen Mountain, a Divine Pill emerged, followed by a surge of spiritual light. That senior's deduction of the Heavenly Secret is likely related to these two phenomena..."

"The Central Continent's secret realm is about to open... tumultuous times indeed, sigh—!"

...

In the Sword Pavilion.

Sect Master Su Qinian stood at the peak of the Sword Gate Mountain, holding his sword in both hands. Dressed in white, his robes fluttered, and his long white hair danced wildly in the wind. He squinted into the distance towards Evergreen Mountain, exuding an air of a master.

However, this masterly demeanor didn't last long.

The next second, he burst into curses:

"Damned Azure Cloud Sect, damn you, treacherous heavens, all the benefits go to your Evergreen Mountain? Just you wait, this time the Central Continent secret realm will be your downfall!"

"Sect Master!"

An elder from the Sword Pavilion descended from a flying sword and bowed, "Sect Master, there are two major issues!"

"What is it?" Su Qinian adjusted his expression, calmly stroking his beard.

"Sect Master, we're out of money." The elder hesitated, looking grim.

"Huh?" Su Qinian was taken aback, "No Spirit Stones? Go dig in the back mountain!"

"That's just it... the Spirit Stones are gone, all mined out..."

"Damned it? How long has it been!" Su Qinian couldn't hold it in.@@novelbin@@

This was somewhat expected.

Last month, he knew the Spirit Stones in the back mountain would be depleted,

Just didn't expect it to be so soon.

For now, he could only reassure, "Leave this to me, I'll find a way to get Spirit Stones. Anything else?"

The Sword Pavilion was already poor, known as the poorest sect in the Azure Cloud Realm. Originally, it could barely sustain itself with the Spirit Stone mine in the back mountain and some industries, but now, with the Central Continent secret realm about to open, the sect needed resources everywhere for preparation, truly adding insult to injury.

It seemed he could only sell off some assets...

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Su Qinian instinctively pressed the flying sword at his waist.

Whoosh—!

The sword let out a hum, trembling violently.

"And also..." The elder swallowed, "Our sect's guardian beast is in heat and requests to go out for mating... it said if we don't let it out, it'll uproot all the spiritual herbs in the back mountain."

Su Qinian's mouth twitched at the words.

Going to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect for mating requires money, and ordinary demonic beasts wouldn't catch that creature's eye.

But the matter of being in heat couldn't be ignored either, spiritual herbs were money! Letting the guardian beast out would compromise the basic safety of the outer disciples? That wouldn't do either!

In that case...

He instinctively pressed the flying sword at his waist, a pained expression on his face, and closed his eyes, "Castrate it."

"What?!" The elder was shocked.

Su Qinian's eyes snapped open, sword qi swirling in his eyes, murderous intent soaring, he growled, "Damned it, tell that beast, the sect has no money now, hold it in, if it can't, I'll castrate it!"

Sect guardian beasts are usually male demonic beasts raised by the sect from a young age with strong offensive capabilities, and castrating them would affect their development and cause them to lose their aggression.

The elder left with a bitter face.

Since the sect master had been pushed to this point, it truly proved the sect's financial difficulties.

Su Qinian continued to stand on the cliff, lost in thought.

Appearing calm and collected,

But in reality, his right hand had already reached into the storage bag, feeling the night-walking clothes inside...

"Alright, time to figure out how to make some money."

...

[Heavenly Secret Deduction Complete!]

[To dispel Li Qingran's Inner Demons, she must return to the Azure Cloud Sect and completely sever ties with Crimson Sky Peak.]

[Li Qingran is suffering from Inner Demon backlash, her cultivation level is about to regress. Please use the Meridian Opening Needle Technique along with the Superior Grade Heart-Protection Pill to help Li Qingran stabilize her realm (this time using the Meridian Opening Needle Technique is risk-free, the Superior Grade Heart-Protection Pill is a complimentary gift, feel free to use it.)]

[You have received a 'Fortune Loss' status for 24 hours.]

...

"A free Superior Grade Pill? Wow! The game developers have finally shown some conscience?" Chen Huaian was surprised to see the game being so generous for the first time, even if it was a plot-required free item, it felt a bit unusual to him.

A flash of green light.

The Superior Grade Heart-Protection Pill appeared on the table.

Meanwhile, a thousand miles away at the Azure Cloud Sect.

Xiao Yifeng, the second disciple of Crimson Sky Peak, had just returned to his cave dwelling, happily taking out his pill furnace.

"I finally managed to buy the Superior Grade Heart-Protection Pill! The last time, the High Grade and Mid Grade ones weren't enough for me to figure out the refining technique, but this time I will succeed." Xiao Yifeng smirked.

Although the Azure Cloud Sect had the Heart-Protection Pill recipe,

Every alchemist's technique was different, resulting in varying pill quality. Ordinary pill refining methods could only produce low to high-grade pills, only those alchemy masters who had developed their own set of experiences could produce Superior and Immortal Grade pills.

These experiences were naturally closely guarded secrets, extremely valuable.

And few could deduce these details from the pills.

Fortunately, he was such a genius.

"Once I figure out how to refine the Superior Grade Heart-Protection Pill, Sixth Junior Sister will definitely admire me even more!" With this thought, Xiao Yifeng didn't feel so bad about spending all his money on a Superior Grade Heart-Protection Pill.

He reached into his storage bag.

His face gradually turned pale:

"Gone, all the pills I bought are gone?!

My Superior Grade Heart-Protection Pill... is gone too?!"