Chapter 1: The Whole Class Transmigrated, but Only My Shop Prices Dropped a Billionfold!

“Ha ha! I transmigrated!”

“This has to be a cultivation world!”

“System! Bind to me! I want the More Children, More Blessings System! And I want to drink Pangu’s blood essence!”

Wang Biao stood on a vast stone platform, his face flushed with excitement as he watched immortal cranes fly through the distant clouds.

He had never dreamed that something he had only read about in novels would actually happen to him!

Transmigrate to a cultivation world. Bind an invincible system. Marry a whole harem of immortal sect saintesses. From there, the pinnacle of life awaited!

Woo-hoo!

Wang Biao was already imagining himself standing with his back to the masses, reigning supreme through the ages, when a familiar voice rang out beside him.

“Wang Biao? You came here too, you bastard?”

He turned to see Zhao Hai climbing to his feet. Half the smile vanished from Wang Biao’s face.

“Zhao Hai? How the hell did you transmigrate too?”

“I was about to ask you the same thing.” Zhao Hai looked around and spotted more familiar faces. “Wait, isn’t that Liu Feng from our class? And there’s Lin Yang, our class representative! Holy crap, did we all transmigrate together?”

As more people woke up, the platform quickly grew noisy. Some were excited, others terrified. A few sat on the ground, unable to accept what was happening.

There were over a hundred people on the enormous circular platform.

Lin Yang woke to Fang Qingyao shaking him. She was his childhood friend, a short-haired girl with fair, soft skin and slightly chubby cheeks. Her small face was almost always smiling. At 162 centimeters, she wasn’t tall, and her cute, youthful looks gave her a fresh charm.

“Lin Yang, stop sleeping. Wake up!”

His head still felt fuzzy as he opened his eyes. “Where have I ended up? Are we even still in China?”

Fang Qingyao grabbed his hand and pulled him up. “I think we’ve transmigrated. Everyone from our class is here, and there are other people too.”

“What? Transmigrated?”

Lin Yang looked around. The vast platform floated among mountain peaks, enclosed by a pale golden barrier. Through it, he could see people in ancient robes standing on flying swords or other magical treasures. Several rode enormous demonic beasts, some winged, others wreathed in blue fire.

Lin Yang stared in shock.

Honestly, he hadn’t wanted to transmigrate!

After starting college, he had only just awakened a mini-game shop system called Billionfold Price Reduction. Its shop sold all sorts of good things from the real world. With a single yuan, he could buy ten limited-edition Ferraris, a luxury villa, and a cruise ship, and still have several tenths of a yuan left over.

He’d barely had a few days to enjoy the good life. Why had he been dragged to another world already?

“This is a disaster!” he cried, stamping his feet.

And he wasn’t even alone. An entire crowd had been brought to a cultivation world.

Once everyone on the platform had awakened and begun to grasp the situation, a voice like the Doubao AI assistant’s sounded in every person’s ear.

【Welcome, humans of Blue Star, to the Immortal Realm!】

【This is an opportunity to change your destiny.】

【You may seek the Dao, embark on the path of immortality, and roam the world as you please.】

【Or you may found a sect, conquer the lands, and bring demonic rule upon the world!】

【But take heed: this is no ordinary game.】

【Each of you has only one life.】

【Will you remain a nobody, or will your name echo through the ages? The choice is yours. Good luck, players!】

The people who had been so excited moments ago quieted considerably.

“One life? Talk about hardcore mode!”

“What, we can actually die? Then I’m not playing!”

“I want out! Where’s the exit button?”

“There isn’t one!”

“Then what do we do?”

“We’re already here. Might as well have a look.”

Soon, new notifications appeared.

【Player panel loaded successfully!】

【System shop loaded successfully!】

【Quest system loaded successfully!】

【Regional chat channel loaded successfully!】

【Current location: Black Mountain Region, Fishing Platform!】

At a thought from Lin Yang, a transparent panel appeared before him.

【Player Panel】

【Name: Lin Yang】

【Age: 20】

【Maximum lifespan: 79 years】

【Realm: Mortal】

【Body cultivation: Mortal Body (0/100)】

【Spirit root: Untested】

【Bloodline: None】

【Sect: None】

【Shop balance: 0】

【Overall combat power: 10】

—Basic Attributes—

【Strength: 8】

【Physique: 7】

【Agility: 7】

【Soul: 9】

【Comprehension: 12】

Note: Six points is the average for an adult man.

His stats weren’t bad, especially his comprehension, which was twice that of an ordinary person. No wonder he’d always picked things up quickly.

Meanwhile, the regional chat channel had come alive.

“Have they started testing spirit roots where you are? Sects are already recruiting people here.”

“I’ve got a useless first-grade Blue Silver Grass spirit root. No sect wants me, and I’ll have to leave the Fishing Platform soon. Where am I supposed to go?”

“I wasn’t picked either. Someone outside says they can take me to the Blackstone Mine and provide food and lodging, but it sounds sketchy!”

“Guys, anyone know what the Imperial Attendants’ Court in the Great Qian palace is? Are they taking me on as a guard? They’re offering three hundred taels of silver upfront. Pretty generous!”

“Buddy, an imperial attendant is a eunuch!”

“What?! Why didn’t you say so sooner?”

“Bro—no, I guess we should call you sis from now on. Give it a couple of tugs while you still can. In a few days it’ll be gone!”

“What are you talking about? He can always tug someone else’s later. Heh.”

As the messages poured in, Lin Yang realized that although the humans of Blue Star had transmigrated together, they hadn’t all arrived in the same place.

Their area was called the Black Mountain Region. This platform, where a little over a hundred of them had gathered, was called a Fishing Platform. Like little fish, they were waiting for the immortals to cast their lines. At other platforms, testing had already ended.

Just then, a quest appeared before everyone in the region.

【Main Quest 1: Embark on the Path of Immortality!】

【Objective: Awaken your spirit root at the Fishing Platform and successfully join a cultivation sect.】

【Reward: One low-grade spirit stone. Unlocks the next main quest!】

【Failure: Loss of newcomer protection!】

The reward lifted the players’ spirits.

“Quests and a shop. It really is like a game.”

“Once I join a sect and get my spirit stone, I’m buying a dragon-slaying saber!”

“This is a cultivation world, not some martial arts story. Get with the times!”

“I’m definitely getting a drop of Pangu’s blood essence. Heh.”

“Think bigger! Get a whole bucket!”

“I’ll get ten buckets!”

“We’re competing now? Make it a hundred! And throw in a hundred buckets each of Donghuang Taiyi’s, Sun Wukong’s, and Yang Jian’s blood essence!”

“Donghuang Taiyi? You couldn’t even get Shinichi Kudo.”

“Seriously, what are you talking about? Does the shop even sell that stuff?”

When they opened the shop, it did look rather like one of those idle cultivation mini-games. It had all kinds of items, but everything required spirit stones to be recharged and converted into shop spirit crystals before it could be bought.

Lin Yang took a look too. There were plenty of desirable things: magical treasures, pills, talismans, cultivation speed-up cards, even investment funds, battle passes, and special-offer packs. It really was just like a cultivation mini-game!

But even the cheapest item cost several spirit stones. The single stone from the quest wouldn’t buy much of anything.

As everyone was about to close the shop, a golden page popped up.

【Blue Star Newcomer Limited-Time Packs are now available!】

【Limited to 10,000 sets across Blue Star. One set per player!】

【The five tiers must be purchased in order. Available while supplies last!】

【Tier 1: Tier-One Epic Weapon Selection Chest. Price: 600 spirit stones!】

【Tier 2: Tier-One Epic Magical Treasure Selection Chest. Price: 3,000 spirit stones!】

【Tier 3: Tier-One Epic Cultivation Technique Selection Chest. Price: 12,800 spirit stones!】

【Tier 4: Tier-One Epic Spirit Beast Egg Selection Chest. Price: 32,800 spirit stones!】

【Tier 5: Tier-One Epic Cave Abode Core. Price: 64,800 spirit stones!】

【Sets remaining: 9,996!】

The last line made many people freeze.

“Holy crap, someone’s already bought them?”

“The main quest only gives one spirit stone, but the first pack costs six hundred. Where did they get the money?”

“All five tiers cost 114,000 spirit stones! Even if I earned a hundred a day, I’d have to save for three years without eating or drinking!”

“First figure out how you’re going to earn a hundred a day. Between us, we don’t have a single stone right now.”

“Someone at another Fishing Platform must have awakened an amazing physique and been snapped up by a major sect.”

“Someone here just awakened a sixth-grade sword physique. Three sects fought over him, and his welcome gift alone was ten thousand spirit stones!”

“Even a sixth-grade sword physique only gets ten thousand. That’s still not enough to buy all five tiers!”

“Then there must be someone even better. An eighth-grade spirit root or a ninth-grade bloodline, maybe. A top sect would treat them like a core heir and shower them with resources.”

The discussion left many people anxious. Ten thousand sets sounded like a lot, but nobody knew how many people had come from Blue Star. If the packs sold out just as they scraped together enough spirit stones, wouldn’t they die of frustration?

Lin Yang examined the five tiers. Suddenly, a notification sounded that only he could hear.

【Cultivation game shop detected!】

【Billionfold Price Reduction connected successfully!】

【The host’s purchase price for every item in the shop is reduced by a factor of one billion!】

The prices before him changed instantly.

【Tier 1: 0.0000006 spirit stones!】

【Tier 2: 0.000003 spirit stones!】

【Tier 3: 0.0000128 spirit stones!】

【Tier 4: 0.0000328 spirit stones!】

【Tier 5: 0.0000648 spirit stones!】

Lin Yang’s eyes widened at the row of zeros. All five packs together would cost only 0.000114 spirit stones. And the first main quest rewarded a whole spirit stone! After buying every pack, he’d still have 0.999886 left.

He’d just been thinking one stone wasn’t much. Now, though, one spirit stone was a fortune!

He couldn’t spend it all. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t spend a whole spirit stone!

Woo-hoo!

Delighted, Lin Yang immediately tapped the first pack.

【Purchase failed!】

【Current shop balance: 0】

【Player, please work hard to earn your very first spirit stone!】

“Couldn’t you just round it down for me?”

Lin Yang scratched his head, but the setback only strengthened his resolve. “I’ve got to make some serious money!”

While everyone studied the shop, an old man in black robes flew over from the distance. He landed outside the platform and addressed the hundred or so people within.

“My name is Qian Youlu. I am the deacon elder responsible for recruiting outer disciples for the Qingyuan Sword Sect.

“This place is called the Fishing Platform. You are currently protected by the rules of the Immortal Realm, and no one can harm you. Once you leave, however, that protection will disappear.

“Each of you visitors from beyond this world has a spirit root, though your aptitudes differ. Line up now and prepare to be tested.”

As Qian Youlu spoke, a black stele over ten meters tall rose from the center of the platform. Soon, the first person stepped forward and placed a hand on it. A pale yellow light appeared.

【Second-Grade Earth Spirit Root!】

“A second-grade spirit root. You may join the Qingyuan Sword Sect as an outer disciple,” a middle-aged cultivator immediately offered.

The man agreed without hesitation. Joining a sect would complete the quest. Whether the sect was powerful wasn’t his concern right now; surviving came first.

The others were tested one after another. Everyone did indeed have a spirit root, though most were between first and third grade. Whenever a fourth-grade root appeared, several halls of the Qingyuan Sword Sect competed for its owner.

Soon it was Wang Biao’s turn. He strode up to the stele and laid a hand on it.

“Immortals, I’ve been different from everyone else since I was a kid. I’m definitely a once-in-ten-thousand cultivation genius!”

No sooner had he spoken than a green light burst from the stele. Above his head appeared the huge phantom of a turtle covered in green hair.

【Third-Grade Spirit Root!】

【Special bloodline awakened: Green-Haired Turtle Bloodline!】

Wang Biao gaped. “What the heck is that?”

He didn’t know whether to be happy or upset. He’d awakened a special bloodline, but the name sounded awful! And its image wasn’t much better. The martial soul the bloodline produced looked like the two-faced turtle from The Adventures of Little Carp.

Qian Youlu’s eyes lit up. “The Green-Haired Turtle Bloodline may not have a pleasant name, but its defenses must be formidable. With proper training, you can at least become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.”

Wang Biao’s expression brightened. “As long as I can reach Foundation Establishment, that’s fine. We cultivators shouldn’t concern ourselves with worldly opinions.”

Laughter broke out around him again.

A little later, Liu Feng, a boy from their class, tested positive for a fifth-grade metal spirit root. The stele erupted in dazzling golden light.

“A fifth-grade metal spirit root! Join my Greatsword Peak, and you can become an inner disciple immediately!”

“I’m the senior disciple of Swordmastery Peak in the Qingyuan Sword Sect. Come to us, and we’ll give you twenty low-grade spirit stones every month!”

“Sword Qi Peak is willing to have a Foundation Establishment elder take you as a personal disciple!”

The others finally understood how precious a high-grade spirit root was. With a fifth-grade root, Liu Feng could choose among the recruiters instead.

He didn’t decide immediately, though. He usually followed Huang Bin, the rich kid in their class, and wanted to see how Huang Bin fared first.