Calamity of Tomorrow

In the middle of the night, the sudden knocking sound and the inquiring voice outside startled everyone present. The next moment, they all recovered.

"That sounds like the guy from yesterday," Yan Hai sprang to his feet. "I'm going to find him now and get my Ice Heart Pill back. I'm not investing in this anymore."

Then they saw Yan Hai go up and open the door, and as soon as he went out, he shouted, "Give me back my Ice Heart Pill..."

Moments later, Yan Hai walked in with his arm around Zhou Bai's shoulder. "Master, my brother is inside. You talk to him first, and I'll call everyone else over."

So that night, Zhou Bai took away an Ice Heart Pill worth 14,000 points again, which, after being sold, brought in 280,000 laziness points. Zhou Bai's laziness points instantly reached 1,290,000, extremely close to the 40% Daoization degree required laziness point total.

And the 15 Primordial Spirits in the room were still under the influence of their wretched circumstances, contemplating (imagining) why they lent points to Zhou Bai.

Yan Shan thought to himself, 'I gave him another Ice Heart Pill worth two thousand points. I shouldn't be so amenable usually. Why do I always end up investing in him whenever I see him? Could it be...'

'...Could it be that he is indeed a business prodigy? That just with a few words he can sway me? Indeed, as long as one has the ability to pull people into a venture and invest money, success is inevitable. I must have made the right trade.'

'However, an elixir worth 4,000 points, along with other people's contributions, is nearly 30,000 points in total value. That's enough; I can't invest anymore.'

'Besides, I didn't bring too much with me to West Mountain City this time. If he comes to me again, I won't have anything left to give.'

...

The following evening, Zhou Bai lay on the couch nearby, eating a banana while looking at Yan Shan in the distance. 'These Primordial Spirits can still enjoy fruits; it's been such a long time since I've seen something like fruit.'

Seeing Yan Shan still dawdling, Zhou Bai said, "Come on, what's taking so long?"

Yan Shan counted the elixirs on him, gave a bitter smile, and said, "I didn't plan on staying long in West Mountain City. I only brought a few bottles of Ice Heart Pills for cultivation, and I've already given them to you in the past two days. I'm afraid I have nothing left to invest in you today."

Zhou Bai's gaze swept over the other's body. It was true that Yan Shan had given all his elixirs to Zhou Bai, but as for the magical treasures on his person, those were too precious, and Zhou Bai couldn't borrow them.

Just then, they heard Christina say, "His shoes! Zhou Bai! His shoes!"

Zhou Bai's eyes lit up. "Your shoes look pretty good. How about you lend them to me?"

Yan Shan frowned, a flash of anger in his eyes. "That's not a good idea."

Zhou Bai immediately understood that the price of the shoes exceeded the ultimate limit he could borrow, so he said again, "Then just lend me one."

Watching Yan Shan's expression go from anger to confusion, from confusion to understanding, and watching him squat down to take off his shoe with a delighted expression, Zhou Bai revealed a satisfied smile.

The joy of the working people is just that simple and unadorned; obtaining a single shoe could make Zhou Bai smile like an innocent child.

And after Zhou Bai left with a large pile of items and casually sold them for another 280,000 laziness points,

Yan Shan, remaining in the room and looking at his bare foot, showed a look of reflection.

"No way, if I keep investing like this, although I will still get rich, I'm afraid I'll be penniless before they pay me the interest?"

On the other side, Yan Hai, who had taken off his pants and was only wearing a pair of shorts, no longer looked as delighted as he did yesterday but rather displayed some repulsion and worry. "Bro, what should we do? The master said he will come again tomorrow, and I feel like I can't refuse his demands. He's too sincere. Looking into his earnest eyes, I just can't utter the word 'no.'"

Obviously, even though the influence of poverty made them rationalize their action of lending money to Zhou Bai, as the medicinal pills on their person were depleted and even some magical garments were contributed, they started to instinctively feel disgust and even fear.

...

The next evening, when Zhou Bai returned to Yan Shan's room, he discovered that the room was empty, and there were no traces of the immortals. After asking around, he found out that the inspection team had already gone back to Central City.

"Did I push them too hard that they left?" Zhou Bai frowned, feeling a bit regretful. However, looking at the 1.57 million laziness points he now had, he was still quite satisfied.

"Now that they're gone, there's no need for me to linger in West Mountain City any longer. Today, I'll try to see if I can complete the cultivation of 'Primordial Dao Treasury 04', unlock the divine diagrams, and light the stars."

So Zhou Bai toiled away another day and night, and after the previous three days of hard cultivation, he finally completed the 'Primordial Dao Treasury 04', shooting his Dao Cultivation Success Rate straight up to 40%.

And with these few days of shearing wool, his laziness points had also reached 1.57 million.

"I originally thought about directly adding to the Dao treasury with laziness points, but these immortals are too poor. It took me so many days to reach 1.57 million laziness points.

But now it's fine, I can use it to unlock divine diagrams and add star points."

The moment he broke through 40%, Zhou Bai found that each divine diagram he had cultivated in the past was strengthened once again.

The physical quality from the Laziness Diagram, the speed from the Poverty Diagram, the aptitude from the Ugliness Diagram, the Primordial Spirit from the Decline Diagram... A comprehensive enhancement was reflected in Zhou Bai's body.

In the crisp crackling sounds, Zhou Bai's bones grew inch by inch, and he grew another five centimeters taller, his bones becoming as crystal clear as white jade, as solid as superalloy. The qi and blood surged in his body, creating a loud rumble like the Yangtze River.

Zhou Bai clenched his fist slightly and in the blink of an eye, he zipped around the room, causing an explosive sound with every movement and sending wild winds through every corner.

"Great! Now, just with the strength of my physical body, I can break the sound barrier. And then..."

As Zhou Bai's shoes and clothes burst apart, his speed increased yet again, with streaks of white qi swirling around him as he accelerated, his speed astonishingly breaking through to twice the speed of sound.

Then Zhou Bai laughed heartily and called out, "Teacher, catch my punch!"

Ying Hui, who had been waiting by the side, looked excited as his Primordial Spirit power surged out like an invisible wall, standing in front of him.

Zhou Bai exclaimed, and his body shot out like thunder, his right fist clenched. With the punch, layers of the atmosphere exploded like the main cannon of a warship, violently hitting Ying Hui's Primordial Spirit power.

Boom! Air currents burst out from the point of impact in all directions, causing the training room's floor to shatter into layers, revealing numerous cracks.

Zhou Bai looked at his uninjured fist with satisfaction. His physical strength had dramatically increased, and just with his pure physical martial arts, he reckoned he could contend with an average level 5 cultivator.

Ying Hui watched Zhou Bai, whose power had increased significantly, with surprise and asked, "Have you achieved it?"