[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet-":3,"chapter-i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-36":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Just Maxed Out, and You Want Me to Be a Puppet Emperor?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2336475,4569,"Chapter 36: As long as I haven","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>Hearing Li Chen say this, Li Si Ning patted his shoulder and said with solemn sincerity, “Brother, you still need to work harder—when the crown prince was your age, he already had over a dozen concubines.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen gave her a side-eye: “Didn’t I used to be busy cultivating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the crown prince’s death has always been mysterious; even after extensive investigation, no conclusive results have emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to some intelligence, the crown prince seemed to know he was going to die, yet at that time he dismissed his guards—this makes no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ministry of Justice has been handling the investigation, and Li Chen himself hasn’t had much spare time to concern himself with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the current emperor, he must be aware of such matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, Li Si Ning spoke again: “Still, Brother just needs to work hard—surpassing the crown prince is only a matter of time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen: “.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of black joke is this? I can’t even respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can the crown prince even come back to life and take more concubines?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, haven’t you been messing with the stuff in my room?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen changed the subject immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I know exactly which things you don’t let me touch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Li Si Ning walked up to the imperial palace she had just built with LEGO bricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she kept coughing and swaying back and forth, deliberately drawing Li Chen’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a little puppy that had found something wonderful and wanted its master to praise it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Si Ning had a tail, it would be wagging furiously right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, who built this? It’s pure art! I must meet this artistic master in person if I ever get the chance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Chen say this, Li Si Ning’s pink lips couldn’t help but curl upward, her face beaming with pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Check! Check! Check! The artistic master stands right before you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting all night for Li Chen’s praise, she was naturally elated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Li Si Ning’s eyes, all the glory in the world meant less than Li Chen’s praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was how the daily lives of these two siblings were—simple and unadorned, Li Chen treating her like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Li Chen’s bedroom, any of these props, if she wanted to play with them, he never refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, except for the figurines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two chatted, Li Chen noticed his system interface had updated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Congratulations, Host! Task “Challenge Beyond Your Level” completed. Reward: Ten Heavenly-grade Meridian Strengthening Elixirs.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Timed Task: Ferocious Mystery Realm.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task Requirements: Host must elevate cultivation to Mid-Opening Meridians Realm and obtain one Superior-grade artifact from a wild mystery realm within 60 days.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen didn’t know how to comment on this task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two people he casually dealt with on the Matchmaking Mountain were likely Mid-Opening Meridians cultivators—he must have stumbled into it by accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Heavenly-grade Meridian Strengthening Elixir is definitely a treasure—it accelerates the speed at which Opening Meridians cultivators strengthen their meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the system always provides only Heavenly-grade items; in this world, elixirs are divided into four tiers: Heavenly, Earthly, Mystic, and Common, each with varying qualities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system always gives the best—it’s not stingy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for me, they’re useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, wild mystery realms are genuinely dangerous places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Li Chen’s understanding, wild mystery realms are the fastest way for ordinary cultivators to obtain resources—and also the most dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild mystery realms appear randomly, with no fixed spawn points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fixed resources in this world—such as spiritual fields, spiritual mountains, and ore veins—are all controlled by major factions, and even the Tian Ce Dynasty holds many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Tian Ce Dynasty cultivators, entering the Combat Academy is undoubtedly the best way to acquire resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sects and great clans can at most control a region, but the Tian Ce Dynasty is a vast empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you achieve outstanding results in the Combat Academy, the state will support you. This is precisely why Li Chen and the late emperor placed such high importance on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the Firebrand Combat Academy, for example: on opening day, you think you’re a once-in-a-million genius, unmatched across the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But your classmates are even more terrifying—they’re all regional Martial Top Graduates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who isn’t selected from a million?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stability and development of the Tian Ce Dynasty rely heavily on these core forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To rapidly improve cultivation, resources are essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alliances among major sects form and break precisely because of resource allocation disputes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Li Chen has plenty of excellent resources—but they’re useless to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this through, Li Chen suddenly looked at Li Si Ning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—the system said it could definitely cultivate me to Saint Realm Great Perfection. That means, if I follow the system’s process, I can produce a Saint Realm Great Perfection cultivator?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s tasks are dangerous, but only for someone who just activated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as a max-level main account, I could just casually spawn a max-level alt account?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were to give these resources to others, I’d rather let them rot in my hands than hand them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if I gave them to Li Si Ning, it might actually be worth trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, Li Chen needed to confirm whether his sister had ever cultivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Si Ning’s happy expression, Li Chen called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if hearing a command, she didn’t even question why—she immediately ran to Li Chen’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extend your hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Si Ning placed her pale, delicate left hand before Li Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The other one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Si Ning extended her other hand, still without asking why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that whenever Li Chen said something like this, she simply obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Si Ning would never refuse any request from Li Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen’s fingers pressed against her pulse, scanning her physical condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This little girl had never cultivated—she was a blank slate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made up his mind, Li Chen prepared to train this alt account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason it was Li Si Ning was precisely because she listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to become a Saint Realm cultivator?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen threw out a massive bait right away—feed her the dream first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing “Saint Realm,” Li Si Ning’s eyes sparkled: “Brother, are you going to transfer your lifetime of cultivation to me? But don’t worry—I’ll grab you a whole harem once I become a Saint Realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen stared at her, speechless: “Have you read too many novels? If I even transmitted a speck of energy to you at my level, your body would explode. If it weren’t for that last line, I wouldn’t even bother teaching you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, cultivation begins with refining meridians; if meridians can’t withstand immense power, they’re damaged, and frequent activation causes wear. Thus, most cultivators are nearly indistinguishable from ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Si Ning didn’t truly care much about cultivation—but it was an excuse to spend time with Li Chen, so she naturally put in effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her sister had made up her mind, Li Chen handed her the beginner’s gift: the Heavenly-grade Meridian-Stabilizing Elixir and the Nine Heavens Dragon Meridian Scripture, along with the Heavenly-grade Meridian Strengthening Elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he taught her step by step how to cultivate—which meridians to start with, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, when Li Chen woke up, he was astonished to find that after one night of cultivation, Li Si Ning had reached Opening Meridians Realm—Initial Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This terrifying speed would leave even second prince-level geniuses far behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Li Si Ning had officially entered the path of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen had originally planned to advise her to slow down, to consolidate at the Opening Meridians stage, to “cultivate deeper”—this would help her later advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he remembered that he himself had reached Opening Meridians Initial Stage in ten minutes, so maybe it wasn’t such a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Li Chen’s cultivation method was simple: as long as I haven’t trained myself to death, my method must be right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1342,"2026-06-20T21:59:17.413Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9732da9855853379035c337d60df9ff731ad3ed45fd54691d126cdb41b647384","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-37","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-35",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--cover.jpg"]