Chapter 2: Lifespan Exchange System

"System?"

At this moment, Ye Bai was overjoyed; having transmigrated into this world as a fetus eighteen years ago, his golden finger had finally arrived.

However, it seemed the system had made a misjudgment in choosing him as a host?

"System, system?" He tried calling out to the system.

In an instant, a phantom panel appeared before Ye Bai.

【Host: Ye Bai】

【Qi and Blood: 10 (Apprentice Martial Artist)】

【Lifespan: 70 years, 2 months, 3 days, 15 hours】

【Lifespan Exchange Shop】

"This system is really concise."

Ye Bai took a look; other than this shop, there was nothing else worth paying attention to.

"Open shop."

He recited it silently, and the system immediately popped up a shop page, though it remained very simple.

【1. Qi and Blood Value (1 point of Qi and Blood can be exchanged for every 1 year of lifespan)】

"Ah, this..."

After reading the product details, Ye Bai couldn't help but be speechless.

No matter how he looked at it, it wasn't worth it!

A Blood Qi Pill used by Martial Artists to increase Qi and Blood, when taken once and combined with cultivation techniques, could increase 1 point of Qi and Blood within twelve hours!

A single Blood Qi Pill only cost ten thousand Great Xia Currency.

Not to mention that if a Martial Artist kept eating meat every day, they could also increase their Qi and Blood through steady, long-term effort.

What kind of sucker would use one year of lifespan to exchange for 1 point of Qi and Blood?

"Exchange 1 point of Qi and Blood!" Ye Bai silently confirmed the exchange.

This was because he realized his talent could likely reset the results of his transaction with the system as well!

If he could briefly increase his Qi and Blood to 80 points, then carry out the mission to hunt the Succubus, it would be much, much easier!

It just so happened that 【Reset】 would finish cooling down in a few minutes, so he would first use one year of lifespan to test the feasibility.

Qi and Blood: 10→11!

In the lifespan column, the balance decreased by one year; his physique underwent a slight change, and at the same time, a surge of Qi and Blood, which felt as if it had been cultivated by him bit by bit and was completely under his own control, was born within his body!

More importantly, the speed of the increase was extremely fast, taking less than a second!

"【Reset】!"

Ye Bai was very satisfied with this result.

Timing it carefully, he performed the reset on the spot a few minutes later.

【Name: Ye Bai】

【Qi and Blood: 11 (Apprentice Martial Artist)】

【Lifespan: 70 years, 2 months, 3 days, 16 hours】

But to Ye Bai's surprise.

Looking at the panel again, while his lifespan had fully returned, his Qi and Blood was still at 11 points!

"Is this... a 'refund without return'?"

Ye Bai's expression was a bit strange.

"The lifespan I got back using my talent reset isn't the same thing as the lifespan I paid to the system?!"

A few minutes later, his Qi and Blood remained at 11 points.

Ye Bai's body trembled; he guessed he might have stumbled upon an incredible bug!

Ye Bai was actually capable of increasing his Qi and Blood, but the conditions were a bit too harsh.

Not long after the Awakening Ceremony ended, a high-ranking official had privately found him to verify his talent.

It was discovered back then that Ye Bai's 【Reset】 actually reset his own state back to the beginning of the talent Awakening Ceremony, not to one hour after the ceremony ended and the talent was officially awakened!

Therefore, the true cooldown of his talent was actually 0!

Everything had been reset, so where would a cooldown come from?

Thus, any Qi and Blood increased within one hour after he activated 【Reset】 would be regarded as his own base Qi and Blood and would not be swallowed by the reset!

"Child, your talent is heaven-defying; you can reset any injuries or abnormal statuses received, but I'm sorry, Great Xia cannot afford your growth..."

"Because even if we exhausted the power of Great Xia, at the current stage, we could at most find a hundred types of heavenly treasures that could complete a Qi and Blood increase within an hour."

That was the original statement from that high-ranking official.

Ye Bai had long known that the Qi and Blood he had just exchanged for with his lifespan would not be swallowed by 【Reset】.

But he hadn't expected that even though his lifespan was reset back, the realized Qi and Blood would not be reclaimed!

"Doesn't this mean I'm going to be invincible?!"

Having figured everything out, Ye Bai completely lost control and became excited.

Others spent over ten thousand Great Xia Currency to buy a Blood Qi Pill and still needed nearly half a day to increase one point of Qi and Blood.

He only needed to move his thoughts, without any actual cost, to obtain it!

And this was just the first attempt, using only one year of lifespan.

Every hour from now on, he could increase his Qi and Blood by 70 points by exploiting the bug!

He would obtain the results that others spent seven or eight hundred thousand Great Xia Currency and months of hard work to achieve!

It would only take him two hours to reach First Grade Martial Artist!

Without needing a day, he could even bypass the bug and directly promote to Second Grade!

"Xiaobai, are you done washing?"

"The braised pork is ready, come and taste Auntie's cooking."

Qin Churan's gentle voice pulled Ye Bai's thoughts back.

"Ah? Oh! Right away!"

Ye Bai took a deep breath, only then suppressing his emotions.

He took a shower at the fastest speed and walked out of the bathroom.

"Qin Ayi..."

He intended to tell Qin Churan that he could increase his Qi and Blood.

"Xiaobai, sit, let's chat while we drink."

However, the pale-faced Qin Churan interrupted him.

Only then did Ye Bai notice that on the dining table, there was not only braised pork, stir-fried green vegetables, and stir-fried garlic sprouts, but also two bottles of Jing wine.

"Ayi..." He wanted to ask if there was any happy event happening today.

"Keep me company and have a drink, Xiaobai."

Qin Churan, however, poured him a drink without giving him a choice, while she herself used water instead of wine.

After three rounds of drinks.

Ye Bai was feeling a bit dazed.

"Ayi, I'm going to get drunk..."

"It's good to be drunk. Xiaobai, tell Auntie honestly, have you been taking on missions to hunt Succubus?"

Qin Churan finally revealed her true intentions.

"Yes..."

Ye Bai said subconsciously.

Then he shuddered.

How could Qin Ayi know?!

"Xiaobai, you, how could you..."

"When Auntie Wang told me her son saw you at the Martial Artist Association, I thought her son had seen wrong..."

Qin Churan, however, collapsed instantly, and the cup in her hand dropped onto the tabletop unconsciously.

Tears immediately slid from her eye sockets, dripping wildly down that bloodless face!

"Ayi, please don't cry..."

Ye Bai was heartbroken.

"Auntie doesn't want to cry either, but you only have ten points of Qi and Blood...

Ten points! Even though the Succubus Race specializes in disguise and bewitchment and is the weakest in combat power among the Three Great Alien Races, it is not something you can hunt! Aren't you afraid of running into an Apprentice Late Stage or even an Apprentice Peak Succubus one day!"

"If something happens to you, even if I go down below, I won't have the face to see Shanhe, nor the face to see Xiuxiu!"

Qin Churan cried even more uncontrollably.

Ye Shanhe is Ye Bai's father, and Zhong Xiuxiu is Ye Bai's mother.

"I'm begging you, okay?"

"Auntie's illness is fine. Auntie just wants to see the outside world now. In the coming days, just accompany Auntie to walk around Jiangcheng, okay..."

To Ye Bai, Qin Churan was his only relative, the most important person in his life.

To Qin Churan, wasn't Ye Bai the same?

"But Ayi, I don't just have 10 points of Qi and Blood anymore..."

However, Ye Bai finally had the chance to tell the truth.