A Dowager Empress for Just One Spirit Stone

Three years ago, Jiang Hao transmigrated to a fantasy world. After enduring untold hardships, he finally joined the Fallen Leaf Sect as an outer disciple and reached the third level of Qi Refining. He thought he was following Han Laomo's script, but half a month ago, the world's spiritual energy suddenly dried up. Every cultivator's power began to decline by the day, and the pills that once aided cultivation became the deadliest of poisons. Without spiritual energy to suppress it, pill toxicity would erupt completely, torturing its victims to death. The only antidote that could prolong one's life was spirit stones. But the sect had already forced Jiang Hao to hand over every spirit stone he owned. His cultivation had fallen away completely, leaving him with only three days to live. Just as despair sets in, he unexpectedly activates the Treasure Chest System. If he binds himself to a qualifying fairy, he can unlock a treasure chest of a corresponding rank. So that very night, Jiang Hao seeks out the Empress Dowager...