Shen Yan has cultivated for three years and is still at the first level of Qi Drawing.
At last, his sect has found a use for him: sacrifice him to the well, and they'll get a bottle of Foundation-Building Pills.
His master has disappeared, every escape route is sealed, and the steward sent to capture him is an entire major realm above him.
Then, one night, several lines suddenly drift into view before his eyes.
[Qi Drawing level one against Foundation Establishment? No point watching this fight.]
[Don't panic. That lamp in the corner is still usable.]
[Kid, pull the copper plug out from under the lamp.]
Shen Yan does as he's told.
The next moment, half the steward's leg is burned off, and Shen Yan's livestream receives its first tip.
Spirit Wish Points can appraise treasures, deduce cultivation techniques, and evolve spells, but they can't buy cultivation levels.
If he wants to forge a path forward with a trash spiritual root, he'll have to cultivate on his own. And if he wants more guidance from these viewers across the myriad heavens, he'll first have to figure out the cost of going live.
Shen Yan doesn't mind the trouble.
First, he'll get back the wages he's owed for the last three years. Then he'll overturn the rule that lets them trade living people for pills.
As for the viewers who say he won't live through tonight...
"Don't leave. In the next stream, I'll show you how much money the steward has hidden."
The subject matter is okay, but the pace is a bit slow.
Reasonable pacing and clear writing