I, the Lich, Am a Plane Merchant

Major rewrite of the full story

[Preorder: Awakening a Second Time After the Spiritual Qi Revival. A Ledger of Life and Death in One Hand, a Reaper's Scythe in the Other]

Synopsis:

A similar legend is told across countless planes:

If you call out with devotion, a black-haired god with red threads tied around their neck will come riding on the moonlight and grant all your wishes.

Naturally, that is only if you can afford the price.

The day after Yun Xingshui received a job offer from a major company, his joy turned to despair when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Fine, fine. So that's how we're playing it.

After digging out the fifty cents he'd lost under the sofa while moving, he scraped together a grand total of 3,815.5 yuan. That very night, Yun Xingshui fled the capital, planning to see his motherland's great sights before he died.

3,815.5 yuan. Hesitating for even a second would mean doubting his identity as a broke loser.

But he died before he could get anywhere. Reality doesn't care how beautiful your plans are. On the first stop of his trip, before he'd even gotten into the role of a terminal cancer patient, Yun Xingshui experienced the timeless wisdom of falling down and dying right where you fell.

It turned out that imagination doesn't become reality, but Murphy's law does. His soul's quality had been off the charts, though it had gone unnoticed while he was alive. In death, it shone so brightly that it attracted a vicious beast.

As two birds fought, the fisherman took advantage. Yun Xingshui's bad luck finally hit rock bottom and bounced back: he became an immortal, undying lich. Now, what should be the first thing he does as a long-lived species? How can he fill his stomach in this tiny world where the supernatural is fading? Anyone there? This is urgent! His predecessors didn't leave a guide to his species or anything!

Just when all hope seemed lost, he bound himself to a plane merchant System. From then on, he resolutely set out on the path of fooling protagonists in different worlds, buying and selling goods for energy, and filling his belly.

In a zombie plane, the cold, powerful male lead, who hasn't risen to prominence yet, is betrayed by his brother and fiancee. He suddenly returns with a massive amount of supplies, kicking off a face-slapping marathon eight hundred chapters ahead of his destined timeline.

In a modern plane, a broken man turns around and reports the domineering CEO for unlawful imprisonment, then heads abroad in style with his recovered mother and school-age sister.

In an ancient plane, the real daughter, hated by everyone, makes her own way in the world and opens a chain of hotels with her exceptional skills and signature dishes.

An ability-user plane...

A supernatural horror plane...

And so, a generation of unscrupulous merchant tycoons rises to prominence.

At the same time, something seems to have changed in the original plane where Yun Xingshui was born.

An abrupt upheaval threatens to spread, but a young man carrying a palace lantern steps onto the street, its hazy glow enveloping the land.

In an instant, all ghosts retreat and all things bow their heads.

Only then do people realize: the big shot was right beside them all along.

*This is the story of a newbie lich who takes the wrong career path (heart)

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1. One-on-one ending. Don't read if that's not your thing. A harem of admirers and a battle for the protagonist's affection.

2. There are more planes than the few mentioned in the synopsis.

3. The male lead is imperfect and will go crazy from time to time.

4. Updates daily at 21:00.

5. The author is very protective of the characters. The protagonist is irresistibly charming. My take on liches has strong golden fingers and elements of Lovecraftian horror. Writing this for love, so please keep the discussion civil.

6. Set on a fictional alien planet. No need to relate it to reality.

[Preorder: Awakening a Second Time After the Spiritual Qi Revival]

With a father who works in scientific research and a mother who is a phenomenal movie star, Rong Qi was destined to live a winner's life from birth.

And that's exactly how things turned out. Rong Qi was handsome, got good grades, and was the typical kid everyone else's parents wanted.

His only embarrassing childhood memory was being forced by his childhood friend to put on a dress and play the bride.

Even when the spiritual qi revival swept the world in the year he turned eighteen, he awakened an ability without a hitch and became an extraordinary individual.

Everyone loves a perfect life. Rong Qi is no exception.

But a sudden accident shattered it all. During his second registration after awakening, Rong Qi was caught in an attack by the heretical Holy Hall.

Between life and death, he completed his second awakening.

His first awakening gave him a mythic companion treasure, the Ledger of Life and Death.

His second awakening gave him the Reaper's bloodline.

The master of the Eastern Ledger of Life and Death awakens the Western Reaper's bloodline.

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The Ledger of Life and Death says the person in front of us is guilty, but their lifespan isn't over yet. We should make misfortune follow them until they get what they deserve.

The Reaper's bloodline says the person in front of us is guilty. Let's drag them down to hell.

Rong Qi says: Is it possible that ordinary citizens don't have law enforcement authority? When we come across a criminal, we should call the police.

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Childhood friend: I think I should appear more often in the synopsis.

Rong Qi: No, you don't.

Theme: Never give up hope