Shameless Immortal: Emperor of Ten Thousand Beauties

The Emperor’s furious voice echoed through his empty palace chambers, completely unheard by the rest of the continent.

Thousands of miles away, completely oblivious to the political storm and the imperial family drama brewing in the capital, Shen Yu remained comfortably seated within the opulent expanse of the Serene Spring Hall.

Li Qiu stood by his side with silent elegance, her presence a comforting anchor as she refilled his teacup, but his true attention was entirely focused inward.

The notification for the newly unlocked storefront was still pulsing gently at the edge of his vision.

’System, open the Primal Shop,’ he commanded mentally.

With a crisp, glass-like ring, the interface transformed. The black quest logs vanished, replaced by an expansive, deep-violet marketplace UI that exuded an ancient, heavy aura.

At the very top corner of the screen, a prominent digital countdown timer caught his eye.

[06d: 23h: 59m].

Directly below the countdown, his total financial balance was cleanly displayed.

[Current Balance: 5,300 DP].

As the shop interface fully stabilized, the violet screen flickered, and a sequence of clean text materialized directly before his view.

The system was addressing him directly, detailing the functional operational parameters of the marketplace with complete, unblinking neutrality.

[Host, this marketplace will generate exactly five randomized items for you every seven days. Once the countdown timer reaches zero, the current inventory will be cleared and replaced entirely.]

[Any item that expires during a rotation is not guaranteed to return. Future appearances in your shop will depend entirely on your personal luck.]

[To assist you with high-value assets, you have been allocated exactly one personal Cart Slot. If you discover an item you desire but currently lack the sufficient DP to purchase, you may command the system to lock it here.]

[An item placed in your Primal Cart will bypass the weekly refresh, remaining secured to your profile for a maximum of thirty (30) days.]

[If you fail to accumulate the required DP and finalize the purchase within this timeframe, the item will be permanently deleted from your cart.]

Shen Yu’s golden eyes narrowed slightly as he absorbed the protocols. The randomized nature of the stock meant he couldn’t afford to hesitate if a game-changing asset appeared, but that single cart slot offered a crucial safety net to freeze high-tier treasures in place.

Just as he shifted his gaze downward to inspect the items generated for this inaugural week, a crisp, resonant ding echoed in his mind, and a sudden notification overlay snapped to the foreground.

He read the text, his pupils dilating with genuine surprise.

[SYSTEM INAUGURAL REWARD]

[Host, to celebrate your initial unlocking of the Primal Shop, you have been granted a one-time onboarding package. The following promotional tokens have been added to your inventory.]

[Free Purchase Ticket × 1 (Valid for any single item currently in stock, regardless of price).

80% Discount Ticket × 1 (Cuts the DP cost of any single item to 20%)]

A dark, intensely satisfied smile spread across his face. This single notification completely rewrote his financial strategy, turning what was about to be a restrictive shopping trip into an absolute windfall.

He mentally swiped the reward screen away to return to the main directory.

However, the moment the actual pricing structure of the items below fully loaded, the smile froze on his face. A rare sense of profound shock struck him, and his breath hitched.

The numbers staring back at him were absolutely terrifying.

[Item 1: Seven Pleasures Crimson Nirvana Incense

Type: Dual-Cultivation Auxiliary / Mind-Altering Aphrodisiac

Description: A highly potent, forbidden incense refined from the crushed petals of the Joyous Soul-Eater Lotus and laced with passion-toxins. When ignited, its sweet, heavy crimson mist bypasses physical armor and directly targets the victim’s spiritual sense and sea of consciousness.

Price: 5,000 DP]

[Item 2: Heavenly Foundation Pill (Tier 2)

Type: Consumable / Cultivation Catalyst

Description: A legendary pill refined from pure, millennium-grade spiritual herbs. It guarantees the formation of a flawless, highest-grade spiritual foundation during the breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm, leaving zero impurities behind.

Price: 20,000 DP]

[Item 2: Deceptive Void Bracelet

Type: Heaven-Grade Concealment Artifact

Description: A sleek, dark silver bracelet forged from pure Void Stone. When worn, it grants the user the absolute ability to seamlessly manipulate and alter the perceived aura of their cultivation base.

Price: 51,000 DP]

[Item 3: Nine Shadows Phantom Step

Type: Mortal-Earth Grade Movement Technique

Description: A high-tier agility manual that allows the user to burst into multiple physical afterimages, completely deceiving an opponent’s spiritual sense and sight during close-quarters combat.

Price: 58, 000 DP]

[Item 5: Asura Blood-Qi Tempering Liquid (Tier 2)

Type: External Cultivation Solution

Description: A violent body-tempering solution that drastically enhances physical skin and bone durability. It prepares the physical meridians to withstand and channel the immense, violent surges of spiritual energy required for rapid cultivation breakthroughs.

Price: 62,000 DP]

Twenty thousand? Fifty-one thousand? Sixty-two thousand DP?!

Shen Yu’s brow twitched violently as a cold chill of disbelief washed over him. Aside from the aphrodisiac incense, every single premium item was priced so high it was practically a joke.

The system usually granted him meager, hard-earned rewards, a thousand here, fifteen hundred there for completely breaking a prominent cultivator or corrupting a major figure.

If he had to earn these amounts organically, it would take him months, if not years, of non-stop plotting and manipulation just to afford a single mid-tier artifact or movement technique. At this rate, the shop’s prices were an absolute extortion.

But then, his gaze flicked back up to the invisible inventory holding his system gifts. The shock in his eyes rapidly dissolved, replaced once again by that sharp, predatory smirk.

’Good thing the system threw me a bone for the opening,’ he mused, his mind instantly shifting into deep calculation.

’With the Free Purchase Ticket and the 80% Discount Ticket, this broken economy doesn’t apply to me this week. I can bypass these absurd prices entirely.’

He leaned back in his mahogany chair, his fingers tapping rhythmically against the armrest as he stared at the selection.

He had to think this through carefully. He had exactly 5,300 DP in raw currency, one free pass, and one massive discount.

The Deceptive Void Bracelet at 51,000 DP was an incredible strategic asset.

Being able to project a fake aura two realms higher or lower would give him unparalleled political leverage and safety, not just for the meticulous plans he was spinning toward Crimson Iron City, but also for when the heavyweight factions from all across the empire descended upon the Mist Cloud Forest.

However, his mind quickly reeled in the temptation of using the free ticket on the bracelet.

He had already resolved to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm within the week.

With the strict three-month countdown ticking away for the Asura Realm, raw, immediate strength had to take absolute priority over deception.

To even survive the inner layers of that pocket realm without being torn apart by the other factions, he needed to break his current bottleneck immediately and climb as close to the Golden Core realm as humanly possible.

A flawed or rushed breakthrough would permanently ruin his future potential.

The Heavenly Foundation Pill, valued at a staggering 20,000 DP, guaranteed a flawless, highest-grade foundation with zero impurities. It was the mechanical bedrock his cultivation desperately required right now.

’Strength first. Deception later,’ Shen Yu decided, his golden eyes locking onto the glowing icon of the 20,000 DP pill.

If he used his 80% discount ticket on it, the price would drop from 20,000 DP to exactly 4,000 DP, leaving him with 1,300 DP of his original balance.

That was a massive bargain for a Tier 2 legendary catalyst.

Alternatively, he could use the Free Purchase Ticket on it, but his eyes drifted toward the obscenely expensive bracelet and the high-tier techniques.

After a moment of cold deliberation, he made his move.

System, apply the 80% Discount Ticket to the Heavenly Foundation Pill and finalize the purchase.

[TICKET APPLIED: 80% DISCOUNT]

[PURCHASE SUCCESSFUL]

[Item Acquired: Heavenly Foundation Pill (Tier 2) × 1]

[Deduction: -4,000 Desire Points]

[Current Balance: 1,300 DP]

A small, intricately carved jade box materialized out of thin air, dropping gently into his open palm.

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A/N:

Weekly PS: 63/100

Monthly GT: 68/30