MTL - Surprise! The Supposed Talent Show Was Actually–?! - Chapter 124 Rhetoric

After 10,000 years of intense, solitary cultivation inside the Immortal Palace, Ancestor Li Shen finally steps outside —only to realize the world has changed, his sect is broke, and the juniors are clueless.Naturally, he does what any enlightened master would do:He starts throwing spirit stones at the problem.Need cultivation pills? Buy them in bulk.Sect disciples weak? Dump divine weapons on them like party favors.Enemy sects causing trouble? Bribe their ancestors into early retirement.Soon, Li Shen isn’t just revered as the most powerful being alive —he’s the richest, loudest, and most dramatically dressed cultivator to ever walk the continent.With a golden flying palace shaped like a reclining dragon and a pet phoenix that doubles as a chef, Li Shen’s new path to immortality is paved with cash, chaos, and really questionable decision-making.Will he reach true enlightenment?Will the Heavens finally notice him and file a noise complaint?Find out in this completely serious tale of wealth, wisdom, and way too many spirit stones.

They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies.
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures.
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?!

- Description from Novelupdates

Gu Shanhai saw the great world of the heavens, and took the life of the third life.

The gods of the world forged an eternal Utopia with blood and fire.

The Red Dragon King led his knights to inspect the dynasty on which the sun never sets.

Scholars talked and laughed and swung their swords to draw thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and strange demons opened their eyes and clawed to give birth to ghosts and monsters.

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“Everyone is a player, you can’t call me abnormal because I don’t have digitization?”

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ICUWSA, the most popular web novel with the most loyal fan base that could be mistaken for an occult group.Out of all those fans, Seoyoung could proudly say he was at the top. But everything comes crashing down in one chapter.Just his normal boring day life but one chapter was enough to distort it.The death of the Protagonist. This one fact makes Seoyoung furious and he decides to abandon his boring life.“Today will be different.”As soon as Seoyoung calls his boss and quits his job, a new breath of life fills his lungs, but not for long.The world glitched, and in the next moment, he wasn't there anymore.“Where am I?”He wasn't on earth anymore; he was in the body of a no-name character in the first arc of his favourite novel.Noctis Academy.Just another extra like him, destined to live normally and maybe die after the academy.But he is determined not to live by the story but to break out of the shell of society and live a life worth living.“Just another extra. No, I don't think so.”Given a second chance at life, Seoyoung, now Kaiser Vanguard must navigate his way through this new world. Breaking the chains that bound him. While questioning the reason for this new life.“You can start the journey from the auxiliary chapter.”