Pay-to-Ascend
After a decade of chopping celestial firewood with zero career progression, intern Wang Qi is desperate for a way up. Enter 'Master Xuanxu' with the ultimate shortcut: a thousand silver taels buys an instant wall-passing spell, three days of VIP tutoring, and a guaranteed ascension. Dragged into the AI age, Pu Songling's legendary fool is doomed to repeat his mistakes—but this time, the magic charges by the lesson.
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Jade Emperor, please grant me a divine title!
Oh my, young man, this is a cushy job!
Grandmaster, I wouldn't dare!
Give it up for Master Quanxu!
Fellow cultivator, why do you cultivate?
First come, first served!
You're still picky with this little money?
To travel to main... Who else wants to ascend?
Full transcript
Hey fam, I'm Wang Qi from Strange Tales, star of The Taoist of Laoshan.
Great news, I'm an immortal now!
Jade Emperor, please grant me a divine title!
Granted. Oh. Wu Gang retired. You'll take his shift. Ah! I chopped wood for ten years in the mortal realm just to attain the Way and become an immortal. And I still have to chop wood? You don't want to? Me? Oh my, young man, this is a cushy job!
No KPIs for this role. No annoying coworkers. Chop as much as you want. Want to slack off? Go ahead. Official Heavenly Court tenure. Plus, Sister Chang'e as your neighbor. So being Wu Gang is this awesome, hehe. From now on, call me Wang Gang.
Hahaha, Wang Qi is slacking off again. That won't do! Grandmaster, I wouldn't dare! Dreams are empty. If you don't chop enough wood today, no sleep for you. Chop wood, chop wood. Isn't there a fast-track method? Fast-track, fast-track!
Whether we can fleece the suckers is up to you. Watch his act. Give it up for Master Quanxu! Fellow cultivators, are you stuck and unable to break through? Suffering from having no wealth, companions, methods, or land? Yes! Old methods yield nothing for years, wasting your life with no immortal destiny in sight. Chopping wood for ten years is worse than paying for one day. Cultivation must keep up with the times.
Clap if you get it! Fellow cultivator, why do you cultivate? I... I want to be neighbors with Chang'e. Low. Your vision is too small. Ascend just for love? We must establish a heart for the Three Realms and a destiny for all beings. Of course. Seeing Chang'e along the way would be great too. Hehehe. Ascend in one day for only 1,000 taels of silver! Limited spots! First come, first served! This isn't enough to become an immortal. It's only enough to learn a wall-passing spell. Ah!
I only beg the immortal for three days, just to see a true immortal. You're still picky with this little money? You have a 0.05 yuan weather forecast payment. Whatever, every little bit counts. Exclusive technique. I'll let you ascend to the heavens this time. Remember the technique. Sincerity makes it work.
Ignition sequence starts... Something's not right.
Straight up to the ninth heaven again. To travel to main... Who else wants to ascend?
Hahahahahahahaha!
It must be your lack of sincerity that ruined my spell and wasted all our efforts. Shut up, I know I was wrong. Please, Master, help me one more time. Child, would you like to pay extra for private lessons? This disciple is willing.
