What?! All the fairies I topped up have come true?

"Huff, huff..."

Lin Xiao suddenly sat up, panting heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

He looked down at his hands, the package clutched tightly in his grasp.

Lin Xiao didn't have time to think and immediately opened the package.

The next moment, Lin Xiao's expression suddenly changed.

Everything I had brought with me was still inside the package.

The only thing missing was the demon core that Lin Qishuang had given him.

"What, what's going on?!"

Looking at his empty backpack, Lin Xiao was a little confused, wondering where the demon core had gone.

The next moment, before Lin Xiao could think it through, he heard his phone chime.

Without thinking twice, Lin Xiao quickly picked up her phone from the table and checked the time.

At this point, only an hour had passed since he fell asleep.

He glanced at his phone screen again; Lin Qishuang was pacing back and forth in the room, seemingly searching for something.

Clearly, her sudden disappearance must have caused Lin Qishuang considerable confusion.

Just then, a notification popped up at the bottom of the screen.

[Ding: Congratulations, host, you have successfully obtained the Azure Wolf Inner Core. Please open your inventory and click to retrieve it.]

"Hmm, what's going on?"

After opening his backpack, Lin Xiao indeed found a round, cyan demon core in his game inventory.

After clicking, another prompt immediately appeared on the screen.

[Premium Azure Wolf Inner Core: Its effects are preserved after extraction; consuming it can extend a mortal's lifespan by a hundred years.]

"A century! It really is a century!"

Lin Xiao was so excited that he trembled all over. He clutched the inner core tightly, and tears almost fell from his eyes.

He glanced down at the diagnosis report under the table, and his despair was completely replaced by ecstasy.

So what if it's cancer?

So what if there are only three months left?

With this inner core, he can survive and live a good life!

Without thinking twice, Lin Xiao clicked "Extract".

[Ding: This pill is an exclusive item for cultivators. No immortal spiritual energy has been detected within the host's body; it cannot be extracted at this time!]

"Holy crap..."

[Would you like to purchase one Marrow Cleansing Pill for 49999 yuan? This pill cleanses the marrow and meridians, transforming the body and helping the host step into the path of cultivation!]

Looking at the prompt displayed on the screen, Lin Xiao felt as if a million alpacas were galloping through his mind!

"This damn game, could it be any more of a rip-off?"

After his anger subsided, Lin Xiao finally calmed down.

Knowing that there was no way he could escape this fatal cut, he knew he couldn't possibly escape it!

Especially now, he is fairly certain that he has encountered a series of extraordinary adventures.

This so-called cultivation of immortality may actually exist.

Looking at the constantly flashing demon core on the screen, and the page prompting him to recharge, he saw...

Lin Xiao thought about it again and again, and finally gritted his teeth.

"Fine, I'll just take the gamble!"

After making up his mind, Lin Xiao was no longer anxious.

First, I opened my mobile banking app and saw that I had less than 90,000 yuan in savings.

In just a few days, he has already spent tens of thousands of yuan on this game.

In the past, this amount of savings of over ten thousand yuan would have been enough for him for more than six months.

If this 50,000 is spent now, then less than 40,000 will be left.

If this game is deceiving me, then if I develop stomach cancer in the remaining three months, there will be no way to alleviate it.

Subconsciously, Lin Xiao's fingertips repeatedly stroked the phone screen.

My eyes were fixed on the "49999 yuan" recharge button, and my heart felt like it was being torn apart by two hands.

One hand clutched his money bag, remembering that this money was his hard-earned savings from working frugal and delivering takeout.

His other hand, however, was gripping his will to survive; the diagnosis report under the table weighed heavily on his heart like a boulder.

The doctor's pronouncement of "at most three months" kept echoing in my ears.

Right now, this inner core, gleaming with a bluish light, seems to be his only lifeline.

"Damn it, I'll give it my all!" He gritted his teeth and couldn't help but complain.

"This damn game really knows what's going on. They know I'm on the verge of death; they're even more ruthless than vampires!"

Despite saying that, his finger still slowly moved towards the recharge interface, his fingertips trembling slightly.

He had his doubts: what if the Marrow Cleansing Pill didn't work after he recharged?

What if this game is a scam and they run away with all his money?

But then I thought about the realism of the dream I had experienced before, and the stone I brought back from the Cangxuan Realm.

Furthermore, Lin Qishuang's real appearance, and the hint from the inner core that could extend one's lifespan by a hundred years, made it impossible for him not to believe it.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, opened his mobile banking app, and counted the numbers in his balance over and over again.

—87623 yuan, minus 49999 yuan, leaves 37624 yuan.

"If we spend the remaining money sparingly, it should be enough to last until the inner elixir takes effect. Even if the stomach cancer flares up again, we can buy some medicine to alleviate the symptoms. It's better than just sitting here and waiting to die."

However, just as he was about to click to recharge, the phone screen suddenly shook.

When Lin Xiao looked over, he saw that Lin Qishuang, who looked hurried, was preparing to open the door and walk outside.

Lin Xiao thought for a moment, then typed directly, "Where are you going?"

Lin Qishuang was slightly taken aback when she finally heard her senior's voice again.

Without hesitation, she recounted what had happened.

Finally, seemingly still worried, Lin Qishuang said directly, "Senior, rest assured, this junior will go out to search immediately and will ensure that Young Master Lin suffers no harm!"

Lin Xiao was taken aback, then felt a warmth in her heart, and was also somewhat amused and exasperated.

What's heartwarming is that Lin Qishuang took it all so seriously, even though it was just a "Young Master Lin" identity that she had made up on the spot, or even just a senior's instruction.

Ironically, this "senior" was currently squatting in his rented room, heartbroken to the point of bleeding over the cost of buying a single Marrow Cleansing Pill.

The "Young Master Lin" whom she entrusted to her care was actually herself.

He quickly typed a reply, still maintaining his inscrutable tone, saying, "No need. I just took him away. You should focus on your cultivation and stabilize your Foundation Establishment realm cultivation as soon as possible. Don't let trivial matters distract you."

He deliberately changed the subject, afraid that if Lin Qishuang pressed him further, he might reveal some flaw in his answer.

[Ding: Lin Qishuang's respect for you has increased, and her favorability remains at 80 points.]

Looking at the prompt on the screen, Lin Xiao curled his lip and said, "This crappy game actually has some conscience."

Without further hesitation, he pressed the recharge button hard with his fingertip, and almost instantly, the phone popped up a notification sound indicating that the recharge was successful.

[Ding: Congratulations, host, you have successfully purchased one Marrow Cleansing Pill. It has been stored in your game inventory and can be taken at any time.]

Seeing the 50,000 yuan instantly disappear from her mobile banking balance, Lin Xiao felt a pang of heartache and couldn't help but curse at her phone:

"Damn game! They swindled 50,000 yuan from me in one go. I hope you go bankrupt soon!"

Despite his cursing, he didn't slow down at all and immediately opened his game inventory.

A pure white pill, radiating a faint spiritual light, lay quietly in the backpack.

"It must be a thorough cleansing of the marrow and meridians, a complete transformation—it absolutely has to be effective!"

He took a deep breath and clicked the "Extract" button.

The next moment, a warm pill appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The pill felt delicate to the touch, and a faint, pleasant fragrance lingered around my nose.

Just one inhalation made me feel less tired all over, and even relieved some of the discomfort in my stomach.

Lin Xiao gripped the Marrow Cleansing Pill tightly, looking at the pill in his palm. His anxiety gradually dissipated, replaced by ecstasy.

He could clearly sense that the faint spiritual energy contained in the pill was exactly the same as the spiritual energy in the Cangxuan Realm.

This proves that the Marrow Cleansing Pill is real, and the cultivation of immortality is real too!