Their commission was suspicious.

"Don't worry about it, the problem has been solved," Chen Luo said.

"Oh, how did you solve it?" Xiao Jiu tilted her head.

"Thump thump thump thump!" Chen Luo snapped his fingers, and the bar suddenly went dark. Then a beam of light shone on Xiao Shi, who had suddenly appeared next to him.

"This great Herald of Consciousness is the new Consciousness of our Spiritual Dimension!" Chen Luo introduced the Herald of Consciousness, whose lips were almost curled up to the sky, to Xiao Jiu.

"..." Xiao Jiu stood there, stunned.

"Haha, I know you might be surprised, Xiao Jiu, but don't be. It's all destiny." Xiao Shi said, hands on her hips.

"..." Xiao Jiu finally realized what was happening. After hesitating for a moment, she put the Time Crystal she had just obtained back on the table.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Shi looked at Xiao Jiu in surprise.

"After thinking about it, I've decided I'll give up this supreme powerhouse position. There's no future for me in the Spirit Qi Plane. Chen Luo, let's go to the Abyss Plane instead."

"More than half of the True Gods have just died in the Abyss Plane. If I get there, I can at least snatch a spot as a True God. When Xiao Shi ruins the Spiritual Qi Plane, we can come back and rebuild it. That way, at least we can leave a legacy for the Spiritual Qi Plane," Xiao Jiu said sincerely.

Good heavens, Xiaoshi is a dimensional consciousness.

If I were to become the strongest being in a spiritual realm, wouldn't it affect my intelligence?

"You're so mean!" Xiao Shi almost jumped up.

“But I don’t think I’m wrong. Do you know how to manage planes?” Xiao Jiu asked.

"This... I don't know." Xiao Shi's eyes revealed an innocence like that of a college student.

"Isn't that enough?" Xiao Jiu said in despair.

"You just wait!" Xiao Shi slammed his fist on the table.

"Oh, are you going to study hard to learn how to manage planes?" Xiao Jiu's eyes lit up.

If that's the case, then there's still hope for the spiritual dimension!

"I will now issue a heavenly law in the spiritual plane—prohibit the development of consciousness!" Xiao Shi nodded repeatedly, seemingly very satisfied with his genius idea.

"...It's over, the spiritual energy plane is really doomed." Xiao Jiu was even more desperate.

Who taught you that the best way to solve a problem is to solve the problem of the person who asked it?

Chapter 2284 Chen Luo's Frenzied Seizure of Jade Business

"You scared me to death! Why didn't you tell me sooner? With the World Consciousness backing us up, Xiao Shi can just be a mascot to take up a spot. Xiao Shi, let me tell you, don't ever think you can start a business or anything like that. You simply don't have that talent." Xiao Jiu breathed a huge sigh of relief.

If the Law of Knowledge were to manage the spiritual plane, and this plane didn't turn into a complete mess within three years, I, Xiao Jiu, would change my surname to yours, Xiao Shi!

Wait, no, my real name isn't Xiao Jiu!

"What are you saying? What kind of talk is that? I believe I also have the potential to become an excellent plane consciousness," the Herrscher of Knowledge said, quite unconvinced.

"Absolutely impossible! Believe me! I've been the Heavenly Emperor for so many years, I still have the ability to judge people." Little Nine waved her little hand in denial.

“Then at least I have the potential to become an excellent businessman. For example, last night I sold my own furniture for 100 times the price!” Xiao Shi continued to refute.

"This...this is beyond reproach." After thinking for a moment, Xiao Jiu decided not to further discourage Xiao Shi.

Xiao Jiu bought some furniture yesterday when Xiao Shi was selling it.

Putting everything else aside, even if these pieces of furniture weren't auctioned off at the highest level of auction house after Chen Luo became a transcendent being, just buying them and selling them to adventurers in the amusement park would have made him a fortune.

And the price is surprisingly low; it can be purchased with just amusement park coins.

What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?

However, from Xiaoshi's perspective, it probably wasn't a loss, since those pieces of furniture were just ordinary furniture, and one Paradise Coin could buy several sets of furniture.

"Heh." Seeing that Xiao Jiu seemed to be thinking about something, Xiao Shi sneered.

In a seller's market, there will always be someone who feels they've made a profit.

They seemed to have never remembered that Xiao Shi's type of merchant was actually a "conman".

"In any case, it's a good thing that the spiritual energy plane can become the supreme plane, and it's also a good thing that I can become the strongest." Xiao Jiu was very satisfied with this.

"Yes, everyone's happy."

"When will you help me with my cultivation, Chen Luo?" Xiao Jiu asked.

"...Could you put it another way?"

"Oh, so when can you help me break through my talent to SSS level?" Xiao Jiu asked.

"There's no time like the present, let's do it now."

"Sigh, really? Can I become the strongest today?" Xiao Jiu clutched her heart, feeling it beating a little fast.

“That’s right, today I can help you turn your ordinary Primal Blessing into a Primal Blessing specifically for breaking through talent levels,” Chen Luo said.

"Oh, I thought you had some weird little gadgets that could help me break through." Xiao Jiu suddenly felt a little disappointed.

"Your expectations of me are a bit too high, aren't they? Although it's not impossible."

Really?

"Either you pay me 10 merit points now, and I'll help you break through to SSS-level talent using a more convenient method; or I'll give you a Primal Stone Blessing, and you can try your luck yourself," Chen Luo said.

"10 merit points? Why don't you just rob someone?"

"What kind of talk is that? Robbery is nowhere near as lucrative as trading!"

"So you really have this kind of prop? Can you show me?" Xiao Jiu rubbed her hands together.

"Actually, it's not some magical little gadget. It's mainly hard work. In this world, apart from anything involving transcendence, the Origin of the World is practically omnipotent. You pay 10 merit points, and I'll travel through the endless planes, knock those plane's chosen ones' underhanded, and bring back their treasures in their gold and silver forms for you. Then I'll break them down into the plane's essence and send it to you. With the plane's essence, becoming a supreme being is no problem," Chen Luo said.

"Why not just give me the Source of the World?"

"Nonsense, of course it's because the Source of the World really requires Primal Stones."

"Tch, forget it, I'll just try my best. I feel like the potential for finding treasures in the Dimensional Sea is much higher," Xiao Jiu said.

"That's true. But I feel you don't need to worry about that, because you've become the strongest and are in harmony with the river of time, so you don't need to worry about going to the Dimensional Sea, since you can't go there at all."

"what?"

“Since you’ve already become one with the flow of time in this world, if you run away, wouldn’t you have to leave your homeland behind? So of course you can’t run away,” Chen Luo said.

"Then I won't be the strongest anymore." Xiao Jiu was about to flip the table.

Before I came into contact with the Dimensional Sea, you made me the strongest, and I could live without this world.

Having come into contact with the Dimensional Sea, this request is somewhat presumptuous.

"Hey, hey, don't rush. Look at you, you're so impatient in your child form. It's only theoretically impossible for you to live without me, but you can still come to me, right? I'll use the Primal Stone to help you solve it."

"Then why don't you just use the Primal Stones to solve the problems in the High Plane?"

"Look at what you're saying. The spiritual energy plane can't send me commissions, but you can." Chen Luo shrugged.

"...Seriously, what made you so obsessed with raw gems?" Xiao Jiu complained.

Yesterday, Chen Luo actually dared to say that his wish-granting followers were obsessed with the power of wishes. Doesn't he even realize who they learned that from?

"Furthermore, I think that if you use the raw stones to transform the spiritual energy plane into a supreme plane, you might be able to obtain a super-large commission if you do it properly," Xiao Jiu reminded her.

Xiao Jiu felt that this commission was much more valuable than commissions that she could get from herself.

"lazy."

"Huh? But it's good value for money."

"Tch, what are you talking about? If we're talking about cost-effectiveness, what commission can compare to being a mascot at the Eternal Magic Banquet for a day? A photo, an autograph, and a few words in 30 seconds can earn at least 200 Primogems, 400 Primogems a minute, 24,000 Primogems an hour, and... a lot of Primogems a day!"

"But the problem is that whether it's a request from people across the entire spiritual plane to advance to a higher plane, or a request for a magical girl's autograph at the Eternal Banquet, they're all rather soulless. The former is even less interesting than the latter's assembly-line work," Chen Luo said.

"You've gotten yourself into a tough spot now, haven't you? You're not the same Chen Luo as before. The old Chen Luo would even snatch a lollipop for a raw stone." Xiao Jiu shook his head.

"Could you please stop mentioning lollipops?" Chen Luo's face darkened.

And who told you that I won't snatch lollipops anymore?

“It’s unbelievable that you would refuse such a huge commission,” Xiao Jiu said.

“I’ve already said, it’s meaningless, it’s meaningless. Maybe it’s because I’ve made too many wishes, so my threshold is a bit too high… or maybe it’s because that request probably didn’t help me transcend at all,” Chen Luo said.

Wishes will guide everything.

Chen Luo naturally desires to become a transcendent being. With this desire as the main theme, the desires that Chen Luo has no interest in are probably those that are truly of no help to him and are extremely boring.

This kind of help doesn't simply mean having a transcendent buff like the Hand of Fate; it means that even just giving Chen Luo a special insight counts as help.

Chen Luo finally understood the advantage of the power of wishes: although it cannot help you transcend, it can try its best to find a way to help you transcend.

We will ensure a minimum standard, but... we will not ensure an maximum standard.

If bad luck prevents you from escaping it, then there's really nothing that can be done.

With so many people in the world, there are always a few who are unlucky.

"You're so busy, but in the end you can only get commissions from me. I feel like you're getting the short end of the stick. If I promote you when I become a supreme expert, could I help you get some commissions?" Xiao Jiu asked.

"You're so thoughtful?" Chen Luo was somewhat surprised.

"...Do you think I'm some kind of heartless guy? Anyway, the power of wishes is useless to me. If I can help you get some raw stones and make you stronger, then I can feel a little more at ease," Xiao Jiu said, glaring at Chen Luo.

The power of wishes can only be truly valuable to Chen Luo. If not Chen Luo, then who?

Helping Chen Luo with his requests sometimes only takes a few words, and the stronger Chen Luo becomes, the better he can help himself.

“Don’t think that the people in the bar are a bunch of kids waiting for you to feed them, that you can help them all and they can’t help you at all. Helping each other is a two-way street,” Xiao Jiu said.

"Wait a minute... Chen Luo, don't you feel like what you're doing is exactly the same as what those ancient people who raised death warriors did?"

"Hmm, what do you mean?"

"Look, you usually feed and treat the bar's customers well, give them money when they want it, grant them their wishes, and give them raw stones when they want them. You have no worries about food or clothing and no worries about life. So when you need something, the bar's customers will definitely help you... I can accept that, but there are definitely people in the bar who will rush up and fight the opponent when you encounter a strong enemy or difficulty."

The key to raising assassins lies in "raising," not in the "assassins."

"It does sound somewhat similar." Chen Luo couldn't help but nod.

"An army is raised for a thousand days, but used for only one."

"Do you think there might be some deeper meaning behind this..." Xiao Jiu frowned.

"Alright, stop overthinking. The biggest help you can give me is if you can remember to help me with a commission while you're doing something important," Chen Luo said, rubbing Xiao Jiu's head.

Don't pat my head!

"Don't get me wrong, I just did it on a whim this time."

"Emmm... never mind, give me a buff, I'm going to venture into the Dimensional Sea!" Xiao Jiu said.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Sure. Oh, by the way, if you want to help me get commissions, remember to shout it out loud when you become the strongest."

"Don't worry, I understand. For a wish to become a commission, there needs to be a common goal, right? I'll shout it out loud so that the sound can reach every grotto." Xiao Jiu nodded.

"Oh, right, speaking of this... actually, the state of 'absolute connection between heaven and earth' is about to be lifted," Xiao Shi suddenly said.

"Huh? Why?" Xiao Jiu was taken aback.

"Didn't you say it yourself? The Abyss Plane invaded even before you had any plane consciousness. It's really unreasonable to awaken you and then reseal you. Now that you have plane consciousness, of course we should break the seal and let you confront the Abyss Plane head-on... although this unsealing came a little late," Xiao Shi said.

The advantage of rules is that they can always be applied; the disadvantage is that they cannot be adapted.

But now that Lady Herrscher of Knowledge has arrived, the blue sky has been restored!

"It is indeed a bit late... Chen Luo had already slashed through the entire Abyss Plane before he could unseal it." Xiao Jiu also strongly agreed with Xiao Shi's point of view.

Why didn't you wait until Chen Luochao was free of all obstacles before lifting the ban?!

That way, we can abandon it even more decisively.

"Moreover, there's more than one way to integrate the Abyss Passage into the spiritual energy plane than faction wars," Xiao Shi said.

"What method?"

"If the powerful beings of either the Abyss Plane or the Spiritual Qi Plane fail to solve any dungeons within three days, the Abyss Passage will completely sever its connection with that plane. This is because the Abyss Passage is essentially designed to allow people from both planes to solve problems. If they can't even fulfill their duties, they will naturally leave."