Pay-to-Win Immortal: My Gacha AI Waifu

Li Qingran had never seen anything like this before.

For cultivators, building a house was simple, but instantly transforming a dilapidated hut into a stone house was not.

Not to mention conjuring clothes and food out of thin air.

Going from something to something else and creating something from nothing were two entirely different concepts.

At first, she thought a powerful cultivator was playing a trick on her, taking items out of a storage ring while invisible. But she didn't sense any spatial fluctuations—everything had appeared out of nowhere.

To create something from nothing and perfectly capture the color, aroma, and flavor of the food… this had to be the work of at least a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, right?

Or perhaps… even the Soul Formation stage?

Li Qingran wasn't sure.

What she did know was that her master, the Nascent Soul stage monster, Qingxuan Daoist, couldn't do this.

He could only transform ingredients into prepared dishes, but he couldn't make food appear out of thin air. Of course, it was also possible that Qingxuan Daoist had never studied such techniques. After all, one could go without food as early as the Foundation Establishment stage.

The aroma of the food made Li Qingran's stomach growl. After her cultivation was crippled, she could no longer go without food. Much of the demonic beasts' meat was highly toxic, and she couldn't tell which was safe, so she had been surviving on wild fruits and roots from the mountains.

Hiding under the bed wasn't a solution.

Li Qingran cautiously peeked out from under the bed, mustered her courage, and called out, "Which senior is casting spells here? This junior, Li Qingran, dares to request an audience with the senior?"

The surroundings were eerily quiet, with no response except for the sound of heavy rain beating against the bamboo window.

After a moment of silence, Li Qingran decided to come out from under the bed.

She was scared, but if the other party was so powerful, could she even resist if they wanted to do something? Earlier, the sole of her foot had been touched, and the senior's hand was warm, almost as if mocking her for hiding under the bed and leaving a clue…

Thinking of this, Li Qingran bit her lower lip, her face flushing red.

Fine, if she dies, she dies.

She crawled out from under the bed and looked around the room, but there was no sign of anyone suspicious.

Eventually, her gaze inevitably fell on the table full of delicious food.

"Gulp—!"

The sound of her swallowing and the growling of her stomach echoed simultaneously.

She awkwardly sat down at the table, staring at the food but not picking up her chopsticks.

Instead, she clasped her hands together, bowed her head, and said, "If the senior is unwilling to show themselves, could you at least tell me if I'm allowed to eat this food? If the senior remains silent, I would rather starve than touch the senior's belongings."

With that, Li Qingran sat in front of the feast,

closed her eyes, and began meditating.

…

Chen Huaian quickly whipped up some scrambled eggs with tomatoes for lunch.

When he returned and opened his phone, he saw that Li Qingran had come out from under the bed and was now meditating at the table. However, her body was swaying slightly, her face covered in sweat, and her nostrils flaring—clearly struggling to resist the temptation of the food.

"What kind of pose is this?" Chen Huaian chuckled.

Who meditates in front of food? Testing her willpower? The girl's chin was practically hovering over the roast chicken.

**[Li Qingran requests permission to eat the nutritious meal. Do you agree?]**​

A dialog box popped up.

"This thing needs my permission? That's strict!"

Chen Huaian shook his head with a wry smile and chose to agree.

In the game, Li Qingran seemed to hear something. She opened her eyes, her face lighting up with joy.

"Thank you, senior!"

"Whoa, there's voice acting too!"

The sudden, clear, and pleasant female voice startled Chen Huaian so much that he nearly dropped his phone. He hadn't turned on the sound earlier because the game had no background music, so he assumed there was no sound. Later, when he turned up the volume, he noticed realistic ambient sounds, like the crackling of the stove and the pouring rain outside.

But he never expected Li Qingran to have a dedicated voice actor.

As they say, small workshops go all out!

Chen Huaian continued to watch the girl eat.

At first, Li Qingran ate slowly, but soon her chopsticks moved faster and faster, eventually devouring the food like a whirlwind. The speed at which she cleaned the table left him speechless.

No wonder it's a game—only game characters can eat that fast.

…

After finishing her meal, Li Qingran picked up a small towel and wiped her mouth, her face red as she bowed in gratitude. "This junior hasn't had such delicious food in a long time. Senior's kindness will never be forgotten!"

Earlier, while meditating, she had suddenly heard a voice saying, "Allowed."

The voice was like a divine proclamation, resonating through her soul.

When she opened her eyes, she saw a giant golden character—​"Allowed"​—floating above the food, formed from spiritual energy.

This voice was clearly a form of sound transmission.

Many cultivators could condense spiritual energy into characters.

But these characters didn't draw from the surrounding spiritual energy—they appeared out of thin air. This meant the spiritual energy characters were transmitted along with the sound. She couldn't even imagine how far away the senior was.

Hiss…

Li Qingran secretly gasped, feeling even more in awe of the mysterious senior. But for now, it seemed the senior meant her no harm.

"Senior, I'll clean up the dishes now."

Li Qingran picked up the plates and walked outside.

The rain was still pouring heavily outside, the sky covered in dark clouds. The dense rain reduced visibility to less than five meters, and all she could hear was the relentless patter of raindrops and the occasional rumble of thunder.

"The rain is even heavier than before…"

Looking up at the sky, Li Qingran felt a surge of gratitude.

If it weren't for the senior's house, her old hut would probably have collapsed by now.

There was a small corridor outside the house. She walked along the eaves and soon found the wooden bucket she had placed outside the door yesterday. Originally used to collect rainwater for drinking, it was now full, making it convenient for her to wash the dishes.

**[Li Qingran is washing the dishes]**​

[Li Qingran's favorability +5. Current: 10]​

"Nice, she can even wash dishes?! The favorability system isn't surprising, though."

Chen Huaian was increasingly impressed by this game.

Not only were the characters lifelike, but there were so many interactive elements.

Why had he never heard of this game before?

Seeing that the identity and health report would take a few more minutes,

Chen Huaian began exploring other features and soon discovered something new.

He had thought the game's scope was limited to the small house, but it turned out there was a map—and it was huge! When fully expanded, Li Qingran's location was just a small circle, with a green dot representing her. The area around the circle was shrouded in black fog, likely because it hadn't been explored yet.

Apart from the small house, there was also a sect-like structure on the map that wasn't covered by fog. Above it were three golden characters: ​Qingyun Sect.

"Huh? That's the sect Li Qingran used to belong to."

Chen Huaian frowned. If Li Qingran was a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, why wasn't she there? And why was she in such a sorry state? Moreover, this place wasn't far from the Qingyun Sect—it seemed to be at the foot of the mountain, while the sect was at the peak. For a cultivator, it should've been just a short journey.

There must be quite a story here…

He zoomed out the map again.

But then his expression changed.

Five red dots had appeared near the small house,

and they were quickly moving toward Li Qingran's location!