Chapter 2009: Eleven Years of Persistence, Finally Achieving Platinum.

Today's two chapters have been updated. The book will be released for VIP access at midnight tonight, and if all goes well, VIP chapters should be available around 12:10 AM.

Below are my thoughts on the VIP launch.

After two months in the public domain, "Library of Heaven's Path" is finally ready for VIP release. The update schedule, which everyone has consistently criticized, will enter a "frenzy mode" starting at midnight.

Before my launch statement, let me share the book's current performance. As of now, we are just over 100 collections short of 99,000. At 2 PM, the book will receive a strong recommendation on the client app, and by midnight, we should easily gain 3,000 to 4,000 more collections (last time it was over 5,000). This means that before the VIP launch, reaching 100,000 collections should be no problem, and we might even exceed it by two to three thousand.

Webpage fan counts are no longer visible, but client app fans have exceeded 160,000. Recommendation tickets have surpassed one million, there are four Alliance Masters, one Grandmaster, and over 300 fans at the Apprentice level or higher.

Of course, these achievements are in the past and, frankly, don't mean much on their own. What truly matters for success is subscriptions, subscriptions, subscriptions (I'll say it three times because it's important). On Yuewen, a book only truly thrives with good subscriptions; only then can it conquer all and gain better recommendations and visibility.

So, I want to humbly ask everyone for their support through legitimate subscriptions. One VIP chapter takes me at least four or five hours to write, and for a VIP subscriber, it costs only a few cents. Yet, a single subscription can help me feed my entire family... Just imagine: my family and I living in a dilapidated cave, begging for a living every day, our clothes in tatters, our stomachs empty, our faces sallow. A family of several, covered only by a single bandage at night, with static electricity as our only light source...

*Cough, cough*, I can't keep this up.

While reality isn't that dire, subscribing to a chapter, which costs only a few cents, is like grandly throwing money in my face, and looking down proudly, saying, "Here, spend it however you like!"

Then... I'd look at you with a fawning expression and adoring eyes, saying, "You're so handsome, so handsome, so handsome... (I'll say it three times because it's important)..."

Just thinking about that scenario is exciting!

*Cough, cough*, enough with the chitchat. According to a typical launch statement, I should talk about how miserable I am. But am I the type of person to cry and beg for pity? Would I tell you that I'm writing from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, at an altitude of over 3,000 meters? Would I tell you that I suffer from cervical spondylosis and tenosynovitis, and that every night writing gives me splitting headaches, forcing me to rely on oxygen to keep going? Would I tell you that I often have heart pain, and I don't even know why...?

Oh, my bad, I accidentally let it slip again.

In short, after hearing all this, wouldn't you feel bad if you didn't subscribe after the launch? It's fine, I'm very generous. Even if you hurt me a thousand times, I'll still treat you like my first love. This is my integrity and noble character! (Tsk tsk, such character, absolutely fantastic, I'm in extreme self-love mode).

So, aren't you impressed by my excellent qualities? Just imagine how delightful it would be to subscribe to someone so wonderful!

Enough chitchat, let's talk about the burst of updates everyone is most concerned about.

For those who have been following my works, you know my reputation on Qidian. For those who haven't, let me enlighten you... I was the first "Hundred-Chapter Emperor" on Qidian, the guy who caused a sensation by releasing a hundred chapters. Now, at author conventions, if you say my name, no one pays attention. But if you say "Hundred-Chapter Emperor," everyone looks at me with an expression of awe (and slight disdain), thinking I'm so great (and full of myself)!

How many chapters will be released when this book goes VIP? Of course, it will be a little more than a hundred. How else would it fit the status of a "Hundred-Chapter Emperor"?

As for readers asking how much "a little more" actually is—nonsense, of course, it means adding a decimal point. So, my update will be...

A massive ten-chapter release! Are you shocked? Hahaha, I, the mentally (and physically) tenacious Old Ya, am using this burst of chapters to repay everyone.

Are your monthly passes ready? Are your subscriptions ready?

If monthly passes get us into the top three of the new book rankings, I'll release extra chapters!

If the initial subscriptions and collections surpass the "golden ratio" (an ideal benchmark), I'll continue with ten chapters tomorrow!

If accumulated tips reach the level of one Alliance Master (regardless of how many people contribute), I'll release extra chapters!

In short, if subscriptions are high and monthly passes are plentiful, everyone can once again witness the grandeur of the "Hundred-Chapter Emperor" from back in the day. The "furious Old Ya" will re-emerge in the literary world, ensuring that legends and myths of Old Ya once again spread throughout the community...

The following is the serious version:

If you've read this far and smiled, it means the book's style suits you well. Whether you've read it before or not, please subscribe legitimately at midnight (no vouchers, please), because initial subscriptions upon launch are crucial for a book; they can determine its success or failure. After more than ten years of writing, this is the first time I've had such good results before a VIP launch. I humbly ask everyone to help "Library of Heaven's Path" take another step forward and reach greater heights!

Besides, can you really resist my pitiful, begging eyes?

If you can't resist, that's right... Hey, hey, don't leave! What's with closing your eyes...? Where's the basic trust between people?

—Yours truly, Old YaDecember 31, 2016