Chapter - 13

Long Chen wasn't surprised when he heard the voice. He simply turned around and saw a beautiful young girl sitting on the roof of his house. She sat there calmly swinging her feet. Not a single sound was heard with all the jewellery she wore from her actions.

The girl smiled at Long Chen and jumped down from the roof. All her movements emerged highly nimble. Even though he had memories of her, seeing her in front of him stirred his emotions.

"Here, I was thinking you would never return." Long Chen mentioned casually.

"Wouldn't I have missed such an interesting thing?" the girl chuckled. "I only went out for a few months, yet you managed to become Chen family's son-in-law, molested Wang family's little girl and now managed to beat these two little Long clan's ants. You hide so deeply, Young Master."

Long Chen rolled his eyes. This girl's now about to start.

The girl blinked as she looked at Long Chen "Young Master, what despicable calculations are you brewing?"

What fart calculation? It's not like she would listen anyway.

"Hee... Hee... Young Master, it's just like the novel you once read. When a person gets rejected by a girl, he would typically change." The girl smiled at Long Chen with her mind summarizing the entire storyline.

Long Chen didn't want to talk anymore. This girl is a full-blown nut case.

"So, Young Master, can you tell me your ambition now that you have changed?" the girl looked around and said in a low voice, "don't worry, it's between us."

"So, how was your journey?" Long Chen instantly changed the topic.

The girl giggled and said, "minor problem; in fact, I gained a lot in this journey."

"Hmm." Long Chen nonchalantly replied.

The girl smiled happily: "Tell me, Young Master. It appears you pushed some plans."

What plan? Tell me if you have one. What's going on in this girl's head?

"Young Master, allow me to deduct. In a city called.. let's call it Green Cloud City, there's a hero who was originally very capable. But, unfortunately, he hides his strength and let everyone assume that he is a waste product. Am I going in the right direction?" the girl blinked at Long Chen.

No. You are way off track.

"Now, what's the hero thinking? He wanted to honour his grandmother's wishes and took the engagement letter to his fiance's clan, only to be humiliated. So he decides to tell the whole world about his qualification. Unfortunately, he has lost his prime period, so in depression, he goes out. He accidentally finds an artefact where an old man is currently hiding. The old man takes pity on the young hero. He imparts an amazing cultivation technique" The girl glanced at Long Chen's fingers once and continued ", Hmm? That's not right. So he meets a wandering expert who is amazed by this young hero's talent and takes him as his hidden disciple."

The girl placed her hand on her chin as if she was inferring something. Only the hat and pipe was missing.

"Now, what does the hero wants to do? He wants to return the humiliation a hundred.. no... a thousandfold. So, he decides to enhance his force to battle other heroes to become the sovereign of the city first and then the entire world."

Long Chen facepalmed. Please stop crowning me with embarrassing titles.

"Oh. Oh. Oh. It seems this lady is right?" the girl stretched out, placing both her hands behind her back.

"Complete bullshit." Long Chen said decisively.

"This lady thinks it's interesting. Maybe I can cooperate with you."

"No need." Long Chen seriously said to the girl, "Can we talk about something else?"

"OK, good young Master, don't worry. I won't tell anyone." the girl smiled appreciatively.

"So tell me, did my grandmother leave any money before she left?" Long Chen questioned with a whisper.

The girl maintained her smile but didn't say a word.

Long Chen took out a list and asked, "Do we have these items in our house? or can you tell me where to buy them?"

The girl narrowed her eyes when she looked at the items on the list and looked as if she had utterly figured out everything. "Sure enough... Young Master, you are really ambitious."

Long Chen's heart was tired.

Looking at the two disciples lying outside, the girl asked, "Young Master, do you want me to dispose of these ants?"

A wisp of green fire appeared on the girl's finger.

Long Chen said weakly, "Please don't do anything."

"Young Master, your approach is right. If we kill these two ants, their Master, a slightly bigger Ant will come. After beating him, then the elder. Later the patriarch. Maybe, even the old ancestor cultivating in seclusion will eventually come. Just when you dispose of them, we find out that the old ancestor belonged to some large force, and these people will come one after the other. The cycle continues. I indeed appreciate your consideration." the girl nodded her head.

Great.

Then, the girl placed her hands on his shoulder and yelled in surprise, "You are already refining your body organs. Young Master, you are amazing."

Long Chen was surprised at the girl's vision. However, he also had some doubts: "Really?"

The girl said, "Of course, Ordinary people in this world generally cultivate Qi first and then the body. However, that can be remedied when one reaches Nascent Soul. Still, only a few talents can do this. In this world, only the top candidates of the heavenly list of the young generation are capable of achieving this."

"Heavenly List?" Long Chen asked. Isn't this what the teacher said?

"As far as I know, there are only a few people in this world who went through severe pain to cultivate such physiques. First, there's that Feng Chu, who is an inscription master. Then, according to rumour, Shen Jiang is a reincarnation of a person from a higher realm. You might have heard of them," the girl declared.

Nope. Never heard of 'em.

"What? Young Master, did you think you are the only one to think of this?" the girl giggled again.

Long Chen thought deeply and asked the girl, "So, can you tell me where to find the items on the list? I urgently need them."

The girl laughed, "Although I can get these items, I don't understand how you are going to use them."

Speaking of this, the girl closed her eyes. Then, she opened her palm, and a dark-coloured thread streamed from her fingers. It soon entered his forehead, and Long Chen's body started to twitch. He felt like something was crawling inside his body.

Narrowing her eyes, she asked, "Young Master, where did you get this technique? Even though it's something great in this world, in higher realms, it's no less valuable than garbage."

"System, get you ass out now." Long Chen cursed out.

"Wait!!" the girl paused for a moment, "Young Master, this seems modified from the original version. But, in fact, this seems to be the original version. The pathways constructed in your body is clearly focused on establishing a unique kind of Qi."

"System, I am sorry." Long Chen apologized.

'Hmph'. Long Chen heard a snort in his mind.

"No wonder you need the essences. Don't worry, Young Master. I have them with me here." The girl deeply looked at Long Chen. Then, she took some items from her ring and placed them on a table inside the house.

Long Chen was moved, "Thank you."

"So, When is Young Master deploying his plan?" Walking back, the girl's beautiful eyes were still concentrated on him.

He was stunned. What deployment? Did this girl really think he wanted to seize the city?

"It's getting late, so I'd better go to bed early." Right now, Long Chen just wanted to drink some beer and sleep. To hell with dominating the world.

"Indeed, it's a long-term matter. Is Young Master starting with dominating the arena first?" The girl asked solemnly.

Long Chen was speechless.

"I understand now. You still need time to grow, don't you? I know everything now." the girl shook her head.

You know shit !!!!!

"Young Master." the girl took a deep breath. She looked at the sky and folded her palms, "I promised Master that no matter what you decide upon, I will completely support you."

Long Chen was silent for a moment, took all the items and slammed the door. I'd rather dig the ground and see if there's anything else in the house instead of talking to this girl.

"Long Chen One, did your grandmother drop this girl on her head when she was young?"

Long Chen One didn't answer.

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Long Chen looked at the items on the table. He didn't know what to feel; he noticed these bizarre things.

Mud, some kind of brown substance, fruits and berries still attached to branches, a wide variety of coloured gems, a bowl of white coloured paste that looked like bird droppings, a container of yellow liquid and some unspeakable items.

Like before, a small vortex appeared before him, and it started absorbing all the objects on the table. Within his body, he felt an orb of light suddenly melting into a warm current, flowing to his limbs and bones. With the light continuously integrating inside his body, Long Chen observed the changes in his channels.

"Is this called cultivation?" He couldn't calm down. So, I don't need to do anything at all?

The main reason was due to the black discharge oozing out. It smelled terrible.

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Space. Empty.

Serenity throughout the void.

In this vast space, Long Chen appeared, looking at the newly small orb of light.

Other than this, there was nothing as far as eyes could see.

Around this small orb of light, a cloud of dust gathered together.

The cloud started to rotate slowly, gathering more dust releasing a bright surge of light until it reached a breaking point.

Even Long Chen, standing far away from this orb of light, felt immense pressure.

Slowly, the pressure lessened, and a glow emanated from this orb of light.

Bathing in this luxurious light, Long Chen felt a sense of solemnity.

And then...

... everything collapsed.

Soon, the surroundings turned dark.

Including... Long Chen's face.

He looked upwards, with tears in his eyes, wondering, 'What was the point of all of this?'

Then...

There was a brilliant light, and his surroundings lit up. A small grey coloured ball appeared shining brightly.

The small ball was warm, and Long Chen sensed familiarity as if this ball was part of him.

'Is this… my Dantian?' He recalled the system's words.

His Dantian. His Qi. His first step towards cultivation in this world.

If possible, his first step towards home.

A vast amount of dust gathered around his face, turning into surging energy that entered his eyes.

The grey ball consumed all of this dust and released a stream of energy that circulated automatically around his body.

He moaned. His entire body relaxed.

Then,

WHOOOOOOAAAAK

He vomited blood. Dark blood.

Long Chen fainted.

When he woke up, he saw the girl's worried face.

"How long was I out?" He asked.

"One day."

"What???? No wonder."

He immediately ran outside the building and returned a few minutes later.

"Phheeewwww."

The girl offered Long Chen a small cup.

"Young Master, your tea."

"Thanks." He drank it in one shot.

He asked, looking towards the girl and seeing her making what he assumed was a thoughtful face.

"Can you please check if everything is alright?"

"Yes. You broke through and reached the Qi refinement stage. Next, you can slowly cultivate your battle skills."

He felt he needed to read through a manual to gather all cultivation information. Anyhow, he still asked.

"How about my Qi?"

"Not only did it strengthen your channels but also your physique. But, you need to ..."

"You mean, I will be even stronger physically. Let me try."

BOOOOOMMMM.

Long Chen screamed after he punched the surrounding wall.

"AAAHHH...."

"... practice a lot before releasing your power."

Long Chen coughed while the girl was chuckling loudly.

"Huian. Don't worry. I was only testing the walls. But, hmm... It's tough and well-built, don't you think?"