Plan springing into action

In a small house, a person could be seen just sitting there staring into the air, seemingly deep in thought.

Gu Lingxin didn't manage to sleep much with all the overwhelming thoughts about how to get rid of Mo Zhen.

He had accepted it by now; either he or Mo Zhen died for him; it was a no-brainer even in his original world; he wouldn't sacrifice himself for anyone, much less in a world where one can cultivate and become all-powerful as that was something everyone dreamed of achieving and he wasn't different.

From the moment he came to this world, he knew that sooner or later, he'd have to kill somebody; it's just that he didn't expect it to be so soon; he also knew that getting it over with as quickly as possible would be for the best; if the cultivation world is anything like what he'd read in the novels, then he'd face enemies everywhere, whether it be for resources or to fight off other's who covet his belongings.

This wasn't something that he had accepted just now; after all, he's been in this world for seven years, and he's had these thoughts before, but he didn't expect to have to kill someone so soon, much less his friend.

Deep down in his heart, he steeled his resolve and also promised to both Mo Zhen and himself that he would become a supreme existence, this was his original dream, and it was also Mo Zhen's dream.

'System how much to become the first level of cultivation?'

[The first level of cultivation would be 1st step body forging realm, and it would cost 100 luck points for a perfected breakthrough without any side effects]

'System can you make it seem like I just ate some cultivation herb and broke through?'

[Yes, that is doable; however, those traces will only last for around a month]

Having received confirmation, he first went into his bathtub; surprisingly, this world was a mix of modern and ancient at the same time, toilets and showers and so on existed so did toothpaste; however, guns and other similar things didn't.

He just assumed that this is because modern weapons wouldn't be able to compare to cultivation, so hygiene and things that help the people's well-being have been advanced, not by a massive amount but just enough.

Going into his bathtub, he gave the order to increase his realm by one.

He instantly felt a feeling that kept alternating between cold and heat at the same time, rampaging through his body, and as expected by him, a massive amount of impurities started to come out of his body only to be washed away and swept into the drain.

*****

After six hours, the breakthrough was complete; he felt as if his whole body was filled with power; his body hadn't changed much except becoming leaner; some of his muscles developed a bit, but nothing too much.

Having cleaned himself, he stepped back into his room and sat down for a moment; this was the moment when he had finally taken the first step into the path of cultivation.

Looking outside, it was already near nighttime; he decided that he was going to proceed with his plan.

Going to the small hill where he and Mo Zhen usually went to, he went there and acted as if he was staring at the moon; however, he was focusing his senses around him; he knew Mo Zhen often came here to talk to him.

Time passed by, and the sky slowly got darker and darker; the night gradually became more and more ominous, with a light mist covering the town.

As Gu Lingxin was starting to doubt if Mo Zhen was going to come, he realized his doubts were pointless as he could feel him making his way towards him; after all, this little hill of theirs was quite unpopulated, so nobody really came here apart from them and merchants who came through the forest to trade with the village, and that too was rare after all their village was too small to be profitable enough for too many repeated trips.

Having felt Mo Zhen's presence, he decided to stand up and head towards the woods, completely ignoring his presence.

Walking into the woods nearby, he looked around for something that could be used as a weapon, and he soon found a rock; it was just the perfect weapon for him to use at the moment; he knew that Mo Zhen would follow him after all kids are naturally curious about everything especially a potential secret that a friend might have.

He picked up the rock and jumped onto the top of the tree branch, and now all he had to do was wait.

After waiting for a few minutes, the person he was waiting for finally stepped into the woods.

Mo Zhen looked like a little lost lamb while entering the forests, and hesitation was evident on his face; as he was about to turn around, he felt an impact on his head and then collapsed.

Gu Lingxin stood on the branch after throwing his rock and knocking out Mo Zhen in a single hit; after all, it was to be expected with his strength of a first-tier body refining.

Although it might not seem like much, a first-tier body refinement cultivator could never be beaten by a mortal human; it was like heaven and earth.

Looking down at his friend's body, he quickly wrapped a piece of cloth on the back of his head so the blood didn't spill onto the ground and ran deeper into the forest.