what sounds weird makes you stronger

[ To start a cultivation sect.. You should first know how to cultivate… ]

Oh yeah.. He suddenly feels really dumb for not thinking of this earlier. It seems like the realization that he is currently living in a martial arts novel hasn't completely hit him yet…

Well then again he is a youth from the modern era who has only known such worlds through Xianxia novels. It's not easy to accept that he is gonna be living life in such a world all of a sudden.

Anyway, as a youth he knows the basics of cultivation.. Maybe..

Wasn't it something like, make yourself one with nature and realizing that you are merely a speck in the ocean of existence… or something like that.

Yeah, no, it's all very confusing

"So can you teach me how to cultivate?"

[ Yes player, that is practically my job ]

Oh yeah come to think of it usually in stories like this isn't having a system supposed to be a big golden finger?

This system does seem to be a bit funny in the head but surely Shen Mingze will stand on top of the world with it's help, right?

"So when are we starting?"

Shen Mingze couldn't wait to begin his path to excellence, he might not have read that many cultivation novels but it's only natural for someone who has read even a single one to be excited with the prospect of living a life in a martial world full of gods and demons.

Traveling the world, making companions along the way, immersing yourself in the path of martial discipline. What youth in today's world doesn't dream of living a life like that?

[ We can start right now ]

"Really?! Let's do it then"

[ wait, wait, wait. Nothing in this world is free remember? ]

"..."

"I thought we were beyond that already.."

Bastard even proposed that they adopt a kid together..

[ don't get me wrong player, I would've gladly given the cultivation method to you for free, It's just not under my scope of liberty ]

What does he mean by not under his scope of liberty? So the system is not a supreme entity? Is there someone that is controlling it from behind the scene?

Thinking about this kinda sent chills down his spine

[ Yeah, I definitely encourage you not to continue that line of thought. ]

[ On the bright side it seems like you have now completely recovered from the state of "flat affect" that you were experiencing since earlier ]

Yeah now that he's noticed it he definitely does feel a lot more normal, not as refreshed as before but definitely more normal. The changes might not appear to be that obvious but they are definitely there.

For example this literally the first time he had gotten goosebumps for… quite a long time now. Earlier when Hulk-maid caught him in Chang Haorang's bed he didn't feel anything more than a bit frustrated, maybe a bit annoyed.

If he were to go back to that situation one more time, he is sure to pee his pants.

"So, I will use one of the drawing opportunities.. I can do that right?"

[ Isn't that obvious? ]

"..."

Why does it feel like this big meanie is calling him stupid?

Now that he thinks about it, System could've just told him about the whole cultivation thing earlier. Wasn't it basically his job to inform him of such things? Come to think of it, what even was this system's job?

Was it simply to torment an unsuspecting person like himself?

[ I have picked a cultivation method that is suitable for the the player, it compliments the player's attributes quite nicely ]

[ Check it out ]

Shen Mingze's attributes were related to his musical talent, so was this cultivation method also related to music?

He originally wanted a shadow attribute, because, he said it before and he will say it again, shadow powers can never not be cool, however fighting using the music of classical Guqin.. That also seems cool as fuck!

Shen Mingze the peerless immortal of divine melody, how cool does that sound.

[ "Beauty of the world"

Cultivation practice rank - world

Cultivation practice category - Daoist

Point system - Karma points(Category), beauty points(attributes)

"The bugs crawling under your feet, the mountains towering above you, all of it is a part of nature hence all of it is beautiful.

Understand the beauty of nature and become a part of it, become the most beautiful existence the world has to offer, this is the goal of your cultivation path"

Note - please do not forget that beauty is not something superficial, do good deeds to earn karma points. ]

"..."

[ What do you think? Well chosen, right? ]

What does it want him to say?

Practicing this cultivation method would not make him a peerless immortal, it will make him a flower boy.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the description but what is up with the beauty points? Why is becoming the most beautiful existence in the world the goal of this cultivation method.

If it is a Daoist cultivation method shouldn't the goal be something like "reaching the highest Dao" or something?

[ Hey! isn't the player underestimating this cultivation method a bit too much?! Does a world level cultivation method mean nothing in the player's eyes?! ]

"Well, what do you mean by a world level cultivation method…"

The system was silent for a while, it felt like he was secretly calling him stupid. But what can be done? He's new to this world, okay? How is he supposed to know how powerful a world level cultivation method is?

[ Player.. Most people in this world would sacrifice their first born, second born and third born child along with their parents and ten generation of ancestors to learn a world level cultivation method ]

"Umm.. that's a bit exaggerated.. Right?"

[ not at all ]

Okay it seems like this cultivation method really was something amazing, but did this system not have any other world level cultivation method?

[ this is the only world level cultivation method that suits the player's attributes ]

"..."

Okay, who cares, it seems like this cultivation was pretty awesome. So what if it sounded a bit weird and suspicious? If it makes him stronger that's all that matters, right?

Shen Mingze pressed the "buy" button and just like that another one of his drawing opportunities was used, only one was left now. He's gonna cherish this one and save it for an emergency.

who knows when he will need it.

entering the home tab, Shen Mingze goes to his inventory as per instructed by the system and takes out a the book that had just been added there.

the book looked really old, the cover was green and "beauty of the world" was written on the cover in cursive with bold and elegant strokes.

[ Is the player going to open it or not? ]

"..."

Can't this big meanie let him mentally prepare himself before hand?

Sighing, Shen Mingze slowly opened the book and started reading the first page.