NOVEL NEXT Ch. 24
Chapter 24: Cultivator from Another World
"Really?" Huang Xiaoling's expression shifted slightly.
If it had been anyone else saying such things, she would have thought they were just making a scene and overestimating themselves.
But the one who said this was Chen Beiwu—her exceptionally gifted son.
"Of course," Chen Beiwu replied seriously.
"Alright, I’ll keep this pill."
Huang Xiaoling didn’t insist anymore. "If you can advance to the Eighth Level of Qi Refining before next September, you’ll be the one in charge of this household. Your father and I will listen to everything you say.
But if you can’t do it, then obediently return the Frost-Purifying Pill to me."
"Deal!" Chen Beiwu made the agreement with his mother and turned to head upstairs.
"Wait, there’s something you need to be mindful of," Huang Xiaoling called out to Chen Beiwu.
"What is it?" he asked, turning back.
"When getting along with classmates, make sure to take safety measures. Don’t go making babies."
Chen Beiwu: "..."
Glancing at Chen Beiwu's fleeing figure, Huang Xiaoling couldn’t help but tighten her grip on the jade bottle in her hand, her emotions tangled and complex.
After a long while, she finally murmured with a mix of comfort and a trace of guilt and remorse, "The child really has grown up!"
Back in the Cultivation Room, Chen Beiwu began teleportation with Iron Egg.
He briefly inspected the layout of the cave dwelling. After confirming no beast creatures had entered, he cleaned up the traces, sealed the cave, and set out toward the outer parts of the mountain.
With a Second-Tier Cang Thunder Tiger residing nearby, the mountain range was no longer safe. He needed to find a more secure place to cultivate.
At the same time, finding signs of people would help Chen Beiwu understand the basic conditions of this cultivation world.
The next morning, Chen Beiwu rested his head on the classroom desk, his expression barely able to conceal his delight.
After leaving the cave dwelling, he and Iron Egg had spent an entire day searching the mountain range and successfully found three Verdant Scale Serpents with low cultivation years and two stalks of First-Tier Exotic Herbs.
Clearly, in this otherworld overflowing with spiritual energy, even a serpent species as picky about their habitat as the Verdant Scale Serpent was no longer rare.
With enough gallbladders from Verdant Scale Serpents, Chen Beiwu even had confidence he could complete the agreement ahead of time and advance to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining during his fourth year.
"Hey, Chen Beiwu, what are you doing slouched over there? Hurry up and come here," Xu Lingling called out.
The third and fourth periods were Alchemy classes. As the class representative, it was her duty to look after weaker students.
That’s right—in Xu Lingling’s eyes, whose alchemy grades were always perfect, Chen Beiwu, who only scored around 89, was a poor student.
Sensing the gazes of surrounding classmates, Chen Beiwu calmly stood up and followed Xu Lingling to the alchemy room.
Sitting beside the furnace, a fragrant breeze suddenly blew his way.
"How’s your Blazing Flame Convergence practice going?" Xu Ziqing casually handed over a talisman—it was a Mid-Grade First-Tier Talisman [Clear Wind Talisman].
The alchemy room was built atop a fire vein and was extremely hot. If one only stayed briefly it was bearable, but if one stayed too long, even a Fire-Attribute Spiritual Root cultivator would find it hard to endure.
The Mid-Grade First-Tier Talisman [Clear Wind Talisman] provided a cool and comfortable environment, protecting the user from Fire Toxin.
"I gave it to my dog for cultivation," Chen Beiwu waved his hand and took out a Low-Grade First-Tier [Breeze Talisman].
This talisman was far less effective than the Clear Wind Talisman but much cheaper.
"Hey, what’s that supposed to mean? Are you saying I’m worse than a dog?" Xu Ziqing pouted and gave Chen Beiwu a playful shove.
Chen Beiwu instinctively maintained distance. "I’m not lying. My dog is really smart. It might actually learn Blazing Flame Convergence."
With a smile in her eyes, Xu Ziqing pondered for a second and said, "I don’t believe it. Unless you let me go see it myself."
Under the envious, jealous, and resentful gazes of the surrounding students, Chen Beiwu shook his head. "It hasn’t learned it yet. Let’s wait until it does."
Hearing this, Liu Yan was stunned.
Good heavens, a rich and beautiful girl had offered to visit his home, and Chen Beiwu actually turned her down? He really was the iron wall of Shouhe No. 2 High School.
Xu Lingling gave a pure smile and leaned close to whisper in Chen Beiwu’s ear, "When the time comes, I want to see too."
Seeing this scene of two girls fawning over one guy, Liu Yan nearly ground his teeth to dust.
Comparing yourself to others really is infuriating. After some hesitation, he turned his head away and pretended to see nothing—he truly couldn’t handle it.
Soon, as the class bell rang, Teacher Li Jiacheng appeared at the only alchemy furnace in the room.
"Today, I’ll be teaching the practical applications of Water Method Alchemy..."
Chen Beiwu automatically tuned out the surrounding beauties and Teacher Li’s rambling. His mind wandered, filled with thoughts of catching serpents and gathering herbs.
Once the class ended, he was the first to leave.
"Strange, why does Chen Beiwu always leave as soon as class ends lately? He’s not even going to the school’s Cultivation Room?"
"Yeah, it’s like he’s avoiding something."
Xu Lingling and Xu Ziqing exchanged glances and said in unison, "Could he be avoiding you?"
"Impossible," they both replied at the same time.
"Why are you copying what I say?" The two girls widened their eyes.
"…"
Meanwhile, Chen Beiwu returned home and began an intense and thrilling adventure in the other world.
Classes—exploration—serpent catching—herb gathering—cultivation—accumulating luck. A week passed in the blink of an eye.
"Roar!"
A badly wounded Black Rock Bear let out a roar that echoed through the forest before collapsing heavily to the ground, emitting a strong scent of charred flesh.
"Woof."
Iron Egg bared its fangs, biting hard into the Black Rock Bear’s throat, and didn’t let go even after the beast lost all ability to resist.
"Alright, Iron Egg. You can let go now," Chen Beiwu said, turning his gaze toward the beast.
This Black Rock Bear didn’t have high cultivation years—only twenty. Only its hide, gallbladder, and paws were worth a bit of spirit stones.
If it hadn’t attacked first, Chen Beiwu wouldn’t have bothered with it for so little.
Iron Egg loosened its jaw and let out two low growls as a warning.
Chen Beiwu looked up with a strange expression toward the dense forest ahead, where a nimble figure, swift as a monkey, was rapidly approaching.
The person’s cultivation wasn’t high—probably between the Fifth and Sixth Levels of Qi Refining. Seemed like a suitable cultivator to interact with.
"&…@@%!" (Senior, please save this young woman’s life!)
Lin Yu stopped in her tracks and respectfully bowed, ignoring the blood dripping from her right shoulder.
Though the other party looked young and dressed oddly, the aura emanating from his entire being was genuinely formidable, far beyond her—at least Late-Stage Qi Refining.
To have such cultivation at that age, he was most likely from the Five Great Sects, making him a good target to seek help from.
‘Blah blah blah… what is she even saying?’ Chen Beiwu was stunned and suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, his earlier suspicion had come true.
The Immortal Alliance’s language and this world’s language weren’t from the same system.
If he wanted to develop steadily in this world, he not only had to learn a completely foreign language but also understand the arcane and esoteric cultivation terminology of this realm.
"&&#." (This young woman is willing to become a servant.)
Seeing Chen Beiwu remain unmoving, Lin Yu bit her lip, knelt down halfway, and revealed a pitiful expression full of pleading.
With her left fingertips, she discreetly tugged downward, revealing a plump cleavage that was hard to ignore.