NOVEL NEXT Chapter 2: Chapter 2 The Days of Youth
"Meng Yu?"
As Meng Yu was walking through the campus, the bald-headed disciplinary director stopped him. Frowning, he looked at Meng Yu and asked,
"Is there a murderous aura about you?"
The world of cultivation was fraught with such complications. There were always countless unexpected methods to uncover your secrets.
Murderous aura... What could Meng Yu say?
"Yes, Teacher Sun, I was bullied. They forced me, and I felt terrible."
Meng Yu's eyes were slightly red as he recounted what had happened.
He had never told anyone about this before, which was what his uncle thought as well. He might have been afraid of airing his family's dirty laundry.
After listening, Director Sun furrowed his brow.
"Your uncle is too greedy, 2 million is a scam. On the black market, someone would pay 5 million for it.
You decide for yourself. The Third-Grade Marrow-Cleansing Pill, though it can increase your chances of entering the beginner's stage of Qi Cultivation, also has a high chance of failure. I respect your decision, but if you really want to sell it, tell him to ask for a higher price, plus expensive commercial insurance."
The old man shook his head, gave a few more words of advice, and then left, while Meng Yu headed to the classroom.
High school in the Immortal Sect was even more grueling than on Earth. In addition to cultural classes, there were all kinds of elective courses such as Swordsmanship, True Qi, Formation, and so on. You could sign up for anything as long as you were willing to learn.
Meng Yu arrived at the swordsmanship class. He was a bit early, so he took the opportunity to clean the classroom and arrange all the equipment neatly.
"So, it's only considered Corruption, huh..."
After cleaning, Meng Yu sat cross-legged and gazed at the Nine-Petal White Lotus within his divine sense.
A few months ago, in another world, he happened upon a lotus seed by chance. Then, he was involved in a car accident, and his blood accidentally dripped onto the seed, initiating a transformation. The seed merged with his body, and a Nine-Petal White Lotus appeared in his divine sense. Moreover, there was a line of text on the lotus leaves.
Corruption strengthens tenfold, becoming a demon enhances hundredfold!
Beneath it, there were a few annotations.
First: Corruption and Becoming a demon require the sacrifice of a blood relative or a beloved person, children not included.
Second, enhancement is dangerous and can easily result in bursting.
Third, an individual can only be enhanced once, and a beloved person can only be used once.
Fourth, after completing an action, please chant the cumbersome spell named "Corruption strengthens tenfold, becoming a demon enhances hundredfold" (a clunky set of sounds directly infused into Meng Yu's divine sense) to confirm settlement.
Fifth, the sense of ritual.
Sixth, the number of enhancements must not exceed three.
Seventh, the divine object conceals itself, undetectable by anyone.
Eighth, in a century's reversal, cherish it dearly.
As he lay in a pool of blood, he thought about how to become stronger after recovery. Unfortunately, an explosion from the oil tank truck at the scene brought him to another world, but the Nine-Petal White Lotus remained in his divine sense.
This discovery excited him inexplicably. Doing evil deeds would make him stronger?
Despite the array of limitations, he was very, very happy.
So, he decided... to be a good person in his daily life.
Do not commit evil deeds just because they seem insignificant. Meng Yu liked this saying very much.
The Immortal Sect maintained a facade of fairness with detective methods far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
He had obtained the Golden Finger, but many things still had to be figured out by himself. It was normal to have restrictions; after all, if there were no limits to Corruption or Becoming a demon, Meng Yu would first go to get married and have children, ah no, make test-tube babies, and then after ten months, he would become tenfold stronger today, tenfold stronger tomorrow, and hundredfold stronger the day after... Mhm, is that possible?
Moreover, if you can rise in rank by doing evil without involving blood relations, Meng Yu is all in for investing and cultivating cold-resistant mosquitoes today! Plus, the limitation that something can only be strengthened once actually makes it seem more normal.
"Meng Yu, I've already said, you don't need to do these chores. We have a cleaning lady, and look at you, you've gotten yourself covered in dust again."
A girl with her hair tied in a bun came bouncing in, frowning as she looked at Meng Yu. Her face was delicate yet soft, with fair skin blushed with health, resembling smooth, moist jade, irresistibly compelling one to stroke it.
She was the class president of Meng Yu's class, a vibrant and pretty young girl named Lin Yuyan. Meng Yu called her Little Swallow, and their relationship was quite good. His predecessor even harbored inexplicable tender feelings for her, loving her with youthful impulsiveness.
Ah, beloved person +1.
"It's nothing, I just can't sit still, that's all."
Meng Yu said with a smile when the teacher arrived.
"Everyone, how's your cultivation of the White Crane Swordsmanship coming along?"
Meng Yu's high school, Yuquan Middle School, had a swordsmanship teacher who was a beautiful older sister graduate from Taibai University. In her late twenties, unmarried and with long legs and a slim waist, she was very kind to everyone. She appeared somewhat fierce on the outside and was strict during teaching, but in fact, Meng Yu knew she was quite timid.
His predecessor favored this older sister who was a bit more bearable and gentler than Little Swallow, but of course, he didn't want to let go of the youthful Little Swallow either. He often dreamed of having both the white moonlight and the red rose in hand.
Thousands of years ago on the Supreme Star, it wasn't just divine techniques; even a complete system of martial arts could trigger a storm of blood and carnage, but when the Immortal Sect unified and formed a world of great unity, education for all became the new consensus.
While Divine Skill Secret Manuals were valuable, cultivation also depended on talent, alchemical elixirs, spirit talismans, spiritual energy, and many other factors. It was like an industrial society where everyone was encouraged to study hard and become engineers, and the Immortal Sect's demand for talent was endless. In many cases, if you wanted to learn, you could acquire the relevant knowledge.
The beginner level, enough to get you by.
For example, the White Crane Swordsmanship taught by Teacher Chen was a treasure of a sect in ages past, something outsiders couldn't have learned, and yet, now it could be discussed openly. Similarly, countless universities and high schools under the Immortal Sect studied and debated many divine techniques and secret manuals.
At the same time, students were ingrained with a principle from a young age.
Don't bite off more than you can chew. Whether it's swordsmanship, body refinement, talismans, spells, or anything else, you can study them all, but human energy is limited. Unless you're a top-tier genius, don't pursue overly complicated or broad knowledge. Instead, focus on one thing.
The one thing that's recommended for you to concentrate on.
Like the White Crane Swordsmanship taught by Teacher Chen, though just a beginner-level swordsmanship, she has defeated everyone at Yuquan Middle School with it.
One by one, the students demonstrated their prowess in White Crane Swordsmanship, including Meng Yu.
"Meng Yu, your swordsmanship is very good. Keep it up, and once you break through the bottleneck, your future is promising."
After the exhibition, Teacher Chen nodded at Meng Yu with satisfaction. This student was studious and hardworking, having completely mastered White Crane Swordsmanship. With this skill, getting into an average university wouldn't be difficult. The only issue, like many students, he was facing a bottleneck and needed constant practice, sword fighting, and plenty of time to break through.
More importantly, he was a good kid—honest, earnest, and always willing to help his classmates. His daily routine of arriving twenty minutes early to school and taking initiative in many tasks endeared him to her.
"Thank you, Teacher."
Meng Yu replied calmly, the beautiful and gentle teacher also had his former self's admiration, hence beloved person +2.
Unfortunately, Meng Yu was inherently indifferent, especially after acquiring the power that was tenfold stronger upon corruption, which made him consider others' bodies—no, it made him want to form better relationships. But if he was honest, it didn't compare to the former self's genuine and earnest affection, and to this day, he lacked a closer beloved friend.
He nodded at the female teacher and then to the side, repeatedly practiced his foundational skills.
And in his divine sense, there were his skills.
In addition to cultivating swordsmanship, his former self also cultivated a true qi known as Shaoyang Mysterious Skill.
A Nine-Petal White Lotus reflected in his divine sense, and the knowledge he acquired appeared on a panel, laying out his future even more clearly.
A completely ordinary middle school student, without a Golden Finger, no matter how hard he tried, would end in dust after eighty years.
Then, on the fourth day, Meng Yu finally received what he was waiting for, the Third-Grade Marrow-Cleansing Pill he purchased.
His ladder to ascension.
Many young people, when starting a business, could save twenty years or even a lifetime if they had a million dollars.