I don't know if the speaker meant it unintentionally, but the listener took it to heart. After Auntie Cai finished packing a bag of vegetables for a customer, she forced a smile and looked over: "Boss, do you want to buy melons?" "I grew them myself, they're delicious!"
The middle-aged man nodded slightly and smiled at her. "But the weather is getting hotter and hotter, if they're not bought soon, some mice and bugs will spoil them..." Auntie Cai's tone carried a hint of complaint.
She walked over, packed a few pumpkins into a bag, and handed them to the middle-aged man: "Boss, never mind, consider these few pumpkins a gift. I see you're new, so I'll treat it as attracting a new customer." "Take them home and try them carefully.
If they're good, remember to buy them next time." "Otherwise... they'll really be ruined by those beasts."
When Auntie Cai said the last sentence, mentioning "ruined," I don't know if it was intentional, but she emphasized the word. The butcher next door, who was selling meat, heard this and sweat beaded even more on his face, continuously dripping down his big mustache. The middle-aged man took the vegetables from Auntie Cai, his expression under the mask became more complex.
"Thank you then, I'll be sure to try them carefully at home." "By the way, if there are many mice in hot weather, catch a few more." "Just kill them."
Auntie Cai trembled and nodded unconsciously. "Yes..." Then.
The middle-aged man nodded and walked out of the vegetable market with the girl, getting into a luxury car without a license plate. "Dad, why did you say so much to that vegetable seller?" "It lowers your status!"
The middle-aged man glanced at her and said indifferently: "You'll know later." "Tch~" After a while, the girl opened her phone. She found an interface called "Virtual God Space" and clicked into it, then held up her phone and waved it in front of the middle-aged man: "Dad, I ranked in the top five in the country on the Virtual God List this year!"
Virtual God Space is a system jointly developed by the government and the five Imperial Cultivator Clans, capable of perfectly replicating a person into a virtual space at a 1:1 ratio. Inside, one can battle simulated demonic beasts and earn points to exchange for corresponding real-world rewards. It is considered a welfare and encouragement from the state for the public's cultivation.
As long as one is a student, they can apply online with their student ID, and the government will deliver the equipment to their homes. However, it is only a loan, and it needs to be returned to the government after graduation. Those who enter are basically university students.
High school students generally have a cultivation level of Qi Training Stage Ten, and entering is of little use. Not to mention junior high school students. Of course, the standard is prepared for ordinary people.
For monstrous prodigies like Zhu Qing'an and Jiang Nantian, they probably entered for training at the beginning of their third year of high school. As for the virtual list, it is mainly a vanity title. However, the descendants of the five great Imperial Cultivator Clans attach great importance to this list.
If they perform poorly, they will lose face for their family. The middle-aged man shook his head and chuckled helplessly: "Lingling, of the five Imperial Cultivator Clans in the country, our Yun Clan is the strongest." "But the top four are occupied by the descendants of the other four Imperial Clans.
How can I maintain my prestige?" The girl began to complain: "Dad! The number one, Jiang Nantian, is just too outrageous!"
"I'm at Golden Core Stage Five at eighteen, one level higher than Sister An, but he's already at Golden Core Stage Seven!" "And Sister An at number two, and Sister Meng at number three, their martial arts are area-of-effect moves, fighting demonic beasts..." "They're definitely taking advantage!"
Saying this, the girl's expression became a bit resentful, and she continued: "The sword moves you taught me are only powerful in one-on-one combat. The points for killing demonic beasts can't possibly catch up to them!" "And the Imperial Son from the Luo Clan at number four, no one knows what he looks like yet, he's mysterious, but his strength is not weak..."
"Hmph! He must be a fatso who's too embarrassed to show his face!" The girl seemed to find an outlet and poured out all her dissatisfaction.
The middle-aged man looked at her with doting eyes, then lowered his head and rubbed his temples, extremely helpless. Just then, the girl suddenly sighed: "It would be great if my brother were here... If he were here, he could definitely get first place!"
"Oh, Dad, what do you think my brother looks like?" "My brother is so pitiful, sent away by the family for training since he was little... Will he also participate in the College Entrance Examination this year?"
The middle-aged man's expression froze, and his body trembled. His gaze drifted through the car window, involuntarily looking towards the small meat shop in the vegetable market. He said thoughtfully: "You'll know later..."
"Dad!!!" ... "Hahaha!
I'm rich, I'm rich!" "System, remind me when the Blood Qi value runs out, I'm about to break through!" After absorbing the Blood Qi, Yun Mochen hurriedly returned home.
Looking at the more than two thousand Blood Qi values on the display panel, a smile spread uncontrollably across his face. "Master, no problem!" The next moment.
Yun Mochen began to circulate the Sky-Covering Technique, and white spiritual energy once again surged towards his entire body. All the spiritual energy in his body, along the golden meridians all over him, began to undulate and flow. The amount of spiritual energy gradually increased, becoming more dense.
Under the operation of the Sky-Covering Technique. The spiritual energy circulated endlessly in his meridian channels, and with each circulation, the spiritual power within his body became more solidified and powerful! After an unknown amount of time.
Boom! A sound was heard, and Yun Mochen's lips curved slightly. Qi Training Stage Nine!
But it wasn't over yet, Yun Mochen felt that this was definitely not the limit his meridians could withstand! Because the Sky-Covering Technique at this moment actually started to operate uncontrollably on its own! A vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, as if it were free, rapidly poured into his body.
And the golden meridians all over his body visibly grew rapidly, becoming denser and thicker. "Master, don't stop, this is the state of entering the Extreme Realm!" Yun Mochen's eyes were tightly closed, trying to immerse himself in this extremely profound artistic conception.
He felt as if he had become the master of the world, and could even direct the direction and trajectory of the spiritual power surging in every one of his meridian channels. Time flew by second by second, and after an unknown amount of time. Boom!!
A rumbling sound was heard again, even louder than before! Qi Training Stage Ten! "System, take the Foundation Establishment Pill!"
"Received! Master!" In an instant.
A green pill emitting an extremely rich fragrance appeared in Yun Mochen's hand. He took a deep breath of the medicinal fragrance in the air and felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. His taste buds couldn't resist and he swallowed it directly.
The taste was indescribable, Yun Mochen even chewed it and summed it up in one sentence: "It's damn delicious!" The next moment. Yun Mochen felt a surge of heat erupt within his body, and countless spiritual energies surged through all his meridian channels and coursed wildly!
"Ah... System! My stomach is going to explode!"
"Master! Quickly circulate the Sky-Covering Technique to absorb this spiritual energy!" Yun Mochen hurriedly circulated the Sky-Covering Technique again, enduring the discomfort within his body and biting his tongue.
"Awesome! Hahaha! Keep going!
Give it to me!" Yun Mochen's face contorted, but his expression carried more of a strange madness!