Where was this? Lin Fei rubbed his temples and slowly opened his eyes. Before him was an antique, elegantly furnished room, its furniture neatly arranged and spotless.
Lin Fei threw off the quilt and slowly sat up, staring blankly at everything in the room.
Suddenly, waves of stabbing pain surged through his head. Vast memories flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern as the soul from his previous life began merging with the soul originally belonging to this body.
"Fuck, what's going on? It hurts like hell!" Lin Fei collapsed back onto the bed, clutching his head and rolling around until he passed out again.
It was not until sunset that Lin Fei woke again. "Fuck, is this for real?" Lin Fei was horrified. He had originally been a corporate slave in China on Blue Star.
He had drifted through life every day, working nine to five. All because he had complained about a brain-dead screenwriter while watching the Battle Through the Heavens anime on his phone in bed one night, the screen had suddenly emitted a flash of blue light. After that, he had lost consciousness.
He never imagined that he had transmigrated into the body of Xiao Jin, the grandson of the Second Elder of the Xiao Family in Wutan City from the Battle Through the Heavens novel. He was panicking. As a die-hard fan of Battle Through the Heavens, he naturally knew what kind of place the Dou Qi Continent was.
This was a world centered around cultivating Dou Qi. On this continent, after the efforts of countless generations, the cultivation of Dou Qi had developed to its peak. As Dou Qi continued to spread, it had eventually permeated even ordinary society.
As a result, Dou Qi had become inseparably intertwined with people's daily lives. Its importance to all living beings on the continent went without saying.
"System, System, get out here!" Lin Fei shouted. "Ding! The Money to Become Strong System is binding... 1%... 100%. System spirit Linglong is at your service!" A mechanical voice rang out in Lin Fei's mind.
The system actually existed. Webnovels really didn't lie to him. Lin Fei was overjoyed. "Linglong, what can you do?" "This system is called the Money to Become Strong System. The host can quickly become stronger by recharging money."
Lin Fei was ecstatic. He immediately rummaged through the room, and before long, he sat on the bed holding a bag of gold coins. It contained 500 gold coins, the savings the original owner had accumulated over several years.
"Linglong, can these gold coins be recharged?" "Ding! System scanning. Determining the value of currency on the Dou Qi Continent. Determination complete.
The host's gold coins can be recharged and will yield 500 Breakthrough Points. Does the host wish to recharge?" "Linglong, can I break through with 500 Breakthrough Points?"
"Ding! The host is currently at the fifth stage of Dou Qi. 500 Breakthrough Points are insufficient to break through to the sixth stage of Dou Qi." "Ah..." Lin Fei was deeply disappointed. These 500 gold coins had been painstakingly saved by the original owner through frugality. He had not expected them to be insufficient for even a single breakthrough.
"Then, Linglong, how many more gold coins do I need to break through to the sixth stage of Dou Qi?"
"Ding! The host still requires 100 Breakthrough Points to complete the breakthrough."
Lin Fei frowned deeply. Gold coins were highly valuable on the Dou Qi Continent. One gold coin could be exchanged for 100 silver coins, while one silver coin could be exchanged for 100 copper coins. A single gold coin was enough for an ordinary family to live on for a year.
Thankfully, although I'm not the clan leader's son, I do have an elder for a grandfather. Should I ask Grandpa for some?
The original owner, Xiao Jin's grandfather, was named Xiao Ying. He was a stern, old-fashioned two-star Da Dou Shi with great prestige within the family.
The cultivation realms of the Dou Qi Continent were divided into the entry-level first through ninth stages of Dou Qi, followed by Dou Zhe, Dou Master, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Emperor, Dou Zong, Dou Zun, Dou Sheng, and Dou Di. Each realm was divided into one to nine stars.
Thinking of this, Lin Fei could not help hesitating. It took 600 gold coins just to break through one stage of Dou Qi. How many gold coins would the higher realms require?
"Growl..." A sound suddenly came from his stomach. Lin Fei clutched his belly helplessly. Only at evening did he remember that he had not eaten all day. He got up and opened the door. A breeze drifted past, carrying waves of floral fragrance. The crisp air and the heaven-and-earth energy refreshed him completely.
"The air is so good. This is something Blue Star didn't have in my previous life." Looking at the flowers and plants in the courtyard, he could not help sighing. That old man really knew how to live.
He then headed toward the family hall. Along the way, the servants greeted Lin Fei. "Young Master, the master is waiting for you in the hall for dinner." "Alright, got it," Lin Fei replied casually before continuing toward the hall.
The original owner's grandfather had treated him very well. Perhaps because the original owner had been without parents since childhood, Xiao Ying was stern and rigid within the family, even somewhat harsh toward disappointing younger members.
But once he returned home, he showered the original owner with care. He was strict about the original owner's cultivation, but he had never scolded him. As for hitting him? Heh. If someone trained incorrectly, what was the point of cultivating if they could not even be beaten?
"Grandpa, I'm here. Why didn't you eat first?" Lin Fei said as he entered the hall and addressed the elderly man seated at the head. Perhaps because he had merged with the original owner's soul, Lin Fei felt no resistance to calling the man before him Grandpa.
The man had a square face and hard, defined features. His nose was straight, though it made him appear somewhat rigid. He carried an air of severity around him that made him seem difficult to approach even when he said nothing.
"Jin'er, the servants said you stayed in bed all day today. Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Xiao Ying's concerned gaze left Lin Fei dazed. How long had it been since he had seen such a look? It seemed that after his parents had died in a car accident, no one had ever looked at him like that again.
"I'm fine. Just a little dizzy. Maybe I was too tired from cultivating yesterday," Lin Fei said dismissively. "I see. Cultivation must proceed step by step. Although the coming-of-age ceremony is only two months away, don't be too impatient. Even if you can't remain in the family, with my standing in the family, getting you a good position will be easy."
The Xiao Family was one of Wutan City's three great families and possessed many businesses. Those businesses naturally needed family members to manage them. Of course, once someone was assigned outside, they would naturally be pushed to the fringes of the family. After all, this was a world where cultivation reigned supreme, and in order not to be marginalized by the family—
The younger generation of the Xiao Family had been cultivating desperately these past few months, and Xiao Jin was naturally no exception. He simply had no idea how Lin Fei, far away on Blue Star, had ended up transmigrating into his body.
Lin Fei could not make sense of it no matter how much he thought about it, but it did not matter. His family from his previous life was already gone, and he had nothing left to miss. In this life, he was Xiao Jin of the Xiao Family. In this world full of miracles and fantasy, with the system's assistance, he had to experience the view from the very summit.
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