Chapter 9

"Wait, can I find out what exactly is going on?" Qin Yi asked calmly.

Qin Yi and Andre looked at each other—though in reality, Qin Yi merely glanced at the cloud of black mist beside him—then nodded and began recounting what they had experienced during this time.

...An hour later—

"So, Xiao Yi was killed by Wang Luoxin and JF on his wedding day, right?" Qin Rong asked after sorting through his thoughts. At his side, his jade-like hand had already clenched tightly into a fist.

"Yes." Qin Yi nodded.

"...All right, let's begin," Qin Rong suddenly said after a moment of silence.

"Wait, I'll take you somewhere first," Andre suddenly said. The next second, the scene shifted, and the three of them had arrived elsewhere. Before them was a pool of spring water wreathed in mist, held within stone carved from jade.

"Wash your bodies with this spring water first and remove all the impurities in them. Then eat this." As Andre spoke, he tossed two fiery-red fruits out from the black mist.

Qin Yi and Qin Rong looked at each other, then stripped and jumped into the spring. A warm sensation immediately washed over them. They reached out, took the fruits Andre handed them, and quickly finished them.

A moment later, wisps of black filth seeped from Qin Yi's pores. After the spring water washed it away, Qin Yi gradually felt it force its way into his skin, slowly transforming the meridians and blood within his body. Even his mind felt pleasantly warm. The sensation was incredibly comfortable, and Qin Yi subconsciously looked toward Qin Rong. The next second, his eyes widened in shock—

Not a single thread of black filth seeped from Qin Rong's body. The spring water seemed drawn to him as it surged madly into his body. Qin Rong himself could no longer be seen where he sat; instead, a small whirlpool had formed there.

Qin Yi stared dumbfoundedly at Andre above the pool and stammered, "An-Andre, my brother... he'll be all right, won't he?"

"A Heavenly Spirit Body—he actually has a Heavenly Spirit Body. This is unbelievable..." Andre was also startled by the sight before him. Hearing Qin Yi's question, he immediately replied, "Of course he'll be fine. Not only is he fine, we've struck it rich!"

"Huh?" Qin Yi looked blankly at the somewhat crazed Andre.

"Your brother is a Heavenly Spirit Body, something rarely seen even among countless spiritual beings. If someone like him cultivates godhood, he'll get twice the results with half the effort. He'll definitely become a god within ten thousand years—and one of the rarest among them, a God of Laws. Qin Yi, we've really struck it rich this time." Andre sounded thrilled.

"..." Although Qin Yi did not understand exactly what Andre meant, he grasped the general idea. He immediately said excitedly, "Of course. My brother is the most outstanding person in the world. What about me?"

"You?" Andre glanced at Qin Yi. "Compared to a Heavenly Spirit Body, you're far inferior, but you do have all five elements. That's still rare enough. Cultivate properly, and you'll have a future too."

Hearing that, Qin Yi excitedly rolled around in the water—

Awroo, this old man is going to become a god too!

"However," Andre paused, unable to resist commenting, "according to the protagonist rules in those YY novels you showed me, why does your brother seem more like the reincarnated one than you?"

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Chapter 9: I'm Going to Become a God (Part Two)

Chapter 9

Qin Yi stood to the side and patiently waited for the whirlpool in the pool to slowly calm. Then Qin Rong, naked from head to toe, abruptly floated to the surface. His skin was as white as jade, his limbs long and well-proportioned. Though still youthful, his body faintly exuded a sense of restrained strength. His already exquisite features had gained a touch more handsome majesty, perfect as though carved from marble.

Qin Yi was briefly dazed. Since childhood, he had known that Qin Rong was an exceptionally outstanding, even perfect person. But now, Qin Rong's aura carried an imposing aloofness that made Qin Yi afraid to approach.

"Xiao Yi, what's wrong?" Qin Rong opened his eyes and saw Qin Yi looking absent-minded. What had happened today was far too fantastical, leaving his thoughts somewhat chaotic. The strength brought by soaking in the spring water also made him feel at a loss. Everything that had happened was challenging his original worldview. But as long as Qin Yi was beside him, he could keep his thoughts steady. Because he had to ensure that Qin Yi was safe, no matter what happened.

"Nothing." Qin Yi came back to his senses. Seeing Qin Rong's slight frown, he smiled faintly. I must be overthinking it. No matter what happened, Qin Rong was still Qin Rong. There was no doubt about it.

Qin Rong raised his brows noncommittally, got up, and left the pool. After calmly dressing himself, he asked Andre, "What do we do next?"

"Oh! You can look at this jade slip. It contains cultivation techniques unique to you Easterners. You can give it a try," Andre said, then had Qin Yi pass the jade slip to Qin Rong.

Qin Rong accepted the jade slip and focused on the blank space above it. After a short while, lines of text appeared in his mind. Qin Rong carefully read through the contents of the jade slip, pondered for a moment, then asked, "I only need to follow the instructions written here?"

"Yes." Andre nodded slightly, though in his state as a cloud of black mist, no one else could see the motion.

"..." Qin Rong thought for a moment, then sat cross-legged on the ground, placing his hands on his knees with his palms facing upward. He closed his eyes slightly and imagined a current of energy beginning below his abdomen, at the dantian, circulating once through the eight extraordinary meridians in his body. A moment later, he indeed felt a warm current rise from his abdomen.

Qin Rong then opened his eyes and said to the other two, "I feel something."

Qin Yi and Andre looked at each other. Then Qin Yi copied Qin Rong's posture, sat down, closed his eyes, and began cultivating.

Andre said to Qin Rong, "Please continue. Let's see what effect it produces."

Qin Rong nodded and continued cultivating with his eyes closed.

After circulating it again and again, the current grew from the thickness of a strand of hair to the thickness of a thumb. Qin Rong felt a slight blockage where it flowed. Used to everything moving smoothly, he found the sensation uncomfortable. After concentrating harder, he directed all the energy in his body toward the blockage. Even after several impacts, the obstruction remained incomparably solid. Somewhat disappointed, Qin Rong circulated the current several more times along its original path. Once it had grown stronger, he gathered his strength and charged forward again. Intense pain instantly spread through his entire body, and Qin Rong immediately fainted.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Rong woke again. He instinctively circulated the energy inside his body, only to be startled by what he saw.

The inside of his body was a brilliant display of colors. The spiritual energies of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth were distributed around his five internal organs. Green meridians spread throughout his body. A purple current slowly circulated everywhere within him, flowing unhindered through the eight extraordinary meridians and the Ren and Du meridians. It was probably the energy he had cultivated. At his dantian was a mass of purple qi, faintly brimming with vitality. Qin Rong was somewhat confused, but having read wuxia novels before, he knew this was probably the legendary "Inner Vision." He simply had not expected to reach the highest realm in wuxia so easily.

Qin Rong opened his eyes in confusion. Andre and Qin Yi were sitting idly nearby, with several wuxia novels laid out before them. Seeing Qin Rong awaken, they immediately came over and asked with concern, "How do you feel?"

"Not bad." Qin Rong nodded, then added, "I can see the flow of energy inside my body."

"..." Andre's eyes widened in astonishment. "Really?"

"Yes." Qin Rong nodded slightly, then asked, "There's a mass of purple qi in my dantian. I feel as though it has vitality. What is that?"

"No way?" Andre wailed in a trembling voice. "It's actually Primordial Purple Qi. A Heavenly Spirit Body is just too infuriating!"

"Primordial Purple Qi... what is that?" Qin Rong repeated quietly before asking.

"I know this one. At the beginning of the universe, heaven and earth were chaotic like an egg. This Primordial Qi is the qi of chaos," Qin Yi jumped in first. Having read so many cultivation novels in his previous life, he did know the answer to this question. He simply had not expected such a thing to truly exist—and for the person who possessed it to be his brother.

Andre also added, "That is indeed correct. Primordial Qi is the spiritual energy from the earliest days of heaven and earth. Those who possess Primordial Qi generally also wield the power of laws. Qin Rong, you're amazing!"

By the end, Andre felt somewhat bitter inside. He was the son of a supreme god and had originally believed his bloodline to be formidable. Yet after casually leaving home, he had encountered one person nearly his equal and another far stronger than him. And this was on such a remote, backward planet where even faith had nearly vanished. The difference left Andre feeling dejected.

Qin Rong keenly noticed Andre's emotional change, so he smoothly changed the subject. "What time is it now?"

"I don't know either, but when you leave, no time will have passed," Andre said. This palace was originally a magical artifact his father god had given him, an independent entity isolated from every space and plane. As long as he was within this palace, he was absolutely safe. Within this space, all laws were ineffective, including the laws of time and space.

"That's good." Qin Rong nodded, then said to Qin Yi, "But it's getting late. We should go out."

Qin Yi nodded carelessly. He was tired after cultivating for so long and only wanted to go back and lie on the bed for a while. Everything at Andre's place was nice except that it was all hard as stone.

"You're leaving already? Remember to come keep me company when you have time," Andre said wistfully.

"All right." Qin Rong nodded. The moment his words fell, the two of them were moved out of the palace. Looking at the simple furniture in the room and the goose-yellow desk lamp, both of them felt somewhat dazed.

Qin Yi stretched, sprawled across the bed like a starfish, and said to Qin Rong, "I'm exhausted."

Qin Rong answered absentmindedly and remained silent. Qin Yi rambled on for quite a while before noticing that Qin Rong was in a bad mood. He rolled over and asked, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Qin Rong was silent for a moment before saying, "Nothing. It just doesn't feel real."

"Yeah." Qin Yi agreed deeply. "I feel the same way."

"...Qin Yi, were you really reincarnated?" Qin Rong asked after a long while.

"Of course." Qin Yi answered with a smug look. Not just anyone could enjoy such an experience.

"Then why can't you remember this year's high school entrance exam questions?" Qin Rong sighed.

Huh? What kind of sigh was that?

Under the starlight, Qin Yi stared wide-eyed at his calm-faced brother.

As expected, a genius's thought process really was different!!

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Chapter 10: Not Short on Money

Chapter 10

The experience inside Andre's palace had been like an incredibly fantastical dream. Once the dream ended, they still had to return to real life. Thus, during the following two days of exams, Qin Yi and Qin Rong both remained cautious and serious. Only when the bell rang for the end of the final exam did Qin Yi finally let down his guard and heave a long sigh of relief.