Family Fled at the Start, But My Proficiency Was Just Maxed Out
Chapter 1

I Have a Cultivator Character Panel

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Daybreak appeared, and the sea surface was utterly calm.

White waves beat against the reefs, their rhythmic motion fully captured in the eyes.

The scene before him was as beautiful as a painting. The little grey-robed youth on the reef concluded his morning exercise, exhaled a long breath of white mist, and felt rather complicated.

His name was Yue Shuo, and a dozen years ago he was not a person of this world.

He did not know whether he had crossed over in the womb or reincarnated, so let's just consider it reincarnation since he was reborn as human.

The various memories of his past life had already faded.

Only each time he practiced this First-Tier Tai Chi Fist, which he learned in college to earn credits, did it stir up some emotions in him.

After those emotions, incomparable anticipation would also arise.

After all, in his previous life he did not have the certain opportunities of this one.

He exhaled another breath of white mist.

Of course this was not him spitting out breath like a white silk ribbon.

It was simply that the weather was too cold.

Yue Shuo hurried over to the hiding place for his clothes, took out the semi-new, dry cotton clothes wrapped in oiled paper, and put them on.

His body still carried a slight sweat from exercising.

He trotted all the way.

He returned to the east side of Lesser Desolate Island.

It was a secluded little courtyard. Pushing open the gate and entering the courtyard, he saw a burly youth in a vest doing carpentry work.

"Brother! I'm going to Hemu Island to attend the Qin Clan's Ascension Assembly!"

Yue Shuo said to the burly youth who was busy sitting in a wooden wheelchair.

The burly youth fell silent.

He asked, "Can you not go?"

"I'm just telling you!"

Yue Shuo shook his head.

With a calm expression, he entered the room and saw the steaming hot food on the table, which was clearly left for him calculated by time.

He washed his hands, ate, and cleared the table and bowls.

Big brother did not stop him as usual, but went into the inner room while he was eating.

Although his legs and feet were somewhat inconvenient, with the help of the wooden wheelchair he could move about without obstacles at home and near the courtyard.

Taking advantage of the time before big brother came out, Yue Shuo went into his own room and took out the packed bundle.

He was not in a hurry to leave, and sat down by the table intending to explain a few more things.

While waiting for people at this moment, he recited mentally with his intent.

An attribute panel that he could see whether he closed or opened his eyes appeared.

A full ten years after crossing over and reincarnating into this world, he activated his golden finger through continuously practicing First-Tier Tai Chi Fist for body-strengthening and fitness.

Yue Shuo examined the data on the attribute panel closely as usual.

[Cultivator Character Panel] [Name: Yue Shuo] [Age: 12/100 years old] [Realm: Mortal] [Spiritual Root: Metal 1, Wood 1, Water 2, Fire 1, Earth 1] [Comprehension: 120 (80+40)] [Cultivation: 1/500 (+0)] [Breakthrough Chance: ?%] [Vigor-Blood: 120/120][Mana: 0/0] [Divine Sense: 5/15][Pill Toxin: 0/5] [Talent: Reborn as Human (Purple)] (Reborn as Human: Comprehension +50%, Divine Sense +50%) [Bloodline: Unknown Thin Bloodline (2)] [Cultivation Technique:] [First-Tier Tai Chi Fist: 500/2000 (Completion)] (Initiation: You feel your sluggish body has become somewhat more comfortable.) (Proficient: Your control over your body has improved.) (Minor Achievement: Your weak constitution has been made up for, Vigor-Blood upper limit +10, Lifespan upper limit +10) (Great Success: Your slightly weak physique receives completion, Qi & Blood upper limit +20, lifespan upper limit +20) (Consummation: Your normal physique is strengthened, Qi & Blood upper limit +20, lifespan upper limit +20. After long-term, persistent spiritual qi body-tempering, you gain faint spiritual roots: Metal +1, Wood +1, Water +2, Fire +1, Earth +1) [Skills: None]

Except for the Divine Sense being 10 points lower than expected, everything else was just the proficiency of Tai Chi Fist increasing by another 1 point.

He originally wanted to stay at home and grind Tai Chi Fist until it was completely consummated.

To see what gains there would be.

The thing restricting him from grinding proficiency was the Divine Sense upper limit.

One effective session of cultivation would consume 10 points of Divine Sense.

As for Divine Sense,

he discovered that it was very hard to recover during the day, and sleeping a whole day wouldn't even recover two or three points.

However, deep night sleep would rapidly recover it.

Therefore,

with the remaining 1,500 points of proficiency,

calculated by normal cultivation without timing restrictions, it could increase by 1 point a day.

A little over four years from now, when he was only sixteen years old, he could basically see the changes after it was fully ground.

Pity, time and tide wait for no man!

Following the news that his parents in this lifetime had taken his third younger brother out on a boat and encountered 'pirates' to go missing,

his eldest brother had tumbled down the hunting mountain behind in a daze.

Aside from a fracture, the man also lost all sensation from the thighs down.

Over this past month or more, under Yue Shuo's care, his eldest brother—who had a robust physique—recovered from the fracture, yet he still couldn't walk on the ground.

Under Yue Shuo's 'skillful hands',

after he made a wooden wheelchair that his eldest brother could push himself to move independently,

his eldest brother's mental state finally recovered.

However, the irritability and depression during his injury made him filled with remorse after his spirit recovered, wishing wholeheartedly to make it up to his younger brother.

Yet Yue Shuo's attention was not on this.

The eldest brother in this lifetime was also only fourteen years old, merely two years older than him.

It was just that he had a good physique, grew sturdily, looked like an adult, and had practiced a bit of fist and kick martial arts.

After beating up some hooligans in the town and villages,

he had quite a bit of prestige in the sole small town of Lesser Desolate Island.

Unfortunately, when he got injured back then, it was in front of the messenger, and the matter of breaking his leg had long since spread throughout the small town.

The people his eldest brother had previously offended were already stirring restlessly.

It was by taking advantage of buying medicine for his eldest brother that he directly mortgaged thirty mu out of the fifty mu of fine farmland on Lesser Desolate Island that the family had saved up to Huang You at the head of the town.

He piled all kinds of good medicines and tonics onto his eldest brother,

which was the only reason he recovered so fast, and his physique was not very affected.

Yet the fact that he was still unable to stand and lacked sensation

was also beyond Yue Shuo's expectations.

Originally, as long as his eldest brother could recover in time, even if there were no adults in the family, he could still keep the remaining twenty mu of fine farmland.

But now,

he found it a bit precarious.

After pondering,

he decided to sign up to participate in the Ascension Assembly of the Qin Clan of nearby Hemu Island.

Right in front of several prominent people in the town who had good friendships with his biological father in this lifetime, he had Huang You at the town head submit the quota on his behalf.

The Ascension Assembly was no trivial matter.

It was held by the local immortal-cultivating lineage, the Qin Clan.

Lesser Desolate Island here was merely a small place within the Qin Clan's sphere of influence, completely devoid of resources and with thin spiritual qi.

The Qin Clan held an Ascension Assembly once every five years,

arranging ships to come and pick up children and youths aged 6 to 18 with local household registration who were willing to participate.

Moreover, it strictly prohibited anyone from harming the children and family members participating in the Ascension Assembly.

Regarding such incidents, there had been quite a few actions of annihilating clans and executing families.

The local town head would also be implicated.

So,

as long as he registered.

At least during the ten days of the Ascension Assembly.

No one would dare target the Yue Family!

And ten days later.

If he tested to have a Spiritual Root, he could naturally stay in the Qin Clan to become a guest disciple.

The Yue Family's troubles would naturally be resolved.

As part of the Qin Clan, and the family of a future cultivator, not only would no one dare covet their family's meager property.

The town would issue a hundred mu of fertile farmland.

The household could even become a major family on Lesser Desolate Island.

Just like the few families in the town on Lesser Desolate Island now.

Many years ago, they too produced cultivators, and even though the people were already gone, they were still under the protection of the Qin Clan.

Unchanged for at least a hundred years.

The only thing to worry about was that the hazards of venturing outside as a cultivator were far too great.

However, he had already made inquiries regarding this aspect.

"Second Brother, here, this is... this is what Father left behind. Have a look, and take it if it's useful!"

Yue Shuo was deep in thought.

Hearing the voice of his older brother, Yue Gu.

He turned his head to look, taking the thin, cloth-wrapped book that was handed over.

With a bit of anticipation, he opened it without hesitation.

The cover was blank and wordless.

Yet the paper quality was exceptionally fine.

Flipping the page to look.

The words Basic Talisman-Making Notes appeared before his eyes.

Above them was his biological father's familiar handwriting and brushstroke sharpness.

Yue Shuo almost let his hand tremble.

His father was also a cultivator?!

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