Otherworldly Cultivator

"Really?" Huang Xiaoling's expression changed slightly.

If someone else had said those words, she would have thought they were just showing off and didn't know how high the sky was.

But the person who had said them was Chen Beiwu, her exceptionally talented son.

"Of course." Chen Beiwu answered seriously.

"Fine, I'll take this pill."

Huang Xiaoling stopped insisting. "If you can advance to the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining before next September, you'll be in charge of this household. Your father and I will listen to whatever you say.

But if you can't do it, then you'd better return the Frostfall Pill to me."

"It's a deal!" Chen Beiwu made the agreement with his mother and turned to head upstairs.

"Wait, there's something you absolutely need to keep in mind." Huang Xiaoling called out to Chen Beiwu.

"What is it?" He turned back.

"Be careful and use protection when you're with your classmates. Don't get anyone pregnant."

Chen Beiwu: "..."

Watching Chen Beiwu flee in disarray, Huang Xiaoling couldn't help tightening her grip on the jade bottle in her hand. Her feelings were too complicated to put into words.

After a long while, she finally managed a heartfelt exclamation that held both satisfaction and a trace of guilt and self-reproach. "My child really has grown up!"

Back in the Cultivation Room, Chen Beiwu began the transfer with Iron Egg.

After a brief check of the cave abode's layout and confirming that no Demon Beasts had entered, he quickly cleared away the traces, sealed the cave, and headed toward the mountains' outskirts.

With a Second Realm Azure Thunder Tiger living there, the mountain range was no longer safe. He needed to find a safer place to cultivate.

At the same time, finding signs of human activity would help Chen Beiwu confirm the basic circumstances of this cultivation world.

The next morning, Chen Beiwu lay on his desk, unable to hide his delight.

After leaving the cave abode, he and Iron Egg had searched the mountain range for an entire day, successfully finding three Jade-Scale Snakes with low Dao Practice and two First Tier Exotic Herbs.

Clearly, in this otherworld, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was incredibly abundant, Jade-Scale Snakes-snakes extremely picky about their habitat-were no longer rare.

With enough Jade-Scale Snake Gallbladders, Chen Beiwu was even confident he could fulfill their agreement ahead of time and advance to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining during his senior year.

"Hey, Chen Beiwu, what are you lying there for? Come over here," Xu Lingling called.

The third and fourth periods were Alchemy class. As the class representative, she had to look after the weaker students.

That's right. In the eyes of Xu Lingling, who had a perfect score in Alchemy, Chen Beiwu, who usually scored only around 89, was a poor student.

Noticing the attention of his classmates, Chen Beiwu calmly stood up and followed Xu Lingling, who was leading the way, to the Alchemy Room.

As he sat beside the furnace, a fragrant breeze suddenly wafted toward him.

"How's your Blazing Flame Pull coming along?" Xu Ziqing casually handed him a talisman. It was unmistakably a Middle-Grade First Tier Clear Breeze Talisman.

The Alchemy Room had been built over a Fire Vein, and the temperature was extremely high. Staying there for a little while was fine, but after a long time, even Fire Spiritual Root cultivators would find it hard to bear.

A Middle-Grade First Tier Clear Breeze Talisman could provide a cool, comfortable environment and keep its user free from the intrusion of fire poison.

"I've been having my dog cultivate it." Chen Beiwu waved his hand and took out a Low-Grade First Tier Gentle Breeze Talisman.

This talisman was far less effective than the Clear Breeze Talisman, but it was cheap.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? Are you saying I'm not as good as a dog?" Xu Ziqing gave Chen Beiwu a playful shove.

Chen Beiwu reflexively kept his distance. "I'm really not lying to you. My dog is very clever. Maybe it can learn Blazing Flame Pull."

Xu Ziqing's eyes crinkled with amusement. She thought for a second, then said, "I don't believe you. Unless you take me over to see."

Under the envious and jealous gazes of his classmates, Chen Beiwu shook his head. "It hasn't learned it yet. We'll talk once it has."

Hearing this, Liu Yan froze.

Good grief. A rich beauty had offered to visit his home, and Chen Beiwu had actually turned her down. No wonder he was known as the steel wall of Shouhe No. 2 Middle School.

Xu Lingling smiled sweetly and leaned close to Chen Beiwu's ear. "I want to see it too, when the time comes."

Watching the scene of two girls circling one guy, Liu Yan nearly ground his teeth to dust.

Comparing yourself to others could drive you mad. After hesitating for a long while, he turned his head and pretended he hadn't seen a thing. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to take it.

Soon, as the class bell rang, Teacher Li Jiacheng appeared in front of the room's only alchemy furnace.

"Today, I'll be discussing the practical applications of Water Arts Alchemy..."

Chen Beiwu automatically tuned out the beautiful girls around him and Teacher Li's endless chatter. His thoughts wandered, filled with nothing but catching snakes and gathering herbs.

When the dismissal bell rang, he was the first to leave.

"Strange, why does Chen Beiwu leave as soon as class ends these days? He doesn't even go to the school's Cultivation Room."

"Yeah, it feels like he's avoiding something."

Xu Lingling and Xu Ziqing exchanged a glance and spoke in unison. "Could he be avoiding you?"

"How could that be?" they said at the same time.

"Why are you copying me?" The two girls widened their eyes.

"..."

Meanwhile, Chen Beiwu returned home and began an intense exploration of the otherworld.

Classes-exploring-catching snakes-gathering herbs-cultivating-building up luck. A week passed in the blink of an eye.

"Roar!"

A battered Blackstone Bear let out a roar that shook the forest, then collapsed heavily to the ground, giving off a rich, charred fragrance.

"Woof."

Iron Egg bared his fangs and clamped them tightly around the Blackstone Bear's throat. He didn't let go even after it lost the ability to fight back.

"All right, Iron Egg. You can let go now." Chen Beiwu looked at the bear Demon Beast.

This Blackstone Bear had low Dao Practice, only twenty years. Of its entire body, only its bear hide, gallbladder, and paws were worth a few Spirit Stones.

If it hadn't attacked him first, Chen Beiwu wouldn't have bothered fighting it over such a small number of Spirit Stones.

Iron Egg released his jaws and growled twice in warning.

Chen Beiwu raised his head and looked oddly toward the forest ahead. A figure as nimble as an ape was rapidly approaching at great speed.

Her cultivation wasn't high. Her realm was probably between the Fifth and Sixth Layers of Qi Refining, making her a cultivator he could approach.

"&...@@%!" (I pay my respects to Senior. Please, Senior, save this young woman's life!)

Lin Yu stopped and respectfully bowed, ignoring the blood dripping from her right shoulder.

The other party looked young and dressed somewhat strangely, but the aura he radiated was undeniably powerful. His realm was far above hers; he was at least a Late Qi Refining cultivator.

To possess such cultivation at such a young age, he was most likely from one of the Five Great Sects, making him a suitable person to ask for help.

'What is she saying, going on and on like that?' Chen Beiwu was stunned, and a sense of foreboding rose in him.

Good grief, his earlier guess had indeed come true.

The Immortal Alliance's language and the language of this world didn't belong to the same system.

If he wanted to develop steadily in the otherworld, he would have to learn an unfamiliar language as well as understand the profound, obscure technical terms used in this world's cultivation practices.

"*&*&#." (This young woman is willing to serve you as a slave.)

Seeing Chen Beiwu standing still, Lin Yu gritted her teeth and dropped to one knee, giving him a pitiful, pleading look.

At the same time, she unobtrusively lowered the fingertips of her left hand, revealing her ample bosom, which seemed ready to burst out.