Arc 1Sword Flight and Campus Feuds

Lin Bei flew to Jinghai on an iron sword, drew the attention of the military, and used his growing cultivation to protect Ruan Qingwu and humiliate Zhou Zihao. The arc left Ruan Qingwu stranded when her gala music failed, as Lin Bei accepted an emergency quest and headed to help her.

  • Lin Bei flew from Jiangzhou to Jinghai on his iron sword, startling passengers on Ruan Qingwu’s flight and prompting a military response before he evaded a fighter jet and reached the airport.
  • Lin Bei reunited with Ruan Qingwu and Fatty Wang, then joined them at Jinghai University, where he dispelled the yin sha in his dorm room and gained new inheritances and cultivation from the system.
  • Lin Bei diagnosed Shen Ruoxi’s health problems and later relieved her pain with spiritual power after she collapsed beneath the wisteria walkway.
  • Zhou Zihao repeatedly tried to humiliate Lin Bei and court Ruan Qingwu, but Lin Bei caused Zhou and his lackey Zhang Liang to suffer public falls and injuries.
  • During military training, Zhang Liang twice attacked Lin Bei, who turned aside the blows while remaining unaffected by the heat.
  • At the dining hall, Lin Bei made Zhou Zihao slip into a split, and later stuck Zhou’s shoe to the floor during the welcome gala, causing him to fall and break a tooth.
  • Ruan Qingwu began her classical dance, “Startled Swan,” but the accompaniment stopped and students jeered at her.
  • Lin Bei received the emergency quest [Sound of Nature] to accompany Ruan Qingwu and win a standing ovation, calmed Fatty Wang, and walked toward the stage.
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Ch. 1Skipping the Plane? Is This Private Transport of Yours Legit?!

Lin Bei used his cultivation system’s mission to fly on a cheap iron sword from Jiangzhou to Jinghai, while Ruan Qingwu and Fatty Wang boarded a plane without him. The chapter left Lin Bei racing toward Jinghai alongside their passenger jet, with Ruan Qingwu still unaware he was nearby.

  • Ruan Qingwu showed Fatty Wang Lin Bei’s message claiming he had private transport, and Fatty Wang mocked the excuse as they headed for security.
  • Lin Bei prepared to fly to Jinghai University to complete his system mission and earn ten million sensation points, using a 9.9-yuan iron sword as his ride.
  • Zhou Zihao tried to persuade Ruan Qingwu to use the first-class security lane with him, but she rejected him and Fatty Wang stepped in to defend her.
  • Lin Bei used the Sword Control Technique to lift the iron sword and flew from Jiangzhou toward Jinghai.
  • Ruan Qingwu boarded a Jinghai-bound plane and sighed over Lin Bei’s unanswered messages as he traveled the same route above the clouds.

Ch. 2First-class superiority? Something just flew past the window!

Lin Bei flew alongside Jing Airlines flight 8732 on his iron sword, hoping to gather Sensation Points and turn Zhou Zihao into a target for a lesson. The passengers began to notice him outside the plane, and Zhou Zihao’s confident mockery collapsed when he looked out the window.

  • Zhou Zihao bragged about his private jet and complained about the champagne while trying to impress Ruan Qingwu, who ignored him.
  • Ruan Qingwu worried that Lin Bei had not replied to her messages, while Lin Bei struggled with the cold as he flew at ten thousand meters.
  • Lin Bei spotted Jing Airlines flight 8732 and sensed Ruan Qingwu, Fatty Wang, and Zhou Zihao in first class.
  • Lin Bei flew his iron sword less than ten meters from the plane’s windows, keeping pace with the jet.
  • A little boy shouted that someone was flying outside on a sword, but Zhou Zihao dismissed him and promised to gnaw on an airplane seat if it was true.
  • Zhou Zihao looked out the window and froze when he saw Lin Bei.

Ch. 3This Was a Fucking Mirage? What Kind of Mirage Overtook a Plane!

Lin Bei flew beside a passenger plane on his iron sword, shocking the passengers and earning a flood of Sensation Points before speeding away. Ruan Qingwu suspected the mysterious sword-flying figure was Lin Bei, while Zhou Zihao was left humiliated and shaken.

  • Lin Bei hovered beside the plane at ten thousand meters, startling the passengers and gaining Sensation Points from their reactions.
  • Fatty Wang and Ruan Qingwu saw Lin Bei on the sword, and Ruan Qingwu wondered if the figure was Lin Bei.
  • Zhou Zihao insisted the sight was a mirage or optical illusion, so Lin Bei gave him the middle finger through the window.
  • Lin Bei used his spiritual energy to surge ahead of the plane and vanish into the clouds, leaving the cabin in uproar.
  • Ruan Qingwu recalled Lin Bei's claim that he had private transportation and grew increasingly convinced he might be the sword-flying figure.

Ch. 4I've Flown Twenty Thousand Hours, and You're Telling Me Someone Out There Is Racing on a Sword?!

Captain He Yiming and First Officer Chen Ye spotted a person flying beside their airliner on an iron sword, overturning He Yiming’s faith in aviation science. He reported the sighting to Jinghai Air Traffic Control and requested military radar confirmation, but the chapter left the cockpit in stunned silence.

  • Passengers screamed after seeing someone flying outside the aircraft, and the chief purser told Chen Ye that the person was standing on a sword.
  • Chen Ye spotted a fast-moving radar blip, then saw an azure-lit figure riding an iron sword outside the cockpit window.
  • The sword rider climbed, performed a barrel roll, and stopped in place, leaving He Yiming and Chen Ye stunned.
  • He Yiming contacted Jinghai Air Traffic Control and reported a short-sleeved person flying on an iron sword at an estimated speed above Mach 0.8.
  • Air traffic control said its radar showed no anomalies and asked He Yiming to repeat, while he requested military radar confirmation.

Ch. 5Radar doesn't lie! But who can explain this humanoid heat source!

At Jinghai Air Traffic Control Center, Zhao Zhen dismissed Captain He Yiming’s report of a person flying beside his plane until He Xiaoyun detected a tiny, impossibly fast radar target. Thermal imaging revealed a humanoid riding an iron sword, and Zhao Zhen ordered a red alert and alerted the military as the figure continued toward Jinghai.

  • He Yiming reported that a person on an iron sword was flying beside Jing Airlines 8732, but Zhao Zhen accused him of joking and cut off the transmission.
  • He Xiaoyun detected a tiny target beside the plane traveling at nine hundred kilometers per hour and accelerating.
  • Zhao Zhen accessed satellite and thermal imaging feeds, which showed a person standing on a narrow object and flying through the stratosphere.
  • The figure scratched his back, then accelerated and created a visible sonic boom ring.
  • Zhao Zhen ordered a red alert, redirected nearby civilian flights, and told the controllers to notify Director Liu Weidong and transmit the footage to the Jinghai Military Region Air Defense Command.

Ch. 6Sound the Combat Alarm! Get the Fighters Airborne and Find Out What It Is!

Jinghai’s military command discovered a person flying on a sword toward the city and treated the unidentified target as a security threat. The 1st Air Division scrambled Xu Hu and his wingman to intercept, with authorization to fire if necessary.

  • Liu Weidong told Liu Jianjun that a person was flying on a sword, and a thermal-imaging fax showed the target at 11,000 meters and Mach 0.8.
  • Liu Jianjun alerted Gu Changshan, who ordered Jinghai’s air-defense units to level-one readiness and the 1st Air Division to intercept the target.
  • Missile-site crews activated their radars and prepared to lock onto the target despite its impossible flight path.
  • Xu Hu and his wingman scrambled in two fighter jets after the tower reported the target had no radar cross section and was detectable only by thermal imaging.
  • The command post authorized Xu Hu to lock on with fire-control radar and fire if necessary, and he turned toward the mysterious heat source.

Ch. 7Fire-control radar lock? This hunk of iron of yours flies way too slowly!

Lin Bei flew toward Jinghai City on an iron sword until a fighter jet locked its radar onto him and intercepted him. After astonishing the pilot and military command center by flying unaided at high altitude, he accelerated past the sound barrier and left the jet behind.

  • Lin Bei gained Sensation Points while flying at ten thousand meters and sensed a fighter jet locking its radar onto him.
  • Xu Hu approached in the fighter jet and discovered that the target was Lin Bei, standing on an iron sword without an oxygen mask.
  • Gu Changshan and Liu Jianjun watched the fighter’s live footage and struggled to believe what they were seeing.
  • Lin Bei turned to wave at Xu Hu, then called the fighter too slow and poured spiritual energy into his sword.
  • Lin Bei broke the sound barrier and sped away at Mach 1.5 while Xu Hu reported that he could not catch him.

Ch. 8A Tap on the Glass, a Thumbs-up, and a Vanishing Act That Shocked Military Radar!

Lin Bei stunned the Jinghai military by stopping beside Xu Hu’s fighter, tapping its canopy, giving him a thumbs-up, and vanishing. Gu Changshan ordered the incident sealed as top secret and launched a search for the sword immortal.

  • Xu Hu accelerated his fighter to pursue Lin Bei, while Gu Changshan ordered him not to fire and to try communicating by hand signals.
  • Lin Bei decided to leave before the military could escalate, then abruptly halted and turned toward Xu Hu’s fighter at extreme speed.
  • Xu Hu evaded a collision, and Lin Bei hovered beside his canopy, tapped the glass three times, and gave him a thumbs-up.
  • Lin Bei activated his Invisibility Technique and disappeared along with his sword, causing Xu Hu’s radar and the command center’s tracking systems to lose him.
  • Gu Changshan declared the event mysticism, classified it as SSS-level top secret, and ordered officials to find Lin Bei.

Ch. 9The Hot Search is Exploding! A College Freshman Who Hides His Achievements and Mastery of Immortality!

After escaping a fighter jet and reaching Jinghai, Lin Bei rested, bought xiaolongbao, and headed to the airport to meet Ruan Qingwu. Videos of his sword flight caused an online frenzy before authorities began deleting them, while his Sensation Points neared the ten-million mark needed for the God-Level Lottery.

  • Lin Bei landed in the suburbs of Jinghai after using the Invisibility Technique to evade a fighter jet, and his Sensation Points surged past three million.
  • Lin Bei changed clothes, bought xiaolongbao and tofu pudding, and messaged Ruan Qingwu that he was waiting outside the airport with her favorite food.
  • Passengers from Jing Airlines 8732 poured out of the plane, reporting that they had seen a sword-flying immortal, while Ruan Qingwu wondered whether the figure resembled Lin Bei.
  • Videos of Lin Bei spread across social media, dominating hot searches until authorities deleted posts and blocked related searches.
  • Lin Bei saw the deleted-content notices at the breakfast shop as his Sensation Points passed eight million and continued rising toward ten million.
  • Lin Bei took the buns and hailed a taxi to Jinghai International Airport to meet Ruan Qingwu.

Ch. 10Hitting on My Childhood Sweetheart? Have Diarrhea Until You Question Your Life!

Ruan Qingwu reunited with Lin Bei at Jinghai International Airport and told him about the sword-flying immortal she had seen, unaware he was the man in the video. After Lin Bei secretly planted spiritual energy in Zhou Zihao, he left for campus with Ruan Qingwu and Fatty Wang, while Sun Lixin began a security operation to identify the airborne figure.

  • Ruan Qingwu and Fatty Wang met Lin Bei at the airport, where they excitedly described seeing an immortal fly past their plane and showed him a video of himself.
  • Zhou Zihao confronted Lin Bei and mocked him for bringing Ruan Qingwu roadside food, but Lin Bei calmly touched Zhou Zihao and secretly slipped spiritual energy into his body.
  • Lin Bei took Ruan Qingwu's suitcase and left for campus with her and Fatty Wang, while Zhou Zihao vowed to get revenge.
  • Sun Lixin arrived at a military airfield, reviewed footage of the sword-flying man, and ordered his team to search surveillance recordings for young men matching the figure's appearance.

Ch. 11Delivering roses in a luxury car?

Lin Bei, Ruan Qingwu, and Fatty Wang arrived at Jinghai University, where Zhou Zihao tried to impress Ruan Qingwu with a Porsche and 999 roses. Lin Bei secretly caused Zhou Zihao to soil himself, and the trio entered the university as Zhou fled in humiliation.

  • Lin Bei, Ruan Qingwu, and Fatty Wang arrived at Jinghai University's south gate after sharing a taxi.
  • Zhou Zihao drove up in a Porsche 911 with lackeys and a bouquet of 999 roses, intending to confess to Ruan Qingwu and humiliate Lin Bei.
  • Ruan Qingwu edged closer to Lin Bei while Zhou Zihao approached and began to address her.
  • Lin Bei snapped his fingers, causing Zhou Zihao to suffer an explosive bout of diarrhea before he could confess.
  • Fatty Wang mocked Zhou Zihao as the crowd laughed and filmed him, and Zhou threw away the roses before running for the toilets.
  • Ruan Qingwu suspected Lin Bei had caused the incident, but he denied it, and the three entered Jinghai University together.

Ch. 12Bad Feng Shui and a Chill? Watch Me Set Up a Miniature Spirit Gathering Array with My Bare Hands!

Lin Bei moved into Jinghai University’s dorm with Fatty Wang and met roommates Liu Chen and Chen Mo, who were discussing a sword immortal caught on video. When they noticed Lin Bei’s bed was cold and blamed bad feng shui, he secretly adjusted the room to dispel the yin sha and explained the change with scientific principles.

  • Ruan Qingwu entered Women's Dormitory Seven after Lin Bei and Fatty Wang helped carry her luggage.
  • Lin Bei and Fatty Wang met roommates Liu Chen and Chen Mo in Room 502 of Men's Dormitory Three.
  • Fatty Wang showed Liu Chen and Chen Mo his video of Zhou Zihao’s plane encounter with the sword immortal, who was actually Lin Bei.
  • Fatty Wang, Liu Chen, and Chen Mo noticed the chill around Lin Bei’s bed and urged him to change rooms.
  • Lin Bei shifted the bed, angled the curtain, and turned the bookcase, using spiritual energy to dispel the room’s yin sha.
  • Lin Bei explained the improved air with scientific-sounding reasoning, leaving his roommates impressed and puzzled.

Ch. 13Ten Million Sensation Points! This Marrow Cleansing Pill Packs Quite a Punch!

Lin Bei spent ten million sensation points on a system draw and received several inheritances, spirit stones, and a Marrow Cleansing Pill. After enduring the pill’s painful transformation in his dorm, he emerged with a greatly strengthened body and perfected Qi Refining first layer, while the authorities continued searching for him.

  • Sun Lixin reported that the authorities had found no trace of the man who vanished over Jinghai, and Gu Changshan ordered an information blackout and a covert investigation.
  • Lin Bei saw that censorship had slowed his sensation-point gains, but his total had passed ten million, so he used the points for a god-tier draw.
  • The system awarded Lin Bei the Taiyi Divine Needle and Heavenly Sound Zither inheritances, a Marrow Cleansing Pill, and ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
  • Lin Bei absorbed the inherited knowledge, stored the spirit stones, and swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
  • Lin Bei endured the pill’s painful cleansing process, washed away the black sludge it expelled, and discovered his enhanced senses and physique.
  • Lin Bei found that his Qi Refining first layer had reached perfection and demonstrated his new physical strength with a punch that burst the air.

Ch. 14The Gorgeous Counselor's Dorm Inspection? That Uterine Cold and Exhaustion Need Treating!

After his medical inheritance awakened, Lin Bei used it to diagnose counselor Shen Ruoxi’s severe uterine cold, depleted qi and blood, and insomnia during a dorm inspection. Shen Ruoxi left stunned and embarrassed, while Lin Bei’s roommates began to suspect he had hidden abilities.

  • Fatty Wang showed Liu Chen and Chen Mo a leaked photo of their counselor, Shen Ruoxi, and gossiped about her.
  • Shen Ruoxi arrived at Room 502 to inspect the dorm and announce the military-training schedule.
  • Lin Bei offered Shen Ruoxi warm water, and the Taiyi Divine Needle inheritance revealed her health problems to him.
  • Lin Bei advised Shen Ruoxi to regulate her health and treat her uterine cold, astonishing her by accurately describing her private symptoms.
  • Shen Ruoxi thanked Lin Bei and hurried away, while Fatty Wang and Liu Chen teased him and Chen Mo grew more suspicious of his abilities.

Ch. 15The Great Emperor of Holy Water Arrives! What Rich Kid Craps His Pants Twice!

Lin Bei and Fatty Wang mocked Zhou Zihao’s past public bathroom accident when he tried to confront Lin Bei outside the girls’ dormitory. Zhou Zihao fled in humiliation, and Lin Bei left with Ruan Qingwu for grilled fish, growing closer beneath his parasol.

  • Ruan Qingwu joined Lin Bei and Fatty Wang outside the girls’ dormitory, and the three set off to get grilled fish.
  • Zhou Zihao blocked their way with Zhang Liang and three other lackeys, intending to take revenge on Lin Bei.
  • Lin Bei and Fatty Wang joked about Zhou Zihao’s accident, and Lin Bei dubbed him the Great Emperor of Holy Water, making the watching students laugh at him.
  • Zhou Zihao’s lackeys backed away, and Zhou Zihao ran off in humiliation as the crowd mocked him.
  • Lin Bei walked with Ruan Qingwu toward the grilled fish restaurant, and she moved closer under his parasol.

Ch. 16The lackey volunteered? Watch me destroy him during military training!

After dinner, Lin Bei reassured Ruan Qingwu that he could handle military training. At the dorm, Zhou Zihao and Zhang Liang planned to use the training formation to embarrass Lin Bei and provoke punishment from the instructor.

  • Fatty Wang, Lin Bei, and Ruan Qingwu ate grilled fish and joked about the next day's military training.
  • Ruan Qingwu worried Lin Bei might faint in the heat, but Lin Bei assured her he would be fine.
  • Zhou Zihao smashed his dorm room after recalling his humiliation at the university gate.
  • Zhang Liang proposed using his role as sports representative to position Lin Bei in the formation and make him fall during training.
  • Zhou Zihao promised Zhang Liang expensive sneakers for helping him humiliate Lin Bei at the sports field.

Ch. 17Playing dirty while standing at attention? Your footing is way too weak!

During military training, Lin Bei’s enhanced body withstands Zhang Liang’s deliberate shoulder check, leaving Zhang Liang injured and publicly scolded. Zhou Zihao watches his plan to humiliate Lin Bei fail.

  • Zhao Tianlong ordered the freshmen to stand at attention under the scorching sun and appointed Zhang Liang to organize the ranks.
  • Zhang Liang took a position behind Lin Bei and prepared to trip or ram him while Zhou Zihao waited for Lin Bei to be humiliated.
  • As Zhao Tianlong inspected the first row, Zhang Liang slammed his shoulder into Lin Bei’s back, but the impact dislocated Zhang Liang’s shoulder and knocked him onto the track.
  • Zhao Tianlong berated Zhang Liang for moving and praised Lin Bei for remaining steady as the students tried to suppress their laughter.
  • Zhou Zihao watched Zhang Liang’s plan fail and grew furious.

Ch. 18Slamming into an iron plate at full force! That face-plant was quite a distinctive pose!

Zhang Liang tried to knock Lin Bei down during military training, but Lin Bei used spiritual energy to send him flying face-first into the track. Zhang Liang lost two front teeth and was ordered to the infirmary before running five laps, while Zhou Zihao angrily disowned him.

  • After half an hour of standing at attention, Zhang Liang blamed his earlier collision with Lin Bei on a mistake and decided to attack him again.
  • While Instructor Zhao Tianlong focused on the girls, Zhang Liang charged Lin Bei from behind with all his strength.
  • Lin Bei used spiritual energy to absorb and reverse the impact, sending Zhang Liang flying face-first onto the track and knocking out two teeth.
  • The class laughed at Zhang Liang, but Zhao Tianlong ordered everyone to be quiet and sent Zhang Liang to the infirmary before assigning him five laps without lunch.
  • Zhou Zihao turned away from Zhang Liang, while Lin Bei silently reflected that Zhang Liang had been foolish to provoke a cultivator.

Ch. 19The sports rep was dead tired? Sorry, I hadn't even broken a sweat!

After military training, Lin Bei amazed his exhausted classmates by remaining completely fresh and blamed it on a family martial arts technique. His friends believed him and headed to dinner together, while Ruan Qingwu recognized that he was making it up.

  • Zhou Zihao tossed Zhang Liang money for his injured tooth and left, leaving Zhang Liang humiliated and in tears.
  • Ruan Qingwu found Lin Bei unfazed by the heat while Fatty Wang, Liu Chen, and Chen Mo struggled with exhaustion.
  • Fatty Wang, Liu Chen, Chen Mo, and Ruan Qingwu questioned Lin Bei about why he had not sweated during training.
  • Lin Bei claimed his grandfather had taught him the Turtle Breathing Technique and said he had used Four Ounces Deflect a Thousand Pounds against Zhang Liang.
  • Fatty Wang asked Lin Bei to teach him, while Ruan Qingwu dismissed his story and suggested they go eat.
  • Lin Bei took Ruan Qingwu's cap, and the group walked toward the dining hall together.

Ch. 20The Stunning Counselor Was About to Faint? The Heat in His Palm Was a Little Scorching!

Lin Bei reassured Ruan Qingwu that Zhou Zihao posed no threat, then found Shen Ruoxi collapsed in severe pain and used the Taiyi Divine Needle inheritance to treat her. As her pain began to ease, Shen Ruoxi recognized him as the freshman who had identified her condition.

  • Ruan Qingwu warned Lin Bei that Zhou Zihao might have arranged Zhang Liang’s attack, and Lin Bei told her not to worry.
  • Lin Bei reviewed his system rewards and planned to use his spirit stones to advance his cultivation.
  • Lin Bei found Shen Ruoxi collapsed beneath the wisteria walkway as students struggled to get help.
  • Lin Bei placed his palm over Shen Ruoxi’s lower abdomen and used spiritual power to relieve her uterine cold and pain.
  • Shen Ruoxi’s pain subsided, and she recognized Lin Bei as the freshman who had diagnosed her earlier.

Ch. 21This counselor was so soft she seemed boneless! Bro, you really aren't signing up?

Lin Bei helped Shen Ruoxi recover from a painful episode, and she left embarrassed but grateful. Back in his dorm, he refused to perform at the welcome party and went to sleep while sensing that he was close to advancing his cultivation.

  • Shen Ruoxi realized Lin Bei had been holding her and pushed away in embarrassment, but he caught and steadied her.
  • Shen Ruoxi told the concerned students she had low blood sugar, and Lin Bei played along while helping send them back to their dorms.
  • Shen Ruoxi thanked Lin Bei, who advised her to avoid cold foods and air-conditioning, then she hurried away.
  • Fatty Wang asked Lin Bei to perform at the welcome party, but Lin Bei refused and chose to nap instead.
  • Lin Bei sensed that he had reached Qi Refining First Layer Perfection and was near a breakthrough, then went to sleep.

Ch. 22Buying a home deep in the mountains? You've really earned that Great Emperor of Holy Water title!

At lunch in Jinghai University's dining hall, Lin Bei joked with Ruan Qingwu and brushed off Zhao Mengyao's questions about their future with talk of living in a mountain grotto-heaven. When Zhou Zihao tried to intimidate him, Lin Bei used Spiritual Power to make Zhou slip in spilled orange juice, leaving him sprawled in public with torn trousers and a humiliating stain.

  • Lin Bei peeled prawns for Ruan Qingwu while Zhao Mengyao questioned him about their childhood, his plans after graduation, and where he would buy a home.
  • Lin Bei said he would rather live deep in the mountains in a blessed grotto-heaven, and Ruan Qingwu smiled as if she might join him.
  • Zhou Zihao arrived with four followers, invited Ruan Qingwu to a Michelin restaurant, then demanded Lin Bei give up his seat.
  • Lin Bei mocked Zhou Zihao as the Great Emperor of Holy Water, reminding the dining hall of Zhou's earlier public humiliation.
  • As Zhou tried to flip the table, Lin Bei shifted a puddle of orange juice with Spiritual Power, causing Zhou to slip into a full split and tear his trousers.
  • The students mistook the juice stain for urine, mocked and photographed Zhou, and his followers helped him flee the dining hall.

Ch. 23Cultivation Was Crawling Along Like a Turtle! Someone Wanted to Play Piano and Act Like a Big Shot?

After Zhou Zihao fled the cafeteria in humiliation, Lin Bei and his roommates discussed Ruan Qingwu’s dance at the upcoming welcome gala. As the gala approached, Lin Bei struggled to cultivate amid Earth’s thin spiritual energy, then learned Zhou Zihao planned to close the event with a piano solo and recalled the musical inheritance in his system space.

  • Zhou Zihao ran from the cafeteria after wetting himself, and students recorded the scene and posted it on the university Tieba forum.
  • Ruan Qingwu told Lin Bei that she had signed up to perform a classical dance solo at the welcome gala, and Lin Bei promised to cheer her on.
  • Lin Bei found that Earth’s spiritual energy barely increased his Spiritual Power and decided he would need rewards from the system’s missions to advance.
  • Fatty told Lin Bei, Liu Chen, and Chen Mo that Zhou Zihao would perform a piano solo as the gala’s grand finale, relying on his grade-ten piano skills to restore his reputation.
  • Lin Bei remembered the Heavenly Sound Zither Heart and its mastery of musical instruments, which could make Zhou Zihao’s performance seem inferior.

Ch. 24All that swagger over a lousy piano! That was one textbook face-plant!

At Jinghai University's freshman gala, Zhou Zihao impressed the audience with a piano performance and then tried to flaunt his status to Ruan Qingwu and Lin Bei. Lin Bei secretly used Spiritual Power to make Zhou Zihao fall face-first, leaving him humiliated as he fled backstage.

  • Ruan Qingwu arrived in a water-blue gown for her classical dance performance, and Lin Bei encouraged her not to be nervous.
  • Zhou Zihao played "Für Elise" skillfully and earned thunderous applause from the audience.
  • Zhou Zihao approached Ruan Qingwu and bragged to Lin Bei about his wealth and status, but Ruan Qingwu told him to move because he was blocking her light.
  • Lin Bei used Spiritual Power to stick Zhou Zihao's shoe to the floor, then released it as Zhou Zihao leaned forward, making him fall and break a front tooth.
  • The audience jeered at Zhou Zihao, and he accused Lin Bei without evidence before Zhang Liang and the other lackeys helped him flee backstage.

Ch. 25The backing track broke? This system quest came like rain just in time!

After Ruan Qingwu’s dance was interrupted by a sound system failure and the audience mocked her, Lin Bei received an emergency quest to accompany her and earn a standing ovation. He headed backstage, planning to use his Heavenly Sound Zither Heart inheritance to help her.

  • Zhou Zihao’s bloody fall continued to amuse the audience as the hosts introduced Ruan Qingwu’s classical dance, “Startled Swan.”
  • Ruan Qingwu captivated the audience with her performance until the speakers crackled and the accompaniment abruptly stopped.
  • With Ruan Qingwu stranded under the spotlight, students from the Second Company jeered at her, and Fatty Wang prepared to confront them.
  • Lin Bei received the emergency quest [Sound of Nature], which promised a cultivation breakthrough and a Miniature Spirit Gathering Array Disk if he accompanied Ruan Qingwu and won a standing ovation.
  • Lin Bei calmed Fatty Wang and walked toward the stage, intending to help Ruan Qingwu.
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