The seventeenth year of Qianyuan.
Chiyan State, Qingzhou, Linjiang Sect.
Next to Zongmen Cliff, Shen Mo was lying on the cliff, looking at the gorgeous fire clouds burned by the setting sun in the sky, feeling a little at a loss in his heart.
I really......travelled.
He sighed secretly in his heart.
Ten days ago, he was an ordinary social worker on Earth, working overtime 996 during the day, and writing novels online at night to support his family.
Although life is dull and boring, it is also comfortable and carefree.
Who would have expected that ten days ago, while I was coding all night long, my vision suddenly went dark.
When I opened my eyes again, I came to this strange world.
"In this world, there are monsters, monsters, and immortals."
Shen Mo combed through the memories in the original owner's mind and murmured.
According to the memory of the original owner, this world is just like the world in the previous online fairy tale novels.
The territory is vast, more than hundreds of millions of miles, and there are billions of living creatures, countless in number.
Those who live forever can extend their lives for thousands of years, and those who have great supernatural powers can move mountains and fill seas.
But all this has nothing to do with Shen Mo.
Those are all heroes and phoenixes among men, talents who are destined to be the proud ones, and the stage where they play the protagonists in the story novels.
As a peripheral disciple responsible for guarding the mountain gate of Linjiang Sect, Shen Mo is just a mediocre and weakling existence in the world of immortality, and is just the backdrop for a genius.
His cultivation talent is not very good. At the age of twenty-seven or eight, his cultivation is still at the level of the fifth level of body training.
I don’t know which year or month I will have the opportunity to break through to the Qi Gathering Realm.
This kind of cultivation progress is not outstanding even among the peripheral disciples of Linjiang Sect.
His parents were also disciples of Linjiang Sect in their early years.
Like Shen Mo, his parents' qualifications were mediocre. After reaching the perfection of physical training, they could never find a chance to make a breakthrough.
Twenty years ago, the original owner's father, Shen Yuanchang, and his mother, Liu Chunan, were determined to break into the monster realm deep in Linjiang Mountain, looking for an opportunity to break through.
In order to successfully break through the Qi Gathering Realm and be promoted to an inner disciple of Linjiang Sect.
But once he left, there was no news.
When his parents died, Shen Mo was only seven or eight years old, and he was helpless in the Linjiang Sect.
Fortunately, my parents are in the clan and I have a close friend named Chen An.
After decades of experience, this Uncle Chen has become the outer deacon of Linjiang Sect and has considerable authority.
He has also taken great care of Shen Mo these years.
It is precisely because of this relationship that Shen Mo was able to get the job of guarding the mountain for the sect, and he could receive some of the sect's monthly salary for his practice.
However, the road to practice is difficult and the resources required are endless.
Even with help, Shen Mo has been practicing hard for twenty years, but still hasn't made much progress.
"It's really... pitiful."
Thinking of the original owner's bitter situation over the years, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Although I was not a winner in my previous life, my parents were still alive and I lived a fulfilling and happy life.
The life experience of the original owner was indeed a bit miserable.
Just as he was thinking about it, in the sky, sounds of breaking through the air came one after another from far to near.
The sudden sound interrupted Shen Mo's thoughts, and he looked up.
I saw purple-robed figures above the sky, stepping on flying swords, turning into streams of light and flying rainbows, piercing the sea of clouds, and returning from the sky.
"Uncle Chen led the team back."
Shen Mo recognized the identities of these people at a glance.
Purple robe is the exclusive clothing for inner disciples of Linjiang Sect.
The leader at the front was a thin middle-aged man with half-white hair.
This person is none other than Chen An and Deacon Chen, who took care of Shen Mo a lot in the sect.
"Three days ago, Uncle Chen took the newly promoted inner disciples deep into Linjiang Mountain to hunt monsters. Now that he has returned, he should have gained a lot."
Shen Mo observed carefully and saw some disciples carrying the corpses of monster beasts in high spirits, and was secretly envious in his heart.
But soon, the envy in my heart was once again occupied by fear.
"I remember that when we set out, Uncle Chen led a team of more than 20 people. Now there are only 13 people who have returned."
Needless to say, most of the remaining seven inner disciples who did not come back died at the mouths of monsters.
"The world of cultivation is indeed very dangerous."
Shen Mo's heart trembled slightly and he smiled bitterly.
As an online article author in his previous life, Shen Mo also had a lot of daydreams and longings for the world of Xianxia.
But after actually traveling through time, he felt the cruelty and hardship of this fairy world.
The Linjiang Sect claims to have one hundred thousand disciples and is the largest celestial sect in Qingzhou. Every year, the number of people who come to worship it is like a crucian carp crossing the river.
But most of them can only become peripheral disciples who are not recognized by the sect and stay in the body-forging realm for the rest of their lives.
Those who are truly promoted to the inner sect are rare.
Even if you are promoted to the inner sect, you will not be able to sit back and relax.
The road to spiritual practice is difficult and requires huge resources.
Although Linjiang Sect provides monthly salary to disciples to help them practice, they never provide for idlers.
If you want to advance to a higher realm and gain stronger power, you need to do everything possible to obtain spiritual stones and training materials.
Going out to hunt monsters is the most common way for inner disciples of Linjiang Sect.
Practitioners hunt demon beasts, obtain demon pills, and sell demon corpses in exchange for spiritual stones and purchase cultivation materials.
The monsters are not mobile experience packets, so they will naturally resist.
Although there are many monks in the Qi Gathering Realm, they rely on hunting monsters as they wish and gain the capital to improve their realm.
But more people still died in the Linjiang Mountains where monsters were everywhere.
Just like Shen Mo's parents, they never came back and were never heard from again.
"Linjiang Sect has been established for more than a thousand years. During these thousands of years, the number of disciples who have entered the sect has exceeded one million, but most of them died on the way. Only tens of thousands of people have been truly promoted to inner disciples, and those who can practice to the In the Linghai realm, there are only a few dozen elders in the sect, let alone those in the Yuandan realm who are the strong ones in the Linjiang sect.”
Although the great practitioners moved mountains and reclaimed seas, the magical power of entering and exiting Qingming is fascinating.
But once one has achieved great success, every practitioner who wants to reach this level has to climb out from countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
"With my qualifications and talents, I still can't expect to become a powerful person."
Shen Mo thought with great self-knowledge: "As a low-level fish in the world of immortality, the mortality rate is too high. It is better to go to the mortal world and become a rich man."
Shen Mo had this idea just after traveling through time.
In the past few days, as Shen Mo continued to digest the memory of the original owner and understood the hardship and cruelty of the world of immortality, he became more determined to this idea.
Instead of worrying all day long, tying your head to your belt, scrambling for practice resources everywhere, and fighting for the slim chance of becoming a master.
It's better to lie down completely and live a peaceful life, enjoy a hundred years of life in this other world, and not have to worry about being beaten and killed at every turn.
"Mo'er, have you made any progress in your recent practice?"
A powerful voice came, and the person speaking to him was Chen An, the deacon of the outer sect of Linjiang Sect who had just returned to the sect and a close friend of his parents.
"There is no progress." Shen Mo bowed to Chen An and said with a wry smile: "I have been stuck in the fifth level of the body forging realm for three years. I have been trying hard to break through in the past few days, but I always feel that my foundation is not enough and it is difficult to break through. This disappoints Uncle Chen. .”
"No rush, no rush." Chen An heard this and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "The road of cultivation is difficult, and it is not surprising that you have not made any achievements for several years. As long as you practice diligently, one day the drops of water will penetrate the stone. "
"Uncle Chen, this road to immortality is too dangerous. My qualifications are mediocre... I'm afraid I won't be able to achieve anything great in this life."
Shen Mo spoke carefully in his mind and told his thoughts: "I thought that instead of struggling in the sect, it would be better to return to the mortal world and be an idle rich man, chatting for the rest of my life."
"You want to leave?" Chen An was slightly stunned, and then he felt a little resentful, "Do you know that if you leave Linjiang Sect, you will never have a chance to be immortal again in this life?"
"How many mortals abandon their homes and careers in order to seek immortality. It would be better for you to retreat when you encounter some setbacks!"
As an elder, Chen An said with a solemn expression: "Back then, your parents broke into the Linjiang Ridge in order to seize a chance of breakthrough and never returned."
"Before they left, they told me that if they fail to come back, I must help take care of you."
"For this promise, I have done my best over the years. I only hope that one day you can break through the Qi Gathering Realm, embark on the true path of immortality, and realize your parents' unfulfilled wishes."
"How can you be so willing to degenerate yourself! You will end your path to immortality!"
Chen An looked livid and scolded him.
Then, he took out a jade box from his arms and handed it to Shen Mo. He said earnestly: "This trip has been somewhat fruitful. I bumped into someone selling Qi Gathering Pills in Fangshi. I thought about the effect of this pill on strengthening the body." Seeing that it is of great benefit to cultivate one's mind, I bought it and sent it to you."
"There are three Qi Gathering Pills in this box. You should take one every month to supplement your practice and don't slack off.
According to the normal progress, these three Qi Gathering Pills are enough to raise your cultivation level to the seventh level of the Body Forging Realm. "
"Remember, practice hard and don't let down your parents' will! I will come back in three months to assess your practice progress."
After finishing speaking, Chen An couldn't help but turn around and turned into a stream of light and left the mountain gate.
"Thank you, Uncle Chen."
Shen Mo was scolded for a while, so he could only take the jade box containing the Qi Gathering Pill and sighed in his heart while looking at Chen Any's retreating back.
...........
The night covers the sky and is dotted with stars.
Shen Mo sat cross-legged, holding the Qi Gathering Pill in both hands, with mixed feelings in his heart.
The Qi Gathering Pill is the best spiritual pill for practicing in the Body Forging Realm. It is rumored that one pill can make a breakthrough for those practicing in the Body Forging Realm.
The prices are high.
If purchased in the market, one would cost at least thirty low-grade spiritual stones.
This amount of money is not a small amount for a Qi Gathering Realm monk.
Chen An prepared three for him, which shows that he really treats Shen Mo as his nephew.
But while Shen Mo was moved, he also felt a little stressed out by Uncle Chen's high expectations.
He really didn't think that with his qualifications, cultivation, and talent, he could fight his way through the extremely cruel world of immortality.
However, Uncle Chen was very considerate towards him.
"That's all, practice first and think about leaving Linjiang Sect later."
Suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, Shen Mo swallowed a Qi Gathering Pill.
"Gulu!"
As the elixir enters the body, the power of the medicine gradually dissolves, and the warmth continues to spread, making Shen Mo's meridians feel a faint feeling of swelling and pain.
Shen Mo did not dare to neglect, and quickly started to use the basic training method "Tian Yuan Gong" to gradually absorb the endless medicinal power.
As the power of the medicine gradually absorbed into his body, Shen Mo shuddered, and something seemed to explode in his mind.
【Destiny! 】
Two large gilded characters gradually came into view.
"Destiny? What is it?"
Shen Mo was slightly startled, but before he could react, the two gilded characters dissipated again and turned into a panel recording various fates.
[Destiny: Shen Mo]
[Chart: four white and one gray, the remaining two items are not yet clear. 】
Special Destiny: [Strong (White): You have a good physique, strong strength, and are stronger than ordinary people and can withstand beatings. 】
"what is this?"
Shen Mo looked at the panel attributes that appeared in front of him, a little stunned.
"system?"
He called out tentatively, but no one answered.
So, I had no choice but to explore on my own, chew on the information that appeared in front of me, and find out what the function of this thing was.
