‘I didn’t expect all the passengers to be so ignorant! Such uncultured people. So disappointing.’
Ye Lingchen once again looked at the young woman by his side. He could feel the mocking gaze directed at him under those shades. He could not help but feel frustrated. ‘What are you so haughty for? Do you think you’re a celebrity? There might be even fewer people that recognize you after showing your face.’
Feeling indignant, Ye Lingchen finally closed his eyes and restes. His attention shifted to the system.
He had almost 460 thousand popularity points, sufficient for him to advance his skills four times. Since he had nothing to do at the moment, might as well use them up.
Ye Lingchen rubbed his hands eagerly. Only by advancing his skills would he grow stronger, thus feeling more secure.
‘Well then, let’s start!’
He looked toward the list of skills at 100 percent.
Calligraphy, Massage, Architecture, Qi Refining, Western Medicine, Farming, Swimming, Deutsch, Russian, Turkish…
Naturally, he yearned for Qi Refining to be picked for advancement. As of that moment, Qi Refining would only improve his physical condition. Although the effects were decent, it was not heaven-defying. If it were to be upgraded, then he might really be able to cultivate.
In regards to cultivation, that was everyone’s dream. Ye Lingchen was of course not excluded.
At that moment, he felt regretful. ‘Such stupidity. Why did I have to learn all those languages to full proficiency? This is taking too many spots and lowering the chances of Qi Refining being picked.’
He sighed helplessly, then proceeded with the upgrade!
The yellow glow flew over the skills one by one. Under Ye Lingchen’s anxious gaze, it finally stopped.
‘Turkish?’
‘This is just…’
‘I jinxed it. Why did I learn so many languages!?’
Along with a golden flash, a new skill appeared on the list: Fish Language (Basic).
‘The language of fishes?’
‘Better than nothing. One more skill along the road.’
Ye Lingchen could only comfort himself that way. He did not stop, but continued the lucky draw!
‘Qi Refinement. Can I get Qi Refinement?’
Ye Lingchen was bellowing internally.
However, the yellow glow halted, stopping on Fengshui Observation.
‘Hm?’
This skill made Ye Lingchen’s heartbeat to spike up, causing him to feel a twinge of anticipation.
Last time, Fortune Telling was upgraded to Aura Divination. That skill was very powerful. Ye Lingchen had high hopes for unique skills of this kind.
‘What would Fengshui Observation turn into?’
Finally, under his watchful eyes, the glow dissipated and the skill Dragon Seeking Formula (Basic) appeared before him.
He frowned slightly. ‘Dragon Seeking Formula? It sounds awesome.’
‘Dragon Seeking Formula: Look past the superficial[1]. The aura of the dragon will be apparent to one’s eyes!’
Ye Lingchen’s heart skipped a beat. Dragon Seeking Formula had a similar function to Aura Divination. Aura Divination allowed him to observe the aura of living beings, while Dragon Seeking Formula allowed him to observe the aura of inanimate objects.
For example, geographical location, items, and even specific regions.
Previously, Ye Lingchen needed to summarize the landscape, environment, layout, and other attributes for Fengshui Observation. However, as of now, he only needed one look to determine if a location was good or bad, where the spiritual energy was stronger, or what place was heavy with Yin energy.
‘What an amazing skill!’
Ye Lingchen’s lips curled into a smile. ‘This round is profitable. With that, let’s continue.’
‘Third attempt, begin!’
With the previous tries, Ye Lingchen’s nervousness was toned down. Finally, the selection came to a halt on Swimming!
With a golden glow, Swimming turned into Water Spirit (Basic).
‘Water Spirit Constitution?!’
This time, Ye Lingchen was truly shocked to the core. That was by no means a skill of any kind!
‘Water Spirit Constitution: A constitution that has a natural affinity with water, achieving freedom in water. Gain overall bonus when in water.’
Logically speaking, this Water Spirit Constitution was no longer considered a knowledge, but a passive skill that had directly modified his body.
‘Does this mean that I’ll be amazing as long as I’m in a body of water?’
Ye Lingchen closed his eyes and focused on feeling the changes on his body. He felt nothing different and had no clue what difference would there be if he was under water.
Leaving the Water Spirit Constitution aside, Ye Lingchen continued to stare at the lucky draw menu.
Since he was doing the lucky draw, he might as well go all the way and use up the last chance as well.
‘Qi Refinement, I must get Qi Refinement!’
Ye Lingchen watched as the yellow glow continued moving, shouting internally.
However, the end result was a disappointment.
The golden glow enveloped Architecture. Surprisingly, the skill that appeared in front of Ye Lingchen was Formation (Basic).
‘WTF!’
‘Formation?!’
Ye Lingchen thought his eyes were playing tricks on him. After refocusing his attention, he could not help but take a deep breath. It was really Formation.
Logically speaking, Architecture was related to construction. Setting up formations similarly required geological layout and materials to construct something around a location. Both of them were indeed related.
‘Formation: Borrow the strength of the formless to achieve supernatural deeds using Qi as a catalyst.’
At the same time, a torrent of information rushed into Ye Lingchen’s mind. It felt as though he had just learned a ton of new information. Knowledge regarding formations flooded into his brain, giving him a feeling of enlightenment.
After a quick summary of the contents he just learned, Ye Lingchen finally had some basic understanding on formations.
At that moment, he could only be considered an amateur that stepped into the world of formation. He could use some simple materials to lay some small scale formations to improve the air quality, increase fertility, or even increase the shadiness of an area. Basically, they were all supportive functions.
Apart from those simple formations, he was also able to set up some slightly more complex formations. However, the requirements were extremely stringent and were sufficient enough to shock him.
That was because those types of formations required extremely rare materials. For example, spiritual wood that was centuries old, spiritual jade, or even locations with special spiritual energy.
Just basic formations already required so much from him, what more when it came to the material requirements of intermediate or advanced formations?
Ye Lingchen had a feeling that he was really going further along the path of cultivation.
While he was lost in thought, Ye Lingchen felt that someone was prodding him.
Opening his eyes, he saw that the beautiful woman in shades was carefully prodding him with her fingers. She had a worried look on her face.
Ye Lingchen’s earlier behavior was sufficiently odd. However, just a moment ago, she noticed Ye Lingchen’s expression changing. It was very interesting. Although his eyes were closed, his expression went from nervous, eager, disappointment, then excited. It was a weird sight to behold; he was most likely a crazy person.
Under normal circumstances, she would definitely distance herself from such a person. Nevertheless, at that moment, she had no other choice. Of all times, she did not expect her period to arrive at such an inconvenient time.
She did not prepare any padding and urgently needed to take a trip to the toilet. Otherwise, if the blood leaked, then it would be extremely embarrassing…
[1] 看山不是山,看水不是水 (Kan Shan Bu Shi Shan, Kan Shui Bu Shi Shui) – Literally translated to: Mountain is not what it seems; Water is not what it seems. This is a Buddhist saying where it describes the three phases of a person’s life. For the details of that saying, please visit the following link