'One done, three hundred and fifty-nine more to go,' Yi Chen mused to himself as he was making his way towards the dining hall.
Suddenly feeling like checking his new status panel, he called it out in his mind. Just like he had expected, there were changes to it.
-x-x-GODLY CULTIVATOR SYSTEM -x-x-
Name: Yi Chen
Age: 18 years
Strength: 9
Spiritual Qi: 10/10
Cultivation: First Level of [Elementary Transformation Stage]
Innate Ability: Eye Of Truth Lv1 (Passive)
[ITEMS]
-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
Instead of showing a disappointing 'None' in his cultivation section, his current stage was written. Seeing it, Yi Chen couldn't help but feel a hint of pride welling up inside him.
With a smile on his face, he looked down at the second change in the status panel.
'What's this thing called 'Items'?' Yi Chen wondered while looking at the bold word for a couple of seconds.
'Do I need to tap on it?' With this thought, Yi Chen tapped on the word and suddenly a pop-up panel opened.
++++ITEMS++++
1. 10x Cultivation Speed (Buff)
++++++++++++++
'Oh…' Yi Chen nodded to himself, and seeing that even this was written in bold letters, he pressed on the number one item.
+++++++ITEM++++++++
Name: 10x Cultivation Speed
Type: BUFF
Period: 30 days
Activate? (Now/Later)
++++++++++++++++++++
'Oh, so that's how it works. That's pretty simple. With this, Yi Chen could easily turn on the buff whenever he wanted.
By now, Yi Chen had arrived outside the dining room and was about to slide open the room's door when his hand paused.
'Wait a minute…isn't my cultivation stage also written in bold letters?'
Without a second thought, Yi Chen tapped on his stage, and just like he had expected, another pop-up panel opened up.
'Sweet!' he thought with curiosity and went through this new panel.
+++[Elementary Transformation Stage]+++
Level: First
Progress: 1/520
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"520? Weren't there only 360 points?" Yi Chen muttered to himself doubtfully, but the very next moment an expression of realisation took over his face, "Don't tell me…''
'Hidden Qi Points!' Yi Chen exclaimed in his mind. Wasn't this the dream of every cultivator to be unmatched under the heavens?!
Now that he knew about these points then it is only a matter of time for him to find them and open them. Heck, if his luck was good, then his system might even help him find those points!
'Once that is done, I would be unmatched in my stage!' Yi Chen thought in exhilaration as his mind became lost in his glorious future.
At that very moment, the dining room's door was slid open from inside.
"Chen'er?" She couldn't help but call out when she noticed his distracted gaze.
"WHA-" Taken aback by Feng Yu's sudden appearance, Yi Chen took a step back only to lose his balance and fall backwards.
Suddenly, a familiar fragrance engulfed him, and he found himself caught in Feng Yu's arms as her worried eyes looked at him questioningly.
Yi Chen couldn't help but hold his breath the very next moment as his thoughts finally became chaotic before finally settling on a very important one. The one that questioned his very being, his masculinity.
'Uhm…shouldn't it be the other way around?' A trace of embarrassment started welling inside him.
"Are you alright?" Feng Yu asked with a concerned expression, seeing Yi Chen's uncomfortable expression.
"Yes, I'm al-" Just when Yi Chen was about to reply and stand up normally, the thing he was worried about became a reality.
Cough Cough
"Looks like you two have grown quite close in this short while,' Master Ru said with an amused expression on his face.
It was only now that Feng Yu became aware of the intimate position she and Yi Chen were sharing at the moment.
'This!' She immediately pulled Yi Chen to a safe position before releasing her hands. The next moment, she just stood there with her head pointing downwards and her face all heated up because of how embarrassed she felt after being seen by her father like this.
Meanwhile, Yi Chen, who had already added some strength to his leg so as not to hit the floor when Feng Yu released her grip on him, couldn't help but look at her in a new light when his conjecture was proven wrong.
'She's more thoughtful than I had imagined…' Yi Chen thought to himself while standing next to her.
The amusement in Master Ru's eyes further increased when he witnessed their antics. However, not wanting to make them feel more embarrassed than they needed to, he soon shifted the topic.
"Let's go inside then, aren't we all hungry?" he asked as he made his way inside the dining room.
"Yes, father!"
"Yes father-in-law,"
Both of them answered with a slight bow and followed after him.
Soon, the dinner was served on the table by the servants, and they started having dinner, and the previously tense mood lightened up.
Suddenly thinking of something, Feng Yu inquired, "So how did you attempt to open your first Qi point?"
Master Ru's expression also became curious when he heard this and looked at Yi Chen inquisitively.
Hearing her question, a bright smile quickly formed on Yi Chen's face as he answered, "Yes…It took more effort than I thought, but I was finally able to do it."
"Congratulations." A delightful look appeared in Feng Yu's eyes as she congratulated him.
A similar expression was also on Master Ru's face as he said, "That's great. You're a much faster learner than I had thought. However, the real journey starts after opening the first Qi point, as the subsequent ones become more and more difficult.
Especially for you who has reached adulthood and has started his cultivation journey much later. Unlike five- to seven-year-old children, your body will be more resistant to opening the Qi points and thus making your journey more arduous…"
Yi Chen nodded at Master Ru's words. He had figured this much by himself when he had noticed Feng Yu's cultivation stage in her stat panel. Both of them were at the same age, but there was a huge difference between their levels.
"…However, you don't need to feel disheartened. If you work hard under my guidance, then within ten years you'll become as strong as me," Master Ru comforted at the end.
"I understand, father-in-law. I'll be depending on you then," Yi Chen bowed sincerely. However, in his heart, he didn't believe it would take him that long.
'With a system named 'Godly Cultivator System' by my side, I refuse to believe it would take me that long,'
There was a hint of confidence in Yi Chen's eyes, which was thanks to the earlier gift he had received from his system. It had only made it clear that his system had more things waiting for him in the future!