Mythical Cultivation

After gaining a deeper understanding of the world, Wu Ming realized that this wasn't some feudal society or martial arts world, but a fantasy world populated by cultivators and demonic beasts. He began to feel a sense of urgency, instead of prioritizing cultivation. After all, as a time traveler, he wouldn't be faring too badly in a feudal society. This was the confidence of someone who had been a "Five Good Youth" in his previous life and a keyboard warrior online.

By now, everyone has realized that although Wu Ming was born in Xiaoli Village, he is not a native of this world. Wu Ming was originally a "Five Good Youth" in the new society. Although he was an orphan in his previous life and raised in an orphanage, he received nine years of compulsory education and benefited from government policies and social benefits. He successfully entered a second- or third-rate university and, after graduation, found an ordinary job that worked 996 hours a day.

Although his early life as an orphan wasn't ideal, he was able to scrape by. After starting work, he was able to feed the whole family and save a little each month. He wasn't overly happy, but he hadn't considered traveling through time and reincarnation. After all, he had a good life and not many unsatisfactory things. Who would even think about traveling through time and reincarnation? Who knew what world he would end up in? What if he ended up in a Cthulhu-style world, a world full of strange things, or even a world of immortal cultivation or gods and demons? Wu Ming couldn't imagine how he would survive. He might just end up as a supporting character who appeared in one episode and then died.

So although reading novels is Wu Ming's biggest hobby after work, and he often thinks about what it would be like if he traveled through time while reading novels, but at most it is just a thought to satisfy his empty thoughts. If he really traveled through time, Wu Ming would not do it.

One day after get off work, fate set in motion. After filling his stomach at the snack street, Wu Ming headed to Taobao Market to see if he could find any bargains, one of his hobbies. After browsing the stalls for half an hour, he spotted a green lotus seed and immediately fell in love with it. After negotiating with the owner for dozens of minutes, he finally bought it for a hefty sum of 200 yuan—almost a week's worth of food. Then, contentedly, he headed back to his rental apartment.

Wu Ming strolled down the street, contentedly playing with lotus seeds. Though seemingly insignificant, they felt quite captivating to hold in his hands. Then, he saw a child dashing into the street to retrieve a toy. A car approached nearby, showing no sign of slowing down. Wu Ming's heart raced, and without a second thought, he rushed to the rescue. The child was safe, but Wu Ming died a heroic death. Perhaps there would be more news later, like a young man heroically sacrificing his life while saving someone, and a driver being jailed for it. This news would serve as a wake-up call, perhaps even sparking a new round of online debate about whether or not good deeds are appropriate. But this no longer concerned Wu Ming.

When Wu Ming woke up again, he had become an unborn child. He was confused at first, but as time passed, he accepted this reality. Because although he had no parents in this life, he had a grandfather who loved him, which was much better than being an orphan in his previous life.

Later, when he started practicing, Wu Ming thought that all time travelers should have a golden finger, so he studied it with great interest for several days. Apart from the fact that he was born with a lotus seed-shaped birthmark on his chest, there was nothing different about it. Wu Ming thought that this was his golden finger. However, more than ten years later, it was of no use, and Wu Ming basically forgot about it.

Because of what he'd seen and heard, and the body-hardening techniques he'd practiced, Wu Ming had naturally assumed this was a martial arts world similar to the novels of Jin Yong, where the power levels were only slightly higher. But now he realized it wasn't just a slight increase, but a billion times higher, and this was only the tip of the iceberg.

Originally, his cultivation talent was quite good, and few of his peers in Lijia Village felt intimidated. This was the result of Wu Ming's erratic approach. He still imagined that if things continued this way, he would reach the pinnacle of his life, become a CEO, and marry a wealthy and beautiful woman.

But it was time to wake up from the dream. Not to mention the cruel world outside, there was also the monster riot that could appear at any time, and the revenge for his parents. Each of these required strength, which also changed Wu Ming's mentality. He couldn't go on like this.

In the days that followed, Wu Ming's training was no longer as he had before, constantly hiding his strength (for fear of appearing too gifted and sparking jealousy). Instead, he became more assertive and worked even harder. He was the first to arrive and the last to leave during every morning practice, and he would directly ask Instructor Zhang any questions. His training progress skyrocketed, and within three months, he reached the Perfection of Body Tempering.

In Instructor Zhang's eyes, although Wu Ming had previously possessed considerable talent, his mindset was flawed. His withdrawn personality and nonchalant attitude towards cultivation meant he wouldn't get far. But recently, he'd noticed a change in Wu Ming, now more dedicated to his cultivation than anyone else. This had given him even more confidence in Wu Ming.

"Master Zhang, I have now reached the state of perfecting the body. I don't know how to practice from now on, so I came to ask you for advice." Wu Ming found Master Zhang and said. The friends around him were stunned. He had reached perfection already. Everyone was just entering the bone refining stage, and Wu Ming had already reached perfection? Even Li Fei was just about to achieve great success. Li Fei was full of disbelief. "How could you do it so quickly?"

"You have achieved perfection in your practice accidentally. Haven't you also achieved great success in bone refining? Keep it up. I am rooting for you," said Wu Mingdao.

Instructor Zhang saw that everyone's reactions were positive, and this should further stimulate their desire to cultivate. "Alright, cultivate well, and listen to me. I was originally planning to tell you a few months later, once you've all reached the Bone Refining Realm, but now that Wu Ming has reached Perfection, it's time to tell you in advance. Everyone go back and talk to your parents today. In a couple of days, have your parents take you to the village chief's house. There will be an opportunity for you to become stronger. For those of you who have reached the Bone Refining Realm, morning exercises will be cancelled. Rest at home and get in shape, while the rest of you continue," Instructor Zhang said, amidst everyone's puzzled gazes.

Instructor Zhang thought to himself, "I didn't expect this day to come so soon. I thought it would be months away. I was planning to have you all take the medicinal bath together in a few months, but now we can only do it in batches, and we have to inform the village chief in advance."

After his morning exercises, Wu Ming returned home and told his grandfather about his perfect body tempering and his visit to the village chief's house in a few days. Wu Tianlong stroked his beard and said, "A Ming has finally grown up. He's much stronger than your father was back then. I know you've grown up. You should rest well these two days."

"Is it because of what's going to happen in a couple of days, Grandpa?" Wu Ming asked. "Yes, you'll know when the time comes. This is a good thing. Be obedient, get some rest, and balance work and rest." Wu Ming didn't ask any more questions.