I really am a fortune teller

In his previous life, Wei Chen's world relied solely on talent for cultivation. To enter the Yin-Yang family, become a cultivator, and even a fortune teller in the future, the most important thing was to have a spiritual connection.

The so-called spiritual power is actually measured by the ability to see ghosts. Some people possess this spiritual power very strongly, as it is innate; they are born with a third eye. Those who are born with the ability to see ghosts are considered to have cheat codes, and they are extremely rare, both in this world and in the world Wei Chen used to live in.

Another type is the one who forcibly opens their third eye later in life; only a five-star fortune teller possesses this ability. If this were within the Taoist tradition, they could be awarded the title of Celestial Master.

Awakening potions are made from very special herbs; they don't exist on Earth. These potions can maximize a person's potential, even if the person is ordinary. If they have good aptitude, their potential can be developed ahead of time, enhancing their spiritual power.

As for how much can be increased at the beginning, that depends on a person's potential and aptitude.

Natural awakening isn't impossible; spending a lot of time with people who have high spiritual power might allow one's own spiritual power to emerge someday. But there's also a rather cruel method, which is how Wei Chen in this world awakened his spiritual power.

That means finding a small, dark room and putting hundreds of vengeful ghosts inside. Because vengeful ghosts are different from ordinary ghosts; ordinary ghosts are invisible to most people, even those with a little spiritual power.

But vengeful spirits are different. Their spiritual pressure is so high that ordinary people can see them. A special formation is set up inside the house to prevent the hundreds of vengeful spirits from harming people. Instead, the yin energy from the hundreds of vengeful spirits is used to stimulate the spiritual energy in one person.

This method is rather cruel, but large families often use it to train their offspring. Wei Chen in this world was born with the ability to see ghosts and spirits. When he was very young, he was thrown into a room filled with vengeful spirits to enhance his spiritual power. The first enhancement was remarkably effective, allowing him to break through to the first star level.

But you have to understand that this happened when Wei Chen was three years old. Now Wei Chen is over 20 years old, and his cultivation level has still not improved.

When Wei Chen arrived, he had already reviewed the original owner's memories. It seemed that when Wei Chen was very young, he and his fiancée Lin Xueyao had an accident while soaking in the hot springs at his family's residence. Lin Xueyao was breaking through her cultivation at the time, and Wei Chen was protecting her. He couldn't remember much after that, but it seemed that a very serious accident had occurred.

Lin Xueyao successfully broke through, while Wei Chen's genius was cut short, and he could never climb back up.

After Wei Chen transmigrated from Earth, his father never mentioned this matter again, as if it had become a taboo. When Wei Chen transmigrated, his father was already seriously injured and had left the main family to come to Xihe Town.

After giving out the gifts, the old man took the Vermilion Fruit and went into his room, clearly to heal his injuries. He had been harmed by the Yin energy, which was why he looked so old. Wei Ziqing also skipped into the room with a pink potion, clearly eager to try it.

Wei Chen also took the pink potion back to his room. He locked the door completely and also took a soundproof talisman, which he stuck on the door. His father had drawn the talisman himself.

Wei Chen's father, Wei Qingshan, was a four-star fortune teller and talisman master. However, since he did not specialize in talisman cultivation, Wei Qingshan's talisman-drawing skills were like a roller coaster. Most of his talismans were one-star, and if he occasionally produced a two-star one, he would consider it a stroke of good luck. As for three-star or four-star talismans, Wei Chen had never seen any.

After arriving in Xihe Town, my father sold all the talismans he drew every day to make a living. A one-star talisman was normally priced at 500 yuan, and a two-star talisman at 1000 yuan. But over the years, after paying for my father's medical treatment and maintaining a basic living, there was hardly anything left.

In the world of monks, money is really worthless.

Wei Chen sighed, banishing all the jumbled thoughts from his head, and sat cross-legged, placing the bottle of awakening potion in front of him.

He suddenly thought of a question, so he asked the system directly: "Will I be able to break through to the second star level if I drink this awakening potion?"

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Good heavens, thank goodness I didn't act impulsively and drank it all in one gulp, otherwise I would have lost a lot of money.

Wei Chen first closed his eyes, sensed the spiritual energy around him, and circulated the cultivation technique he had learned on Earth in his previous life. However, after the spiritual energy circulated through his meridians for one cycle, it entered his dantian.

Then it disappeared inexplicably.

It's always the same.

Wei Chen, in a fit of despair, asked, "Do I even have a chance to break through to the second star level in my lifetime?"

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"Is there something wrong with the cultivation technique I'm practicing?"

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"Have my meridians been damaged?"

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"Was I attacked by something when I was a child?"

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This was strange. Wei Chen's eyes widened. Actually, he had fragmented memories of that accident from his childhood. It seemed that before he lost consciousness, he could see a strange-looking ghost, surrounded by a heavy, eerie aura. Could it be that he was attacked by that thing at that time?

Wei Chen suddenly thought of a possibility. His eyes widened, and he said, "Is my meridian problem congenital?"

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"So you were murdered?"

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Wei Chen sighed, "It's a pity this system can't tell me how to cultivate. Otherwise, maybe I could break through to the second star someday."

After Wei Chen finished speaking, he found that there were many books in front of him, like a shopping mall. In addition to books, there were all kinds of magical artifacts, talismans and other odds and ends, but each of those items had a line of red numbers below it.

He glanced at the top right corner of the online store; there was only the number 1.

What do you mean?

He tried saying, "System, bring up my attribute panel."

Sure enough, an attribute panel appeared in front of him.

Name: Wei Chen

Age: 21

Occupation: Fortune teller

Cultivation level: One star

Merit value: 1

Wei Chen asked in surprise, "System, my merit points are full, can I level up?"

"That's right. Once your merit points are full, you can buy things in the shop. For example, you can gain merit points by resolving Li Lijiao's matter at Xincheng Pavilion today."

The system finally spoke; it was a mechanical female voice that sounded cold and devoid of any emotion.

Wei Chen was speechless: "That was a case that no one in the Star Pavilion had been able to complete in the past six months. I completed it, and I only got a little merit point. According to the way things are done in this world, even monks can get a lot of merit points by chanting sutras for people every day."

"That's true, but because you told Li Lijiao the location of the mistress, Miss Ou, who was more than six months pregnant, had a miscarriage. You did something evil, so your merits have been deducted," the system replied in a cold voice.

"But you didn't remind me." Wei Chen was exasperated.

The system continued, "This system will not remind you of any increase or decrease in merit points. Whether you become a demon or a Buddha is entirely up to you. However, even a little merit point can be exchanged for items."

Then, the shop in front of Wei Chen changed, and a small pill appeared in front of Wei Chen.

Beginner Upgrade Pill: Allows the user to advance to a higher realm, requires 100 million merit points (for users with a level of 3 stars or below, including 3 stars).

"You tricked me!"