I really am a fortune teller

Furthermore, the system stated: "Host, please note that if your merit points are depleted, your fortune, prosperity, and longevity will be correspondingly offset. Please do not allow your merit points to become negative."

Then the system's voice disappeared, and no matter how Wei Chen called out to it, it ignored him.

However, after searching, Wei Chen found that besides the attribute panel shop, there was also an experience bar for leveling up, which also required merit points to feed.

On the skill panel, apart from the Divine Prophecy skill, all other skills are grayed out and can only be unlocked by increasing the system level.

The system also mentioned that upgrading the system level would grant discounts in the store and access to some unique gameplay features.

Wei Chen was speechless. Was this system some kind of Buddhist practitioner? How could it be even more lazy than him? It didn't mention a single crucial detail, just spouting nonsense. If it weren't for the divine prophecy—which made the skill quite useful—Wei Chen wouldn't be in such a good mood to talk to the system.

To gain a large amount of merit points, you need to keep accepting quests in the Star Pavilion.

In fact, reciting scriptures can also earn merit points. Wei Chen tried it and found that reciting a "Great Compassion Mantra" of more than a thousand characters could increase merit points by ten.

The cheapest item in the shop costs 1,000 merit points; it's a peach wood sword, probably for slaying ghosts. Wei Chen has one of those at home too.

Forget it, Wei Chen isn't a professional monk, and the scriptures he recites don't have any special blessing power.

Lying in bed, Wei Chen suddenly had a question and asked the system, "Is there something wrong with my dantian?"

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"Has my dantian been attacked by someone?"

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Am I poisoned?

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Sure enough, it was a poisoning problem. The question then became: what could be the antidote? A few words quickly flashed through Wei Chen's mind, and his eyes lit up as he continued, "Can I make an antidote?"

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"Is the antidote extremely expensive?"

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Well, I'm in another dead end. But at least I need to figure out what kind of poison I've been given. Tomorrow I'll go see the most skilled psychic doctor in Xihe Town and find out what's wrong with me. At least then I can get the right treatment.

1. He slept without a dream. The next morning, Wei Chen was woken up by Wei Ziqing.

Wei Chen turned his head and saw Wei Ziqing looking at him with surprise and delight: "Brother, look at me, it seems that my spiritual power has awakened."

"Really?" Wei Chen immediately hugged Wei Ziqing in his arms: "I knew my sister was so smart, her talent must be different from mine."

"I think I can see ghosts, but not completely. I can only vaguely see an outline," Wei Ziqing said timidly. "I'm still not as good as my brother."

Upon hearing this, the old man rushed to Wei Chen's side, grabbed Wei Ziqing, and excitedly said, "Really? You can really see ghosts?"

Wei Ziqing said softly, "But we can only see an outline."

Without saying a word, the old man took out a talisman from his pocket, threw it on the ground, and the talisman suddenly burst into flames in mid-air. By the time it fell to the ground, it had turned into white dust.

Suddenly, a man appeared inside the house, wearing red cotton-padded trousers and a thick cotton-padded coat with peony flowers. The man had two round rosy cheeks on his face, and his hair was styled in a topknot with a bow tied on it.

As soon as she appeared, she gracefully extended her orchid finger and quickly tapped Wei Chen: "Oh my, little Chenchen, I heard you did something big yesterday, completing the task that Star Pavilion hadn't finished in half a year. Even Zhou Bapi's face turned red, and he gritted his teeth and gave you a thousand points."

"So you traded that Vermilion Fruit for a thousand points. My son's really something!" Wei Qingshan said with a booming voice.

Wei Chen scratched his head sheepishly: "That was just a trivial skill of mine."

"Not bad, my son has finally made something of himself. But yesterday, your Vermilion Fruit helped me recover. In the future, when you have points or something, use them to buy things for yourself. Don't come here to take care of me." Wei Qingshan patted Wei Chen on the shoulder and said with a grin.

Wei Chen felt bitter inside. Wei Qingshan's injury was not so easy to heal, because it was not just a superficial wound, but a direct injury to his soul.

Wei Chen asked the system in a low voice, "Is my dad's injury healed?"

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Okay, that's about it. Actually, this is good news, at least it's much better than before.

It seems we still need to find something to repair the soul. Zhu Guo isn't actually very strong in soul repair; it's more for healing wounds.

Wei Ziqing touched the male ghost's braid and suddenly laughed: "I can see this braid."

This ghost is named Fang Jiamo, and he is male. That's right, he is a transvestite. I wonder what kind of blow he suffered when he died? It is said that when Wei Qingshan took Fang Jiamo into his fold, Fang Jiamo was still a tough guy.

But for some reason, it suddenly turned into this shape, which is one of the top ten unsolved mysteries.

Fang Jiamo looked at Wei Qingshan with a smile and said, "Your youngest daughter has also awakened. Although she hasn't reached the level of a one-star fortune teller yet, with more guidance and training, she can still be improved. Why don't you send your youngest daughter to the Star Pavilion as well?"

"What kind of terrible idea is this?" Wei Qingshan said irritably. "Of course I'll raise my daughter myself. Do you think my daughter is Wei Chen?"

Wei Chen: ...Dad, am I really his biological son?

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Fang Jiamo naturally knew what his mission was, and he smiled as he put his arm around Wei Ziqing: "Don't worry, I'll be with Wei Ziqing these days. Her spiritual power will gradually increase, and she will eventually become a one-star fortune teller."

After Wei Ziqing and Fang Jiamo left, Wei Qingshan looked at his son, took a deep breath, and said, "Did you try it yesterday?"

"No, someone as lazy as me wouldn't try that easily. I slept all night and didn't do anything." Wei Chen had a relaxed smile on his face, and seemed to be fine.

Wei Qingshan sighed: "Work harder. I know what happened in the past was a big blow to you, but it doesn't mean my son, Wei Qingshan's son, can't get back up. Don't just laze around all day..."

Wei Chen ignored Wei Qingshan's words and quickly went out the door, using the excuse that Zhou Bapi was looking for him, and left with only a piece of bread in his mouth.

As soon as he stepped outside, he ran into the old man next door. The old man looked at Wei Chen with a smile and said, "I heard that your little girl has also broken through?"

How did others know about this breakthrough so soon?

Sure enough, there were no secrets in the tenement building. Wei Chen quickly went back and handed over the remaining 20 yuan to his father, asking him to buy a new courtyard house nearby.

After all, Xihe Town is a small, third-tier city with very cheap housing, or you could rent a larger house.

After giving his instructions, Wei Chen excitedly headed towards the Star Pavilion. His immediate priority was to earn merit points. Once he had enough merit points, he could simply buy upgrade pills to improve his cultivation level.

There's finally hope.