Reversing the Milky Way

Bai Cheng was displeased upon hearing this. Although the coarse cloth clothes he was wearing now were not as good as the clothes he wore when he first transmigrated, they were common clothes in the village, and Bai Cheng was already used to them.

Today, Fu Wenhao said his clothes were like rags, and Bai Cheng was definitely not going to swallow that. Although he was living in the village, Fu Wenhao's words were tantamount to calling everyone in the village's clothes rags. Then Bai Cheng looked at Fu Wenhao and said in a serious tone, "Although your clothes are gorgeous, your character is truly despicable. Do you even deserve to call yourself virtuous and upright, and to adhere to propriety and a sense of shame?"

Fu Wenhao's expression changed immediately upon hearing Bai Cheng's words. The refined and gentle demeanor he had displayed earlier was gone. He was now barely managing to force a smile while suppressing his anger. He hadn't expected that Bai Cheng, who seemed like a rough man, would be so rude in his speech.

"Hehe, Bai Cheng, as the saying goes, rumors stop with the wise. We should treat them with a discerning eye and be cautious, and not be misled by falsehoods." At this moment, Fu Wenhao still looked innocent. As long as he didn't admit it, it was nothing.

After hearing this, Bai Cheng decided not to pay any more attention to the person and said, "The truth of rumors will be proven by time." He then left with Yue Ling. At this moment, Fu Wenhao followed up by saying, "As a dignified man, how can you stay in someone else's house for so long? This is not the behavior of a gentleman. You should have some self-respect." Bai Cheng ignored him and continued to leave the school with Yue Ling.

Behind him, Fu Wenhao looked at Bai Cheng with disdain, then muttered, "That damned Bai Cheng, just you wait! How dare he ruin my plans? I'll skin you alive someday. And that little girl Yue Ling, I'll make sure you become my slave, hmph." With that, he walked towards the spirit beast shed.

On the way back, Bai Cheng suddenly remembered what Fu Wenhao had just said. It was indeed a bit impolite of him to stay at Uncle Yu's house for so long. Moreover, according to what Fu Wenhao said, it was not right for Yue Ling, an unmarried girl, to have another man living in her house. Although Uncle Yu did not seem to mind, he should still talk to him about it when he got back.

At this moment, Yueling also noticed that Bai Cheng seemed to be thinking about something and looked absent-minded. Seeing this, Yueling said, "Brother Bai Cheng, are you thinking about what you just said? Actually, you don't need to worry about it. In this situation, there are quite a few homeless people like you. Many people like you who are constantly on the move will work as guards in some big mansions."

Bai Cheng, who was deep in thought, was also pulled back to his senses by Yue Ling's words. "Hmm? Guards? Aren't they just gatekeepers? No, according to Bai Cheng's side, they should be called security guards."

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng smiled wryly. Looking at Yue Ling's big, watery eyes, he always felt that Yue Ling's eyes could see through people's hearts. Then he said, "Ling'er, you are really a shrewd person. You always know what others are thinking."

Upon hearing Bai Cheng's words, Yue Ling immediately responded, "Oh, what a shrewd person! Brother Bai Cheng, your thoughts are written all over your face."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng pondered for a moment. "What? Is my thought that obvious? Even if I'm thinking, they might not know what I'm thinking, right?" The two then returned to Yu Family Village while chatting.

After Bai Cheng returned to Uncle Yu's house, it was already late afternoon. Looking at the sun about to set below the horizon, Bai Cheng sighed. He had come here to cultivate immortality, but instead, he was living like a student. At this hour, he needed to cook. If he wanted to go to the cave to cultivate, there simply wasn't enough time. The round trip would take nearly four hours, and in his current state, without a wind-attribute spirit-storing pearl, he wouldn't be able to get through. He probably couldn't even move the giant boulder at the cave entrance. Thinking this, Bai Cheng stopped his musings and went into the kitchen to start cooking.

As evening fell, Yu Qing'an and Bai Cheng, having finished their dinner, were chatting in the courtyard, while Yue Ling went back inside.

At this moment, Yu Qing'an asked Bai Cheng, "How was your first day at school, Bai Cheng?"

"It feels alright." Bai Cheng said this because he was only thinking about how to become stronger. As for things unrelated to cultivation, he could just learn about them on his own. Right now, the most important thing to him was the "Record of Spirit Herbs" and a book that could help him learn about the spirit beasts on the continent. He heard that the library in the school had them, and he had to go and look for them tomorrow.

After listening, Yu Qing'an said jokingly, "Oh? So you went to school before?"

"Well... I'm already this old, I must have gone to school."

After hearing Bai Cheng's words, Yu Qing'an was also somewhat puzzled: "That shouldn't be the case. Since he has been to school, how could he be so ignorant about common sense? I wonder which school he attended?"

Yu Qing'an's question stumped Bai Cheng. He couldn't very well say that he had attended XXX school. But as someone who had come to this world, he truly felt like someone who had never been to school, lacking even the most basic common sense.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng could only make up an excuse and say, "The place I live in is too backward, and I have no access to common sense. So even though I have been to school, my knowledge is still too poor."

Speaking of this, Yu Qing'an also remembered that Bai Cheng claimed to be from the Dragon Kingdom, a country he had never heard of before. The name sounded imposing, but it was probably some barren land without even spiritual energy. No wonder Bai Cheng knew nothing about it.

Thinking of this, he patted Bai Cheng on the shoulder and said, "In that case, you should stay in the school and study hard."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng felt a little anxious: "But Uncle Yu, if that's the case, I won't have time to go there to cultivate."

After listening to Bai Cheng's concerns, Yu Qing'an replied, "Cultivation is not a simple matter. Even if you are not cultivating there now, with your talent you can still improve very quickly, so you don't need to worry."

After listening, Bai Cheng thought about it for a moment. He realized that in that cave, he had only been practicing the Body Refining Technique by rushing against the waterfall. As for the spiritual energy there, he couldn't cultivate there for the time being, so it was indeed unnecessary for him to use that place just for body refining.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng suddenly remembered that sentence and said, "By the way, Uncle Yu, you see, I'm a grown man, I can't live in your house forever. I've thought about it carefully, and it really does damage Ling'er's reputation, so if possible, I'd like to move out."

After hearing Bai Cheng's words, Yu Qing'an carefully examined Bai Cheng's eyes, and his expression became much more serious. When Bai Cheng saw Yu Qing'an staring straight into his eyes, he also became nervous. Had he said something wrong? Then he saw Yu Qing'an's nervous expression instantly turn into laughter, and the nervousness disappeared without a trace.

"Ha...ha...ha...Bai Cheng, neither Ling'er nor I have looked down on you, yet you're the one looking down on us. It's just one more mouth to feed. Our family doesn't have so many rules, and we don't need to care about what others say. Besides, I'm your savior. If you move out, who will take care of our daily needs?"

Hearing Yu Qing'an's words, Bai Cheng was also touched. He could tell that these were Yu Qing'an's sincere words. At this moment, even though Bai Cheng had lived for so many years, his eyes couldn't help but get a little moist.

"Uncle Yu, then I'll continue to bother you."

After hearing Bai Cheng's words, Yu Qing'an didn't say anything. He just smiled and nodded at Bai Cheng. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Actually, if you are in a hurry to cultivate, you only need to go to the academy twice a week."

Bai Cheng was also somewhat puzzled at this point: "Why is that?"

Yu Qing'an explained, "This is a world primarily focused on cultivation. As for you body-refining students, your focus is also on body refinement. It's just that most families don't have the means to do so, which is why you go to the academy to study. As for you, you have absolutely no common sense, which is why I'm letting you go. One day out of the five days at the academy is forging, and one day is for herbalism. You only need to attend those two days. You can spend the rest of the time cultivating in the cave."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng recalled what Instructor Su had said. No wonder he said to test him again in seven days; it turned out that there was only one herbal medicine class this week.

After saying that, Yu Qing'an stroked his chin and thought for a moment before continuing, "Perfect timing. Yue Ling will graduate from the Literary Studies program in a month. At that time, the two of you will train together in the Body Training program."

Bai Cheng was taken aback upon hearing this. This pattern seemed familiar, like finishing elementary school and then continuing to junior high school in the same school. He then replied, "Hmm? After they finish their literary studies, they will transfer to physical training?"

After listening, Yu Qing'an stroked his chin: "That's not necessarily true. Some people only want to be officials or do business, or they simply can't endure the pain of the body tempering process. I've never seen anyone as relaxed as you before. However, to transfer to the Body Tempering program, the most basic requirement is to first reach the initial stage of the Body Tempering Realm."

After listening, Bai Cheng understood: "So that's how it is."

Then Yu Qing'an said to Bai Cheng with a mischievous grin, "You know, Yue Ling is currently in the early stage of Body Refinement."

Bai Cheng immediately understood Yu Qing'an's meaning. However, hadn't Yu Qing'an said he wouldn't easily reveal Yue Ling's talent? Why was he directly transferring Yue Ling to the Body Refinement class this time? Wouldn't that expose her during the school's annual test? Bai Cheng felt that Yu Qing'an hadn't finished speaking, but he didn't ask further, after all, it was someone else's secret.

Yu Qing'an then said, "Alright, it's getting late, it's time to go to sleep." The two then returned to their respective rooms and began to rest.

After returning to his room, Bai Cheng began to carefully examine the "Record of Spiritual Herbs." He discovered that he had seen most of the spiritual herbs of grade three and below recorded in the book in that cave. Even the Spirit-Infused Fruit that he had eaten was recorded in detail. This made Bai Cheng even more curious about how that cave was formed.

The next morning, Bai Cheng did the same thing as usual.

After breakfast, Yueling and I set off for school.

When I arrived at the academy today, I noticed that some students started talking about me after seeing me. In addition, many students I saw yesterday were not at the academy. Considering what Yu Qing'an said yesterday, it's not hard to see that some students are in the same situation as yesterday. Apart from herbalism and forging classes, they cultivate on their own. They just want to have their names registered at the academy, mainly so that it will be easier for them to enter a specialized cultivation academy or cultivation sect in the future. Of course, Bai Cheng thinks the same way now.

However, he still needed to find time to search for books about spirit beast illustrations in the school's library, so after finishing his body-refining class in the morning, he went to the school's library at noon.

Upon entering the book pavilion, one would find a counter at the entrance, behind which sat a teacher who looked to be around forty years old. He was the book pavilion's administrator, named Zheng Wensheng, and he was holding a book in his hand, sitting in front of the counter reading.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng stepped forward and asked, "Hello, administrator, I'd like to find some books related to the Spirit Beast Encyclopedia."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Zheng Wensheng looked up and said, "The second bookshelf in the third row from the bottom. No noise is allowed inside the library, and you are not permitted to take any books out."

After listening, Bai Cheng thanked him and walked to the third-to-last row of bookshelves. He found that there were still quite a few students in the noon academy's bookshelf, but most of them were literature students, while there were fewer body-refining students.

Inside the library, there were more than a dozen rows of bookshelves arranged neatly. On one side of the bookshelves were large square sandalwood tables, around which many students were sitting and reading. Some students even sat directly on the floor and flipped through the books.

Bai Cheng slowly walked through the bookshelves, glancing at them briefly. The shelves held a jumble of related books, including human history, geography, botany, and zoology. Human history contained introductions to famous figures, including their births and achievements. Geography covered the basic recorded locations within the Fire Cloud Kingdom, including descriptions of Yu Family Village, the Cloudfall Forest, and the Cloudfall Mountains, complete with a map outlining their approximate locations. The botany and zoology section was even more extensive, with each category occupying an entire shelf.

Bai Cheng slowly walked to the third-to-last row of bookshelves. After searching for a while, he saw a book called "Illustrated Compendium of Spirit Beasts of the Fire Cloud Kingdom" and then found a place to read it carefully.