Earth – Junhi Country – Yin City.
Gu Zongchen's mansion in Yin City. In Gu Zongchen's bedroom.
Gu Zongchen was sitting in a meditative position on the bed, Qi swirling around him. He was cultivating. Suddenly, the swirling Qi was rapidly being absorbed by him. After some time, the absorption stopped and the swirling Qi dissipated.
"Finally, I broke through the Foundation Establishment realm," Gu Zhongchen thought with a smile, opening his eyes.
It had been almost two months since Gu Zhongchen came to Yin City. Today, he would go back to Star City. Tomorrow was the day the plot would start, and the protagonist, Xiao Yan, would enter Star City.
During this time, he had done a lot of things—one of them being cultivation.
After finding out about his cultivation talent and getting the Qi royal family inheritance, Gu Zhongchen had decided that he would try to reach the peak of the Qi Absorption realm before the start of the plot. However, he had once again underestimated the Heavenly Physique.
He had already reached the peak of the Qi Absorption realm five days ago. With the extra time, he decided to break through and enter the Foundation Establishment realm.
Right now, he was one of the strongest people in this world. Even the protagonist was just at the intermediate stage of the Qi Absorption realm.
Gu Zhongchen lay down on the bed, thinking about everything he had done during these two months.
"Seven, show me my current status," he said, wanting to see the fruits of his hard work.
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[Status]
Name: Arthur Blackheart (Current World Name: Gu Zhongchen)
Physique: The Heavenly Physique
Talents/Traits: Cunning Businessman; Good Fighter
Cultivation: Initial stage of Foundation Establishment realm.
Stats:
Strength: 90 (average man has 1)
Defense/Endurance: 120 (average man has 1)
Speed/Dexterity: 90 (average man has 1)
Stamina: 90 (average man has 1)
Qi: 300 (average man has 0)
Skills:
Appraisal (No Level)
The Five Elements Energy Cultivation Manual:
1. Intermediate heat, cold, poison resistance
2. Intermediate regeneration
3. Fire creation and manipulation
4. Stone skin
5. Lightning perception
Driving (Level 2)
Self-defense (Level 3)
Piano (Level 2)
...etc.
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"Damn, I am stacked," Gu Zhongchen thought, looking at his status. Normally, those who had just entered the Foundation Establishment realm wouldn't have such absurd stats—especially the Qi stat. It was probably three times higher than regular Foundation Establishment cultivators.
After looking at his status, Gu Zhongchen got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower. After coming out, he got dressed and went out of the bedroom.
It was currently 2 p.m. He hadn't had lunch yet, so he went to the dining room. Lin Yao was waiting for him there.
Gu Zhongchen looked at Lin Yao and said, "Have you thought it through?"
A few days ago, Gu Zhongchen had asked Lin Yao if he wanted to go to Star City and work as his personal assistant permanently.
Lin Yao nodded and replied, "Yes, I have. I wish to go with you, young master."
Gu Zhongchen nodded at the answer and said, "Good. We will be leaving for Star City soon."
After having lunch, Gu Zhongchen went to the living room. There, 20 people were standing in line, waiting for him.
These 20 people were the ones he had selected for the pills. Each of them had decent cultivation talent. Before taking the pills, 18 of them had an E-rank physique, and 2 had D-rank physique. After taking the pills, their talent skyrocketed. Each of them now had talent equal to or greater than the protagonist at the start of the plot.
The two with the D-rank physique were now at the initial stage of the Qi Absorption realm, and the rest were at the 9th stage of the Body Tempering realm. Of course, this was only possible because he fed them cultivation pills like candy.
Seeing Gu Zhongchen, the 20 people stood straighter and bowed their heads in greeting.
Gu Zhongchen smiled and said, "You all have trained hard. Today, I will be going back to Star City. Lin Long and Ying Yue, you two are the strongest of the 20. So, you two will each lead a team of ten. Each team will rotate duties. Ten of you will cultivate for the month, and the other ten will stay ready for my orders."
After giving the instructions, Gu Zhongchen went to the garage and got in the car, ready to leave for the airport.
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Five and a half hours later.
Gu Zhongchen was sitting in a car. He had just arrived in Star City. He was heading home. After some time, he arrived at the Gu family mansion.
As soon as he entered the mansion, his mother came to him and gave him a tight hug.
"My baby. Oh, how I missed you. How are you? Did you eat alright there? Look how slim you've become." Still hugging him, Shui Qingxia started talking nonstop without letting him speak.
"Let him talk, honey. How will he answer you if you don't let him talk?" Gu Changsheng interrupted his wife, amused by her.
Gu Zhongchen smiled at his mother and said, "Of course, I missed you, mother. How can I not? I've been alright."
"So, you've only missed your mother? It seems like we aren't wanted here," someone said from behind. Hearing the voice, Gu Zhongchen smiled.
Turning toward the voice, Gu Zhongchen saw two good-looking old people. They were his grandparents: the old master of the Gu family, Gu Fengzhou, and the old mistress of the Gu family, Bai Lingling.
Gu Zhongchen went to them and hugged them both. Then he said, "How can I not miss you two? I just didn't know that you were back. When did you two come back?"
"We came back two days ago," his grandmother replied, patting his head. Then his grandfather asked, "I heard you went to Yin City for some business? How was it?"
Just like his father, his grandfather was also very invested in his business life.
Seeing her husband start talking about business as soon as Gu Zhongchen came back, Bai Lingling frowned. She glared at him and said, "The boy just came back and you're already talking about this? Don't mind him, Chen'er. You go freshen up. We can talk during dinner."
Gu Zhongchen nodded and went to his room to freshen up.
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That's it for today. Hope you liked the chapter. If you see any mistakes, tell. See you on the next one. Bye