A waterfall cascades down the mountainside amidst verdant hills and clear waters, its sound of water crashing against the rocks melodious and captivating. Downstream
, a shirtless young man stands ramrod straight on a rock, unmoved by the pounding water.
The boy appears to be eleven or twelve years old, about 1.65 meters tall, with an exceptionally handsome and charming face that would draw the attention of anyone who sees him.
Liu Yun, a promising young man from the 21st century, has unexpectedly been reborn into this world.
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Liu Yun's full name in this world is Mittel Liu Yun. Eleven years ago, he was born, which gave him quite a fright.
After confirming his arrival, Liu Yun discovered he had arrived on the Dou Qi Continent, reborn into the Mittel family, becoming the grandson of the patriarch Mittel Tengshan, and now the only young master of the Mittel family.
Logically, as a transmigrator, a cheat system is standard, but Liu Yun waited a full eleven years without getting one, which greatly distressed him, so he had no choice but to cultivate diligently.
"Based on the timeline, Xiao Yan next door should be at the height of his power right now, his reputation as a genius should resound throughout Wutan City," Liu Yun muttered to himself.
Next, Xiao Yan will be in a slump, and Liu Yun felt it was necessary to get to know him and build a good relationship.
This wasn't sycophancy; he wasn't like those foolish transmigrators who boasted about taking the protagonist's path and leaving the protagonist with no way to go.
Did he really think the opportunities of being the chosen one of the world were so easy to seize? Did he really think Xiao Yan could only follow the predetermined path? He knew very well that since he transmigrated, this was the real world.
Besides, Xiao Yan's character was decent enough; why should he go against him? Rather than losing his life in the end, it was better to let the plot develop normally.
Wouldn't it be better to be a prophet and avoid some pitfalls?
Just as Liu Yun was thinking these things, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
"Host has met the system awakening conditions. The system is awakening...
1%, 2%...
System binding successful, panel is opening."
Name: Mittel Liuyun
Realm: Ninth Stage Battle Qi
Attributes: Metal, Wood, Fire
Aptitude: 35 (An ordinary passerby.)
Charm: 100 (The system has modified the host. Even in the myriad worlds, you are still one of the most dazzling people.)
Comprehension: 35 (Comprehension is hard to describe. An ordinary passerby in the myriad worlds.)
Techniques: None
Battle Skills: None
Missions: None
Mission Points: 0 (Completing missions will earn mission points.)
Items: None
System Function 1: Return 0/10 to the bound target. (Click to view details)
Liuyun: "..."
There really is a cheat code!
However, when he saw his aptitude and comprehension, his first reaction was disbelief, and his second reaction was "Holy crap."
Originally, he was quite proud of himself. After all, in the Mittel family, he was already the most talented person. His ninth stage battle qi at the age of eleven was amazing, and he was praised by everyone.
Now it seems he's nothing.
"Ding, system activated for the first time, a newbie gift pack is given. Would you like to open it?"
"Open!" Liu Yun said without hesitation.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the cultivation technique: Burning Heaven Immortal Art."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the cultivation technique: Thousand Hammers and Hundred Refinements Technique."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a one-star Dou Huang experience card ×1. (Note: Dou Huang experience cards require strong physical attributes to bear; please use with caution.)"
Two cultivation techniques and a Dou Huang experience card—quite generous.
Liu Yun glanced at it. The Burning Heaven Immortal Art was actually a similar technique to Xiao Yan's Burning Heaven Art. The difference was that the Burning Heaven Immortal Art started as a high-level Xuan-rank technique, and later, by absorbing enough strange fire, it could break through the Heaven-rank limit.
This alone was enough to show that it was an extremely heaven-defying technique.
The Thousand Hammers and Hundred Refinements Technique was also a technique that hadn't appeared in the original work. This technique was divided into two parts: the first part was Thousand Hammers for Body Refinement, and the second part was Hundred Refinements for Dou Qi.
Liu Yun was currently at the ninth level of Dou Qi. To cultivate the Burning Heaven Immortal Technique, he needed to first break through to the Dou Zhe level. The Thousand Refinements Technique, focused on solidifying his foundation, was perfect for his current state.
"I just broke through to the ninth level of Dou Qi, so I'll try out the second part, Hundred Refinements Dou Qi," Liu Yun thought.
Without hesitation, he sat cross-legged on a rock, his Dou Qi circulating along his meridians, flowing to every corner of his body. Soon, a furnace was born within him.
Liu Yun didn't understand the principles of the Thousand Refinements Technique, but he deeply felt its terrifying power.
As soon as the furnace formed, he felt his Dou Qi boiling, all of it trembling, wisps of white smoke rising from it, while his Dou Qi was gradually shrinking.
In just a few breaths, his Dou Qi had shrunk to half, and his cultivation level had dropped to the eighth level of Dou Qi.
Even worse, the Hundred Refinements Technique began to operate uncontrollably, seemingly determined to drain him completely.
At first, Liu Yun felt somewhat lost. Although he knew this wouldn't harm him, but rather bring immense benefits, the thought of his battle qi, painstakingly cultivated for ten years, shrinking like this was still unpleasant.
However, upon reflection, reaching the eighth level of battle qi wasn't entirely unacceptable; at least his foundation was solidified, and his combat strength had further improved.
Nevertheless, he was still too young, and the decline in his battle qi didn't stop.
As the Hundred Refinements Technique continued to circulate, Liu Yun's cultivation level began to plummet. (
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Seven levels of Dou Qi, six levels of Dou Qi, five levels of Dou Qi…
until only one level of Dou Qi, the Hundred Refinements Technique reluctantly stopped.
Liu Yun's face turned completely black. At this moment, he felt like he had killed a dog.
He had been practicing Qi cultivation since he was three years old, eight years of hard work! To become stronger, who knows what he had gone through? He got up earlier than the rooster and went to bed later than the dog every day. Who would have thought this day would come?
You must know, he had cultivated nine levels of Dou Qi for a full eight years. Now, he was back to square one, and had to start cultivating all over again. Who knew when that would take?
"Brother Xiao Yan, I finally understand the pain of losing your Dou Qi!" Liu Yun sighed.
Just as Liu Yun was about to curse the injustice of heaven and the system, he suddenly lost his balance and fell into the water with a splash.
He swallowed a mouthful of river water, and some even got into his nose, instantly making Liu Yun's face flush red and utterly disheveled.
But that wasn't the worst of it.
The current was so strong that as soon as he fell, he was swept downstream by the current, crashing against rocks of all sizes, making him grit his teeth in frustration.
He tried to gasp for air, but instead inhaled only river water, giving him a tingling, stinging sensation.
After struggling for a while, Liu Yun finally steadied himself, surfaced, and climbed onto a large rock. He was incredibly annoyed!
Upon reflection, he realized that he had originally been a ninth-level Dou Qi cultivator, and his training place was near the waterfall, but suddenly his cultivation had dropped to the first level. Being knocked over by the current was perfectly normal.
However, amidst his frustration, Liu Yun felt a strange sense of relief; this ordeal had naturally activated his Thousand Hammers Body Refining Technique.
"It seems this Thousand Hammers Body Refinement cultivation method involves getting beaten up!"
Liu Yun felt a sharp pain in his teeth. What kind of divine technique is this? No wonder there's no such technique on the Dou Qi Continent.
Getting beaten up is tolerable, but the first refinement of the Hundred Refinements of Dou Qi squeezes nine levels of Dou Qi down to one level. There are still ninety-nine refinements to come. Just hearing about it gives me a headache. Who would cultivate such a technique?
Does it mean I have to cultivate Dou Qi for five hundred years?