High School Student with Immortal Race System

Yang Shen shot up. "So? What did it feel like?"

Lei Lv looked around in confusion, then at his younger siblings...

"I saw some fluorescent lights... Is that the Source?"

Xu Bamboo’s eyes widened. "What? You can see the Source?"

Wasn’t that something only those at the Jade Viscera Realm could do?

Yang Shen didn’t explain to Xu Bamboo just yet. Instead, he took Lei Lv’s wrist and sensed the flow of Spiritual Qi within his body.

"Not bad... You’ve broken through. You’ve reached the second layer of the Ancient Skill."

Lei Lv had been the first to learn it and was also the oldest, so it was only natural for him to break through first.

And the most significant change at the Qi Cultivation Second Layer was "Qi Sensitivity"... This also meant he could start practicing Magic.

This was an absolute qualitative leap.

Although he didn’t have a Qi Sea, and using Magic would burn his Qi and Blood Value, the foundational knowledge could now be taught. His understanding of Spiritual Qi would no longer be like a blind man trying to describe an elephant.

Yang Shen smiled. "What’s your Qi and Blood Value now?"

Lei Lv trotted back to his room and dug out a "Di Di Boy" that Yang Shen had handed down to him. The Yanhua junior high curriculum didn’t openly permit Body Forging, so they didn’t issue these devices.

He put it on and waited for the initial scan. A moment later, he said, "96..."

Xu Bamboo’s eyes went even wider. "What? You’re already in the late stage of Skin Refining?"

Seventh grade? Late-stage Skin Refining?

"Your brother was only in the mid-stage of Skin Refining in his senior year of high school!"

Yang Shen cleared his throat. "I was accumulating power for a later burst..."

Xu Bamboo said in awe, "In that case, won’t you completely crush everyone else in junior high? I heard that even at the top junior high schools in the city, students graduate with a Qi and Blood Value of eighty or ninety at the absolute most. You’ve already reached their graduation level?"

Although Yanhua, in principle, only began official Body Forging in high school... if you actually followed the official guidelines,

you’d have been left in the dust long ago, without even the qualifications to enter Purple Bamboo Middle School.

Back then, Lei Lv, Yang Mo, and Yang Man had gotten into Purple Bamboo by relying purely on their unadorned, overwhelming stats.

Lei Yi, on the other hand, was different. Elementary schools really didn’t test Qi and Blood Value for admission... he had just enrolled through the normal school district.

Which meant the Yang Family was still hiding a major trump card...

Yang Shen patted Lei Lv’s shoulder. His being the first to break through was exactly what Yang Shen had hoped to see.

Because Lei Lv was the one Yang Shen had chosen in his heart to be the next "Late Bloomer."

He would have to take on the role of sheltering his younger siblings from the wind and rain.

Talent was only one aspect. But his meticulous mind, sense of responsibility, and an innate "Gratitude" Life Chart made him the most suitable candidate.

To bear the title of "Late Bloomer," personality was actually more important than power.

"Before, whether it was your daily Cultivation of the Ancient Skill or your Body Forging, I didn’t have high expectations for you because you were young. But from this day forward, in addition to your cultivation progress, you must also factor in ’power’."

"Later, I’ll find you a training weapon—I think a saber would be good. Then, we’ll add actual combat to your daily training. You can ask me, your big sister Zhuzi, or the older brothers and sisters in the Outer Courtyard for pointers."

"Also, starting from tonight, we’ll add an extra half-hour every evening for me to teach you a few other things."

Lei Lv nodded, his heart filled with anticipation.

’It wasn’t because he was getting stronger, but because he could finally help his big brother.’

Yang Shen had told them before that once they broke through to the second layer of the Ancient Skill, he would hand over mundane chores like tending to the Spirit Field to them.

Yang Mo and Yang Man were a little envious, but not too upset, as they felt they weren’t far from the second layer of the Ancient Skill themselves.

As for little Lei Yi...

He never paid attention to any of this... He simply felt that Cultivation was pleasant and treated it like a game.

Cultivating is great for a moment... but keep cultivating, and it’s great forever...

In a way, Lei Yi was the one with the firmest Dao Heart, the one existence completely free of distractions.

——————

That evening, everyone set up a table in the front yard and had a lively dinner together, after which they went their separate ways to cultivate.

Yang Shen, however, called Lei Lv over alone and began to teach him his first Magic...

The "Ganlin Curse."

The Ganlin Curse was gentle and controllable, making it perfect for beginners. It was also one of the core Magic techniques for managing a Spirit Field.

Lei Lv didn’t have the convenience of Yang Shen’s "system info-dump," so he would still need some time.

However, now that he had Qi Sensitivity, it was no longer like a blind man touching an elephant. As Yang Shen explained and demonstrated, the construction of the Spiritual Qi model was visible to him, which was ultimately a great help.

External Spiritual Qi and Visualizing Spiritual Qi—one was an ability exclusive to the Martial Arts Side’s True Gang Realm, and the other required reaching the Jade Viscera Realm.

And yet, for us Cultivators, both are gifted to you at the Qi Refining Second Layer.

Xu Bamboo felt a bit spurred on by this. That evening, she went to the fourth floor of the ancestral hall to "duo queue" with Long Jiu again, vowing to succeed in her cultivation this weekend.

Meanwhile, Yang Shen continued to read the "Pre-Qin Ancient Texts" on his recliner, but he had already silently "equipped" Lei Lv with the "Late Bloomer" title.

’I’ll test it for a while and see if the little guy can handle it.’

It wasn’t until 11 PM that he felt he had gained some insight and closed the book.

He walked over to the old well, and with a light leap, jumped down into it.

The tunnel was dim and decaying, with no trace of light or oxygen.

However, after advancing to the Innate realm, Yang Shen’s ability to hold his breath had increased dramatically. As long as he didn’t engage in strenuous activity, he could last for half an hour with ease. Thus, for occasional trips down, he no longer needed to prepare an "oxygen tank."

A flicker of the Rising Sun Flame appeared behind Yang Shen, backlighting him as he walked deeper inside.

He always moved slowly and cautiously down here, afraid that any excessive force would cause a collapse.

After about a five-minute descent, Yang Shen arrived at the Qi Storage Pavilion, hidden in a deep underground pit.

Lei Lv’s breakthrough served as a wake-up call for Yang Shen.

His own experience couldn’t simply be copied and applied to others. Soon, the other Cultivators of the Yang Clan, including Yang Mo, Yang Man, and Xu Bamboo... would all run into a problem.

Their ability for "Strengthening Qi and Blood Value" would not be able to match the gains from Cultivation.

The realms of the Martial Arts Side were an "Accumulation Value," especially the first three major realms, which required taking one solid step at a time.

The realms of the Cultivation Side, on the other hand, were a "Status Value." When the body’s state was suitable enough, one would naturally enter the next realm and undergo various changes.

In other words, the Spiritual Qi guided by Cultivation would continue to raise one’s Cultivation Side realm, regardless of whether it was used for Body Tempering (Strengthening Qi and Blood Value), because even if the body’s strength wasn’t there yet, the body’s *state* was.

Not every Cultivator would choose to do Body Tempering.

The realms of the two paths were mutually beneficial but not entangled. For example, Xu Bamboo could be a Martial Arts Innate + Qi Refining First Layer, while Lei Lv could be at the Skin Refining realm + Qi Refining Second Layer.

The reason Yang Shen’s cultivation in both paths had advanced side-by-side was because he had mastered two key skills.

"Fist Intent" and the "Buddha Sound Body Refining Technique."

Without these two, he wouldn’t have been able to rapidly strengthen the Qi and Blood Value he gained from his daily Cultivation.

’Since I’ve already decided to follow a "dual-track system" on Cyan Blue, I should pursue simultaneous progress on both the Cultivation Side and the Martial Arts Side. Only then can I acquire resources and prestige in this Martial Arts Society, while hiding the "substance" of Cultivation under the "fame" of Martial Arts.’

’The Cyan Blue Star People can accept a Martial Arts master with flashy techniques.’

’But if your Qi and Blood Value is extremely low, yet you’re exceptionally skilled in combat...’

’...then you’re just asking to be captured and studied...’

’So, persisting with the Martial Arts Side isn’t just about adhering to the Dual Cultivation of Life and Spirit, or laying the foundation for combat ability—it’s also camouflage to ensure the family’s safety.’

’But someone like Lei Lv, who doesn’t have Fist Intent or the Buddha Sound Body Refining Technique, will find his Body Tempering efficiency falling further and further behind.’

’Fist Intent was a total fluke, and the Buddha Sound Body Refining Technique was even more impossible for me to teach... Everything is in my head. Unless I teach myself music theory and try to compose and replicate it, the success rate will be abysmal.’

That was why Yang Shen needed to search for some answers in the Qi Storage Pavilion.

The large hole at the top of the tower was still there, and the calm, milky-white Source Liquid at the bottom was still plentiful. This all counted as the Yang Family’s "strategic reserve."

Yang Shen jumped into the large hole he had made himself. Then, with the backlight behind him, he began translating the Cultivation Techniques within.

The Qi Storage Pavilion was left behind 2,300 years ago by a remarkable figure from the Pre-Qin Period—or rather, by many remarkable figures.

He still vividly remembered the sentence on the giant leg bone: *Heaven has rejected the Qi Dao and embraces only Martial Arts. We have gathered the Qi Dao Fragments of the world and hidden them all here, hoping only that those who come later will know we once walked this path.*

The entire Qi Storage Pavilion had six floors, each housing several thousand bone fragments.

Even though the amount of information on each bone fragment was extremely low, often just a few dozen characters, they contained at least a hundred different "Qi Daoist Techniques" in total.

But after so many years underground, the objects here had been worn down by time and were on the verge of turning to dust. For example, the bone fragments Yang Shen had moved during his first visit had already decayed by the time he returned. Thankfully, he had already recorded their contents.

The only exceptions were the "giant leg bone" and "Beast Tendon" he had taken out earlier; their materials remained tough even after leaving the underground chamber.

During the summer break, his analysis of the Pre-Qin Texts had never stopped, but he still frequently got stuck on unfamiliar characters.

He had basically absorbed all the information available on the internet. The rest was hidden away in obscure academic books or even on the surfaces of excavated artifacts, making his progress extremely slow.

Still, he had managed to translate two complete "Qi Daoist Techniques" so far.

They were the *Vomiting Valley Qi* and the *Zongjiao Stake*.

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