I Am Shocked That You Call This Cultivation - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Abnormality in the neighborhood

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The sky had just lit up.

Chen Pingan got up in high spirits. After yesterday’s cultivation, his body did not feel any discomfort or soreness. Instead, he felt refreshed in his eyes and ears.

“I’ve just entered the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage. I have to seize the opportunity to cultivate while I can still feel the after effects.”

The first thing Chen Pingan did after waking up was to sit down to cultivate and to practice what he had read yesterday .

Because he was cultivating normally, the commotion was not as great as the first time. Apart from the obvious surge of Spirit Qi in the living room, there was no abnormal phenomenon.

Cultivation was an extremely mysterious thing. When you didn’t come into contact with it, you would subconsciously find it boring. However, once you cultivated for a few hours, you would feel as though your bones were shattering.

Despite this, cultivation was still more comfortable than any other exercise and brought great benefits to the body.

It was clear that Chen Pingan had received the benefits. After he tasted the joy of cultivation, he simply could not stop himself.

Time passed minute by minute as he cultivated. In the blink of an eye, it was already past seven in the morning.

“What a beautiful morning.”

Still feeling as if he had not had enough, Chen Pingan let out a mouthful of black gas, expelling the waste produced from his body.

Because he had just entered the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage, he had yet to reach the point where he could abstain from eating. And since Chen Pingan had not eaten much since last night, his stomach had been rumbling with hunger for the entire morning.

Chen Pingan tidied up his room slightly and prepared to go downstairs for breakfast. He also wanted to take this opportunity to experience the pure Spirit Qi in nature.

After stepping into the cultivation world, he had also mastered a breathing technique. Without cultivating, Chen Pingan could absorb a small amount of Spirit Qi just by breathing.

“Apparently, breathing in more of the Spirit Qi outside is very helpful for cultivation. It could indirectly increase the immunity of the body and even cleanse the remaining filth of the body!”

Chen Pingan lived on the 19th floor but decided not to take the elevator down this time. The elevator was usually crowded and he also needed to wait for it to arrive. He found it more convenient to just take the stairs.

If it were in the past, he definitely wouldn’t have taken the stairs. Ever since he entered the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage, however, his physical strength and speed had increased several times. To the current Chen Pingan, getting down from the 19th floor was an easy feat and he did not have to worry about running out of breath.

Two minutes passed.

Chen Pingan walked out of the door of the corridor steadily. When he passed by the neighborhood plaza, his eyelids jumped fiercely.

Several old men were squatting in the right corner of the plaza, in the exact same position as last night. They held onto poker cards as they spoke with clear and loud voices while their eyes remained fixated on the huge screen.

A female host dressed in formal attire with light makeup on appeared on the screen. She reported the news with a clear voice.

[Recently, in a certain neighborhood in Yang City, a resident has broken through to the Body Integration Stage on his 50th birthday. It is said that he is the youngest Body Integration Stage expert!]

Chen Pingan’s expression remained unchanged. He was no longer bothered by the news of a Body Integration Stage expert and was prepared to leave the plaza.

Even Tribulation Stage experts died at age two hundred.

How much trouble could a Body Integration Stage cultivator cause?

“He broke through to the Body Integration Stage at the age of fifty? How talented! Dali is also fifty, right?” An old man said after hearing the news on the screen as he threw a card.

The old man called Dali looked embarrassed and felt a little ashamed. “Yes, my talent is inferior to his. He is already at the Body Integration Stage, but I’m only at the Nascent Soul Stage.”

His eyes drifted away, and from the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar figure about to cross the plaza and walk out.

“Young man, where are you going?”

Dali changed the topic calmly. Now that he had found someone who was even less talented than him, he could avoid the previously embarrassing topic from continuing.

Chen Pingan suddenly felt as though his worst fear had come true.

Chen Pingan cried bitterly in his heart and pretended not to hear anything. He increased the speed of his feet and wanted to avoid them after his encounter with them last night. After all, each of them were capable of throwing insults that were as powerful and as ruthless as cannonballs.

“Young man! This old man is talking to you!” Dali shouted at the top of his lungs. His voice was louder than a horn, and everyone in the neighborhood heard him.

Chen Pingan thought that this old man did not sound like an old man at all.

He turned around with a stiff expression. After all, he could no longer pretend to have not heard him given the volume he yelled out with.

“Right, I was just talking to you. You’re so young, but your hearing is already so bad!”

Dali waved his hand. “Come over quickly.”

Chen Pingan walked over reluctantly and stood in front of the old men like a child who had done something wrong.

“What’s wrong with you?”

Dali and the old men looked at him unhappily. They could not detect any Spirit Qi around Chen Pingan. When they saw Chen Pingan’s dispirited face, they shook their heads.

“Um, is there anything you need? I’m in a hurry to eat.”

Chen Pingan only wanted to get away from these old men as soon as possible. In his eyes, they were even more troublesome than his distant relatives.

Dali began to lecture him. “What’s the hurry? You didn’t pay attention in cultivation classes, did you? That’s why you haven’t even entered the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage yet!”

The other old men nodded in agreement and pointed at Chen Pingan. “Look at your stubble. You’re just a young man, yet you don’t even trim it. Also, you stay at home every day and don’t interact with others. How is that going to benefit your cultivation?”

“You should go out more often and experience nature. Also, try to cultivate more. Eventually, you’ll naturally reach the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage.”

Chen Pingan looked at this group of impassioned old men who spat as they spoke. He gulped and wanted to explain.

Before he could do so, another piece of news was being reported on the screen.

[With the college entrance examination approaching, there has been more traffic on the road. Due to the traffic, a certain examinee left his car on the road and ran a distance of more than 10 kilometers in only thirty minutes!]

[For him to have such explosive and shocking speed, just what realm is this examinee at? Our local reporters…]

“…”

Chen Pingan was speechless. He thought that the broadcasters must be purposefully broadcasting this news piece at this current moment.

“Look at him! He has just taken the college entrance examination and is already so powerful. What excuse do you still have for not putting more effort into your cultivation?”

Dali pointed excitedly at the big screen, and almost wanted to pin Chen Pingan’s entire head on the screen.

“Even my grandson is stronger than you. He entered the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage at the age of five. Sigh!”

“Look at you. You’re already twenty and yet you haven’t even entered the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage yet!”

The other old man had a happy and gratified expression when he mentioned his grandson. However, when he looked at Chen Pingan again, he stared at him for a long time before finally sighing deeply.

The old men were still taking turns to educate Chen Pingan and he was about to lose his patience. He was very unhappy that a group of old men had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and started lecturing him.

Just as Chen Pingan was about to retort, excited music sounded on the screen. He paused and looked over.

A few red words flashed on the screen.

Then, the charming female host said in shock,

[Yesterday at 3: 54 pm, a dragon-shaped phenomenon appeared above the entire city of Yang City. Specialists have confirmed that this is not a natural phenomenon. For such a phenomenon to appar, it’s very likely that an expert in the Tribulation Stage is cultivating or ascending!]

[Specialists have figured out that the phenomenon came from the southeast.. According to their investigation, the Tribulation Stage expert is very likely to be from the Xin Guang Residence!]