I Am Shocked That You Call This Cultivation - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Tribulation Stage Expert

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

As soon as the female host finished speaking, another scene appeared on the screen. It was a video of the sky from yesterday.

The video was shot with a wide angle lens and showed the entire Yang City. In the blue sky, a dragon-shaped condensation of Spirit Qi that was thousands of kilometers long had appeared and was circling above Yang City. It was lifelike and overbearing.

Even though Chen Pingan did not witness the scene with his own eyes and only saw it through the video, he was still extremely shocked.

“What a shocking phenomenon. There’s actually such a super expert hidden in our neighborhood?” One of the old men said in shock.

“Who is this person? How could he remain undetected after being in our neighborhood for so long? His strength actually seems a little terrifying.”

Dali’s eyes flickered with excitement. He had lived in the neighborhood for so many years, but he had only just found out that there was a Tribulation Stage expert living alongside him.

“This expert probably wanted to stay hidden, so he restrained his aura so that he wouldn’t expose himself.”

The old men sighed with emotion. They desperately wanted to become Tribulation Stage experts and even dreamed about it. Unfortunately, they did not have the talent.

Chen Pingan stared fixedly at the screen and was deeply shocked by the phenomenon and the existence of such a terrifying expert.

“Is this the strength of a Tribulation Stage expert? Or could it have been someone of a higher realm? What a terrifying existence. All he did was cultivate and he had already caused such a phenomenon.” Chen Pingan muttered in his heart. Because of this matter, he started to have hope in this world again.

“This matter probably isn’t as simple as we think it is. This expert probably hid himself so that the enemies would be fooled and lower their defenses. What a smart move!”

“There are probably other experts in the neighborhood as well. As expected, I know too little about this place. It’s not that everyone is weak here… It’s just that the strong have chosen to stay hidden. Looks like experts do exist in this world.”

The more Chen Pingan thought about it, the more glad he was for staying quiet yesterday. Fortunately, he found out about the existence of experts early on and had yet to say anything that would provoke them. Otherwise, if he were to have boasted shamelessly and angered some expert, his outcome would definitely be miserable!

He had just entered the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage, so how could he compare to those experts?

Dali and the other old men turned their gazes to Chen Pingan. In their eyes, Chen Pingan went from frowning to smiling bitter to acting silly.

They sighed and turned to offer him some guidance. “Don’t you feel ashamed about yourself now that such a powerful expert appeared in our neighborhood?”

“You’re so young, yet you’re ignorant and incompetent. Not to mention that you’re also lazy and didn’t even finish your compulsory cultivation lesson. Just how are you planning on increasing your realm?!”

Perhaps because they were affected by that expert, the old men were surging with emotions. When they saw that Chen Pingan had yet to enter the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage, a sense of loss welled up in their hearts.

“You’re right. I’ll put more effort into cultivating in the future. I’ll learn from that expert!”

Chen Pingan promised the old men with sincerity. He looked at the old men in front of him and recalled the news on the screen. Could it be that one of these old men was the expert hidden in the neighborhood?

During the earthquake yesterday, Chen Pingan saw the old man known as Dali carry the refrigerator as he ran from the 19th floor to the 1st floor without even losing his breath.

There was also another old man who walked with extremely swift footsteps. His movements were even nimbler than a young man’s. He was like a rabbit and was so agile and did not behave like an old man at all.

Chen Pingan sized up the old men and became even more certain of his guess. He was sure that one of them was the expert on the news. And he even thought that there might be multiple experts among them.

Seeing Chen Pingan’s sincere attitude, the old men nodded in satisfaction. Although the old men did not approve of Chen Pingan’s strength, they still liked his attitude.

“You’re still young. You still have time to learn the compulsory cultivation lesson. You can catch up to others if you work hard.” Dali encouraged.

“Dali here is right. It’s not too late to start learning the compulsory cultivation lesson again and make up for the knowledge you left behind in school. It will only be too late when you wait until you’re our age.”

“That’s right. Back then, I entered the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage with ease. Actually, thinking back now, it wasn’t even that difficult. Just work twice as hard as others and I guarantee that you can break through to the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage within half a month!”

The old men suggested to Chen Pingan one after another.

“You guys are right. I’ll go buy books later and start studying hard.”

Chen Pingan listened to the old men’s guidance and nodded repeatedly, humbly accepting everyone’s suggestions.

Indeed, there were many experts in the neighborhood. Chen Pingan had struggled so much to enter the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage yesterday, and yet the old men spoke of their breakthrough as if it was nothing difficult. What a shocking talent!

Just how much more time will Chen Pingan need before he can get to the same realm as the old men?

It seemed that Chen Pingan’s path of cultivation will be a long one.

Yesterday, Chen Pingan was still feeling happy about entering the elementary level of the Qi Refinement Stage. Today, he suddenly felt that strength couldn’t be obtained overnight. Strength needed time to develop and he still had a long way ahead of him.

“The lifetime experience of an expert is more precious than any cultivation technique. The old men were only being so blunt with me because they had high hopes for me. I won’t disappoint them!”

“From today onwards, I’ll cultivate diligently. The experts here are all hidden and unfathomable. On the surface, these people don’t seem to have any strength, but in fact, their strength is unfathomable. Otherwise, how could someone be able to cause such a phenomenon just by cultivating?”

“Fortunately, I did not offend them. Otherwise, if they want to kill a small fry like me, they could do it easily. With just a thought, they can crush me to death!”

The more Chen Pingan thought about it, the more frightened he became. Fortunately, he had not offended the old men. Otherwise, how could he still be alive?

But he started to wonder whether it was difficult to learn the compulsory cultivation lesson.

“Just put more effort into it. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can come downstairs and ask us.”

The morning news was over, and the old men returned to their card game. They said a few polite words and dismissed the young man in front of them.

Chen Pingan was shocked. Their seemingly casual words had suddenly resolved his worries.

Could it be that the old men could hear his inner thoughts?!

Could this be the legendary eavesdropping technique?

The eavesdropping technique was an ability to see through other people’s thoughts.

Chen Pingan suddenly felt that the old men were very powerful.

Chen Pingan did not dare to have any more thoughts. He hurriedly bid farewell to the old men and hurriedly left the neighborhood.

He didn’t want to stay there any longer.

The old men had actually mastered such a divine ability. This was not something ordinary people like him could compare with. If he continued to chat with them and ended up angering them, wouldn’t he be courting death?!

Chen Pingan did not dare to think further.

Without looking back, he ran out of the entrance of the neighborhood in a panic and went straight to the nearby library.

He had realized the gap between him and others and knew that he had to work hard in cultivation to slowly reduce the gap.

Chen Pingan followed the GPS on his phone and found the nearest library. As he was feeling elated and was about to step in, his phone rang.

The ringtone was a creepy kid’s laugh.

Chen Pingan was shocked. He hurriedly pressed the answer button and did not even look at who the caller was. The ringtone was too sudden and even attracted the attention of many passersby. At this moment, Chen Pingan was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole and bury his head in it.

“Pingan, it’s me!”

A rough male voice sounded from the other end of the phone. It was loud and clear, and Chen Pingan’s eardrums hurt for a moment.

Chen Pingan pulled his phone slightly further away. He turned his head and looked at the caller. It was Brother Xiong, a refined man who always wore golden eyes.

Brother Xiong was a good friend of his and also his cousin. Chen Pingan and him had a good relationship since they were young.

“Hey, cousin.” Chen Pingan replied naturally.

Chen Pingan had all the memories of his original body. Therefore, if he wanted to deal with his close friends or family, he could do it easily without them suspecting a thing.

As the original owner was very antisocial and did not have many friends, he rarely interacted with people. The original body had lived in this neighborhood for almost five years and had not interacted with his neighbors more than twice. He liked to keep to himself.

When Chen Pingan did not know how to deal with a situation, he simply stayed quiet. This way, other people would not suspect him at all. Since his original personality was like this, it was also normal for him to behave this way..