I Am Shocked That You Call This Cultivation - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: I Can’t Stay Here Anymore

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Was the neighborhood expert cultivating again?

“No wonder the effect was so obvious after only cultivating for a while. So it was thanks to him.”

Chen Pingan came to a sudden realization. He had thought the improvements had come from his comprehension. It turned out that there was an expert cultivating in secret nearby and had inadvertently helped him.

“Keep cultivating. You will break through soon.”

The old man was very satisfied with the young man in front of him. He had only lectured him today and the other party had already started cultivating seriously.

“Thank you.”

Chen Pingan had a look of gratitude on his face. Other than the system, he had also been guided by the old men multiple times now. He swore that he would never forget their kindness.

“There’s no need to be so polite. We’re all neighbors, so it’s only right for us to help each other. If you have any doubts about your training, come to Room 306 and look for me.”

The old man walked around the room with a smile and was impressed by how tidy the room was. His impression of the young man started to increase.

“Alright, I won’t disturb you anymore. Drink this chicken soup while it’s hot. Bring the bowl back to me tomorrow.”

After saying that, the old man left.

Before Pingan could say anything, a gust of wind blew past his eyes and a figure flashed past.

He rubbed his eyes. When he opened them again, he realized that there was no one in front of him. The old man had already left.

The old man came and went in a hurry. Pingan wondered if this was how all experts acted.

Chen Pingan was a little lost in thought as he looked at the chicken soup.

“I wonder who this expert is. Every time he cultivates, he would create such a huge commotion that the entire neighborhood would know about it.”

Unfortunately, Chen Pingan kept missing the phenomena caused by the expert’s cultivation.

Chen Pingan suddenly sighed. He still had a long way to go. After all, the difference in strength between a Tribulation Stage expert and an early-stage Qi Refinement Stage cultivator wasn’t small at all. There was a natural chasm between them.

Speaking of which, he felt a bit ashamed since he had been secretly delighted about his breakthrough just now. He was only at the early stage of the Qi Refinement Stage, yet he was already feeling so proud.

Chen Pingan’s complacency vanished completely.

“The road ahead is still very long.”

He turned his head and put away the cultivation books on the table one by one, planning to slowly go through them in the following days.

Suddenly, a message popped up on his phone.

[Dear customer, your balance is insufficient. We will reserve the answering function for another 48 hours. Please pay as soon as possible!]

Chen Pingan suddenly realized his phone balance had run out.

He swiped the message and opened the payment page. He didn’t think it was a big deal and decided that he was going to just pay.

After thinking for a while, he decided to charge 100 yuan to save himself some trouble.

[Insufficient balance, please reconfirm the amount paid!]

Pingan was stunned. There was less than 100 yuan left in his account?

Impossible!

Was his original body really so poor?

He muttered to himself as he opened his wallet. When he saw the double digits, he was completely petrified.

“32… Is that all I have?”

The coldness spread from Chen Pingan’s feet to his heart. He had mixed feelings that he couldn’t exactly put into words.

With trembling hands, he topped up his phone balance with all his remaining money.

“How am I going to continue living?”

He had to think of a way to earn money. At the very least, he needed to support himself financially. Otherwise, he would starve to death before he could even reach the level that would allow him to abstain from eating!

Suddenly, he recalled a certain rough male voice in his head.

“Brother Xiong?”

But with so many things happening, Chen Pingan could no longer focus on cultivation.

He simply could not make up his mind.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night. Not only Chen Pingan, but also many media personnel in Yang City were also losing sleep. Even the media studios in the nearby cities had their lights on throughout the night.

The phenomenon that had occurred today was comparable to the might of heaven. Once it was reported, not only Yang City, but even the entire Jin Gang Province would be shaken.

…

A warm ray of morning light shone through the window and landed on Chen Pingan’s face.

Chen Pingan got out of bed quickly. He had not forgotten the arrangements he made for today. He had decided that he would return the old man’s bowl as soon as possible before going out to look for some freelance work. This way, he could at least be able to support himself for a while. After all, he didn’t think that borrowing money was a valid option.

If he remembered correctly, the original owner of the body didn’t have many friends. Even if he wanted to, there was only one person who would lend him money.

However, it was impossible for Chen Pingan to borrow money from Brother Xiong. He had just rejected Brother Xiong’s offer righteously yesterday. How embarrassing would it be if he went over to borrow money now?

He was not shameless enough to do such a thing.

Chen Pingan washed up and walked to Room 306. He did not know if the old man was in the room.

“I’ll just try my luck.”

Room 306.

Chen Pingan held a round bowl with both hands and stood obediently at the door like a primary school student who was being punished.

“Hello.”

His voice was as soft as a mosquito.

No one responded. It was extremely quiet.

Chen Pingan pressed the doorbell again. At the same time, his ears twitched.

The next second, he turned around and left. After all, there was no one in the room.

Originally, he thought about using his Spirit Sense to check if there was anyone in the room. However, he did not dare to be so presumptuous since the other party was the old man.

It was not a good move to pry and violate the old man’s privacy without permission.

At the thought of this, Pingan felt fortunate that the old man was not at home.

After pondering for a long time, he immediately thought of something and knew where to look for the old man.

“The neighborhood plaza!”

The old men in the neighborhood liked to gather in the plaza in the morning to watch the morning news, play cards, and chat.

If nothing went wrong, the old man would definitely be there!

Chen Pingan held the bowl and ran down the stairs in a hurry. He did not take the elevator. After all, the elevator was too slow and was not as fast as his feet.

As expected.

The moment he stepped out of the corridor, he headed in a familiar direction. As expected, Chen Pingan saw a group of old men squatting at the plaza, pointing at the big screen.

Chen Pingan patted the dust off his body and smoothed the creases on his clothes before walking over.

On the other side of the plaza, the old men did not notice the approaching figure. Their eyes were focused on the big screen.

Their eyes on their old faces were currently filled with shock and horror. For a moment, they forgot to chew on the melon seeds in their mouths, as if they had been frozen in time.

Chen Pingan followed the direction the old men were gazing at and looked over curiously. On the screen, he saw the same female host from yesterday who was now in a different professional attire.

[Shocking! Yesterday at 5 pm sharp, a phenomenon appeared again in the Xin Guang Residence. It covered the entire Yang City and a few nearby cities for 6 hours!]

The scenes started changing on the big screen until a shadow appeared. On the screen, it was pitch black all around, and lightning was raging everywhere. Countless bolts of lightning could be seen on top of the city, and looked as if they were trying to swallow the entire Yang City!

Chen Pingan was shocked. Was this a phenomenon caused by the neighborhood expert last night?

It was even more terrifying than the abnormal phenomenon from two days ago!

“Which expert is it this time? This phenomenon looks different from the last phenomenon. What a scary neighborhood! I wonder how many experts are living here.”

Chen Pingan seemed to have thought of something. His hand trembled and the bowl fell to the ground.

Bang!

There was a crisp sound, and the old men subconsciously turned their heads to look. Not far away stood the young man from the neighborhood, as well as the broken ceramic shards around him.

“Those shards look familiar.” Uncle Xun, who was the old man who delivered the soup to Chen Pingan last night,’ said airily.

Chen Pingan shuddered and almost lost his balance.

He was starting to become more and more confused with this neighborhood. Every single old man here seemed like a hidden expert with unfathomable skill.

He couldn’t continue like this. He was on tenterhooks every day and didn’t have the mood to focus on cultivating at all. His mind was occupied with questions about that mysterious expert.

This neighborhood was just too strange. Experts cultivated here everyday while choosing to stay hidden.

Chen Pingan felt that if he continued to stay here, not only would his state of mind become unstable, he might even end up accidentally provoking the neighborhood expert.

This won’t do. I have to leave this neighborhood and find a quiet and ordinary place to slowly cultivate and increase my strength. Then, everything will be fine.

He thought of a person who would be able to save him at this critical moment!