Son of the Supreme God

Ch.6 - Lucky Man

Bang!

After only a few minutes of cultivation, Tian Zhu broke through to the early stage of the Qi Refinement Realm.

Breaking through to the early stage of Qi Refinement was not difficult. It was the most basic level of cultivation for all cultivators. However, almost no one could reach it within mere minutes like Tian Zhu did.

Tian Zhu opened his eyes and looked at Ling Yin, who was sitting in meditation before him with her eyes closed. The girl looked extremely focused as she tried to sense the spiritual roots within her body.

"How is it? Can you feel them yet?"

"Um… I can feel something like two strands inside my body. Are those spiritual roots?"

"Yes. Those are the spiritual roots that allow cultivators to cultivate. Now try to absorb natural energy, but don’t rush. Slowly and steadily, guide it evenly into both of your spiritual roots. Don’t let one receive more or less than the other. You must divide it perfectly evenly."

The two elemental attributes within Ling Yin’s body would naturally oppose each other. If one became stronger due to receiving more energy, it would devour the other. However, as long as both spiritual roots remained balanced, no side effects would occur.

Ling Yin followed Tian Zhu’s instructions. She began absorbing natural energy, slowly guiding it through her meridians into her dantian, where it seeped into her spiritual roots.

Spiritual roots functioned to refine natural energy into elemental energy that matched their attributes.

Ling Yin could feel turbulence within her dantian caused by her two spiritual roots. This was something she always experienced whenever she tried to cultivate before—but this time, she felt no pain at all.

"She understands and applies it so easily. This girl has talent," Tian Zhu nodded in approval.

More than ten minutes passed, sweat soaking Ling Yin’s body. Her brows furrowed as she struggled to evenly distribute the energy between her two spiritual roots.

Bang!

After an entire hour, Ling Yin finally broke through to the early stage of the Qi Refinement Realm.

She opened her eyes, her expression bright with joy at her first achievement.

"I did it!" Overcome with happiness, Ling Yin leaped forward and hugged Tian Zhu. "I finally became a cultivator. Thank you, Tian Zhu!"

Tian Zhu, who had not expected this at all, was completely caught off guard. His body instantly went limp, his breathing turning chaotic, as if he had just run nonstop for seven days and seven nights.

"L-let go… Ling… Yin… let go of me…" Tian Zhu said weakly. He had no strength to push her away.

Ling Yin came back to her senses. Seeing Tian Zhu looking utterly drained, she was startled.

"Eh? Tian Zhu, what’s wrong with you?" Ling Yin released him, and Tian Zhu immediately collapsed to the ground. "Tian Zhu! What happened?"

Ling Yin panicked, thinking that he might have been poisoned or something similar.

"Step back… move away from me…"

Hearing Tian Zhu’s faint voice, Ling Yin didn’t understand why he was telling her to move away, but she obeyed.

Tian Zhu’s breathing gradually returned to normal, and his strength slowly recovered. He stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Tian Zhu, what just happened to you? You suddenly became so weak," Ling Yin stepped closer, but Tian Zhu immediately retreated.

"That’s enough! Don’t come any closer. You’ll kill me."

"What do you mean? You suddenly changed. Do you have a split personality or something?"

"No, Ling Yin, you misunderstood." Tian Zhu sighed. "I just… have a strange illness. If I come into contact with a woman, my body becomes weak like that."

"What kind of illness is that? I’ve never heard of such a disease."

"That’s why I call it a strange illness. My current goal in life is to get rid of this strange disease." Tian Zhu looked at Ling Yin meaningfully while wiggling his fingers. "Then I’ll be able to touch your entire body, hehehe…"

"H-Heh… so you’re actually a pervert, Tian Zhu. I thought you were a good person since you never did anything improper to me. Luckily you have that strange illness. Otherwise, I don’t even know what would have happened to me," Ling Yin said with a teasing smile.

She took Tian Zhu’s words as a joke and responded in kind.

"Alright. I actually want to continue training, but I’m feeling hungry, so we should go hunting."

"Mm, I agree." Ling Yin nodded, as she was hungry too. "Are we going to catch fish?"

"I saw quite a few wild chickens around here earlier. I’ll catch the chickens, while you gather firewood and plants for seasoning," Tian Zhu said before darting off without waiting for her response.

Ling Yin also set off immediately to gather firewood and edible plants.

Tian Zhu ran through the forest in search of wild chickens. Soon, he spotted several of them.

"Hehehe, you’re really unlucky to run into me, chickens." Tian Zhu focused his Qi into both legs.

He took a stance, then kicked off powerfully, his body shooting forward in a straight line as he snatched three chickens at once in a single motion.

Using a rattan rope he had found along the way, Tian Zhu tied up all three chickens. Holding one of them, he coated his open right hand with a thin layer of Qi and chopped off its head.

The chicken’s body twitched briefly before going limp. Tian Zhu beheaded the other two as well, plucked all the feathers, removed the internal organs, and carried back only the meat.

"This should be enough."

When he returned to the riverbank, Ling Yin was already there, having just come back with firewood and plants to be used as seasoning.

"You’re really fast—catching three chickens at once. Here, let me handle the rest. You can just wait until everything’s ready," Ling Yin said as she took the chickens from Tian Zhu.

"You’re practically my personal servant now," Tian Zhu said with a wide grin.

"I don’t mind if that’s how you see it," Ling Yin replied with a gentle smile, completely unbothered.

She had already promised to do anything Tian Zhu wanted if he helped her become a cultivator. He had fulfilled his promise, so she intended to keep hers.

After waiting for some time, the roasted chicken was finally done, and the two of them ate heartily.

"It’s delicious, Ling Yin. Any man who gets to have you will be extremely lucky," Tian Zhu said, instinctively using his natural talent for teasing women.

"Then don’t you want to be that lucky man?" Ling Yin asked with a sweet smile.

Tian Zhu raised his eyebrows. He had truly been counterattacked by a girl who was only seventeen years old.

"You don’t look like someone who’s been depressed for years."

"That’s because I met you."

Once again, Tian Zhu was teased by Ling Yin. The roles had completely reversed—even though he was supposed to be the expert at flirting with women.