2 Is It too Late to Live off a Woman?

The wide road was filled with cars and pedestrians coming to and fro.

Xu Lingjun was very carefully helping an old lady carry a heavy bag of rice with one hand while helping her cross the road with the other hand. He took good care of her along the way, sending her all the way home.

The old lady smiled with satisfaction. "Thank you, Xiao Xu, you're such a good child. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid it would have been difficult for me to carry such a heavy thing back."

Xu Lingjun casually replied some words. He was looking at the line of small words that had disappeared soon after it appeared in front of him.

[You have helped Granny Zhou carry a heavy object across the road and escorted her all the way home. You have thus received her sincere gratitude and obtained the favor of the World's Origin Will. Source value +3.]

Xu Lingjun pondered, thinking that it was time to give up on her as a target.

He remembered the first time he helped her carry her things, he had obtained a total of 15 source value points. Now, he was getting fewer and fewer source value points... this so-called sincere gratitude was probably not very sincere either.

As expected, people would only appreciate the help given to them in their most dire situations, and would instead hate on one if one stopped helping.

He had helped her too many times that she was taking his help for granted.

Xu Lingjun turned around and left without hesitation. He was as frank as a scumbag, causing the old lady who was about to say a few more words of praise to be taken aback.

Source value.

Although it had only been a month since he awakened, Xu Lingjun still had not figured out the specific purpose of this so-called source value. After all, it was not easy to accumulate source value. He had to do good deeds and obtain the gratitude of others to get the favor of the World's Will...

In other words, the World's Will favors kind people.

Therefore, it was not easy to accumulate source value.

During this period of time, Xu Lingjun had almost become Lei Lingjun. He climbed trees to save cats, went into the water to save drowning dogs, helped old ladies cross the road, helped primary school students with their homework, and along the way, he also had to shake off the little girls who desperately wanted his phone number...

Especially those little girls... Sigh, they were very difficult to deal with.

When he thought of those pretty girls who were like wolves when they looked at him with yearning eyes, Xu Lingjun could not help but shiver.

Deep in his thoughts, he collided with a beggar who had suddenly appeared at the intersection.

The beggar cried out in shock and staggered back two steps before falling onto the ground.

Xu Lingjun's footsteps paused slightly. Having tempered his body for many years, his bones were tough. This collision did not even cause him to take a step back.

Xu Lingjun looked at the beggar who had fallen on the ground and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I was in a hurry and wasn't paying attention. Are you alright?"

The old beggar looked down and out. His face was so covered in stains that it was almost black, making his original face unable to be seen.

The beggar glanced at Xu Lingjun's face and his eyes lit up. He chuckled and said, "I'm fine. I was in a hurry too. Young man, to be honest, I've been observing you for a long time. For someone like you, who has an extraordinary physique and a full forehead, you must be a rare martial arts genius. Now that the spiritual energy has been restored, foreign civilizations are invading from the outside while spirit beasts are wreaking havoc inside. The people of Blue Planet are in grave danger. Since we're fated to meet, I have a book called 'Infinite Celestial Demon Body-tempering Technique' here. Once you master it, you can have the Celestial Demon Physique. I'll give it to you for ten bucks. In the future, the task of maintaining world peace will be handed to you."

Xu Lingjun paused and said earnestly, "We're all poor people. Why do we have to hurt each other?"

"But you've already hurt me. My leg may be crippled... Ouch... The fall was so painful. I need ten bucks to stand up..." The old beggar sat on the ground with his hands on his legs.

He then took the opportunity to lay down a stack of books and said, "Let me make it clear that I'm not a scammer. I'm a proper businessman. You can choose one yourself, or we can go to the hospital for a check-up."

Xu Lingjun was speechless. He looked at the pile of books on the ground.

"Chaos Origin Tai Chi Technique", "Heavenly Demon Divine Tan Technique", "Heaven-shaking Golden Lightning", "Celestial Demon Heavenly Sin Heaven-abandoning Technique"!

Just by looking at the names of the books, they seemed to be extremely powerful martial art techniques...

However, in this era where the names of things were still very simple, the fist technique named "Thousand-pound Force" would definitely not be able to exert a force of ten thousand pounds while the movement technique "Hundred-mile Light Wind" would definitely not be able to surpass 200 miles per hour.

Everyone was simple and honest.

The names of the books were simply too exaggerated.

However, looking at the old fellow lying on the ground and refusing to get up, coupled with the fact that his appetite was not that big, Xu Lingjun could only helplessly grab the 'Infinite Celestial Demon Body-tempering Technique', then took out twenty bucks from his pocket and said, "Change."

The old beggar fixed his gaze on Xu Lingjun, then slowly took out a snakeskin bag and opened it. It was filled with colorful bills, and there were probably no less than a few dozen hundred yuan bills.

Xu Lingjun: "Hehe, is this business so popular?"

"These are Celestial Demon grade cultivation techniques, so of course they're very rare! If we weren't fated to meet, even if you gave me a million, I wouldn't give any of them to you!"

The old beggar searched for a long time before he found a worn-out ten-dollar bill from a corner of the snakeskin bag and handed it to Xu Lingjun. He then said seriously, "You should know that the cultivation techniques of the Blue Planet are classified into Paramount, Supreme, Legendary, and Extraordinary, while the ordinary cultivation techniques aren't graded. But in fact, above the Paramount grade, there are Celestial Demon grade cultivation techniques."

He handed the cultivation technique and the change to Xu Lingjun, and said with a solemn expression, "The 'Infinite Celestial Demon Body-tempering Technique' is one of them. However, the Celestial Demon grade cultivation techniques place the most importance on fate. After you go back, study it carefully. If you are fated, you will naturally understand it. If you are not... you can not force it, understand?"

Xu Lingjun said, "Didn't you just say that we are fated?"

"We were fated, but how would I know if you are fated with the cultivation technique? Anyway, I've given you what you've paid for, so even if it doesn't work out, don't come looking for me in the future," The old beggar put away the snakeskin bag in satisfaction and continued walking forward.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly thought of something, and he reminded Xu Lingjun, "Also, kid... I'll teach you a lesson. If you're bumped into by someone, don't take the initiative to apologize out of politeness. Otherwise, you'll be bullied. Honest people nowadays have no way to survive, understand?"

Xu Lingjun was speechless.

This was his second life as a human. Some have mistakenly called him Yanzu, and some have called him Tianle, but none have called him honest. Besides, with his handsome face, he didn't look like an honest person.

However, looking at the secret manual in his hand, Xu Lingyun thought to himself, "Forget it, at least the old fellow was polite. He only extorted ten bucks from me, which is just two days of living expenses. It's better than being cheated by him. As for this cultivation technique... With such an exaggerated name, one could tell at a glance that it was fake."

Xu Lingjun casually flipped the book open. At the bottom of his field of view, a row of extremely eye-catching small words appeared.

[Fake item "Infinite Celestial Demon Body-tempering Technique" detected. Do you wish to bestow it with the true origin? Cost: 3000 source value points!]

Xu Lingjun was first stunned. Then, his eyes slowly lit up.

The ability of the so-called source value was actually to bestow origin?

What was origin?

Xu Lingjun had naturally looked up a lot of information and understood it very well.

Origin was the origin of things, the root of all things.

Then what was the root of this fake secret manual?

Could it be... truth?

Xu Lingjun looked left and right. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he hurriedly stuffed the secret manual into his bosom and ran home as fast as he could.

If he was not wrong, he might really have bought a treasure.

Back home, he changed into his slippers and went to the training room.

He looked at the old book in front of him.

Xu Lingjun opened the book to its first page again.

A notification appeared in front of his eyes.

[Fake item "Infinite Celestial Demon Body-tempering Technique" detected. Do you wish to bestow it with the true origin? Cost: 3000 source value points!]

He took a deep breath and nodded, "Yes."

After saying that, the source value points in the window decreased by 3000 at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, the secret manual in front of him did not react at all.

Xu Lingjun tried opening the secret manual and reading it.

Then, he was certain.

That old beggar was indeed a liar. The secret manual was completely made up. It was filled with all kinds of messy theories that actually made sense when pieced together. It was just with the amount of imagination that went into its writing, rather than a secret manual, it was more like a novel.

As he read the secret manual, a real cultivation technique appeared in Xu Lingjun's mind, imprinted in the deepest part of his memory.

It was a Celestial Demon grade technique that contained supreme power!

Every word and every paragraph were like meteors falling with boundless power onto the deepest part of his soul, causing the stars in the space of his consciousness to sway and tremble incessantly. He felt as if his consciousness had been swept up in a vast and ancient torrent, unable to turn.

When he finally finished flipping through the secret manual, Xu Lingjun's entire body was already drenched in sweat, but his eyes were shining with a pleasantly surprised light.

Cultivation technique... the real "Infinite Celestial Demon Body-tempering Technique"!

That old beggar had said that cultivation techniques were divided into the four grades of Paramount, Supreme, Legendary, and Extraordinary!

However, he had also said that above the Paramount Grade, there were Celestial Demon grade cultivation techniques. After cultivating one of such a technique, one could understand Heaven and Earth.

There was no doubt that he was bragging.

However, the function of his source value seemed to be to bestow the origin on all things.

As such, although this cultivation technique was fake, it was still a cultivation technique. Therefore, after bestowing it with the origin, it became a real cultivation technique.

All the introductions written in the book came true.

There was originally no grade above the Paramount grade.

But now, there was the Celestial Demon grade!

"Longmen examination..."

The confusion in Xu Lingjun's eyes slowly disappeared. What replaced it was endless hope and excitement.

Cultivation techniques represented one's upper limit.

Even if it was a family with a fortune of hundreds of millions, if one did not have connections, it would be difficult to purchase a high-grade cultivation technique.

Xu Lingjun seemed to be aloof, but only he knew that it wasn't that he didn't want to compete, it was that he didn't have the right to compete... His outward indifference was just based on his two lifetimes of experience as a human that allowed him to carefully hide his confusion and helplessness.

But now, perhaps there was a chance.

Xu Lingjun carefully recounted the mystical parts of the cultivation technique in his mind. This cultivation technique had an extremely high requirement for one's physique. Its ability was to absorb the blood qi in one's body to temper one's physique, thus achieving the Celestial Demon Physique.

The more blood qi one had, the stronger one's physique would be.

Theoretically speaking, he could cultivate it.

However, with his frail body, he would probably die from a lack of blood qi the minute he started cultivating.

"I have to think of a way to get a large amount of blood qi."

How could he get a large amount of blood qi?

There was no need to think too much... If he couldn't get it from his body, the only way would be to use something external, probably something like liquid spirit energy.

It was a pity that even if he sold his house, he probably wouldn't be able to buy two bottles of those, and the amount he needed would at least be... multiple numbers..,

Should he go depend on the Wang family?

Xu Lingjun pondered carefully. Speaking of which, he had just made a bet. If he went to depend on the Wang family now, wasn't that a little too thick-skinned?