Chapter 1 [Lu Li]

"Parallel Universe?"

"What happened to going back to when I was 18 years old and starting a new life?"

In class.

Lu Li hid his phone under his desk and looked down at the information about this world on his phone.

The more he looked, the deeper his frown became.

He didn't expect that he would be thrown back into his 18 years old high school classroom by a flower pot that fell from more than 10 floors onto him when he went to have a bowl of Pork Knuckle Rice after work.

Classroom, classmates, school uniform.

On the blackboard that was smeared with chalk powder, there was a sign that said, "The college entrance exam is in 99 days!"

Everything was the same as the high school classroom when he was 18 years old.

Lu Li had thought that he was just reborn. He was even thinking about how he was going to make a lot of money in this life, like copying songs that weren't produced yet. Or he could use these last three months, study as hard as possible to get into a good university.

After all, the last time Lu Li took the college entrance exam was eight years ago. Whether he could get back into the university in his previous life was already uncertain, to begin with!

Just as Lu Li was silently planning his future and was eager to give it a try.

A fat deskmate sitting next to him suddenly took out a "12th Grade history: Modern Times" and placed it on his desk.

When Lu Li saw the contents of modern history, he was instantly dumbfounded!

Spiritual energy recovery, Awakened Ones, prehistoric behemoths, underground civilization, undersea civilization, a city in the sky...whatnot.

Those who did not know better would have thought that this was a script for superhero movies!

If not for the fact that after pinching the fat leg of his deskmate, hearing his deskmate screaming in pain, he would not have believed that this was true!

Yes, this was not only a parallel world similar to earth, but it was also a world that is recovering its spiritual energy!

On a night thirty-two years ago, the spiritual energy started recovering.

Overnight, Earth had expanded to thousands of times its original size.

Once the countless city residents woke up, they found that their houses were surrounded by large tracts of primitive forests, their electrical wires had been torn off, and all the electrical systems had been destroyed.

After that, numerous humans began to awaken special abilities, and mythical creatures began to revive from underground.

The first batch of humans that awakened were called the Awakened Ones.

Furthermore, newly Awakened Ones would appear every three years.

It wasn't until the ninth year of the spiritual energy recovery that the last batch of Awakened Ones awakened and was recruited by various forces, since then no new Awakened Ones appeared in the world.

After that, another six years passed, and a special breathing technique was announced by the Awakened Ones.

This breathing technique allowed the humans who were unable to awaken to absorb the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, giving them special abilities and the ability to strengthen themselves.

These humans who cultivated by themselves without awakening were called Spirit Cultivators.

The world changed greatly for thirty-two years, and countless humans had obtained special opportunities for themselves,

along with this, there were also endless dangers that accompanied!

As soon as he opened his cell phone's web page, a shocking piece of news appeared in front of his eyes:

"Alarming! In the area of Xun Province, a three-meter-long giant wolf broke through the defense line and attacked humans, causing 5 deaths and 12 injuries!"

"Shocking! A mountain in Pan Province is actually a giant exotic beast, it destroyed a small town with a single slap! The story behind it is would blow you away!"

"Scandalous! A Black iron-tier Spirit Cultivator went berserk and wreaked havoc in the city! The incident was suppressed soon after. The person involved is suspected to be the son of a corporate executive!"

"Crazy! Two Silver-tier Spirit Cultivators in Yang City tried to tear each other apart! Due to them dropping their in-game equipment while gaming, they engaged in a real-life PK and almost destroyed half of the new city zone!"

"Disasterous! The failure of Ji's Province Cheng Conglomerate to develop a new spirit source caused a huge explosion within a hundred miles. More than 100,000 people were killed or injured!"

These exaggerated headlines all hinted at a single point.

This world was extremely dangerous!

Exotic Beasts ran amok, with the power and political state of the human world reshuffled.

Ordinary humans who had not awakened could be affected by the battles of Spirit Cultivators at any time even if they hid in relatively safe cities.

It was simply a fight between gods, with mortal's suffering as a result!

"A Spirit Cultivator, I must become a Spirit Cultivator!"

After understanding this world, the only thought that emerged in Lu Li's heart was to become a Spirit Cultivator!

Since he could not avoid them, then he would join them.

"However, becoming a Spirit Cultivator is not an easy thing."

Although the special breathing technique could be learned by everyone, it was also very difficult for ordinary people to become Spirit Cultivators.

The breathing techniques that existed on the market were very basic and very elementary.

Only by entering into a Spirit Martial University could one learn a more advanced breathing technique.

However, it wasn't easy to enter into a Spirit Martial University.

Not only did one need to pass the cultural course, but there was also a crucial prerequisite...

That was the Spiritual Power Index!

The Spiritual Power Index was a standard for Spirit Cultivators.

According to some posts on the Internet, to enter a Spirit Martial University, one needs to have a Spiritual Power Index of at least 200!

Lu Li had just been reborn, so he doesn't understand what a Spiritual Power Index of 200 represents.

He also didn't know what his Spiritual Power Index was.

"Couldn't I at least get the memories I would have in this world if I was already transported to a different world?"

Lu Li couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Li, stop playing with your phone. Teacher Chen is watching you." 

At this moment.

The slightly plump boy at the same table reminded Lu Li softly and poked him with his elbow.

Lu Li's deskmate was named Jiang Xu. He was a slightly plump-looking boy.

He had been Lu Li's deskmate for the past three years of high school. He was also Lu Li's best friend in his previous life.

Although it was a parallel universe, fortunately, the people around him were still the same as in his previous life. It helps that he wasn't just surrounded by strangers.

Hearing Jiang Xu's reminder, Lu Li could not help but ask, "By the way, Jiang, do you know what my Spiritual Power Index is?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xu was stunned.

It seemed that he did not expect Lu Li to ask this question.

However, he did not think too much about it. After confirming that the teacher on the podium was not looking at him, he whispered, "You seemed to be around 158 last month, I can't remember clearly. Why? You can't even remember your Spiritual Power Index?"

"I'm just confirming it."

Naturally, Lu Li couldn't say that he had just been transported here and didn't know anything.

Fortunately, the people and things around him were still the same as they were in the past. Otherwise, he would definitely be flabbergasted.

"Spiritual Power Index of 158? It seems to be a little far off..."

Lu Li couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

According to the Internet, the minimum requirement for any Spirit Martial University was at least 200 Spiritual Power Index.

There were only 99 days left before the college entrance exam. Would he still have a chance to reach the 200 Spiritual Power Index required before the college entrance exam?

If he couldn't get into a Spirit Martial University, his chances of becoming a spiritual cultivator would be even slimmer.

With this thought, Lu Li opened his mobile web page and searched for "Can I get into a Spirit Martial University if my Spiritual Power Index doesn't reach 200?".

The results were mostly negative.

There were also all kinds of cram schools, speed classes, and advertisements for selling medicine.

After searching for a long time.

There was still one word that could not be avoided.

Money!

With money, one could buy medicine to strengthen one's physique; they could get better teachers to teach them, and they could cultivate in an environment with more abundant spiritual energy.

It could be said that with money, there were all kinds of conveniences!

It was very difficult for the poor to become a Spirit Cultivator.

It was also very difficult for the rich to not become a Spirit Cultivator!

Lu Li's family, however, was not wealthy. He had a sister at home who had just entered high school. There were many places where they had to spend money, so how could he have the spare money to go to cram schools and buy medicine to strengthen his body?

Thinking of this, Lu Li could not help but feel distressed.

Perhaps, he should try to get some money now.

Although he wasn't reborn, but after thinking carefully this was a parallel universe. There were many things in his previous life that might not exist in this world! Such as music works? Movies? Literature? He could start from this aspect and think of a way to earn his first pot of gold!

"Li, stop playing with your phone."

At this moment, his deskmate, Jiang Xu, reminded him softly again, "You dare to play with your phone in Teacher Chen's class? You have a death wish?"

Just as Jiang Xu finished speaking.

"Number 24."

On the podium, Teacher Chen slapped the textbook on the podium table and called out.

However, no one answered.

Teacher Chen could not help but glance at Lu Li's side and said again,

"Number 24."

Her tone was mixed with displeasure.

"She's calling you."

Jiang Xu pinched Lu Li's thigh under the table.

Only then did Lu Li remember that he was number 24 in his class when he was in his third year of high school.

He couldn't help but put down his phone and stood up abruptly.

"Here!"

As soon as Lu Li stood up, the entire class immediately turned their heads in unison and their gazes fell on Lu Li.

They even had a smile on their faces as if they were watching a show.

Lu Li was too familiar with this scene.

In the classroom of his previous life, whenever he was woken up by the teacher, there would be a group of smiling eyes looking over, gloating over his misfortune.

"Your name is Lu Li, right?"

Teacher Chen glanced at the seating chart on the table and asked.

"Yes, Teacher Chen..."

Lu Li remembered this female teacher. She was still the same as in his previous life, young and beautiful.

But at the same time, she was very strict!

Teacher Chen said to Lu Li with a straight face, "Read out the knowledge point that I mentioned just now."

"Knowledge point..."

Lu Li's expression was a little awkward.

After all, he did not listen to the lecture at all. How would he know which knowledge point she mentioned?

Moreover, even if he listened to the lecture, he might not be able to understand it! The history that he understood was all from another parallel world!

Although Lu Li had not started to understand the history of this world, from the bits and pieces of information on the Internet, he knew that it was different from Earth.

"Cough Cough!"

Just as Lu Li was in distress, his deskmate Jiang Xu suddenly pretended to cough.

Then, he quietly used his chubby hand to point at the knowledge point written in his book with a ballpoint pen.

Lu Li immediately understood.

He lowered his head and read the words on the book on his desk:

"In the 15th year of the new calendar, after the Awakened Ones made the special breathing technique public, experts improved and rewrote it for six months. Finally, it evolved into a breathing technique suitable for the cultivation of the majority of humans

"In the same year, the book 'Great Era of spiritual energy' written by the great general of Huaxia, Li Changfeng, was released. According to the concentration of spiritual power in each person's body and the strength of the body, the standards were set."

"From the lowest to the highest, it was divided into…... mortal body, black iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Grandmaster, Legend, Myth, these nine levels."

"Each level was divided into one to ten stars."

"The current classification of spiritual power in the world is based on general Li Changfeng's theory

"In the same year, general Li Changfeng also won the first New World Spiritual Energy Prize with the 'Great era of spiritual energy' and related papers…..."

...

Lu Li finished reading the contents of the book.

Jiang Xu also reached out his chubby hand and gave him a thumbs-up under the table.

A natural understanding was achieved.

This was not the first time that the two of them saved the other person in a situation like this.

Of course, Teacher Chen could see through the tricks of Jiang Xu and Lu Li, so even if Lu Li did read the information, she did not have the intention of letting Lu Li sit down.

She only said, "In the future, during class hours, don't play any tricks and don't disturb the other students."

After that, she continued to open her textbook and revise the information for the students.

It was not until ten minutes later that she let Lu Li sit down.

With Teacher Chen's calling him out, Lu Li became much more obedient.

He began to flip through his history textbook.

There were many things that he needed to re-understand about this new world.

Moreover, since he was determined to become a Spirit Cultivator, Spirit Martial University is something that could not be avoided. He would also need to study hard in the cultural class!

...

Lu Li read very quickly.

Perhaps it was because of the 158 points of the Spiritual Power Index, Lu Li felt that his brain was much more intelligent than when he was in high school in his previous life. Although he did not have a photographic memory, his mind was indeed much clearer.

In just the time of one class, Lu Li had read the entire book from beginning to end.

Combined with the fragments of information that he had just read on his phone, Lu Li had a rough outline of this world in his heart.

Spiritual Power had been restored, the Earth had expanded a thousand times, and countless people had awakened their supernatural abilities.

However, with it came countless unknown dangers.

The more Lu Li understood history, the more he felt that this world was very dangerous!

At the same time, he was also more troubled.

"According to the books, even if a student enters Spirit Martial University, he might not be able to become a true Spirit Cultivator in the end!"

"If he can't become a true Spirit Cultivator, then he is just a mortal with greater strength than an ordinary person!"

Although Spirit Cultivators were divided into nine major classes.

However, the first class, the "Mortal body" stage, could not be called a Spirit Cultivator at all.

Only when one's Spiritual Power Index reached 1000 points and successfully condensed a spirit energy vortex in the body, could one truly control their spirit power, to reach "Black iron level" and become a true Spirit Cultivator!

However, it was very difficult to raise the Spiritual Power Index to 1000 points in the first place!

Even if the university provided a lot of cultivation resources and advanced cultivation methods, not all students could successfully reach 1,000 points before graduation.

"However, one thing is certain. If you don't enter Spirit Martial University, it's even more impossible for you to become a true Spirit Cultivator!"

This was because most of the martial arts schools in society had a minimum requirement of 1,000 Spiritual Power Index!

This was equivalent to locking down the promotion channels for ordinary people who were mediocre and could not get into Spirit Martial University!

"It seems that I must find a way to increase my Spiritual Power Index!"

With this thought in mind, Lu Li finished reading the last page of "12th Grade history: Modern Times".

Just as Lu Li closed the entire book...

Lu Li's eyes suddenly blurred.

[Learning Point + 326!]

A line of small translucent words appeared in front of Lu Li's eyes.