"At 82 years old, without a temple. Sixty-nine years of worry. The world is hard. It's not easy to live forever." Yin and Yang are reversed in a dream. Wish for the next life!"
The afterglow of the setting sun and the autumn wind were bleak. In the Changchun Temple of the Dahao Empire, Daoist Qingyun's white hair was desolate. His initial intention did not change. He let out three long howls and died.
"Hu~~"
Lu Chen slowly woke up on the bed. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said in disappointment, "It's been three days."
After transmigrating for three days, Lu Chen was in a daze. It was only today that his condition improved slightly. He remembered the past and his predecessor. He drank a bowl of herbal tea and looked around.
It was still the same. There were a few houses, three acres of houses, mud walls, green tiles, and a thin-clothed youth.
"Then… how did the original owner die?" Lu Chen frowned slightly. He only remembered that after the original owner secretly cremated Daoist Qingyun, he carried the ashes back to the Daoist temple. As soon as he opened the door, a black shadow suddenly pounced on him and he lost consciousness. "Ghost shadow? Or an evil technique?"
Lu Chen sat up straight and searched through his past memories, but he still did not find anything.
"Forget it for now." Lu Chen shook his head and pointed in front of him. A light screen appeared out of thin air.
[Name: Lu Chen]
[Identity: Temple Master of Changchun Temple]
[Cultivation Technique: None]
[Spell: None]
[Spiritual Root: Pseudo-Spiritual Root]
[Fist Technique: Rejuvenation Fist, Proficient (Upgrade conditions can be open!)]
....
"Pseudo-Spiritual Root…" Lu Chen murmured with some bitterness. To put it nicely, it was a Pseudo-Spiritual Root. To put it bluntly, it was not a Spiritual Root. It was not impossible to cultivate without a Spiritual Root, but there were difficulties.
One had to open the Spirit Aperture first to accept attributeless spiritual qi into the body. Those with spiritual roots had innately opened their Spirit Aperture.
Opening the Spirit Aperture could be difficult, yet it could be simple too.
Someone with a backer only needed one Enlightenment Pill or let his elders use the Spirit Awakening Technique. If it didn't work, it was fine if he had a fortuitous encounter. Many people accidentally opened their Spirit Apertures by chance.
Unfortunately, the original owner had nothing. Even his master, Daoist Qingyun, was only at the third level of Qi Refinement and could not use the Spirit Awakening Technique.
"Fortunately… I can level up." Lu Chen smiled and pointed at the words [Rejuvenation Fist, Proficient]. Instantly, a light screen extended out from below.
[Rejuvenation Fist Upgrade Conditions]:
[1: Half a day of boxing practice (Unachieved!)]
[2: One Soul Essence (Unachieved!)]
[3: 10 taels of silver (Unachieved!)]
…
"Three conditions."
Lu Chen was deep in thought. It was easy to practice boxing for half a day. With the foundation of the Qingyun Monastery, ten taels of silver was also easy. However, he did not know how to calculate the soul essence. It would be a little troublesome to kill someone.
If animals were included, it would be simple.
The Qingyun Monastery occupied three acres of land. Other than him, who was alone, there were more than ten chickens, ducks, and a live pig.
Lu Chen ran out of the room excitedly. He picked up a short knife at the door and went straight to the duck pen in the southeast corner. This short knife was the spoils of war left behind by the robbers when they attacked the city three days ago.
He was in the Great Vast Dynasty's Northern Territory, Fengxian Town of Yuluan Prefecture.
It was the end of the dynasty, and the world was in turmoil. There were internal and external troubles, and demons were causing trouble. Three days ago, the soldiers of Fengxian Town went to encircle and annihilate a group of bandits from Great Yan Mountain nearby.
Unexpectedly, the group of bandits received the news in advance. The leader, Daoist Wu, feinted and took advantage of the situation to attack Fengxian Town with his men. He plundered, burned, killed, and robbed wantonly. If not for the timely return of the soldiers, the entire Fengxian Town would have been destroyed.
Daoist Qingyun had died in that battle.
"Ga ga ~"
Lu Chen was aggressive, causing more than ten ducks to cry out in panic. He did not waste any time and jumped into the duck pen. He reached out and grabbed the slowest one. He took out a pot and wiped it with his short knife.
"Pfft!"
He slashed open the duck's neck. When the duck stopped struggling, the light screen in front of him trembled slightly and finally changed.
[Rejuvenation Fist Upgrade Conditions]:
[1: Half a day of boxing practice (Unachieved!)]
[2: One Soul Essence (Completed!)]
[3: 10 taels of silver (Unachieved!)]
…
"Great, that's great!" Lu Chen was overjoyed. He threw the dead duck on the ground and quickly walked to the middle of the courtyard. He excitedly assumed a posture and began to practice the Rejuvenation Fist.
He adjusted his breathing. He lowered his back and assumed the position of a squat.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
He raised his leg and punched!
He punched and kicked.
He twisted and turned.
The more he fought, the more proficient he became, and the more carefree he became.
He waved freely.
He stepped strongly.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
The Rejuvenation Fist that the Host had practiced since he was young gradually merged with Lu Chen's body. It was not until he was panting from exhaustion and was so hungry that he saw stars that Lu Chen finally stopped. He hurriedly made a pot of duck stew and ate three big bowls of rice.
He started practicing again. It was not until noon that the conditions for [Half a Day of Fist Training] were finally fulfilled.
Lu Chen washed his face and quickly walked into the room. With a short knife in hand, he dug out a stone brick under the bed and took out a rectangular object.
Lifting the coarse cloth, a wooden box was revealed. This wooden box was slightly wider than the sword box. It contained all the belongings left behind by his master, Daoist Qingyun.
When he opened the wooden box, the most eye-catching thing was a three-foot-two-inch peach wood sword. This sword was Daoist Qingyun's only magic weapon. It was said that it was refined from 500-year-old peach wood.
It could ward off evil spirits and ghosts.
There were four tadpole-like Dao patterns on the sword. Beside the peach wood sword were three yellowed books, an exquisite small jade bottle, a letter, and a small pile of scattered gold and silver.
Lu Chen counted. He found that there were a total of 55 taels of silver and 3 taels of gold. He held the ten taels of silver in his hand. The screen in front of him suddenly trembled, and the data panel changed again.
[Rejuvenation Fist Upgrade Conditions]:
[1]: Half a day of boxing practice (Completed!)]
[2: One Soul Essence (Completed!)]
[3: 10 taels of silver (Completed!)]
…
[Name: Lu Chen]
[Identity: Temple Master of Changchun Temple]
[Cultivation Technique: None]
[Spell: None]
[Spiritual Root: Pseudo-Spiritual Root]
[Fist Technique: Rejuvenation Fist, Proficient (Upgradeable! +)]
....
"Upgrade!"
Lu Chen was slightly excited. He reached out and tapped the [+] at the back.
His entire body trembled, and he felt a cooling sensation rush to his head. In an instant, a small figure appeared in his mind, and he began to practice the Rejuvenation Fist one move at a time. Lu Chen seemed to be immersed in it, and his understanding of the Rejuvenation Fist became deeper.
Crack! Crack!
A series of explosions sounded from his body. His fists became harder, his limbs became stronger, his body became stronger and longer, and his face became more ruddy. At the same time, traces of strength began to form in his body.
"Ha!"
Lu Chen's entire body felt comfortable. He wished he could roar into the sky. When he came back to his senses, the Rejuvenation Fist that had been stagnant for the past three years had already reached Mastery!
Mastery!
Mastery!
"The feeling of leveling up… is too good." Lu Chen let out a long breath and gradually calmed down. With a wave of his hand, he felt that he already had 200 pounds of strength. His strength was already extraordinary. He looked at the light screen and stretched out his hand to gently tap it.
[Rejuvenation Fist Upgrade Conditions]:
[1: One day of boxing practice (Unachieved!)]
[2: Five Soul Essences (Unachieved!)]
[3: 20 taels of silver (Unachieved!)]
…
"I have to continue working hard!" Lu Chen grinned and looked at the three books in the wooden box. The names of the three books were "Rejuvenation Fist", "Qi Cultivation Technique", and "Sunu Secret Scripture".