The righteous path is nowhere near as good as the evil path! Evil cultivation is so fast! Chen Yu opened his eyes to find himself in the Dao Sect, his body drained by his succubus companion, and facing an assessment in seven days. Failure would result in being seized by the Dao Sect elders and instantly refined into spiritual energy! At this crucial moment, the system awakened, granting experience points simply by simulating the cultivation process of a technique. So—after a brief study of the *Qi-Inducing Technique*, Chen Yu raised his arms and shouted, "Who says Yin Qi isn't Qi?!" Advancing to the outer sect of the Dao Sect, an elder explained the *Flame Transformation Technique*, while Chen Yu, clutching two handfuls of chili peppers, muttered, "What are you babbling about?" He then practiced the *Qi-Gathering Method*, prematurely depleting his spiritual energy. There was also the pressure cooker-like Daoist alchemy, the Faraday cage-like resistance against heavenly tribulations, and the Sage Mode to confront his inner demons… When Chen Yu reached the True Immortal realm, he looked back and found everyone else still struggling in their cultivation…

The hard work of life, the careful calculation of cultivation, the increase and decrease of mortgage interest and Dantian Qi.

Only the beef soup at the street corner food stall at midnight, mixed with the smell of sweat and rust from the body-building equipment, can taste the hot life of grassroots warriors - after all, the desire to reach the pinnacle of martial arts must first survive the Huabei repayment date next month.