"Chenchen, the results are coming out tomorrow, I'm so nervous." Wang Li took a big gulp of her milk tea. The two were resting at the milk tea shop after shopping. Since returning from Beijing, Wang Li seemed to have fallen into exam anxiety syndrome. Whenever she saw Xu Chen, the first thing she would say was about her college entrance exam results, which made Xu Chen constantly comfort her, "It's okay, Lili, I'll go wherever you go." Xu Chen stopped comforting Wang Li about her results, since they would be available tomorrow anyway. Wang Li nodded, but the tension in her heart had not subsided. The two finished their milk tea and parted ways at the entrance of the milk tea shop. Wang Li wanted to hurry back to her family to welcome the important moment. People who are easily nervous are like this; when faced with a big event, they always want to confide in familiar people, lovers, relatives, and friends. Xu Chen watched Wang Li's figure getting further and further away and slowly walked home along the street. It was just afternoon, and groups of prospective college students could be seen strolling around. A summer breeze was blowing, and Xu Chen, gazing at the bustling streets, entered a mysterious state. The wind around him seemed to still, and all sounds vanished. His spiritual energy began to circulate automatically, but after a while, it seemed to encounter resistance and stagnate. Xu Chen examined his body internally and found it to be more transparent, almost transparent, as if he had merged with the outside world. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body through this transparency, helping his internal spiritual energy to break through the obstacles, but he still failed to succeed. "Am I almost at the False God realm?" This was Xu Chen's first breakthrough from the Nascent Soul stage to the Deity Transformation stage, and he was filled with questions. In fact, breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage was not easy; it required an opportunity and, more importantly, enlightenment. Xu Chen was merely taking a small step towards the False God realm based on his previous progress in cultivation. Xu Chen emerged from this mystical feeling and noticed the strange looks he was getting from people on the street. A girl even approached him and asked, "Excuse me, are you alright?" Seeing that Xu Chen was wearing the school uniform of No. 1 High School and looked quite young, she assumed he was a high school student around her age. Xu Chen waved his hand, "I'm fine, I'm fine." He then shifted from the strange posture that had appeared to others to a leisurely stroll, continuing his walk quietly. As he walked, he pondered, and with a thought, his spiritual energy transformed into a small flower at his fingertips. "It's purer now, but I don't know what will trigger my breakthrough." As he walked, he entered the residential compound. "I'll find a tree and strike it with my palm, see how the purified spiritual energy differs." Without hesitation, Xu Chen left the compound, hailed a taxi to the suburbs, found a target, and channeled a small amount of spiritual energy into his palm, striking the tree. Looking at the deep handprint, he nodded. "It seems the power has improved." Leaving the handprint on the tree wasn't enough, so Xu Chen thought of striking again lightly, breaking the trunk at the point of his hand. At this moment… He stared intently, noticing that the area around the handprint on the tree seemed to be aging rapidly. "Hmm? What's going on?" Xu Chen stepped forward to examine it, and after a long while, a gasp came from the forest, "This is... this... this is the power of rules? Why? Why do I possess the power of rules?" Xu Chen had witnessed his master's power before and knew how terrifying this power of rules was, and how unattainable it was for him now. "It seems that my spiritual power has also been tainted with a trace of the power of rules. Judging from the aging of this tree trunk, it might be related to time." Xu Chen was extremely excited, and then he struck the tree in half from the handprint and left the place.
After getting off the bus in front of the residential area, he kept pondering why he had such a strange encounter. "Logically speaking, the process of transcending the mortal realm and attaining enlightenment is a preliminary resonance with the rules of heaven and earth. But not only did I resonate with them, I also mastered the rules after the resonance. This is too contrary to common sense. I really can't remember when I resonated with them." As a novice in this field, Xu Chen was completely baffled. What he didn't know was that enlightenment was not as traceable as one's own cultivation breakthroughs. It might be an idea, an action, or a series of experiences. In short, when the opportunity arrives, everything will fall into place naturally.
"Son, the results are coming out tomorrow. Take a good bath tonight to wash away the bad luck, and you'll have good fortune tomorrow." After entering the house, Wang Rong gently said to Xu Chen. Her belly was already quite large, and Xu Chen, probing with his spiritual sense, felt the vigorous vitality of the little life within. "Looks like it's coming soon," he thought to himself. He then said to Wang Rong, "Okay, Mom, you need to rest well these next few days. I have a feeling the little one will be here soon." Hearing this, Wang Rong happily touched her belly, took Xu Chen's clothes, and handed them to him. "Go take a bath and get some rest tonight." Xu Chen took the clothes and, while showering, thought about the changes in his spiritual power. "It seems only Master can understand all this," he sighed. After showering, he fell into a deep sleep in his room.
The next morning, the family sat around the sofa, listening to Wang Rong call Xu Chen's homeroom teacher, Ms. Li. Ms. Li was about to call Wang Rong to share the good news when she saw her call coming in. She quickly answered and exclaimed excitedly, "Congratulations, Xu Chen's mom! Xu Chen scored 731 points! He's the top liberal arts student in the province! Your family has produced a top scorer!" Wang Rong was stunned, then her face lit up with joy. She shouted, "Nan Nan, honey! Chen'er scored 731 points! He's the top scorer in the province!" Xu Jianguo stood up excitedly upon hearing this. As Xu Chen got up, ready to jump, Xu Nan quickly went to his side and rubbed his face. "Little brother, I'm so happy for you." Xu Jianguo whistled and went to work with a cheerful expression. At this moment, Xu Chen also said to Wang Rong with a happy look on his face, "Mom, don't get excited. Don't forget there's a little one in your belly." Wang Rong quickly calmed herself down. "Yes, yes, Chen'er is right. Nan Nan, come home early after class today and cook for Chen Chen for Mom. I'll ask your dad to buy groceries." Xu Nan nodded and rushed out of the house. The school was in an uproar. A top scorer in the humanities—they hadn't had one like this in years! The principal immediately called Ms. Li, praising Xu Chen and telling her, "To recognize Xu Chen's achievements, the school will award him a prize. You can give it to him." Ms. Li readily agreed. Xu Chen went into his room and called Wang Li. Wang Li's family was also overjoyed. Their daughter's score had improved by over 120 points since the start of senior year, reaching 681. Peking University was practically guaranteed for her. Seeing Wang Li's phone ring, Gong Yan asked, "Is that Xiao Chen?" Wang Li nodded and answered, "Lili, how did you do?" Wang Li happily replied, "681 points! Chenchen, what about you?" Xu Chen feigned pride, "731 points, that's about the level of a provincial top scorer." "Go!" Wang Li jumped up excitedly and quickly told her mother, "Mom, Xu Chen is the top scorer in the province!" Gong Yan was overjoyed to hear this; good news kept coming. She had to tell her husband. After calming down, Wang Li continued the phone call with Xu Chen. "Chenchen, you're amazing! You truly deserve to be my husband." Xu Chen said calmly, "I told you, Lili, believe in yourself. There's no problem. Now Peking University is a sure thing, isn't it?" Wang Li was touched by his words. "Chenchen, without you, I couldn't have achieved such a high score." Xu Chen quickly said, "No, no, it's all thanks to your hard work. You'll achieve even more and better results in the future. When that happens, I'll just be your supportive wife." Wang Li laughed, "You silly girl, is that how you use the term 'supportive wife'?"
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