Chapter 1: Dressed as Weeds (Edited)
Chapter 1
In the early morning, the dark night gradually dissipated, a faint morning light appeared in the sky, the orange-red sun slowly rose, and the warm and soft sunlight sprinkled on the earth, awakening the sleeping world.
Accompanied by the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects, Bu Xingjin awoke from the depths of his dream. He stretched lazily, savoring this rare comfort and tranquility. The quality of his sleep at this moment was enough to make him forget the fatigue of his past life. Waking naturally from sleep each day was the ideal state many hardworking workers yearned for.
Bu Xingjin gently stretched out his branches, shaking off the round dewdrops that shone alluringly in the morning light. Although he had been a weed for three days, he still felt a little uncomfortable with the dampness of his body when he woke up in the morning.
Bu Xingjin spent his life as a weed, a species unknown, found everywhere. Perhaps it was his own limited knowledge that prevented him from identifying his own species, or perhaps he simply wasn't a rare plant. However, this didn't prevent him from blossoming with his unique charm in the world.
Its roots were lightly planted in the ground, barely above the height of a person's ankles, and a few slender, emerald green branches and leaves swayed gently in the breeze. Aside from the slight twitching of its leaves when it first awoke, from a distance, Bu Xingjin looked no different from the weeds around him.
Fate is fickle. Before he became a weed, while still alive, a car accident drastically changed his fate. That quiet night, he finished his heavy work overtime, leaving late at night. He walked out of the office alone, preparing to catch the last subway home. Suddenly, a drunk driver, ignoring a red light, slammed into him. Instantly, intense pain washed over him like a tide, and he sank into a deep, agonizing unconsciousness.
When he woke up again, he found that he had turned into a soul body. He watched as the former life carrier was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. In the end, the rescue was unsuccessful and the doctor reluctantly declared the end of his life.
Just as Bu Xingjin was lost in the depths of his own self-awareness, convinced he would exist forever as a soul, a streak of starlight drifted from nowhere, tightly binding his soul. It carried him to an unknown location and tucked him into a weed. Then, the starlight dissipated, transforming into a mysterious system that bound him and became inextricably linked to his fate.
At the time, Bu Xingjin was ecstatic, believing he had not only saved his life but also fantasizing about reaching the pinnacle of life through the binding system, just like in the novel he once read. However, this simple system dealt him a heavy blow, making him realize the huge gap between reality and his dreams.
The system bound to it lacked any intelligent features, nor did it include detailed operating instructions, newbie bonus packs, raffles, a shopping mall app, or backpack space. The only visible element was a translucent panel that could be summoned and displayed.
The entire panel was a rectangular, translucent box. In the upper left corner was a portrait, containing a crude image of his current weed form. Next to the portrait were five lines of text: first, his name; second, his level, with the number 0 quietly lying behind it; third, his cultivation, with a value of 0/100 quietly waiting to grow; fourth, his species; the term "common weed" was bland; and finally, his quality; the description "inferior" seemed a bit too harsh. Below the portrait and text, a vast expanse awaited Bu Xingjin's exploration. He suspected that certain conditions might need to be met to unlock this mysterious interface.
That's all.
How do you increase your cultivation? What are the benefits of increasing your level? You have to figure it out on your own.
First, let's talk about how to obtain cultivation. After binding the system, Bu Xingjin found that numbers would pop up next to his cultivation level: +1, +1, +1...
The speed is about one heartbeat per second, about one beat per second. It takes 1000 beats to improve the level from 0/100 to 1/100.
Bu Xingjin guessed that the +1 that kept jumping should be the experience value. This system was just like the idle cultivation game he had played before. He could gain experience by idleness, and when the experience reached a certain level, it could be converted into his cultivation level.
Theoretically, he could become a god by simply idling. However, based on his in-game experience, as his level increased, the experience points required for each upgrade became incredibly large. Clearly, simply idling wasn't enough; he needed to master more advanced techniques and other means to increase his experience acquisition speed.
The conversion rate is 1000 experience points = 1 level of cultivation.
After almost three days, his level was still 0, and his cultivation was 80/100. He was still 20 cultivation points away from leveling up.
Incredible, right?
If one experience point is gained per second, then in three days, you should have upgraded anyway.
How can I still lack experience?
When Bu Xingjin discovered this, he felt helpless. This experience would only increase when the sun shone on his body, and it would not increase when the sun set, it rained continuously, or he was blocked from the sun.
The sun slowly rose, and the golden sunlight penetrated the gaps between the small branches nearby and fell on Bu Xingjin.
Bu Xingjin looked at the paused cultivation level on the panel in front of him, and next to it, small +1, +1, +1 kept popping up...
He silently calculated in his mind, 1 experience point per second, 60 experience points per minute, 3600 experience points per hour, which can be converted into 3.6 cultivation points. He still needs 20 cultivation points to reach 100, which means it will take more than five hours to reach the upgraded cultivation level.
I don't know if upgrading to level 1 will change anything.
After staring blankly at the panel for a while, Bu Xingjin put it away. There were still more than five hours left, and time was passing too slowly if he kept staring at it.
Ignoring the weeds around him that looked exactly like himself, Bu Xingjin once again turned his attention to a nearby small tree.
Why did he say again? Because Bu Xingjin had been spending his time studying the little tree these past few days.
It was a very strange little tree.
A few dry branches extended crookedly from the straight trunk. Looking at the trunk and branches alone, anyone would think it was a sapling that had died long ago.
But Bu Xingjin could sense the small tree's extremely vigorous vitality, which formed a sharp contrast with its external appearance.
Putting aside his sudden strange perception, looking up at the top of the tree, on the uppermost branch, grew a leaf as white as jade. If you looked closely, it seemed to emit a shimmering glow, proving that the tree was still alive.
This world is not Earth. He discovered this when Bu Xingjin was brought here by the starlight.
This is a world similar to that of cultivating immortals, and in Bu Xingjin's eyes, this small tree, especially the leaf on the top, has the flavor of a natural treasure.
Unfortunately, he is now just an inconspicuous grass. Even if he gets a rare treasure by chance, he can only stare at it helplessly with his mouth watering.
Time flowed slowly, the sun hanging high in the sky, its scorching heat making Bu Xingjin feel dizzy and the grass leaves weak and powerless. He lay prone on the ground, almost fainting, and during this long moment, his cultivation finally reached 100.
100/100.
After the cultivation level is full, the experience will no longer increase, and a small + sign will appear behind the long and thin strip.
Bu Xingjin concentrated his attention and gently "clicked" the + sign.
The level on the panel changed to 1, and the cultivation level increased tenfold to 0/1000.
At the same time, some golden spots of light suddenly appeared around Bu Xingjin. As soon as these spots of light appeared, they drilled into his body at lightning speed.
This speed was already extremely fast, but still too slow. The tree, which had been paying attention to the weed that had suddenly gained intelligence, silently emitted an unnoticed wave, and a portion of the golden light followed the wave and penetrated into the trunk of the tree.
Bu Xingjin didn't notice anything, not even the golden light appearing and disappearing in the sunlight. He only felt a faint heat flow through his body at the moment of the upgrade, which disappeared in an instant, as if it was just an illusion.
My cultivation increased tenfold, and the rate of increase per second also changed. Now it became +5, +5, +5...
A few lines of text appeared below the panel that had been blank before.
Upgrade Reward (choose one from three):
1. Experience gain speed increased tenfold;
2. Primary full body tempering once;
3. One random reward will be given. "
Choose one out of three? What the hell? This crappy system is so stingy!
The first reward is that the experience gain rate is increased tenfold. He currently gains 5 per second, so a tenfold increase means 50 per second, which can be converted into a bit of cultivation in twenty seconds. He will be able to reach level 2 almost today.
The second reward was a primary full body tempering session. Based on his years of experience reading novels and playing games, this would improve his physical fitness. After all, he was just an ordinary weed now and could be eaten by any herbivore.
The third reward was a random one, which Bu Xingjin simply ignored. He didn't have a deep understanding of the system yet, so who knew what the random reward would give him? He had never been a European before.
I want to choose both the first and second Bu Xingjin, both are good, but unfortunately the system only allows me to choose one.
Bu Xingjin's eyes lingered between one and two, and finally decided to choose the first one.
Increasing the experience gain rate tenfold would allow him to level up quickly, and see what rewards he would get at level two.
Bu Xingjin chose reward one and felt it silently. Except for the number +5 on the panel changing to +50, there was no other change.
The sun gradually sank to the west, and the light shining on the leaves of Buxingjin grass gradually faded.
"No way, I'm only a little bit away from leveling up. Can't you, Mr. Sun, walk a little slower?"
Bu Xingjin carefully stretched his tender leaves toward the sunlight, his position just hidden by the tree's shadow. He cleverly followed the movement of the sunlight, constantly adjusting the direction of his leaves to absorb more nutrients and gain more light.
In a twisted posture, Bu Xingjin caught up with the last ray of sunlight and almost uprooted himself.
1000/1000.
Bu Xingjin was promoted to the second level.
The sun was setting and dusk was deepening. This time he caught a glimpse of the golden light that emerged at the moment of the upgrade, and also found that some of the golden light fell into the trunk of the small tree.
"Is this golden light spot given by the system? Why did some of it go to the small tree?"
"Could it be that this is spiritual energy? I can't absorb that much so it was absorbed by the little tree?"
Bu Xingjin fell into deep thought. Despite repeated attempts, he still couldn't crack the mystery. Helplessly, he had to put the question aside for the time being, waiting to explore and solve it later.
Upon reaching the second level, his cultivation only doubled, requiring 2,000 cultivation points to level up. The experience gained per second remained unchanged at 5, but the conversion rate from experience to cultivation points changed, requiring 2,000 experience points to equal 1 cultivation point. These things became clear automatically after leveling up, as he couldn't see the sun right now, so his experience gains had paused and he couldn't verify them yet.
The first level reward experience rate increased tenfold, I don't know if it's gone or if it's because I haven't gained experience yet so it's not noticeable. I'll see when the sun comes out tomorrow.
There are no other changes.
The upgrade reward is still one of three choices, but the content has changed a bit.
Upgrade Reward (choose one from three):
1. One portion of low-level spiritual soil;
2. Primary full body tempering once;
3. One random reward will be given. "
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