Chapter 4

"What to do, what to do?" Jiang Han's thoughts raced, but he couldn't come up with a good reason.

"Whatever, she doesn't even understand cultivation. I'll just say it's a martial technique I'm practicing!" Jiang Han gritted his teeth, then immediately put on a smile and looked at his mother.

"Xiao Han, the food is ready. Come and eat while it's hot!" Jiang Mother walked in with the food, looking at Jiang Han with affection, as if she hadn't seen anything.

Jiang Han was taken aback, his mind momentarily blank.

This... doesn't fit the plot development. Shouldn't Jiang Mother be looking at him with shock and asking what's going on? Why is she not reacting at all? Can she not see?

"What are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought. Come and eat, or it will get cold." Jiang Mother saw Jiang Han staring blankly and smiled.

"Oh, oh." Jiang Han snapped back to reality, hurriedly agreeing, and then walked to the table. After sitting down, he still felt puzzled and asked, "Mother, did you... see anything strange?"

"No, what strange thing?" Jiang Mother asked, puzzled.

"Nothing." Jiang Han shook his head, his expression suddenly relaxing. He hadn't expected that the system would only be visible to him, which saved a lot of trouble! He chuckled and started eating.

The food was very ordinary, but Jiang Han enjoyed it, because... it had the taste of his mother.

Jiang Mother watched Jiang Han eating attentively, a hint of worry appearing on her face. She thought it might be a lingering effect from his injuries, and she became even more determined to invite a pharmacist.

"Eat slowly. If there's not enough, there's more." Jiang Mother saw Jiang Han eating quickly and hurriedly said, "After you finish, just leave the dishes here. I'll clean up later."

"Okay, okay." Jiang Han mumbled, smiled, and continued eating.

Jiang Mother nodded and quietly left the room.

After Jiang Mother closed the door, Jiang Han lifted his head, his gaze somewhat puzzled.

He clearly saw the worry on Jiang Mother's face, which seemed to be due to him. Could Jiang Mother already be suspicious?

He thought for a while but couldn't figure it out. Jiang Han sighed, "Whatever, one step at a time!"

After finishing his meal quickly, Jiang Han turned his attention back to the remaining pills in his backpack that he hadn't looked at yet.

【Golden Wound Healing Pill】 (Pill)

Description: A common healing pill from the martial arts world, effective for treating wounds.

Level: Bronze

【Recovery Pill】 (Pill)

Description: A low-level pill from the cultivation world, can restore the energy in a cultivator's body.

Level: Bronze

"Quite useful." Jiang Han nodded in satisfaction and put the pills away.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Han took out the Bone Cleansing Pill. This pill would be very useful for him now. His talent was only average, but with this Bone Cleansing Pill, it would definitely improve a lot!

Without hesitation, Jiang Han swallowed the Bone Cleansing Pill. An extremely comfortable sensation spread throughout his body, making him involuntarily moan. At the same time, the system's voice sounded.

"You have taken the Silver-level Bone Cleansing Pill!"

"Congratulations, after the Bone Cleansing Pill has refined your body, your talent has improved!"

"Uh, is that it?" Jiang Han was taken aback. Was it really that fast? He hadn't even felt much, just a bit comfortable. Was that it?

Is this a scam?

Jiang Han was quite skeptical!

Suddenly, his nose twitched, and a foul smell hit him, making him want to vomit.

"Where is this smell coming from?" Jiang Han covered his nose, almost fainting.

"Damn, so stinky!" Jiang Han's eyes rolled back, almost passing out.

He then noticed that his hands were covered in a black, sticky substance. He was sure the smell was coming from his body.

"Is this the filth from my body?" Jiang Han had read many fantasy novels and was somewhat familiar with these things, but he didn't have time to think much. He was worried he might faint from the smell.

He rushed out of the room and quickly fetched several buckets of water, pouring them into a bathtub.

"Plunk!"

He jumped in, and only then did he feel a bit relieved.

It was already chilly outside, but Jiang Han didn't feel the cold water much. Although martial artists have good physical fitness, his cultivation level was low, so he should still feel the cold!

But after a moment's thought, he understood. After practicing the Ice Soul Technique, his body had become somewhat ice-attribute, and he could even condense frost out of thin air. So, it was normal not to feel the cold water much.

The water in the bathtub quickly turned black. Jiang Han jumped out, found a clean cloth, and wiped his body. The white cloth was now as black as ink and still emitted a foul smell.

He moved the bathtub outside and, after a moment's hesitation, threw it away. He felt the smell would never go away...

After finishing everything, Jiang Han sat back on the bed, suddenly feeling bored. He didn't need to learn the cultivation techniques himself, and his proficiency could only be improved through actual combat!

"So boring..."

On Earth, he could play games or watch movies when he had nothing to do, but now there was nothing... Well, there was a system similar to a game, but it couldn't be played!

Bored, he took out a mirror and stared at his reflection.

To be honest, in his previous life, Jiang Han wasn't ugly, but his face was ordinary, and he would easily blend into a crowd. But this face... how to put it, Jiang Han was sure that if he went to Earth, he would outshine all the celebrities.

In his words, this face shouldn't even exist on one person!

A person's face, no matter how clean and beautiful, would still have flaws, but Jiang Han's face, though not flawless, was almost perfect.

His not-too-big but bright and beautiful eyes, his high nose, his young but somewhat firm face, and his neatly black hair...

"Truly a fine gentleman of the mortal world..."

Jiang Han sighed softly, thinking about how many beautiful girls he might attract... But it was just a thought. In this world, everything was about strength, and appearance wasn't that important. Besides, he still deeply loved his lover on Earth.

"Right, since this system can see the attributes of items, it should be able to see the attributes of things in this world, right?" Jiang Han suddenly remembered something and picked up a long sword. This was the weapon he usually used, and it was quite sharp.

"System, show me the attributes of this sword." Jiang Han thought to himself. As soon as he said it, a string of information appeared in his mind.

【Jiang Han's Long Sword】 (Weapon)

Description: A long sword from the Tianwu Continent, simply made with rough craftsmanship, probably capable of cutting through wood.

Level: None

Jiang Han's face darkened. This was really giving no face, but he had to admit the system was telling the truth.

This sword was bought from a weapon shop, very cheap, and of course, the quality wasn't great.

"If I sell this sword, how many Dream Coins would it be worth?" Jiang Han asked.

"Sorry, due to the poor quality of this item, the system refuses to purchase it."

"Damn!" Jiang Han fiercely gave a middle finger. This was really not giving any face, especially since he had spent dozens of gold coins on it!

Don't underestimate those dozens of gold coins; they were enough to support Jiang Han's family for several months!

If it weren't for the danger of going to the Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, Jiang Han wouldn't have bought this sword at all! He had even felt a bit heartache at the time.

After being depressed for a while, Jiang Han reluctantly put the long sword aside.

"Right, since this is similar to a game, I should have attributes too, right?"

Jiang Han thought for a moment and said, "System, show me my attributes."

【Jiang Han】

Cultivation: Fifth-Rank Martial Disciple

Talent: Average

Constitution: None

Cultivation Technique: Ice Soul Technique

Martial Techniques: Ghost Step (Incomplete), Earth Splitting Slash

Equipment: None

"Damn, my talent is only average. Did I waste the Bone Cleansing Pill?" Jiang Han was furious. This was after taking the Bone Cleansing Pill, so before that, was his talent even lower?

Jiang Han grumbled for a while but had to accept this frustrating fact. The system doesn't lie, so his talent really was only average...

"Looks like I need to save up money to exchange for something to improve my talent." Jiang Han thought to himself.

The lack of a constitution was expected. In his memory, people with special constitutions were all geniuses, the focus of major sects.

But why is the equipment section empty? Jiang Han was puzzled. Didn't he already have a laser sword? He asked the system out of curiosity.

"You need to wear the equipment for it to appear in the equipment section."

Jiang Han understood, but he didn't pay much attention to this. After all, whether it showed or not didn't matter much. However, the system's next words made him uneasy.

"When you wear the equipment, it can appear at your will."

"So, if I wear the equipment, it will appear on me just by thinking about it?" Jiang Han asked, surprised.

"Yes!" the system replied.

"Ha, that's pretty cool!" Jiang Han took out the laser sword and chose to wear it. Sure enough, the laser sword appeared in his hand as he thought about it.

He happily hid the laser sword and looked at his attributes again. The martial techniques section now included the Earth Splitting Slash, which he was familiar with.

【Earth Splitting Slash】 (Martial Technique)

Description: A martial technique from the Tianwu Continent, with average power, barely qualifying as a Black Iron level.

Level: Bronze

Jiang Han frowned. The Earth Splitting Slash wasn't that great. In the Tianwu Continent, weapons, cultivation techniques, and martial techniques had their own classifications.

They were divided into Common, Spirit, Mystic, Sacred, and Heavenly levels, each with lower, middle, upper, and supreme grades.

The Earth Splitting Slash was just a lower-grade Common martial technique.

As for the Ice Soul Technique, it was probably around the Mystic level, and the Ghost Step was similar.

The Sacred level was accessible to only a few, and the Heavenly level was a legend.

While Jiang Han was immersed in these thoughts, he heard voices outside. His face immediately changed. He recognized the voices of his team members!

They had come for the third-grade beast crystal!

Just as he was thinking this, the page turned, and the advertisement began.

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