Chapter 1

The sky was filled with a red glow as the sun slowly rose above the horizon, gradually illuminating Qing Shan City at 6 a.m.

In a courtyard of a villa in the Qing Shan City villa district, a black-haired teenager, bare-chested, was repeatedly punching forward, mobilizing all his muscles.

"999!"

"1000!"

"Phew..."

Having completed his daily morning training, Lin Yuan picked up a towel to wipe the sweat from his face, stretched his muscles, and then walked into the villa.

After a quick shower and preparing breakfast, Lin Yuan pushed open the door of one of the bedrooms and kicked the yellow-haired teenager sprawled on the bed.

"Wu Di, it's time."

Wu Di, kicked awake, mumbled in a daze.

"Ah..."

"Mm..."

"Get up, you have five seconds."

"Or I'll post your underwear art photos online."

As a lifelong friend, Lin Yuan had Wu Di completely under his control.

Sure enough, as soon as he said that, Wu Di leaped up from the bed, his voice filled with a desire to strangle Lin Yuan.

"Ah—"

"Lin Yuan!"

"Brother Yuan!"

"Have mercy!"

He was the great Wu Di, who had charmed countless girls in Qing Shan City and ranked 124th on the high school handsome guys list!

Wu Di knew very well that Lin Yuan would actually do it.

"Get up."

"Your martial arts class is at nine."

"Go early."

Lin Yuan completely ignored Wu Di's cries and left with a cold back.

"Ah—"

...

At the dining table in the villa, Lin Yuan was eating breakfast while flipping through a book about "Spirit Seeds."

Strictly speaking, Lin Yuan was not entirely from this world.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, is one of the five incurable diseases.

In his previous life, he died at the age of 21 due to ALS and woke up in this Level 1 civilization world called "Cang Lan Star."

For Lin Yuan, who had already died once, he naturally cherished this second chance at life.

In fact, scientists in the original Earth world had already defined Level 1 civilizations.

They are defined as being able to control the natural energy of a planet.

In simpler terms, it's spiritual energy.

The first sentence of the martial arts guidelines established by the Tian Shui Kingdom is, "Between heaven and earth, there is a breath, and this breath is spiritual energy, permeating the universe."

This is a world where the martial arts and spiritual energy are prevalent.

Wu Di, after washing up, sat down in a daze, mechanically chewing the breakfast Lin Yuan had prepared.

As he ate, he slowly slumped onto the table, like a corpse.

Lin Yuan turned a page of the book without looking up and said,

"Jiang Yining will come to the martial arts class today."

"What?"

"Where did you hear that?"

When Wu Di heard the name Jiang Yining, he instantly perked up, his eyes shining.

Lin Yuan continued flipping through the book and said,

"While you were still moaning, she was already at the martial arts hall."

"Damn, why didn't you say so earlier? Hurry up!"

Jiang Yining, the school beauty of Qing Shan No. 1 High School, comes from the Jiang family, a martial arts family in Qing Shan City, with a strong background and exceptional martial arts talent.

As a top girl, she naturally has countless admirers.

"Lin Yuan..."

"Brother Yuan."

"Spit it out."

Wu Di chuckled and moved closer to Lin Yuan, patting his back like a close brother.

"Can you create some opportunities for me today?"

"We're brothers, right?"

"Right?"

Today's classes were all basic martial arts.

Although Lin Yuan's spirit seed talent is extremely poor, in terms of basic martial arts without using spiritual energy, Lin Yuan is second to none in No. 1 High School.

Jiang Yining had come to a basic martial arts class three months ago and had a sparring session with Lin Yuan.

That day, Jiang Yining and Lin Yuan talked almost all day, making Wu Di envious to the point of drooling.

Lin Yuan closed the book, smiled, and removed Wu Di's hand from his body.

"Want me to let her spar with you and beat you up?"

Wu Di, supporting his chin, thought carefully.

It might not be a bad idea?

He then nodded excitedly and said,

"Sure!"

Lin Yuan looked at Wu Di with a perverted gaze and scolded,

"Damn, can you be any more spineless!"

"Get dressed and go out."

"And don't say you know me when you go out."

Watching Lin Yuan's departing back, Wu Di shouted,

"Brother Yuan! Brother Yuan!"

"Remember our deal!"

...

In Wu Di's eyes, Lin Yuan was a mysterious teenager.

They grew up together, but Wu Di really didn't know how big Lin Yuan's heart was or how strong his will was.

With such poor talent, Lin Yuan had been practicing basic martial arts for over three years without a single day off.

Moreover, his family environment was terrible, but it didn't affect Lin Yuan at all; instead, it became his motivation.

Wu Di, reflecting on himself, knew he would have long given up.

After coming to this world, Lin Yuan never saw his biological mother and lived with his father and stepmother.

In this blended family, Lin Yuan received little affection.

His stepmother, who was not particularly fond of Lin Yuan, had a strong personality.

During the time Lin Yuan was growing up, his younger brother was born, making him a marginal figure in the family.

To outsiders, Lin Yuan seemed pitiful, but in reality, he was completely unperturbed.

If there was family love, he would cherish it.

If not, there was no need to force it.

After entering high school, Lin Yuan moved out of his home.

At first, he lived in the dormitory, then moved out with Wu Di.

Of course, with Lin Yuan's family conditions, he couldn't afford to live in such an expensive villa district.

Wu Di's father, Wu Dafu, was a typical "new rich," pot-bellied and generous.

He often wore a large gold chain and, in his younger days, had the foresight to invest in real estate.

Houses in this world are not cheap, and he seized the opportunity to become wealthy, making Wu Di a standard rich second generation.

However, in this world where martial arts are highly esteemed, families like Wu Di's are not particularly respected.

Fortunately, Wu Di has excellent martial arts talent, and Wu Dafu was eager to change the family's reputation through Wu Di.

Unfortunately, Wu Di is quite slippery, just like his father.

His practice is sporadic, which has caused Wu Dafu a lot of frustration.

In the end, Wu Dafu found that only Lin Yuan could make him focus on his training.

So, he bought a house in the Qing Shan villa district for Wu Di and Lin Yuan to live in.

Wu Dafu had a high opinion of Lin Yuan, a mature, calm, and wise teenager.

Even though Lin Yuan's talent is poor, he still believed that Lin Yuan would have a bright future in any field.

At first, Lin Yuan was hesitant, as it seemed like he was living off others.

However, Wu Dafu, who had treated Lin Yuan like a godson since childhood, said with a righteous tone,

"This is not a big deal for me or for that kid Wu Di."

"But if you want to pursue martial arts, it's very important for you."

Although Wu Dafu had the intention of having Lin Yuan help him supervise Wu Di,

Lin Yuan thought about it carefully and decided to accept the offer.

The dormitory at school did not provide a suitable environment for Lin Yuan to practice.

And as Wu Dafu said, if he really became successful in the future, he could repay him later.

During the growth period, without a large intake of grains and meat to supplement energy, it would greatly affect one's martial arts prospects.

Becoming a martial artist requires investment. Even without using spirit liquid or pills to accelerate spiritual energy cultivation, martial arts families or wealthy families have a significant advantage over ordinary families from the start.

For Wu Dafu, providing expensive cultivation resources to Lin Yuan was not possible.

However, providing a place to live and an extra set of utensils was not a problem.

Wu Di living alone or with Lin Yuan made no difference.

Most importantly, since Wu Dafu kicked Wu Di out of the house, he felt a great sense of peace, no longer having to deal with Wu Di's antics.

As they say,

"Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem!"