Chapter 3

Ling Yun's two buttocks, as large as washbasins, were raised high, his obese body almost completely lying on the ground. The fine grass tips pricked his belly, causing both pain and itch, but he was completely unaware, almost pressing his face against the Seven Stars Grass!

Ling Yun, who had never worried about various heavenly treasures in the cultivation world, was almost moved to tears at this moment!

He really did not expect that on this spirit-depleted planet, there would still be such spirit grass!

Enjoying the threads of spirit energy emanating from the Seven Stars Grass, Ling Yun felt refreshed and invigorated. He didn't need to count to know that this cluster of Seven Stars Grass was definitely seven plants.

The Seven Stars Grass, if it grows, will always appear in groups of seven, each with seven leaves. They absorb the essence of the sun during the day, and when each leaf has seven brown spots, they are fully mature. If one knows how to refine pills, they can be refined into Seven Stars Pills.

Refining pills is precisely the forte of the pill-refining expert Ling Yun. Using fully mature Seven Stars Grass, he is confident he can refine a total of forty-nine Seven Stars Pills!

Of course, to refine pills, one needs at least the cultivation of the first level of Qi Practice. Given his current body condition, which doesn't even reach the first level of Body Training, the idea of refining pills with Seven Stars Grass is nothing but a dream!

Ling Yun judged from the concentration of spirit energy that these seven Seven Stars Grass plants were still in the growth stage. It would take about two months for them to fully mature.

When the Seven Stars Grass is fully mature, the spirit energy it emits will be at least five to seven times stronger than now, but it can only last for seven days. If not harvested and used in time, they will wither completely after seven days, and the spirit energy will disappear, making them no different from ordinary withered flowers.

However, this did not bother Ling Yun, as he could directly absorb the spirit energy emitted by the Seven Stars Grass. Even though a large part of the spirit energy dissipated into the world, the small part he absorbed was of great benefit to him, who was about to start intense body training!

In just a short while, Ling Yun's body, which had been extremely weak due to excessive blood loss from the collision, had fully recovered. His pale face now had a healthy rosy hue, and he felt his body full of strength!

The only thing was that this posture was a bit unseemly.

"Unfortunately, this body's constitution is too poor, it can only absorb so much spirit energy before it can't hold any more!" After half an hour, Ling Yun reluctantly sat up, his eyes still fixed on the cluster of Seven Stars Grass, feeling unsatisfied.

This made him even more determined to intensively train his body!

"Before the Seven Stars Grass fully matures, I must reach the peak of Body Training!" Ling Yun gently caressed the emerald green leaves of the Seven Stars Grass, as if touching a newborn baby, and made up his mind!

He was convinced that with the assistance of the spirit energy from the Seven Stars Grass, he could definitely reach the ninth level of Body Training in two months. Only then would he have the ability to protect himself from the unknown expert who had disabled his Yang Qiao Meridian!

As for completely restoring the Yang Qiao Meridian, he already had a plan. Once he reaches the first level of Qi Practice through the spirit energy released by the mature Seven Stars Grass, he can refine the Seven Stars Grass into Seven Stars Pills. After taking a few, and with the help of a unique healing technique, his meridians will be restored to their original state.

Since he could no longer absorb the spirit energy from the Seven Stars Grass, Ling Yun stood up, patted his buttocks, and said with a smile, "Baby, I won't keep you company tonight. I'll come back to see you after I've used up all the spirit energy tomorrow!"

If someone didn't know, they might think he was saying goodbye to his lover.

Ling Yun felt the changes in his body after absorbing the spirit energy. He felt that his strength had doubled compared to when he left the accident scene!

He walked forward with a confident stride, swinging his fists forcefully, thinking to himself that this was the strength a normal eighteen-year-old should have!

Walking along the riverbank for several hundred meters, Ling Yun saw a small bridge. Crossing the bridge, he returned to the original road, which was only a few minutes away from the school.

Ling Yun quickly arrived at the school gate. As expected, the gate of the First High School of Qing Shui City was tightly closed. He didn't plan to enter from the main gate, just glanced at it, and continued walking forward.

Through the fence, he looked at the vast playground, which was quiet and empty, making it a good place to climb over the wall.

Thinking of the weak Ling Yun from a few days ago who had fallen and bruised his buttocks when climbing over the fence, Ling Yun shook his head helplessly. He climbed over the wall into the school and headed straight for the boys' dormitory building.

The main door of the boys' dormitory building was also closed, so Ling Yun had to go around to the iron gate outside the boys' dormitory building. With a clatter, Ling Yun jumped in.

The old man guarding the boys' dormitory building was already asleep. Even if he wasn't, he wouldn't bother. In high school, it was common for both boys and girls to climb over the iron gate to return to the dormitory at night.

After entering and standing still, Ling Yun looked up at his dormitory building. He saw a few dormitories faintly emitting a bit of light, knowing that these were students preparing for the college entrance exam, studying late into the night!

Thinking of the time he spent in the cultivation world, training day and night to become an inner disciple from an outer disciple, Ling Yun sighed, "Survival of the fittest, it seems to be the same in any world!"

With this thought, Ling Yun's eyes flashed with determination. He then swaggered through the side door of the boys' dormitory, which seemed to never close, and entered the dormitory, heading straight for the third floor.

Listening to the snoring, talking in dreams, and grinding teeth of the boys in each dormitory, Ling Yun walked to the door of Room 305 and gently pushed it.

It didn't budge, clearly locked from the inside. Ling Yun's face darkened, and he raised his hand to knock lightly.

After knocking for a long time with no response, Ling Yun frowned and increased the force of his knocks.

At this moment, a boy in the dormitory had already been woken up by the knocking. He had even sat up, knowing it must be Ling Yun returning. He wanted to go and open the door for him but hesitated.

His name was Chai Hanlin.

Last night, before the lights were turned off, the dormitory leader Wei Tiangan suggested that they should teach Ling Yun a lesson. If he didn't return to the dormitory before the lights were turned off, they would lock the door and not let him in.

This malicious suggestion was immediately met with enthusiastic approval from the other three roommates, who never took the weak Ling Yun seriously and were eager to see him humiliated.

Only Chai Hanlin, who always felt sorry for Ling Yun, weakly objected, "Is this really a good idea? We're all classmates, and the college entrance exam is coming up soon..."

Wei Tiangan looked at Chai Hanlin with disdain and said, "With his grades? And the college entrance exam? He should be grateful if he doesn't affect our exams!"

Ling Yun's top bunk roommate, Gu Yuanlong, laughed and chimed in, "Chai Hanlin, are you out of your mind? Ling Yun always ranks in the bottom three in the class. With only two months left until the exam, do you really expect him to get good grades?"

The four students looked at each other and burst into laughter. Chai Hanlin wanted to defend Ling Yun, but he knew that even if Ling Yun worked his hardest in the next two months, he wouldn't be able to get into any university.

Wei Tiangan was very pleased with Gu Yuanlong's support and scolded, "After evening study, that fat pig Ling Yun chased after Cao Shanshan. Does he really think he can pursue our class's school flower? He should take a look at himself in the mirror!"

As everyone knew, Cao Shanshan was one of the three school flowers of the First High School of Qing Shui City, and naturally, she was the secret crush and dream goddess of many boys in Class 6 of Grade 3 and even the entire school.

Chai Hanlin's heart stirred, knowing that Ling Yun must have thoroughly angered Wei Tiangan because Wei Tiangan had mentioned in the dormitory more than once that he wanted to pursue Cao Shanshan.

Although Wei Tiangan came from a nearby town, his family was well-off, and his academic performance was consistently in the top five in the class. Such a performance in the First High School of Qing Shui City, which produced many top students, was impressive. Moreover, he had a good appearance, so his desire to pursue the school flower was reasonable.

If it weren't for the fact that he felt he couldn't match Cao Shanshan's family background or feared offending her, he would have already written her a love letter.

Ling Yun, not knowing his place, had secretly followed his dream girl Cao Shanshan after school, which naturally made Wei Tiangan furious!

"Chai Hanlin, I'm telling you, I know you feel sorry for that weak, fat pig. But I'm locking the door tonight, and if you dare to open it for him, don't blame me for being unfriendly!"

Seeing Wei Tiangan's stern warning and the excited faces of the other three roommates, Chai Hanlin knew that even if he objected, it wouldn't make much difference. He sighed for Ling Yun and silently returned to his bed to continue reading.

Good people are often taken advantage of, and Ling Yun was too weak!

Now, the knocking sound was getting louder. Wei Tiangan and Gu Yuanlong, among others, were also woken up by the knocking. They all knew it was Ling Yun, but they just sat up in bed, looking at the dormitory door with smug expressions.

Wei Tiangan was puzzled, thinking that given Ling Yun's timid and weak nature, he would give up after knocking for a while and wait outside the dormitory door until morning. Why wasn't he giving up this time?

Chai Hanlin felt the knocking sound hitting his heart. He couldn't bear it anymore and was about to get out of bed.

"Try opening it and see what happens!" Wei Tiangan glared at Chai Hanlin from his upper bunk, threatening him.

"Damn, what's with all the knocking in the middle of the night? It's driving me crazy!" The boys in the opposite dormitory were also woken up and shouted in annoyance.

Now, even if Ling Yun was foolish, he knew that his roommates were all awake but deliberately not opening the door for him. He couldn't help but feel a bit angry. The good mood he had from finding the Seven Stars Grass was completely ruined!

"Looks like you're used to bullying me, huh..." Ling Yun gave a self-deprecating smile, stopped knocking, and took three steps back.

He took a deep breath, charged forward two steps, and kicked the door with his right leg. The dormitory door opened with a bang!

"Who locked the door?" Ling Yun entered the dormitory, his presence like a tiger descending from the mountain. His sharp gaze swept the room and finally locked onto Wei Tiangan, who was sitting on the upper bunk!

Although he had lost the names of these people in his memory, Ling Yun could clearly sense that the person in the dormitory who was most hostile to him was the one sitting on the upper bunk, with a look of disdain that hadn't yet faded, seemingly waiting for the show to begin!

The dormitory was silent, and Wei Tiangan, Gu Yuanlong, and even Chai Hanlin were stunned by Ling Yun's unusual actions!