Chapter 2: Daoist Magic

“Gone… I’ve given it all to you, there’s really nothing left…”

Qian Tuo licked his cracked, bleeding lips and looked at him pleadingly. “I’m dying of thirst… water… just a sip, one sip will do!”

Qin Wu stroked the hilt of his sword, remaining motionless.

Although Qian Tuo’s status was special, he was nothing more than an abandoned illegitimate son.

Even if he died in the ruins, it wouldn’t have much to do with the man named Zhao. However, since Zhao could be so agitated, it meant the items Qian Tuo carried must be extremely important.

But what exactly was it?

Qin Wu drew the longsword from his waist and looked at him indifferently. “Since you know nothing, then you are useless.”

A sharp pain came from his neck, and Qian Tuo’s eyes widened. “There really is nothing left, you…”

Seeing that Qin Wu did not stop and the blade was pressing deeper and deeper, the shadow of death finally crushed him. “Don’t kill me! I’ll give it to you, I’ll give it to you!”

…

…

Qin Wu toyed with the small token in his hand, while his mind was entirely focused on the panel.

【Key item “admission token” detected】

【This item can trigger 【Special Plot: Holy Land Admissions】】

【You can activate this token through the Taixu Sect Master】

【Detected that you already possess partial Sect Master permissions】

【Activate item and start the special plot?】

No wonder, no wonder Qian Tuo was so important!

It seemed that the people who knew the plot back then hadn’t all died out yet. They likely intended for Qian Tuo to activate the token in the Taixu Ruins, but they never expected it would fall into his hands.

“Truly… thank you!”

The reason he captured Qian Tuo was that the man was the culprit behind the stripping of the original owner’s Spiritual Root. He hadn’t expected this person to give him such a massive surprise.

“Activate!”

【Item activated】

【Special Plot: Holy Land Admissions (Countdown: Two Days)】

Back then, it had taken him a full five months just to unlock the Taixu Ruins dungeon. He had thought unlocking the Taixu Holy Land would take even longer, but who could have guessed an item would fall from the sky.

A smile appeared on Qin Wu’s face as he roughly bandaged Qian Tuo’s wounds.

Afterward, he sat to the side and began to Cultivate the “Basic Qi Refining Method” issued by the school. Within a short period, the spirit root worm would not yet grow into an adult.

The next day, Qin Wu emerged from the dungeon, prepared breakfast for his mother, and pedaled his bicycle to school.

As soon as he walked into the classroom, he noticed something was wrong.

Actually, several students in the class were from the Inner City, but they were only enrolled in name and didn’t come to school. Yet today, they had all shown up in class.

These few sat coldly in the corner. Nothing could be seen on their faces, but upon careful observation, one could notice their excitement and tension.

Had something happened that he didn’t know about?

“Qin Wu, has the spirit poison in your body been cured?”

As soon as he sat down, he heard his desk-mate Liu Sangbai ask in surprise.

For the past six months, he had been feigning the original owner’s personality. Moreover, he was often shunned because of the increasingly severe rotting flesh and pustules on his body.

But although this desk-mate of his didn’t talk to him much, he had never looked at him with strange eyes.

So Qin Wu nodded. “Yes, I bought a Spiritual Root and a potion from Teacher Zhao yesterday.”

“That’s good then.” Liu Sangbai thought for a moment and sighed. “Actually, you should have bought it long ago. If you had achieved Qi Induction, today…”

The words that followed were mumbled and unclear. Qin Wu’s heart stirred; what exactly was so special about today?

Just as he was thinking, the school bell rang. The first period was supposed to be a Cultivation class, but the person who entered wasn’t the Cultivation teacher. Instead, it was a man in a wheelchair, pushed in by an unfamiliar, beautiful woman.

When they saw the woman’s face, many excited students felt as if they had been doused with cold water. Her right eye socket was a pitch-black void, eerie and terrifying.

“Your Cultivation teacher has business today. I will be taking over this class.”

The man had a feminine appearance. His highly oppressive gaze swept across the entire class. “My name is Yin Shuo. This class, I will teach you a Daoist Magic. I hope everyone can learn it before the bell rings.”

“This Daoist Magic is called the Obscuring Concealment Technique.”

He formed hand seals, doing his best to let the students see clearly.

Upon seeing the man, Liu Sangbai and those from the Inner City grew excited. Clearly, Yin Shuo—or rather, this Daoist Magic—was what they were waiting for.

But Qin Wu was completely stunned because he knew this Daoist Magic.

On the surface, it only allowed one to conceal their aura. In reality, it was an assessment.

An assessment to see if one could Cultivate the Ten Directions Taixu Sacred Method.

Qin Wu’s heart was filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

Could it be that these people really had the Ten Directions Taixu Sacred Method in their hands?

But this Cultivation Technique was passed down exclusively through the generations of Taixu Sect Masters. Now that the Taixu Sect was destroyed and the Sect Master’s Legacy broken, where could they have obtained this technique?

A short while later, someone raised their hand and said proudly, “Teacher, I’ve learned it.”

Qin Wu looked over; it was clearly one of the people from the Inner City.

“Demonstrate it once,” Yin Shuo said indifferently.

She formed the hand seals and perfectly concealed her aura.

“Learned it in ten minutes. Not bad,” Yin Shuo nodded. “Name?”

“Fang Ruoyan.”

Afterward, those from the Inner City succeeded one after another. The rest of the class clearly felt the pressure, but for a long time, no one else raised their hand.

Time passed minute by minute. With only five minutes left before class ended, Liu Sangbai finally said excitedly, “Teacher, I’ve learned it!”

At the same time, the Class Monitor also said, “Me too!”

“The names of you two.”

“Liu Sangbai.”

“Sun Mo’er.”

With only one minute left before class ended, Qin Wu looked at the information on the panel.

【Obscuring Concealment Technique (Uninitiated)】

【Spend 2 Life Points to learn?】

“Yes.”

【Life Points -2】

【Current Life Points: 90】

Countless memories of his own practice flooded his mind. For two whole days, he practiced without sleep or rest. Finally, on the evening of the second day, as he watched a leaf fall silently, a flash of inspiration struck, and he initiated the Obscuring Concealment Technique.

At the very moment the bell rang, Qin Wu raised his hand. “Teacher, I’ve learned it.”

The other students whipped their heads around. Seeing it was him, someone blurted out, “Impossible! You don’t even have a Spiritual Root, how could you learn this Daoist Magic!”

The Class Monitor’s brow furrowed. Remembering she had seen Qin Wu in Teacher Zhao’s office yesterday, she looked at him with a strange gaze.

Is it because he bought a Spiritual Root yesterday?

“I bought a Spiritual Root from Teacher Zhao not long ago,” Qin Wu explained, while simultaneously performing the Obscuring Concealment Technique to demonstrate to the students.

In truth, his heart was sighing. If this technique hadn’t been related to the Ten Directions Taixu Sacred Method, he would never have stood out like this.

Sure enough, seeing him actually perform it, everyone looked at him as if they were seeing a monster.

One must know that in these people’s impressions, Qin Wu was just a despised waste. To suddenly trample most of the students underfoot and learn such a difficult Daoist Magic—how could it not be shocking?

“Name.” Yin Shuo didn’t care about the commotion and asked while looking at him.

“Qin Wu.”

After asking the name, Yin Shuo nodded and signaled the woman to push him out.

The surprise in Liu Sangbai’s eyes was unconcealed. “Are you at the First Level of Qi Refining? You actually achieved Qi Induction in just one night? Is your talent that strong?”

Qin Wu pursed his lips and smiled. He was currently using a spirit root worm to Cultivate; how strong could his talent be?

It was just that the Immortal Cave in the dungeon was built on a Spiritual Vein. With such uniquely favorable conditions, if he still couldn’t achieve a Breakthrough, how would he be any different from a waste?

After the first Cultivation class, the subsequent classes were no different from before. Until the last period of self-study, Teacher Zhao walked in and stood on the podium.

He pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, “I presume you all know that the reality corresponding to Station Seven is the Taixu Ruins. In the ruins, as long as you are lucky, it’s possible to reach the heavens in a single step.”

“Now there is an Opportunity. The Prefectural City will open up some quotas to let you enter the ruins. However, only students who have passed the assessment can sign up. The deadline is midnight tonight.”

Zhao Qiantong took out his phone and began to read names. They were clearly the few who had learned the Obscuring Concealment Technique in the Cultivation class.

When he reached the end, his expression cracked for a moment. After a long silence, Zhao Qiantong let out a long breath. “The last one, Qin Wu.”

The smile remained on his face, but it was visibly stiffer than before. “The ruins are dangerous and complex. One mistake could cost you your life. You students still need to consider carefully whether or not you want to sign up.”

After that final warning, Liu Sangbai looked at Qin Wu several times.

“Um…”

As if afraid Qin Wu would back down after hearing the warning, he struggled for a moment before finally sending a sound transmission to him: “I suggest you don’t give up.”

Liu Sangbai spoke somewhat vaguely. “Something has been activated. This time the danger shouldn’t be great; instead, it’s an Opportunity. In short, don’t give up.”

Hearing this, Qin Wu’s cheek couldn’t help but twitch. A chill ran straight up his spine, and the hair on his body stood on end.

No wonder they suddenly taught the Obscuring Concealment Technique today. It turned out the people above knew the 【admission token】 had been activated.

But did those people know that this matter was related to him?

“Qin Wu, come with me for a moment,” Zhao Qiantong said.

Qin Wu’s mind instantly tightened to the limit.