How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 6: This Life Has Been

"Wait a minute!" Wang Shande quickly interrupted Chen Qi's actions. "How...how did you do that?"

Chen Qi looked at Wang Shande with a puzzled expression. "You're asking me this question? I did exactly what you did."

Wang Shande looked at him in disbelief. This was a technique he had acquired from a senior cultivator after much effort. He had used this technique to defeat many opponents and build his current reputation.

How come Chen Qi, a newcomer, knows this trick?

Shen Nianxu was momentarily stunned and asked Chen Qi, "Senior Chen knows this move? Did he teach you?"

"I don't know. My dad never taught me anything," Chen Qi put down his snake-headed cane, pointing at Wang Shande. "Didn't I learn it from this Uncle Wang?"

Shen Nianxu was stunned.

Wang Shande was also dumbfounded.

When did I teach you that?

Moreover, the more Wang Shande looked, the more confused he became. How come Chen Qi seemed to have a smoother control over the snake-head cane than he did?

What exactly is going on?

"I already said, I learned it by imitating your move just now," Chen Qi patiently explained to Wang Shande. "Isn't it just about mobilizing spiritual energy to push the stars within your body out of your body, then hiding the stars themselves, and using the stars to support the object?"

Shen Nianxu turned her head and stared at Wang Shande, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Putting aside the fact that what Chen Qi said was indeed true, and that this technique of manipulating objects was indeed that simple, it was impossible for it to be learned so easily.

The reason why a martial art is a martial art is because some things cannot be imitated simply by talking about them.

Spiritual energy itself is a cause, and lifting objects is the result. The so-called cultivation method is a formula that derives the result from the cause.

Only by knowing this formula can we derive this result; otherwise, what need would there be for cultivation techniques?

Chen Qi now seems to be ignoring the process and directly deriving the result from the cause, without knowing the formula.

Isn't this utter nonsense?

"You..." Wang Shande was somewhat incredulous that Chen Qi had actually learned his object manipulation technique. Pointing to a ceramic teacup on the bar, he said tremblingly, "Try lifting this thing up."

Shen Nianxu tried to stop him, "Uncle Wang! This thing is really expensive!"

Wang Shande stopped Shen Nianxu, "Don't rush! I'll pay for it if it gets broken!"

Although he didn't understand, Chen Qi still chose to respect the old man. With a flick of his right hand, the teacup filled with tea instantly flew up.

The whole process was extremely smooth; not even a single drop of water spilled from the teacup.

Upon witnessing this scene, Wang Shande's eyes rolled back, and he fainted from anger.

Shen Nianxu: "Holy crap! Uncle Wang!"

Chen Qi was dumbfounded. "What's going on? Is this some kind of staged accident? Are they going to try and extort money from me later?"

"Stop looking, quickly help me lift him up!"

The two quickly helped Wang Shande up from the ground and woke him up by pinching his philtrum.

Once he regained consciousness, Wang Shande let out a long breath and grabbed Chen Qi's shoulder. "Young...young friend...what's your name again?"

"My name is Chen Qi."

"Chen Qi, right..." Wang Shande took another deep breath, "Stay away from me from now on."

Chen Qi: "?"

Shouldn't it be you who discovers my extraordinary talent and then plans to take me as your apprentice at this time?

You're not playing by the rules, are you?

Wang Shande was also out of desperation. This kid had learned all the skills he had relied on for most of his life in one go. If this kid got too close to him, he was afraid that he would be stripped down to his underwear in the future.

Snapped--

With a sharp crack, Wang Shande and Chen Qi turned around and found that the cup that had been floating in the air had suddenly crashed onto the bar and shattered into pieces, even spilling tea all over the floor.

Chen Qi exclaimed "Huh?" and raised his hands. All twenty stars on his body dimmed and lost their luster. "What's going on?"

Wang Shande stroked the two small tufts of mustache at the corner of his mouth and said, "It's normal. As a newcomer, the amount of spiritual energy in your body is limited. The art of manipulating objects consumes a great deal of spiritual energy. Just now, your spiritual energy was completely depleted, so naturally you couldn't manipulate objects anymore."

"Oh!" Chen Qi exclaimed with a look of sudden realization. "I see."

Although Wang Shande can still put on a senior's demeanor and explain these things to Chen Qi, he is actually feeling quite uncomfortable inside.

He always felt that the version Chen Qi had secretly learned was of a higher quality than the version he had learned.

Could it be that there's something wrong with my comprehension?

At that moment, Wang Shande suddenly felt someone pat him on the shoulder.

Turning around, Shen Nianxu maintained her smile, holding a calculator in her hand, and pressed the equals sign.

A cold, indifferent female voice came from the calculator.

"That is, 265,861 yuan."

Wang Shande: "You're robbing me, aren't you?"

Shen Nianxu: "The previous owner bought it for this price."

"If you can bring me the invoice, I'll transfer it to you on the spot."

"I burned the invoice."

"you……!"

"You just said you'd pay for it if it gets broken. You represent the official authorities, so you shouldn't renege on your promise, right?"

Wang Shande was speechless. He took out his phone and immediately transferred 260,000 yuan to Shen Nianxu.

"Hehe!" Shen Nianxu kissed her phone while hugging it. "Mua~! Great, next month's rent is covered!"

Wang Shande grumbled as he put away his phone. "I'd rather deal with the previous boss... although he had a bit of a temper, he was completely different from when you were the boss."

"Huh?" Shen Nianxu was taken aback. "I'm not the boss."

A question mark appeared on Wang Shande's forehead. "If you're not the boss, then who is?"

Shen Nianxu pointed at Chen Qi, who was fiddling with the shards of a teacup, and said, "It's clearly stated in the contract that he is the boss and operator."

Wang Shande: "?"

Chen Qi: "...No?"

I became a business owner right after graduation; that's my life now.

What's the difference between this and starting a business right after graduation?

With a sigh, Wang Shande didn't want to waste any more time arguing with Shen Nianxu. He turned to Chen Qi and said, "Although you are currently in a promising phase, I can see your talent."

"If you have the idea of ​​running for the position of leader of Qingcheng, I am willing to support you."

A hint of surprise flashed in Shen Nianxu's eyes.

"However, this can only be considered my personal support for you, and has nothing to do with the official authorities," Wang Shande cleared his throat. "Within my personal sphere, I will do my best to help you. After all, I am also very curious about what extent you, as Chen Fuzhou's son, can achieve."

As he spoke, Wang Shande smiled and said, "Your father was one of the top geniuses in the cultivation world back then. I hope that in my lifetime I can also see the birth of a second Chen Fuzhou."

Shen Nianxu quickly ran to Chen Qi, nudged him in the ribs with her elbow, and whispered, "Say thank you!"

Although Chen Qi didn't know how much weight those words actually carried, he still bowed his head in thanks.

"It's alright," Wang Shande picked up his snake-head cane, stood up, and walked towards the door. "Young man, keep practicing diligently. At least try to gain some influence with your strength before the end of the year."

"Otherwise, your bookstore might not have a place in Qingcheng."