How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 65: Opening Ceremony

When Chen Qi returned home, his nose was still wrapped in gauze.

When his aunt saw him holding his nose as he came in, she was immediately alarmed and asked with concern, "What happened to you?"

"I got beaten up by an idiot," Chen Qi said, removing the gauze. "But it's nothing. I'm strong and healthy now, and I'm almost fully recovered."

The physical qualities of cultivators are also remarkable. The process of introducing spiritual energy into their bodies not only condenses the stars, but also nourishes the cultivator's body to a certain extent.

In terms of both physical strength and self-healing ability, even a novice cultivator is superior to an ordinary person.

"It's good that you're alright," Aunt wiped her hands with a rag. "Go sit in the living room for a while. I made your favorite pork ribs and potatoes stew tonight."

Just hearing those four words made Chen Qi's mouth water. He always thought potatoes were the best-tasting thing in the world, since they were inherently difficult to cook and taste good.

"Okay."

I had only taken a couple of steps toward the living room when I heard a series of loud footsteps rushing toward me.

Wearing pajamas, Chen Ruopan stopped in front of Chen Qi, staring at him with her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

"What's wrong?" Chen Qi asked. "If you block the way to the national highway, I can't send you to the other world."

Chen Ruopan ignored Chen Qi's words and instead questioned, "Did I see you today?"

"Yes, I have." Chen Qi readily admitted this.

"When?"

Chen Qi recalled, "This morning, I was eating steamed buns."

Chen Ruopan kicked him in the knee in anger, "I'm asking about this afternoon!"

"This afternoon? I haven't seen you," Chen Qi shook his head in denial, walked around her and headed towards the restroom. "You must be missing me so much that you're having this illusion."

Although Chen Ruopan couldn't recall any specific memories, she felt something was off, as if she had forgotten something very important.

However, the good news for Chen Qi is that Chen Ruopan has never been a thoughtful person. She is just pretending to get stuck on this issue now, but she will actually forget about it in a few days.

Otherwise, Qingling wouldn't have noticed that Chen Ruopan was significantly different from the other candidates.

……

After having dinner with his aunt and uncle's family, Chen Qi returned to his room.

He hadn't neglected the matter of gathering stars. Today, Chen Qi had suppressed Sun Xiangwan simply by drawing a star map of only eight hundred people, which was somewhat beyond his own expectations.

After all, Chen Qi is only a first-order cultivator in essence. As long as the star map is not finished, he will not be considered a second-order cultivator.

Even so, his spiritual energy still managed to suppress Sun Xiangwan. Although there was an element of surprise attack involved, it also shows that he is now quite competitive in the newcomer evaluation.

As he began to sketch the landscape depicted in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival," Chen Qi also focused his spiritual sense and looked into his own sea of ​​consciousness.

"Do you remember that monk who was trying to overcome his pride today?"

Bai Tong raised his gaze listlessly. "Ah... the one I met at the phone shop, right? I remember him. What's up?"

Chen Qi cut to the chase and asked, "What do you think my chances of winning would be if I were to fight him?"

"Hiss..." Bai Tong suddenly gasped, "I suddenly don't know how to answer this question."

Chen Qi was taken aback. "Why?"

"I think if the two of you really fought, it would be incredible if you could even survive. You actually asked me what your chances of winning are. I haven't seen such an ordinary yet confident person in a long time."

Is it even difficult to survive?

Chen Qi remembered that when he used his spiritual sense to observe Jie Man, the color of the spiritual energy he displayed should have been bright yellow.

Judging from the color alone, it doesn't seem to be very dangerous, at least not as dangerous as Shen Nianxu and Sun Qinian.

"So, what do you think would happen if that monk Jieman and Sun Qinian fought? What would their chances of winning be?"

After thinking for a moment, Bai Tong replied, "Seventy-three split, I guess."

"Why is Sun Qinian's win rate only 70%?"

"Seventy percent of it belongs to someone else!" Bai Tong was speechless. "Don't get me wrong, that monk is much more powerful than Sun Qinian!"

Such a thing is unbelievable!

Chen Qi never expected that he would brush past such a vicious criminal today. Luckily, he was still naive and knew nothing back then, thinking that the other person was just passing by to participate in the newcomer assessment. It turned out that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing!

"As expected, the world of cultivators is fraught with danger. No wonder my dad never let me come into contact with the world of cultivators after I grew up," Chen Qi thought to himself. "If I hadn't graduated and been unable to find a job, my dad probably wouldn't have introduced me here."

Dozens of stars popped out from behind Chen Qi's head, circling around it like a group of barbarians dancing around a campfire.

Ignoring the stars who were having a party in the middle of the night, Chen Qi took out his phone and glanced at his WeChat.

Chen's father still hadn't replied to his previous question, and Chen Qi could probably guess that, since things had been like this for so many years.

At that moment, a red icon suddenly appeared on Chen Qi's WeChat.

A person nicknamed "Book Bar Mascot" sent Chen Qi a friend request.

Chen Qi recognized who it was at a glance and casually sent a message; the other party immediately replied with an emoji.

I don't know who found this meme for her; it's a picture of a blue-haired little girl raising her hand.

Hu Yao: "Good evening, boss!"

Chen Qi: "[Thumbs up]"

Hu Yao: "Sister Shen asked me to remind you to come to the bookstore early tomorrow morning."

Chen Qi: "How early?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end before a message came in.

Hu Yao: "Sister Shen told you not to sleep tonight, and to stay awake several times [smile]."

Chen Qi was rendered speechless. "Don't teach children such things."

He wasn't really afraid that Hu Yao would go astray; what he was afraid of was that if Hu Yao did go astray, and after the election of the person in charge was over, she returned to Shangqing Palace and relayed these words to Xuanqing Zhenren verbatim, saying that he had taught them to her. In that case, no matter how many times she called "Mom," it would be useless.

Hu Yao: "Sister Shen wants you to come around 5 a.m. tomorrow. Please be prepared in advance, as something will happen later."

Chen Qi: "[OK] What's going on? Why are you being so mysterious?"

Hu Yao: "Sister Shen said that there will be an opening ceremony for the new talent evaluation tomorrow, and all the contestants and some well-known local figures will have to attend."

Opening ceremony?

There's such a thing?

Chen Qi recalled the Sun family earlier that day.

Tomorrow... nothing should go wrong, right?