How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 3: You two are in cahoots, aren't you?

Upon hearing Shen Nianxu's words, the bald man, who had been feeling invincible due to the bookstore's weak position, was immediately stunned by the name "Chen Fuzhou." His expression shifted between light and dark. He whispered a question to the person next to him and, after receiving confirmation, looked at Shen Nianxu again.

"When did your bookstore get involved with Chen Fuzhou...?"

Shen Nianxu simply responded with a cold laugh, "I can't possibly tell you that. You can guess for yourself."

After a moment's thought, the bald man responded, "Since Chen Fuzhou needs this bookstore to stay open, our He family is of course willing to give him face."

"But he's not in Qingcheng right now, and there are some things he can't do for everyone. I hope you understand that."

As he spoke, the bald man stood up, first giving Chen Qi, who was sitting at the bar holding "The Book of Dunjia," a cold look, before turning his gaze to Shen Nianxu. "The bookstore is only now starting to hire people, isn't that a bit late?"

"No need for you to trouble yourself," Shen Nianxu said without revealing Chen Qi's identity or giving the bald man a friendly look. "The door is over there, so I won't see you off. I have business to attend to."

Looking at the deserted bookstore, the bald man snorted and, after being humiliated, led his group of "bodyguards" out of the bookstore.

"The year-end election for the person in charge," the bald man turned back one last time before leaving, adding, "I hope that as the representative of the bookstore, you can cast a fair vote."

Shen Nianxu leaned back on the life-size body pillow with an extremely arrogant attitude and waved at the bald man.

Shen Nianxu finally breathed a sigh of relief after watching the bald man and his bodyguards leave.

"What an old turtle."

Shen Nianxu muttered a complaint, got up from the reading area, climbed the steps to the bar, sat on the small round stool next to Chen Qi, and leaned her whole body towards the bar. "How was it? Did you understand the first page?"

To enter the world of cultivators, one must use this "Book of Escape Techniques" for cultivation.

If you want to cultivate, understanding the contents of the first page is the most basic thing.

It could even be said that whether or not a person can understand the contents of the first page can determine whether or not they have the talent for cultivation.

Being able to understand something, but how much time it takes to understand it, clearly demonstrates a person's early-stage talent for spiritual practice.

"Is it hard to understand?" Chen Qi didn't look up, his gaze always wandering over the words in the book.

Shen Nianxu picked up the unfinished Want Want Milk, took a small sip, and said, "It's alright. It took me a week to understand the contents of the first page. Senior Chen's words were even more impressive. He is a recognized genius in the cultivation circle. He understood it in just two days, which shocked many big shots at the time."

After listening to Shen Nianxu finish her long speech, Chen Qi closed the Book of Escape Techniques in his hand and placed it on the table.

"What's wrong?" Shen Nianxu asked, handing Chen Qi a glass of water. "You're giving up already? It's normal not to understand it the first time. Just read it a few more times and do what it says."

"No."

Chen Qi shook his head. "I've finished reading it."

Shen Nianxu paused in her grip on the cup, turning to look at Chen Qi with suspicion in her eyes. "What did you say?"

Chen Qi repeated what he had said, "I've finished reading it, and the content isn't very complicated."

finish watching?

For a fleeting moment, Shen Nianxu genuinely wondered if she had misheard. "When you said you'd finished reading it, did you mean you're already able to correctly execute the instructions in the Book of Dunjia?"

"Hmm," Chen Qi nodded, raising his right hand, "The first page describes sensing the spiritual energy in the air. It does require a certain level of understanding for some people, but I don't."

Chen Qi first sensed spiritual energy when he was four years old.

At that time, Chen's father was probably practicing this so-called "Heavenly Book of Escape Techniques." The young Chen Qi was playing with a few beads when he accidentally farted towards his father.

Upon smelling the aroma, Mr. Chen's eyes lit up as if he had discovered some treasure.

"Ugh... Holy crap, son, how come your farts have magical power?! Ugh..."

In short, sensing spiritual energy is not even a threshold for Chen Qi. He only needs to read the contents of the Book of Escape Techniques once to perfectly replicate it.

Shen Nianxu was initially somewhat skeptical, but she could clearly sense that Chen Qi was indeed mobilizing a spiritual energy in the air.

Moreover, unlike the meager spiritual energy that beginners can mobilize, Chen Qi mobilized almost all the spiritual energy in the entire bookstore. If he wanted, he could absorb it all in one breath without any problem!

"Wait a minute..." Shen Nianxu suddenly felt a throbbing pain in her forehead, which clashed sharply with her worldview. "Are you sure that Senior Chen has never taught you anything about cultivation before?"

Chen Qi nodded, "I didn't even know what a cultivator was. At first, I thought he was an armored warrior."

Shen Nianxu: "..."

Something seems off about this script.

Is this really a beginner?

Shaking her head, Shen Nianxu continued, "So you said you finished reading it, what about the rest? What happened after you mobilized your spiritual energy?"

Chen Qi continued, "The rest isn't difficult either. It involves absorbing spiritual energy and gathering it into a point within the body. The Book of Escape Techniques calls this stage 'Starry Sky,' right?"

"Yes," Shen Nianxu answered affirmatively, "Perceiving and mobilizing spiritual energy is only the first step, but being able to condense the first star is what truly makes one a first-tier cultivator. Can you do that?"

Chen Qi still held up his right hand, but this time he only extended his index finger.

The next second, a bright spot of light, as dazzling as a star, appeared on his index finger. It was the "star" formed by spiritual energy, as described in the Book of Dunjia.

Shen Nianxu: "..."

Without saying a word, Shen Nianxu simply took out her phone.

Seeing this, Chen Qi asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

After dialing a number, Shen Nianxu, her face grim, held the phone to her ear. "I'm calling Senior Chen. I'm going to report you two for conspiring to prank me, aren't you?"

"How did I prank you?" Chen Qi asked, looking puzzled. "I haven't lied at all!"

Shen Nianxu's face darkened. "Where do you think a newbie can not only sense spiritual energy and even condense a star within ten minutes of reading the Book of Escape Techniques for the first time? If you're a newbie, I'll go eat shit right now!"

"Hey!" Chen Qi quickly added, "Wait a minute!"

Shen Nianxu glared at him. "What? You're admitting you're not a newcomer anymore?"

"No, I just happened to condense the second star as well." Chen Qi said, and another star suddenly popped out from the tip of his right index finger.

Shen Nianxu's face darkened even more.

beep-

There was no response for a long time on the other end of the phone. Chen Qi watched as Shen Nianxu silently put down her phone and asked, "You're willing to believe me now?"

"No," Shen Nianxu shook her head, "Senior Chen didn't answer; he must be busy."

Chen Qi: "Then why don't you try sending him a 200 yuan red envelope?"

Shen Nianxu looked up, thinking to herself, "What kind of terrible idea is this? She didn't even answer the phone, how can I accept the red envelope?"

She immediately opened Chen's father's WeChat and sent him a red envelope containing 200 yuan.

Less than a second.

[Senior Chen - I've received your red envelope]

Shen Nianxu: "???"

"See?" Chen Qi grinned, "Now we're not busy anymore, are we?"

You two are definitely in cahoots!