In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 3: The Great Emperor's Sermon Illustrations

"His!"

With just one glance and two sentences, Xie Lingxin felt a sudden, sharp pain in her head, as if she had been struck by a large iron hammer.

My eyes were filled with stars; I felt like my soul was about to fly out of my body.

If it weren't for his strong will, he wouldn't have just taken a breath, but would have cried out.

"What? Did you see something?"

Su Li said with a smile.

He naturally didn't think Xie Lingxin could see anything, but seeing Xie Lingxin's reaction, he found it somewhat amusing.

Xie Lingxin snapped out of her daze and glanced back.

Zurich did not seem to be acting strangely.

That scene just now... was witnessed by only myself.

He shook his head: "I can't tell."

"It's normal that you can't tell. If you could tell, would you have almost been killed by that face-changing ghost?"

Su Li smiled and said, "Alright, the statement is done. I'll have someone take you home."

"Also, we'll be patrolling your area frequently lately to ensure the safety of the residents."

Xie Lingxin's heart skipped a beat: "Officer, wasn't that ghost dead?"

"This one is dead, but there might be another. This area could very well have been corrupted by the legendary realm..."

Su Li paused, then changed the subject: "Anyway, I'm not trying to scare you, but this kind of thing is not an isolated case most of the time."

"But don't worry, our people will protect you. Just be careful in your daily life, and there's no need to worry too much."

Xie Lingxin nodded and thanked her repeatedly.

But that's not what they really think.

We expect you to protect us?

Xie Ling knew his own limitations; he was just a commoner from the bottom of society and didn't deserve such a big reputation.

Even if what he said is true, can he protect someone for a while, or for a lifetime?
The Realm of Legends...

Is that the place where cultivators draw upon the legendary power?
It seems I've been unwittingly dragged into something...

Su Li found a police officer to drive Xie Lingxin, who was full of thoughts, back to Leigong Village.

After Xie Lingxin left, Jin Su came out.

Looking at his retreating figure, he said thoughtfully, "He just received a blessing from the statue of Lei Zu."

Su Li was shocked: "Huh? No way?!"

The reason why the Lei Zu statue is a treasure of the Environmental Protection Bureau is not only because it is an ancient relic.

In addition to suppressing evil spirits, it also ensures that the area near the Environmental Protection Bureau remains as stable as a mountain.

It also has the effect of bestowing blessings.

"Blessing" is just a saying.

It's essentially about resonating with the idol, and having your soul cleansed by the power of legend.

For mild cases, it can relax the mind and alleviate the illness.

If you're lucky, you'll unlock your potential directly and gain legendary power.

The power of legend is the true foundation of cultivation.

Humans originally had no possibility of "becoming immortals".

Because gods and immortals are inherently absurd and do not exist in reality.

It exists only in the delusions of the human mind.

Yet the power of legend has opened a door for humanity, granting them limitless possibilities.

The so-called power of legends, literally, is the power drawn from legends.

History, supernatural tales, legends, and even myths—all those things that have endured the test of time and remain immortal—are "legends."

Su Li was still incredulous: "No, to receive a blessing from the Thunder God, one must either be born with superior innate talent or possess profound cultivation, with a spirit radiating spiritual light that resonates with the image of the Thunder God."

"Why does this kid do that?"

Jin Su Miao’s eyes flashed slightly: “There is another possibility: he knows this Thunder Ancestor statue very well, has gained the approval of the Thunder Ancestor statue’s true spirit, and has formed a spiritual resonance with the Thunder Ancestor statue.”

"what?!"

Zurich found it even more unbelievable.

Because this is even more incredible than the previous two.

Jin Suduo said after a moment's thought, "Go there yourself tomorrow and take him for a root organ test."

"what?"

Su Li asked in surprise, "Captain, what do you mean?"

If the power of legend is the key to unlocking the door to cultivation.

Therefore, a person's inherent potential is the boat they use to cross the sea of ​​suffering in spiritual practice.

Whether you can walk steadily, how fast you can walk, and how far you can go all depend on this vessel, this small boat.

In short, one's inherent potential determines the upper limit of one's spiritual cultivation.

Although it's not entirely fair, a practitioner's innate talent does indeed determine their future.

Those with extremely poor aptitude will only waste their energy if they try to cultivate.

Jin Su said, "To receive the blessing of the Thunder God's statue, even if one's innate talent is not as good as others, one must have an extraordinary character. You know how important character is on the path of cultivation."

"The bureau is currently short-staffed."

Su Li was startled.

Does this mean they want to recruit Xie Lingxin into the Environmental Protection Bureau?

It's impossible to be a full-time employee. The Environmental Protection Agency is an important federal department, and getting in requires multiple layers of review and strict conditions. One of them is that you must be a spiritual practitioner and be outstanding enough.

It's impossible for an ordinary person, no matter how talented they are.

However, the bureau cannot only have practitioners; many tasks such as scientific research, copywriting, and logistics require a large number of people.

With the captain's influence, it wouldn't be difficult to arrange a position for him.

If Xie Lingxin's potential isn't too bad, he might even get some training from the bureau.

He was both shocked and confused.

Why?

The Atmospheric Department of the Environmental Protection Bureau is a very special entity. Those who can get in are either top performers in their cultivation or elites from various industries.

Even a support role would be highly coveted by many outsiders.

Su Li didn't look down on Xie Lingxin's background, but she was just a complete stranger, so why should she?
Are you handsome?
That kid is actually quite handsome...

However, he only dared to mutter these words to himself; if he said them aloud, he would probably be punished.

He then changed the subject, saying, "The bureau is indeed short-staffed. If he really received the blessing of the Thunder God, his potential shouldn't be too bad, right? He's definitely worth cultivating."

Although Su Li had a lot of complaints in her heart, she was still happy to see it happen.

Given Lei Zu's blessing, it's understandable that the captain recruited him into the bureau.

He was able to learn the basic visualization techniques on his own and even received blessings from Lei Zu... he was quite a talent, wasn't he?

Thinking of this, Su Li couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity he hadn't started cultivating yet. If he had gone to the Chen family back then, wouldn't he have been able to cultivate the Chen family's thunder magic? He would have been perfectly suited to the statue of the Thunder Ancestor."

"If I were to receive another blessing from the statue of Lei Zu, I would surely reap great rewards. It's a waste now."

Was it really a waste?

Jin Su's eyes flickered slightly.

She wasn't a practitioner of thunder magic, but the fluctuations from the Thunder Ancestor statue couldn't escape her perception.

This fluctuation is significant and quite different from previous blessings.

Although she had discerned something, she never imagined that this unassuming young man would have obtained the greatest secret within the statue of Lei Zu.

"Not all hard-working people will be rewarded, but given the opportunity, they will do even better. So why should we be stingy in giving them that opportunity?"

Jin Su said something indifferently, then turned and left, adding a final instruction before departing:
"Xie Lingxin is a bit sensitive and probably won't trust us easily. She might think we have ulterior motives towards her. You should treat her better."

Su Li stood there, stunned, thinking about Xie Lingxin's information. From morning till night, she seemed to be constantly thinking about it.

So that's why they felt pity for them?

Hard work? He really works very hard.

After Jin Su-ren disappeared, he finally responded with, "Okay, I understand."

Although Xie Lingxin was not an orphan, her mother abandoned her, and her father was not very responsible. Growing up in a place like Tonggu Bay, where all sorts of people mingle, was not an easy thing.

It's unbelievable that he was able to save up enough money on his own to buy basic concepts.

Zu Li is willing to help people like this.

……

Tongguwan, Leigong Village, Building 86.

This is a tenement building, fifteen stories high, with a narrow corridor connecting many rooms on each floor.

Xie Lingxin's home is in one of the rooms on the fifteenth floor—1517.

This tenement building, or rather the entire Leigong Village, is a remnant of the Great Revitalization period.

It is somewhat similar to the special period at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Xie Lingxin's previous life.

Both places were experiencing extreme shortages of supplies and were in dire need of reconstruction.

Everything is for the sake of conservation, development, and recovery.

Urban villages and tenement buildings are products of this background.

Even with today's highly developed material civilization, the territory of the Kyushu Federation covers nine planets.

Some important figures even built cities on asteroids in outer space, like celestial palaces high in the clouds, looking down on the human world.

But Leigong Village has still preserved this mark of its time.

Like unsightly scars.

Because the upper class still needs such places to accommodate them, the lower-class commoners.

A large number of ordinary people are the essential laborers for the superstructure to function properly.

As expected, Xie Lingxin will inevitably become one of the many cattle and horses in the future.

In truth, he did have a chance to escape being a slave.

This story begins with its predecessor.

The predecessor originally had a brother.

However, his predecessor unintentionally helped a little girl, and that little girl was someone of great importance.

After being found by her family, she naturally had to repay them.

The mother of the original character was a quick-thinking person who directly asked to adopt her own child.

However, it wasn't his predecessor he adopted, but rather his younger brother.

For some reason, she always favored one of the two children, and the younger brother did indeed appear to be much smarter than her predecessor.

Therefore, she always told her younger brother that he was small and she should give way to him.

The same wording was used this time as well.

He was a well-behaved and kind person in the past. Even though his mother always favored his younger brother, he agreed to give the opportunity to his brother.

She let her younger brother take her place and be adopted by that family.

The father in the previous life was an upright man, but that woman was cunning.

They got things done while he was away.

Once she left with her youngest son, nothing could be changed.

Two years later, she received a divorce agreement; she had already married into that family.

Having lost his wife and son in an instant, Xie Dongshan, the father of the original owner, almost became despondent and naturally neglected to take care of the original owner.

Xie Lingxin recalled her predecessor's past and couldn't help but sigh.

That woman is no good; she's definitely a formidable character.

Even if a woman born into poverty possesses beauty that is unmatched by ordinary people, Xie Lingxin could hardly imagine how ruthless her methods must have been to climb to her current position.

After so many years, there hasn't even been a word from them; they probably want to completely erase their unbearable past.

This silly child... was deceived and abandoned by his own mother.

It's fine if you're stupid, but you've deprived me of my right not to be a beast of burden...

Xie Lingxin shook her head.

The past is gone, like smoke in the wind.

From now on, Xie Lingxin is me, not that silly child.

Xie Lingxin's thoughts returned to what she had obtained from the statue of Lei Zu—the Great Emperor's Sutra-Speaking Diagram!

(End of this chapter)