A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Jin Chengzhai Qianye was already quite surprised. Before, she only knew that Li Wei had extraordinary talent in art, which was enough to make people envious. But now, she realized that Li Wei also had such talent in cultivation, which made her even more envious.

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Although she had only watched one zombie movie and her knowledge of Taoism was still quite limited, she knew just how powerful a Taoist priest was.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "So, Li Weijun, who is stronger, you or the uncle in the movie?"

Li Wei said, "Of course it's me. Although you were my childhood idol, I've long surpassed you now. A zombie like Grandpa Ren, I can cleave it to ashes with my sword. Can you do that, Uncle?"

Jin Chengzhai Qianye picked up a piece of food and stuffed it into his mouth. Overwhelmed by the delicious taste, he could hardly control his facial expression.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye took a breath and said, "Li Weijun, during the Republic of China era in Chongguo, due to the war, all sorts of demons and monsters came out. Can we still see zombies now?"

Li Wei said, "Now, for some reason, Chongguo requires that people be cremated after they die. The bodies are burned, so even the most basic conditions for becoming a zombie are no longer met. Therefore, it is very difficult to see a zombie these days."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Cremation is also popular in Japan, but it's popular because cemetery land is more expensive. Placing a small urn is much cheaper than placing the whole body."

Li Wei said, "In Chongguo, because of the Nianchuanfu zombie incident, starting in the seventh year, they required that people be cremated after death."

Chapter 1. Secrets of the Past

After watching "Mr. Vampire," Jin Chengzhai Qianye gained some knowledge about zombies, knowing that they were monsters so powerful that ordinary people could not fight them. Therefore, she was very curious about the zombie incident that Li Wei mentioned.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Li Weijun, could you tell me more about the zombie incident?"

Li Wei said, "This happened more than 30 years ago. It was near Chengdu, Sichuan Province. An archaeological team unearthed an ancient site and found a coffin. They loaded the coffin directly onto a truck and transported it away. However, during the transport, the archaeologists curiously opened the coffin and accidentally damaged the coffin structure that was sealing the zombie. This caused the suppressing object on the zombie's body to be destroyed. After biting all the archaeologists on the truck and the driver, the zombie escaped from the transport vehicle."

"Huh?! This is too terrifying!" Jin Chengzhai Qianye had already seen "Mr. Vampire" and knew that people bitten by zombies would also turn into zombies. In some ways, the destructive power of zombies would not be worse than the virus in "Resident Evil".

Li Wei continued, "Due to poor communication at the time, it took several hours for officials to find the missing transport vehicle. However, by the time they found it, the archaeologists and driver who had transported the coffins had already turned into zombies, causing further casualties. The authorities then deployed regular armed forces, using flamethrowers to eliminate the secondary zombies that had turned into zombies. Martial law was also declared. At the time, this event caused a huge uproar throughout much of Sichuan province, and it remains a psychological trauma for many people there. Finally, the official armed forces conducted a thorough search and found the hidden zombie in a small town, eliminating it with flamethrowers. Because of this incident, the authorities changed the funeral management law, stipulating that the bodies of the deceased must be cremated and burial was no longer permitted. Because this event was so terrifying, it was censored, and the authorities released a lot of false information to cover it up, making ordinary people believe that it wasn't a zombie attack, but simply someone with rabies biting people indiscriminately."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye nodded. Zombies are afraid of fire; this is a major weakness of most zombies. Unless a zombie's cultivation level is high enough, this weakness is impossible to hide. In fact, all carbon-based life forms are afraid of fire; the high temperature of flames is enough to destroy most things in the world.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "People who personally experienced this event wouldn't believe such false information, would they?"

Li Wei said, "The older generation naturally wouldn't believe the official news, but among the younger generation, not many people know about this anymore. After all, a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth. Apart from those who personally experienced this back then, the younger generation today will only say that such things are unscientific and that everyone must believe in materialism."

Jinchengzhai Qianye wanted to complain that there are some things in this world that science cannot explain. If you want to explain everything with science, you must either have a serious mental illness or be a fanatic who cannot accept the true nature of the world.

Just like the magic Livy used, can existing science explain it?

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "Years... I wasn't even born back then."

Jinchengzhai Qianye's age is very awkward. She was born at the end of the year. If you say she was born in the 1930s, she doesn't have the characteristics of a 1930s generation. If you say she was born in the 1930s, she would be treated as an older sister by younger people.

The year she was born was far too distant for her.

Li Wei said, "I'm the same way, about your age. Before embarking on the path of cultivation, I also thought such things were unscientific. After all, zombies are monsters from movies; how could there be zombies in reality? But when I investigated the matter of Nian Sheng and obtained a lot of information, the final conclusion was that it wasn't rabies at all, but real zombies. Otherwise, why would the authorities be in such a hurry to amend the funeral management law, strictly prohibiting burial? At the strictest point, even buried corpses would be dug up and forcibly burned. If it were just a simple amendment to the law, would it be necessary to be this strict?"

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "This is definitely not normal. The body was already buried, meant to be laid to rest, yet they still want to dig it up. That's going too far. There must be a reason for forcibly burning the body; they're afraid that if the body isn't burned, it might turn into a zombie."

Li Wei said, "Through personal connections, I paid to find some old videos. A rabies patient could jump four meters high while in flames and even knock people over? Bullets could only repel it, not kill it completely. That wasn't the rabies virus, it must be super soldier serum."

Li Wei could understand why the authorities strictly controlled information and released a lot of fake news to confuse curious people. If ordinary people knew about such things, it would cause panic. Back then, almost half of Sichuan was plunged into panic. If this happened again, no one could withstand it.

However, some things do not cease to exist simply because they are denied. Some people always believe that their will can change the world, but little do they know that there are limits to what humans can change. Some beings that transcend the limits of human knowledge can remain undetected even if they are right next to humans.

Take Li Wei, for example. He has already achieved some success in his cultivation, and even in a typical cultivation novel, he would be considered one of the stronger ones. But when he conceals his appearance and demeanor and stands among ordinary people, who would know that they have just passed by a "god"?

Unfortunately, many people go further and further down the path of fanaticism, only willing to believe what they want to believe, while resisting the real world. They simply cannot see anything beyond their own perspective. Because of this, their worldview seems solid, but in fact it is extremely fragile. When they actually encounter something that cannot be explained by science, their worldview will collapse instantly, causing them to go from one extreme to another.

The ancient Analects also says, "Respect the spirits and gods, but keep them at a distance." A deeper translation of the ancient meaning reveals an underlying message: even if ordinary people know that certain powerful beings do exist and are not fictional, they should still respect them and keep their distance, never actively touching them or risking their lives.

However, arrogant and conceited modern people believe they have conquered the world and have become unrestrained. Some young people, for example, recklessly go on haunted house adventures, or engage in activities like Ouija boards or spirit writing—they're practically asking for trouble. Such people don't deserve any sympathy if something happens to them.

Chapter 4. Keep a Low Profile

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "There's a place in Japan called the Land of Ghosts and Monsters, and they even claim to have a million gods. Does that mean there are really many demons and monsters in Japan?"

Li Wei said, "Demons and monsters are actually classified into several categories. Strictly speaking, in Japan, there are more demons and monsters. The number of demons and ghosts that can truly be considered real is very small. As for the so-called millions of gods, the vast majority of them only have names but do not actually exist."

Jinchengzhai Qianye nodded. She didn't doubt what Li Wei said. After all, compared to an ordinary person like her who hadn't even entered the door, Li Wei could be considered a senior on the path of cultivation. As a senior, his knowledge was naturally incomparable to that of a novice like her.

High-ranking deities and Buddhas, as well as demons and monsters, do exist in the real world. However, these beings do not appear in the sight of the general public. Moreover, if these beings were to reappear, the current situation of humanity would be overturned, and the existing scientific system would suffer a devastating blow, because some of the beings of these deities and Buddhas are capable of violating the most basic laws of physics.

In other words, some of these bug-level "super-individuals," while not exceptionally powerful—at least not enough for Li Wei to easily defeat—possess certain supernatural abilities that are remarkably effective. For instance, the Fairy Gu She, whose existence has been "confirmed" by Li Wei through divination, is an ice goddess who wields the power of ice, and she clearly violates the first law of thermodynamics because she can perform entropy reduction! Physics is weeping.

As for what entropy reduction and the First Law of Thermodynamics are, you can easily find the answers online. Once you understand entropy and the First Law of Thermodynamics, you'll realize just how monstrous this guy's abilities are. The real world is still connected to some spatial channels that Li Wei hasn't yet explored, and he doesn't know where these channels lead. However, being cautious by nature, he will absolutely not take the initiative to attack until he is certain that he has an absolute advantage in strength.

After all, the universe in which Earth is located is too vast, and it is also his root, so he dared not act rashly.

Therefore, even if he already knew that the existence of certain myths and legends was indeed true, he did not intend to contact or befriend them, because the potential risks were too great, and he could not afford to lose.

The real world is ultimately his home, so in the real world, he will try his best to hide his extraordinary abilities, just like a certain gold-plated office worker with a hand fetish. However, the gold-plated office worker is despised for his criminal activities, while he, Li, is as honest as a monkey that has been suppressed for a hundred years in the real world. As long as he is discreet enough and continues to lie low, he will wait until one day when his strength is sufficient before he dares to test the extraordinary beings in the real world.

On this point, Li Wei and a certain empty-nest old man have something in common: when the situation is unclear, a shift in thinking is not necessarily a bad thing.

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "So that's what a million gods are all about. I really thought there were a million gods."

Li Wei said, "It's because the Japanese are really overly dramatic. They can worship all sorts of random things as gods. For example, the so-called tsukumogami, these ordinary objects that absorb human energy to gain spirits, should normally be classified as monsters. These strange beings are common all over the world, and they are generally weak. They look scary, but even a child could easily beat them up. In Japan, these weak monsters can be given the title of gods. To be honest, gods are really worthless in Japan."

Li Wei's expression upon seeing the results of the Japanese categorizing monsters and demons was exactly like that of "old man on the subway looking at his phone.JPG"—he found it utterly cringe-worthy.

In Li Wei's view, the millions of gods in Japan are real, but very few of them are truly powerful. However, Li Wei does not intend to communicate with these beings who may involve more karmic entanglements for the time being.

Because Li Wei discovered the existence of the underworld in Japan. He also saw Ox-Head and Horse-Face, as well as Black and White Impermanence. Most bizarrely, he even saw General Sun, one of the generals under the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, slaying ghosts. Good heavens, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's officers are enforcing the law in Japan. Since these underworld personnel exist, it means that the underworld does exist.

It was precisely because of this that Li Wei became even more low-key. In Li Wei's eyes, the strength of Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Seventh Grandfather, and General Sun was nothing special. He could easily crush the entire opposing team on his own. But these public officials, once you provoke them, you're asking for trouble. If you beat up the younger ones, the older ones will come. In the end, it will probably involve the Lord of Mount Tai or Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, or even more big shots. This is really troublesome.

There was no animosity between them, and they kept to themselves. Moreover, the other was in the open while he was in the shadows. To rashly reveal himself at this juncture would be unwise. Therefore, Li Wei decided to conceal himself. He even decided to exchange for some techniques and supernatural abilities to conceal himself further, allowing him to remain hidden even more deeply. Once he possessed the power to suppress all the heavens, replicating his ancestors would be no problem. But for now, keeping a low profile and operating stealthily was the best strategy.

It was precisely because he realized his own situation that Li Wei no longer confined himself to anime and manga when it came to the worlds he might go to in the future. He was willing to go to any world that could benefit his growth, such as novels, myths and legends, movies, TV series, or even games.

However, unlike traditional cultivators who, besides their own solitary cultivation, need to rely on external rare and precious materials, Li Wei's greatest advantage lies in the unique nature of his cultivation method. He doesn't require such materials much; instead, he has a preference for women entangled in karmic connections and fortune. Therefore, he can truly become stronger by wooing women; the more women he has in his harem, the stronger he becomes. It is precisely because of this that he can avoid many potential risks on his path of development.

Li Wei said, "However, even if you possess extraordinary power, you must remain humble, because mortals are insignificant before true gods. To give you an example, imagine you're squatting in front of an anthill counting ants, and suddenly an ant stronger than the others stands in front of you, baring its fangs and claws, quite different from the other ants. What would you do? Crush it? Or continue to observe? We don't know what choice the gods will make, so we must behave like the other ants and not attract the attention of those higher beings. Those who become arrogant because they have a little ability usually don't have a good ending."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye swallowed hard. Li Wei's serious warning made her realize how dangerous the true nature of this world was, so she had to keep a low profile.

Li Wei already possessed divine power, but he wasn't part of the official system and didn't know the current situation within it. That's why she warned Jin Chengzhai Qianye; it was a warning to Jin Chengzhai Qianye, and also to herself. If you don't want to be a slave and want to control your own destiny, you must be fully prepared.

Chapter 1. A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "But in the movie, Uncle openly and honestly subdued demons. Uncle didn't need to hide anything, so why do we have to be so low-key?"

Li Wei's lips twitched. He couldn't very well say it was because he was an unregistered resident. After all, strictly speaking, his uncle was a legitimate Taoist disciple, protected by the patriarch of Maoshan. Even if his uncle died of old age, he could still get a minor official position in the underworld or become a city god in the human world. That's what you call a person with connections.

Look at the monsters on the journey to the West in "Journey to the West". Those without a background were all killed, while those with a background were all rescued. That's reality.

Although Li Wei possesses considerable skill, he lacks a powerful backer; he is his own backer. Frankly, such a "wild man" is extremely dangerous. What if he were to fall for the attention of some powerful figure and suffer the same fate as Red Boy? Wouldn't that be tragic?

He has a bright future ahead of him, a wonderful life to enjoy. How could he stumble over something like this? Besides, he harbors a huge secret—the ability to travel between different worlds. If this ability were exposed, he would inevitably become the target of everyone's ire. Therefore, keeping a low profile now is not excessive. His current low profile is for the sake of future success. He knows what's more important.

Li Wei said, "If you have time, I'll show you the version of 'Journey to the West.' After you watch it, you'll understand why we have to keep a low profile. People like us who are self-taught and have no connections or superiors, so we have to keep a low profile."

After learning that immortals and Buddhas truly existed, Li Wei secretly began to perform divination. However, he dared not divine about those who were too powerful, and instead sought out lesser immortals and gods who were not strong enough to trace back to him for comparison.

After all, those truly powerful beings might be like those in mythology, alerting themselves to anyone spying on them. Therefore, Li Wei could only choose to spy on lesser immortals and gods, using the strength of these lower-level deities as a comparison with his own. This approach was much safer, although the resulting data was not accurate enough, as it couldn't compare the differences between himself and the truly powerful beings.

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "So, in other words, Uncle is a civil servant with a safety net, while outsiders like us are like contract workers, who have to bear all the consequences ourselves, right?"

Li Wei said, "That's pretty much the idea. It's precisely because no one can bail us out if something goes wrong that we have to keep a low profile and be careful."

Li Wei wasn't as weak as he claimed. Ordinary minor immortals, gods, demons, and monsters were nothing more than a matter of slapping him. He was simply too cautious to assess the strength of high-level combatants.

In the real world, Li Wei initially failed to notice anything amiss due to his insufficient strength. However, now that his power has increased, he realizes the depths of the real world. Therefore, caution is the right thing to do.

After enjoying the delicious food, one of them collapsed on the lazy sofa, while the other lay there like a corpse.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "If I become a useless shut-in girl, Li Weijun, you have to take responsibility."

Although Jin Chengzhai Qianye is the type of person who can eat without gaining weight, she doesn't usually overeat. However, because the dishes made by the little warriors were so delicious, she couldn't control herself and ate until she was stuffed. She lay on the sand like a salted fish, completely unwilling to move.

Li Wei said, "Then let's build a house here. Besides, once you embark on the path of cultivation, you won't be able to gain weight even if you want to."

Most self-cultivation paths involve a period of fasting during the crucial foundation-building phase to purify the body. Of course, not every path requires fasting; some relatively special paths are less strict in this regard. For example, the cultivation method Li Wei is currently practicing does not mandate fasting for practitioners.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I didn't expect cultivation to have such benefits. What are your plans for this afternoon?"

Li Wei said, "Watching movies, playing games, and going out to Akihabara."

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "What a decadent little life. But speaking of which, this place is really close to Akihabara."

Although Jinchengzhai Qianye was an "outsider," he had a certain understanding of housing prices in Japan. As someone who studied economics, he naturally had to understand the fluctuations in housing prices. In Tokyo, housing and land prices in a few core areas were extremely expensive, but land prices in non-core areas were still within the range that normal people could afford.

In Akihabara, due to its central location, both apartments and land for building detached houses are extremely expensive and scarce, making it very difficult to find sellers willing to offer their properties.

Li Wei said, "I bought a house here because it's close to Akihabara. After all, being able to see Akihabara from the balcony is the best enjoyment for a homebody like me."

Although Akihabara is gradually changing its original flavor, it is still a holy land for otaku in Japan. Here, you can find all kinds of otaku-related content, whether it is models or figures, game consoles or games, or even other rare items, most of them are available.

In addition, the Japanese yen is depreciating, so Akihabara has seen a large number of foreign faces. These people are here to shop online. During this time, Li Wei has also acquired a lot of good things.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I really envy you, Li Weijun, for being able to live the life you love. Most people can only dream of such a life."

Li Wei said, "I'm just luckier than others."

The coffee table, which had been a mess of cups and plates, had been tidied up. Li Wei didn't even need to cast any new spells; the little warriors were able to clean up all the dishes and other items on their own, and even the kitchen was given a cleaning.

After taking a nap, the first thing they did upon waking was to continue watching the movie. Jin Chengzhai Qianye's curiosity had been piqued, so she was quite interested in the folk film. Moreover, she understood that watching these movies was not just for entertainment, but also an enlightenment on her path of cultivation. Therefore, she did not watch the movie with an entertainment mindset, but rather analyzed and memorized it very seriously.

The first movie the two watched was "Mr. Vampire". After learning about the existence of magic, Jin Chengzhai Qianye did not complain about the lack of special effects in these old movies, and watched them with great interest.

Chapter 1. Childhood Memories

The two spent the entire afternoon watching movies in the room, but Levi's DVDs contained a vast number of films, so even after several hours, they had only watched a small portion of them.

For Li Wei, it was like reliving a childhood classic, but for Jin Chengzhai Qianye, who had never seen it before, it was like opening up a completely new world.