How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 12: How much?

Master Xuanqing was so angry he laughed, slapping his hand away. "Get lost, you're just as glib as your father."

"It's alright, I'm just glad you've calmed down," Chen Qi said, scurrying back to sit next to Shen Nianxu and asking in a low voice, "How are you?"

Shen Nianxu gave a rather subtle thumbs-up and whispered, "You're really awesome. There aren't many people in this world as shameless as you."

The young Taoist priest and his junior sister behind them stared wide-eyed.

Surprisingly, Master Xuanqing did not lose his temper.

Could it be that she really had some unknown past with that Chen Fuzhou?

"I understand everything," Master Xuanqing cleared his throat, drawing the attention of the four people present back to him. "You simply want to get a vote from our Shangqing Palace in the year-end leadership election, but why should we vote for you?"

Master Xuanqing waved his hand, and the young Taoist priest walked over on his own initiative.

"This is Xu Yangzi, the representative of our Shangqing Palace in this year's election for the position of leader. He is already a fourth-level cultivator and has begun to strive for the fifth level. He is expected to reach the level of a fifth-level cultivator by the end of the year."

"With that kind of ability, our Shangqing Palace has a significant advantage in the election for the position of leader. Why should we vote for your bookstore?"

Master Xuanqing glanced at Chen Qi and said, "I can see that too. Chen Qi's current strength is only at the late stage of the first-level cultivator. He has probably only been a first-level cultivator for a year. Even if he has the talent of Chen Fuzhou, it is impossible for him to reach the level of a fifth-level cultivator by the end of the year, right? Even the third level is very difficult."

"Based on this, I really can't see why there's any need to vote for you."

After saying that, Master Xuanqing gave Xuyangzi a wink, and the latter immediately understood. He took a step forward, and hundreds of stars formed from spiritual energy were separated from his body, releasing a powerful sense of pressure towards Chen Qi.

Seeing this, Shen Nianxu did not show any anxiety.

The technique used by Xu Yangzi is a kind of intimidation technique. He uses the spiritual energy and stars in his body to exert pressure on others, forcibly instill fear in them, or restrict their actions.

This technique is especially useful for novice practitioners.

"Wow," Chen Qi felt the oppressive aura surrounding him, his eyes flickered slightly, "So that's how it is..."

Xu Yangzi and Xuanqing Zhenren did not understand what Chen Qi was saying, but the next second, even though the star in Chen Qi's body had not yet left his body, a pressure of the same magnitude was suddenly applied to Xu Yangzi!

Xu Yangzi was caught off guard and enveloped by this oppressive feeling. He lost his balance and fell with a thud.

He knelt directly in front of Chen Qi.

Master Xuanqing: "..."

Xu Yangzi: "..."

Chen Qi was shocked and reached out to help him up. "Hey, what are you doing? It's not even the New Year yet, why are you kneeling down?"

Shen Nianxu, standing to the side, smiled slyly.

Just before she entered the room, Chen Qi had already done something she never expected.

As Master Xuanqing used the sound transmission technique to communicate with Master Xuyang, Chen Qi suddenly used the exact same sound transmission technique to transmit his voice into her mind.

At the time, Shen Nianxu didn't realize what was happening and thought she was hallucinating. Later, she realized that Chen Qi was talking to her.

Based on the fact that Wang Shande and Chen Qi had stolen the object manipulation technique from their first meeting, Shen Nianxu immediately understood something.

Chen Qi is a thief; he steals everything he sees. Once you enter his sights, even if it's Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) passing by, he'll strip you of your pants!

What's so difficult about a mere intimidation technique?

Seeing the current head of Shangqing Palace kneeling directly in front of Chen Qi, Xuanqing Zhenren's face turned cold as he looked at Xuyangzi.

Xu Yangzi also looked completely innocent; how could he have known that Chen Qi would use this move?

"This was just an accident," Master Xuanqing cleared his throat again. "In short, I've made my meaning very clear: at least this year, the Shangqing Palace will not vote for you."

Shen Nianxu could also tell that Master Xuanqing had already given them a lot of face. What he meant was that they wouldn't vote this year because the bookstore wasn't strong enough. But when Chen Qi was able to stand up and support them, that vote would definitely belong to him.

"Actually... True Master Xuanqing," Shen Nianxu revealed her trump card, "Chen Qi has only been cultivating for less than a year."

Upon hearing this, Master Xuanqing's eyes flickered slightly. "Not even a year? That's quite talented... Half a year already?"

Shen Nianxu shook her head again.

Master Xuanqing's expression froze. "Less than half a year?"

"Less than six months..."

"Isn't he almost as old as his father?" Master Xuanqing was taken aback. "Is he three months along?"

Chen Qi: "Why do I feel like you're asking me how far along I am in my pregnancy?"

Shen Nianxu shook her head at this, "Not three months."

"No...not three months?" Master Xuanqing choked on his saliva in his anxiety. "Cough cough cough...then how many weeks has he been cultivating?"

Shen Nianxu covered her face. "He only started cultivating yesterday."

Master Xuanqing: "?"

Xu Yangzi: "?"

Junior Sister: "?"

Now, all three of them could think of was Lu Zhishen's words, "Are you trying to make fun of me?"

You started cultivating yesterday and already reached this level?

This sounds like it's saying that a group of primitive people invented the atomic bomb.

Isn't that nonsense?

"You don't believe me, right? I didn't believe it at first either," Shen Nianxu said to Chen Qi. "Let's see your star."

Chen Qi felt as if his parents were making him perform for relatives during the Chinese New Year, and he had no choice but to strip all the stars from his body.

"Hmm?" Shen Nianxu suddenly felt that the number was a bit off. "How many stars do you have here in total?"

Chen Qi paused for a moment, then replied, "Including the ones that gathered when I entered, there are probably about one hundred and sixteen now."

Shen Nianxu was stunned.

"Didn't you say this morning that you only had seventy or eighty?"

"Yeah, right," Chen Qi replied with a matter-of-fact expression, even turning the tables on him, "I saw you looking at me with a blaming expression when I said this morning that I hadn't cultivated much last night and had fallen behind, so I tried a little harder."

Was that a blaming expression?

That's the expression on my face when I was stunned by your talent!

Shen Nianxu was at a loss for words. Having talent really does allow one to do whatever one wants.

Looking at Shen Nianxu's expression, the remaining three immediately realized that she was not joking. Apart from the person involved, everyone else was in a state of extreme shock.

I started cultivating yesterday, and today I already have more than 110 stars?

If this gets out and the cultivators find out, they'll probably laugh their heads off. You can't brag like that!

Master Xuanqing stared stiffly at Xuyangzi, "When you condensed one hundred and sixteen stars... how long did it take you?"

Xu Yangzi smiled wryly, "Master... please don't embarrass me... I calculate my cultivation time in months, Senior Chen Fuzhou calculates his cultivation time in days, and this guy calculates his cultivation time in minutes and seconds... how can they be the same?"

"It's incomparable!"