Spring soon bloomed in earnest as the days and nights warmed up. Petals opened to bask in the sun, and Wen Zhihao similarly basked in the sun.
While Sun Fuyu trained and went on short missions with some other disciples under Liu Zhongmin, Wen Zhihao watched the flowers emerging in the forests surrounding the Golden Sun Sect.
“You can do it, grow big and strong!” he whispered to them. If they were pretty, he could preserve them and sell them as glowing light sources. In fact, he had seen some other cultivators in the sect carry more advanced versions of these glowing light sources these days, but no one else had bothered to sell them to the non-cultivators. This was good for Wen Zhihao since it meant he didn’t have to innovate, nor faced any competition! He needed to make money so that he and Sun Fuyu could spend it when they went out and explored the surrounding mortal villagers and towns.
However, he did in fact innovate: because having the glowing stones in his room made it hard to sleep sometimes, and because he was too lazy to get up and put them away into his spatial storage or into the cabinet, Wen Zhihao figured out how to make an easy on/off switch that was activated by voice command. While he did warn buyers that there was potential for mischief, many people found this novel and cheap, so Wen Zhihao was able to sell even more items.
One day, while searching for some early blooming flowers, Wen Zhihao accidentally stumbled across those hot springs again which he had completely forgotten about.
Wen Zhihao narrowed his eyes at it.
The surface of the hot springs innocently steamed back.
Why was it that he would always find it when he wasn’t looking for it? Its location seemed to be the same as before, except Wen Zhihao could never find it when he wanted to, and would instead walk around in circles.
Was it because sometimes it just didn’t want to be found and therefore hid?
He wasn’t entirely sure if it was ‘sentient’. He knew that plants and animals can sometimes cultivate sentience, but can a natural geological feature do the same thing?
With his increased sensitivity lately, Wen Zhihao could detect that this hot spring in fact had a lot of qi, many many more times than in the ambient air. So it wasn’t entirely out of the question.
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…How idle am I to even be thinking so deeply about this?
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So, by the end of his trip in the forest, Wen Zhihao had collected common flowers, both from branches from those freshly fallen to the ground; he also found some nice smooth rocks on the bottom of the riverbed and picked up some nice and complete feathers too.
Once Wen Zhihao returned back to his room, he used some talismans to help preserve the flowers and infused them with magical qi. He then activated a strong heating talisman for his own very safe hot bath in non-sentient waters.
When he really couldn’t procrastinate any longer, Wen Zhihao started doing the new set of required talismans for the Talisman Hall.
Dip, draw, swish, dip ink brush in ink again, ah crap got some ink on my robes again…
After writing some required talismans, Wen Zhihao decided it was a good time to stop. He tidied everything up and went to bed.
Very early the next morning, when it was still dark, storm clouds suddenly gathered. Qi rippled and swirled around the outer sect dormitory and then settled again. The residents of the outer sect dormitory slept peacefully in the gentle qi pervading the building.
Wen Zhihao woke with sparkling eyes. He felt extremely refreshed and energetic because he remembered a dream he had. It was enlightenment! He had some new ideas on how to make writing talismans easier!!
Why was he trying so hard to use a difficult brush? A ballpoint pen would not work, but in modern times, there were also brush pens and fountain pens! He needed to make the “handle” part of the brush hollow and fill it with ink, such that the ink slowly saturated the brush, allowing him to draw without having to constantly dip. This would also make it so much easier to write talismans outside because he wouldn’t need to carry ink and inkstone and deal with that mess.
After that, he could infuse qi into the ink itself, which would mean that he wouldn’t even need to focus on streaming qi as he drew the talismans! Of course, this might reduce the fine-tuning of the amount of qi inserted into a particular talisman….but when had Wen Zhihao worried so much about that?
And for the final piece of enlightenment, Wen Zhihao could create a talisman that moved the brush so that it would “print” out another talisman! He would just need to cast the invoking-movement talisman and refill the qi-ink every once and a while, and just leave the “printer” to run.
Wen Zhihao was very happy and pleased with himself.
Of course, the details needed to be figured out, but even if he only successfully completed the first task, it would constitute a great advancement~!
He quickly wrote some draft plans for now since he had an appointment that morning—meeting Sun Fuyu and later accompanying Sun Fuyu to one of the slightly far-away towns. Sun Fuyu had a solo mission, and Wen Zhihao thought it would be nice to accompany Sun Fuyu and sightsee at the same time.
He hadn’t felt quite right with the idea of Sun Fuyu heading out alone…
As Wen Zhihao strolled to the kitchens, he felt as though the world was brighter. Details were clear and he was even about to spot Sun Fuyu flying from far away.
Somehow, his eyesight had improved! Wow, qi sure was useful. Seeing how many cultivators could cultivate a young handsome/beautiful appearance, it looked like qi cultivation could also fix some of the problems plagued by mortals.
Wen Zhihao waited for Sun Fuyu outside the gate that led to the kitchens. With his golden robes and good posture, Sun Fuyu looked the picture of a good, young promising sword cultivator of the Golden Sun Sect.
When Sun Fuyu spotted Wen Zhihao, he immediately flew faster. Sooner than he expected, he came into the field of Wen-ge’s gentle circulating qi. Sun Fuyu’s brows wrinkled for a moment. Wen Zhihao’s aura had changed…
Sun Fuyu’s eyes widened. He had advanced another sublevel! Wen-ge is the best at cultivating!
Sun Fuyu was still in this daze when he landed in front of Wen Zhihao.
Wen-ge is so strong. I like Wen-ge…Wen-ge is so strong….
Wen Zhihao tilted his head at Sun Fuyu’s inexplicably adorable dazed look. He reached out and placed his arm across Sun Fuyu’s shoulders. “Xiao Yu, did you sleep well?”
Sun Fuyu startled at the sudden touch. His cheeks reddened. “Y-yes.”
Wen Zhihao smiled. “Good. Let’s have a good breakfast so that we will have energy for the day ahead!” He let go of Sun Fuyu and started walking to the kitchens.
Sun Fuyu was still a little bewildered by all the turn of events. Is Wen-ge not going to mention his advancement? Every time Sun Fuyu advanced, Wen-ge would give him something. Sun Fuyu should do the same thing!
Sun Fuyu suddenly realised—Wen Zhihao was modest! That was why he never mentioned his own cultivation!
Wen-ge was so amazing….Sun Fuyu had a lot of catch up to do!
“Wen-ge is the best!” There was burning determination in Sun Fuyu’s eyes.
Wen Zhihao was confused about what suddenly motivated Sun Fuyu, but not knowing didn’t bother him. He rubbed Sun Fuyu’s head indulgently. “If you say so, but don’t forget to flatter Aunty Liu and the other workers.”
Sun Fuyu nodded seriously. “I’ll listen to Wen-ge!”
Wen Zhihao: >_> Hm, let’s not take a dip. *walks away*
Hot springs: T_T don’t you like me anymore???
Hot springs: come, come…you need me to improve cultivation…
Wen Zhihao: nope. advances anyway
+1 XD
Wen Zhihao is immune to hot springs seduction!
Hot springs’ seduction has failed!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 If Wen Zhihao did take a nap in the hot springs again, he might be even more weirdly “OP” hahahaha
Hot spring: other cultivators can only dream of meeting me, yet this one refuses my kindness 😭
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Wen Zhihao has abandoned hot springs!
Wen Zhihao has captured Sun Fuyu’s heart!
Hot springs & Sun Fuyu staring at each other: Is that a rival I see?
omgggg 😆
The only convincing love rivalry.
XD Thiiiiiisssss
Oh my this is so funny! Hahah
I first thought our fish will advance ’cause of the springs, but yeah, SO MICH BETTER. Our fishy IS the best!!!
😏😏😏😏 Except fishy is completely oblivious XD
Wen Zhihao: Casually finds Hot-spring with dense Qi but doesn’t use.
Hot-Spring:…..
Wen Zhihao: Advances anyway.
The hot springs was too suspicious!!!!! 😆
Laziness is really the source of innovation, he made voice activated light sources so he won’t have to stand up and turn it off and he’s on his way to creating Fountain pens so he doesn’t have to constantly dip on ink while drawing talismans.
Yes XD
Even though it may take him more effort to do these things…
😂
I was wrong. Our MC is giving some gong energy but he is SO stupid. Atleast he was clever about the hot springs though.
Thanks for the Chapter!
heheheh if this was a modern story, then he would be like a quintessential oblivious gay 😂
thank you for reading!
Can’t wait for our MC lazy fish to be recognized and surprised about his cultivation… casually leveling up without knowing it. Lol.
He will sure be surprised XD
Thank you for the chapter! Cant wait for the next one!
Thank you for reading! 💙
this is just what I needed to refresh me today ^^ Hot Springs Uses ‘Warm Inviting Mystery!’ Critical Miss! Wen-ge uses ‘Mundane Advancement’! It’s Super Effective! wwwwww
HAHAHAHAH
Thanks for reading!
And that’s how the printing machine was invented in the Xianxia world..
Gutenberg who? 😂😂😂 lazyness is the best motivation for innovation
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the chapter! I would feel sorry for our cutie, falling for such a silly, oblivious guy, if he wasn’t a good person at heart. Advancing while sleeping, without knowing… shakes head…
🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭 Our own cutie is a bit silly sometimes too XD
Good thing I like the cute & silly, the same way I like my sister’s teenage kitten: very pettable! 😂
and then industrial revolution
thanks for the chapter~
omg XD
Lol, WZH is the kind of guy who’d survive in a horror movie 😂 he sees something that’s interesting/potentially useful but also really sus, he’d just walk away 😋 like nah, not worth it
Also Fuyu honey, he isn’t modest he’s just a little slow 😅
Lol spot on!
omg that’s true!! Wen Zhihao would probably survive a lot of things by simply walking away… He has good luck too XD
Wen Zhihao is a bit oblivious 🤣
Zhihao doesn’t boast because he doesn’t know XD
I think Zhihao will reinvent more things from the modern world so that he can laze around (or spoil Fuyu. Definitely to spoil Fuyu).
BOTH! Spoil Xiao Yu and laze around more!
Thanks for the chapter! I can relate to effort to invent a “brush pen”. He’s not worried about the effort expended on creating the brush, because he’s focusing on the removal of the long term aggravation and work associated with using a normal brush… such having to redo talismans, clean inky robes and surfaces, looking at ugly writing, work more slowly to get talismans done… It’s kind of like someone inventing the vacuum cleaner because they hate sweeping…
That’s true! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Though, Wen Zhihao wishes he was richer so that he could get other people invent these things for him XD
So is our main cp Xiao Yu and Wen Ge? I can’t really think about anyone else… for the dmonic cultivator… I think he’s more suited to his ex-friend Lin something…
I like how we can’t remember the entire name kkkkk like the Lin guy kkkkkk
Forgive me for that… I mightve also forgot MC’s whole name after hours of taking it away from my mind… only remember Wen ge ಥ‿ಥ At the very least, I still remember Sun Fuyu (´ . .̫ . `)
Same 😂😂
Yup, Xiao Yu and Wen ge are the main CP! As for the side CPs….. 😏
Yayyayya I think I know (≧▽≦) Is Wen Ge the gong? While Lin guy is the gong for the other CP? I’m fine either ways… a shidi jumping on top of shixiong or shixiong using his identity to bed his shidi… aiyaaaaaaa
<3 <3 <3
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
HAHAHAHA WHAT A STUPID GONG 🤭
But even though he is like that he is still doting when it comes to Sun Fuyu ahhh
Love it, love it.
Wife first before anything else.
Lastly thanks for the double chap💕💕
Wen Zhihao is a bit oblivious to things he considers “unimportant” 🤣
Thank you!
When cultivators find a dense Qi place: immediately cultivates on the spot
Wen Zhihao: suspicious
Hot Springs: “Just bathe on me!”
The true “person” we need to console is the poor abandoned hot springs 🤣
“…How idle am I to even be thinking so deeply about this?” <— My favorite, most relatable quote! 😂
~Thanks for the chapter~❤️❤️❤️
😄 Thank you for reading!
so, wen zhihao, what level is he on now? mid stage golden core?
Yep! Mid Stage Golden Core~
Meanwhile, Sun Fuyu is still in Foundation Building!
“You can do it, grow big and strong!”……. A hundred years later a flower spirit wakes up, transforms into a cute fairy child, and goes in search of that kind cultivator to follow him as its master 🌼💕
Omg yes! I hope it happens! 😻😻
When reading it, I was thinking : “a few days later the forest is covered in beautiful, full of peaceful qi flowers, the other cultivator”…? “, our mc :” thank you flowers “”
omg these would be so cute!
A cultivator is advancing, the tribulation is coming! Our mc uses his enlightenment to invent the printer and be more lazy; the tribulation: “…nevermind, let’s go back”
hahahahaha! You can imagine the Heavens watching, going ノಠ_ಠノ at Wen Zhihao
Wen Zhihao is such a good guy though. He actually puts his laziness to good use, and he has no problem expending effort to help the kitchen aunties and uncles and to earn money for his outings with Sun Fuyu. Idk what Sun-shidi’s family put him through for him to be so wary of kindness (ofc the other little shits bullying him didn’t help) but I’m glad he met our MC. Also I feel like Wen-ge’s unexpected OPness may come in handy soon. That qi fluctuation is sus
Yes! Like the stone he infused his qi, and that other Lin guy thought it was something like a stabilization stone!
En, Wen Zhihao is indeed a nice guy, with a great sense of priorities! I’m glad you like him~
Kkkkkkkk He doesn’t even need external help to advance! Kkkkk SF little child, you think too much! Wen-ge doesn’t even know he advanced!! Kkkkkkkk ignorance is a bliss! Kkkk
Thanks for the chapter!! (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
Hehehehe sometimes our Sun Fuyu is both smarter and not compared to Wen Zhihao 🤭🤭🤭
I’m sad that this is the last 1 for this week.
Can i ask what is the rank of wen cultivation?
Middle Stage Golden Core! Probably XD
This is the last 1 for this week T^T
Can i ask what rank of cultivation wen on at the moment? Can he rival that Lin ?
Lin Yijun is Nascent Soul, which is WAYYYYY more powerful than Golden Core
I actually wanted to start commenting a few chapters back lol, but it was too sweet to stop reading 😂😂 anyways, love it 😍😍
Thank you so much! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
hot springs: it is the first time that my seduction fails so quickly.
hahaha poor hot springs, it’s innocent!!
The Hot Spring was seducing Wen Zhihao ended up being abandoned anyway, 😌you poor thing 😂
It’s okay, many other people like the hot springs 😂😂😂😂
Hot Spring ” Come bath in me you know you want to”
MC “Nope I am good”
Hot spring: Crying ” But I am lonely”
ML in a corner eating vinegar because sentient hot spring has seen MC naked
😂
OMG you’re so right 🤣
Hahaha!!!!!😂😂😂💔💔. Not justeating it. Man, he stores barrels of it
but Sun Fuyu is a sweet cutie no matter how much vinegar he drinks~~
Hahaha so cute~
Thank you 😊😊
Lazy enlightenment! I’ve had those moments. Or occasionally just realizing there was a simpler way I could’ve been doing a thing the whole time. (Lol I can just imagine reborn protagonist watching Wen Zhihao reject the super secret spring and all the potentially valuable plants like “????? What kind of priorities does this weirdo have?”)
So the lazy enlightenment is relatable? Yay! 😆 Yep, Wen Zhihao sure would shock that reborn protagonist 😂
oh no lol, hot springs abandoned
thanks for the chapter!
poor hot springs 😆😆😆😆😆
Poor hot spring. Now he knows your worth and doesn’t use you anymore. 😭 And what a gentle advancement. Wonder if one day there will be lightning crashing down and he will wake up the next day wondering what happened. 😅
Lights a candle for the hot spring~
OMG, I mean, that’s not out of character 🤣
Sentient water is the funniest tho7ht he’s had so far. I mean it does seem so. So he’s a deep thinker. Wonder if the waters feelings are hurt.
^_^
gives the hot springs a comforting pat
Poor hot springs
🙁 poor indeed….
Sentient Hot Springs! New plot bunny. Thank you
could be a fun spinoff 😂
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He really does advance in his sleep without realising it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
hehehehe, you found out~ 🤭🤭
At first I really hope that Wen Zhihao will be 0 but not anymore I saw an aura of 1!!!!
🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈 he does have a bit of that aura haha
Oh book Hot springs-san pats head
I’m glad that someone pities the hot-springs XD
Poor hot springs (≧▽≦)
Hehehehe poor hot springs, but it’ll return in the extras!
casually advances in cultivation
Anyways-
Wen Zhihao is so lucky u_u
gods i love Wen Zhihao
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Lmao.. Cultivation is easy for lazy people. I love this logic in this story.
Wen Zhihao is not just lazy, he’s in touch with himself~😏😏😏
Advancing in his sleep 😂
Also, loved the sentient water.
Thank you for the chapter!
Wen Zhihao is a bit OP 😆
Heheh that sentient water has seen (felt~) many things~
How to work a lot on a project so you can be even more lazy after . This guy is a genius!! 👍👍❤️
Definitely 🤣🤣🤣