Chapter 61: Chapter 59: Technological Immortal Cultivation is Productivity

Su Qing was filled with regret.

It turns out the Servant Disciples of the Zhengxuan Sect were a hot commodity!!!

Su Qing looked up at Liu Rumei.

Liu Rumei felt his gaze and looked back at him. Their eyes met.

Su Qing asked, "Miss, may I ask your name? I’m Su Qing."

"Liu Rumei. I’m the owner of this bookstore."

"Miss Liu, do you happen to know what year it is in the Zhengxuan Calendar?"

"It’s the year 5321. Why do you ask?"

Su Qing had his answer. ’Looks like Ou Mingjie, the god of technological Immortal Cultivation, really does still exist.’

"Do you know much about the City Lord of Zhengxuan City?"

Liu Rumei gave Su Qing a puzzled look, then glanced at the closed copy of the *Official History of Zhengxuan City* in his hand.

"The *Official History of Zhengxuan City*... No wonder you’re asking."

"I don’t know much about the City Lord. Breaking Realm Publishing House was founded by a disciple of the Zhengxuan Sect, so I can only learn about these things through books."

"Even though we all live in Zhengxuan City, there’s a huge gap between Immortals and mortals. An Immortal’s minimum lifespan is two hundred years. Even my great-grandfather probably knew very little about the City Lord."

"If it weren’t for the household Magical Artifacts, we mortals would have very little contact with anything related to Immortals."

As Liu Rumei spoke, it was clear she had already accepted her fate. All children in Zhengxuan City are tested for a Spirit Root at the age of twelve.

Unfortunately for her, Liu Rumei did not have a Spirit Root.

"It’s getting dark. I need to close up the shop." Liu Rumei glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.

The twelve traditional two-hour periods—Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, etc.—were carved on its face.

Currently, all three hands pointed to the You hour.

’Evening already?’

Su Qing nodded. "Thank you for your hospitality."

Su Qing picked up the book he’d bought, stood up, and left the bookstore.

He made a mental note of the place’s name: Liu Academy.

Su Qing was once again walking aimlessly down the street.

The streetlights had already been lit.

The crucial thing was, wherever the light shone, Su Qing felt a gentle warmth.

’How does this light have warmth? Is it like one of those personal space heaters from my past life? But the light doesn’t seem that bright, so why is it so warm?’

Su Qing was baffled. Zhengxuan City continued to leave a huge impression on him.

After strolling for a while, Su Qing felt a shadow fall over him.

"Hm?"

It was a white, bullet-shaped van.

It slowly descended, and Su Qing had no choice but to step aside.

"Su Qing, where do you think you’re going!"

Xu Ningying shouted from inside the vehicle, having seen Su Qing about to walk off again.

Only then did Su Qing stop in his tracks.

"You said you’d act as my Guardian for a month, and a month it shall be."

"Perfect. You just arrived in Zhengxuan City and don’t have a place to stay. You can stay with me."

Su Qing listened and nodded. "Alright."

"What do you mean, ’alright’? This is the Guardian Dao promise you made me! If you go back on your word, it’ll cause huge problems for your future cultivation."

Xu Ningying’s eyes widened, making it sound as if *she* were the one begging him.

Seeing the strange look in Xu Ningying’s eyes, Su Qing smiled and said, "Many thanks to Xu Fairy for taking me in."

"Hmph." Only then did Xu Ningying’s mood return to normal.

Su Qing got into the vehicle as well...

After getting out,

They arrived at a residence with a backyard of about eight square meters. The house was two stories tall, with each floor looking to be about two hundred square meters, and was dotted with plenty of green plants.

’It’s a villa.’

Looking at its dimensions, Su Qing thought it really did resemble a villa.

It was constructed of stone, but the interior was mostly made of wood planks and metal.

White decor predominated, and a warm yellow light illuminated almost the entire house.

The modern aesthetic was immediately apparent.

"Hey, how come you’re not surprised?" Xu Ningying had originally wanted to see Su Qing’s shocked expression.

She hadn’t expected him to just look around without any obvious surprise.

"I saw plenty of these on the way here. What’s there to be surprised about?" Su Qing explained.

’Was he supposed to tell her he’d seen it all in his past life?’

However, the chairs were all made of wood, with no modern sofas, and the bed was just a hard wooden plank.

"I’m taking the biggest room. The senior sisters here call it the master bedroom, which means it’s the room for the owner of the house."

"As for the other guest rooms, just pick one for yourself."

Su Qing nodded and entered a random room. It wasn’t large—twenty square meters at most—but it did have a bathroom.

’The user-friendly design is really nice.’

After all, most residents of Zhengxuan City were ordinary people. The Cultivators above provided some technology, and generations of people below innovated upon it, undoubtedly creating a lifestyle perfectly suited for them.

Ordinary people didn’t have the long lifespans of Cultivators, after all.

’This is really nice.’

’It feels like coming home.’

Su Qing nodded in satisfaction.

’It’s just missing a computer. Otherwise, I’d really feel like I was back in the modern world.’

The crucial thing was that the lights here were warm, too.

It was very comfortable.

And they didn’t make him feel hot, either.

’How very strange.’

The lights in the room were just like the ones on the street.

"Su Qing, get in here!"

Xu Ningying called out.

Su Qing had only just lain down on the bed for a moment when Xu Ningying shouted for him.

"What is it?"

Puzzled, Su Qing got up to see what was going on.

Xu Ningying’s door was open. She was staring at a pile of clothes on her bed with a conflicted expression.

When she saw Su Qing approach, she said, "Quick, go into my latrine and see how on earth you’re supposed to bathe in there." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"..."

Su Qing was silent for a moment.

’That made sense. This was Xu Ningying’s first time encountering something like this, after all.’

’Even he would have to take a moment to figure it out.’

"Are there any instructions? Or did your senior sister tell you how to use any of this?"

Su Qing looked left and right, wanting to flip any switch he saw just to see what would happen.

"There are."

"When I moved in, my senior sister gave me a little booklet, but the writing inside isn’t the script of our Great Yu Dynasty."

"I can’t read it." Xu Ningying felt helpless, which was why she’d called Su Qing over. Two heads would be better than one.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing held out his hand.

"Where’s the booklet?"

"As it happens, I learned the local script today and even bought a book that compares it to the script of the Great Yu Dynasty."

"Let me see the booklet first. You can take a look at the book I bought if you’re interested."

Xu Ningying nodded. "Okay, I’ll get it for you."

Xu Ningying was instantly delighted to hear that Su Qing had learned the local script. In this strange new environment, it was great to have such a resourceful Guardian.

Xu Ningying took the little booklet out of her Space Ring.

Su Qing stared in surprise, stunned for a moment to see a White Jade Ring identical to the one worn by the male Immortal Master from before.

"What are you looking at? This is an Immortal Magical Artifact, a Jiezhi Space." Xu Ningying showed it off smugly, waving her hand in front of Su Qing’s face.

Su Qing shook his head. ’Silly girl,’ he thought. ’I already have one. Got it by murdering someone and taking their loot.’

If Su Qing weren’t so uninterested in this girl, he would have already cleaned her out completely.

’But who could say he wasn’t a good man? In any case, he had no desire to take responsibility for that kind of thing right now.’

’So he did his best to avoid getting entangled.’

’The wide world was full of women, and Su Qing had no desire to get tangled up in romantic debts.’

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