109: Chapter 108: Innate Realm_1 109: Chapter 108: Innate Realm_1 It had been quite a few days since Zhou Kaiyuan had caused a stir in Yan City.
During this period, students across Yan City went through another monthly exam.
Once again, Lv Zhong did not give his all, yet he still scored 720, ranking second in the city.
This time around, the city’s first place was taken by Leng Mei with 729 points.
As for Ao Yulin from No.
8 Middle School, he scored 719 points and ranked third in the city.
Yan Yan, who had scored 688 points in the previous exam, now rose to fourth place in class.
During the International Workers’ Day holidays, high school seniors were given just two days off.
Lv Zhong took this opportunity to go home.
Upon learning that their son had consistently achieved high scores of over 700 points in the several monthly exams, Lv Tianlin and Liu Shuxian, as a couple, couldn’t help but beam with joy.
For them, the better Lv Zhong performed, the happier and more satisfied they felt.
Their work enthusiasm grew, and they would boast about their son’s intelligence to anyone they met.
As for his parents’ tiny bit of vanity, Lv Zhong found nothing wrong.
Being able to keep his parents happy was, after all, the greatest form of filial piety from a son.
After spending two days at home, Lv Zhong returned to school and embarked on a new round of learning.
Now, less than a month remained until the National College Entrance Exam.
The tension was mysteriously rising among all the seniors.
Even the fat man, Tang Lei, stopped going online and playing games.
He too seemed to have felt the urgency of the time.
Yan Yan’s mother had recovered at the end of April.
The Yan family was eternally grateful to Lv Zhong for saving her life.
They offered Lv Zhong their meager savings of 10,000 RMB, but he firmly refused.
Why should he accept it?
Lv Zhong had already claimed over ten million cash hidden in secret by Greedy Wolf King Kong.
The last thing he needed now was money.
Besides, he still possessed tens of kilograms of gold stored in his Plague Pearl.
Moreover, Lv Zhong had obtained the priceless Alien Insect, the Marrow-Devouring Worm, from Mu Qiongfang.
This was his most valuable prize, and also one of the reasons why he was so dedicated to treating Mu Qiongfang’s illness.
Seeing Lv Zhong’s refusal to accept any money, Yan Nuchao and Mu Qiongfang expressed their indebtedness and kept this favor deep in their hearts.
After instructing Yan Yan to study hard, the couple moved out of the rented house and returned to their hometown to farm.
More than ten days passed, and it now was mid-May, 2015.
Lv Zhong’s ‘Microcosmic Spirit Condensation Technique of the Vast World’ had reached the peak of the third level.
With a catalyst, he could break into the fourth level of ‘Microcosmic Spirit Condensation Technique of the Vast World.’ This would allow his soul energy to skyrocket and his Spiritual Sense to become even more robust.
After cultivating the Transfer Technique, Lv Zhong saw a phenomenal boost in his strength, as he opened up the Governor and Conception vessels, connected the Heaven and Earth Bridges, and advanced to the Innate level.
In other words, Lv Zhong’s strength had skyrocketed exponentially within a short span of a month.
Furthermore, when he broke from the Eighth Layer of Inner Qi to the Innate Realm, he didn’t encounter any “stupidity” or “bottlenecks” like those experienced by other ancient martial artists during their cultivation.
Instead, he naturally progressed from Postnatal Inner Qi to Innate Inner Qi.
Being from no school or sect and having no rare and precious resources, Lv Zhong, who emerged as an 18-year-old innate cultivator in modern society, would make other cultivators raise their eyebrows.
However, this situation had indeed occurred.
During this period, Lv Zhong had rescued the Age-Locking Bugs from the amber pearl.
Inside the Plague Pearl, these two mating Age-Locking Bugs had fully recovered their vitality.
They even produced thousands of Age-Locking Bugs, forming a unique community with bustling life.
Although they didn’t start secreting the mystical juice that could slow the aging process, their population was gradually expanding.
So far, Lv Zhong had refined several mother insects of Alien Insects.
Moreover, these mother insects of Alien Insects were incessantly evolving.
The Soul-Eating Worm Queen reached Level 3.
Innate talent: Soul Attack Thorn Level 3, Memory Copy Level 2, Soul Control Level 1.
Marrow-devouring Worm Queen Level 3.
Innate talent: Bone Marrow Enhancement (needs to reach level 5 to evolve into “Spirit Root Synthesis Technique”).
Pathogenic Worm Queen Level 3.
Innate talent: Punishment Plague High-frequency Wave Level 3, Life Force Transformation Level 2, Synthetic Virus Level 1.
Venomous Worm Queen Level 2.
Innate talent: Poison Devouring Level 2, Poison Release Level 1.
Metal Cockroach Queen Level 1.
Innate talent: Metal Refining Body Level 1.
All five kinds of Alien Insects experienced a certain degree of evolution.
If it weren’t for Lv Zhong’s suppression, the Pathogenic Worms, who evolved the fastest and most terrifyingly, would have already evolved to Level 5.
In modern society, bacteria and viruses are everywhere.
The Pathogenic Worm’s ability to absorb and digest cancer cells is just one of many.
It can absorb and digest other various bacteria and viruses too.
Back in the day, at the hands of Plague God Lv Yue, it was likewise the Pathogenic Worm that evolved fastest.
Nowadays, in the modern society where bacteria and viruses are more abundant and powerful, it’s very easy for the Pathogenic Worm to evolve.
Over these days, Lv Zhong has placed countless Pathogenic Worms and Soul-Eating
Worms in various major hospitals, allowing them to absorb countless bacteria and viruses.
If Lv Zhong hadn’t drained most of their energy each time, these worms would have already evolved to Level 5.
Even more terrifying was that the Pathogenic Worm Queen’s “Punishment Plague High-frequency Wave” ability could now command lower-order bacteria within a thousand-meter radius.
It was clear that if Pathogenic Worms were included in combat, their horrific power of bacterial warfare would be put on full display.
What thrilled Lv Zhong even more was the Pathogenic Worm’s ability to “synthesize viruses,” an ability gained after reaching Level 3.
It could make two viruses combine into a more potent virus.
This ability was quite frightening because a new virus implies a lack of immediate solution.
If Lv Zhong were to use this newly synthesized virus to kill his enemies, the results would exceed all expectations.
However, Lv Zhong wouldn’t use this ability of the Pathogenic Worm until he had full control over the synthesized virus.
This was because creating a new virus could easily cause a terrifying disaster for the entire world.
…Now, Lv Zhong was steadily moving ahead on his path of cultivation, and his academic performance was no longer a concern.
During these times, he had met Doctor Zhang Xiande at Zhao Yuancan’s villa.
He had accepted a cancer patient from Doctor Zhang Xiande.
This patient was diagnosed with early-stage liver cancer.
Lv Zhong completely eradicated the cancer cells in his body in three weeks and charged him a treatment fee of 50,000 RMB.
He only asked for such an amount because the patient’s family was not well-off.
If his patient were a tycoon, Lv Zhong would have charged at least five million.
Time quietly passed during Lv Zhong’s studies and medical treatments.
The 2015 National College Entrance Exam arrived as scheduled.