[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o":3,"chapter-comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Comment '1' for Virtue, I'm Really Not the Chosen One!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":12,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},2348573,4590,"Chapter 1: I","comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>“Thirty days of hard work, a lifetime of happiness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strive for the Immortal Exam, live without regrets; conquer the Immortal Exam, pursue excellence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roam freely across the Nine Continents and Four Seas, master the Three Methods and Two Scriptures, your entire future begins here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Posters of Immortal Exam slogans were plastered everywhere in Nanshan No. 4 High School, and the tense atmosphere of the exam had clearly affected everyone on campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just the students—even their homeroom teacher was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Xiang, homeroom teacher of Class 10, Grade 3, was lecturing his students with earnest persistence:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Less than a month until the Immortal Exam—look at yourselves, do you even look like Immortal Exam candidates?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some of you, don’t think you can’t get into the Dao Academy and just give up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you only excel in the written exam, you still have a chance to enter the Dao Academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you really want to spend your eighties watching your classmates remain eternally youthful, achieving immortality…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo reached out and wiped the saliva off his face, then looked up at his increasingly animated homeroom teacher, lips parting but words unspoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently opened his [Plum Blossom Divination: Required Textbook II], stood it upright to block Li Ban’s verbal barrage, and sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achieve immortality, eternal youth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eight characters would have been fatally alluring to him when he first transmigrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he had already lived eighteen years in this world, long since lost all hope for such vague, elusive things as “seeking the Dao and immortality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that “seeking the Dao and immortality” doesn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since a thousand years ago, the xianxia game “After Honghuang” merged with the reality of Planet Diyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Nine Continents, immortals were no longer legends or tales—they existed in truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a thousand years, Planet Diyuan became a world where technology and cultivation coexisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, seeking the Dao and achieving immortality was everyone’s ultimate pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo, the transmigrator from a parallel world, was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after drifting aimlessly through eighteen years in this world, he hadn’t drawn closer to his goal—he’d drifted farther away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All because of two words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though nearly everyone possessed a cultivation system, those who could truly walk the Immortal Path remained as rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns—one in ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Lin Mo was not that one in ten thousand—he was one of the ten thousand who made up the denominator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His profile stats were roughly as follows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Lin Mo】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Dao Age: 18\u002F108】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Qi Refining 2nd Layer (249\u002F300)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Spirit Roots:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal (22%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood (19%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water (20%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire (20%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth (19%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Bone Quality: 15 (no special physique)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Comprehension: 20】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Appearance: 95 (as handsome as the reader, sir)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cultivation Technique: National Standard 108th Five-Element Qi Refining Scripture, Layer 2】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Spell Techniques:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Basic Sword Art (Low Grade): 112\u002F1000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Fire Control Scripture (Low Grade): 110\u002F1000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Rain Summoning Scripture (Low Grade): 109\u002F1000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4. Kui Star Stance (Low Grade): 320\u002F1000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Evaluation: A slightly attractive waste of space.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single spirit root exceeded 60% purity—in short, he was pure mixed spirit roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All five elements present, all equally worthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither his comprehension nor bone quality was noteworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After over a decade of cultivation, he’d barely reached Qi Refining 2nd Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To pass the Dao Academy entrance exam with such talent? Without any miracle, there would be no miracle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A self-mocking smile curled on Lin Mo’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good news: he transmigrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad news: he wasn’t the protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was the “protagonist”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then, his homeroom teacher Li Xiang called out his name:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all should learn from Ye Chen—he entered Nanshan No. 4 as a transfer student three years ago, ranked last in the entire grade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now, after three years of diligent cultivation, he’s reached Qi Refining 5th Layer, nearing 6th Layer, and ranks among the top three in the grade!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this strength, admission to the Dao Academy is practically guaranteed—yet he hasn’t slackened for a moment. He’s still the first in the cultivation chamber and the last back to his dorm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From last place to top three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From waste to Dao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that the textbook “protagonist template”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if that were all, Lin Mo wouldn’t call him “protagonist.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real reason was that Ye Chen was officially certified by the system as a [Destiny Child]—a title even rarer than a cultivation genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Born of fate, defying heaven to rewrite destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the nature of a [Destiny Child].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was why, despite mediocre talent, he had risen from the bottom to the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From last place to top three, becoming one of the most brilliant candidates in this year’s Nanshan No. 4 graduating class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo turned his head and glanced at Ye Chen, seated in the second-to-last row by the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the envious glances from classmates and the homeroom teacher’s praise, Ye Chen remained unperturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Mo, having lived two lives, still caught a flicker of smugness on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t mind. Even if Ye Chen’s pride overflowed visibly—so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had the right to be proud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo could only envy him—nothing but envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation talent was entirely out of one’s control, and his own was far worse than average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang’s earnest lecture ended abruptly with the bell signaling the end of late-night self-study; he tossed out one last phrase—“some people need to stop being rats with tails”—then left the classroom clutching his textbooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left behind were a group of students with bitter expressions, murmuring and complaining to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Ban’s always spouting this nonsense—do you think I don’t want to get into the Dao Academy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! If hard work worked, why would we need geniuses?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m so jealous of Ye Chen—a Destiny Child. His future achievements will leave us miles behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miles? By the time you die of old age, he’ll still be enjoying his youth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! Too relatable—don’t say more, I can’t take it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the number of students who could pass the Dao Academy entrance exam was already extremely small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s talent was poor, but so were his classmates’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most students were like him—panels filled with mixed spirit roots, cultivation speed crawling like snails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Class 10, Grade 3, roughly 50% were at Qi Refining 1st Layer, 30% at Qi Refining 2nd Layer, and less than 20% at Qi Refining 3rd Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only five students in the entire class were above Qi Refining 3rd Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen, at Qi Refining 6th Layer, was the only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most basic Dao Academy admission standard required Qi Refining Mid-Level—Qi Refining 4th Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students at the peak of Qi Refining 3rd Layer might, with great effort, barely scrape into the minimum cutoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those below that? Don’t even dream of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why everyone envied Ye Chen—they all knew that beyond the school gates, the gap between them would be unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the crowd cluster around Ye Chen as he left the classroom, his desk-mate Zhang Da muttered, unable to hold back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye Chen is really lucky—he actually awakened the title 'Child of Destiny'! Now he’s truly become a phoenix that flew out of the chicken coop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Zhang Dahai suddenly remembered something and continued to Lin Mo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Mozi, I made plans with the guys in my dorm to visit Longtan Temple this weekend. Want to come along?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi Refining 2nd Layer—what good does praying to gods do? Can it get me into the Dao Academy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dahai’s cultivation base was the same as his, both stuck at Qi Refining 2nd Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Dahai shrugged carelessly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if it works? Maybe the Dao Academy elders will think I’m extraordinary, gifted beyond measure, ridiculously handsome… and admit me by special exception?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo glanced at his plain-looking friend and retorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extraordinary and gifted I can accept—but 'ridiculously handsome'? Isn’t that describing me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dahai snorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t understand my charm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just answer me one question—are you going this weekend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo shook his head: \"No. I’d rather stay longer in the cultivation room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he truly didn’t want to go, Zhang Dahai didn’t press him, only said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I’ll pray for you on my way—no need to thank me. It’s a father’s duty to care for his son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lin Mo could retort, he dashed out of the classroom in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo chuckled. Little guy—I’ll deal with you tomorrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Zhang Dahai, who lived on campus, Lin Mo was a day student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he didn’t pull out his Seven Wolves belt and chase after the disobedient brat. Instead, he tidied his desk slightly and walked out of the classroom toward the school gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped outside the school gate, his spiritual device vibrated in his bag—he knew without looking it was his mother’s message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled it out and glanced—it was indeed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped the message and opened the interface—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Mother】: \"Little one, did you finish evening self-study? The peaches in the orchard are ripe—I picked a basket and mailed it to you. Remember to sign for it tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Mother】: \"These were grown from a pseudo-spirit stone I spent last year. Supposedly a new variety—eating them helps cultivation. Eat more, don’t let them go bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Mother】: \"By the way, if they really work, tell me—I’ll save you two more baskets...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long strings of messages kept coming until Lin Mo replied with a single character: \"Okay.\" Only then did his mother pause, belatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a while, she couldn’t resist sending another: \"Rest early if you’re tired. Take care of your health.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stared at the messages and sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered how once, he had been full of ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to his early brilliance, he avoided the exorbitant school selection fee and entered Nanshan No. 4 Middle School—one of the top five schools in Xichuan Province—purely on merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father even threw a three-day feast back home, convinced his son would become the village’s first student to enter the Dao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Lin Mo’s status in the village rivaled that of the village chief’s two-hundred-year-old goose, nearly a spirit beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, good fortune didn’t last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-bright confidence was brutally crushed by harsh reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time his father returned home, he’d sigh heavily, only to be glared at fiercely by his mother, then retreat to the courtyard to sigh alone...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lin Mo couldn’t help muttering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west... forget it, cough cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t the protagonist—saying that would invite humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo shook his head, walking toward the school gate while skillfully opening a short-video app, ready to browse some human art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he opened the app, the first video seized his attention—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like for blessings, Buddha will protect you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! My smart device is being monitored again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo mentally cursed, rapidly swiping his fingers across the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve stumbled upon this video—you’ll receive fortune in May...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fated one, you didn’t randomly come across this book...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave your name—wealth will arrive within three days...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are they ALL like this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo was speechless—he hadn’t escaped the Great Surveillance even after reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how many times he’d liked these videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d posted “Receive Good Luck” over a thousand times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what did he get?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No overnight fortune. No sudden ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the “another bottle” prize on soda caps was rare; the highest prize on scratch cards was five yuan—and he always won first prize on the gold-wrapped-fake-gold scams...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed, about to close the screen, when his finger slipped and accidentally tapped the ad beside the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pop-up instantly appeared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Install the 'Tap 1 for Merit' game?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap 1 for Merit? Does liking add destiny?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo grimaced, mentally cursing this unethical little game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to tap the X when he suddenly remembered what Zhang Dahai had just said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offline prayer? No. Online prayer? Why not set one up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never believed in this stuff before—he’d liked countless videos, posted “Receive Good Luck” countless times, yet his cultivation base and wallet never changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Immortal Exam loomed near, stirring his long-dead heart once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine—this little game won’t use much data...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, his finger moved from the X to the 【Yes】 install button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his finger pressed down, a flash of electricity surged across the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—*click*—the phone went black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo froze, then his face darkened with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! There’s a virus...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning shot from the black screen straight toward his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too fast to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo instinctively shut his eyes—but no pain came. Instead, an electronic voice echoed in his ear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Player has installed and bound the 'Merit Woodfish' System.】\u003C\u002Fp>",2163,"2026-06-21T02:07:02.078Z","Qwen3-Next 80B","a9a46974acfe8bd1ac121a4dfef6b124700f40bb4b8b21f330c214b0ded79865","comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-2",null,479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcomment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-cover.jpg"]