[{"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-23":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Comment '1' for Virtue, I'm Really Not the Chosen One!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2348595,4590,"Chapter 23","comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>Gao San’s teacher office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang rubbed his aching shoulders while glaring at Lin Mo and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak up—what exactly happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo looked slightly puzzled: “What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang snorted: “Zhang Dahai already told me—you deliberately slipped away early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard betrayed me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo silently cursed inwardly, then forced a bitter smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Li, Teacher Nong Qing didn’t seem to take an interest in me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang chuckled dryly, immediately exposing his lie: “Teacher Nong Qing himself told me he wants to recruit you into Xuan Yuan Dao Academy—still pretending?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man knows too much… Lin Mo thought grimly—he’d be stuck in a lecture until evening self-study ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you know your own talent? Getting a direct recommendation to Xuan Yuan Dao Academy is already ancestral virtue!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if Teacher Nong Qing was just testing you to gauge Ye Chen’s reaction, it’s still a once-in-a-millennium opportunity—doesn’t matter if it’s a blind cat or a dead cat, if it catches a mouse, it’s a good cat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his gaze grew serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Dao path is long—don’t ruin a hard-won chance over a momentary fit of temper. Only after you truly step onto the cultivation path can you even dream of fighting for your future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo, who had been about to activate the skill “Yin Spirit Out of Body,” was suddenly silenced by Li Xiang’s “Sincerity” skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Li Xiang’s tone grew heated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Ye Chen first entered Class Ten three years ago, who could’ve imagined he’d earn the title ‘Child of Fortune’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the same—three years ago, let alone three hours ago, I never thought your Dao Exam score would hit 455, let alone catch the eye of a Dao Academy Immortal Master. How great is this blessing? Do you even realize…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo suddenly recalled the rumors about Old Li—apparently, he’d missed the admission cutoff by just one point back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’d just pushed a little harder those final days before the exam, that one point would’ve been within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li wouldn’t be a middle-aged teacher at a regular school—he’d be a cultivator as young as Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His intense focus on Ye Chen? Probably because the luck he’d lost back then now overflowed in a “Child of Fortune” like Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there was another Lin Mo in the class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang was both excited and angry: “You—you’ve got to cherish your talent. No, your damn luck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How “good” Lin Mo’s talent truly was, Nong Qing might not know—but as his homeroom teacher for three years, Li Xiang knew perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he break through two layers so quickly, even reach the peak of Kuixing Zhu training? To say it was pure luck wasn’t realistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the cultivation world, asking about someone’s realm or probing their spiritual roots or talent was acceptable—but never, ever probing their fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an unspoken rule, meant to deter cultivators with ulterior motives toward fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Li Xiang didn’t press Lin Mo on how he’d suddenly broken through to Qi Refining 4th Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this great cultivation age, fortune and blessings happened daily—it wasn’t unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo watched Old Li, face flushed with emotion, grinned, and handed him the thermos filled with goji berries:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Li, drink some water and calm down. My sneaking out had my own reasons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li glared at him: “What reasons? Refusing Xuan Yuan is your reason?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, he snatched the thermos and gulped it down, then heard Lin Mo say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Chen wants to apply to the Nine Great Dao Academies—I want to try too. Maybe I’ll…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li spat out goji berries, eyes wide:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re puffing up because I called you fat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Chen’s a Child of Fortune, now at Qi Refining 7th Layer—he can try the Nine Great Dao Academies. What about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, Qi Refining 4th Layer, want to apply to the Nine Great Dao Academies? You could raise your pillow higher at night, hah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li sneered at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago he’d been the benevolent mentor—how did the tone shift so suddenly…? Lin Mo mentally groaned, but couldn’t help asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Li, what are the special requirements to apply to the Nine Great Dao Academies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he still wouldn’t give up, Li Xiang pointed at him in exasperation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not going to believe it until you see the coffin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed the cup down, snorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine—I’ll tell you. The most basic requirement to apply to the Nine Great Dao Academies is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Refining 7th Layer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo nodded calmly: “Oh, so that’s how it is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang froze—the expected shock didn’t come. Lin Mo didn’t seem regretful about his decision after the Dao Exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid really had no sense of his own limits…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even seasoned teacher Li Xiang found Lin Mo frustrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dahai, that self-destructive trash, was one thing—as long as he didn’t disrupt others, it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a smart student like Lin Mo, once stubborn, was the hardest to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang now felt drained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be realistic. Your score’s decent in Nanshan, but among the million Dao Exam candidates in Qinzhou, it’s only average to below-average.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should know many Dao Academies don’t just require exam scores—they demand strict standards on spiritual roots, talent, and bone structure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know what giving up Xuan Yuan Dao Academy’s recommendation means—I won’t waste words repeating it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go home and think it over again. The Nine Great Dao Academies won’t let you in just because of your face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly complimenting him… Lin Mo bowed deeply to Li Xiang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for your teaching, Teacher Li. I understand—I’ll think it over carefully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang’s earnest words weren’t meant to mock Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he understood smart students like him well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No amount of persuasion worked—only laying out the pros and cons, then letting him reflect alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, go rest. Give me a definite answer tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang waved him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Lin Mo perform a Dao salute, then turn and vanish at the office door, he sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged bald man beside him chuckled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Li, don’t be mad. This kid’s smart—he’ll figure it out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he showed a look of envy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m so jealous—first Ye Chen, now Lin Mo. You’re really hitting the jackpot—your bonus’s gonna double again this year!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing “bonus,” Li Xiang’s expression softened slightly. He smiled and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you top me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tease me—Zhu Hongyuan begged to be accepted and still got turned down. Look at your two boys—they’ve rejected Immortal Masters twice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang chuckled: “Forget Zhu Hongyuan—didn’t you hear? The one in your class just turned down over ten Dao Academy recommendations!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the other silent teachers joined the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Li, your info’s outdated—Baihua Dao Academy of the Nine Great Dao Academies came calling just days ago. Got turned down too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rejecting a Nine Great Dao Academy recommendation? Wow—never happened since Nanshan School was founded. Incredible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Compared to you, Old Wang’s the real lucky bastard—he snagged that gem. I’m green with envy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, I heard Qing Shan Sect and Wen Dao Academy’s recruiters are coming to school tomorrow. That one’s finally going to pick her academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teachers chattered back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man wore a faint smile, occasionally playing humble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good—finally talking about my class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Hongyuan, whom he’d always prized, had been overshadowed by those two boys in Old Li’s class—it annoyed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how talented Ye Chen and Lin Mo were, they were just “lucky ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his precious gem was a true genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Ye Chen or Lin Mo, neither matched her level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man glanced at Old Li, a subtle smirk flickering in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he held this “precious gem,” next year’s elite class was still his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li—what do you have to compete with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang, who’d been glanced at, didn’t notice—he scratched his head, feeling like he’d forgotten something important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes later, he suddenly snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dammit—I forgot to make that kid return the red envelope!\u003C\u002Fp>",1354,"2026-06-21T02:07:02.078Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a30f3bb88e5177e31f7d7253060eabf080a0c1418112bcb5b1e0d342aac9acbd","comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-24","comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-22",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcomment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-cover.jpg"]