[{"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-3":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},2348575,4590,"Chapter 3: Qi Refining Level 3!","comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>I gained over eight points of experience! Whew~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1] Over eight points of experience gained, damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2] Lin Mo sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only successfully guided qi into his body and entered Qi Condensation Level 1 in the second semester of sixth grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3] He only succeeded in drawing qi into his body in the second semester of sixth grade, entering Qi Refining Level 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over six years combined in middle and high school, he accumulated a mere 300-plus experience points total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4] Over six years in junior and senior high, he’d accumulated barely three hundred points of experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, he received multiple awards as an outstanding class officer, granting extra practice time in the advanced cultivation chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[5] During that time, he’d received multiple awards as outstanding class officer, granting extra practice time in the advanced cultivation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Converted, the additional 8.4 experience points equate to over a month of his grueling practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[6] Calculated out, the 8.4 extra experience points equaled over a month of his grueling practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amazing~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[7] Amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merit points can actually increase the experience bar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[8] Merit points can increase the experience bar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s face lit up with joy, then a question surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[9] Lin Mo’s face lit up with joy, then a question surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only 42 merit points added about eight experience points—what exactly does the multiplier mean here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[10] Only 42 merit points yielded about eight experience points—what did that multiplier percentage mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze landed on the parenthetical note: “42*20%”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[11] His gaze landed on the hint in parentheses: “42 * 20%”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I practice the Five Elements technique, and my Five Elements spiritual roots’ purity averages exactly 20%…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[12] “I cultivate the Five Elements Art, and my Five Element spiritual roots’ purity averages exactly 20%...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself, then reached a conclusion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[13] He murmured to himself, then reached a conclusion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, merit points multiplied by spiritual root purity equals the experience gained.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[14] “So, merit points multiplied by spiritual root purity equals the experience gained.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means if I had a single-element root with full purity, merit points would equal experience points? Or maybe even trigger critical hits…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[15] “Then if I had a single-element root with full purity, merit points would equal experience? No, maybe even critical hits...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Lin Mo’s gaze shifted from the experience bar back to his Five Elements spiritual roots:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[16] Thinking this, Lin Mo’s gaze shifted from the experience bar back to his Five Element spiritual roots:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spiritual Roots]: Metal (22%), Wood (19%), Water (20%), Fire (20%), Earth (19%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[17] 【Spiritual Roots】: Metal (22%), Wood (19%), Water (20%), Fire (20%), Earth (19%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this brutal cultivation world, talent is everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[18] In this cruel cultivation world, talent was nearly everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical attribute determining cultivation potential is undoubtedly spiritual roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[19] The most critical attribute determining cultivation talent was naturally the spiritual roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excluding rare mutated spiritual roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[20] Except for rare mutated spiritual roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most superior are single-element Heaven Roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[21] The best quality was the single-element Heaven Root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next come dual-element, then triple-element roots…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[22] Then double, triple...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like him—with five-element roots averaging only 20% purity—is barely considered a “waste” capable of entering cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[23] Someone like him—with five-element roots averaging 20% purity—was barely a “waste” capable of entering cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eighteen years of cultivation, he’s still just a Qi Condensation Level 2 cultivator, barely noticeable even in middle school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[24] After eighteen years of cultivation, he remained nothing more than a Qi Refining Level 2, barely noticeable even in middle school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there any possibility at all to slightly improve this pitiful talent of mine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[25] So, was there any way to slightly improve this tiny waste’s talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stared at the 10 merit points accumulating on his interface and, with boundless hope, invested them all into his highest-purity Metal root—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[26] Lin Mo stared at the ten new merit points on his interface and, with boundless hope, invested them into his highest-purity Metal root—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! You invested 10 merit points into the Metal root. The Metal root has slightly improved: Purity 22% → 22.1%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[27] 【Ding! You invested 10 merit points into the Metal root. The Metal root received slight improvement: Purity 22% → 22.1%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actually works!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[28] It actually worked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo was stunned once again by the power of merit points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[29] Lin Mo was stunned again by merit’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only do they boost experience, but they can even improve talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[30] It boosted experience—and now even talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an incredible effect explains why the Holy Lady could attain sainthood through merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[31] Such an outrageous effect explained why the Supreme Lady used merit to attain Sainthood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly stopped dwelling on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[32] But he quickly stopped dwelling on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how powerful a Heaven Root is, it still requires cultivation to progress—right now, all I need to do is “press 1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[33] Even a Heaven Root needed cultivation to advance—right now, all he needed was to “press 1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile curled his lips; now that his cheat skill had activated, he finally felt a hint of the protagonist’s aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[34] His lips curled slightly upward; with the cheat activated, he finally felt a hint of protagonist aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, his finger still curled slightly, then straightened—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[35] Of course, his finger still curled slightly, then snapped straight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Merit +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[36] 【Merit +1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming merit points could directly add to experience, a blazing fire ignited in Lin Mo’s heart—the same heart that had been dead for eighteen years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[37] After confirming merit could directly add to experience, his eighteen-year-dead heart erupted in blazing fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, one finger, one miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[38] Tonight, one finger, one miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t sleep until he’d drained every last bit of merit from this little wooden fish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[39] He wouldn’t sleep until he’d stripped every last merit point off this little wooden fish!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[40] ——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I actually fell asleep!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[41] “I actually fell asleep!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo jolted awake at 6:10 a.m. as his alarm rang; sunlight streamed through the curtains onto the panda pattern on his underwear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[42] Lin Mo jolted awake at 6:10 a.m. by his alarm; the sun had already shone through the curtains onto the panda on his underwear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m such an idiot—I slept through the very first night after getting a cheat skill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[43] I’m such an idiot—I slept through the first night after getting the cheat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He groaned in frustration, stretched, and climbed out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[44] He groaned, stretched, and climbed out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, he hadn’t dreamed at all last night—he slept incredibly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[45] Then again, he hadn’t dreamed—had slept soundly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, dozing off while tapping the wooden fish isn’t his fault; it’s just incredibly hypnotic, especially in the dead of night…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[46] Actually, dozing off while tapping the wooden fish wasn’t his fault—it was just hypnotic, especially in the dead of night...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo shook his head and checked his interface:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[47] Lin Mo shook his head and glanced at his interface:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Merit Points]: 299\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[48] 【Merit Points】: 299\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>299? Is this some supermarket promotion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[49] 299? A supermarket sale?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his finger twitched slightly, the number on the screen changed from “299” to “300.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[50] As his finger twitched, the number on the interface changed from “299” to “300.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So satisfying~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[51] Perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression relaxed slightly; 300 merit points meant he’d been tapping “1” for roughly five straight hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[52] His expression eased; 300 merit points meant he’d pressed “1” continuously for about five hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[53] Not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I poured all of it into experience, that’s 60 experience points—would that be enough to level up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[54] If invested entirely into experience, that’s 60 points—enough to level up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo froze, his finger involuntarily dragging the merit points toward his cultivation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[55] Lin Mo froze; his fingers moved involuntarily, dragging merit points toward the cultivation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last second, his twitching finger paused—just as it was about to tap “1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[56] At the last second, his twitching finger halted—ready to press “1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[57] Wait, wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investing merit points directly into the technique is completely inefficient—I should prioritize boosting my spiritual roots’ purity first to maximize merit efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[58] Investing merit directly into the technique was wasteful—he should prioritize raising spiritual root purity to maximize merit efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I raise my spiritual roots’ purity, not only will my daily cultivation speed increase, but the effectiveness of every merit point will rise too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[59] If his root purity increased, his daily cultivation speed would rise—and so would merit utilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, yesterday’s upgrade left his Qi Condensation Level 2 experience bar just 42 points short of Level 3…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[60] But then again, after yesterday’s boost, his Qi Refining Level 2 experience bar was just 42 points short of Level 3...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! You invested 210 merit points into the technique. Technique experience +42]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[61] 【Ding! You invested 210 merit points into the technique. Technique experience +42】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! “National Set 108 Five Elements Qi Condensation Scripture” has advanced to Qi Condensation Level 3.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[62] 【Ding! “National Set 108: Five Elements Qi Refining Scripture” upgraded to Qi Refining Level 3.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers moved automatically, completely beyond his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[63] His fingers operated involuntarily, completely beyond his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As two consecutive system notifications echoed in his ears, Lin Mo felt his internal qi flow accelerate dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[64] As the two system alerts echoed in his ears, Lin Mo felt his spiritual energy’s circulation accelerate dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pores slightly opened, and qi surged into his body like joyful fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[65] Every pore opened slightly; spiritual energy surged into him like joyful fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils contracted slightly, then relaxed; his upright posture slumped back…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[66] His pupils contracted slightly, then relaxed; his upright body slumped back...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[67] “Ahh~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s eyes gleamed—he’d never felt such exquisite bliss before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[68] Lin Mo’s eyes gleamed—he’d never felt such exquisite bliss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient legends tell of prodigies who ascended through cultivation in a single night, leaping multiple realms with a single breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[69] Ancient legends spoke of peerless prodigies who, in a single breath, leapt across multiple cultivation realms overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lin Mo had merely advanced one step from his original base, the sheer thrill of this sudden leap was unforgettable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[70] Though Lin Mo had only advanced one step from his base, the surge of power left him unforgettable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leveling up without grinding feels amazing—no wonder everyone wants to be a genius…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[71] “Leveling up without grinding feels this good—no wonder everyone wants to be a prodigy...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo slumped back against his pillow, murmuring to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[72] Lin Mo slumped against his pillow, murmuring to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding-ding-ding~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[73] “Ding-ding-ding~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his phone vibrated violently again—this was the second morning alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[74] Suddenly, his phone vibrated violently again—the second morning alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wake up! Go to school!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[75] “Get up, school!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo flipped over and leapt straight out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[76] Lin Mo rolled over and leapt straight out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he’d reached Qi Condensation Level 3, he felt refreshingly invigorated—even his most dreaded morning class now seemed slightly appealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[77] Now at Qi Refining Level 3, he felt utterly refreshed—even his most dreaded morning class felt slightly appealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly dressed, washed up, locked his door, and left the residential complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[78] He quickly dressed, washed up, locked the door, and left the residential compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching Qi Condensation Level 3, Lin Mo clearly felt enhancements across his body, especially in leg strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[79] After reaching Qi Refining Level 3, Lin Mo clearly felt enhanced physical strength, especially in his legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commute that usually took over half an hour now took less than twenty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[80] What usually took over half an hour, he covered in under twenty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he bought breakfast and devoured it en route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[81] Along the way, he bought breakfast and devoured it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo walked into the classroom in high spirits, just as he met his desk partner, Zhang Dahai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[82] Lin Mo walked into class in high spirits, just as his desk partner Zhang Da met him at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dahai glanced at his panda-eye circles, then at his twitching fingers, and grinned knowingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[83] Zhang Da glanced at his panda-eye circles, then at his twitching fingers, and smirked knowingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[84] “Hehehe...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the triple barrage of questions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[85] Then came the three deadly questions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who did you hook up with last night? How many times? Did you get any seeds? Come on, bro, share!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[86] “Which teacher did you hook up with last night? How many times? Did you get any seeds? Brothers, send me pics!”\u003C\u002Fp>",2153,"2026-06-21T02:07:02.078Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c2f23047c2803d6d4f928a0c0519bfeef90ab55ee23b3638eac8076740bb1989","comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-4","comment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-chapter-2",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcomment-1-for-virtue-i-m-really-not-the-chosen-o-cover.jpg"]