[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky":3,"chapter-i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-chapter-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Must Immediately Strike It Lucky",{"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},2293797,4487,"Chapter 25","i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>“Gurgle… gurgle…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rumbling in his abdomen made Feng Xue stop channeling Qi; he glanced at the dim yellow sky outside the window, then blew his nose hard—candles in this era weren’t like the smokeless scented candles of the future; up close, they inevitably left a noseful of soot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tidying up the trash in the room, Feng Xue suddenly remembered that the white snake had entered his bedroom hours ago; images of various “clumsy maid” archetypes he’d seen before his transmigration flashed through his mind, and his expression darkened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode to the door and flung it open, pausing slightly—the sheets weren’t perfectly symmetrical, the duvet cover wasn’t smooth, but it seemed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…actually not bad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xue had simply misunderstood: whether film, TV, or anime, all were exaggerated expressions designed to highlight character traits; if the food was inedible, it might be due to overcooking or charring, but making a bed or folding quilts? Unless deliberately sabotaged, it would never descend into utter disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if noticing Feng Xue’s entrance, the white snake curled in the corner lifted her head—completely unaware she’d taken human form; Feng Xue, confronted by this jarring sight, covered his face and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing lying there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, um, I made the bed, so I thought I’d take the chance to practice a bit…” The white snake scrambled up in a panic; though her stance was steady, she still radiated an awkward stiffness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the white snake’s appearance certainly caught Feng Xue’s eye, he didn’t overlook the obvious flaw: “Aren’t you supposed to cultivate only by absorbing lunar essence? The moon hasn’t even risen yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gathering Qi and refining Qi are different. I used to gather very slowly, so I got used to refining while gathering. Last night I messed up the refinement; after you filled the whole building with Yuan Qi, I stored a bit of lunar essence (though it was only equal to what I’d normally absorb in half a minute) and dared not refine it, so I’m just converting it now while I have a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white snake seemed to realize she’d been slacking off while working, her voice growing weaker; Feng Xue, having experienced last night how his soul couldn’t handle excess Yuan Qi, understood completely—he nodded, not blaming her, but glanced at her again, unable to bear the sight of her plain robe, which was clearly just a scrap of cloth draped over her body, and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little white snake seemed to feel guilty for slacking off while working; her voice grew weaker. Feng Xue, having just experienced last night how his soul could not absorb Qi, understood completely and nodded, not blaming her at all—though he glanced at her again, unable to bear the sight of her plain long robe, which was basically just a scrap of cloth draped over her body, and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eep!” The white snake shrieked; Feng Xue’s head throbbed, and he muttered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s with the screaming? Like you wore clothes before you took human form. Do you demons even have some kind of modesty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if struck by his words, the white snake froze, tilting her head in a dazed, innocent way, then asked hesitantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before transformation, I didn’t think about such things… Oh! Right! The Fox Immortal Grandma said that taking human form through a name-binding ritual draws upon the human Dao’s collective will to trigger spiritual resonance. So maybe these strange thoughts come from the ‘human Dao’? Just like how I knew how to gather lunar essence after eating the Emperor’s Dew?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so? So what exactly is the human Dao? The Alaya?” Feng Xue felt he’d accidentally touched upon some hidden law of this world, but the white snake had no idea—instead, she remembered his earlier question and tugged at her white robe:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is my shed skin. I’ve been refining it as my core artifact. But since I haven’t unlocked a demonic talent yet, it’s just a bit more durable… this shape-shifting ability? That came from the name-binding ritual.” As she spoke, she realized she’d let slip too much, curled back into a ball, then cautiously poked her head out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t give this to you. Fine… fine, I’ll give you my next skin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who wants your skin? And what do you mean ‘next skin’?” Feng Xue felt he couldn’t keep up with this snake spirit’s logic, but the white snake seemed to exhale in relief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I shed my skin every three months. Each time, I refine it into my artifact. Honestly, creatures with fur are easier—no pain, no itch, just shed tons of it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is my shed skin—I’ve been refining it as my life weapon all along. But since I haven’t yet cultivated a demonic talent, it’s only good for defense… this shape-shifting ability? I got it when I first learned mouth-sealing transformation.” Here, the little white snake suddenly realized she’d let slip too much, curled back into a ball, then cautiously poked her head out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xue rolled his eyes, then pulled out his phone, woke it from sleep mode, found his favorite wallpaper, and held it up to the white snake:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you can change shape… can you look like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can… but do you really want me to look like this?” The white snake stared at the women in the image, dressed in strange attire, feeling an inexplicable discomfort—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the ‘high-transparency black silk qipao’ you mentioned during the name-binding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, you remember that?” Feng Xue felt embarrassed by her question, but shook his head: “These are all maid uniforms—servants in wealthy households wear them. This one’s white stockings. As for high-transparency black silk and the qipao… let me find it. Ah, here it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xue scrolled twice, pulling up another wallpaper; the white snake stared at the figure in the image—though the art style wasn’t realistic, its features matched her own form eight or nine out of ten—and her face changed instantly. She shook her head vigorously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s possible… but does it have to look like this?” The little white snake stared at the women in the image, dressed in strange garments, feeling an inexplicable discomfort—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without delay, she shook off her ragged robe, and as a flash of blue light—like an unedited magical girl transformation—appeared, the white snake maid, crisp and ready for work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! White snake, get out of my head!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(The white snake that pops up in a JoJo fan’s mind)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xue violently shook off the dark version of the white snake from his mind, staring hard at the white snake to cleanse his vision; she grew uneasy under his gaze and changed the subject:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, are you here to inspect my work? I made the bed exactly like the picture on the packaging. Does it look okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xue pinched the bridge of his nose instead of answering her attempt to sidestep: “More important—do you have a name? Whenever I hear ‘white snake,’ another image pops into my head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do have one—the Fox Immortal Grandma gave it to me—but I haven’t used it much… I can’t even remember it anymore. Was it Liu… something like Liu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the white snake flounder, Feng Xue didn’t wait idly—he quickly re-made the bed, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you can’t remember, just get to work. Come on, I’ll show you how to cook—this’ll be your job from now on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, I’m about to remember! Oh, I think I wrote it down somewhere…” The white snake, like a student racing to finish an exam as the bell rings, struggled to recall, yet obediently followed Feng Xue—until they reached the kitchen, when she suddenly slapped her palm and yanked up her maid skirt, pointing to the hem in his stunned gaze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you read what’s written here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the ease of obtaining cultivation techniques—well, it’s about the worldbuilding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, in Harry Potter, anyone with talent receives a letter from the magic school—that’s a sign of “high magic,” meaning the supernatural is widely known and accessible (yes, “high magic” and “high martial” aren’t the same thing).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in a cultivation world, basic techniques are everywhere; it’s only the advanced ones that are hard to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, even street vendors know about spirit mediums and Daoist priests—this proves the supernatural is common knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the concept of “Hell” exists. Just from the fact that our Ancestor is working down there, you can tell this is an ecosystem built by countless cultivator ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such an ecosystem to thrive, it needs more cultivators. More souls achieving spiritual form means more potential ghost immortals, more fresh blood for Hell—not one new recruit every few decades, with every department fighting over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, the supernatural’s popularity here is essentially “university expansion.” Each sect keeps its deepest secrets to itself, but for entry-level or basic skills, they’ll teach them freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xue was lucky—he found the Daoist priest away from home, so he learned the real thing (and of course, his higher education and career in novel writing broadened his thinking and perspective; otherwise, without guidance, he’d never have distilled the essence of the Four Fundamental Methods).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this explanation make sense now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, even ordinary breakfast vendors know about spirit mediums and Daoist priests, which shows that the supernatural is widely known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the concept of “Underworld” exists; without even going into details, the mere fact that the Ancestral Master is struggling down there proves this is an ecosystem composed of countless spirits of cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such an ecosystem to grow, it will inevitably require more cultivators—those whose souls have matured enough to transition into ghost immortals—so the Underworld can gain more fresh blood, rather than gaining only one new recruit every few decades, with every department fighting over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a certain sense, the widespread prevalence of the supernatural in this world is essentially a form of “university expansion”; sects and schools will not teach their deepest secrets, but if one merely seeks to enter the field or learn basic skills, they will be taught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xue was lucky—he happened to catch the Daoist priest away from home, so he learned the real thing (of course, his higher education and career in novel writing also broadened his thinking and elevated his perspective; without guidance, few would easily grasp the essence of the Four Fundamental Methods).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this explanation make sense now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1744,"2026-06-20T04:32:49.208Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9dbdc1246dbcb5ceac2abc2db860f09303c0cab20e951435d69383423e37a8b0","i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-chapter-26","i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-chapter-24",365,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-cover.jpg"]