[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-xianzhou-is-too-bitter-so-i-m-living-it-up-i":3,"chapter-the-xianzhou-is-too-bitter-so-i-m-living-it-up-i-the-xianzhou-is-too-bitter-so-i-m-living-it-up-i-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Xianzhou Is Too Harsh, So I Live It Up in Teyvat",{"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":16,"volume":12,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2126361,3481,"Chapter 1","the-xianzhou-is-too-bitter-so-i-m-living-it-up-i-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>\"Sigh, I don't know if I'll be able to pass the Cloud Knights assessment this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already taken it twice and couldn't pass either time. I don't want to be kicked out; if I'm kicked out, I'll lose my iron rice bowl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There aren't many places hiring anywhere on the Luofu right now. Being a Cloud Knight means you're officially on the payroll. It doesn't matter if the pay is a bit low, it's easy work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True, compared to other jobs, things like paid leave are a breeze, and the monthly salary isn't too bad either. The only pity is that as a Cloud Knight, you have to take assessments every now and then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're talking nonsense. After all, a job this good is bound to have requirements. But don't worry, we already have a bottom-feeder here. This one is a short-lived species who just joined not long ago. Hehe, compared to us, he has no competitive edge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xianzhou \"Luofu\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exalting Sanctum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a Cloud Knights assessment base, a group of Cloud Knights were gathered, waiting and discussing among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them had worried expressions on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as they chatted, they all subconsciously looked toward the back right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood a youth with a face like jade and delicate features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the discussion of the Cloud Knights around him, Lin Mo's eyelids twitched slightly, and he sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is true that short-lived species have no advantage compared to long-lived species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifespan alone decides everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While a short-lived species is working themselves to the bone learning a certain skill, a long-lived species only needs to spend decades or a century focusing on one craft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they aren't too stupid and their direction is roughly correct, they will crush the short-lived species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it really doesn't work out, they can just change direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the life of a short-lived species is inherently brief; there aren't that many opportunities for trial and error. Once they take the wrong path, they can rarely turn back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But long-lived species are different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long-lived species here on the Xianzhou have lifespans of several hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they take the wrong path, they can quickly turn back and adjust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless you insist on being stubborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo truly never expected that he would wake up and transmigrate to the Luofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, his status is that of a trainee Cloud Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a trainee, there is still basic living security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the food and the accommodation are quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only pity is that as a trainee Cloud Knight, he needs to participate in assessments frequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he fails the assessment, he will be kicked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his time patrolling as a Cloud Knight, he discovered that this job is truly a sweet deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is almost nothing to do, and patrols are only every few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can arrange the rest of his time himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to working in a restaurant or other places, it is much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he absolutely, absolutely cannot be kicked out of the Cloud Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he won't be able to enjoy all that good food and paid leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, at this Cloud Knights assessment site, he is the only short-lived species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding Cloud Knights are all long-lived species, which makes many who came for the assessment cast sidelong glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that a short-lived species came to take the assessment is a bit of a news item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Cloud Knights are almost all long-lived species; there are no short-lived ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this assessment is a martial arts test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial arts and such require training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long-lived species have a natural advantage in this regard; they can rely entirely on time to gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Cloud Knight, although the Luofu is incredibly stable now, and there are Balance Commission officials patrolling every corner of the Luofu, big and small...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lin Mo doesn't know martial arts...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he transmigrated, he was as weak as a chicken, and it was too late to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lin Mo is not worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lin Mo looked at a virtual panel that only he could see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 18\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ability: None.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Influence Degree: 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Influence Point: 1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The simple introduction made Lin Mo narrow his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he transmigrated, he had obtained this virtual panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this panel is the thing that will help him defy the heavens and change his fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This panel is very simple; Influence Points are the influence caused by his own actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These influences will turn into Influence Degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Influence Degree reaches a certain amount, it can turn into an Influence Point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Influence Points are used to copy the abilities of his chosen targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person has certain abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These abilities vary in size, and he only needs to set his sights on the other person to directly use Influence Points to copy a certain ability of theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one Influence Point he obtained was an extra reward when this virtual panel appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo originally thought one point was very little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it turned out, he discovered that during this time, whoever he saw, he could directly copy their abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, cooking, craftsmanship, martial arts, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Influence Points required to copy these people all only needed one point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo also roughly figured out the pattern: any skill mastered by an ordinary person, as long as he wanted to, he could copy it based on the technique the other person had mastered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After figuring this out, he felt very happy and wanted to find those Pathstriders to copy from.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, there are many Pathstriders on the Luofu, including the chief of the Cloudford Merchant Guild and the General of the Divine Divination Commission, who have thunderous reputations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But unfortunately, he almost never encounters these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a Cloud Knight, during some patrols, he encountered some Pathstriders, but when he wanted to copy their abilities, he found that he didn't have enough Influence Points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo only then discovered that this Influence Point could copy most ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was simply not enough to copy some Pathstriders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if he had enough Influence Points, he could directly copy the Path power mastered by the other person, thereby stepping onto the Path and becoming a Pathstrider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering this, Lin Mo sighed, feeling it was a pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, even if he saw the chiefs of the Cloudford Merchant Guild and so on, he would be unable to copy the Path power or certain abilities they possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it were some ordinary abilities mastered by the other person, it wasn't impossible for him to copy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, many Pathstriders cannot possibly have all kinds of attribute powers, special abilities, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, there are also certain techniques that surpass ordinary people, and those techniques he can also copy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, as long as there are enough Influence Points, it means he can completely copy the power of an Aeon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just one kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Influence Point is a very important thing for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, what he needs to do now is to stay in the Cloud Knights, which requires a certain level of martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has already made preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He will use this one Influence Point on the Cloud Knight martial arts instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is currently a trainee Cloud Knight in the Cloud Knights, facing the risk of being kicked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he is as weak as a chicken, has no martial arts, and his training cannot compare to the long-lived species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wants to stay, he needs superb martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What martial arts do these Cloud Knights not have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That must be the instructor's martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they didn't have superb martial arts, the Cloud Knight instructor wouldn't be able to hold this position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today is the day the Cloud Knight instructor comes to give guidance once a month; if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo has been waiting for this Cloud Knight instructor to arrive, to directly copy the other person's martial arts, and thereby perfectly pass the Cloud Knights assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for Lin Mo, even though he is currently as weak as a chicken, he is not panicked at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the chefs and craftsmen he met during this time, Lin Mo chose to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Luofu, compared to other jobs, only being a Cloud Knight is the most promising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the current stable Luofu, he only needs to patrol a little to finish his work, and it's not even a daily patrol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The money he gets is also more than other jobs, and there are even certain internal benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he needs to stay here in the Cloud Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The instructor is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lin Mo was thinking this, a Cloud Knight suddenly spoke up in a hurry: \"Everyone, stop chatting, the instructor is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Cloud Knights present immediately adjusted themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo also narrowed his eyes and looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a large, burly Cloud Knight walking over from the entrance of the assessment gate not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking in front of everyone, he spoke with some emotion: \"I'll tell you a piece of good news: Lord Yanqing is free today and will come here. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask Lord Yanqing directly and request his guidance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Lord Yanqing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that the Lord Yanqing who is often by General Jing Yuan's side?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavens, how could that person come here? He is someone who sees the dragon's head but never its tail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Cloud Knights present were all extremely excited, shocked, and pleasantly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Yanqing is actually coming; this is simply incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must know that even the elites among the Cloud Knights rarely see Lord Yanqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is the strongest swordsman on the Xianzhou \"Luofu\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was taught swordsmanship and military strategy by the Divine Divination General Jing Yuan and is regarded by Jing Yuan as the person he trusts most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person is actually coming here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youngest Cloud Knight lieutenant in the history of the Cloud Knights, General Jing Yuan's bodyguard, a great collector of swords from the Artisanship Commission...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Yanqing's reputation is simply thunderous to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he will even come to guide their swordsmanship; this is simply incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Yanqing is also a Cloud Knight lieutenant himself, so it's normal for him to come to a Cloud Knight assessment point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, I've heard of it. It's not like Lord Yanqing hasn't been to some other Cloud Knight assessment points before, but I didn't expect him to come to ours this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great, having Lord Yanqing guide our swordsmanship is a huge gain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Cloud Knight after another spoke with excitement; they were all pleasantly surprised by the upcoming arrival of Yanqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must know, that is Yanqing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among their Cloud Knights, Yanqing is simply the representative of a legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lin Mo was also surprised when he heard the instructor's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yanqing is coming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why would he copy some crappy instructor? Wouldn't it be better to just copy Yanqing's swordsmanship or martial arts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo, who originally wanted to copy this Cloud Knight instructor, instantly dismissed the idea and decisively chose to copy Yanqing's martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That person is the strongest swordsman on the Luofu today.\u003C\u002Fp>",1914,"2026-06-16T11:57:17.883Z","2026-06-16T12:45:32.459Z","Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d850905b5065ad1a5c513ee08ab549d4f1cd9590190830743b47bdede219ed9a","the-xianzhou-is-too-bitter-so-i-m-living-it-up-i-chapter-2",null,401,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-xianzhou-is-too-bitter-so-i-m-living-it-up-i-cover.jpg"]