Chapter 12: Cultivation Patriarch

After Zhang Jiangping briefly explained the basic benefits and regulations of the Civil Affairs Bureau,

he let Yu Lin and the other three get to know each other.

ZhouYi slightly inclined his body, and the wide sleeves of his Daoist robe slipped down.

He performed a standard Daoist Sect salute to Yu Lin: "Hello, I am ZhouYi, a Quanzhen Sect disciple."

"Third‑order Heavenly Authority—'Divination'. As long as a price is paid, one can divine everything; the higher the price, the more accurate the divination."

Bai Xiaoxia, sitting on the ground, finally tipped the last chip crumb into her mouth and satisfiedly licked the corner of her lips.

They stood up, came before Yu Lin, and laughed, "I am Bai Xiaoxia!"

"Second‑order Heavenly Authority—'FoodLuck'! Any food consumed can turn into luck!"

Finally, the wolf‑tailed girl by the window finally finished peeling the apple.

She stepped forward, handed the apple in her hand to Yu Lin, and only after seeing him accept it did she speak:

"Qin Zhao."

"Second‑order Heavenly Authority—'Reverse Logic Scale'."

She raised her right hand, and a translucent scale materialized in her palm: "It can apply 'Transfer' to any target, forcibly swapping the states of both parties."

"For example… transfer your pain to me, or shift my hunger onto an enemy."

"However, beyond a certain distance or if the power gap is too large…… the effect weakens until it completely fails."

Yu Lin split the apple in half and handed one piece to the eagerly watching Bai Xiaoxia:

"Yu Lin, Heavenly Authority.........."

"Um, you're sure it's 'FoodLuck', right?"

He turned his head toward Zhang Jiangping and the others.

Zhang Jiangping nodded: "We were originally a bit doubtful, but last night your turning misfortune into fortune told us."

"Indeed it is Second‑order No. 02 Heavenly Authority—'Heavenly Luck'."

"Who is No. 01?" Yu Lin asked curiously.

"Words Become Law: as long as one can endure the price brought by 'Law‑Follow', any spoken word will become reality."

It was not Zhang Jiangping, but Chen Tian beside him who spoke up to explain.

From the voice, it was indeed the "Chen Tian" who called Yu Lin that night.

She continued: "The previous Awakeners who wielded Words Become Law was in a foreign small country prone to earthquakes; they exchanged their own life to erase a massive‑scale quake."

"That country even established a holiday to commemorate him, granting five days off each year."

【8】 "Good person." Yu Lin said sincerely.

"Good person." Yu Lin said from the heart.

It not only benefits the present, but also aids the future.

"What's this 'not a good person'? Even calling them a 'Holy' person would be insufficient!"

Next.

Zhang Jiangping was about to continue speaking, but his pocket phone vibrated.

After glancing at it, he solemnly left with Su Qu, leaving Chen Tian and Yu Lin's group to discuss matters.

Chen Tian cleared her throat lightly, raising her voice a bit: "I am Chen Tian; you may call me Chen Zhu! Of course, calling me Chen Jie is also fine."

"According to past practice."

"Around mid‑June, there will be ten to eleven Awakeners,"

"Therefore our Civil Affairs Bureau will split into groups of five to six, training two new rookie squads."

"But because this year's situation is special, only the four of you awakened a Heavenly Authority in the first half of the year.......... However, though fewer in number, the quality is higher!"

"Thus we specially approved your four to form a squad."

"Let us warmly celebrate the squad's birth!"

She began clapping—clap, clap.

But seeing no one follow her applause, her expression gradually turned awkward and aggrieved........

"Good!"

Yu Lin clapped.

"Good!"

Bai Xiaoxia, after finishing the apple, immediately followed, her hands clapping with a loud "clap‑clap".

With two people cheering, Chen Tian's aggrieved look was replaced by a smile; she reached for several forms on the nearby table:

"Everyone, please collect one; this is your activity schedule for the coming months."

Yu Lin stepped forward, took a sheet, and looked down.

Morning drills, basic knowledge lessons, and combat training need not be mentioned.

What surprised him most was a class from three to five PM—Chain Qi Cultivation!

He looked up, saw that the two besides ZhouYi wore curious faces, clearly only just learning now, and said directly:

"Chen Jie, what is this Chain Qi?"

"There really is a cultivation technique?"

"Exactly!" Chen Tian was not at all surprised by his question and explained, "Didn't we just mention Words Become Law?"

"In our Xia Guo, looking back to the Qin Emperor era, there was a Chain Qi master—Xu Fu."

"He is, as far as our records go, the second Awakeners who wielded Words Become Law; he believed that since immortals exist, humans could also become immortals, so there must be a technique to achieve that."

"But he could not find such a technique, so he created his own Cultivation System........ If someone else tried, it would surely fail, but he possessed the Heavenly Authority 'Words Become Law'!"

"Thus, at the moment the technique emerged, the Chain Qi master was truly born."

"Although we do not know why he could bear the price and survive, he eventually died from using Words Become Law."

"You all also know what it is—First Emperor wants him to provide the Longevity Pill... The price of Longevity is not something he can bear!"

"After all, Longevity and immortality is the First Sequence No. 04 Heavenly Authority!"

Listen to her explanation.

"So that's how it is," Yu Lin and the other two finally realized.

History, that thing, truly is indescribably marvelous.

Chen Tian, since they already understood, just waved:

"Bai Xiaoxia, you three have already been assigned housing, so I won't continue leading you."

"All go back and rest well; tomorrow the formal training begins!"

"Yu Lin, come with me."

She gestured for Yu Lin to follow her.

Yu Lin followed.

Under her guidance, the onboarding paperwork, dormitory registration, and personal identity data entry were completed.

Hmm.

It is worth mentioning that his current identity information is classified at the highest level.

But Yu Lin doesn't think it serves any purpose.

The Civil Affairs Bureau has a mole watching.

It's also unclear why they don't let that big hand proficient in "Extended Calculation" calculate it and then eliminate everything.

Are they afraid that solving one batch will bring another? Or do the moles have some way to evade?

Yu Lin doesn't know.

"Alright, this is your dormitory."

"If you need any daily items, just call or message dorm manager Zhang Ma; she will prepare them for you."

After Chen Tian led Yu Lin to his dormitory, they handed the key card to Yu Lin.

When Yu Lin took it, she patted his shoulder:

"I'm leaving; contact me if anything comes up."

"Alright, Sister Chen, take care."

Watching her walk out of the room.

Yu Lin closed the door, went to the sofa, and sat down.

Thinking how deep the waters of this world truly are.

In Xia Guo, seniors used spoken commands to open the cultivation of Qi‑refining practitioners; so could those foreign Werewolves, Vampires, Priest Demon Hunters, Holy Knights of the Holy See... also be part of a genuine Cultivation System?

At that moment.

His phone popped up a message:

"【Yu Lin's younger brother, I couldn't find you at your place... have you already gone to the Civil Affairs Bureau?】"

Followed by a selfie of Ning Ya lying on Yu Lin's bed, wearing his clothes.

"【.........】"

"【What exactly do you want to do?】"