I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 1 My Morals Are Naturally Low

"Chen Yu, this is the Hehuan Sect's enrollment guide for this year. Please take a look."

Chen Yu flipped through the document with mixed feelings, then said helplessly, "Teacher, the tuition is too expensive. Besides, doesn't the Hehuan Sect only accept female disciples?"

As strong as a tiger, the math prodigy Mr. Zhao took a sip of tea and said earnestly, "That was many years ago, and things have been reformed long ago. It's a bit expensive, but the required scores are lower there. You only need 300 points for all five subjects (moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor). If you work hard now, you can still manage. If you don't have enough tuition, you can apply for an enrollment subsidy; there's still hope."

"...Thank you, Teacher Wang. I'll think about it."

"Okay, but my surname is Zhao."

Seeing Chen Yu about to leave, the teacher suddenly called out, "Chen Yu."

Standing at the door, Chen Yu turned his head: "Hmm?"

"...Don't worry, we'll help you find another opportunity. There's definitely a way."

"Thank you, Teacher Zhao."

"You're welcome."

Watching Chen Yu leave, Teacher Zhao took another sip of tea, spat out the tea foam, and sighed.

Pity.

If only it could last another year, or even just half a year, how wonderful that would be.

With the admissions guide in hand, Chen Yu returned to the classroom, feeling awkward no matter how he looked at it.

Although she knew that the Hehuan Sect in this world was a sect that trained actors and artists, the memories of her past life remained, and she would always associate them in a less than positive light.

Shaking his head helplessly, Chen Yu took out his ivory-like phone from the drawer, wondering if there was anything he could do to salvage it.

The magic within the phone was activated, and the mana battery on its back began to operate.

The old phone started up very slowly, and its stored magic power, like that of a dying old man, trembled as it sent the magic power from the magic circle into the built-in small magic circle.

As the faint light appeared, Chen Yu's phone screen displayed his previous scores.

Name: Chen Yu.

[Student Status: Tianyuan City Third Cultivation High School]

[Spiritual Root Rating: 91 (100)]

[Realm Level: First Level of Qi Refining]

[Germany: 20 (100)]

[Intelligence: 93 (100)]

[Body: 31 (100)]

[US: 83 (100)]

[Labor: 43 (100)]

Spiritual roots are not included in the score, and his five subjects totaled 270, which is basically the bottom score in Tianyuan Third Cultivation High School.

Despite his poor grades, no one dared to laugh at Chen Yu.

After all, he had only been cultivating immortality for a year.

In his past life, he was a 996 office worker in the gaming industry. After saving up some money, he started his own small game company, which then became incredibly lucrative.

The game was eventually launched, but the player logged off.

I thought that death meant nothing, but I was unexpectedly reborn into this modern cultivation world.

This world has immortals, Buddhas, three thousand sects, and hundreds of millions of living beings. Almost every cultivator is striving to become an immortal.

About half of the children will awaken their spiritual roots at the age of seven and become body-tempering cultivators.

Then he began to absorb spiritual energy and hone his magical power, laying a foundation before the age of fifteen. After that, he entered high school and began to develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and practically, eventually gaining admission to various major sects.

Chen Yu did not awaken his powers at the age of seven and thought he would live his life as an ordinary person. Unexpectedly, he awakened his powers at the age of seventeen.

The spiritual root arrived at this moment!
Because they were ten years behind, their foundation was also ten years less than others. Even with a spiritual root rating as high as 91, it was still difficult to overcome that ten-year gap.

"Or, should I repeat a year? But most sects only accept recent graduates, what should I do?"

That year, Chen Yu had exhausted all his potential, and his sleep had almost completely disappeared, but unfortunately, he still only scored 270.

This is only because I have memories of my past life and excellent spiritual roots; otherwise, I wouldn't even have this many points.

Just as Chen Yu was thinking about how to improve his score, he suddenly felt a darkness fall over him.

A muscular, strong man, clearly a frequent name on the wanted list, stood in front of him, looking down at him.

Then, with a simple, honest smile, he bowed and said, "Brother Chen, today's math homework..."

"Copy this from the table. Remember not to copy it all, and then put them in separate places."

"I know, I know."

"Don't write the square root as 'factory', and don't write 'week' as 'seven days'."

"Understood, understood." Even monks need to study mathematics.

Mathematics is the foundation of talismans, and talismans are the foundation of magic.

People who don't understand mathematics can't even construct talismans. Therefore, mathematics plays a very important role in "intelligence," or culture, which is why Chen Yu scored 93 in the cultural assessment.

Unfortunately, due to insufficient Qi and blood, and lack of proficiency in using ritual implements, his performance in "physical education" and "labor" was somewhat lacking.

"Beauty" refers to art, including music and painting. I was quite good at this in my previous life, and it didn't drag me down after I came here.

But the low score for "morality" is quite surprising.

Morality is a comprehensive score that includes good deeds, luck, opportunity, and karma from past lives.

Normally, an ordinary cultivator would theoretically score 50, so 20 points means Chen Yu is either a wicked villain or extremely unlucky.

Considering that he only awakened his spiritual root at the age of seventeen, Chen Yu felt that it was most likely the latter.

The burly man borrowed the homework and left happily, but then strode back in a flash.

With a grip on Chen Yu's shoulder, the burly man said earnestly, "Brother Chen, one college entrance exam is nothing. At worst, I'll retake it with you."

"...No, your grades aren't even as high as mine, how dare you comfort me?"

"It's normal for my grades to be low because I'm not smart. But you're different from me. You're so smart, and your inspiration and spiritual root rating is high, so it's not normal for your grades to be low. So is it wrong for me to comfort you?"

"...Thank you so much."

"We're brothers, no need to be so polite," Dazhuang said apologetically. "By the way, the Cultivator Committee sent you a letter, but you weren't there at the time, so Laoban asked me to give it to you. Take a look."

"Thanks."

Upon receiving the letter, Chen Yu paused slightly after seeing the black envelope.

The full name of the Cultivator Committee is the Tianyuan Cultivator Management Committee, which is responsible for all matters and cooperation of cultivators.

Each major region has a monastic council that cooperates or competes with each other and is governed and coordinated by the monastic federation.

Education was also handled by the monks' committee, and it was they who sent me the notification that my spiritual roots had awakened.

The message's cover color varies depending on its security level. White indicates a regular message, while black indicates an encrypted message that cannot be opened by anyone other than the message owner.

Putting the envelope in his pocket, Chen Yu saw that he had no more classes for the day, so he simply went back to his dormitory, locked the door, and then opened the letter.

The moment the envelope was opened, it transformed into a stream of light, with numerous points of light resembling a giant hand that touched Chen Yu's forehead and then dissipated, but his identity had already been confirmed.

[Dear Chen Yu, this is a private letter from the Tianyuan Cultivator Committee. Please ensure you are alone when viewing this message.]

We deeply sympathize with your situation, but we cannot make an exception. You will still need to take the college entrance examination next year as a current-year candidate; this cannot be changed.

Although he knew this would be the result, Chen Yu was still a little disappointed.

However, if it were just this message, then the sender would have used a white envelope, which means there is more important news to come.

[However, in the previous tests, we discovered that in addition to your spiritual root, you also show signs of physical awakening. Therefore, we have decided to give you a dose of Physical Awakening Liquid as an extra boost, hoping you can seize this opportunity.]

[A cultivation body is a power independent of the cultivation system. It is speculated to be a remnant of the bloodline of ancient powerful beings. Currently, we know very little about it, only that its existence is even less likely than that of spiritual roots, and its effects after awakening are equally unknown.]

[After taking the Awakening Elixir, your powers will manifest in the way you are most familiar with. If you experience inexplicable hallucinations or phenomena around you, that is normal; you will adapt within a few minutes.]

Please do not reveal information about your martial arts style. If necessary, you can assign a fake style to yourself. Some styles may have negative effects, but as long as you do not commit illegal acts, we can tolerate them.

Finally, I wish you a pleasant spiritual journey. Goodbye.

"Goodbye."

Although he knew the other person couldn't hear him, Chen Yu still said goodbye, and then saw the envelope spontaneously combust without a flame.

The flames were somewhat dim, and they did not touch Chen Yu or anything around him while burning. After they burned out, they left no ashes, but instead produced a glass bottle about the size of a thumb, filled with a mercury-like liquid.

Although it was only two drops, the fact that the committee sent it over so solemnly shows that this thing was definitely not cheap.

A quick online search revealed a price tag of 300,000 yuan, which made Chen Yu gasp in shock. He then felt indebted to the person who had helped him and decided to repay the favor when he had the chance.

The method of using the awakening liquid is very simple: just open the bottle and swallow the liquid inside.

This medicine can only be taken when there are signs of awakening, and it can accelerate the awakening of the body's power. It has no effect in other states.

Carefully opening the bottle, Chen Yu tilted his head back and swallowed the liquid inside, emptying it before he could even taste it.

Almost instantly after taking the medicine, Chen Yu felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows, followed by a voice in his ear:

The cultivation technique [Heavenly Demon Body] has been unlocked.

Upon hearing this voice, which sounded like a game narrator, Chen Yu immediately wanted to say "Holy crap!"

I've found the reason for my low moral standards.

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(End of this chapter)