How come I was born a deity?

"Along the River During the Qingming Festival? Are you serious?" Seemingly realizing her exclamation had been a bit too loud, Shen Nianxu glanced at the strange looks from passersby and quickly lowered her voice, asking Chen Qi, "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

"No," Chen Qi said innocently, "I've already built the star map. If there weren't so many people here, I would have shown it to you directly. Why would I lie to you?"

Shen Nianxu felt like dying.

I went to great lengths to bring you to see Master Xuanqing, helped you find an opportunity to build a star map, and even helped you get a vote. Is this how you repay me?

She could tell that Chen Qi had a high talent for condensing stars, even surpassing Chen Fuzhou. However, drawing star charts requires more than just the talent to condense stars; it also requires sufficient control over the stars!

The more stars there are, the harder they are to control!

Why is Xu Yangzi's star chart "Beiye Grass Insect"? Isn't it because his limit has been reached?

What level of painting is "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"? Not only are the patterns intricate, but the painting is also extremely large. Why has no one been able to use this painting as their own star map to this day?

Isn't that because it's an impossible task?

Even if Chen Qi really possesses this level of control over spiritual energy, so what?

How many stars would you have to gather to create such a large star map?

"I really..." Shen Nianxu really wanted to find a place to cry for a while. "Why did you have to choose this painting?"

Chen Qi had quite a few far-fetched reasons: "Don't you think that once this star map is displayed, it will intimidate the other side? Isn't that a good thing?"

"Don't even mention pulling out the star map yet. I'd be grateful if you just didn't pull it into your pocket," Shen Nianxu said, feeling a headache coming on. "Forget it, let's talk about it when we get back. I'm too ashamed to go back to see Master Xuanqing right now."

After walking down the mountain for a while, Shen Nianxu suddenly asked, "How many stars do you have now?"

Chen Qi counted the stars within his body and said, "About one hundred and seventy or eighty."

"If we use this to fill in a star map, how much could we draw?"

Chen Qi focused his attention on the star map within his body.

"Hmm, that's enough to draw a person now."

Shen Nianxu quickly took out her phone and searched for how many people were in the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" scroll.

Although some results differ, the vast majority of the figures indicate that there are at least eight hundred people in this picture.

This only includes the people in the picture, not the scenery inside.

"What should we do now...?"

Shen Nianxu sighed and went down the mountain with Chen Qi.

Just as they reached a parking lot at the foot of the mountain, He Yan, who had left in a disheveled state earlier, appeared out of nowhere with a group of black-clad bodyguards behind him. He laughed and said, "Hahaha! I can tell from your expression that although you met with Master Xuanqing, you didn't get any votes, right?"

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" He Yan laughed loudly three times, "I knew it! How could the Shangqing Palace possibly vote for a mere first-level cultivator? They'd better go back to cultivation for another two or three years!"

Shen Nianxu turned around abruptly, fixing her cold, murderous gaze on He Yan.

The bodyguards around him changed their expressions and decisively shielded He Yan in front of them.

He Yan: "What are you doing? Aren't you bodyguards?"

"Oh right, I'm sorry, Mr. He," the bodyguards in black then emerged from behind He Yan and shielded him behind them. "Miss Shen's presence was a bit too overwhelming, and I didn't react for a moment."

He Yan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said again, "Little girl surnamed Shen, do you intend to make a scene here? Your bookstore no longer has any authority. If you really resort to violence, our He family will be acting in self-defense!"

Shen Nianxu pouted, grabbed Chen Qi's forearm, and walked towards the parking lot exit.

Watching the two leave, one of the bodyguards in black who had been guarding the foot of the mountain asked, "Mr. He, what happened? This is the first time I've seen Shen Nianxu with such an expression."

"What other reason could there be? It must be that Master Xuanqing is not giving her face. Xu Yangzi of Shangqing Palace is already trying to become a fifth-level cultivator. Why should he vote for a first-level cultivator? Even if he were Chen Fuzhou himself, it wouldn't matter."

He Yan sneered, "The position of Qingcheng leader is awarded to the most capable person. Our He family is determined to get it this year. Go and prepare your things. The tickets to the Shangqing Palace... our He family is going to have them!"

The bodyguards in black didn't say anything; they simply carried out He Yan's orders.

-

After leaving Qingcheng Mountain, Chen Qi and Shen Nianxu returned to the bookstore.

As soon as she returned to the bookstore, Shen Nianxu sighed deeply, sat down at the bar, and began to drink Want Want Milk with a melancholy expression.

Chen Qi didn't disturb her melancholy mood; he simply turned the bookstore's sign over to indicate that it was open.

He then sat down in the reading area and began to concentrate intently on the stars.

It took Chen Qi a whole day to experience a surge in the number of stars he possessed, from seventy or eighty when he first set out to over two hundred, nearly three hundred!

If Xuanqing Zhenren and Xuyangzi had known about this during the day, they would probably be spitting blood right now.

However, Chen Qi didn't think it was that impressive, since throwing more than two hundred stars into the star map wouldn't even cause a ripple.

"How many stars would it take to fill this 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' scroll?" Chen Qi thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Shen Nianxu, leaning against the bar, looked at Chen Qi with a strange expression.

Logically speaking, condensing stars requires complete immersion, which is why practitioners have terms like "sitting meditation" and "entering samadhi."

But for some reason, Chen Qi seemed to have no need to calm down at all; he could continuously condense stars simply by multitasking.

"Is this what talent is...?"

Shen Nianxu sighed helplessly to herself.

It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy. No wonder Chen Fuzhou said that if Chen Qi didn't have talent, he would eat three pounds of shit.

So they really do have the confidence.

"Strength and reputation, huh...?"

Shen Nianxu muttered to herself.

It's indeed difficult to demonstrate strength these days, but reputation can be built up through small, everyday actions.

Shen Nianxu tapped the bottle of Want Want Milk gently with her fingers, her eyes half-closed.

"Should we let him start trying to get to know those women...?"