I drew a talisman to save the sun from its bleeding state.

After patiently charging the Evil-Slaying Dragon Sword, Zhou Zheng gripped the sword and began practicing his swordsmanship. The power boost provided by the Dragon Sword Technique was incredibly powerful; although it was only a small amount, it gave him a feeling of beginning to control his body.

Every thrust, sweep, and slash was executed with full force, relying entirely on the Rejuvenation Technique's 1 point of life force recovery per second to maintain his condition.

This training session lasted for another two hours, leaving me utterly exhausted and soaked in sweat.

Swordsmanship Proficiency +1, Martial Arts Knowledge +2

[Sword Mastery: Affects the power and accuracy of your use of sword-type weapons, as well as the skill ceiling for using sword-type weapons]

[Martial Arts Knowledge: Affects your hit rate, strength, critical hit rate, etc. in actual combat. If your Martial Arts Knowledge is higher than your enemy's, you gain combat buffs. If your Martial Arts Knowledge is lower than your enemy's, you gain combat debuffs.]

Zhou Zheng stopped breathing heavily and used the Rejuvenation Technique's [Healing] skill to restore his condition. His health bar surged upwards to 10 points.

It has strong healing properties, capable of restoring health by twice the amount of medical skill, but since it only has 5 points of medical skill, it can only be used as a minor skill for now.

He sheathed the Evil-Slaying Dragon Sword and placed it on the table.

"Slurp slurp".

Zhou Zheng looked over with a black line on his face, and Xiao Xue was leaning against the sofa, looking over with shining eyes.

Xiaoxue tossed over a dry towel she had prepared beforehand: "Hehe, wipe your sweat first. My mom has prepared new clothes and pants for you. Do you want to change now?"

His shirt was soaked with sweat, which had already made his physique quite shapely.

Zhou Zheng wiped his sweat with a dry towel, walked over and picked up his clothes and pants: "I'm going to take a shower, you're not allowed to come near me."

"What? You're obviously not a hygienic person. I've never even seen you take a shower."

Zhou Zheng ignored her tantrums, picked up his clothes and went upstairs to take a shower.

After rinsing, I changed into new clothes and pants. I looked in the mirror and they fit quite well.

"Aunt Xue has a really sharp eye."

After coming out, I sat down on the sofa to rest.

Xiaoxue leaned back on the sofa, a straw between her teeth: "Master Zhou, no wonder you became an immortal. The suffering you endured is something most people couldn't bear."

Zhou Zheng quietly closed his eyes to rest, too lazy to pay attention to her.

Seeing this, Xiaoxue quickly changed the subject: "Master Zhou, you mentioned last night that your dream is to save the world. So how do you plan to save the world?"

Zhou Zheng opened his eyes, looked at the persistent Xiaoxue, and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Get involved first, become stronger, and then find a solution."

Xiaoxue was taken aback: "You know about dreams, but you don't know how to achieve them?"

Zhou Zheng: "Yes."

Xiaoxue was shocked: "Are you kidding me?"

Zhou Zheng said earnestly, "You have to know that I decided on this dream two days ago, and I'm also figuring things out as I go."

Xiaoxue asked in surprise, "If you don't know, then what are you going to do?"

Zhou Zheng: "We can do it even if we don't know. Let's just start doing it first, in case we find a way."

Zhou Zheng prefers to demonstrate success and failure rather than simply conjure them up in his mind.

Xiaoxue seemed to understand, but could only vaguely grasp the concept.

There was a minute of silence.

Xiaoxue leaned against the sofa, raised her legs, rested her chin on her hand, and said with bright eyes, "Master Zhou, when you're saving the world, do you need a little financial support and help? I think I can do it."

Zhou Zheng was thoroughly annoyed: "If you really have nothing to do, go to my bedroom and cut those yellow papers into talisman sizes, then grind the cinnabar ink and soak the cinnabar brush."

To be honest, excessive affection from others can sometimes be a burden, especially when you can't reciprocate.

Xiaoxue's eyes lit up, and she got up at lightning speed, running happily to Zhou Zheng's bedroom next to hers to find materials for drawing talismans.

Zhou Zheng's lips twitched slightly; he regretted ordering her to do the work.

His eyes narrowed slightly, a sense of doubt welling up inside him. How strange, what exactly did this girl see in him that made her so infatuated?

Zhou Zheng touched his face, then his stomach, and then looked at the burly bodyguard in the corner of the hall, his head filled with question marks.

"You've got your eye on abs? Every bodyguard here has a better physique than me."

Are you attracted to his looks? If I were handsome, would I still be single? I could just go live and show my face, and the line of online dating partners would stretch to the ocean.

No matter what she thought about it, Xiaoxue happily ran out with the bag and put it on the table. She opened Doubao on her phone and began to do these basic, tedious tasks under Doubao's guidance.

Zhou Zheng watched Xiaoxue enthusiastically doing tedious work, picked at his ear, and felt that the world was finally quiet.

After resting for half an hour, Xiaoxue had finished grinding the ingredients.

Zhou Zheng sat up, opened his phone, and began practicing drawing talismans. The best thing about talisman cultivators is that they can use a prop-based approach; a sufficient reserve of talismans determines a talisman cultivator's overall ability.

This painting took another two hours to complete. Xiaoxue, on the other hand, excitedly rested her chin on her hand, watching Zhou Zheng intently working on his piece.

Zhou Zheng stopped writing and placed the brush on the inkstone beside him.

[Character Drawing: Level 2]

【Characteristics: Unconventional】

[Introduction: You made a grand vow and gained the favor of the Thunder God, deepening your understanding of the lightning element and allowing you to progress rapidly in drawing lightning talismans. However, as the price, you must fulfill your vow as soon as possible to prove that the Thunder God did not misjudge you. You possess a level of conviction and perseverance that is rare among ordinary people; this is your talent, and also the path you have taken.]

Good news, I've received a powerful buff.

However, judging from the skill description, I must find a way to fulfill my grand ambition as soon as possible. If I am not proactive, I will be punished afterward and I will be finished.

Fortunately, Lei Zu is a righteous god, and his skill descriptions don't contain any harsh requirements; it all depends on self-discipline. Therefore, there's relatively ample time available, and the requirements aren't too demanding.

Zhou Zheng remembered the instructions left by the Taoist Master Xuan Yizi, and asked himself to learn divination.

I opened the Baiyun Temple app and found a message in the background. Clicking on it, I saw it was a learning link sent by Daoist Xuan Yizi. It was an introductory course on Six Lines divination, a very simple method of divination.

Zhou Zheng looked up: "Do you have any coins? Give me three."

Xiaoxue hurriedly stood up: "Wait a minute, I remember Mom has plenty in her drawer, I'll go get them for you."

"Ta-da!"

After a while.

"Ta-da!"

Xiaoxue ran over happily and placed the three coins in front of Zhou.

Zhou Zheng took the coin and began to perform divination according to the introductory tutorial on it.

"Should I go fulfill my grand ambition tonight?"

With that thought in mind, I started throwing them away.

"Clang clang..."

Three coins landed on the table.

Zhou Zheng held his phone and began analyzing the tutorial, concluding, "It's time to fulfill my grand ambition."

That's true. It's the first day, after all. No matter the outcome, we have to show a good attitude. We can't just train without actually doing anything.

[Divination: Level 1]

Please select skill characteristics.

[Accurate divination: While the accuracy rate has been improved, due to your current lack of skill, you may need to perform multiple divinations to obtain the final accurate answer.]

[Pray for Divine Blessing: Each divination grants a random buff, which cannot be regained until it expires.]

[Misfortune and fortune are intertwined: You can more accurately predict fortune and misfortune, but at the same time you will also learn the price of fate.]

Accurate divination is exactly what I need right now; for a beginner, getting accurate answers will lead to faster progress. Praying for divine blessings seems tempting, but the randomness is a major concern, and I'm not willing to be a gambler. The idea that fortune and misfortune are intertwined seems rather mystical, so I'm not considering it for now.

[Accurate divination feature acquired]

[Introduction: Because of the favor of the Thunder God, if the person you consult is the Thunder God, the success rate of the divination will increase significantly.]

Zhou Zheng became interested and hurriedly asked more questions.

"Lei Zu, Lei Zu, should I go out and do something tonight?"

I tossed a coin and checked the analysis on my phone: Yes.

"Lei Zu, Lei Zu, where is my target location?"

Flip a coin and see the analysis: South

Zhou Zheng scratched his head and had to consult Lei Zu several times before finally finding the target location by looking at the electronic map.

This abandoned villa area was originally an old development zone. After the economic bubble burst, some of the wealthy residents left. Some physically left, while others left but didn't completely disappear, making it a haunted area often mentioned in local gossip.

With subsequent changes to urban planning, the area was cut off from water and electricity, becoming a complete no-man's-land and a source of material for local ghost stories.

Zhou Zheng swallowed hard, asking uncertainly.

"Lei Zu, is this definitely the area where I will fulfill my grand vow tonight?"

【Yes】

Before I even tossed a coin, a pop-up window appeared.

Good news, Lei Zu has taken a liking to you.

Even better news: Lei Zu personally arranged the work schedule.