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Chapter 43: Chapter 41: College, Here I Come
At this moment, the tourists at the tide-watching pier have begun to leave one after another.
Seeing that the sky had completely cleared and the warm sunlight had driven away the dark clouds, Lin Beichen knew that the thunderstorm had ended. There was no need for him to stay here any longer, so he left along with the crowd and returned to the hotel.
Resting on the bed, Lin Beichen looked at the several unissued plane tickets on his phone, and began to ponder.
"There are still a few stops left..."
"Should I still go?"
According to his previous plan, there were a few more places to visit after watching the tide at Qiantang River. But he didn’t expect that the purpose of his journey would be accomplished here at Qiantang River.
"Go!"
Soon, Lin Beichen made a decision.
"Although I have completely controlled the Visualization Realm and cleared the electric element from my body, I still need to enhance the power of the electricity from my palm. Continuing to travel might help with future improvements!"
With this thought in mind, he immediately took action!
He began to visualize the position where the electric element appeared, guiding and steering the electric element towards his palm, and finally into his palm.
"Da da...da..."
Electricity appeared.
Lin Beichen looked at the tiny, almost undetectable electrical arcs on his palm and fell into deep thought.
"How can I enhance their power?"
At this moment, he thought of something, raised his eyebrows, and immediately began to experiment.
He directly visualized the electric element appearing in the "swelling" position, and the nearby free electric elements moved together towards his palm!
"Da da...da..."
Electricity appeared in the center of his palm!
But...
It was still so weak, no different than before!
"Is it not feasible?"
Although Lin Beichen was disappointed, he wasn’t discouraged and continued to ponder.
As he pondered, it soon reached midnight.
Feeling drowsy.
Since he had improved his Mental Realm, he wasn’t in a rush. So, after washing up, he lay down to rest. Early the next morning, he rushed to catch a plane to leave Hang City for his next stop.
In his subsequent travels...
He pondered how to enhance the power of the electricity in his palm while enjoying the scenery along the way, and continued to improve his Mental Realm.
More than ten days passed in a flash.
It was almost time for school to start.
That day, on TikTok.
A topic appeared on the hot list, [Meet the High School Top Scorer Who Got Full Marks, Comprehending Dao at Dragon Tiger Mountain]
The topic’s popularity soared rapidly, almost reaching the top of the list!
Clicking on the topic.
Most of the short videos were of the same kind, such as transformation videos.
The content of the videos was also similar.
With a piece of instantly galaxy-spanning BGM.
First was a sketch of mountains and rivers, with a man holding an oil-paper umbrella standing on an observation platform at a high place, surrounded by mist and mountains.
Then, as the BGM changed, the frame switched, and it transformed into another photo!
These photos were varied, mostly featuring the publisher’s own traveling and sightseeing pictures, trying to express that they were the person in the painting!
However, the most popular video within the topic was a short video by the original creator of the mountain and river sketch.
The BGM in the video was a piece of ancient style music.
The picture was the blogger’s own mountain and river sketch, and after a rendered transition, the photo became the scene from the painting—
A misty sky, Lin Beichen standing on the main peak observation platform at Dragon Tiger Mountain, holding an oil-paper umbrella, surrounded by fog and rain!
The video caption—
"On a rainy day, I came with sincerity to Dragon Tiger Mountain to listen to the Daoist from Celestial Master’s Mansion, and happened to see a young man. I felt a profound atmosphere and made a sketch to remember!"
The video was posted over ten days ago.
It hadn’t gained much attention until now.
Perhaps because school was starting.
Someone discovered that the young man in the video was the top scorer with full marks, and it was rapidly shared. One person told ten, ten told a hundred, and later it was spread by major media accounts, causing it to explode in popularity.
"Blogger, wake up, you’re viral!"
"Man, I see that the blogger’s other videos of the same type have at most a few hundred likes, but this video directly got a million!"
"The top scorer with full marks is really carefree, even went to Dragon Tiger Mountain. Was he going to comprehend the Dao? Does he believe in the Dao?"
"Does anyone else feel the same way, that from the photo alone, you can almost sense Lin Beichen’s ethereal and free spirit? It’s a perfect match for this sketch of mountains and water!"
"When the exam scores were just released, I saw his interview, didn’t think much of it then. But looking at it now, how come he looks so charismatic, so attractive?"
"Question: If you believe in the Dao, can you become the top scorer with full marks?"
"Ah, ah, I was also at Dragon Tiger Mountain that day, and saw him at the observation platform. I felt it was him, but he felt so ethereal and otherworldly. I felt so ashamed that I didn’t have the courage to look more closely and confirm. Didn’t expect it to really be him!"
"This temperament is amazing. How can someone be so excellent in both studies and personality?!"
"..."
The comment section under the original creator’s video exploded with discussion.
As the topic [Meet the High School Top Scorer Who Got Full Marks, Comprehending Dao at Dragon Tiger Mountain] reached the top of the hot list, the video’s popularity remained high for days!
Until...
The night before the start of the school year.
Lin Beichen, idly swiping his phone in the hotel, stumbled upon the video himself!
Eating melons and getting involved himself!
After browsing for a while, he put down his phone, planning to go to bed early to catch an early flight to Imperial Capital University the next day.
Although Lin Beichen had never thought that going to university would be of much use to him, he couldn’t not go.
The top scorer with full marks not going to university, staying idle at home? Causing public opinion? What would be the point of doing something so conspicuous? It would not only fail to positively impact the creation of the Cultivation Method but might also cause obstacles, attracting constant public attention!
Moreover...
Others’ opinions could be ignored, but how to face his parents?
There were so many things to consider, and just choosing to go to university, making a decision that any normal person would make, could put him at ease. So why not go?
What’s more...
Creating the Cultivation Method emphasizes Enlightenment!
Who can say there won’t be more ease in finding Enlightenment at university?
Thinking about it over and over.
He couldn’t find a reason not to go to university.
"I hope I can gain some enlightenment at university!"
This was Lin Beichen’s last thought before he drifted to sleep.
Since the journey after Qiantang River, he hadn’t stopped researching how to enhance the power of the electricity in his palm. He tried many methods and tried to gain enlightenment, but made no progress.
When he opened his eyes again, he was awoken by the alarm clock.
Looking at the sky, not yet fully bright outside.
He stretched, with a hopeful smile on his face.
"University..."
"Here I come!"
