novellhall Chapter 2 starts with a melodramatic breakup.
Chapter 2 starts with a melodramatic breakup.
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (83)
人气：587
Cultivation level: 0 (Not yet a beginner)
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Lin Zixuan, having obtained the Hehuan Immortal Inquiry Technique, looked at the panel in his sea of consciousness with great excitement.
Cultivation is essential; one must cultivate oneself to gain immense power, a longer lifespan, and even the path to immortality.
After the initial excitement, he began to practice according to the instructions, assuming the five-center-of-heaven posture.
However, after a night, he was exhausted and had a sore back, but he had no feeling of energy.
Frustrated, he opened the panel in his sea of consciousness and discovered an unexpected change.
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (83)
人气：0
Cultivation level: 0 (Not yet a beginner)
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Everything else remained the same, except that the popularity dropped from 587 to 0, which must have been absorbed by the cultivation technique.
What exactly is this "popularity"? How is it calculated? How is it acquired? Does one have to rely on popularity to cultivate?
For the next week, he stayed home almost entirely, devoting himself to cultivation and studying the techniques and the control panel.
Unfortunately, his cultivation level made no progress.
He began to understand the popularity data on the panel.
This should be a direct reflection of the various emotional forces that all living beings in this world experience, quantified in numbers.
Moreover, this popularity can be regenerated. For example, his popularity was 587 before his first cultivation, but it was completely absorbed after cultivation.
But after he washed up and ate breakfast, he found that the popularity had returned to 1, and by noon it had returned to 2.
It seems that during this period, some people have been praising him, discussing him, cursing him, or resenting him, which has helped him regain some popularity.
However, as he began cultivating again, his popularity was once again completely absorbed by the cultivation technique.
After stopping cultivation, popularity began to recover slowly, and the longer the time interval, the greater the number would be.
The longest he went without cultivating was a day and a night, and he found that his popularity had recovered to 8.
It seems that my cultivation level has remained unchanged, and I am still unable to enter the realm of cultivation. This is probably because I lack popularity.
In that case, it seems I need to try the second path of cultivation.
Just as I was thinking this, the phone rang, and a charming voice came through the receiver.
"Ah Xuan, I'm back. Where are you?"
"In the Beijing Film Academy residential area."
"Great! Come here, Mum. I'm waiting for you. Hurry up!"
The person making the call was his current girlfriend, Jiang Yiyan.
Speaking of which, Lin Zixuan is, after all, the most handsome guy at Beijing Film Academy. In the two years since he entered the academy, he has dated several girlfriends. Jiang Yiyan is his third girlfriend at Beijing Film Academy.
Jiang Yiyan is his senior, one year ahead of him, a student in the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in 2002.
Six months ago, Lin Zixuan was playing basketball with his classmates at school.
Although his skills weren't exceptional, his 185cm height and outstanding physique made him stand out on the field. Plus, he was handsome, so every time he scored a goal, it drew cheers and screams from the girls watching.
Jiang Yiyan, who happened to be passing by the stadium on her way back to school, saw him and was attracted by his figure, so she joined the crowd of onlookers cheering.
After the game, Jiang Yiyan took the initiative to offer him a drink and a towel, and that's how the two met.
Lin Zixuan had just ended her previous relationship and was in a period of being single. The two, who were both handsome and beautiful, hit it off immediately and soon got together, and soon slept together.
However, the two did not live together completely; they usually lived in their own rented apartments.
Jiang Yiyan is already a senior in college, and she spends most of her time running around to different film crews and taking on roles.
I'm rarely at school, and I just came back from filming the TV series "Wrong Love".
Couples deeply in love are naturally very enthusiastic about physical intimacy, and as soon as Jiang Yiyan returned to Beijing, she immediately sought out her boyfriend to satisfy her cravings.
Lin Zixuan was also craving meat, and at the same time, he was wondering how much popularity Jiang Yiyan had and whether she could help him get started with cultivation.
After tidying up a bit, Lin Zixuan quickly went downstairs, hailed a taxi, and arrived at Wanliu Garden, another residential community near Beijing Film Academy.
This community is a bit far from Nortel, but it has more complete facilities and better greenery.
Jiang Yiyan rented a place here; it was a small two-bedroom apartment, but it was decorated much more warmly than Lin Zixuan's apartment.
When Lin Zixuan entered, the dining table was already laden with elaborate dishes, and Jiang Yiyan was opening a bottle of red wine.
Seeing Lin Zixuan enter, she put down her wine glass, quickly stepped forward, threw herself into Lin Zixuan's arms, and gave him a passionate kiss.
After a long while, their lips parted, and she said breathlessly, "Darling, don't rush, let's eat first. I just had the hotel send over, it's all your favorite food."
Lin Zixuan's anger had been aroused by her. Looking at his soft girlfriend in his arms, he had no appetite for food anymore. He lowered his head and returned the kiss, "Yanzi, I want to eat you first."
After saying that, he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, dropping equipment as he went.
Fortunately, he had been focusing on cultivation day and night recently. Before the sword touched the ground, he subconsciously glanced at the panel in his sea of consciousness and made an unexpected new discovery.
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (83)
人气：3
Cultivation level: 0 (Not yet a beginner)
Target 1, Popularity: 307541
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Hey, this panel can even recognize the popularity of other people.
It seems that Target 1 refers to Jiang Yiyan.
No wonder she has acted in several TV series, and played major roles in all of them.
Although the TV series flopped and the actor didn't become famous, his popularity was still vastly different from his own, with over 30 views.
Hopefully, Jiang Yiyan's popularity will help me get started with my cultivation.
While he was lost in thought, Jiang Yiyan became impatient. "Honey, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up!"
Lin Zixuan no longer hesitated, closing in and simultaneously circulating his cultivation technique.
A cheerful and sweet song began to play.
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An hour later, the fierce battle ended.
Jiang Yiyan felt completely weak and slumped limply against Lin Zixuan. "Darling, how come you were so amazing today?"
Lin Zixuan looked at the panel in his sea of consciousness.
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (83)
人气：3
Cultivation level: 0 (Not yet a beginner)
Target 1, Popularity: 207567
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He was speechless. He had absorbed the energy of more than 10 people from Jiang Yiyan, but his cultivation had not progressed at all. He wondered if the remaining energy from her could help him get started with cultivation.
He casually remarked, "It must be because I haven't seen you in so long, oh wait, haven't I always been like this?"
"Yes, yes, you're the best, darling."
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The two were whispering sweet nothings to each other when Lin Zixuan's stomach suddenly rumbled.
Jiang Yiyan chuckled, "Hungry? Serves you right, who told you to be in such a hurry? It's a pity the food is probably cold now."
Lin Zixuan patted her pert buttocks. "Then what are we waiting for? Get up."
Jiang Yiyan reached out and hugged him, saying sweetly, "Darling, I want you to carry me to the bathroom."
"Alright, little imp, as you wish, this is just the right time to respond to the national call for environmental protection and water conservation."
After saying that, Lin Zixuan got up, picked up the naked Jiang Yiyan, and walked into the shower room together.
However, while taking a shower, the two almost had another accident. In the end, considering that they were too hungry and lacked energy, they decided with great willpower to eat first and then continue their battle.
After heating it in the microwave, the two began to enjoy their meal.
However, Lin Zixuan soon noticed something unusual: the dishes on the table were all highly nutritious, such as oysters, prawns, venison, dog meat, and kidneys. Even the only vegetable was chives.
He was puzzled and asked, "Yanzi, why did you order all these yin-nourishing and yang-strengthening dishes today? Are you doubting my abilities?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yiyan first silently took a big gulp of wine, lowered her head and remained silent for a long time. When she looked up again after a long while, there were tears on her face.
"Ah Xuan, I'm sorry. I once swore that I would never be an ordinary person. I must become a big star."
Lin Zixuan was completely confused. "Does this have anything to do with today's dishes?"
"Ah Xuan, during this filming, I met Wu Kebo, the CEO of Chengtian. He said he wanted me to be his muse and he would do everything he could to make me a big star."
"Yanzi, are you breaking up with me?"
"I'm sorry, Ah Xuan, this is my best chance, and I don't want to miss it."
Lin Zixuan hadn't expected to encounter such a melodramatic situation so soon after returning from his time travel. "So, are we having a breakup date today?"
"Ah Xuan, I want to leave us with a perfect memory."
"But there's no need to order such highly nutritious dishes. Who are you looking down on?"
"It's not just for you, I need it too. I've also ordered dinner, all of which are very nutritious. I want us to have a perfect, high-quality battle before we break up, leaving no regrets."