William Grant chanted a few incantations, formed a hand seal, and pointed with his finger, from which a flame about a foot long surged out. The firewood in the stove was quickly ignited.

Every time William Grant used the Fire Manipulation Technique, he still felt a thrill—this was real magic, not some cheap trick!

The Fire Manipulation Technique wasn’t very powerful; it was basically like carrying a giant lighter around. Even so, it completely shattered William Grant’s understanding of physics from his previous life.

It was precisely this Fire Manipulation Technique that made William Grant realize this was a real world of cultivators, where everyone wielded great power...

In this sense, this place was a hundred times more dangerous than the beautiful country where everyone has a gun.

Having crossed into this world, whether he liked it or not, it seemed there was no way back.

As a middle-aged office worker battered by society, he had long since learned to accept reality.

To borrow a line from motivational quotes: “Everything is the best arrangement!”

It was precisely because William Grant could let things go that, despite being good at nothing, he could still live quite happily.

Right now, he wasn’t thinking about alchemy at all. He focused on cutting the demonic beast meat into pieces and frying it, then added water, rice, and salt, preparing to make a fragrant hand-grab rice.

The big iron pot was fixed to the stove, only suitable for steaming, boiling, and stewing. Cooking everything together like this was very convenient.

In no time, the aroma of meat filled the air.

The little black cat meowed incessantly on the stove, but didn’t dare get too close.

Lifting the rough wooden lid, the jade spirit rice, already large-grained, had swelled several times after soaking up water. William Grant filled a huge wooden basin to the brim.

He took out a coarse pottery bowl and served a small portion for the little black cat.

The remaining rice and meat, William Grant ate in one go.

It had to be said, the jade spirit rice was truly delicious, and the demonic beast meat was even better.

After eating his fill, not only were his taste buds and stomach satisfied, but the spiritual energy in his body was also warm and unusually abundant—an indescribable comfort.

William Grant let out a satisfied burp. If it weren’t for Manager Zhu and his wife causing trouble, this simple yet fulfilling life could truly be called happiness.

Stroking the little black cat, who was burying its head in the meat, he gently said, “Eat more, eat your fill and you won’t feel homesick…”

The little black cat, whether responding to William Grant or just happy with the food, let out two “meows.”

Full and content, with spiritual energy brimming inside, William Grant felt drowsy.

He forced himself to stay awake and once again took out the Mirror of Wind and Moon.

This time, he looked at the other side of the mirror.

The Mirror of Wind and Moon had two sides. One side reflected his appearance and various abilities.

On the other side, however, there was a woman.

The woman had delicate features and wore a bright red, cross-collared ruqun.

The skirt was smooth and somewhat sheer, faintly revealing her snow-white skin and graceful curves.

The key was, this woman looked like his first love, and also a bit like his colleague Sister Lane, a generous and sexy young married woman.

Well, those two already looked alike! It was just that one had a pure aura, the other was charming—very different in temperament.

There was also a difference in figure: the young married woman wasn’t fat, her fair, supple skin exuding a unique plump beauty.

His first love, on the other hand, was slender and had tight skin, radiating the youthful vitality unique to a young girl.

The woman in the mirror was both pure and alluring, combining the best of both. Yet her gestures and expressions all carried a hint of seduction—no matter how you looked at her, she seemed a bit improper.

After studying for a few days, William Grant, for convenience, called this woman Sister Lane.

He discovered that Sister Lane was actually alive—not a living person, but able to interact with him… like an advanced interactive AI.

William Grant reached out and gently tapped Sister Lane.

In the mirror, Sister Lane looked up and gave William Grant a charming smile, and a line of text appeared on the mirror’s surface.

Matters of wind and moon are the greatest good and beauty in the human world.

Embodying elegance and appreciating the beauty of wind and moon, one may attain the ultimate Dao.

Human Dao Spiritual Light: 335.

Secret Techniques: Electric Dragon Subduing Hand, Great Duality Divine Method.

Electric Dragon Subduing Hand: A peerless skill mastered after thirty years of singlehood. When performing certain fixed simple actions, hand speed is extremely fast, and the hand contains the power of electric light. When activated, it gives the recipient a wonderful tingling sensation. (Proficient 188/300)

Great Duality Divine Method: The heart senses within, the spirit descends without. High and low connect, two energies combine to form the divine. Thirty years of delusional obsession condense into a single true spirit, with endless marvelous uses. (Expert 321/400)

The first time William Grant saw this text, he was extremely embarrassed, even a bit angry.

What the hell is this? This is way too indecent!

No need to explain the Electric Dragon Subduing Hand—it couldn’t be more obvious.

The Great Duality Divine Method was clearly mocking him for fantasizing about beauties and treating his teachers as wives.

It was slander! He was a well-behaved, honest, middle-aged man who’d never done anything bad. Damn, just thinking about it felt wrong!

Actually, William Grant could tolerate all this. The problem was, these traditional skills were useless!

Human Dao Spiritual Light could only enhance the abilities on the mirror’s reverse side, and was completely useless for things like alchemy.

He had a feeling that Sister Lane should be able to serve some purpose! But exactly how to use her, he still needed to study…

But, why did it seem like the Human Dao Spiritual Light had increased by a few points?

Chapter 3: Human Dao Spiritual Light

William Grant remembered very clearly that the Human Dao Spiritual Light was originally 335 points. For an experiment, he had used up two points, leaving 333.

How did it become 335 again?

Where did these two extra points of Human Dao Spiritual Light come from? Today, he had only seen three people.