Only in this way can you avoid being bullied by others!

Only in this way can you protect the people you want to protect!

Only in this way can you get everything you desire!

As he walked in the direction of the school according to his memory, he realized just how ridiculous his idea of practicing the Ten-Thousand-Mile Divine Movement was!

With such a fat and weak body, he was already gasping for breath after walking just a few dozen meters—let alone traveling ten thousand miles! Even moving a hundred meters was a stretch!

“No way, I have to train my body, start right now. This body is just too lousy. If this goes on, let alone regaining my former strength at the Tribulation Crossing stage, I won’t even know when I’ll reach Foundation Establishment, or even the first level of Qi Refining is a distant dream!”

Feeling the flab and fat on his body violently jiggling with every step, William Carter gritted his teeth and made a vow.

In fact, William Carter was in such a hurry not just because he was dissatisfied with this body, but because he knew that this brand-new world was not as ordinary as mortals imagined!

At the very least, someone who could cripple the Yangqiao meridian of a newborn baby and still let him live, but only just barely make it to twenty years old, must have strength at least equivalent to the third level of Qi Refining in the cultivation world!

Moreover, since he was schemed against right after birth, then this inexplicable car accident... what if it was a carefully planned murder attempt by someone else?

This was the real reason William Carter was so desperate to cultivate! He needed to protect himself!

His only regret now was that his spiritual energy had been almost completely depleted while healing his body. Otherwise, with his heaven-defying cultivation technique, reaching the first level of Qi Refining quickly would not have been a problem.

There was no shortage of water in Qingshui City. After turning a corner, William Carter found a river about seven or eight meters wide, its water flowing quietly and crystal clear.

Frowning as he smelled the stench of blood mixed with the filth and impurities flushed out by spiritual energy from his body, William Carter walked to the riverbank. Too lazy to take off his clothes, shoes, or socks, he dove straight in, his fat body making a huge splash.

Soon, William Carter surfaced, his face filled with incredulous delight!

“Huh... this seems to be... the aura of Seven Luminaries Grass!”

Chapter 002: So Big, So White

At the end of March, the nights in Jiangnan were icy cold.

As soon as William Carter plunged into the water, even his iron-willed nerves were jolted by the freezing chill, and it took him quite a while to gradually adapt to the temperature.

The blood that had almost dried on William Carter’s head, face, and clothes immediately dyed the water around him a dark red, but since the river was flowing, the blood and the black impurities expelled from his body were quickly washed away.

His body gradually became clean and refreshed, which made William Carter feel quite comfortable.

But what pleased him even more was that he had just sensed the aura of Seven Luminaries Grass.

Seven Luminaries Grass, in the cultivation world rich with spiritual energy, was considered the lowest grade of auxiliary herb—usually only used by those just starting out, from the peak of body training to the second level of Qi Refining. But compared to this Earth, where spiritual energy was as thin as a vacuum, in William Carter’s eyes, Seven Luminaries Grass was practically a divine elixir!

Sensing the faint, elusive spiritual energy of the Seven Luminaries Grass, William Carter couldn’t help but sigh, his chubby face quivering. For once, he sincerely thanked the wretched heavens he had cursed countless times.

Following the direction of the spiritual energy, William Carter confirmed that the Seven Luminaries Grass was hidden in a patch of grass on the other side of the river. However, he didn’t rush over to look for it.

Excited as he was, he wasn’t in a hurry. After all, no one here would recognize such a spiritual herb, let alone compete with him for it. For William Carter, who always collected any treasure he saw, this Seven Luminaries Grass was already as good as his.

His glasses were now covered in water, making his vision blurry. He casually took them off and tossed them onto the riverbank, muttering, “Wearing these things is really uncomfortable!”

William Carter gently rubbed his eyes and wiped his face with river water. Looking around and seeing that no one would come at this hour, he stripped off all his clothes and began scrubbing his fat body in the water.

As he washed, he grumbled, “Ugh, look at all this fat. I really don’t know how this top-tier loser managed to eat so much—how did he get this fat? Hope I’ll be at least half as handsome as I used to be after losing weight...”

Unfortunately, William Carter had no choice in the matter, so he could only silently make a weight-loss plan in his heart.

With a screech of brakes, William Carter, who was leisurely washing himself in the water, was startled. Knowing someone had arrived, he instinctively crouched down, leaving only half his head above water to observe the riverbank.

The car door opened, and a slender woman stumbled out, making her way toward the river. The car then sped off, disappearing into the night.

“What’s going on? Coming out to jump in the river in the middle of the night? Life is so good, and yet she’s bored enough to seek death... She’s not here to steal my Seven Luminaries Grass, is she?” William Carter wondered to himself, while moving closer to the riverbank, staying out of the woman’s line of sight.