Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 9: I Can't Survive Anymore

The days passed by in a cycle of concealing one's abilities during the day and cultivating diligently at night, and before they knew it, a month had gone by.

Su Ming's eyes were much brighter than before, and the entire person resembled a small blade of grass stubbornly growing through cracks in stone, exuding a silent tenacity.

His changes were noticed by everyone in the household.

At the dinner table, Wang Chuntao's sarcastic remarks had decreased significantly, because she discovered that this younger brother-in-law was much more efficient at chores than before, whether chopping firewood or carrying water, never complaining of exhaustion.

Mrs. Chen, on the other hand, felt increasingly heartache for him, always trying to find ways to prepare some tasty treats for him.

The one who had changed the most was Su Shan.

One evening, Su Shan returned from town carrying a small package.

During dinner, in front of the whole family, he opened that oil-paper wrapped package.

Inside weren't food items, but rather a stack of hemp paper, a small ink stick, and a brand new writing brush.

"For... for me?" Su Ming was stunned.These items would cost the family several days' worth of expenses.

"Mm." Su Shan squeezed out a single word through clenched teeth, pushing the items toward Su Ming. "Teacher Zhou said you... are diligent. Stop using charcoal sticks."

Su Feng and Wang Chuntao both stared in astonishment.

Su Yang, however, smiled. He patted Su Ming's shoulder, his eyes filled with heartfelt relief.

Su Ming's eyes instantly reddened. He grasped that writing brush that still carried the scent of ink, holding it as if it were the most precious treasure in the entire world.

"Father..."

"Eat!" Su Shan roughly cut him off, burying his head in his bowl to shovel rice.

At night.

carefully copy the "Hundred Family Surnames" character by character onto the new paper. The newly purchased brush had a flexible tip, and the hemp paper carried a faint fragrance of grass and wood, infinitely better than

wrote slowly

character, he first mentally reviewed the stroke structure that Lin

"Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li..."

a month of intensive training, your common character library has expanded to six hundred and three characters. Barely meets our company's

clicked loudly: "Physical fitness KPIs are steadily improving, cultural KPIs exceeded expectations. It's just this 'spiritual energy node exploration' project—not a shred of

my soul is called the 'Profound Heaven Ring.' It contains its own internal space, storing some of this old man's collections from back in the

the first time Su Ming had heard

drifts freely between heaven and earth. You ordinary mortals cannot perceive it, much less utilize it." Lin Yu dangled the bait. "Only by absorbing spiritual energy into your body and embarking on the path of cultivation

how can I obtain spiritual energy?" Su Ming's heart

rich in spiritual energy are all occupied by major sects and powerful factions. As a mountain village boy, how can you compete? Unless... you

paused, fully arousing Su Ming's

a wisp into your body at

have

pride. "But we have the method—where is the spiritual energy node? This impoverished backwater

Ming's heart, which had just been ignited, was doused with a bucket

nearby, there hides some weak node that we don't know about. Starting tomorrow, besides your cultivation, you need to do one

"What thing?"

do you feel most comfortable, where do the flowers and grass grow most luxuriantly, where are the insects most active... Spiritual energy is the source of all living things' vitality. Where it exists, all things will

This is your first real

Ten days later.

He felt somewhat discouraged. "I've checked all around the village—the place where flowers and grass grow most luxuriantly is behind Aunt Li's outhouse, and where

Lin Yu's soul twitched.

exploration." He forcefully saved face. "This shows that the true

then, Second Brother Su Yang's voice came from

you asleep? Wake up early tomorrow,

it, Brother!" Su Ming quickly responded, blowing out the oil