Chapter 50 - 44: My Life Is Destined to Be a Supporting Role, but Who Doesn’t Want to Stand in the Spotlight?

Chapter 50: Chapter 44: My Life Is Destined to Be a Supporting Role, but Who Doesn’t Want to Stand in the Spotlight?

Lu Chen made a rough judgment on how to activate a new Dungeon based on his previous experience of unlocking the "Dungeon: Ancient Cultivator’s Tomb." If he remembered correctly, he had only unexpectedly discovered the game Dungeon after arriving at the school’s Cultivation Chamber.

Was there anything special about the school’s Cultivation Chamber? There really was. Legend had it that the location of Luocheng First High School wasn’t decided on a whim, but was the result of a deliberate selection.

What was the reason for this selection? First, it mattered whether the Spiritual Power in the area was rich, and second, whether the feng shui was suitable. The former was easy to understand; after all, the density of Spiritual Power directly affected the Cultivation speed of the teachers and students at the First High School.

Why were the Four Great Dao Schools able to become the four most prestigious higher education institutions in the Nine Provinces? A large part of the reason was that their locations were among the Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands with the richest Spiritual Power in the entire Nine Provinces. Many Great Divine Ability Users and students who were willing to join the Four Great Dao Schools as lecturers or disciples were attracted by this very point. After all, cultivating in such a place for one year was comparable to cultivating elsewhere for two or three years. The gap was obvious.

In addition to Spiritual Power, good feng shui was also one of the criteria for selecting a school site. For most Practitioners, you could disbelieve in fate, but you couldn’t disrespect it. Therefore, the selected sites for the Four Great Dao Schools were not only Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands abundant in Spiritual Power, but often the birthplaces of past prestigious sects or ancient Dynasties, boasting excellent feng shui.

Although the site of Luocheng First High School wasn’t as exaggerated as the Four Great Dao Schools, its feng shui was still top-notch within Luocheng. And the Cultivation Chamber was situated on the absolute best plot of land chosen from this excellent location.

This line of thought also gave Lu Chen an idea about the conditions for activating a Dungeon.

"Perhaps the key to activating a Dungeon lies in whether this area once had an existence that left a mark in history," he mused to himself. "Only by getting close to such a place will it be possible for me to activate a Dungeon..."

After some analysis, Lu Chen felt he had seemingly found the method. However, for now, these were merely his speculations, and he couldn’t draw an immediate conclusion. As for how to prove this, he had already figured it out.

"If my deduction is correct, the Second High School and Third High School, which are as famous as the First High School, should also offer a chance to activate a certain Dungeon. I just need to take a trip to the Second or Third High School, and I might just figure out the principle behind it..."

As the saying goes, true knowledge comes from practice. Right now, the best way to verify this conclusion was undoubtedly to actually take a trip to the Second or Third High School. If he could really activate a new Dungeon then, perhaps the time for him to awaken his Talent Divine Techniques wasn’t far off.

[Name: Lu Chen (Cyan Cloud Sect Inner Sect Disciple)]

[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Seventh Level (7700/30000)]

[Talent Divine Techniques (32/100): Unawakened]

[Current Experience Points: 1120]

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October 8th, at a convenience store near the entrance of Luocheng Third High School.

"Shouyi, we’re already in our third year of high school. As a top student at the First High School, instead of focusing entirely on the college entrance exams, how do you still have the free time to come chat with me?" Zhao Lu held two bottles of soda with straws sticking out and handed one of them to Bian Shouyi.

Bian Shouyi took the soda, frowning at the bruise on the corner of Zhao Lu’s eye. "What happened to your face?"

Sitting down on the steps next to Bian Shouyi, Zhao Lu said nonchalantly, "It’s nothing. Just took a fall while walking." Seemingly not wanting to dwell on the issue, he immediately changed the subject. "Let’s not talk about me. Let’s talk about you, Shouyi. I heard from Guan Shanshan, who also tested into the First High School, that you lost to a Human Dao Class student in the recent mock exam. Is the First High School really that formidable now? Even a student from the Human Dao Class can defeat a genius from the Heavenly Dao Class like you?"

Hearing this, Bian Shouyi immediately recalled his brief clash with Lu Chen during the mock exam. He said without hiding anything, "Yeah, I lost, and I lost miserably."

Zhao Lu looked at him in disbelief. "No way. You actually admitted defeat just like that? Is this still the same Sword Fool Shouyi who dared to challenge upperclassmen over the slightest disagreement back in the day? Don’t tell me you’ve been possessed?"

In response, Bian Shouyi appeared extremely calm. He took a sip of the soda from the glass bottle and said expressionlessly, "A loss is a loss. There’s nothing hard to admit about it, but I won’t keep losing."

Looking at Bian Shouyi’s resolute gaze, Zhao Lu fell silent. As a close friend who had grown up with Bian Shouyi since childhood, he was actually more unable to accept his defeat than anyone else. Ever since he was little, he had always been chasing after Bian Shouyi’s footsteps, hoping that one day, he could stand at the same height as him.

If Bian Shouyi had lost to another Heavenly Dao Class student from the First High School, Zhao Lu might not have thought much of it. But as it happened, Bian Shouyi had lost to a Human Dao Class student—someone just like himself. Even though there was an obvious gap in resources between the First High School and the Third High School, that gap was only reflected between the Heavenly Dao Classes of the two schools. The difference between the lower Earth Dao Classes and Human Dao Classes wasn’t actually that significant. In other words, the person who defeated Bian Shouyi was an ordinary person who was once just like him.

At this thought, Zhao Lu couldn’t help but sigh emotionally. "Your First High School is truly impressive. Even the Human Dao Class harbors hidden geniuses. If I had known, I shouldn’t have chosen to attend the Third High School because of tuition issues; I should have gone to the First High School with you."

Beside him, Bian Shouyi looked at the despondent Zhao Lu. Not being very good with words, he thought for a moment before saying earnestly, "Your mom is already working very hard. Also, Lu Chen is a special case. He just loves playing games too much, or else he definitely would have made it into the Heavenly Dao Class back then. It’s not what you think."