1: Chapter 1 Newbie Gift Pack

Inside a small, dilapidated rental room, Xiao Yuchen took off his shirt and stood in front of the mirror. Seeing the bruises all over his body, he sighed in his heart.

"Sigh, how did my life end up like this? When will my life return to the right track?"

The past Xiao Yuchen had a happy home, but two years ago, his parents died accidentally in a car accident, leaving only him and his younger sister to rely on each other.

At that time, he was in college, and his younger sister had just entered high school. Their family conditions were already poor, and with the accidental death of their parents, life for him and his sister became even worse.

The person who killed his parents in the car accident was a playboy from a wealthy family in Jiangcheng. He pulled strings at the police station, so in the end, he and his sister only received twenty thousand yuan in compensation.

Because his sister's grades were excellent, and he was only attending an ordinary university where it would be difficult to find a good job even after graduation, he resolutely dropped out to work and support his sister's studies.

Without a diploma or any skills, Xiao Yuchen was lost for a long time and even lost his desire for life. It was only because of his sister that he persevered.

To make a living, he worked as a security guard and a bar waiter. At the beginning, he even worked several part-time jobs.

But even so, life for him and his sister remained very difficult. Fortunately, a year ago, while working at a bar, he accidentally saved a beautiful girl about the same age as his sister.

At that time, the girl had been drugged by a customer at the bar; such things were very common in places like that.

Xiao Yuchen risked losing his job and offending the bar's customer to save the girl.

In the end, he was fired from the bar, which came as no surprise. What was a pleasant surprise was that the girl he saved turned out to be the daughter of the Shengkai Group, one of the top five most powerful companies in Jiangcheng.

To thank Xiao Yuchen, the girl brought him to her father's company.

Seeing that Xiao Yuchen was tall and sturdy, the girl's father arranged for him to become the security captain of the group.

During his year as a security guard, Xiao Yuchen often helped the company collect debts, and fighting was a common occurrence. He discovered that he actually possessed a decent talent for combat.

At first, he was often beaten black and blue, but slowly he discovered that every time he experienced a battle, he would become stronger and stronger.

Furthermore, no matter how badly he was beaten, as long as he slept, his injuries would be mostly healed by the next day.

To be precise, he seemed to have a talent for taking a beating. Just like a tank, he blocked eighty percent of the damage from enemies for his boss.

His boss also seemed to have noticed Xiao Yuchen's extraordinary nature and valued him highly, so now Xiao Yuchen had become the personal bodyguard for the girl he had saved.

Although his injuries always healed quickly, being beaten was still very painful. Fortunately, he seemed to have gotten used to it during this time, and for his younger sister, suffering this bit of hardship was nothing.

"Sigh, I have to continue accompanying the Young Miss to school tomorrow. As a college student, going back to high school makes me feel like an old man, completely out of place with everyone else."

In fact, Xiao Yuchen was tall and handsome and did not look old at all; it was just that his family experiences gave him a maturity that his peers lacked.

Because the Young Miss was beautiful and the school beauty of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, there were many people harassing her, and the Shengkai Group had offended some people in business.

Therefore, the boss of the Shengkai Group had Xiao Yuchen infiltrate the high school, placing him in the same class as his daughter to protect her safety personally.

However, when the Young Miss was on her way home from school today, she was harassed by six thugs outside the school. Even though he was outnumbered, Xiao Yuchen still rushed up without hesitation.

Don't look at his bruises; those thugs were injured even more severely. The leader of the thugs even had his legs broken. Regardless, his boss would handle the aftermath, so he wouldn't have any trouble.

"It seems my combat power has become stronger again; this feeling is not bad at all."

Xiao Yuchen comforted himself with this thought and then picked up the hard steamed bun on the table and started chewing on it.

Working as a security guard at the Shengkai Group this past year, he had earned some money, but he sent most of it to his younger sister. He could live a hard life himself, but his sister had to live like a princess and could not suffer any grievances.

Just as Xiao Yuchen was chewing on the hard steamed bun, his phone suddenly rang. Xiao Yuchen quickly took out his phone and discovered that it was actually his sister calling.

Seeing his sister's call, Xiao Yuchen instantly felt that his injuries didn't seem as painful anymore, and his heart felt warm.

"Hello! Xiao Yuxin, how have you been in school lately? If there's anything, you must tell your brother." Xiao Yuchen spoke first.

Because high schools didn't allow cell phones, it was difficult for Xiao Yuchen to contact his sister. Every time, it was his sister who called him, but it wasn't easy for her to make calls, so they hadn't been in touch for several days.

"Brother, I'm doing well, I just miss you. How have you been lately?"

His sister's sweet voice came through the phone. Hearing his sister's greeting, Xiao Yuchen felt that everything he had sacrificed was worth it.

"Brother is also doing well. The work is stable, and the salary and benefits are good, so you don't need to be reluctant to spend money. If you run out, just tell your brother."

Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, Xiao Yuxin on the other end of the phone fell silent. She understood her brother's personality; the more her brother said that, the more worried she became.

"Brother, I'm sorry. If it weren't for me, you could have finished college and found a good job. I..."

Xiao Yuxin's words were cut off as she began to choke up; her brother had sacrificed too much for her.

In today's society, without a background or a degree, finding a stable job was basically impossible. She knew her brother must have suffered a lot, but he just didn't want to tell her.

"Xiao Yuxin, what are you saying? I am your brother. Mom and Dad are gone, but your brother is still here, right? As long as your brother is here, I will never let you suffer any grievances."

...

After chatting with his sister for a while longer, Xiao Yuchen dragged his heavy body to sleep.

In the early morning, just before dawn, Xiao Yuchen suddenly opened his eyes, then clutched his head with both hands, rolling around on the bed non-stop.

"Ah! My head hurts so much, what is going on?"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully accumulating enough energy. Do you wish to activate this cultivation system?"

A voice suddenly came from his mind, which gave Xiao Yuchen a start. However, because his head was hurting so much, Xiao Yuchen didn't hear the voice clearly just now.

After a while, seeing that Xiao Yuchen did not reply, the System's voice came again.

"May I ask if the host wishes to activate this cultivation system? If not activated, the host's body will be burst by the energy accumulated within."

The voice came from his mind again, and Xiao Yuchen was stunned once more. However, when he heard the latter part, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Activate, immediately!"

Although Xiao Yuchen didn't understand what was going on, he still instinctively answered the System's question.

"Understood, the System is activating, please wait!"

"The cultivation system has finished activating. Since this is the host's first time using this cultivation system, this cultivation system has prepared a Newbie Gift Package for the host. Do you wish to open it?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuchen's eyes lit up. There was actually an unexpected surprise, and after the System was activated, his headache also disappeared.

"Open!" Xiao Yuchen answered again.

"Understood, the Newbie Gift Package has been opened. Congratulations to the host for obtaining one copy of the supreme Cultivation Technique "Energy Absorption Technique", three top-grade body tempering pills, three Low Grade Power Accumulation Pills, three Low Grade resurrection pills, three Low Grade youth-preserving pills, and fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Please check your inventory!"