Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law Chapter 2: Grow Stronger with Every Swing

After eating, Chen Mo sat on a stool, pondering life.

The Chen Family was wealthy, but that was before.

They spent a large sum of money to treat the eldest brother’s illness, even sold their land, and later used almost the last bit of money to marry a wife for the eldest brother to ward off bad luck.

Now, they only have a bit of food left, truly penniless.

Chen Mo naturally loathed the current life and wanted to change it.

He had read many novels, where the protagonist transmigrates to such an agrarian, feudal society.

The first idea to get rich is to make glass.

Another is to produce fine white sugar.

Once you have a certain amount of wealth, you create black gunpowder to conquer the world.

He knew how to make glass.

But not to ntion the difficulty of just knowing and actually doing it, even if it were made, who would he sell it to?

No one can even afford to eat; who would buy your glass?

Alright, even if soone would buy it,

in these chaotic tis, can you protect this wealth?

Chen Mo lifted his arm, showing no muscles, then lifted his shirt to glance and see his ribs on his stomach, skinny as a stick.

His face was full of disdain; before transmigrating, he had a big muscular body.

"Ugh——"

In the yard, Han Anniang was already chopping firewood with a hatchet.

In the golden autumn of October, the weather was becoming cool, and winters in the Northern Land were exceptionally cold, so they must stock enough firewood for the winter.

Chen Mo followed the sound and looked over. According to the mories in his mind, ever since his mother passed away, all the dirty and tiring work at ho was done solely by Han Anniang, while the original body only needed to quietly read books.

Yet, due to the rebellion, the Court temporarily canceled the imperial examinations, leaving the original body who only knew how to study without any prospects.

"Really ca here to suffer..."

"Sister-in-law, let do it."

Chen Mo ca to the yard and said to Han Anniang.

"No way, Uncle, you are the Wenqu Star descended from heaven; how can you do such dirty work, especially since you’re still injured." Han Anniang wiped the fine sweat from her forehead.

Chen Mo felt imnsely embarrassed; the original body was only a Child Student, not even a Scholar, and a Child Student had no official rank. Han Anniang’s words about being the Wenqu Star descended from heaven, if not for seeing her serious face, Chen Mo would’ve thought she was mocking him.

"I’ve recovered from my injuries anyway, and since I have nothing to do now, sister-in-law, you go rest, let take over." Chen Mo snatched the hatchet from Han Anniang’s hand.

Chen Mo wasn’t soone who couldn’t endure hardship. Since currently, studying isn’t a viable path, he decided to first train his body and properly support this family.

The original body had so spirit but also had the pedantic air of a scholar, which ant even knowing that the imperial exams wouldn’t resu anyti soon, he couldn’t bring himself to do this hard work to help the family out.

The hatchet in hand was a flat-headed one, sharpened to a keen edge, splitting the wood in front with a single downward chop.

[Heaven rewards diligence; effort can offset clumsiness.]

[Chop count 1, Celestial Harmony Saber Technique experience 1.]

A voice echoed in Chen Mo’s mind.

"Oh my, there’s a cheat."

Chen Mo’s consciousness sank into it, and a light screen instantly appeared.

[Na: Chen Mo.]

[Age: 16.]

[Cultivation Technique: Blood Nourishing Technique (Entry Level).]

[Realm: None.]

[Power: 4 2 (Click to see details)]

[Skills: Celestial Harmony Saber Technique (Basic 1/100)]

"Uncle, you... what’s wrong?" Han Anniang suddenly saw Chen Mo frozen in place and couldn’t help but tense up.

"It’s nothing, sister-in-law, you go inside, leave this firewood to ." Chen Mo smiled.

After speaking, he imdiately stood up a piece of wood and split it in half with a deft stroke.

[Chop count 1, Celestial Harmony Saber Technique experience 1.]

Chen Mo glanced at the light screen; the skill section had already changed to Celestial Harmony Saber Technique (Basic 2/100).

"Then... alright." Although unsure about what was suddenly happening to uncle, seeing him able to help, she felt inexplicably happy inside.

[Chop count 1...]

[Chop count 1...]

Swish swish swish, after Han Anniang went inside, Chen Mo proceeded to swing the axe multiple tis.

The Celestial Harmony Saber Technique’s experience had already reached (Basic 10/100).

As for this Blood Nourishing Technique and Celestial Harmony Saber Technique, they were bestowed upon Chen Da as a reward when he was promoted to Centurion for his military rits.

Afterwards, when Chen Da was injured and retired from the battlefield, he passed them onto the original body.

He said the Blood Nourishing Technique was a cultivation technique that could make one a "Martial Artist."

The Celestial Harmony Saber Technique was a martial arts sword technique used in the military for combat.

When Chen Da verbally passed them on to the original body at the ti, because the cultivation process was too grueling, the original body trained for a few days, saw no results, and gave up.

Yet unexpectedly, when he transmigrated today, just swinging a saber allows him to cultivate.

"Isn’t this how it should be? A transmigrator with no cheats can’t be called a transmigrator."

Chen Mo felt much better.

"What’s this?"

Chen Mo clicked on (Click to see details) with his mind.

Soon, he understood how the power of 4 2 worked.

was his inherent power.

2 was endowed by the hatchet.

Chen Mo tried putting down the hatchet, and the power display instantly changed to 4, with no 2.

And a normal adult’s power is 7.

He only had 4.

A true weakling among weaklings.

"Really useless..."

Chen Mo forced himself to swing the hatchet vigorously, but this ti there was no 1.

After so experinting, he found out that only a forceful chop would trigger the system.

Random chopping didn’t count.

"Ugh, ugh..."

[Chop count 1, Celestial Harmony Saber Technique experience 1...]

Even so, in less than half an hour, Chen Mo still completed a hundred chops.

[Na: Chen Mo.]

[Age: 16.]

[Cultivation Technique: Blood Nourishing Technique (Entry Level).]

[Realm: None.]

[Power: 4 5.]

[Skills: Celestial Harmony Saber Technique (Interdiate 0/500).]

As the Celestial Harmony Saber Technique reached entry level, a sense of mastery over it erged.

As if he had spent months practicing with a saber, sweating over it, and earned it through effort.

"Gained three points of power!"

Chen Mo’s face showed delight, and he promptly put down the hatchet, 5 was gone.

Casually picked up a piece of wood, the power display showed 4 1.

Picked up the hatchet again, and it returned to 4 5.

"Saber Technique, seems related to the saber..."

"Interesting."

Chen Mo was now filled with motivation to live in this world.

Chen Mo continued chopping.

In more than half an hour, the Celestial Harmony Saber Technique reached (Interdiate 410/500).

However, he could no longer chop.

At this mont, he was already panting heavily, and his arms were aching terribly.

This body had gone too long without exercising, and after just a bit of activity, it couldn’t handle it anymore.

Chen Mo had to stop to rest for a while.

Once rested, he continued chopping.

Soon, he completed the five hundred chops.

"Eh, what’s going on here?"

Chen Mo looked at the light screen in his mind.

[Na: Chen Mo.]

[Age: 16.]

[Cultivation Technique: Blood Nourishing Technique (Entry Level).]

[Realm: None.]

[Power: 4 5 (Click to see details).]

[Skills: Celestial Harmony Saber Technique (Advanced 1/2000).]

Chen Mo ntally clicked to view it.

"Physique too weak, please increase personal power to 7..."