"F * ck, Li Yao, no wonder they call you 'Shadowless Hand'. This modified model 11 Mustang GT, you can reach 100 km/h in three seconds. It's like a completely different car. I'm so happy that I'm about to shoot!"
"..."
"1 minute 59 seconds! 1 minute 59 seconds! Heavens, did I see it wrong? A new underground racing god has been born! "
"..."
"Promise me, don't race anymore. Be a good car repair technician. No one will look down on you. There will be a day when we will have our own 4S shop!"
"..."
"Brother Yao, Brother Yao, I'm begging you. Help me, I'll race one last time. Apart from you, who can use 1 minute 59 seconds to complete the entire Yangtze Road? I owe Scarface Qiang $300,000. If I don't pay it back today, I'll die, I'll die! "
"..."
"Doctor! Doctor! Quickly save him! He's only 23 years old! "
"..."
Amidst the ear-piercing screams, Li Yao suddenly jumped up from the floor. Cold sweat dripped down his back.
Outside the window, the morning light shined. The hologram projector was still playing classic songs. The youth was like a puppet for half a minute before he gradually struggled free from the incomparably realistic nightmare.
This nightmare was his biggest secret. Even his old man had not told him about it. Since he had memories, he would have the same strange dream every few days. It was like … a memory that couldn't be erased.
In this strange dream, although he was also called Li Yao, he had a completely different life. He was in a very strange world, in a place called "4S" shop, where he worked as a "car repair technician".
And in the night, he was in that grotesque and variegated city. In the "underground racing circle", he was an extremely powerful car modifier and racer. In the night where his engine roared and his adrenaline exploded, he raced through one jaw-dropping record after another … until he raced to his death!
Although dying over and over again in the dream was a very painful thing, Li Yao did not resent it. On the contrary, he was somewhat rejoicing. If it were not for the dream giving him another life experience, he simply would not have been able to survive in the dangerous Artifact Graveyard to this day.
Whether this was a strange nightmare or a tangled memory from his previous life, it was not important.
Yesterday's events are like yesterday's death; today's events are like today's life.
No matter who Li Yao was yesterday, today's Li Yao was an ordinary middle school student in the Tian Yuan Realm, the Xing Yao Federation, and Floating Spear City.
— — He was someone who was going to become a Master Refiner!
Taking a deep breath, he simply tidied up the room. By the time he finished washing up, it was just past six o 'clock. Li Yao carried his backpack, carried the 3D hologram projector, and strode out of the house.
Today was Monday, and there was a meeting in the morning. They had to be at school before 7: 30.
Chaoyang New Village was thirty li away from the Crimson Nimbus Sect's Second Affiliated High School. He could take the "Underground Crystal Rail Line 3" and transfer to the "Line 7" to arrive there, but it would cost him eight yuan.
Li Yao could not bear to spend money. He flung his long legs and used Spirit Snake Body Movement, which was taught in school, to head to the main city.
At this time, the morning sun had just risen, and the rays of light were boundless. Spiritual energy was gushing out from the dawn.
Looking from afar, Floating Spear City was like a giant beast that had just awakened. All the major sects and powers had dispersed their restrictions, emitting a multi-colored radiance.
Many cultivators were floating in the air. Taking advantage of the transition between day and night, they inhaled and exhaled the essence of the sun and the moonlight. Their bodies were surrounded by octagonal glowing runes. Some people even had red-crows, fire crows, and meteors circling around them. Their momentum was vast, and their domineering aura was exposed.
Large floating ships dragged long tails of flames as they slowly advanced in the sky. The tails of flames interweaved into a huge spiritual net in the blue sky and white clouds. Small and exquisite private shuttles shuttled back and forth between the holes of the net, emitting melodious whistles.
— — This was the morning of the Federation's cultivation stronghold, Floating Spear City!
Li Yao was like a spring that had accumulated enough energy. Every step he took, he could leap over twenty meters. His speed was extremely fast, but his posture was very ugly. Some passersby cast sidelong glances at him, but he did not care at all. He concentrated on cultivating. In less than half an hour, he arrived near the school. White mist lingered above his head, and a layer of white sweat and salt had formed on his back.
He did not directly enter the school gate. His figure flashed, and he leaped into a shabby alley next to the school.
In the depths of the alley, there was a rusty iron signboard. On it were written the words "Old Wang's Secondhand Shop". Below it was a line of small, densely packed words: "Specializing in all kinds of secondhand artifacts. Also specializing in artifact modification, refining battle armor, spirit beast training, defensive array maintenance, sect gate consecration, and other businesses."
As if knowing that Li Yao would come, a small window opened, revealing a large bald head. It was a shifty-eyed old man.
"Ha, last night I lost over two thousand dollars playing cards. Just as I was worrying about how to explain it to my wife, the God of Fortune came knocking on my door. Little Devil, what good stuff did you bring to your Grandpa Wang this time?" The old man's face was filled with a sinister smile.
"Come on, even if you lost all your underwear, don't even think about haggling with me!" Li Yao bluntly slapped away Old Wang's outstretched claw. He hesitated for a moment, and even though he was somewhat heartbroken, he still took out the hologram device and handed it over.
Although he still wanted to properly research the three-layer stacking chip technology, in the end, real money was more important. Studying in a private high school was very expensive, and in order to cultivate, he had to buy miraculous elixirs and auxiliary equipment, killing people without spilling blood.
Regardless of the end of the year, the poor studied while the rich fought, this was the truth. The road to becoming a cultivator was built with shining silver.
"Sure enough, it's a good item!"
Old Wang clearly knew the value of the item. He took the hologram device and swept his eyes over it. His eyes revealed a radiance of praise. He didn't even try it out and directly said, "Fixed price, 9,500!"
Li Yao's heart welled up with a warm current. This price was much higher than the market price of second-hand goods. Old Wang had once again let him take advantage of him.
Although this old man looked shifty-eyed and didn't seem like a good person, he was the person who treated Li Yao the best apart from his old man. Every time they made a deal, he would more or less let him take advantage of him. Every few days, he would even give him a few jobs with good pay.
If he didn't have Old Wang's help, after his old man passed away, Li Yao would have been unable to maintain the high tuition fees of his private high school.
"I don't need that much, just 9,000 is enough. The remaining 500 is for Grandma Wang. Just say that you won it from playing cards. No need to thank me. Who told me to respect the old and love the young? I couldn't bear to see your old bones kneeling on a washboard. Let's go, I still have to rush to the morning meeting. Just transfer the money to my account! "Li Yao waved his hand and skipped away.
Old Wang suddenly called out to him, "Wait a minute, little monster."
Li Yao stopped and deliberately said, "Wah, damned old man. You don't think 500 is too little, right?"
"Bah, back in the day, this old man was a top-notch artifact modification master. Every minute was worth a few million. Would I look at your bits and pieces? This old man wants to tell you that in a hundred days, it will be the college entrance exam. You brat, you have to properly take the exam and strive to enter a good university. Don't ever think that just because you have some artifact maintenance skills, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! The world is big. Wait until you enter a university and you'll know. In front of a true artificer, your current skill is nothing! "Old Wang blew his beard and glared.
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