Level Up in Martial World

Lu Zhen contemplated his surroundings and his own experiences, questioning aloud, "What happened to me?"

….

"What kind of a dumb shit is this guy?" The galactic being looked at the Lu Zhen screen in frustration.

"Can't you put the blue orb near your head? It will instantly go in…" it cursed in frustration.

"Maybe we have done wrong reincarnating this guy to the martial world; we should have taken him as those stupid, pretentious dumb people instead."

"Now we don't have the opportunity; that will take too much energy. Besides, the system isn't inside his body now, so we can't control and manipulate his thinking."

"Then what do we do?"

"Let's wait for him to figure out how to connect the system, and then we'll talk about it."

"Sigh, alright." They cursed every generation of Lu Zhen till they were imaginarily exhausted, then relaxed soon, forgetting about him.

After all, he was just a mortal, although it was worth their attention since they have spent so much energy to send him to the martial world. But the other people they reincarnated were also very important for their grand plan.

….

Lu Zhen navigated through the forest feeling rather refreshed and energetic as the trees all bowed towards him with reverence and made way for him; due to this his speed was much faster.

Slowly he saw the huge wall that encircled the whole town and nodded his head with a relaxed expression.

"Finally I am back to the phoenix town again…" Lu Zhen muttered with excitement.

The trees rustled and suddenly showered him with tons of fruits.

"Oh yeah, I should take some of these…" he casually packed some of these fruits, especially the peaches, and gave some back to the trees.

"This is enough," Lu Zhen said as the trees rustled.

"By the way, do you know of any fruit that could strengthen one's soul?" he asked with a curious expression, not expecting a positive response.

To his surprise, they responded with a "yes," not in words but in a feeling that Lu Zhen could understand.

"There is such a fruit that could strengthen one's soul?" Lu Zhen was shocked, and astonishment was apparent on his face as he jumped up.

"Then that makes things a lot easier," a smirk appeared on his face as he asked, "where?"

The trees made rustling noises as if they were communicating with Lu Zhen.

As he carefully listened to the voices of the trees, a strange expression marred his face as he smiled with a bitter smile.

"They are in the outside world?"

This thought made Lu Zhen a little uncomfortable, as he didn't want to go to the outside world—at least, not just yet.

After all, he had already made countless enemies outside; those disciples were prime examples. With Fe Cai or Xia Cai, that guy had a grudge against him as well. So, Lu Zhen had planned to go to the outside world only after he had achieved a certain level of protection.

So, Lu Zhen wanted to go after he had at least reached the first-stage martial realm.

"But these plans might be expedited if this happened…" he muttered with a frown on his face.

However, he didn't pause as he reached Phoenix City and passed through the gate, receiving respectful bows from the guards.

Lu Zhen made his way through the crowd. Due to his tall and hulking stature, everyone instinctively moved aside whenever they saw him, as if filled with fear.

He reached the Lu family manor relatively quickly.

Seeing people rushing towards the manor and crowds overflowing even outside, he asked, "What happened?" with a frown on his face.

Lu Zhen walked towards them.

…

"Let me look. You bastard."

"Shut the hell up, you little runt." Suddenly, the man looked back, seeing a hulking figure approaching.

"Huh, have I seen him before…?" he searched through his memories, looking for that handsome face, before his eyes widened.

Without hesitation, he pushed everyone aside with his sheer strength and made way for Lu Zhen.

He wasn't the only one who recognized Lu Zhen; some in the crowd also identified him and immediately bowed towards him, making way for the ignorant individuals.

"Why are you pushing? Do you think we are thin papers…"

"He is the young master of the Lu family."

Instantly, everyone's eyes widened in sheer horror as they all bowed to the ground and cleared a path for him.

After Lu Zhen entered the manor, they breathed a collective sigh of relief.

"We would be in trouble if we offended the young master and he took serious offense." These thoughts echoed among themselves, creating a shared sense of fear among the men and women.

As Lu Zhen entered, he saw Lu family members huddled together in a crowd.

"What is happening here?" he casually asked a disciple.

"Huh, who are you…" The man turned back, and the moment he did, his eyes widened in shock as he jumped up.

"Young master!" he hurriedly bowed.

Lu Zhen just nodded his head as he casually asked, "What happened here?"

"Young master, we have officially conquered the entire city. Now we are working things out with the smaller families," the man said with a bowed head.

"Oh, okay," Lu Zhen nodded his head as he casually patted the guy. "Good job."

He went towards the main palace, but the entire place was packed with Lu family disciples, making it difficult even for Lu Zhen to move.

"Fuck it," Lu Zhen seethed with rage as he changed direction, heading towards his own palace instead.

He still needed to keep this system in a safe place.

Although Lu Zhen didn't know if this system could be taken by anyone or not, he wanted to err on the side of caution.

After all, Lu Zhen was still reluctant to let go of his cheat. It had helped him accomplish so many things.

When he first reincarnated, he might have ended up like his previous self, a drunkard. After all, he couldn't have awakened his bloodline without the system.