Goddess Cultivation Plan

On a night in Xiamen, a taxi cut through the darkness and stopped on the street in front of the Wanda Plaza in Jimei District.

A short and slender figure stepped out of the car. He held a cigarette in his mouth and lit it with a lighter as soon as he got out. He took a deep drag but ended up choking, bending over and coughing forcefully.

Two more people got off the car. One of them patted his back and complained, "Lin Jin, can you stop smoking? Every time you smoke, you have to cough twice. Aren't you uncomfortable?"

"Mind your own business?" Lin Jin raised an eyebrow, turned his head to look at the young man in front of him, and said, "Wu Min, why do you always like to meddle in my affairs? You're not my mom. Even my mom doesn't care if I smoke or not."

The young man in front of him, named Wu Min, was Lin Jin's roommate. He had a sharp facial structure, a slightly short crew cut hairstyle, and had just turned eighteen. He was tall and robust, about a head taller than Lin Jin.

"You don't recognize kindness." Wu Min helplessly closed the car door, then turned his head to the person beside him. "Wen Xuan, how much longer until the movie starts?"

"About half an hour."

Wen Xuan's surname is Fu. He is about the same height as Lin Jin, but his body is even more slender and seems to be nothing but bones. Despite eating regularly, he just can't seem to gain weight.

"Hey, Wen Xuan, is Fast and Furious 8 any good? Don't deceive me."

Leading the way, Lin Jin walked in front with one hand in his pants pocket and the other holding a cigarette. As he exhaled, the smoke was blown by the wind, enveloping his two roommates behind him in secondhand smoke, causing them to frown.

"Let's finish smoking before going in. They don't allow smoking inside Wanda Plaza." Wen Xuan stopped in front of the entrance and initially intended to reach out and pull Lin Jin, but hesitated and withdrew his hand. He simply said, "The fire extinguishers inside are smoke-sensitive. Don't want to get drenched as soon as we enter."

"Oh, really?" Lin Jin exclaimed, looking up at the densely packed recessed circles on the ceiling. He quickly stepped back in response.

He comes from a small town and has never been to a large shopping mall like Wanda Plaza. In fact, this is his first time going to a movie theater to watch a movie. There are only a few movie theaters in his small town.

He quickly smoked his cigarette, but his eyes kept wandering around. Suddenly, he noticed a young man sitting in a corner near the entrance. In front of him was a piece of cloth with various small items displayed on it, seemingly a vendor's stall.

"They allow stalls here too?" Lin Jin walked towards the person, slightly bending his body to examine the small items on the ground. He realized that they were all combs made of jade.

"Don't they usually prohibit this?" Wu Min, being a local, had never seen stalls set up in front of a shopping mall.

"Hey, how much?" With the cigarette almost finished, Lin Jin tossed it aside and asked the young vendor.

"Five thousand" the vendor replied without even lifting his head, in a cold and indifferent tone.

"Why don't you go rob someone instead? Robbing would be faster than what you're doing" Lin Jin scoffed.

If it wasn't for accidentally dropping and stepping on his dormitory comb a couple of days ago, causing it to break, he wouldn't have been interested in this small stall at all.

"It's just that the expensive ones cost 5,000, and the cheap ones are free."

"Weirdo" Wu Min commented from the side.

However, Wen Xuan was not interested at all. He was preoccupied with his movie and occasionally glanced at the time with a worried expression. He didn't urge Lin Jin but kept shaking his leg nervously.

"What about this one?" When he heard that there was something free, Lin Jin casually pointed to a jade comb and asked, "Don't tell me it's 5,000, or I'll chop you."

The vendor's gaze followed Lin Jin's finger to the jade comb, but suddenly froze. He lifted his head with a perplexed and doubtful look, fixed on Lin Jin.

"What's wrong?" Lin Jin felt uncomfortable being stared at with such eyes, but he still plucked up the courage to ask, "Do you really want 5,000? Then I won't buy it."

"Wait!"

The vendor grabbed Lin Jin's hand.

But Lin Jin forcefully waved his hand to break free, stepping back and staring at him with anger, asking sternly, "What do you want?" "This one is for free, take it." The vendor hastily handed the jade comb to Lin Jin, saying, "Really, it's free. It's meant for you."

Feeling somewhat bewildered, he took the jade comb with a puzzled expression on his face.

Why did that young vendor suddenly turn into a swindler? And what's this about being "destined" to me?

When he snapped out of it, he realized that the shabby stall in front of him had vanished, and the vendor had disappeared, leaving only a receding figure gradually fading into the night.

"Lin Jin, what are you daydreaming about here?" Wu Min lightly tapped his shoulder. "You ran over here to daydream as soon as we got off the car? Your cigarette is almost burnt out, why haven't you thrown it away?"

"Did you have a breakup or something?" Wen Xuan interjected but was met with a stern glare from Lin Jin, which silenced him for a while.

"Daydreaming?"

"Yeah, what's up?"

"Didn't you guys see that vendor just now? The one who said this comb was 'destined' for me and gave it to me directly." Lin Jin took out the jade comb he had just received from his pocket. "Take a look."

"When did you buy it? Is it expensive? Why didn't you just buy a cheap comb? What's the point of wasting money on something like this?"

While Wu Min was still talking, he had a curious look on his face and wanted to take the comb to have a look, but Lin Jin suddenly realized it and quickly put the comb back into his pocket.

It seemed like something extraordinary had happened...

Silently pondering in his heart, Lin Jin lowered his head and followed behind them, heading towards the highest floor of Wanda Plaza, where the cinema was located.

Because of the strange encounter, Lin Jin's mind was filled with replays of the scenes from earlier. When he entered the cinema, he began to space out. However, as the movie was about to start, he cleared his mind of those images. Curiously, he looked around at the interior decorations of the theater, the enormous screen, and the 3D surround sound. He fiddled with the 3D glasses on his nose and eagerly awaited the start of the movie.

The movie was very enjoyable, although Lin Jin didn't quite understand the plot, and he didn't recognize any of the famous celebrities. To him, all the foreigners seemed to look alike, but the various special effects and luxury cars left him dazzled. His mouth slightly agape, he wore a completely astonished expression.

Suddenly, a warm sensation emanated from his pocket, catching him off guard.

However, Lin Jin didn't pay it any attention. Immersed in the movie and unable to tear himself away, he didn't even notice the warmth in his pocket. It lasted only a few seconds before gradually fading away.

Shortly after, Lin Jin's phone suddenly vibrated violently in his pocket, finally waking him up from the movie.

"I'm pretty sure I turned off the vibration" he said, taking out his phone and seeing a line of text on the lock screen.

"Welcome to the Goddess Cultivation Program. We have generated an assistant program for you. Please open the assistant program and accept the beginner task."

"What on earth is this?" Lin Jin, feeling puzzled, locked his phone again and simply brushed it off. After all, he assumed it was some kind of software notification.

"When I get back, I'll turn off all the app notifications. These annoying software notifications are such a hassle."