My Virtual Immortal Girlfriend Came to Life from a Mobile Game

Surprise! A huge surprise!!

Originally, Chen Huaian thought teaching Li Qingran the Azure Lotus Sword Manual was still an unattainable dream.

But with just a casual correction from the old man, he saw the dawn of hope!

At the same time, Chen Huaian confirmed one thing: the hacker team behind the camera must be able to see his movements, or at the very least, there's an AI system constantly monitoring his every move, and only when the movements are standard can the training progress effectively increase.

This game's details are hardcore to the extreme, even down to the golden needles being completely accurate traditional Chinese medicine techniques. So the basics of the Azure Lotus Sword Manual must also be adapted from traditional martial arts, which means there are certain requirements for the movements.

"Master!" Chen Huaian turned his head and bowed, tears in his tiger eyes: "Thank you, Master, for correcting my movements!"

Old Man Li was dumbfounded, but then a wave of comfort rushed straight to his head.

Master!?

Sometimes those old folks would call him that, but mostly as a joke.

As an old man, he preferred recognition from the young rather than from his peers.

Just like young people also seek recognition from the elderly, it's mutual.

No young person had ever called him a master before; this young man was the first.

Looking closely, this young man was quite handsome, though it was unclear why he shaved his head and looked unhealthy. He knew a bit of medicine, but unfortunately, a healer cannot heal himself, and he had been dragging on for years... Anyway, after correcting his movements, he would check his pulse to see what was wrong.

Such a good young man, he must stay healthy.

"Young man, I just helped you correct your movements, no need to be so grateful. I'm not really a master, just practiced some classical martial arts when I was young." Old Man Li chuckled as he corrected other mistakes in Chen Huaian's movements, continuing: "Your movements seem to imitate a classical martial art, somewhat like Tai Chi, but with more sharpness and defiance, which doesn't align with the Tai Chi philosophy. But no matter what martial art it is, the first step is to train your stance. Before ensuring your hand movements are standard, the most important thing is to stabilize your stance, your two legs."

As he spoke, he glanced at Chen Huaian's trembling right leg and couldn't help but frown: "Hiss, young man, your leg doesn't seem right..."

Old Man Li reached out and touched it, feeling the layer of plaster, and his mind went blank.

No way, this young man has a lame leg and still comes to practice boxing early in the morning?

Touching again, his frown deepened as he felt the swelling on Chen Huaian's leg.

"This, this is... young man, let me check your pulse!"

As he spoke, his hand was already on Chen Huaian's wrist, but as he felt it, Old Man Li's face grew increasingly grim.

Certain death!

The entire pulse was filled with one word—death!

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Old Man Li's forehead as he looked up at Chen Huaian, hesitating whether to tell him, but saw the calm expression on Chen Huaian's face.

"Old man, you're amazing, not only are you good at boxing, but you can also check pulses?" Chen Huaian knew the old man had figured something out.

The saying goes, 'When a Chinese doctor frowns, life and death are uncertain. When a Chinese doctor sighs, the King of Hell takes note.' The old man was both frowning and sighing, perfectly matching his current situation. He was already registered with the King of Hell and could be summoned at any time.

"Old man, I'm in the late stages of cancer, I don't have long to live. I'm aware of my condition, I can only say your pulse reading is accurate."

"Late-stage cancer? You still have the mood to smile?" Old Man Li looked at Chen Huaian's pale face, feeling a pang of sorrow.

Such a good young man, why was he afflicted with such a troublesome disease?

"Since it's already decided, just face it calmly." Chen Huaian said nonchalantly, "In this last period of time, as long as I live happily and fully, for me, this journey in the human world won't be in vain. It's just that my path is shorter than many others. From another perspective, with college students finding it so hard to get jobs nowadays, everyone is living a tough and tiring life. I guess I've just laid down early."

Old Man Li opened his mouth.

He wanted to refute Chen Huaian's words, but after racking his brain, he realized Chen Huaian's attitude was the best response.

He saw nonchalance and openness in Chen Huaian's eyes.

Many elderly people don't have this mindset, yet a young person sees it so clearly...

Was he born this mature?

Old Man Li felt heavy-hearted.

No one is born this mature and steady; growth must come at a corresponding price.

For a young man in his early twenties to be so transparent, it only means he has gone through too much hardship, leading him to see through many things, and many unbearable injuries seem light as a breeze to him.

"Is there no chance of a cure?"

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"Almost none." Chen Huaian shook his head, "Even with insurance, it's just prolonging life. The cancer cells have already penetrated the bone marrow, the disease is terminal, and with current medical technology, a complete cure is nearly impossible. Besides, I don't have insurance at all. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth spending money to extend my life. For now, I still think it's more important to be happy every day, to seize the time to do things I didn't dare to do but wanted to... It's not completely giving up on treatment. If I can be happy and have money for treatment, I'd be willing to extend my life, hahaha!"

He laughed openly and freely, but Old Man Li heard the bitterness and helplessness in it.

"Young man, I can't help you with this illness, but mindset is indeed important. I heard before about a late-stage cancer patient who practiced Tai Chi every day, maintained a good mindset, and the tumor in his body gradually shrank and eventually disappeared... If you can hold on, you can come here every morning. I can help you correct some movement issues. The basics of classical martial arts are generally similar, so you don't have to worry about learning something unconventional."

Chen Huaian had heard of the strange tale Old Man Li mentioned.

He knew the old man saw him as someone terminally ill, trying every method possible.

But he didn't intend to deny it because he was indeed interested in mastering the Azure Lotus Sword Manual.

"Wouldn't this be too much trouble for you?"

"Not at all." Old Man Li waved his hand with a smile, "Being able to interact with young people like you is something that brings me joy."

His diabetes had always been a major concern, like a sword hanging over his neck, making it hard to eat well or sleep soundly.

But after chatting with Chen Huaian for a while, he clearly felt the accumulated gloom in his heart dissipate.

It was as if the vitality of the young man had also made him more energetic.

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In one morning.

Chen Huaian had progressed the first chapter of the Azure Lotus Sword Manual to 80%, but no matter how he practiced, it wouldn't move further.

According to Old Man Li, he had overtrained, his muscles were fatigued, and his movements were out of shape, so continuing today was meaningless. Thus, Chen Huaian could only return to the hotel to rest. Old Man Li wanted to invite him to his home for a meal, but he had to plan his next live stream in the afternoon, so he didn't want to impose.

"Something still feels off."

On the way back, Chen Huaian rubbed his chin in thought.

Last night, he could only persist with the first chapter of the Azure Lotus Sword Manual for half an hour before his hands went limp and his feet sore.

This morning, without eating, he could persist in doing the movements for five to six hours. Even Old Man Li said if he didn't have cancer, he would be a martial arts prodigy.

Thinking of this, Chen Huaian subconsciously rubbed the glass beaded bracelet on his wrist,

not noticing that one of the beads had dimmed slightly.

His eyes suddenly lit up: "I understand!"

Rubbing the beads more vigorously, a slight smile appeared on his lips:

"So that's it, I really am a genius!"

He wasn't sure before if his genetic potential had really been activated.

Now he was completely certain.

Some things ordinary people can't learn, but geniuses can learn easily.

The cancer cells, while making his life short, had also activated his genes.

In that case...

Chen Huaian opened his phone, his gaze falling on the upgrade chart for Golden Needle Acupuncture.

Currently, Spring Needle Technique was at lv1, and the next level, Meridian Opening Needle at lv2, required a thousand applications of the Spring Needle.

He had already applied it 3 times, though he wasn't sure how it was calculated. He only knew it would take forever to reach a thousand times.

As a pay-to-win player and a 'Three-Body' with activated potential and limited time, what he lacked most was time.

"Just 998." Chen Huaian looked at the balance in his bank card and revealed a ferocious smile.

Money can be earned again, but missing the golden period of potential activation would be a huge loss!

"Charge it!"

With 998 disappearing from his bank card, in the game interface, the Spring Needle Technique glowed brightly,

the light continued to flow downward until it lit up the Meridian Opening Needle Technique below the Spring Needle Technique:

[Your skill 'Golden Needle Acupuncture' has advanced to lv2, gaining a new needle technique: Meridian Opening Needle Technique]

"Good, good, this is the power of pay-to-win!"

At this moment, he had returned to the hotel, immediately closed the doors and windows, and sat on the sofa, eyes shining as he looked at the Meridian Opening Needle.

[Do you want to start needle technique teaching? Note, the Meridian Opening Needle Technique is extremely dangerous, if proficiency is insufficient, it will most likely lead to disability!]

"Yes!"

[Please select a target for needle application.]

Who should he choose? Li Qingran was definitely not an option, maybe he should have Li Qingran catch a wild boar later?

Chen Huaian was stunned.

Then he saw the phone automatically switch to the camera, which then automatically flipped to selfie mode.

On the screen was himself.

[Selection complete, please begin needle application!]

Chen Huaian: "???"