My Ability Is Role-playing

Chapter 599 - 593: A Mortal’s Opportunity · Honglian’s Teachings

China.

A certain city, a certain residential area.

Room number one on the fourth floor.

"The Lord of the Red Lotus, Ye Fengqing, is really an amazing young girl! Even that Profound Immortal couldn’t match her..."

"How do you know? Where’s the evidence? I think Zhao Guanlan is stronger than this little girl."

"Why are you arguing? Didn’t you see the dark circles under the Profound Immortal’s eyes just now? That’s the evidence!"

"Although Zhao Guanlan isn’t a nice person, he still shows gentlemanly demeanor at crucial moments. He probably yielded to her a bit; otherwise, there’s no way he would’ve lost!"

"What era are you living in? Still holding on to your macho mindset? Isn’t Su Qiangwei as the Martial God and Ye Fengqing as the Lord of the Red Lotus just as good as any man? Women are no less than men, women can also hold up half the sky!"

"That’s sophistry! I’m Ji Jingfu and I disdain debating with you!"

"Fine, let’s use our fists to speak!"

Hearing his parents’ argument, Ji Mo sighed helplessly: "Enough! Stop arguing! You’re so loud, you’re affecting others watching the news. It’s quite inconsiderate."

"Soon, people from upstairs and downstairs will come knocking on the door!"

The attempted persuasion had no effect.

Ji Mo’s parents continued to ignore him and kept arguing, with the intensity gradually increasing and the frequency of foul language rising.

There was no other way. Ji Mo, who had just received his college diploma, felt his status at home was not even as good as a dog.

After all, with his mediocre major, even without comparing nationwide, just among students from the same school and department, he was only average at best, quite unremarkable, equating graduation with career, unable to find a good job, and naturally without a source of income.

So...

Although reluctant, Ji Mo had indeed been staying at home like a couch potato, relying on his parents.

Without economic income and lacking cultivation talent, his potential was clearly visible, making it truly difficult to gain some status and voice in the family.

Sometimes, even if Ji Mo spoke with reason, his parents wouldn’t listen.

Thinking about this, Ji Mo sighed again and raised his voice, exclaiming: "Shut up, all of you!"

The room instantly fell silent.

Except for the sound of the live TV broadcast, only the breathing of the three of them could be heard indoors.

The goal was achieved, but the death stares from his parents made Ji Mo’s throat feel parched.

"..."

Ji Mo had a sudden idea and immediately found a topic to divert attention: "This time in ’Seven Vortex Swordsmanship Adventure,’ there are more than just those twenty-five lucky ones!"

"Prophet, Martial God, Profound Immortal, Lord of the Red Lotus, God..."

"With so many top Extraordinary Individuals present, there must be many opportunities to ascend to greatness!"

"Let’s watch carefully, and when the opportunity arises, we must seize it immediately!"

During this period of staying home, Ji Mo gradually mastered the survival skills to deal with his parents, and quickly managed to fob them off, shifting their attention back to the television.

However...

Mentioning the word "opportunity" made Ji Mo feel somewhat disoriented.

With Earth entering the Extraordinary Era, what is most abundant are opportunities.

Inner Qi Opportunities, Swordsmanship Adventures, Academic Society Expansion, Superpower Testing, Prophet System, Main God Game, Mecha Training Camp, Genetic Genius Class...

Those "Big Events" indeed spawned a large number of lucky ones, allowing them to easily surpass their original class, reaching a new level, gaining higher status, more fame, more wealth, and stronger power.

From the perspective of an outsider, having so many opportunities and still living an ordinary life must make one a muggle.

Yet reality is not so.

That so-called "large batch" of lucky ones standing at the forefront are, in fact, just a very small part of the Earth’s population.

We must understand that even before the Extraordinary Era arrived, the so-called "opportunities" were never on fire.

People left commerce during the reform and chose other industries, many with money did not buy houses years before the property market soared, those who missed buying digital currencies before Bitcoin skyrocketed, many chose other majors instead of getting into the booming game development field.

No matter the era, there was never a lack of opportunities.

Yet, those who can seize opportunities are only a very small fraction.

After-the-fact commentary, becoming a Zhuge Liang in hindsight, pointing fingers at the world, anyone can do it.

But people living in the great era again struggle to keenly perceive the world’s changes.

Ji Mo had once been thrilled and eager due to many "opportunities" seemingly within reach, only to harvest nothing but failures.

Despite the effort, each time he couldn’t grasp the chance to change his destiny.

It’s like...

Every time he reached a crossroads in life, Ji Mo would falter, never achieving the best, always becoming the foil to those excellent and fortunate ones, as if perpetually tagged with the "stepping stone" attribute.

After repeated setbacks, Ji Mo had to admit that he was, after all, just an ordinary person.

Unremarkable appearance.

Neither particularly lucky nor unlucky.

Intellect and physical strength hovered around the average line.

The knowledge reserve was similar to most who received nine years of compulsory education, unable to stand out.

To sum up, opportunities and adventures are limited; with what can Ji Mo compete against those more outstanding?

After repeated disappointments, Ji Mo finally realized that the opportunities he could grasp, enough to change his fate, were only those available to ordinary people.

In Guanlan Country, such an "ordinary person’s opportunity" was to join the Profound Immortal Team.

In China...

It was only through "Burning Martial!"

Effort, self-discipline, persistent cultivation are the only ways to break the cage of destiny and become a superior man!

Indeed, Ji Mo’s life pursuit, just like him, is very ordinary, simply summed up in four words—realize ambitions.

Specifically, it meant making a lot of money, elevating one’s status, and having a good reputation.

The most straightforward path to achieve this was to cultivate "Burning Martial" to a higher level!

Though lacking great wisdom, Ji Mo was somewhat shrewd.

As an ardent enthusiast of Cangming Star culture, he discovered a common trait among several Cangming Overlords!

That is...

They all bring miracles and hope to ordinary people!

The Sword Master brought "Seven Vortex Swordsmanship" to China, allowing those with poor Inner Qi cultivation talent to have another path to contact the Extraordinary.

The Demon Sibling partnered with Ma Ran, counterattacked the Eternal Civilization, forced them to sign an unequal treaty, and even acquired some black-tech materials. The recently popular "Chinese Mecha" and "Genetic Tinkerers" are closely related to their past actions.

The Profound Immortal...

Apart from the often criticized "Life Span Tax," "Nuclear Drinks," and other dark humors, he indeed made significant contributions to Earth—dominating Japan, scheming and breaking vested interest groups, breaking the capital’s monopoly on Extraordinary Power, showing ordinary people another possibility besides "being a slave to society."

So then...

What about the Lord of the Red Lotus?

Ye Fengqing, who unified Cangming and expanded her realm to the entire Star System, what will she bring to the ordinary people of Earth?

In contemplation, Ji Mo suddenly sensed something wrong.

He felt his body becoming lighter and lighter, floating like a celestial being, as if ready to soar into the sky at any moment.

Ye Fengqing’s voice, like a loud bell, thundered in his ears.

"I’ve come to this world to pass on the Red Lotus Skill, to explain the Great Path to the Heavens."

"Those with fate..."

"May all listen."