Yume, an artist who's artworks were slowly being underappreciated, was about to throw all her work when her sketch book suddenly lets out all her works right before her eyes, making her be inside her own sketch book. She met Naozumi, the name of the single male art she ever did. 
After encountering Naozumi inside her sketch book, she stumbles upon adventures of the story she never notice of her art.
Will she ever be able to go back to reality? Will she ever have the compassion for art again?

Amon entered the Divine Arts Palace, and what he saw astounded him.
Rows and rows of golden bookshelves were neatly organized in the ground floor, with just barely enough space for one to walk between them. They almost reached the ceiling, and were packed with books of all sizes and colors. 

The shiny bookshelves were divided in sections. The 'Weapons' section had bookshelves labeled 'Sword Arts', 'Spear Arts', 'Saber Arts' and so on. Amon had never even heard of most of the weapons named in it.

There were also sections for Qi Gathering, Body Tempering and Elemental Purification, with bookshelves in the Elemental Purification section labeled according to the respective elements.

The sheer number of books made Amon impressed, but he knew this was all the tip of the iceberg. The higher floors of the palace had manuals of a higher level and quality. However, the higher the floor one manual was in, the higher the price one would have to pay for it. 

Blocking the way to the bookshelves was a curtain of light, very similar to the one that blocked entrance to Hell's Keeper City. There was a wooden counter in front of the curtain of light, with a couple of clerks dressed in purple behind it.

"I've come here to get a few manuals." Amon said to the clerk closest to him.

"Very well." The clerk nodded and took a small ball from behind the counter. He put it in the counter and lightly tapped on it. The ball flashed with a blue light and started glowing, looking like a small star.

An overwhelming number of letters started materializing in the air in front of the ball, forming countless lines of words and numbers that shone with a pale white light. Looking closely, the lines were names followed by numbers that were probably the price. 

"Touch any manual you are interested in and an introduction will appear. You can select as many as you want, as long as you have the contribution points to pay for them." The clerk explained patiently as he saw Amon's hesitation.

"You can change sections by swiping the list to the side. All manuals in the ground and first floor are listed here; all the others need an Inner Sect token to be unlocked." The clerk finished speaking and waited for Amon to choose what he wanted.

Amon looked for the Sword Arts section. He felt a little strange doing that, but it was mesmerizing seeing the light letters break apart and reform in new words as he threw the list to the sides. 

"Let's see…" He mumbled to himself as he started skimming through the list. 

"Lesser Art of the Sword, a manual that covers the basics of the uses of sword in combat."

"The Earth-shattering Sword. At completion, a cultivator would be able to shatter the earth with each strike, using unstoppable power."

"The Stormbreaker Sword, a Sword Art that allows a cultivator to use the wind as blades and strike from a distance. At completion, one would be able to cleave storms apart."

"The Flaming Sword, a sword Art that brings forth hellish flames to burn your opponents to cinders. A simplified version of the Hellblaze Sword Art."

"The Windhowler Sword…"

He started reading the titles and introduction to the Sword Arts in a low voice, so Lya could follow his pace. The prices varied from a few dozen to about one thousand contribution points.

"That one looks good." Lya said as Amon touched a name in particular.

"Fundamentals of the Sword?" Amon raised his brow. This manual was one of the oldest in the palace and covered nothing but the basics of the uses of the sword. There were just stances, no real techniques in it.

Amon sighed and touched the Fundamentals of the Sword manual again. The light changed from white to green, signaling that he had select the manual. 

"Pick two more manuals to your liking." She said casually.

He spent almost one hour skimming through the rest of the list, but he couldn't use any of the manuals now. They either put a huge strain on the body or had different elemental alignments than his affinity.

In the end, he chose the Stormbreaker Sword and the Lesser Sword Art manual in addition to the Fundamentals of the Sword. The Lesser Sword Art taught about the basic uses of Qi in combat using swords.

Stormbreaker Sword, on the other hand, was a complex Sword Art, fitting for Wind Cultivators to use.

"So you have wind affinity?" Lya asked, to chich Amon nodded. His strongest affinity was with wind, even if it was quite a weak one, making his situation quite tragic. He was deemed as being untalented because of that, and the years he took to manage to absorb Qi only proved that point.

"Well, they were good choices. It will be perfect to teach you. Also, that Stormbreaker Sword will be really useful." She approved of his choices.

"Now I need you to pick about ten more manuals. The more varied and different they are from each other, the better. This includes manuals from other elements." She said.

"But my only affinity is wind…" Amon whispered as he tried to complain, but Lya didn't let him.

"Doesn't matter. I'll explain latter." She interrupted him, clearly showing she was starting to get annoyed.

Amon took another half hour to pick the manuals Lya asked, including the Flaming Sword, the Earth-shattering Sword and a water aligned manual called Myriad Streams Sword.

He was sure it would all add up to at least five thousand contribution points, but Lya didn't give in.

"Well, now I guess I'll see some Movement Techniques." Amon mumbled to himself, feeling the pinch.

Choosing a Movement Technique was the same struggle. Amon took the "Basics of Movement in Combat", that was similar to the Fundamentals of the Sword, as well as the "Essence of Movement Techniques". He also chose "Gale Steps" as the Movement Technique he would use.

He also picked ten more manuals of different elements and with different characteristics.

With that, the expenses were already close to twelve thousand points. 

"Lya, with this much…" He started whispering again, and the clerk raised a brow seeing him talking alone. Amon's ears started turning red.

"It's fine. For Body Tempering we just need one. You can get the best you have available to you." 

He went to the Body Tempering section, trying to look for the more expensive manuals, while he was skimming through the list, Lya suddenly interrupted him with a shout.

"That one!" She said full of excitement. Amon looked at the name he had his finger on. 

"The Skyreacher Body?" He mumbled, taking a sneaky glance to the clerk, but he seemed to be too bored to keep paying attention to Amon. 

Looking at the price, Amon held his breath. "This one costs almost ten thousand points!"

"And it is damn cheap." She said with conviction. "I know that technique. Your dear Founder developed it himself."

"What?" Amon raised his voice, making the clerk glance at him again, very annoyed. What was wrong with kids these days?

"How do you know that?" Amon whispered sheepishly, his ears burning.

"It doesn't matter. Just trust me and take it." She answered indifferently. 

This manual was unreachable for ninety nine percent of the members of the Outer Sect, and even for some of the poorer members of the Inner Sect. 

Amon didn't hesitate anymore as he chose it, but felt the pinch.

Then, he chose ten cheap Elemental Purification manuals. He then took a step back, nodding at the clerk.

Looking at the list, the clerk raised his brow and looked at Amon, full of doubts. Still, he said nothing.

"The thirty-seven manuals you asked add up to thirty eight thousand contribution points." The clerk said, trying to maintain a neutral expression. Amon felt his heart tighten, but still gave the man his purple card. As the man swiped the card in the light ball, Amon felt as if he was cutting his heart.

The clerk quietly left the counter to get Amon's manuals. He walked through the light curtain as if it didn't exist, and started going from section to section looking for the manuals. After a few minutes, he returned. His upper body was hidden behind a gigantic pile of books that shook the counter as he placed them on it.

Amon took his Bottomless Pouch and stored the books in it one by one. He then quickly left the Divine Arts Palace. He still had around fifteen thousand contribution points adding what Jake had given him, so he could cultivate in peace without worrying about his expenses.

It took him a great deal of time to return home after that. The sun was already setting when he finally caught sight of his house. The red light made the grass seem to be set ablaze as he returned home.

He greeted his mother and had a light dinner with her, before finally getting to his room and throwing himself on the bed, exhausted.

Lya materialized by his side, and took the Bottomless Pouch from his waist. She took out all of the manuals and started to read, making them float in front of her and sending gusts of wind to turn the pages.

Amon closed his eyes, hearing only the occasional crisp sound of the flipping pages as he slowly fell asleep.

When he woke up the next morning, the first thing heard was the flipping of a page. He opened his drowsy eyes and saw Lya still reading in the same position, her face calm, completely absorbed in the task at hand.

He sat on the bed and rubbed his eyes. Lya slowly closed the book she just finished reading and added it to a huge pile by her side.

"Good morning." She greeted him. Amon greeted her back with a weary voice.

"Give me your ring." She asked him. Amon promptly took the ring from his finger and gave it to her.

Lya took the iron ring in her hands and retrieved a simple sword from it, offering it to Amon. The blade was thick and was a few centimeters longer than Brightmoon. It was also wider, making for a much heavier blade. 

The black handle seemed to be sculpted from stone, giving it an ancient feel. It was a crude weapon. As Amon took it in his hands, he felt he almost couldn't lift it even with all of his strength. He barely managed to keep it from falling to the ground.

Then, Lya searched through the pile of books she had by her side and fished the Lesser Sword Art manual from it. She threw it to Amon, saying "I already read it. The content was concise and there was no problems with it. The explanations were also really good, so chances are you will learn more form it than from me explaining to you."

Amon managed to catch the book in the air. It was very thin and the pages were all yellowed from the age. 

"You will read this book and train what you learn on the sword I gave you. This will help you learn to infuse your Qi in a sword and refine your control of Qi at the same time. When you reach a satisfying level on both, we can start your Body Tempering." Lya said, before taking another booking and starting to read it.

"Why can't we start the Body Tempering now?" He asked while frowning.

"Do not be too hasty." She reprimanded him. "The Skyreacher Body is a great technique, but it requires an incredible complex maneuvering of the Qi in your body, and you have no chance to properly use it as you are now."

Being struck down like that, Amon couldn't retort. All he could do was grumble, making Lya chuckle a bit.

"How do you know of the Skyreacher Body?" He asked her again.

"It was a technique that was already famous in my time. If your Founder managed to polish it even further, then it is certainly among the best in the world." She spoke without hesitation, as if she was waiting for the question to come again and had already rehearsed the answer.

"Sounds like an amazing technique." Amon managed to say. He had no idea that the Founder himself had developed it. He sneaked a glance at Lya, thinking. In the end, he decided to say nothing. If Lya wanted to talk about it, she would.

"It is an incredible technique. So be patient and train on the Lesser Sword Art." She patted him on the head, making Amon feel a cold breeze ruffling his hair.

Amon nodded, and decided to read the thin manual of the Lesser Sword Art. 

The Lesser Sword Art's pages were mostly occupied by large amounts of text and a few, but precise, illustrations.  It gave advices on how to properly control Qi and how to imbue a sword with it.

Cultivators had a way to control Qi that best suited them. Just as everyone had personal traces in their calligraphy, cultivators had personal traces in the way they handled Qi. As such, one would have to experiment until he found what they felt more comfortable with when manipulating Qi.

When a cultivator spent a lot of time using an artifact, the Qi they imbued in it would make it evolve, but also naturally engrave the pathways the cultivator's Qi used to imbue the artifact. As such, one's artifact would be best suited to them. Using another person's artifact would not have the same effects, as the Qi pathways were already set and would affect the flow of the new owner's Qi in the artifact. It was like using someone else's hand instead of your own.

 Amon was enthralled as he read the book. It didn't take too long for him to finish, and as he did he stood in silence for a long while, his eyes closed as he pondered.

When he opened them again, he got up left the room. He took a quick break to eat breakfast and talk with his mother, clearing his mind. When he returned, he read the book again, and again pondered on its contents.

He realized that the Lesser Sword Art was incredibly important for inexperienced cultivators or those that didn't have a master. He would certainly have trouble cultivating any of the Sword Arts he bought even if he was strong enough.

"Any questions?" Lya looked at him over a book, a smile on her face. 

"Not right now." Amon shook his head and closed his eyes, entering meditation and making Lya's smile grow wider.

As his divine sense spread around, Amon extended his hands. He called forth small wisps of Qi and started playing with them. It was as awkward as it had been when he first opened his acupuncture points, but he focused, trying to get as relaxed as possible.

He stretched the wisps, broke them and joined them together. He kneaded them together in a ball, and then threw the ball around. The ball turned out to be obviously misshapen, but he took his time trying to perfect it.

He dispersed the ball and formed it again, before making it circle around him a few times. Then he would disperse it again, and this time would make it spin as fast as he could.

Those were all exercises that the Lesser Sword Art recommended for beginners. Maybe most would feel it was boring, but Amon was completely invested in the marvelous feeling of being able to control and shape Qi at his will.

Sweat started forming in his forehead and his veins started bulging, but he didn't seem to realize. He didn't stop until Lya told him to take a break. It was only then that he realized his clothes were drenched and his face was red from the effort.

He ate something and took a small break before returning to his exercises. 

Very slowly, his control grew smoother and smoother. Amon started trying more complex exercises, controlling greater amounts of Qi and turning them in different shapes. A week passed as he trained his control without him realizing.

It was night and the clouds covered the stars, making everything seem pitch black. Rebecca was waiting in her bed as always. Before long, specs of light materialized in the air in front of her, gradually forming the figure of a beautiful black-haired woman.

"He was training until now?" Rebecca asked with surprise. Lya nodded at her question.

"He is more resilient than I thought." Rebecca sighed. Her son was starting to grow up. 

"But I still can't believe he didn't tell me he managed to absorb Qi and is preparing for his Body Tempering." She was somewhat bitter as she complained. If this had happened a few weeks ago, the first thing Amon would have done would be to storm into her room and tell her, jumping in happiness.

"Well, he is trying to hide my existence." Lya gave a wry smile. "I'm sure he will tell you when he goes through his first round of Body Tempering."

"Hmpf." Rebecca grumbled in a sour mood. "Well, how is he doing?"

"It is not a spectacular speed, but it is above average. It seems he is having fun." Lya answered, chuckling a little.

"That is a good mindset to have." Rebecca's expression eased somewhat.

"I'll give him a slight push to tell you something." Lya thought for a while before adding. "But he will probably say he found a pill or something together with the sword that allowed him to control Qi and he didn't want to make you worried."

"So you think he will lie." Rebecca turned bitter again.

"Some people are like that. When they think lies will protect someone, they won't hesitated to tell one, even if it causes greater damage than the truth." Lya said with a sad smile. "The problem is that not many realize that."

Rebecca could only sigh. She knew it to be true. She hated the idea, but understood why her son was lying, or at the very least withholding the truth.

"I'll be sure to set him straight. Do give me some help with that." Rebecca asked, looking at Lya's blue eyes. Lya silently nodded. 

"Do you think he is ready?" A frown could be seen in Rebecca's pale face and her green eyes were full of worry.

"He will start training with the sword tomorrow. I believe that in two to three days he will be ready." Lya answered seriously.

Rebecca nodded hearing that and sighed again.

"Thank you again for the help." She said with genuine gratefulness, making Lya smile.

"You are welcome." Lya answered, giving a bow and dispersing in the air.

Rebecca was left alone in the room. Her window was opened as always, but she couldn't see the sky. She could only sigh.

Everything changes for Amon one day when he stumbles across a strange sword.  His possession of the mysterious blade soon draws him into an ages-old conflict, one that he seemingly has no relation to nor wishes to be a part of, yet he cannot tear himself away from it.

Little does he understand that Fate will inevitably make one face the consequences for their choices, even those made in another lifetime.

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Author's note: Hiatus

Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ef8Eer4

Tags: Tragedy, Cultivation, Sword Wielder, Weak to Strong, Original. 

Other tags will be added as the story progresses as I don’t want to spoil anything.

"Welcome to the Alchemy Association. May I be of assistance?"

Wearing a polite smile, I cordially reply, "Good morning ma'am. I was hoping you could tell me a bit about the Alchemy Association and possibly visit the library."

Ever the professional, she nodded in agreement and politely bid me follow her. While leisurely walking deeper into the notable building, she begins to voluntarily give me a condensed history lesson on the Alchemy Association. She ended her summary as we arrived at an elaborate set of open double doors.

At a quick glance, it appears to be either a small library or a large study. Noticing my questioning look, she answered, "This is the Apprentice's Study. Novices and Primary Apprentices typically utilize this room for building on their alchemy foundation."

Leading me to an alcove by the entrance, she sweeps her arm to indicate the small area. She states, "This section contains all the knowledge an aspiring apprentice needs to prepare themselves for the Apprentice Examination. Here you will find the required books, references, and the Alchemy Association's collection of soul force control techniques."

"Soul force control technique?" You had my interest, but now you have my attention!

"Well, yes. Soul force control is extremely vital for pill forging. Failure to swiftly and accurately manipulate the pill forge inscriptions causes more failures than anything else." the Alchemy Apprentice carefully explains. 

"Thank you. You have been a tremendous help." I can't prevent a large smile from breaking out. My excitement level is rapidly climbing as I review the possibilities perfect soul control would bring. 

With a more content smile, she departs after telling me I can find her at the front entrance if I have any more questions. 

Swiftly moving to the shelves holding the soul force control manuals, meticulously going through the shelves to prevent one escaping me. There must be nearly one hundred manuals. As I eagerly absorb them, I'm carefully scanning their flaws. 

[...86 Flaws...]
[...97 Flaws...]
[...83 Flaws...]
[...91 Flaws...]

After carefully checking to ensure I've collected all of them, I seamlessly transition to the Library of Heaven's Path and attempt to compile a soul force control technique. Soon, I am standing before an unassuming book. Gently taking hold of the book, I call for its flaws. 

[Soul Force Control...Flaws 19...]

With a smile like the Cheshire Cat, I think to myself, it's not a perfect technique, but it's perfect for my plan.

At only a few dozen pages, I quickly read through my new golden egg. Just reading through it I'm able to tell it's a powerful technique, but it doesn't deliver the awe-inspiring feeling like a Heaven's Path book typically does. Regardless, this is more than adequate for my purposes.

After a few read-throughs, I return to the study and finish absorbing all the books in the room. Before long, all the books in the Apprentice Study have been absorbed. 

Looking around the room for any books I might have missed, I'm struck with a thought. Gazing at the room as a whole, an idea begins to take shape. 

This is a room dedicated to beginners. To allow beginners to build a foundation in the art of alchemy. So that they may begin their journey on the dao of alchemy. 

This should be possible! Finding myself in the now-familiar sea of bookcases, I command "Alchemy." As expected the formed book contains dozens of flaws. Releasing the flawed Alchemy book, I concentrate on what I want. With a solid idea in mind, I command "Alchemy Fundamentals!"

Crossing my fingers, I talk hold of the slender book and check for flaws.

[A flawless book on Heaven's Path of Alchemy Fundamentals. Alchemy is the...]

Clamping down on my excitement, I set to task.

[A flawless book on Heaven's Path of Strength Building Fundamentals...]
[A flawless book on Heaven's Path of Agility Building Fundamentals...]
[A flawless book on Heaven's Path of Endurance Building Fundamentals...]

Merging those three with my Heaven's Path book of Flexibility gives me Heaven's Path of Initiate Body Cultivator!

With a shout of victory, I am indescribably happy! With an insatiable urge to high-five someone, I'm forced to smack a book on the top shelf while doing my best Rick Flair impersonation! Purging that from my system, I'm finally able to calm down.

With this, I can breathe a bit easier. Soon I'll be in a position to actually put up a resemblance of a fight in the unlikely event I'm attacked. I've hated the feeling of walking on eggshells in a city of cultivators. Just knowing I would be at the mercy of any Bronze rank feeling piety or villainous has undoubtedly increased my paranoia. While a Fighter is unlikely to win against a Demon Spiritualist, at least I'll be in a much better position to flee. 

Exerting a herculean amount of willpower, I place my ticket to power to the side and exit the Library of Heaven's Path. I purposefully walk to the building entrance looking for the Alchemy Apprentice that escorted me to the study room. Sighting her standing behind a desk reading a worn book, I school my face and confidently approach her.

She's somehow able to mark her place in her book and place it down all while turning to face me directly. Politely ignoring this little display, I bring forth my idea.

"Pardon me once again ma'am, but I would like to know the Alchemy Associations protocol for purchasing alchemy manuals and techniques."

Her face morphs into a blank look for several seconds before she's able to shake it off and resume her professional look. She was definitely not expecting that. I wait patiently for her answer.

"I would have to inquire about that myself. Could you inform me of the nature of your item for purchase?" The reluctance followed by skepticism from those two sentences could be felt across the room. I can't blame her, with the condition of my clothes; most would assume I come from a commoner family.

"After reviewing the low-quality soul control techniques in the Apprentice's Study, I wish to sell my family's own technique. I can assure you, it is much more powerful than anything I've seen here yet."

The skepticism is still there, but a bit a curiosity is now present in her reply. As I take a seat to wait for her to return from speaking with a Master Alchemist. I busy myself with reviewing the flawed soul control technique a few more times. Shortly, I begin wondering if the Library of Heaven's Path can create an initiate level technique for soul force control as well. I'll have to test that once I return to my dorm room, I can't afford distractions before I close on this deal.

Eventually, she returns and escorts me to a room where three elderly men sit wearing white robes. These must be master rank alchemists. A brief introduction confirms my suspicions. I take the initiative and drive hard with my prepared sales speech. I quickly list a few vital benefits for an alchemist to own the most advance soul force control technique possible. Just to show them I understand the potential value of what I'm offering.

As I'm moving to close this deal, I'm interrupted by one of the Master Alchemists, "Perhaps you could allow us to take a look at this profound technique?"

"I'll do something better. I'll guide you three through it right now." Before they can refute my offer, I begin reciting the soul force control manual in a smooth and calm voice. The masters only hesitate for a moment before they begin to follow my instructions. There are no complaints when I begin guiding them a second time, and judging by the looks on their faces this deal is all but sold.

I allow them to take a moment and gather themselves before we get into the negotiations. Putting on my poker face and finding a comfortable spot on my chair, I'm ready to play hardball. They have another thing coming if they think they can low ball me. It's game time.

"Now that you've experienced my technique first hand, let's talk price." 

The master sitting in the center looks to the other two and after getting nods from them, he focuses his attention back on me. Hit me with your best shot old man. 

"The Alchemy Associations is willing to offer you one million demon spirit coins for your soul force control technique." the elderly master states.

"Deal!" 

It takes me a moment to realize I'm standing before the elderly master with my hand extended. The room falls completely still as the masters are blinking their eyes at me as I awkwardly stand before them. My face feels like it's on fire, and I'm wishing for something to happen to take the attention off of me.

Resolving myself to being an idiot. I try salvaging some of my dignity. "I also require full access to all of the Association's book collections. And I'll need something to carry the money in." I mumble out.

The elderly master I'm standing in front of stands and clasps my hand. "The Alchemy Association accepts your terms."

I ignore his twitching lip and make another request. "I would like half of the demon spirit coins to be anonymously donated to the Glory City Central District Orphanage."

The elderly master's lip instantly stops twitching, and he takes on a somber persona. He stares into my eyes for a moment before nodding his head and stating, "I'll personally handle it."

A 20 year old fan of fanfiction is transmigrated into an orphaned teen in the middle of Glory City. Follow him as he's forced to deal with hidden dangers, evil villains, and the dreaded puberty. 

This is my first novel, so expect some mistakes. I'll try to make corrections when seen. Reworked the first six chapters.

I'm doing this for my own personal pleasure. I have a family and a job that requires me to work most weekends. I hope to produce two chapters a week, provided life allows.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the stories, Tales of Demons and Gods or Library of Heaven's Path. Any resemblance of any original character is purely coincidence.

Even though Meng Qi was very reluctant, his rationality forced him to agree with Jiang Zhiwei. After exchanging for a Qing Gong, a protective external kungfu, and a blade technique, as well as working hard on practicing these three kungfu, he would become much stronger and completely different from whom he was now.
"I agree with little sister Jiang."
Zhang Yuanshan walked towards them, and Qi Xia and Qi Zhengyan followed him.
"Big brother Zhang, you've already exchanged?" Jiang Zhiwei asked with surprise. She hadn't seen Zhang Yuanshan walk towards the light beam.
Zhang Yuanshan smiled. "Not yet. I thought back to what the "Owner of Samsara" had said at the beginning, and realized that he mentioned about teammates. I'm guessing that maybe we will be in the same team for the next mission as well. Therefore, I asked little sister Qi and little brother Zheng Yan to come with me. I hope we can have a quick meeting together before we exchange for the things we want. If we work together, we can think of a way to improve everyone's strength most effectively, thus increasing the possibility of successfully accomplishing the next mission, and avoiding what happened to brother Qing Jing and Censer Host Yan."
He seemed somewhat depressed.
Meng Qi slightly nodded. He had to admit that Zhang Yuanshan had all the qualities of a great team leader. He was a comprehensive thinker, took care of every detail, and gave consideration to everyone's emotions.
Zhang Yuanshan looked at Meng Qi and said, "Qing Gong and protective external kungfu are the most important things for you, little brother Zhen Ding. Especially Iron Cloth, which isn't just a protective external kungfu, but also includes a basic internal kungfu which can help you condense your preliminarily Dantian. Furthermore, it will give you the fundamentals to practice 'The Unbreakable Jin Gang', 'Golden Bell Shield', and other Shaolin kungfu in the future."
"Ok, thank you, big brother Zhang and Ms. Jiang. I will follow your suggestions," Meng Qi answered with gritted teeth. Even though this was completely different from his dream self, for now, his main priority was to keep himself alive.
Zhang Yuanshan nodded and looked at Jiang Zhiwei. "Little sister Jiang, I heard that you need 20 more Karma points? Are you thinking about exchanging for the Heavenly Acumen Pill?"
Hearing the name "Heavenly Acumen Pill", Qi Xia's expression showed that she had the same thought as Zhang Yuanshan. Qi Zhengyan seemed very excited, as if he had yearned for this pill for a long time.
"Yes, Heavenly Acumen Pill. It costs 110 Karma points." Jiang Zhiwei didn't feel surprised at Zhang Yuanshan's accurate guess since she knew that his first choice would be the same as hers. "I've finished condensing the nine Apertures related to the ear Aperture, and I'm only half a step away from opening the Aperture of my ears. Originally, I wanted to open the Aperture through my own hard work, but since time doesn't wait, I need to be as quick as possible. I hope there will be a considerable gap between missions in the future so that I can make up for this."
Suddenly, the voice of the "Owner of Samsara" arose. "The gap between missions will range between one month to three or five years."
"How about our next mission?" Zhang Yuanshan asked loudly.
"You need 500 Karma points to exchange for this information."
The "Owner of Samsara" was as cold-blooded as usual.
Jiang Zhiwei sighed with relief. Seeing that Meng Qi seemed completely confused, she explained to him kind-heartedly, "When you want to open an Aperture point, you can rely on the help of specific medicines. However the medicine will only be effective once, and the next time you would have to use a stronger medicine. For example, if I use the 'Heavenly Acumen Pill' to open my ear Aperture, the next time when I want to open my nose Aperture, I won't be able to use the "Heavenly Acumen Pill' anymore. I will have to use a pill that is as strong as the 'Pill of Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing'. This will cost at least 260 Karma points.
"Even Xi Jian Pavilion doesn't have a large storage of pills like this. If I'll want to get one, I'll need to make a corresponding level of contributions, or ask a teacher to share his personal items with me.
"However, if it's not an emergency, you better not rely on medicines. More or less, there will be some sequala, and you will need to make up for them by hard work. Otherwise, it will be much more difficult for you in the future to break through a realm. Of course, the lower the realm, the easier it is to make up for the sequala."
Qi Zhengyan suddenly sighed. "For an ordinary person like me, if I want to achieve enlightenment and open the Apertures, my only hope may be to rely on these medicines. If I hadn't entered this "samsara world", how would it even be possible for me to obtain a Heavenly Acumen Pill…?"
With no doubt, as time passed, many Jianghu people like him also gained opportunities to achieve enlightenment as they accumulated experience. However, they might already be 30 or 40 years old by then, and not much time would be left for them to break through to the next stage.
Hearing what Qi Zhengyan just said, Meng Qi felt as if he had found an understanding friend. It seemed like Qi Zhengyan was also at the bottom level in his sect and didn't have any hope of making progress. In this "samsara world", there was danger, but there were also many opportunities!
"Hehe, it says clearly on the Item List that the "Owner of Samsara" can help you increase your internal power, fill up your Apertures, open your Apertures, and even break through a realm. But the prices would be much higher than the medicines." Qi Xia smiled."Do you want him to do everything for you?"
Jiang Zhiwei said with a serious expression, "Things given by others can be easily taken away, too. Only things that belong to you can be relied upon till the very end."
Qi Zhengyan nodded, seeming very calm. It couldn't be said whether he had truly listened or not.
Zhang Yuanshan meditated for some time, and then said, "Little sister Jiang, I can lend you 20 Karma points to exchange for the Heavenly Acumen Pill."
He made a gesture with his right hand to stop Jiang Zhiwei from speaking, and continued, "I haven't yet filled up two of the Apertures related to the ear Aperture. If I continuously rely on medicines or the "Owner of Samsara"s' power, in the future, there might be hidden troubles that I will not be able to solve. Therefore, I want to do it in a steady way. Moreover, you are stronger than me, so an increase in your power would be more helpful for us compared to an increase in mine. Hehe, I didn't expect that you would be able to learn 'Sword from Anatta'. Uncle Su had to open four Apertures before he could use this move!"
"'Sword from Anatta' is one of the nine killing moves in Swordplay Sutra of Supremacy. It is a Dharmakaya level kungfu, and the kungfu that my teacher is famous for. I only got to comprehend a little of it, and even my teacher won't be able to say that he mastered this move," Jiang Zhiwei deliberately explained in detail, knowing that Meng Qi had shallow knowledge about kungfu.
Meng Qi looked down at the jade book, which flipped as Jiang Zhiwei spoke. The book stopped at the page that showed "Sword from Anatta":
"Sword from Anatta, one of the nine greatest killing moves of Swordplay Sutra of Supremacy, exchange price, 18700 Karma points."
Meng Qi couldn't help but feel astonished.
"It's not even a major part of the kungfu! It's only one move, and it already costs so much! The successors of great kungfu sects are truly bestowed by nature!"
"No matter how, after opening your ear Aperture, you won't lose all your strength after using the move anymore," Zhang Yuanshan said honestly.
Jiang Zhiwei asked, "How about you, big brother Zhang? What are you planning to exchange for?"
Meng Qi secretly admired how Zhang Yuanshan had just acted. He also felt somewhat fortunate.
"Thank God I didn't refuse to lend Jiang Zhiwei my Karma points. Otherwise, Zhang Yuanshan's generosity would create a great contrast between us, and everybody would think I'm a stingy and mean monk…"
Suddenly, Meng Qi heard Jiang Zhiwei's voice, which was as small as a mosquito's hum. "For successors of great kungfu sects like us, we usually have a lot of resources. Therefore we can be very generous about our Karma points. It's like when there is a person that desperately needs help, a wealthy friend who has 1000 taels gives him 1 tael, and a very poor friend who only has 1 tael gives him 0.1 tael. Even though the two friends are both kind-hearted, but clearly the latter friend's character and friendship would be much more worth my admiration."
"Haha!"
Meng Qi became happy at once. He didn't know that he had unconsciously built up a moral and noble image for himself.
But his happiness immediately turned into alarm.
"Why didn't anyone else react to Jiang Zhiwei?"
Jiang Zhiwei chuckled. "I'm transmitting my voice directly into your ears. Even though I've not yet opened the mouth Aperture, I can do it through my internal power. The reason that I didn't use this previously was because I was injured and it was difficult for me to control my internal power. I had to focus on fighting with my sword."
Zhang Yuanshan certainly couldn't hear what Jiang Zhiwei had said to Meng Qi. He answered with a smile. "Just like little sister Jiang had said before, I'm better at Tai Ji defense and cannot utilize its offensive power. Zhenwu's Seven Strokes Scripture is very profound and difficult to comprehend, and I cannot break through the limits of my current level in a short period of time. Therefore, I found another sword art that focuses on attack. Of course, currently I can only exchange for one of the moves."
"Um, which sect is the sword art from?"
Hearing the word sword, Jiang Zhiwei was extremely excited.
"'Sword-enshrining Tower'. The move is called 'Shadowing the Heaven and Shrouding the Earth', which is from the 108 Swords of The Incomplete Heaven and Fragmented Earth. Hehe, actually if we're talking about offense, the sword techniques of Xi Jian Pavilion are absolutely the best. However since little sister Jiang is here with us, I cannot be so shameless and exchange for a Xi Jian Pavilion kungfu."
Zhang Yuanshan smiled.
Sword-enshrining Tower was a sect from the North Zhou Dynasty. It was one of the Six Sword Sects, and had always been considered an equal to Xi Jian Pavilion.
Jiang Zhiwei thought about it and said, "The 108 Swords of The Incomplete Heaven and Fragmented Earth is derived from Sword-enshrining Tower's fundamental sword art 13 Swords of Denial of Life, and is a sword art that aims for the opponent's death. I will have to learn from big brother Zhang in the future if there is a chance. By the way, thank you for the Karma points, big brother Zhang."
Meng Qi quietly looked at the jade book and discovered that the 108 Swords of The Incomplete Heaven and Fragmented Earth was a sword art that belonged to the Exterior Realm. It cost 6000 Karma points, but if it was separated into the main part and the different moves, then the main part would cost 1000 Karma points, while the moves would cost from 40 to 60 Karma points each. The move that Zhang Yuanshan had chosen cost 50 Karma points, which was exactly how much he had left.
"I feel much honored that little sister Jiang is willing to accept my Karma points," Zhang Yuanshan said cheerfully. "Therefore, don't worry about that 'a dollar lent will be 100 dollars returned in the future', and just give me back the same amount after our next mission."
Both Jiang Zhiwei and Qi Xia started to giggle. Meng Qi raised his head awkwardly and looked at the white clouds that floated in the sky.
"What if I die during the next mission?" Jiang Zhiwei asked jokingly.
Zhang Yuanshan shook his head and smiled. "Then I'll take that as the result of me not being able to correctly judge your power and strength."
Jiang Zhiwei said nothing more and turned her head towards Meng Qi. "Little monk, have you chosen the kungfu that you want to exchange for?"
Meng Qi nodded and pointed at the jade book. "According to big brother Zhang and Ms. Jiang's suggestions, I have decided to exchange for the scripts of Shaolin Iron Cloth, Eight Divine Steps, and Blade Art of Five Tigers Cracking the Gate, which are 30 Karma points, 20 Karma points, and 30 Karma points respectively. Actually, I want to exchange for the first three levels of Golden Bell Shield, but they will cost me 120 Karma points, so I will have to wait until next time."
He was referring to Shaolin's unique technique "Golden Bell Shield". The first four levels of this technique belonged to the Qi-cultivation phase and required 20, 40, 60, and 100 Karma points respectively. Although other types of "Golden Bell Shield" were cheaper, they were not as effective. After all, if a person could accomplish all 12 levels of the Golden Bell Shield that Meng Qi was talking about, he could attain the "Jin Gang Dharmakaya", and nothing would be able to hurt him anymore!
Iron Cloth was an easy-to-learn kungfu derived from Golden Bell Shield, and had similar effects as the first three levels of Golden Bell Shield. Shaolin kungfu required the learner to have steady fundamentals and improve step by step; only after accomplishing the first three levels, the learner could withstand the attacks of ordinary weapons.
Therefore, as someone who needed to improve in a short period of time, Meng Qi eventually chose to exchange for Iron Cloth rather than only the first level of Golden Bell Shield. Nevertheless, Iron Cloth could be evolved into Golden Bell Shield, so Meng Qi decided to learn Golden Bell Shield from the beginning again in the future to make up for the potential imperfections of an easy-to-learn kungfu.
It was a careful choice, and the kungfu Meng Qi had picked used up exactly all of his Karma points. Actually, Meng Qi wanted to exchange for Hundred Divine Changes, which Wei Xiaobao had learned, however, as a kungfu that could help even a person who knew little kungfu to escape from danger many times, this Qing Gong was definitely extraordinary. Even though it was created in the end phase of kungfu creation, it was considered one of the strongest kungfu in the Qi-cultivation phase, and cost 100 Karma points. Therefore, Meng Qi gave up with disappointment.
Fortunately, he discovered Eight Divine Steps, and its description said that it was a simplified version of Hundred Divine Changes. If the learner was extremely talented, it was even possible for him to directly comprehend Hundred Divine Changes through learning Eight Divine Steps.
"Exchange for scripts? Do you have time to practice?" Qi Xia suddenly asked.
Meng Qi shook his head and frowned. "If I have one year, there won't be a problem. But Eight Divine Steps is easy to learn if you are smart enough. So maybe I can finish learning the fundamentals in one month. As for the basic blade techniques, I just want to learn the fundamentals first, so I would say one month would be enough."
Jiang Zhiwei thought about it and said, "Then exchange for Iron Cloth. If you master this protective kungfu, you would be considered a master at the lowest level, too. As for blade arts, I can help you look for a suitable one after I return to my sect and see if there are any ordinary blade scripts that my sectmates have randomly found."
"Randomly found…"
Meng Qi didn't know what to say.
Directly practicing Iron Cloth would cost him double the original Karma points, and with the rest of his Karma points, he could exchange only for Eight Divine Steps.
"Little sister Zhi Wei, after returning to Xi Jian Pavilion, will you have the chance to visit Shaolin again? Besides, you will waste a lot of time on going back and forth," Qi Xia said with a smile. "Luckily, I love to read and have a good memory. Da Jiang Sect has also collected many ordinary kungfu scripts. I can write down a script according to my memory for little brother Zhen Ding."
She chuckled. "I know big brother Zhang and little sister Zhi Wei have only focused on working hard on the kungfu of your own sects. You only have some general knowledge of ordinary kungfu and arts, and it would be difficult for you to retell the contents of those scripts."
"Yes, I have only heard my teacher talk about other kungfu during actual battle exercises." Zhang Yuanshan nodded honestly.
"Therefore, big brother I have a big advantage when it comes to these useless scripts and arts," Qi Xia said to Zhang Yuanshan with a smile. "I've just compiled some scripts a moment ago and gave them to the "Owner of Samsara" in exchange for 50 Karma points. Um, if you concentrate on recalling it, a script will automatically form in front of you.
"Hehe, luckily, there are still some scripts left, and Blade Art of Five Tigers Cracking the Gate is one of them. According to the "Owner of Samsara', we can't teach other people the kungfu that we have already given him. And for scripts that we haven't given him yet, the Karma points that we will get in return will be halved for every person we teach. If the kungfu isn't taught by us, then we won't be responsible."
Jiang Zhiwei and Zhang Yuanshan slightly nodded and didn't say anything more. Currently, it was impossible for them to ignore their conscience and exchange the kungfu of their sects for Karma points, even if it was a kungfu that the "Owner of Samsara" already had. On the contrary, Qi Zhengyan looked at his sword and seemed like he was deep in thought.
"Since big sister Qi can provide a blade script, everything about little monk's exchange has been decided," Jiang Zhiwei said thoughtfully. "How about we observe his exchange first and gather some experience."
"Agreed."
The others certainly wouldn't have any objections, and Meng Qi felt very excited.
At the center of the white jade square, a light beam shined from the sky, making the environment extremely celestial-looking.
Meng Qi stepped into the light and chose "Automatically learn Iron Cloth" from the exchange list that appeared in front of him.


I care not of my past and neither of my future.
Conquering all heroes and foes while looking with disdain at the horrors of the Samsara, I yearn only for a life of thrilling wonders!
History will repeat itself after many ages as the menace of the Great Calamity rises once more.
Which will rise with triumph in the face of adversity; the Golden Form of the Great Buddha or the invincible Heavenly Taoist Form?
Which will seize all glory amidst all struggles; The Buddha's Palms or the  Seven Strokes of Heaven's Interception?
From the sanctum of the Shaolin Temple, Meng Qi's adventures and struggles through the Samsara begin as we follow his climb to claim the title of "the Unrivaled and the Invincible One"!


I had dinner and was waiting for Maid Teresa. Nothing to do I pondered upon all the projects that been completed and that are still going on. Thinking for a while, I decided to add some directives to the system.

[Ling Tian: System, get ready to add some DIRECTIVES. User: Admin Signature:<<>>]

[System: User: Admin Signature: ******** confirmed.]

[Ling Tian: System, Add directive, whenever a Project/Task completes, record all fails and success for future simulation references into with project names in EXPERIMENTS. Create Hierarchical structure and related meta-data. Then run the directives throughout the database and update the Database structure to include EXPERIMENTS variable.

Add another directive, whenever a Project/Task completes, if it contains only information, then copy the results and save them in new BOOK and place them in the Library of the world for the data concerned.

Add another directive, whenever a Project/Task completes, if it contains only functionality, like Soul Data Transfer Module, then copy the results and save them in new SKILL and place them in the Library of the world for the data concerned.]

[System: 3 Directives added.]

[Ling Tian: System, now Create 3 Libraries: Earth, the UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENT, and Kadam Planet. Then run the directives throughout the database and update the Database structure to include Library variable.]

***

[Ling Tian: Alright, show the list of Books of this world library.]

[System:

Class: Artifact Crafting

Basics of Artifact Crafting : Artificer Apprentice; Artificer Master; Great Master Artificer ; Grand Master Artificer

Advanced Artifact Crafting: Artificer Apprentice; Artificer Master; Great Master Artificer ; Grand Master Artificer

Class: Alchemy

Basics of Alchemy: Alchemist Apprentice; Alchemist Master; Great Master Alchemist; Grand Master Alchemist

Advanced Alchemy: Alchemist Apprentice; Alchemist Master; Great Master Alchemist; Grand Master Alchemist

Class: Miscellaneous

Art of Disguise: Body Tempering Stage; Spirit Tempering Stage; Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete)

Art of Cloning: Body Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete)

Art of Cultivation Masking: Body Tempering Stage; Spirit Tempering Stage; Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete)

Stealth Mode Fundamentals: Body Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Nascent Soul Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete)

Emergency Healing: Body Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete)

Art of Escape: Body Tempering Stage(Incomplete); Spirit Tempering Stage; Nascent Soul Stage; Spirit Soul Stage; Earth Soul Stage; Heaven Soul Stage; True Soul Stage(Incomplete).

...

...

...

]

After reading the list of books I felt headache coming through. I called the servant.

[Ling Tian: Maid Teresa will be arriving. Tell here I will discuss the matter at later date. And send someone for body exercise and I need vent the heat.]

Well I think I don't need write about body exercise, you guys are free to imagine whatever. I'm out. I need sleep.

War.

Over the years it was what brought down the most civilizations. In-fighting, out fighting, all the kinds of fighting. Wind thought it would never come to him again, he hoped.

That was not the case. A rival country, the Trahan Khanate, came knocking on their borders. Destroying his innocent Republic's forces like a child destroying a marriage. The Trahan were a unique people. Instead of going for the traditional giant capital ships, they opted for a smaller ship system and used it to remarkable effect.

Compared to the Republic they were newer maybe by four hundred years but they were in no ways less powerful, in fact, Wind wasn't confident in his country's power to defend against the invaders.

Not that he even cared, the Republic wasn't really even his country but simply just a place that he stayed at, but with instability, there was always death and Wind didn't want to be a simple civilian dumped in the edge of space.

He still had time, the Khanate would probably visit his planet last, probably. He got up out of his seat, he needed to start planning to leave. Wind got out and made his way to town, a couple of people milled about, waiting by the supplies outpost or by the port station. The colony wasn't important enough to have a large scale teleporter so they had to make to with smaller ships.

The only ship that they had was a brown colored old freighter which they used to transport goods and the rare passenger. The freighter that was usually in Old Doc's Shipyard was gone, usually it sat there lazying about except on food days but today it was gone. This only meant one thing, someone left.

Wind had a feeling that a lot of people would soon be leaving town. He took a deep breath in, the distinctive smell of oil, with a little bit of the harshness from the cold. He had to leave the planet. But without the ship, he had only one option, the system.

He ran all the way back home, there was no time to spare the preparations had to be done immediately. Otherwise, this was the first time he had opened up another section of the store.

<Items>

<World Stone> Worth: 100000 KP
Rank: Platinum
Description: Creates a mini world with time sped up two hundred times. Can put and take out things.

<DNA Research Station> Worth: 320000 KP
Rank: Diamond
Description: Changes to DNA made easy. Make your own strain of something, change your body into a gigantic fish beast. Uses large amounts of energy.

<Rune Design for Dragons> Worth: 40000 KP
Rank: Light
Description: Written by the greatest system in the world who everyone should worship and you love very much. Contains all the knowledge of a Light level rune designer.

100000 Options remaining.

There was so much, so much stuff that this system had. Wind wanted it all but looking at the little bits of Knowledge Points winking back, he knew that he had to try harder, he had to be stronger, be better.

But was 25 Knowledge Points enough to buy anything close to a spaceship?

"System can you show me all the cheapest options for spaceships?"

<OwO. Coward. Trying to leave your home planet. Tsk tsk. Fine>

Wind decided that maybe it was best not to listen to the not physical being.

<Dingey Starship> Worth: 100 Knowledge Points
Rank: Steel
Description:  Might be able to leave a planet?

<Star Shipbuilding, the art form> Worth: 25 Knowledge Points
Rank: Fire
Description: Made by a rather eccentric ship designer. Teaches the fundamentals of shipbuilding, with a little bit of extra "sauce."

<"Spaceship"> Worth: 1 Knowledge Point
Rank: Fire
Description: A painting of a spaceship by an amateur painter. Teaches you about popular ship designs.

Wind was right, the system had what he needed but he wasn't sure about the functionality of it all. What could a painting really teach you about spaceship design, the answer was hopefully nothing because he bought the book.

The lights flashed, the birds sung, and there in his lap was the book. Slightly smaller, a little slimmer, looked as if it had seen better days but in general, it was a book.

Wind opened up the first page and was greeted by a painting, it was a spaceship but not one he had ever seen. It was, different. Something about it, not the body, not the thrusters, just something. It all just seemed to work.

He tore through all of the remaining pages. And soon he was done.

<Skilled created: Shipbuilding>

<+10 Shipbuilding XP>

<+5 Knowledge Points>

He was ecstatic, he finally had the tools in his hands. But shipbuilding took a lot of resources and a lot of time both of which he didn't have. The biggest thing blocking his path now was money, with enough money he could leave this damn place.

But first, he had to try his new skill out. And what better to test it on then his painting canvases. He took out his only pen, the one he had gotten when he was fleeing Jorax. It was time to draw some ships.

His pen whirled around sketching out a faint ship. He wanted to use the least amount of resources while still being able to get out, he also had to carry enough supplies to survive for a couple of months. After he had done his thoughts and drew the drawing was done.

<+3 Shipbuilding XP>

<+3 Painting XP>

<+3 Knowledge Points>

<Your Final Hope>
Rank: Dirt
Description: You better hope it's not your final hope.
Aerodynamics: F
AI: F-
Hyperdrive: F-
Engines: D+
Art: C+

He needed to train harder, the Khanate was not known to be particularly kind to citizens. He had heard the stories and didn't want the same thing to happen to him. He estimated that the Republic could only defend itself for a month and after that there was no telling what might happen.

Whether it was his painting skills or his "shipbuilding" skills if you could call it that needed improvement. But most of all he needed money and he knew how to get it.

Live streaming.

Wind Hoths is nothing. His father, his mother, his whole entire family agreed. After the events of that fateful day, he was expelled from all he knew and loved. No more fancy cars, no more girls, no more power. His father's last fatherly act was to send him away to a planet at the edge of the universe. Barely even colonized Wind Hoths was relegated to his house playing VR games on the net.

But the universe works in mysterious ways.

A misplaced USB plugged into the wrong computer gave him the most magical thing, a system.

Naruto Verse~

In a dark gloomy forest that spans many kilometers, somewhere in the sky of the forest a portal compose of different light appeard, inside the portal came out a strange white light, after the strange light came out the portal slowly dissapear in the unknown.

The strange light then materialised into a young man about the age of 17 with an short-black hair, he have a sword-like eyebrow that was furrowed knitly, a thin pointy nose, and a delicate white skin.


The young man have his eyes closed as he slowly fall downward in the air.

Ktch!!

The man falled down a tree before falling to the ground. The man slowly opened his eyes with his pain showing pain.

"It.. Hurts!!" The young man shouted in pain. this young man was Neon who turned into his younger-self.

Neon looked around, to see he was in a unfamilliar forest that screamed danger.

"You! Insolent Young God! I will surely make you pay for this! .....Someday," Cursed Neon to young god dropping him up high and even bringing him in a unfamilliar place that scream danger, But he speak the last word in a mosquito voice.



[Booting up..! Connecting to host... 5.. 4.. 3.. 2..1...! Complete...!] A cold voice that was like an robot spoke in the head of Neon, but even though it was cold to Neon it was like a sweet voice to Neon.


"I-It's here! It's here! It's here my sweet System!" Neon shouted in Exctasy.

"What kind of name should I grant it? Angel? Rise? Or my crush... Rose?" Neon wracked his head to name the system.

[Host has received a Beginner's Pack! Shall system Open it?"

"Ohh!! My Beginner pack!" Neon said. Hoping that it contained good ones.

[Beginner Pack, opening... 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.. Complete!]

[Received - Basic Natural Energy Cultivation, Basic Fist Martial Art, Basic Body Strengthing Technique, Basic Soul Breathing technique, Basic Survival Method in a Chaotic World, Basic Footwork Technique, Basic Exerting Force Internal and external. That's all Host]


"W-What...? I-i though it was gonna be strong and OP one like those Novel... But what the heck is this thing!? Full of basic stuff!" Said the mad Neon hoping for a answer. Neon then after a minute calmed down after a few more whining as Neon also know that without basic foundation you can't advance higher.


"Anyway... System can you please kindly explained all of this basic stuff," Asked Neon.


Neon did not know much of this stuff just superficial by the name of title of those basic stuff.

[As the Host command...! ....Showing what the System has come up!]

[In the whole cosmic, there exist many varied, myriad source energy, those energies are Mana, Qi, Spirit Power, and Many more, but in the whole cosmic one energy overwhelm all of the energy, the energy is called natural energy, by mastering this energy one can be undefeated through cosmic]

[In the cosmic there exist many myriad fist art, but by using these special basic fist art that encompasses all of the basic, fundamentals and essence of the fist, you can create and tread on your own path of fist]

[Cultivating the body is harder than cultivating oneself energy so few body art is created, but using this basic art with the harmony of natural energy, one can transcend even the Titan god feared as the one who have the strongest body]

[Mind, Energy, and body must be in complete harmony to progress perfectly using these technique one can strengthen perfectly]

[Book of survival is explanatory]

[Once one has known his footwork, one can dodged, strike anywhere, and control your enimies easiely]

[Powerful Strength is useless if you don't know how to use it properly! Use your body like an machine working all together to bring the most powerful strike.]

"Hmm... For a basic stuff all of this is very good," Though Neon. Neon really though all of this was good there was many use to all of it.

"Hey I forgot to ask you earlier, but... System can I name you?" Neon hopefully said to the system.

[No! Host authority is low to name me!]

"...!" Neon stared blankly at the air as his dream was just broken.... by this cold system.

"Anyway... Do you have a status or something?" Asked Neon quickly getting over about his dream broken or just avoiding reality?

[As Host Guess, System has the Status function]

"Then Show me my status!" Excitedly said Neon like a kid.

[Then Host please say, Status]

"Ohh! I forgot you need to say status, Status!" Shouted Neon with all his strength, after he said that a blue screen appeard on his vision.


Host Name: Neon.

Body Over-all Attribute: 10 Years old normal kid in this world. System detected the reason Host just arrived in this world with his younger body and need to train.

Soul/Mind: Genin.

Innate skill:
One who became a sage: Grants user a sage like aura, a aura that attract talented people...

Multi-Verse jump - usable every 2 years, Jump between multiverse
???- Unknown power wish nny host


"What I'm that weak! Well I can't be helped as I just arrived in this world and was not baptism by the natural Energy," Neon though accepting the fact he was weak as not accepting it will make him narrow minded.

"Well now time to train!"

I am a Teacher. A profession that I'm proud to to have and show. A profession that was destined to be mine. My loved ones want me to have. A profession that made my name famous through the multiverse as "Almighty Teacher"

....
Note: The cover is not mine if it's yours, you can kindly tell me to remove it.

They moved to the front of the library. Juliza stopped them both, "This is our library. The one in the Emperor's city is much, much bigger, but we do have a decent stock of information…If I do say so myself. Now you have three chances make the most of it."
"My first objective would be to learn the runes…all of it."
"You do know there are about thirty-five thousand runes in existence and that it changes every year. Sorry, there is a book that covers all that but I am not going to allow you to read it."
"Why not?"
"It would take weeks."
He flipped out his monocle, "Not with this bad boy."
"A monocle? What is that going to do?"
"Give me the encyclopedia of the runes and I will show you."
She scoffed at it but went to where it was. It was a massive book. She struggled with it a bit and placed it on a table, "People don't read the full encyclopedia. There are better books to learn that divided it into manageable pieces."
Annixon opened the hardcover and suddenly the pages started turning themselves rapidly.
Juliza raised an eyebrow, "An advanced reader? How rare, pity those things don't let you memorize all too well."
After ten minutes he was done with the massive book. He scratched his beard for a second, "Interesting, I think I might have something. I just need to confirm it. My next request in on the fundamentals of magic and flow arts."
"Easy enough."
The walked a few rows over and come across a row of books that were significantly smaller than the rest. She shuffles a bit then produced a book. She gave it to Annixon.
This time Annixon finished in two minutes rather than ten, "Interesting, that confirms it."

"What confirms what?"
"The secret of magic. People really do think on the wrong lines. I really am starting to wonder if it is possible for any person to wield every type of magic."
There was a moment of silence between the two, as Juliza finally spoke up, "Okay, I'll bite. What? You figured out magic to the point where you think every person can use every element?"
"Perhaps I am stretching it a bit, but I still think it's possible. While a person's affinity for an element will play a factor in how quickly he can learn a said art, I think it's still well within the realm of possibility."
"Okay, this I gotta hear. Okay, so what is this so-called secret?"
"Think of it in terms doors or a simple yes, no argument, or as my people would call it the I-O function on computers."
"Computers what is that/"
"Irrelevant, for now. So I will use a door as an example. Simply put, is the door open or is it closed? This I believe is the secret to magic, and the symbols that appear on the tool or person define what the spell can do in the form of a series of arguments. Let me explain in more laments terms. You walk to a door, but you can't open it, so you will go to another one and see if you can open the one. Each door sets up a condition of sorts. A tool acts as the catalyst and depending on the series of doors that were opened it produces a different effect. Truth be told somebody would have figured it out somewhere along the line, maybe someone even has figured it out. I am just saying what I know."
Juliza looked at him in utter bewilderment. It made such simple sense, but how on earth did a simple man just figure it out from reading two books? Is this man a god or something?
Annixon answered as if he was reading her mind, "Before you think I am someone special, I am not. I just used a bit of knowledge and logic to figure it out. That simple."
"That simple he says. It's clear that no everyone has your train of thought."

Annixon waved it off, "Semantics. Okay, so my next request will be on storage items for magic."
 She found the one-eighty a bit strange but still complied. She eventually found the book and gave it to him. Same thing, it was a small book and he scanned through it in record time. He rubbed his chin and pondered, "So, where can I find magite. Who would sell this kind of thing? From what I can figure out is I need a rather large piece to boot?"
Juliza suddenly got excited, "Ah, wait I can help you with that!"
He turned to face her, "Really now. I need a rather large piece to store lightning in it."
"Yes, I can offer it to you in exchange."
Annixon got defensively cautious, "How much or what is it you want?"
"I want you to teach me. Your mind is remarkable. You think differently from most people I ever met. Heck, you make us look stupid."
The idea of teaching her wasn't a bad idea. She could become a future teacher. He is planning to implement a school system based on the technology and wisdom from his world, "Yeah okay. I really don't have a problem with that. In fact, I think that is a great idea. Usually, I wouldn't want something for it, but I really need a solidly large piece of Magite."
She started getting all giddy. She was excited about this opportunity.
Annixon raised an eyebrow, "So, what are you waiting for. Go get your things we are leaving right now."
"Oh, right now? Okay! Just give me a little bit of time then I will join you outside."
He nodded and left.
The scholar at the door saw him and replied, "Good riddance for filth."
He went to the table the scholar was sitting at and bowed so his face was merely a minute distance from the scholar's face, smiled and said, "In due time I will make you eat those words."
He straightened himself and walked towards the door. The scholar could feel a sliver of sweat forming on his brow.

(Author note:Not going to continue writing anymore. Feedback: Reasons feedback poor.)

Follow the adventures of an old world lieutenant, Annixon bright, that gets thrust into another world due to an experiment that went wrong.


In this world filled with magic called 'Flow Arts'. He himself wishes for a better life in a world were the best piece of technology is nothing more than the catapult. Where the people have to live under the tyranny of the nobles. He will bring technology to a bygone age that relied too much on magic making them vulnerable to what is known as "The Decay".

An entity gifts Annixon bright a gift. Perfect memory and something else. One will have to read the story to find out more. There is more to 'The Decay' then meets the eye. The Decay's only weakness? Weapons not related to magic. Think of Annixon as a cross between Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man and Sun Tzu in an old age.

Chapter 14: Crossing Worlds

“Internal Martial Arts enhances the strength of the whole body before refining the inner strength, at which point, one would be inducted into the Grandmaster Realm. In fact, this is the stage of ‘Refining Vitality into Qi.’
“The ancient people did not pay attention to musculoskeletal exercise. In their view, that was an insignificant path. Their attention was completely focused on taking in Spiritual Qi from the surrounding skies and earth and refining the inner strength. After all, in the ancient past, Spiritual Qi was abundant in the environment and experts could refine it into a lot of inner strength, which could even be stored in their Dantian. Our Internal Martial Arts is based on refining the energy inside one’s blood, but the output of inner strength is quite modest and most of it is stored in the meridians, not the Dantian.”
Teng Qingshan became nervous when he read this.
In battles now, inner strength was only secondary. Most people relied on the muscles, bones, and physical strength.
The ancient people simply relied on their powerful inner strength.
After all, the ancient practitioners were ‘rich’, or more precisely, they had too much inner strength. The modern practitioners were ‘poor’, their ‘inner strength’ was so insignificant that it didn’t even need to be stored in their Dantian.
“But when comparing Internal Martial Arts and the exercises of the ancient people, Internal Martial Arts doesn’t only have weaknesses, it also has its own disadvantages and advantages.
“The biggest disadvantage is that the ancients were much stronger than we can ever become.
“The biggest advantage is that Grandmasters of Internal Martial Arts have completely opened up their meridians.
“For ancient people, it was extremely difficult to open one’s meridians. Just opening the Ren and Du meridians were considered a remarkable achievement.”
Teng Qingshan smiled when he read this statement.
Indeed, for the experts nowadays, they have all completely opened the meridians of their body. Whether it was the Eight Extraordinary Meridians or the Twelve Standard Meridians, or even the smaller meridians, they had opened all of them. Thus, their inner strength could instantly reach any part of their body.
“When I began researching, I couldn’t understand. The inner strength of the ancient practitioners was stronger, it should be easier for them to circulate the energy through their meridians. So why did they feel that it was much more difficult than we do?”
Teng Qingshan nodded slightly.
“After my investigation and understanding, I made some conclusions.
“The ancient practitioners are occupied by the energy in the surroundings. They would accumulate enough inner strength and rely on the powerful inner strength to gradually push through the meridian. This method is like cleaning up a river and pushing the mud and garbage to the sides. The more waste pushed aside, the narrower the riverbed becomes.”
“In the process of opening the meridians, a lot of impurities are pushed out of the body. However, a lot of impurities are also being pushed into the other meridians as well.”
Teng Qingshan quietly nodded.
“Every time they open up a meridian channel, it would make the ‘impurities’ within the other meridians become more concentrated, which also made it more difficult to open the next meridian.” Teng Qingshan was completely captivated by this deduction, “So, the ancient practitioners who could open up their eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve standard meridians were extremely rare. As for wanting to open some of the smaller meridians, it was almost impossible for them!”
Teng Qingshan agreed.
The method determined the result.
The method of the ancient people purely relied on brute force to open one’s meridians. By the power of inner strength, they constantly pushed more impurities in; so naturally it would become more difficult to get through. However, this was not the fault of the ancient people, it was mainly because they focused more on extra inner strength.
“But our Internal Martial Arts is not the same!
“The Internal Martial Arts exercise the entirety of the body, whether it is muscle, fascia, bone, etc…. all are included in the exercise. Even the meridians are frequently stimulated and pushed to become larger. From the meridians, the impurities are then gradually pushed out of the pores.”
“Because our inner strength is insignificant, it doesn’t push impurities into the other meridians, but rather out. With many years of practice, the impurities will continue to penetrate out. One day, we can get through all the meridians and reach the Grandmaster Realm.”
Teng Qingshan laughed.
He himself was an Internal Martial Arts expert, so he knew it was true.
If the ancient training method was to forcefully rely on inner strength to extract the impurities, then the Internal Martial Arts of today would be the strengthening of all parts of the body, including the meridians, and even the tiny meridians connected to the pores.
In the process of training, the impurities in the offshoots of the meridians would seep out through the pores. Naturally, the impurities in the major meridians would slowly flow into some offshoot channels, and then seep out through the pores. Silently, all impurities from each of the major meridians would pass through the branching meridians and eventually seep out from the pores.
What about the ancient people?
They squeezed a large amount of impurities into their offshoots at the beginning, causing the tiny meridian offshoots to become completely blocked.
Blockage is never better than uncluttered, this was the principle.
Internal Martial Arts Grandmasters started off by strengthening every part of their body, ingeniously causing the impurities to naturally run down.
“Therefore, by merit of opening up meridians, the practice of Internal Martial Arts should be much more excellent than the training methods of the ancient people.”
Seeing this conclusion Teng Qingshan could not agree more, since only a few ancient people were able to open up all of their meridians.
“I sometimes think about what would happen if an Internal Martial Arts Grandmaster could return to the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the Warring States Dynasty, or even the Qin and Han Dynasties, to a period when the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth was abundant. With the meridians of their whole body all opened up and their ability to practice the ancient secret skills, the achievements of this Internal Martial Arts Grandmaster would be unlimited.” In the end, the Internal Martial Arts Grandmaster from the period of the Republic of China were obviously sad.
Powerful ones felt lonely.
This ‘Willow Monkey God’ Grandmaster from the Republic of China period had also been standing at the peak of the world, but when he found out that there were actually three major innate realms in the training of the ancient experts, how could his heart not desire that?
Teng Qingshan read this lengthy thesis written by ‘Willow Monkey God’ as endless emotions surged in his heart.
“I hate not being able to be born in the distant antiquity.”
Teng Qingshan sighed and made an emotional remark. In this modern society, he was already considered to be at the peak of the practitioner world, but in the ancient era he would only be considered an ordinary expert who couldn’t even touch the doors of the innate realm. The period with experts as numerous as the clouds. Just by imagining it, Teng Qingshan couldn’t help but feel his hot blood boiling.
“I really don’t know why Spiritual Qi began decreasing so drastically since the Sui and Tang Dynasties.” Teng Qingshan said to himself as he pondered, and immediately continued reading the Millennium Chronicle.
Millennium Chronicle, this book was indeed a book that recorded the training method of the Thief God Sect.
In the back of the book, it only talked about the training methods of the “Monkey Fist” from the fundamentals to the Grandmaster Realm. Although there was a system to follow, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to train until inner strength was generated, let alone becoming a Grandmaster.
“Huh….”
Teng Qingshan could not help but feel surprised when he flipped to the last few pages.
“My Thief God Sect has passed down several ancient books of secret arts. At the beginning, I did not take these secret records seriously. However, only after researching the secrets of the ancient training methods did I realize that these secret records were true. Yet, due to the drastic decrease of Spiritual Qi, these books of secret arts became useless.”
“Besides the secrets of training, there was another top Qing Gong secret art called ”Crossing Worlds”. This ancient secret art does not show the method of training inner strength, it’s only a way of using inner strength. I have already been in the Grandmaster Realm for twenty years and have amassed a large amount of inner strength. After performing a couple of experiments, I found that after doing it only once, my inner strength was completely consumed! I could only sigh and make an emotional remark to myself……. The inner strength of the ancient people was seriously too abundant.”
As Teng Qingshan read until here, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
In the battles of modern day Internal Martial Arts, the Grandmasters could only force out a measure of inner strength occasionally. After all, the amount of inner strength in their bodies was so small that storing it in the Dantian was unnecessary.
Yet, during ancient times, it was said that the practitioners were able to saturate the Dantian completely with inner strengths. What amount of inner strength would that be!
“I, Willow Monkey God, am most proud of my agility. But I realized that when I perform this Crossing Worlds, even if it was just once, my inner strength was completely consumed. Yet, the speed of this art was…… seriously too fast. So fast that I could not bear for this secret art to disappear and so, I recorded it at the back of the book.
The last few pages of the book ‘Millennium Chronicle’ documented the powerful technique of the sect, “Crossing Worlds”.
This book of secret art might have been very precious during the Spring and Autumn War Dynasties and the Qin and Han Dynasties.
However, in this period, this book of secret art could only be a ‘collection.’ Its practical use was already extremely small, since just one performance of the art would cause an Internal Martial Arts Grandmaster to use up all of his inner strength. If so, who would dare to actually use it? It would be extremely dangerous to have no inner strength during fights.
“Crossing Worlds…I wonder how powerful it is.” Teng Qingshan began reading every detail.
According to the description of Crossing Worlds, if Crossing Worlds was performed when a Grandmaster had reached the Golden Dan of the Innate Realm, the Grandmaster could achieved the effect of the highest level of Crossing Worlds, ’Close Yet Worlds Apart’.
“Such a waste.”
Teng Qingshan scrutinized the technique and couldn’t help but sigh.
As the sun rose, in the yard of the house that Teng Qingshan occupied, a figure was stepping in a strange pattern. On the concrete ground, there were hollow footprints.
The hollow footprints were the footstep positions that Teng Qingshan had purposely trod according to the description of the Crossing Worlds. He then began training continuously according to the writings in this secret art. This was the most basic footwork of Crossing Worlds, which looked simple but actually contained boundless mysteries.
“This footwork is really quite peculiar.” Teng Qingshan practiced the footwork pattern according to the instructions of the secret manual from late at night until now. As the time he spent practicing became longer, Teng Qingshan gradually realized that this footwork contained a special sequence.
A sequence that could not be classified by logic.
However, Teng Qingshan could feel it.
“Just practicing this footwork would be useless. The level of agility trained through my Twelve Forms of Xing Yi is not weaker than this footwork.” Teng Qingshan halted. “It seems like I really have to do it with inner strength in order to make this ‘Crossing Worlds’ footwork show its true power.”
Teng Qingshan was a great hitman in the past, so of course he had a good memory. This Crossing Worlds, the book of secret arts with only a few thousand words, three images of footwork and six images of meridians, it had all been perfectly memorized by Teng Qingshan.
“Let’s give it a try and see how powerful this ‘Crossing Worlds’ is.”
Teng Qingshan could feel his heart itching. Like the Grandmaster during the period of Republic of China, Willow Monkey God, he couldn’t resist the temptation and decided to do some experiments.
“The inner strength heads out of the Surging Gate, straight down the sea of blood, the treacherous major fields, Shang Qin, to the capital and then returning….” Teng Qingshan could still clearly remember the method of circulating the inner strength through his body. While the inner strength circulates within the body, Teng Qingshan’s entire body seemed to transform into a flash of lightning as he shot forcefully to the front.
“Whew!”
In a flash, he disappeared from the yard.
“Stop!” Teng Qingshan abruptly stopped the circulation of the inner strength.
“In the blink of an eye, I actually leaped out of the yard. I probably moved at least thirty meters.” Teng Qingshan turned his head and realized that he was already in the small woods outside the yard. Teng Qingshan was shocked by this horrifying speed. If he performed one tiger leap, he could move ten meters. Yet, this was only in the twinkling of an eye, and he had moved thirty meters away.
“The inner strength was used up too quickly. I stopped immediately after I activated it, yet half of my inner strength was already consumed.” Teng Qingshan slightly understood what ‘Willow Monkey God’ had said. If Teng Qingshan himself had reacted a bit slower, the tiny amount of inner strength in his body would be all gone.
“Unbelievable! However, I wouldn’t dare to waste my inner strength like this during battles.” Teng Qingshan sighed and said to himself.
This ‘Crossing Worlds’ Qing Gong was indeed marvelous, but the expenditure of inner strength was too shocking.


With five strikes of his axe, Emperor Yu split the mountains and unified everyone beneath the heavens. He partitioned the land into nine prefectures and erected the nine cauldrons. After Emperor Yu's death, incessant disputes arose within the Land of the Nine Prefectures. 

One thousand years later, a once-in-a-generation genius—the Heavenly Emperor of Qin Mountains—emerged from out of nowhere. With a strike of his palm, he was able to stop the motion of the 100-meter wide Yan River. With his peerless martial prowess, the Heavenly Emperor of Qin Mountains was ultimately able to unite the land beneath the heavens. However, when he died, chaos once again shrouded the Land of the Nine Prefectures. Several thousand years passed by, and still, no one was able to consolidate the nation.
 
Then the Grandmaster of the Xing Yi Martial Art—Teng Qingshan—arrived here unexpectedly from the modern world.

Ultrix sat in his new dorm room still dazed at the number of resources the Academy was suddenly bestowing upon him.

His current dorm was leagues better than his old one and there were even silver tier guards standing guard outside the main gate.

Of course, all of this didn't belong to Ultrix. He was currently staying at a dormitory building that housed all of the special guests of the Academy and it's best students.

Looking through all the runic creation tools yet again, Ultrix ultimately decided to hold back from any testings and headed straight to the main library.

Ultrix realized that his current understanding of combustion was too fundamental so he wanted to read up on some more research before attempting any magic circles.

Looking through the titles, a book called 'Fundamentals of Magic' caught his eye.

It was a fairly thick book and skimming through it quickly, Ultrix found that it had a basic understanding of all types of magic circles with a guide on the most efficient and effective means of drawing them.

Putting aside the book for the time, Ultrix went through the titles again to pick out another book to read. Ultimately, his gaze was drawn towards a book titled 'Combustion Control'.

Ultrix took the book off of the shelf and began reading it as well. Whenever he ran across a method that was mentioned in the book that he was unfamiliar with, he referenced back to his other book on magic fundamentals to compare notes.

After reading for a couple of hours and memorizing a list of do's and don'ts of magic circle drawing, Ultrix decided it was time for him to start applying his knowledge to practical use.

Picking up a piece of dry wood, Ultrix started carving a basic combustion rune onto it.

After a few seconds of carving, the rune was complete.

At first, nothing happened and Ultrix thought with disappointment that he had failed his first attempt. However, after a few seconds, a few sparks shot outwards from the rune.

Ultrix was ecstatic! Although he had not managed to start a fire, he felt like this was a better improvement from his previous attempts before he had read anything.

Reading more on the runic uses and combustion efficiency guide, Ultrix took a piece of paper this time and drew a runic circle on it with flammable ink.

This time the reaction was a lot faster, and hardly after he had completed the circle, the paper ignited and shriveled up quite quickly.

While this was a lot faster than his previous attempt at starting a fire, Ultrix ultimately still felt like it was too slow. He yearned for a method of faster casting but did not know how to improve.

After scanning all of the contents in the library again, Ultrix was just about to give up for the day when a glint in the corner of the room caught his eye.

Walking over to examine the glint, Ultrix realized that it was a book on 'Instantaneous Castings'.

Confused on what 'instantaneous' meant, Ultrix tried to open the book and read it's contents.

However, to his surprise, the book could not be pried open. It was as if all the pages were glued together and formed a solid block.

Feeling quite curious at this point, Ultrix examined the book more closely. Looking at the bookbinding, Ultrix realized that there was a runic circle faintly inscribed into the string.

However, it was a runic pattern that Ultrix did not recognize.

Scanning through the library once again, Ultrix took out all the books he saw which had anything to do with magical paper and books.

At first, Ultrix skimmed through the books, but a few minutes in, he realized it would be even faster if he knew what he was looking for.

Looking back at the design of the runic circle, Ultrix realized that he had seen the format before in the fundamentals book.

Looking through the fundamentals book glossary, Ultrix noticed that there was a section on magic circle encryption that correlated to the magic circle that he saw on the other book.

Unfortunately, although the fundamentals book covered the different types of encryptions, it did not go into depth on all of the methods of unlocking said encryptions.

Looking back through the books on books and magic, Ultrix finally found a chapter on magic encryption.

It turns out, magic encryption was quite a common usage in the world of magic. However, this was confusing to Ultrix as for some reason he had never heard of this term before.

However, after much thought, Ultrix realized that it probably made sense that he would not have known about such a method. After all, the departments that he had learned from were more practical and not very scientific departments.

It would make sense for there to be encryptions required on more important data, but for magic users like Ultrix, such encryptions seemed impractical.

Reading through the book though, Ultrix realized that the process of encrypting a book was not too difficult to learn.

However, there were different tiers of encryption, just like how there were different affinity tiers. Unlike the affinity tiers though, which were separated into bronze, silver, and gold, the encryption tier was simply given numbers with higher numbers meaning higher difficulty.

Luckily for Ultrix, the book that he currently wanted to unlock was only at tier 3.

With the highest tier mentioned in the book being a tier 7, tier 3 was still a relatively simple encryption code.

Without further hesitation, Ultrix started unlocking the book bind.

The process of decrypting a tier 3 was quite simple. All it required Ultrix to do was to rotate the rings of the magic circle in a specific order until they all lined up with each other.

At first, Ultrix was not sure what the book meant with 'turning the circles'

However, after a bit of messing around, Ultrix realized that once a magic circle was put onto an object, it would hover slightly above the original surface almost like a liquid skims the surface that it is on.

Ultrix tried to spin the circles in different ways, but he quickly discovered that the order to unlock the rings could not be done through brute force.

Anyone who simply guesses the order of the rings would temporarily lock the entire rune and the rings would randomize themselves again with a new combination code.

Luckily for Ultrix, the book on encryptions was quite detailed and he slowly solved the algorithm by turning the runic circles.

After turning the final circle in the correct order, the magic circle finally dissipated.

Ultrix was not surprised at all that the circle dissipated. After all, most encryption locks that were tier 3 were one-time usage only.

Once they were broken they had to be redrawn.

Ultrix looked at the book in anticipation. Something that required a tier 3 encryption surely was quite valuable, right?

However, before Ultrix could open the book, he suddenly realized that a new encryption circle had appeared again.

Multi-level encryption? Ultrix thought to himself.

He was not too surprised at this either, the book had mentioned that a lot of magic users liked to use multiple levels of encryption to secure their work in the case that the previous runic circle was depleted of its energy.

Upon closer inspection of the encryption runic though, Ultrix's face turned dark.

"Crap!" He said out loud.

"It's a tier 5 encryption this time?!"

"To be in control of destiny is to understand the laws of nature and the course of human consciousness. To lose sight of consciousness is to fall into the absence of self-awareness and stray from the path of universal equilibrium."

"Did you get that, Ultrix? Or are you too busy setting the workshop on fire again?!"
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