What is the lesson?

(What is the meaning? What is meant to be understood? That which heals, in greater amounts, can kill? Isn't that exactly what my understanding of sun magic is?)

But no! Moon magic had none of the harmful effects... so there are things that are purely good or harmful-

Ryth froze.

Master Benedict sat back, watching as the two of them thought it over, and noted Ryth's sudden change.

(Has he realized something?)

Meanwhile, in Ryth's head...

(I AM A FUCKING IDIOT!)

Oh. Well okay.

(Why on earth did I think that what is true for me as a human is true of everything? Sunlight isn't harmful in the same amounts with every lifeform!)

(Everyone and everything has a different resistance and effects to different energies and medicines!)

(But that's just something obvious... it's a lesson, but it's not the kind I feel ought to be the answer here.)

Ryth thought some more on it.

What did something being harmful to some degree, but not to another have to do with the path of being a healer.

The young noble tried to answer as he smiled, confident, but before he could a hand planted on his mouth stopping him.

Master Benedict gave him a look. "Wait until he also has found an answer. Then you both can respond."

How else could he be sure of both there ability?

The noble son nodded, leaning back as he shot a look of boredom and impatience at Ryth.

Ryth, meanwhile, felt pressured by this exchange.

(He already thought of an answer!? Shit! What is it!?)

Unconsciously he connected the issue to his magic, the sun and moon.

(The only difference to me is I choose whether it is harmful or-)

"...oh."

The apothecary raised an eyebrow.

"It's... oh that's obvious. I feel dumb."

The nobles son gave Ryth a weird look.

Master Benedict leaned back.

"Okay, Jonathan Dawnsbright! Tell me, what is your answer?"

Ryth turned to the noble son, Jonathan, expecting a similar answer. But... well...

"People are too stupid to know how much is bad for them, so we have to limit things for their benefit."

"..."

"..."

Both Ryth and Master Benedict stayed silent in somewhat dumbfounded silence.

Should we say... as expected of a nobles personality?

"What about you... uh... you never actually introduced yourself."

Ryth nodded, ignoring that awkward pause, and stood up.

"My name is Rytherian Noxim, as in the hunter who shot down the stars."

Master Benedict blinked. "You have quite the name... your parents must have had quite the aspirations for you."

Even Jonathan was giving Ryth a weird look.

The one in question grimaced. "My mother has... interesting ideas about my future."

Master Benedict nodded and gestures for Ryth to continue.

"It's our responsibility. Our choice. As healers, we have to CHOOSE what to do with the gifts of nature, and our own power."

"The lesson isn't what we are capable of. It's the cost."

The master sat back, pleased enough with their answers.

"Neither if you are wrong. Truth be told, most people after idiots, especially the rich who think money should fix everything."

Jonathan opened his mouth, only to be silenced and wilt a bit as Master Benedict shot him a look.

"The lesson is that it is your responsibility. YOU are the one who has to make the choices that will save or sentence lives. Which means, right here and now, you need to decide if you're willing to take on that responsibility."

"If you can't handle taking responsibility for those lives, then give up being a healer."

He leaned back, sitting on his stool as he put away the jar of flowers below the counter.

"So. Either of you giving up?"

Ryth didn't need to think. He thought it through, of course. 

But this was literally was he'd decided in coming here. Commitment, to spend his entire life in pursuit of exorcising the unbreakable curse, healing an incurable disease. 

"Till I am old and grey, I shall stalk my prey."

Ryth muttered, and Jonathan shot him a look. "A line from the Saga of The Star Hunter?"

"What, don't expect a peasant to know of it?" Ryth shot back, eliciting a "Hmph!" From Jonathan as he turned away, trying to cover up his surprise and brief moment of respect.

(What was I thinking, being impressed by someone so low class! If father knew...)

Jonathan felt a bit disturbed. He had come due to desiring respect, and the power an apothecary holds. His family had essentially told him that becoming an apothecary was best for a mere 3rd son like him.

But this idea of responsibility sounded pretty serious...

(No! I can't lose here, I AM good enough!)

Master Benedict sighed internally.

(The Dawnsbright kid has talent, but he's too pressured... maybe with time his psychology might recover, but right now I'm not sure about taking him on.)

He turned his attention to Ryth, and felt sudden surprise!

Ryth's eyes didn't shine with some mystic power, or some great revelation.

They simply looked at the master apothecary, and they held resolve beyond his years.

For an instant Master Benedict thought he saw something deeper, something unbreakable and made of the kind of stuff that makes steel look like tinfoil.

(...he's got a good mindset.) Finally it was all he could comment internally, unsure of what else to think of this.

"Sigh... seems both of you will continue."

He stood up, reaching out a hand to the side, as of to grab something.

Suddenly something flew from the corner, landing in his grasp.

(Holy shit-!) Ryth near jumped out of his skin as he realized what that was!

"That's a staff?!"

An actual... magic staff. 

Holy shit.

Master Benedict laughed and Jonathan shot Ryth a look of disgust.

"Honestly, you commoner awakened..." Jonathan muttered under his breath.

Master Benedict waved his free hand. "It's fine, most awakened don't even have access to core creation techniques and have to figure it out themselves. Much less knowledge of how to create soul-binded magic items."

He showed the staff by placing it across both his hands horizontally.

It was gnarled wood, with bits of metal and crystal embedded into it.

It had growths of crystal the wood looked as if it had grown around, while traverses of thin spiderweb like metal strands were embedded into the ridges of the wood.

Small streams of water flowed within the cracks of wood, somehow, magically, IMPOSSIBLY moving as though small mini rivers in the staff's surface.

Finally in the top the wood grew out into gnarled roots holding a sphere that contained what could only be described as a storm.

Dark clouds and constant lightning flickered within the sphere, filling it, while rain endlessly fell to create a layer of water at the bottom. It all rotated to align to gravity, unlike the streams of water in the staff's surface.

"First it began as my understanding of eg healing power of earth, then water feeding into the wood to represent water's healing."

Master Benedict then sighed. "Unfortunately I never awakened a sun connection like I wanted, so rather than a healing sun being held by the roots, I have the storm I wield as a sky Mage."

Ryth stared, intrigued and amazed by the detail and magic embedded in the staff...

"So. Using your magic, seeing as you're both sun wielders, tell me what you can see in the magic between this staff and I."

...huh?

Ryth did a hard blink.

(What? How does that apply to me being a sun wielder?!)

In a world where Adventurers get to wield magic, or skills that increase physical abilities, being a mage or fighter is truly great! 

Unfortunately Ryth is stuck as a healer, and seeing as he’s at level 1, he’s not worth much to most teams that are serious. If there were other newbies around he would party with them, but there aren’t... 

What kind of anger management will Ryth need with how infuriatingly difficult it is to kill anything as a healer?

And... what path does a solo healer have to cut out of fate for himself?

In the Munn Kingdom, there was an unfrequented leveling sacred ground located in the deep mountains of Grenbell. Countless monsters roamed the area and a single trip would not only award a player with chunks of EXP, but also fill their inventory with rare equipment and gold coins. It could also be said that this was the ultimate destination to farm gold coins and rare pieces of equipment for the players in the Munn Kingdom (before it was publicized to all the players). Therefore, in Golden City, often there would be low-level players roaming the plaza and raising their signboards with the words of—'Newbie looking to leech off pros in the monastery'.
And that was referring to the Saint Monastery.
Strictly speaking, it could be considered the gathering place of the Cultists.
The Saint Monastery used to be in the territory of one of the three Archangels, Archangel Serene, under the Light Dragon during the Creation War. However, due to the stalemate and change in situation, Archangel Serene abandoned this territory and the Saint Monastery was buried in historical dust. But some in the Saint Monastery survived like the Elves who escaped to the underground and became the Dark Elves. This organization was formed by Half-Angels and Humans and it gradually changed as the years passed. No one knew if they had abandoned their beliefs in the Light Dragon or the Light Dragon abandoned them. All in all, the members had formed a new, independent radical organization—the Saint Knights, also called the blood heathens by others.
This organization occupied the Saint Monastery illegally and abandoned their glory in exchange for stronger powers. They hated the Dark Dragon and were uninterested in the Light Dragon who had abandoned them. The Saint Knights believed in destruction and death and trusted that everything existed to be turned into nothingness. They were the representatives for destruction and used practical actions to spread the truth of destruction to every corner of the continent.
In fact, they were a group of extremists who engaged in terrorist activities. However, their strength was much more powerful than car bombs.
The Saint Knights were currently living in seclusion and were rarely heard of even within the Munn Kingdom. They became widely-known after the Country of Darkness started the war against the Country of Light and believed that the war was the omen of the continent's perishment and enlightenment by fate. Thereafter, the knights charged out, wreaking havoc everywhere.
Most of the players felt that the Saint Knights were annoying because they fought whoever they met even though they weren't powerful. There would occasionally be times when the Country of Light and Country of Darkness were fighting fiercely and the group of Saint Knights clad in crimson armor rushed out of nowhere, yelling slogans no one understood…
Got to say, not everyone had the courage to 'go against the world'.
Besides, the Saint Knights were known for being fearless. They regarded their death as a part of destruction and it was supreme honor for them to create a more devastating destruction before sacrificing themselves. Therefore, they bugged the Country of Light, Country of Darkness, and Munn Kingdom. No one would be glad when their war was interrupted by uninvited guests. Of course, the Saint Knights appeared rather useful to the players too. This was because they were naturally hostile to the Country of Darkness, which was filled with Undeads and suited the definition of 'destruction' even more. There were many times when Saint Knights rushed out of nowhere and fight to their deaths with the Undead Army when the players were overwhelmed by the Country of Darkness. Although Saint Knights had proven that they were only mantises trying to stop a car, their interruption earned the players some time for them to return to town or something…
However, after the players familiarized themselves with the Saint Knights' every moves in battles, the players discovered that the knights were the best source of EXP.
The Saint Knights were mainly Half-Angels that became Fallen Half-Angels, thereafter. But no matter what, their average levels were high—between 55 to 65—which appeared seemingly frightening. But on the contrary, they didn't possess threatening skills and were easily predictable in their movements. Not only did they have a long lead time, but their speeds were incredibly slow too. Even though they were 'Knights', most of them were infantry and knights were just the minority. In addition, they loved to overwhelm their enemies by charging forward as a whole, which was a thorny problem for equal-leveled players. However, it couldn't get any better for the higher-level players. After eliminating one or two of the Saint Knights, their entire spawn in the map would rush toward the intruder. The higher-level players could blast them over and loot their corpses for equipment without much effort.
Therefore, veterans in the game who led new players would arrive at the Saint Monastery and easily defeat one of the Saint Knights. Then, the Saint Knights would flood toward them while yelling ridiculous slogans and the veterans would wipe them all out.
The players would never get sick of grinding such monsters with high attack, low defense, low speed, few abilities, and provided a chunk of EXP. Besides, although the Saint Monastery was considered the gathering place of the Cultists, there were still rare pieces of equipment left behind from the Creation War. As long as one was lucky, one could earn a huge profit from selling them. Furthermore, the Saint Knights were also generous in their monetary drops…
It was due to this that solo-classes like the Mages, Spirit Swordsmen, and Rangers could grind the Saint Monastery whenever they reached the same levels with the Saint Knights. Even a class like the Thief with low defense and health could rely on traps to farm for EXP. Of course, it was impossible for classes like Shield Warriors and Clerics to grind the area with the same level as the Saint Knights because they didn't possess formidable AOE skills and it was too tough for them once the enemies attacked in waves.
In the game, Rhode's level and wealth were farmed from the Saint Monastery before the Munn Kingdom was destroyed. Thereafter, he established the guild and helped level-up the newbies there too. Therefore, when Lydia handed Grenbell to him, he was immediately reminded of this sacred training ground. However, it wasn't only the EXP, gold coins, and equipment that he valued highly. Instead, it was the two secret items hidden in the Saint Monastery as they would be optimal against the Undead Army.
However, this idea didn't come across his mind previously. Although he was aware that the Saint Monastery existed, he knew that he wasn't capable of grinding the area alone. Even though the players often farmed the area like an EXP bank, it was under the conditions that they were at least the same level as the Saint Knights. Currently, Rhode was still between 10 to 20 levels away from them. Strictly speaking, the Saint Knight's level might be on the high side, but their abilities weren't considered as insane as those who had entered the Legendary Stage. However, Rhode's level was even lower and it would undoubtedly equal to death if he headed to the Saint Monastery in his current form. Moreover, the couple engaged in an illicit love affair in the Saint Monastery wouldn't be easy to deal with…
But it was different this time. Grenbell had become his territory as he had confirmed the expansion of his territorial forces in his system interface, which also meant that Canary and Mini Bubble Gum had a wider activity range now. They had always been trapped in the Land of Atonement and were unable to roam around freely. Although they weren't resentful, Rhode felt that this was unfair to them. Even though the two young ladies weren't considered Humans and were only images from his memories, they could be considered as summoned against their will to a familiar, yet unfamiliar world. It was still great to have two familiar companions even though they were only phantoms.
So, this time, Rhode decided—he would only bring Canary, Mini Bubble Gum into the Saint Monastery and others weren't allowed to follow. Not even Anne, who loved to tag along with him everywhere.
Rhode wasn't worried for the safety of the Fortress at all. Corina had arrived in the Land of Atonement after completing her report to Lydia, but it was impossible for her to enter Starlight's Fortress with her identity. Instead, she used the identity as representing the Elves to be with the members of the Church. With her in the Legendary Stage to watch over the place, Rhode didn't need to worry about anything. Moreover, Gillian was around too and she would come up with all sorts of ideas to teach visitors harboring malicious intentions a lesson.
All this while, Gillian had been lying low and no one except Rhode knew what she was up to. After he got rid of the brazen group of Alchemists, he spoke to her about it and she quietly disappeared without revealing herself even though she was still within the Fortress. Rhode had no intentions of explaining her actions because he had other ideas.
It was late autumn.
The withered leaves fell to the ground and the bald tree branches shook in the chilly breeze that blew from between the mountains, announcing the departure of autumn and arrival of winter. There wasn't a single cloud in the azure sky, leaving an impression of bleak emptiness. Then, a lively voice broke the silence and the colorless world turned vibrant instantly.
"Frankly speaking, I never expected this day where I would see you dressed up as a newbie, Leader."
Mini Bubble Gum turned around and waved her hands joyfully like a vivacious skylark. "Especially when you show us that expression. Hahaha. I can't help but burst out into laughter whenever I think about that. Ah… What a pity. If we were in the original world, I would surely upload a screenshot of that to the forum. Of course, I'd will also charge money for it! The title shall be 'The Number One Player in the Dragon Soul Continent—Rhode's secret adorable side'! I'm sure this would blow up in the forums!"
"That's right, Bubble."
Canary nodded in agreement.
"Rhode and I know each other well in reality, but I've never seen him doing such a thing before anyone… What a pity. I should've kept a screenshot as a souvenir. But since Rhode is willing to take things this far for us, Bubble, we will need to kill the Dark Dragon for him, not to mention the Saint Monastery… Of course. The premise is that the Dark Dragon dares to come to our territory."
"With your current set of equipment, perhaps it is still too daunting for you two to deal with the Dark Dragon."
Rhode shrugged and revealed a glad smile. This was the reason why he brought Canary and Mini Bubble Gum along. He could reminisce the enjoyable feelings of the game and discuss about his level, equipment, ways to grind the dungeon, and how to destroy the BOSS before them. It was impossible for Rhode to discuss about all this with Marlene, Lize, or Anne. After all, they didn't come from the same world and Rhode was merely a passerby in this world.
From a certain perspective, Rhode could be considered a loner in this world. Although he had attained a lot of achievements, they were mainly caused by inertia. This world was exactly the same as the game that he had played in. He was able to gain success in the game and as long as he relied on his experience, he would be the same here. In fact, this was the truth. But, apart from that, Rhode was only a human and he felt other pressures too. In the game, no matter how many people were hostile against him, he could at least be with his like-minded companions to clear dungeons, chit chat, despise and mock the losers who had challenged them. Whenever they were free, they would speak of trivial matters leisurely, share the latest news, and scream 'You dumb*ss, if you don't put in the effort in fighting the BOSS, you can get lost!' when fighting dungeons.
Even if their team was eliminated, they would gather around and discuss about their mistakes.
But he couldn't do so here.
If it was said that Rhode, Canary, and the others fought for their pride and reputation as top players in the game, everything that he did now was to stop the horrifying war that would devour everything. It was impossible for him to goof off before the BOSS and he couldn't tolerate his team being eliminated because not only did this relate to his reputation, but it also concerned his life.
In the game, one could respawn if one was dead. But here… death would be forever.
And now, he could finally lay down the burden before Canary and Mini Bubble Gum and return to being an ordinary player. This was why he didn't allow Anne and the others to follow him because he couldn't possibly have casual conversations with Canary and Bubble with them around. Besides, he would be preaching to deaf ears because they couldn't understand the topic at all.
"It isn't your fault that the equipment isn't great enough, Rhode. But I have to put it up front. If we find the Prayer Suit while clearing the monastery, you can't snatch it away from us, okay?" Canary said as she flattened the creases on her robe. 
Both of them were wearing the most ordinary robes without any special magical abilities. In gaming terms, they could be called as plain, insignificant clothes with a simple description of 'An ordinary robe'. Although Rhode managed to get his hands on some random magical equipment in the later missions, they didn't catch the eyes of the two young ladies. It was no wonder as even Rhode didn't want these items…
Besides, with Canary and Mini Bubble Gum's current strength, as long as they didn't meet opponents who were about the same level as them, the weak equipment on them wouldn't matter. Therefore, their requirements for equipment had always been 'beauty' first and 'attributes' second.
"Don't worry, Canary. I will let you and Bubble share the Prayer Suit equally if we find one and I will not snatch it from you."
The corners of Rhode's mouth perked up. Canary nodded in satisfaction before turning to Bubble and discussed about how they should share the Prayer Suit… Suddenly, they heard a loud commotion ahead.
What's wrong?
The trio came to an abrupt halt and exchanged glances curiously.
The rugged mountain roads of Grenbell were surrounded by cliffs and lush forests. The trio strode along the path, turned the corner, and spotted the source of the loud noises. Two groups of mercenary-looking men had unsheathed their swords and were confronting one another.


Rhode is a legendary guild leader of the most influential guild in the VRMMO, Dragon Soul Continent. In order to cope with the death of his beloved sister, he dived into the game for seven long years. During this period, Rhode tries his best to alleviate his emotional pain through gaming, but alas, his life shatters once more when he heard his parents perish in a plane crash.

A month after the incident, he made a decision to quit the game and return to the real world. But just before that, as a final farewell, Rhode decides to fight the most powerful BOSS in the game with his guildmates. In the end, he defeats the BOSS at the expense of his avatar's life. Rhode smiles as his avatar dissipates in a beam of light. However, instead of respawning at the usual platform...

...

"W-wha...!"

Rhode shot up and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

And thus, a player who had been creating legends in the game for three eras disappeared just like that...

Zhuang Jiu's evil intentions were very clear now. The two ill auras were swiftly closing in on him. Although the auras were very weak, Lu Sheng could clearly sense the pricks of sharp danger they emitted.
It was apparent that they had to be with the Green Branch Sect if they could appear here. Also, they had to have concealed their strength.
There was also the scorching sensation from his Pain Mark.
'All three parties are here… Seems like I'm really popular in these parts.' Lu Sheng sneered. If this was just a test, there was no way that all three parties would be here. He was confident that he did not possess such fame as of yet.
Lu Sheng thought about it. In the end, he made a toss. The Eight Head Mental Beads hovering above his hands swirled and flew upward.
All this while, he had been thinking of a most powerful ace-in-the-hole move that was completely his.
Although he had formidable strength and made quick progress, when it came down to an ultimate move that could determine the outcome of the battle, he had none.
Regarding that issue, every time he went into secluded cultivation, he would use the rest periods in between sessions to tinker with his ideas, and finally came up with a move with yet unknown strength.
This move could only be used in a dire situation; otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous.
Lu Sheng could still remember that he had suffered injuries over his whole body when he first experimented with this move.
In order to face the impending huge trial, he had prepared 100 Eight Head Mental Beads in one go. He did all this to replicate this process.
"Fuh!"
Sharp sounds as if opera singers were singing at the top of their voices resounded in the air.
"Bam."
One of the Eight Head Mental Bead suddenly erupted. Next, a second, third, fourth…
The beads exploded, releasing the golden flames contained within. They merged into one ball of flame and burned away at the void before Lu Sheng.
"Hiss."
In no time, the golden flames burned a gray palm-sized hole in the air.
Shortly after, the hole increased in size, and swiftly progressed to a standard rift.
It was a huge rift that was as tall as a person.
"Who… Who summons me?" An ancient, divine, and immense scorching voice came forth slowly from the rift.
Lu Sheng's lips arced upward in a smile. He looked at the mini divine beast's figure within the rift.
"It's me… I'm your father. Come, Little Eight, greet your dad!"
The mini Eight-Headed Griffon had just walked out of the rift, and was slightly stunned. It had eight huge eagle heads and the majestic body of a strong lion.
When it heard the Language of E, it even questioned if its ears had deceived itself.
The Right-Headed Griffons were a tribe that was majestic, peerless, and so powerful that the other living beings were afraid of them, yet there was someone here who was daring enough to mock it, a descendant of that great tribe?
'I must've got it wrong. Maybe this is not the Language of E. It must be some alien language similar to the Language of E. However, this language does sound rude,' it guessed in its heart.
"No, you heard me alright." Lu Sheng smiled, and stared at the mini divine beast before him. He shattered its delusions.
He pointed at himself with a smile, and said, "I'm addressing you. Come, greet your father." 
The Eight-Headed Griffon was stunned. Then, its right pairs of eyes started gathering golden flames of fury in a swift manner[1. You probably know it since you're reading a Chinese web novel, but calling yourself father (let alone grandfather) is hella arrogant in China, and if you call yourself somebody's father, then it means insulting them a lot. It's probably because Chinese people see seniority (especially generational) as very important.].
"Insignificant worm! You dare mock the esteemed and ancient tribe of the Eight-Headed Griffon?! You're looking for death! Death, I say!" It was extremely furious. It rose on its hind legs and gave a fierce roar.
"Smack!"
Lu Sheng decisively hit the Eight-Headed Griffon with his hand. The divine beast reeled and crashed heavily into the rock wall on the side.
"Faggot! Come hit me if you dare! I am Ghost Borneo World's Fifth Heavenly Devil King, Zhuang Jiu! You're a faggot if you do not come at me!"
He barely finished speaking when he decisively shattered the black crow sculpture in his hand. A gray rift suddenly opened up behind him. He leapt backward into it and vanished instantly.
The mini divine beast's strength was starkly different from its ancestors. In addition to that, it was only a spectral image. It was immediately stunned by the smack. Its nose even started bleeding from the impact after hitting the wall.
"You dare!! How dare you?!" It roared furiously and got up to its feet. "Zhuang Jiu! You're dead! Dead! Aarrgghh! Omnidestructive Heavenly Fire!"
"Boom!"
Great patches of golden flames erupted from its body. The flames quickly melted the walls around it, and they crumbled.
The flames morphed into flame fairies that seemed to have substance. They had humanoid upper bodies and tongues of flames for their lower bodies. Each of them had flawless facial features and alluring body shapes. They sung with a high pitch that was typical of female demons.
Countless flame fairies laughed maniacally amidst the golden flames. They sang at the top of their voices as they easily passed through the screens and rock walls around the corridor.
"Warning! Warning!
"High energy signals from flames detected within the Taoist pagoda. Damage is at three parts per thousand. Threat level, high average.
"Partial extermination system, activated.
"Dispatching patrollers.
"Dispatching selective destroyers."
A deep male voice with an ice-cold tone resounded in the corridor.
The Eight-Headed Griffon was roaring furiously. It was giving vent to all its flames of fury.
"You fiend! How dare you wreak havoc in the Taoist pagoda?!"
Suddenly, a beam of silver light condensed into a sharp blade which instantly sliced through the flames. Like a cannonball, it rammed into the side of the griffon's body.
"Bam!"
The Eight-Headed Griffon wailed. It crashed heavily onto the floor from the great force. It skidded across the ground for some distance before being pressed in place by an invisible gravitational force.
The golden flames swiftly disappeared. White mist started filling the space and extinguished the flame fairies quickly.
Two old men slowly appeared at the edge of the melted corridor. They eyed the Eight-Headed Griffon which was struggling to get back on its feet coldly.
Mu Qing frowned, and asked softly, "What is this? Where's the Army Raising realm little Heavenly Devil?"
"I'm not sure. Could it be a form taken on by this guy?" the shorty Nan Shushu said in puzzlement.
Nan Shushu stared at the mini divine beast with a frown. It was slowly getting back on its feet.
"Why does this beast look familiar…"
"Really? Maybe it's some rare tribe you've read about in the books?" the taller Mu Qing said casually. "Let's capture and punish it before anything else. Its fire attribute blood might even help you complete that Heart Burning Pill of yours."
"You have a point." Nan Shushu nodded in agreement.
The Eight-Headed Griffon was already at the peak of its fury. When it heard the conversation between these two, the flames of its fury seemed to have been compressed within its chest. The blood in its entire body felt as if it wanted to vent the anger it felt in its mind.
"You… You!!" It did not expect that there would be such audacious humans I the world.
"Pooh!"
Suddenly, a silver spear stabbed out from the corridor's ceiling. It precisely went in through the back of the Eight-Headed Griffon' neck, then out through its chest, and its tip was pinned onto the ground. The character for "destroy" was clearly carved in the spear's shaft.
"Auurrr!"
The Eight-Headed Griffon could not take this any longer. It let out a skyward roar.
"Die! All of you must die!" It roared wildly. Its body erupted loudly into countless spots of golden light.
Everything became quiet again. The golden flames in the corridor were completely extinguished following its disappearance.
Mu Qing and Nan Shushu frowned.
"What just happened? Where's the kid?" Mu Qing asked in a deep voice. An Army Raising expert would not have died that easily.
"I'm not sure… What did his final words mean?" Nan Shushu also felt that something was off.
"The Taoist pagoda has been cleared. The alarms will be lifted." At this moment, the Taoist pagoda's own announcement sounded again.
"Could he have run away?" Nan Shushu asked, puzzled.
"Badump!"
Suddenly, his heart beat loudly once. He was not the only one. Beside him, Mu Qing also clutched his chest with a stunned expression.
"What's this?"
The duo quickly spread their Awareness through the ground toward the exterior of the Taoist palace.
The instant they saw the scene outside, the colors drained from their faces.
***************
Cloud Sky Pavilion.
Immortal Ta Yu could not help but stand up. She stared at the golden flames displayed on the Thousand Mirror Console.
"No, that Lu Sheng stopped in a blind spot. When he remerged, eight eagle heads, a lion's body… What is this image?" Although Ta Yu had been fighting with experts from other realms at the border, not many would know about the terrifying tribe that was the Eight-Headed Griffon, which were only supposed to exist in the legends even for the Green Branch Sect.
She was only an ordinary mid-ranked personnel.
"To be capable of melting the pagoda's walls and floor, these flames are strong…" praised the man from the side.
In the Thousand Mirror Platform, the two martial uncles were making short work of the golden beast. The three of them in the main control room felt slightly relieved.
"If he's dead, there won't be a problem, or even if there was, it wouldn't be a serious one." Ta Yu smiled. "I wonder if the martial uncles have gotten their hands on the secret treasure."
"Isn't it alright as long as his spirit remains?" Her junior apprentice brother smiled.
"You have a point…" Ta Yu smiled as well.
"Badump."
A sudden, violent fear made her grip her heart.
"What's wrong?!"
Ta Yu was slightly stunned. She looked at the other two, and found them clutching their own chests just as she was doing.
"Look at the skies!" The bald junior apprentice brother's expression suddenly seemed extremely terrified.
Ta Yu and the man quickly looked at the sky surveillance footage on the Thousand Mirror Console.
"Badump!" There was another heartbeat sound.
Their pupils narrowed instantly.
******************
Zhuang Jiu walked slowly toward the Taoist pagoda. His bearing was calm and composed.
For him, it was an easy task to come to such a small place on his own and retrieve a so-called secret treasure.
"Let me give you a good lesson, naïve little Heavenly Devil…" He had already sensed the location of the trial corridor. He adjusted his direction slightly and hastened his pace toward it.
"Shing."
An exquisite runic devil blade which resembled a purple ruler condensed and protruded from his hand.
"Auurrr!"
Suddenly, a fierce roar resounded throughout the void.
Zhuang Jiu was stunned. He felt that this voice and aura were slightly alien.
He lifted his head all of a sudden.
A rift brimming with golden radiance slowly appeared above him.
"Fuh…"
A sandstorm loomed, and the skies darkened slowly.
"What's this?!" Zhuang Jiu was stunned.
In an instant, golden radiance filled the entire space.
"Rumble!"
A beam of golden light struck. It instantly morphed into countless distorted flames which burned in the void. The flames covered a range of several million meters.
The space all around was reduced to fragments from the impact. It morphed into a grayish, messy spatial rift.
The golden flames were like an ocean, instantly drowning everything else.
The final sight Zhuang Jiu saw was that the golden rift suddenly split open. Two terrifying claws huge enough to blot out the sun grabbed at the sides of the rift and pulled it open further. A huge eagle's head the size of the entire skies appeared.
"Be the sacrifices for my projections!" The Eight-Headed Griffon's eyes flickered with furious golden flames. It opened its mouth, and a huge ball of golden flames gathered and swirled within it.
"Eight-Headed… Griffon!" He instantly recognized this terrifying huge beast which had destroyed countless living beings.
He immediately understood that this planet was done for.


Demons, devils, ghosts and monsters
Plunge the mortals weak in horrors;
Arms of gods and blades of devils,
Shroud the world in untold evils.

Lu Sheng was an ordinary civil servant in the modern world. After waking from a drunken stupor one day, he found himself trapped in a dangerous world where demons, ghosts and supernatural monsters terrorize the land. 

In this world, ordinary mortals live in dark fear and helplessness, without any means to fight against the supernatural. 

As Lu Sheng struggles desperately for survival, he stumbles upon a game mod he had designed for a mobile phone app in his previous life. It unexpectedly becomes his special ability, which enables him to instantly level up any skill he learns, albeit at a cost.

Thus, Lu Sheng begins his journey, striving for power beyond the reach of a mortal as he treads the way of the Devil…  

After receiving those presents from my friends we went to dinner hall and sat down since we still had 25 minutes left till lesson started.I couldnt put the gifts in my bag because the gift bags they gave were big and there are 4 gift bags on me.They took pictures with me and post it in their story.Since i had time i opened instragram to see peoples stories however when i entered instagram there were more then 30 people messaging me.I wasnt bothered to see the messages for now.
I went through every single posts they posted and liked them,then i started to watch the stories.
OMG there were so many people wishing me happy birthday in their stories,wow.
I responded them wiv hearts or "aww thanks".
After I finished watching the stories i went on messages.As i thought they were all wishing me happy birthday.
I posted a picture in my storie where someone  took a pictures of me with Johana,Serena, Fatima and James.The picture came out good and the gifts were shown in the picture as well.
It was time to go to lesson so we went to our classes.I had english and then physics.Thank god we all had the same classes today.Me and my friends went to class 2 minutes later but it was ok.
When I went to my lesson everyone screamed and said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".
Everyone gave me chocolates or sweets for my b-day.Well,now i COULD put this things in my bag since is not big and it wasnt given in a bag.It was so sweet of everysingle one of them.Two people gave me the gift in a bag.
One of them had that big box of all types of 
"FERRERO",she's a good friend of mine but not as good and awesome as my besties.
The other one gave me a big white bear with a card on it and 2 packs of chocolates.
So far i have 6 gift bags,5 huge bags and 1 medium bag.The teacher gave me 1 pack of  KitKat,it has 6 inside.
"How did u guys know it was my bday?
I never put anything that says happy bday in my story" i asked
"But your brother did" said everyone.
In my head I was like "aww love you bro".
The lesson went pretty much amazing.
Then when i went to physics my teacher wished me happy birthday and gave me celebration chocolates(red colour box).On physics we were allowed to do whatever we wanted to so me, Johana,Serena,Fatima and James were using our phones.We didnt have break today since we have 4 hours of lesson.After music we went to have our lunch.On lunch i ate pasta and then i started eating the chocolates that both of my teachers gave me.I gave some to my group as well "dragonriders".
In lunch time,nearly the hall school was wishing me happy birthday.Even the people that i didnt even know.
After lunch we had to go to our registration class (mentor)
We were watching a mini movie that is long 30 minutes.We were also eating pop corn.
When we finished watching the mini movie some of us used the teachers computer to put on some songs in the screen.When the song started all of us had to dance.We had to do it for one song only and then we could do whatever we wanted to.When the song was finished i went to use my phone.I posted everyone who wished me happy bday in my story.Later i took pictures with everyone in the class (as a group picture)
Some of them wanted to do more photos but individually so i did more selfies.
By the way,Luke was there as well!!
I can keep his picture saved since is in a group picture.One thing does upset me.He didnt give me a present but whatever im happy.
After school Johana,Serena,Fatima,James, Flame, Drake,Dawn,Levi,Louie,Starlight,Hamza, Hussain,Ali,Jahid and Luke told me to go with them in the park.When i went there they closed my eyes.They were taking me somewhere but i didnt know where.When they told me to open my eyes i saw a table with CUPCAKES! It was a gift from everyone.
I was hiding my face and then started crying.
Johana,Serena,Fatima and James came to cover me cause they know i dont like the way i cry.I became red and i think i look ugly when i cry.They were comforting me and then i stopped crying.When I opened my eyes (since i often cry with my eyes closed,50% shut)
I saw everyone around me.
"You dont have to hide your face.We already know how you look like when you cry.Plus dont say your ugly.Only the ones who saw you cry many times came.As you can see is half of the class." said Luke.
"We know you dont like showing this side of yours.Since the 15 on us saw u cry we decided to make a mini party for u and we knew you were gonna cry" said Dawn.
I was moved by what Luke and Dawn said.
"Wait!How many times did u guys see me cry?" I asked
Some said 2,some said 3,some said 4 and some said 5.
"Thank you guys,i love you all" i said.
They know what i mean by "i love you all" it means "you guys are the best" or more other things,but is mostly as a friend.

If a boy doesn't talk to you it doesn't mean that he doesn't like you.

A few minutes of continuing to watch Aries get bashed on the head multiple time, the group decided to move to a more appropriate place and finally have a series of proper introductions for Cole.

Which ended up being Cole's office.

There were a total of two couches situated opposite of each other at the ends of the office with a glass coffee table between them while there was also a desk and swivel chair.

Virgo(?), Pisces, and Cole were sitting together on the tight couch while Taurus(?), along with Gemi and Mini sat together on the other one. The twins ended up sitting on the floor though due to them nearly falling off.

Lucille sat on the swivel chair and did her own business.

"Well, I guess it's time for introductions, is it not?"

Virgo(?) said, standing up and striking a haughty pose with her right hand on her non-existent chest and her left at her waist. She stood up on the black, leather sofa because she thought that due to her childish appearance, her noble aura would be greatly reduced.

What did end up getting enhanced was her childishness.

"I am Mirabelle Archambeault. The marvelous Department Head of--"

"Virgo. Because no one is going to take the jail bait."
"Kuh! Such insolence!"

Mirabelle grew red at Cole's remark and was about to scold him but Cole immediately struck back with...

"But it's true, right?"
"..."

With that, Mirabelle couldn't say anything else and slumped back down on the sofa, deflated and defeated. The good impression she had for Cole vanished into thin air.

The next person to introduce themselves was Pisces(?) He looked up from his laptop and gave a simpler introduction in comparison to Mirabelle.

"Alfred Quincey. Pisces Department Head. Nice to meet you. "
"I guessed as such."

He stretched his hand towards Cole for a handshake to which Cole responded in kind.

Everyone's stares then went to Taurus. He shook his head a few times to confirm that it was indeed his turn and introduced himself in a short and concise manner while keeping his arms crossed.

"...Maynard von Kaiser. Taurus."

Cole didn't find this rude and it only heightened the impression Cole had in his head of Maynard being a man of a few words with excellent character. Up next were the twins Cole were already acquainted with.

"Gemina Stellan. Just call me Gemi." 
"Mavis Stellan. I and Gemi prefer to be called by our Department Head names."

After everyone else had finished their self-introductions, Cole stood up and bowed respectfully.

"Cole Steward. And as of today, Libra Department Head. You guys can just call me Cole."

He then sat back down again on the sofa and Lucille stood up and clapped her hands to grab everyone's attention.

"Okay, now that everybody present has introduced themselves. Everyone may go back to what they were doing earlier. Except for you three, I have something to brief you guys about."

Lucille pointed to Cole and the twins. With the 'okay' granted from their better boss, Mirabelle, Alfred, and Maynard bowed respectfully and left the room.

After those three left the room, Lucille clapped her hands once again and announced to Cole, Gemi and Mini about〔Units〕.

"So, Cole. I assume that Gemi and/or Mini has at least given you a few hints about 〔Units〕, right?'
"Well, yes. They had told me it was something like a squad."

She then had a triumphant expression on her face and started to tell about how important〔Units〕were.

"Good!〔Units〕range usually from 3 to 5 members. In addition to their usual office work. Everyone here at〈S.T.E.L.L.A〉 is able to perform missions. It is also possible to only do either office work or mission taking, but the majority usually do both."

"The reason why this is such is that Mechanicas are the only race that can enter all Zones. It's also because they can gain bonuses if they do missions."

 When Cole heard the second sentence from Lucille, he had a sudden thought.

'Wait. If Mechanicas are the only race that can enter all Zones, does that mean there are other races that can enter selected Zones?'

Cole psuhed the thought at the back of his mind along with all the other stuff that he wanted to investigate at a later time. As Lucille was explaining this, Gemi and Mini were searching something in their Interfaces.

"Missions are usually ranked by four-pointed stars with black ones being several times harder than the normal white one. By common sense, the more stars a mission has labeled on it, the harder it is."

"So, I'm assuming because of the difficulty, black star missons are usually handled by Department Heads."

Lucille nodded in affirmation and was secretly relieved that Cole easily caught up to these kinds of things. She slightly reminiscined about the tiem where she had to teach Rory about the simple rankings.

She ended up getting severe mental damage.

"Gemi and Mini will go on a mission together with you in a few days time. Ah, if you're wondering who manages the Departments when the Department Heads are gone. The Vice Department Heads are the ones that deal with it. You'll meet yours when you go on a mission." 

"They're also currently on a mission, you see."

Cole put his hand to his chin and thought for a bit. The organizational structure of〈S.T.E.L.L.A〉was very much like that of a regular company but it operated a bit more closely to a Mercenary group due to the presence of missions.

"Aquarius is also supposed to be part of your〔Unit〕I've laready notified her about you joining and she said for you guys to decide on the name."

"...So, what are you going to call your〔Unit〕?"

Cole snapped out of his pondering and Gemi and Mini put on serious faces.

"Hmm... Good question."
"Ah! How about〔The Apache Squadron〕?"
"We don't have Apaches."

Mini wanted something that involved military weaponry while Gemi wasn't sure of a name. It was then that they took notice of a Cole that had his hands together and was in deep though.

"...Guh..."
"Cole? What's wrong?"
"Can't think of a name?"
"No, it's just that I'm currently vexed. I can't use Black Skulls since it means absolutely nothing in context."

The twins ended up finding out that Cole was a bit of a chuunibyou inside. Well, they were a bit too. Lucille then tried suggesting a name to help them out. 

"Sky Cardinals."

"Gemini, Aquarius, and Libra are all air signs and Libra is a cardinal sign. It sounds cool as well."

She was evidently proud of it and even had an explanation behind the name as well. She thought that it would garner an instant yes from the trio.

Gemi, Mini and Cole shared a glance with each other. They all thought for a few seconds before facing Lucille together.

"""No."""
"...I thought it was a good idea..."

Unfortunately for Lucille, none of them could fly and they all didn't like the sound of it. Thus, crushing one of the vampire's hopes and dreams. And maybe a little bit of their pride.

A few more minutes of back to back name suggesting occured between the four (Lucille immediately sprang back up.) before Cole finally thought of one.

"Guys, let's just go with〔Ambivalence〕Contrasting ideas and whatever. I can't think of anything else."

Gemi and Mini had their own interpretations of it and thought it made a little sense for all of them. Even when Aquarius was included. It could be contrasting flows. Different ideas, a balance between idea.

They ended up going with the name becasue it sounded fancy and they wanted to get back to actual work as fast as possible.

Thus spawned the〔Unit〕known as〔Ambivalence〕

Meet Cole Steward. A man renowned across the galaxies for his ability to make and master anything that can be used as a weapon.

At age 5, he had already turned his house into a fortress and mastered the art of the invincible frying pan.

At age 7, he mastered every single martial art known in the universe as well as every single kind of weapon in existence.

At age 10, he built an O-I heavy tank by himself with scrap metal he found in a junkyard.

At age 13, he moved on from tanks and went on to make an entire fleet of spaceships.

At age 15, he built military-grade photon lasers in his underground bunker.

At age 17, he was able to beat the No. 1 strategist of every single galaxy.

At age 20, a war started over him for his incredible talent in weapons.

At age 23, he ended that same war with his fleet of spaceships that was piloted by his fans.

And then during the awarding ceremony where he would be hailed as the galaxy's hero...

He died.

Cause of death? Him slipping on the red carpet of the room and getting his head banged on the marble stairs.

What happened after that?

He got reincarnated into a body of a Mechanica which looked exactly like him into a world which was odd, to say the least.

There was gunfire raging in the east with a Russian holding a vodka bottle while standing on top of a poor man's car.

A technologically advanced city in the north with some kind of energy field protecting it.

A fight between two martial artists wearing traditional Chinese clothing with glowing swords and colorful blasts of qi decimating the landscape in the south.

And a battle between a party of one average-looking young man and 4 other beauties which may or may not have a bushy tail or long ears against a fearsome black dragon while shouting phrases about friendship and love in the west.

He also ended up getting a 5-year-old that looked similar to him as a daughter.

Now follow Cole's adventures in a world that's too jumbled up for its own good and fighting against stupid protagonist tropes while he tries to learn how to be a normal doting father.

Updates on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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The store reception for Lai Fu's Offshore Sea Store was exceptionally well received by the older generation. The discounts and offers that he had assigned for the first day made all the aunties and uncles rush in like mad dogs, snatching up almost everything he had on display.
Thankfully, being an experienced storekeeper for many years, he had previously ordered three months worth of stock to satisfy the demand for the frenzy buying. Lai Fu knew that the first day was one of the best times to earn quick cash to recoup the losses since people always wanted new stuff and a store opening usually resulted in the most substantial amount of customers.
Helping them out, Jin had developed a small little USB drive that could be connected to any sort of phone (as part of Lai Fu's request list). Those USB drives would act like temporary storage rings allowing them to put the items that they wanted to buy into it since most items were enchanted with anti-storage ring to prevent looting and theft from happening.
Either that or they could personally hand carry them on the carts provided. However, the technological advancement in recent years had made online supermarkets extremely popular, and the Offshore Sea Store was no exception in participating them.
With the help of the System, Jin had assisted Lai Fu in creating an online mart on the Pandamonium App as well as applying to the famous supermarket delivery services apps. As Lai Fu previously subscribed to be one of the sellers in those apps as well, the System merely aided him by instantly updating the items that were left in his store to those apps. Else, he had to pay an additional premium subscription fee to do that.
But because of the integration of the online market via Pandamonium App, users could also earn and utilise Panda Medals by doing so. In fact, every purchase in the Tiangong Tree Mall would allow them to earn Panda Medals which could indirectly be used to either obtain items in Jin's store or used as the premium currency for his mini games and dungeons.
During his downtime from the day before, Jin had planned a road map to revamp the usage of Panda Medals. Instead of merely using it as a sort of reward or extra currency, he was thinking of creating discount packages that utilised those medals too. Things such as free food delivery package for 10,000 Bronze Panda Medals or discount voucher package for 8,000 medals.
While he was merely copying ideas that were already on the market, they had proven to be successful, and Jin saw no reason why he could not get a share of the pie as well. Maybe in the future, Jin could liaise with other apps like the taxi and online market delivery to further integrate the Pandamonium App into society. Right now, he was satisfied starting small and just making sure that his Tree Mall was not only an overnight success but a continuous one.
Yet even though there was the online market app choice, most of the older generation prefer to go down to the stores to select their items. As long as it was not a crazy surge of people, the aunts and uncles would love to take their time in choosing their fruits and vegetables, picking the best out of the lot in the store's bin. In addition, the physical stores sometimes provided discounts that were not available on the online apps.
The same was true for Lai Fu's Instance Store. The current Day One discount was the biggest discount he had ever offered. By buying five items, one of the five cheapest items would be discounted at 99% (up to a certain price point of 100 Yuan). Hence, many people took the chance to buy the more expensive stuff all at once, mainly comprising the premium food stock from Jin's Agriculture Sector.
Even Lai Fu was shocked at how fast Jin's food stock vanished, and when he queried some of his long time customers, their reasoning made perfect sense. "There was no scent of pesticide used on these at all! The colour of the vegetables is very prominent too! It has been so many years since I saw this kind of naturally grown fruits and vegetables." the collective opinions of his customers who were equally health conscious in their advanced age answered him. (Things which Lai Fu already know when he personally examined the goods too, but verification from his peers sealed the deal for him even further.)
"Do you know that considering the quality of the products, the price you place on it is freaking cheap? Of course, I will get a bulk of them before it gets all sold out!" His customers said frantically and went to the payment cashiers where a team of Deep Ones were manning the cashier booth.
One scanned the items, the other two packed them up before the customer could choose between delivery to their house or self carry. Most were okay with carrying thanks to the power of the storage ring, but some did choose the delivery option, taking advantage of the Day One discounts to buy for their relatives too.
As Lai Fu began developing a friendly relationship with the Deep Ones, he even requested more of them via the Pandamonium App while they were still free. (He still would be charged according to their numbers starting next month). Sure, he still had some of his old employees, but many quit after the incident, with only a few loyal enough to remain behind.
Thus, Lai Fu ended up deploying them for all kinds of jobs. The owner used them for cashier services restocking the items and currently (maybe most importantly) for crowd control. Lai Fu believed that they were the ideal monster NPCs which were fierce enough to go against the crowd.
There were instances where those greedy uncles and aunties were tempted to take fresh stock from their hands, (mainly because of the discounts Lai Fu had provided) which caused the Deep Ones shouted at them and even scratched them superficially as a warning.
The customers in return demanded for compensation, but before Lai Fu could intervene in any way, the Deep Ones officially issued a duel challenges to settle the store. Should they accept and win the duel, they would get their compensation, fair and square along with an apology.
The ignorant older cultivators thought this was a simple fight and part of Lai Fu's new instance, so they fought against them recklessly. (The only ones who had the last laugh were the cultivators that had experienced Jin's stores and knew what capabilities these fishes had.
…So far, none had won against the mighty Deep Ones and the customers learnt the lesson not to disturb the Deep Ones during their restocking. What followed was an extremely ridiculous sight to behold. Lai Fu had never thought it possible to witness customers standing at the side, mere inches away from a Deep One, patiently waiting for him to finish restocking the items before pouncing on the goods and merchandise.
"Each Yuan for these angry fish is worth it." Lai Fu chuckled to himself as he sat at the side of the recently arrived Discount Pirate Ship and enjoyed some fishing.


In a modern world where cultivators need a place to cultivate or vent their boredom, there are private businesses that set up instance dungeons with the aid of technology and cultivation magic to enable cultivators to train and commoners to experience the life of cultivation. They are called dungeon suppliers.

Xie Jin's one and only dream was to be a dungeon supplier and when his only relative passed away, the relative's inheritance gave him a plot of land and surprisingly, a 'System' Module which the relative had previously used. 

With the help of the system, Xie Jin decided to pursue his dream of becoming the number one dungeon supplier.

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I woke up this morning and after getting ready I decided to experiment with breakfast. I took two pieces of bread, popped em in the toaster, and put my plan into action. Right after they finished toasting, I sprinkled mini chocolate chips onto one of the slices of toast and then pressed the other on top. The two hot slices of toast made the chocolate chips melt and I had the toast version or chocolate chip waffles.

In physics today, we had an insanely short lesson on simple machines and the rest of the class we had to just chill. I compared homework answers and allowed my two lab partners to look over the mini lab we had done.

In digital design I continued working on test 3. I managed to improve my score from a 682 to a 780 today. This is good and all, but still not passing. I'm going to have to look into this test much deeper.

In AP Statistics I had a test today. Fortunately, there was nothing on the test that I didn't recall to do. As I've always said, probability it a very 'common sense' topic meaning if you can think about it critically you can solve almost any problem by deriving your own equations and using common sense.

For lunvh today I had a set of three cheese calzonettes. These are essentially calzones but instead of one huge calzone I get three smaller ones. They taste above par in my opinion which was pleasing. I complimented the calzonettes with an orange and some carrots with ranch.

In IT today we had a short lesson on different types of server and database backups and then had to complete a knowledge assessment. This classwork only took around a third of the period, however, and the rest was spent playing minecraft hunger with my friends. We had a great time.

During pre-calculous today, we went over how to apply the concepts we have been learning to word problems. It's relatively easy as it's just what we have been doing with applicational visualisation. We also had to review bearings for this lesson, which, if you understand physics, bearing become an extremely basic concept.

In APUSH my class had a guidance counselor visit and talk to us about preparing for college. She went over a lot of basic stuff such as graduation requirements and scholarship opportunities. I believe that at the moment I am in the green for graduation and for getting into a pretty decent university. I have a weighted GPA of 4.44, unweighted of 4.00, and an SAT score of 1380. I've also done around 75 community service hours and should have around 100 by the end of this year.

Finally, in English we began a pro-logue on a book called "Into The Wild". It's essentually centered around a young adult who attempted to live in the wild for around four months but then died of starvation. The author is attempting to retrace his steps and find out what happened during the two year period he was gone.

Shortly after getting home from school, I was super lazy and decided to not do any work. Technically I didn't have any homework this evening, all I had to do was to study. I sat around watching Overlord and eating food.

For dinner I had some hot dog stew. Essentiallt, it's potatoes, hot dogs, and red tomato sauce inside of a stew. I really enjoy dipping bread into the stew when I have this for dinner.

It wasn't until around 9:30 that I remembered I had a quiz tomorrow in digital design on videos that I havn't watched at all. I realized this and got to work on quickly writing today' s chapter so I could spend the rest of tonight watching those videos. Peace out.

This is my life. I am writing this story to always remember where I came from in the years to come.

Bei Mingzi responded, "If you are happy with my performance, please return me a favor."
The Lady Mother of the Chariot asked, "What do you need from me?"
"Primeval Talisman Order." Bei Mingzi answered.
The Lady Mother of the Chariot gave it a brief thought and agreed, "Sure."
Bei Mingzi laughed and left with the wind. He was so skillful with his light travel that even someone like the Lady Mother of the Chariot failed to view his spiritual shape. Such light travel skills were extremely terrifying and were comparable to Lu Ya.
...
The cultivators and holy deities that followed Shen Lian to the Netherworld settled down at the Zhou nation. The Qi of vitality in the Netherworld was a lot more abundant than of Qing Xuan. Although this realm was gloomy and dark, it still brought them good opportunities especially for Fahai and the rest. They felt relaxed, burdenless and hopeful of the future.
Also, Shen Lian decided to deduct with a complicated formation to drill the hundred thousands of cultivators who came along with him. Once the military force was being formed, it would be a dog-eat-dog world.
Fortunately, this was not the first time such magnitude of formation existed in history. Years ago, the Order of Jie too had a Thousands of Celestials Formation that united the holy deities and demons to act as one powerful force.
Although Shen Lian's level was far below the Tongtian Order Master, he was well versed with the Dao of Yi and his Primordial Spirit was powerful. He had many ideas and was confident that he could complete this task although it may not be as forceful as the Thousands of Celestials Formation as he failed to recruit over ten of thousands of holy deities.
The Order of Jie indeed peaked during its glorious days. There were only about two hundred or more holy deities throughout the Netherworld and Qing Xuan Earth and Star. It was beyond imagination how did Order of Jie recruited thousands of holy deities to join them.
He entered into a state of spiritual calmness and a mini-universe came to his mind. There were countless stars shining throughout the canopy and the spiritual vigor put things to live. Those who were rushing were the rivers and those who stood still were the mountains. These wonderful sceneries were indeed majestic.
One by one, came the birds and the beasts. The ants may be just ants but they were perfectly full of vitality.
He was using the essence of the Free Form Incarnation to look at the masses and the heaven and earth.
The universe in his mind became more and more complicated as he pushed his ability to deduce to the edge. When it reached the maximum, Shen Lian could roughly confirm the range of complicity of the formation he would deduce and made sure that it was a practical formation that would not waste everybody's time.
Just before he reached his limits, his mind diverted and the secular mortal world in his mind vanished, leaving behind only hints of dark and gloomy Qi. He sensed trouble while he was deducing the designs of nature but he just could not tell what was the problem.
With his skills, it was unusual for him to not be able to predict the future of certain incidents of the Netherworld. It was safe to say that this upcoming issue was most definitely not something trivial.
The cautiousness in him increased as he summoned Fang Yanying with his thoughts.
Shortly, Fang Yanying arrived with the sword gleam. She entered Shen Lian's palace, bowed down and greeted him, "What can I do for you Uncle-Master?"
Shen Lian responded, "Please go and look for Jiunan of the Zizai Temple and borrow a Pure Bottle from her. With the bottle, you go to the Asura Blood Sea and collect some blood water, and then pass it to me." 
Fang Yanying asked, "Uncle-Master, what is that for?"
"There may be some trouble in the coming days and that's why I wanted to make some flying guillotine. Regardless of who the intruder is, I would like to teach them a lesson by contaminating their Daoist body." Shen Lian answered calmly.
Fang Yanying knew that her uncle-master could predict like a god and did not comment further about it. But she thought about which unlucky person would encounter her uncle-master. The flying guillotine was one of the rare evil arts among the Dao techniques of Qing Xuan and was passed down from Founding Master Yuanqing. The material to make it need not necessarily be the water of the Asura Blood Sea. It could be something that contained a high content of Qi of Vigor and filthy Qi, just like the menses of a girl. Once a person was infected by the flying guillotine, they would be terribly contaminated and their thousands of years of hard work would go to waste.
Shen Lian would not stoop so low to go around and collect menses to make the flying guillotine. Thus, he took the second best option, which was to use the waters of the Asura Blood Sea.
However, the waters of Asura Blood Sea was extremely corrosive and most apparatus would not be able to contain it. That was why Shen Lian told Fang Yanying to borrow the Pure Bottle from the Zizai Temple.
Fang Yanying received Shen Lian's order and left to look for Jiunan.
After Fang Yanying departed, Shen Lian went back to the state of spiritual calmness. He can start making the flying guillotine once Fang Yanying return.
On the other side, the Mount of Youdu was the sacred mountain of the Northern Territory of the Netherworld. It was a place of worship for the people of the Northern Territory.
But no one knew that the Mount of Youdo was actually the Underworld Demon Sect's hiding spot in the Netherworld. In fact, the occasional holy phenomenon displayed by the mountain was actually the work of the Underworld Demon Sect.
The mountain stretched for over millions of miles and below it was the Yellow Spring of the Nine Underworlds and the Underworld Demon army was based there. This area was extremely spacious and was almost like an independent country. At the very center was a palace that had the word 'Senluo Hall' written on it. Every stroke of each character contained the killing aura of the Blood Sea.
Ye Liuyun was present in the Senluo Hall and the boundless evil Qi did contaminate his white outfit at all. He was on the Avici throne in the hall and countless demonic armies and generals were there proclaiming him as the supreme authority of the Underworld Demon Sect.
He started from the bottom and climbed the ranks up to his current accomplishments. No one knew how much he had suffered and endured throughout the process. No one dared to question his supremacy ever since he decapitated his master, Daoist Youjian. 
Everyone of the Underworld Demon sect reached a consensus that Ye Liuyun was definitely the most qualified Sect Master in history.
Ye Liuyun was warm and approachable. He even knew the name of the most ordinary disciple of the Underworld Demon Sect. On top of that, he was very good-tempered and had never once shown the irritable side of him. He was always very graceful and classy.
However, if someone broke the rules set by him, they would not be able to live to the next day. Before the person was executed, they would be given the last meal treatment.
In spite of that, Ye Liuyun lost his usual grace and was very unhappy.
He questioned the demonic general kneeling in front of him, "How dare Bei Mingzi leave the palace without my permission!"
The demonic general responder, "Sect Master, the Path Master just went out for a while and he might be back soon."
Ye Liuyun declared, "But I have made it clear that no one should leave the Mount of Youdu without my permission. Does he think that he can be ignorant just because he had more experience in cultivation?"
Everybody could tell that Ye Liuyun was furious. The demonic general who was kneeling down was shivering in fear. It was his duty to guard the exit but he did not stop the Path Master. But even if he wanted to stop, he would not be able to do so.
"Sect Master, have you forgotten about the background of Bei Mingzi? With the support of that person, he has never taken us seriously in the past thousand years." the Path Master of the Evil Spirit Path uttered coldly.


What is a Daoist Master? One that is imageless in ten directions and vanishes in the six paths; unrestrained by the three realms and the five elements.                                                                                                                                           
After a day at the clinic, Dr. Li Feng met with an accident on his way home. When he regained consciousness, Li Feng found himself in the body of a weak teenage boy who was born out of wedlock, Shen Lian. Who was the father? The mother would not tell. A scripture he found among his mother’s remnants was the only thing he knew about his father.                                                                                                    
The mother came from a wealthy and well known family. When Shen Lian was recalled back to the Shen family, he was entitled for part of the grandfather’s inheritance and businesses. Despite the grand value, Shen Lian did not take a cent with him when he decided to leave the family. Why would he leave this comfortable life behind?                                      
His journey with this new identity brought him into this new world as he travelled between realms in search of knowledge to improve his Daoist skills. As he conquered trial after trial, would he become the chosen one? Will he succeed in becoming the Daoist Master? Only time will tell.

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