LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 2: Taking the First Steps
Liu Feiyang opened his eyes to find himself lying on a bed beneath a wooden ceiling. He sat up an looked around to see three more beds nearby and a door leading outside. The rustic ambiance and the smell of aged wood filled the room.
"Where am I?" Liu Feiyang muttered to himself, glancing down at his familiar blue-black Chinese cultivation clothing, which instantly reminded him of something.
To confirm his suspicions he stepped outside where he was greeted by the sight of people in similar attire, training diligently or chatting amongst themselves. Wooden buildings, reminiscent of those he had seen in manhuas, dotted the area, creating a scene that felt both alien and oddly familiar.
That's when he felt a sharp pain in his head and his mind was filled the memories of this body from his childhood until now where his parents died due to being attacked by a beast but he miraculously survived and later left at the sect-affiliated orphanage's door.
He grew up in the orphanage and later joined the sect in hopes of becoming stronger because he was found to be capable of cultivation.
The surprising part was that this guy was also named Liu Feiyang and he didn't devour his soul or anything just reincarnated naturally and awakened his previous life memories just now.
'So, the name is the same as in my previous world. That's good.' He thought to himself and became extremely excited.
"I really am in Martial Peak!" Liu Feiyang exclaimed, rushing back inside to find a mirror. The reflection staring back at him was that of an pretty decent looking black-haired boy with fairly long hair. He felt content by the way he looked, knowing anything is possible in the cultivation world.
Now that it was confirmed he was in the martial peak world, he wanted to know about his cultivation level or any special abilities he had received from that being so he sat down in a meditative position and started to inspect his body.
The result was not what he had expected, apart from his cultivation level which could be accessed right away without even the need of sitting down, he didn't find anything.
Was he tricked or was he missing something out? He tried to recall his conversation with that being and soon remembered something very important
'The System! But, how do i call it out?'
"Status window," he tired.
Name: Liu Feiyang
Race: Human
Cultivation: 2nd Stage Body Tempering Realm
Special Physique: ??? (unawakened)
Martial Skills:
Secret Arts:
System Abilities: [Fusion], [Map]
Charm: Above Average
"Shit, this is so cool." he tried touching the different words, a few buttons here and there as well as a bit of voice commands to understand how it works.
It was quite basic just like a normal interface of smartphone so he got used to it in a few moments.
"Tell me about the main functions which you can perform." Liu Feiyang sighed in relief, knowing he still had hope.
[The main options available in the system are [Fusion], which allows the host to copy and combine secret arts and techniques of the opponents you have defeated, and [Map], which leads the host to any minute energy signals released by owned/unowned treasures.]
'Just as that being mentioned, It really is a pleasant surprise, not too OP but not too useless but the same I don't think could be said for the Fusion ability I think.'
"System, Tell me more about the Fusion ability especially its limitations."
[[Fusion] can copy the techniques and secret arts form any sort of opponent if the system recognizes that it can harm the host and also combine them to form new new ones. The System also recognizes and stores the techniques learnt by the host from other sources and they too can be used when using [Fusion].
It's limitations are
1. If the system recognizes the techniques as incompatible then there will be drop in the grade of the resulting technique based on the degree of incompatibility.
2. If the techniques used for the fusion have difference in grade then the grade of the resulting technique will be more towards the lower one to maintain the stability and efficiency of the fused technique.
3. Combining techniques of the same grade will not result in a enhancement of the grade of the technique but improvement in other aspects such as versatility, flexibility, efficiency etc.
4. Requirements such as bloodline, special physiques or gender might also be applied on the resulting techniques but it can be removed during the fusion process if the host wished it though it might result in a drop of grade, efficiency or power of the resulting technique.]
'Yup, she really did try her best to make sure I won't abuse it. Heh, but it's not like I can still do everything I have in my mind. Moving on to the the Map.'
"Good. Now tell me more about the Map function in the same way."
[The [Map] function finds treasurers by scanning the area for special energy signatures often released by treasures no matter how small in a way which cannot be recognized by anyone or anyway in this world. It's limitations is that it can only search for a limited area around a point where host is present in any shape or form. The current limit is 5 km radius but it will increase as the host's cultivation rises.]
'Very well, this sounds perfectly fine to me. As long as I can increase my cultivation and continue to explore the places I remember or even have a vague idea about. I should write them down somewhere or else it I would forget about them since some of the those treasures or events will take more the few decades or even centuries later.'
Liu Feiyang found a few pieces in the sack of his items and wrote down most of the treasures he could remember along with their location and the important plot points(events) in order. It took about an hour for him to finish it and by the end he had used over 20 pages.
'So, the first and most important for me is the attack of Yang Bai on the sect which happens in.....
I will have to check on Yang Kai to get an idea about how much time I have left. I hope I still have about a year or I will have no choice except running away.'
Liu Feiyang activated the [Map] to scan the surrounding area and he could only see one red dot glowing on the screen. The screen also lacked any information about the terrain or any other hints but it was still very much manageable.
'This one should be the black book so Yang Kai must be nearby too.' he thought as left his quatres.
Following the map for half an hour, Liu Feiyang reached the outskirts of the trial disciple's region and spotted a familiar hut.
"This must be Yang Kai's place so the black book must be here too but I should first make sure Yang Kai isn't here" Liu Feiyang muttered, peeking through holes to confirm Yang Kai's absence before entering the hut.
Inside, he searched around and found a black rock on a stack of hay, and he picked it up to inspect it when....
[Congratulations, the host has discovered the Demon Mystic Tome]
The notification from the system confirmed it was what he was looking for.
"I didn't really want to steal your one and only opportunity to start your cultivation journey but the Demon Eye of Annihilation is something I really need. I promise to help you, your father and grandmaster recover so I hope you can understand." He muttered to himself as he felt guilty taking this opportunity from someone who was once his favorite main character.
Sitting down, Liu Feiyang placed the rock on the ground, bit his thumb, and let a few drops of blood fall on it. The black rock transformed into a black book, and a golden skeleton emerged from it.
"The Unyielding Golden Skeleton!" Liu Feiyang shouted in excitement.
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