Ten minutes later, Gu Yuan left the Martyrs' Cemetery, his heart free of any regrets. All he possessed now was a heart devoted to the pursuit of the Dao!
At the same time, unbeknownst to Gu Yuan, a destiny appeared on the Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll next to his information: [Seeker of the Dao (Gold)]!
[Seeker of the Dao (Gold)]: [With a heart set on the Dao, nothing can stand in the way!]
Returning to his home, Gu Yuan sat cross-legged in his usual cultivation room, his mind sinking inward.
"System, how do I complete 'Mortal Power'?"
"Ding! Mortal Power main mission introduction: The host needs to transmigrate into a mortal without any power, cultivate the cultivation system known as Guoshu, and experience how to grasp extraordinary power from a world without spiritual energy!"
Gu Yuan frowned. Transmigrate, how to transmigrate? He directly posed his doubts to the system.
"Ding! Transmigration is divided into Body Transmigration and Soul Transmigration. It will be used according to the host's requirements."
Gu Yuan understood. Either he would transmigrate with his body, and the system would seal all of Gu Yuan's strength, turning him into an ordinary person without any power.
Soul Transmigration meant the system would split off a wisp of Gu Yuan's soul power, which would then descend upon a person in that world. Gu Yuan would begin cultivating from that person, and upon completion, Gu Yuan's soul would bring back all the power and experience intact.
The system also transmitted a lot of useful information into Gu Yuan's mind.
For example, this transmigration had a time limit and consumed Origin Power to travel. Origin Power was a universal commodity across all heavens and myriad worlds, originally exclusive to the Main God's Temple, but it was snatched away by the Martial Ancestor of the Heavens.
One had to admit the Martial Ancestor of the Heavens' strength was formidable.
Moreover, the method of acquiring Origin Power was simple and brutal: defeating or killing enemies would grant Origin Power. The system did not explain what Origin Power was, but it was clearly different from the Qi Essence points on Gu Yuan's Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll.
Gu Yuan couldn't help but wonder why his seven-star perfect grade Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll was so weak. He looked at the Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll with some confusion.
He was starting to doubt if the Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll was truly a seven-star perfect grade innate spiritual treasure.
Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about the Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll.
He once again inquired with the system about various matters of transmigration, such as the flow of time. One minute in Gu Yuan's original world would be twenty years in that Guoshu world.
After understanding all the information he could inquire about, Gu Yuan took a deep breath and said in his heart:
"Soul transmigration, duration twenty years, original world one minute."
Origin Power burned rapidly, as brilliant as purple Qi Essence igniting.
Ten thousand units of Origin Power were left with only half remaining.
Gu Yuan felt a sliver of his soul power being enveloped by Origin Power, transforming into a purple light spot, instantly breaking through the void and heading towards the unknown!
...
After a long while, Gu Yuan slowly opened his eyes. What greeted his sight was a somewhat dilapidated small room. Numerous chaotic memories and images flooded his mind. Gu Yuan, who had just transmigrated, was not afraid of such a scene, as his Chaos Demonic Ape Meditation technique was approaching minor completion.
With a calm expression, he absorbed the memories of the original body.
He closed his eyes and sorted through them, then opened them again, looking at his surroundings. A slight smile curved his lips. He hadn't expected that the body Gu Yuan had descended into was this world's Gu Yuan, another Gu Yuan from a parallel timeline.
It was comfortable to not have any troublesome restrictions. Gu Yuan stepped onto the cold floor, stretching his body, feeling his soul seamlessly integrated into the physical form.
This was the system using Origin Power to merge Gu Yuan with this world's Gu Yuan, essentially creating a soul clone of the original Gu Yuan.
This world was similar to the Blue Star world Gu Yuan originally lived in. The difference was that the Great Ming Empire in this world had endured. A resurgent emperor appeared, pulling the once-declining Ming dynasty back onto the path of development. From the era of resurgence to the present, over two hundred years had passed. In the last century, the Great Ming Empire had connected with the world. Its already formidable national strength showed explosive growth.
Furthermore, it had undergone great reforms, abolishing the old system and adopting a completely new one, similar to the system of Gu Yuan's previous life. It adopted a chairman system, with the royal family becoming a symbol of status. The resurgent emperor served as the first chairman, and in the subsequent two hundred years, many emperors stepped forward to become chairmen, making significant contributions to the development of the Great Ming.
Originally the strongest nation in Xuan Province, it had now become the world's number one nation, unequivocally so in every aspect!
Only the United Lighthouse Nations of the Americas could contend with it to some extent.
Guoshu was a special product of this world, its origins unknown. However, under the Great Ming's policy of strengthening its martial prowess, the entire Great Ming Empire practiced martial arts, and it was this atmosphere that made the Great Ming Empire the nation with the strongest physical fitness in the world.
Over hundreds of years, generations of prodigies emerged, continuously refining the Guoshu system. By now, it was extremely complete.
The six realms of boxing: Ming, An, Hua, Dan, Gang, Shen!
These were the six realms of Guoshu, allowing the human body to break through its limits again and again, eventually reaching the point of being able to single-handedly throw an elephant.
After absorbing the information in his mind, Gu Yuan's eyes gleamed.
With a thought.
"System."
There was no familiar "ding" sound. A blue virtual panel appeared before Gu Yuan, displaying Gu Yuan's physical information.
[Name]: [Gu Yuan]
[Realm]: [Uninitiated!]
[Boxing]: [Basic Standing Post (Minor Accomplishment)]
...
There was a moment of silence. Gu Yuan sighed. From a pseudo-four-star realm to uninitiated, he felt the power within him was only slightly stronger than when he hadn't cultivated, reaching a level comparable to someone who had trained for a few years in that world.
Tsk, this starting point was truly difficult. The system's mission clearly stated that he must cultivate this world's Guoshu to become the world's strongest to complete the mission.
His martial arts reserves did not include the cultivation methods of the Guoshu system. Gu Yuan vaguely recalled that the original body's martial arts knowledge base contained them, but he couldn't remember them. What was the point?
Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll, Gu Yuan was still a bit unwilling and inwardly called out to his other cheat.
The familiar scroll unfurled again.
Lines of information appeared in Gu Yuan's eyes, which had initially held joy, but his face fell as soon as the information was displayed.
[Dao Lord]: [Gu Yuan]
[Destiny]: [Seeker of the Dao (Gold)]
[Realm]: [None]
[Origin Power]: [0]
What was happening? Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll, how could you, an innate spiritual treasure, have also turned into Origin Power? Gu Yuan wailed in his heart. How much had the Dao Fate Heavenly Scroll changed without his knowledge? And when did 'Seeker of the Dao' appear?
Gu Yuan sighed. He decided to first understand this world before thinking about cultivation. He still had twenty years, which was plenty of time, and he wasn't in a hurry at all.
He turned on the computer and began to browse the information about this world.
A great change, unprecedented in scale, was about to sweep through the entire Guoshu world...