The silver-white moonlight filtered through the window and fell upon the bedroom, its simple decorations revealing a sense of life.
Moonlight illuminated the sleeping face of the young man on the bed, his handsome brows tightly furrowed.
RUMBLE!!
A brilliant white flash of lightning suddenly appeared, tearing open the night sky and instantly illuminating the entire city!
Gu Yuan, who had been sleeping soundly, opened his eyes and sat up abruptly as if possessed.
His eyes were vacant as he looked around at the completely unfamiliar environment, a question flashing through his mind: "Huh, wasn't I just playing games at home?"
Before he could think further, a sharp pain surged through his head.
"Ah!!! Damn it!!"
Gu Yuan clutched his head with both hands, his face contorted in agony. He writhed on the bed, occasionally letting out low groans.
A few minutes later, Gu Yuan panted heavily, lying flat on the bed with vacant eyes staring at the ceiling, the bedsheet soaked.
After absorbing the memories in his mind, Gu Yuan looked at his surroundings, which were both familiar and strange, and remained lost in thought for a long time.
He had transmigrated and come to this world called Azure Star, inhabiting the body of a young man with the same name.
Fortunately, this world possessed supernatural powers. Humans cultivated martial arts, becoming martial artists who could move mountains, drain seas, and fly through the skies. Martial arts universities continuously produced strong individuals. Unfortunately, this world was extremely dangerous, with demons rampaging and ferocious beasts rampant. Human territories were confined to bases, and even the strong dared not venture deep into the wilderness.
After absorbing the memories of his predecessor, Gu Yuan discovered that this boy with the same name was a third-year student at Qingli High School in Tianyuan City, about to undergo the Martial Arts Examination.
His parents had died in a beast tide attack, and like him, he was an orphan. This was a standard protagonist template: parents dead, with a car and a house. However, his talent was anything but that of a protagonist; he ranked at the bottom among the third-year students in Class Five.
Furthermore, this world was different from his previous life. The entire planet had only one country: Tianxia. The college entrance examination had been replaced by the Martial Arts Examination. Although there were still cultural subjects, their importance paled in comparison to the Martial Arts Examination. The website was 138read.net.
Today was May 7th, and the Martial Arts Examination would take place on June 7th. The current realm of this body was Body Tempering level four, one level short of the minimum requirement for the Martial Arts Examination registration, which was Body Tempering level five.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuan became somewhat agitated. In this world, if he couldn't participate in the Martial Arts Examination, he could only become an ordinary person, forever confined to the Body Tempering realm.
This brings us to the power system of this world, which consisted of Body Tempering realm, Meridian Condensing realm, True Qi realm, Qi Sea realm, and so on. There were further realms, but those were only learned and understood after entering a martial arts university.
It was easy to imagine that at the Body Tempering realm, one was merely an ordinary person in this world, insufficient to even be a snack for demons or beast tides. Currently, in Tianyuan City, where Gu Yuan resided, demon-related murder incidents occurred frequently.
Demons were different from ferocious beasts; they appeared randomly in cities to wreak havoc. Ordinary people encountering them could only close their eyes and await death or pray for the nearby Demon Suppression Division personnel to patrol.
The image of ferocious demons and tragically dead ordinary people flashed in Gu Yuan's mind. His scalp tingled. The constant fear of demons appearing was a terrible feeling. Fortunately, demons did not appear during the day.
Grumble~
His stomach rumbled, an alarm clock. Gu Yuan decided to fill his stomach first, then try to cultivate what this world called martial arts, though he didn't hold out much hope.
This was because early-stage cultivation in this world depended on physical aptitude, with little relation to comprehension. Unfortunately, Gu Yuan was only a soul transmigration, so his physical aptitude remained unchanged.
After taking two steps from the bed, a wave of dizziness struck him, coming on rapidly and forcing Gu Yuan to lean against the wall for stability.
Whoosh!
Gu Yuan's consciousness seemed to be enveloped by a force and drawn to the deepest part of his soul. Information imbued with supreme Dao principles intertwined and evolved.
Finally, a golden scroll, vast and magnificent as if it could cover the sky, constantly emanating an aura of Dao principles, formed, seeming to encompass the entirety of his soul.
Gu Yuan, now a semi-transparent figure, stared dumbfoundedly at the scene radiating immeasurable mysterious energy. He recognized this scroll; he had bought it for a few hundred yuan at a stall in his previous life just because it looked good and hung it at home.
Now, there was no familiar landscape painting on this scroll. The canvas was blank but seemed to flow with strands of peculiar light. His transmigration was very likely caused by this scroll.
Gu Yuan slowly extended his semi-transparent arm. The moment his fingers touched the scroll, Gu Yuan's eyes brightened, and a golden light enveloped him.
After an unknown period, the golden light gradually dissipated. Gu Yuan looked at the scroll floating in mid-air, his face filled with astonishment.
He understood. According to the information transmitted by the scroll, this scroll was named the Dao Fortune Celestial Scroll. Its origin was untraceable from the beginning of its creation. Its ability was to alter the fate and destiny of all things, as well as the host's own fate and destiny.
"Dao Fortune... Celestial Scroll!"
Gu Yuan unconsciously uttered the name of the scroll.
Information materialized from the void and floated before Gu Yuan's eyes.
[Dao Master]: [Gu Yuan]
[Destiny]: [Unformed]
[Fate]: [Mediocre Aptitude (White)], [Sudden Misfortune (Gray), Prudent and Brave (White)], [Physically Robust (White)], [Crisis Awareness (White)]
"This is my fate?" Gu Yuan understood. No, it shouldn't be 'my' fate, but that of this body. He had only inherited his fate.
His consciousness directly tapped on the fate column.
Lines of text, emanating mysterious energy, appeared before Gu Yuan.
[Mediocre Aptitude (White)]: [Ordinary talent, difficult to make progress in cultivation.]
[Sudden Misfortune (Gray)]: [Will encounter a sudden misfortune, with the risk of death.]
[Prudent and Brave (White)]: [A tiger in the heart, acts after deliberation.]
[Physically Robust (White)]: [Strong and healthy body, rarely falls ill.]
[Intuition (White)]: [Has a chance to sense danger.]
Fate Levels: Gray, White, Cyan, Purple-Red, Gold.
...
Gu Yuan was a little panicked. This [Sudden Misfortune] fate was life-threatening. Gu Yuan didn't know when it would occur.
The aptitude of this body was even worse than he had imagined. To get into a martial arts university, he needed to modify his destiny to possess powerful innate talent.
"Qi Manifestation."
As soon as he spoke, strands of gray qi flow appeared on the Dao Fortune Celestial Scroll, circulating in a wondrous manner and emitting mysterious energy.
[Fifty points of Gray Qi Fortune.]
Qi Fortune was the fundamental basis for the Dao Fortune Celestial Scroll to alter the fate of all things. It was divided into: Gray, White, Cyan, Purple, Red, and Gold colors. Qi Fortune was contained within all things in the world, and the specific situation depended on Gu Yuan's own search.
With fifty points of Gray Qi Fortune, he should be able to modify [Sudden Misfortune (Gray)].
With a thought, fifty points of Gray Qi Fortune began to burn, transforming into a gray flame that pounced upon the qi flow representing the [Sudden Misfortune (Gray)] fate.
The fate was burned away, scattering three white lights that appeared one by one before Gu Yuan.
[Natural Death (White)]: [You will live until the end of your natural lifespan, without dying from other causes during that period, nor will you extend your life through other means.]
[No Regrets in Death (White)]: [You will not have any regrets upon your death.]
[Smiling in the Underworld (White)]: [You will be very happy even after your death.]
"Three white fates, which one is better?"
Gu Yuan was a little conflicted. Comparing the three, he still felt that [Natural Death (White)] was better. Living until the end of his natural lifespan was a different form of long life.
As for the other two, what was the point of having regrets after death? And being happy after death was even less of a concern.
His mind made up, Gu Yuan used his consciousness to interact with the Dao Fortune Celestial Scroll, keeping [Natural Death (White)] and letting the other two fade away.
In his personal information, [Sudden Misfortune (Gray)] flashed with a white light and was quietly replaced by [Natural Death (White)].
The moment it was replaced, Gu Yuan felt as if a burden had been lifted from his entire soul. His mind became exceptionally clear and comfortable.
Other than that, there were no other changes.
Gu Yuan stayed in the Dao Fortune Celestial Scroll space for a while longer before withdrawing. His consciousness returned to the real world.
The profound comfort from the depths of his soul eased his urgent anxiety to improve his self-preservation abilities.
He let out a long sigh and went to the living room, intending to cook a meal to satisfy his hunger and then try to cultivate, so that he could find Qi Fortune to alter his fate as soon as possible.
His gaze swept over everything in the house, and then suddenly, his eyes settled on a particular spot.
"Huh?"