[ Introduction To The Immortal Realm ]

The world that he knew of now was divided into two parts. One was the world of mortals, and the other was the Immortal Realm.

Compared to Immortals, Mortals grew in numbers like rabbits.

So the land they occupied was no less than that of immortals. But the presence of cultivators changed, and it did not allow him to rule the world by himself.

The mortals were moved to the corners of every land on the world. While the cultivators themselves took over the most fertile and spirit qi-enriched lands in the middle.

The two worlds never come in contact with each other unless the situation is dire or mortals need help.

Because of that, the old Shen Yuan knew nothing about immortal cultivators besides their stories.

This was not just the case for him; there were others like him. Many more.

This was why this book was created, to guide those lost mortals and make sure they did not remain ignorant.

"There is quite a lot of information..." Shen Yuan flipped a page after another. It had everything from explaining what cultivation is and stages of cultivation to meridians and elemental affinities.

Things that even the old Shen Yuan did not know were in there.

Inner Demons: the inner worries of a cultivator that turn into obsessions that end up hindering their cultivation. Those who fall to their inner demons are called "fallen cultivators" in righteous sects, while in demonic sects, they are revered as "True Cultivators" who have embraced their desires.

Sometimes inner demons cause Qi divination, which could end up killing the cultivator, reversing the flow of their qi.

After a brief introduction of cultivation came the information about the professions of cultivators.

Alchemy. The very act of refining plants, animals, and beast cores into a pill using proper refining methods.

Shen Yuan took a note of the profession, thinking of trying it later if he had the time.

Reading about weapon refining Shen Yuan recalled Huang Fu, the blacksmith.

They were capable of making all sorts of weapons and artifacts that could change the course of fights among the cultivators.

"Guess the guy with bigger and better guns does win here." Shen Yuan muttered to himself and flipped another page. "Ah, so those yellow papers in the pavilion were Talismans... I really want a storage ring. I won’t have to hide my things anymore... why is there so little information about these formations? A lot like coding, generating a desired outcome from a set of functions and glyphs.

[Ding!]

Just as he was thinking about coding, Shen Yuan heard a familiar notification in his head.

Congratulations on understanding the basics of Array Formations.

Reward: 500 Exp]

"Where did that come from?" Shen Yuan called out but no answer came to him. While he was not a serial killer in the night, he was a genius programmer for a multimillion-dollar company.

At least that was his identity on the surface for the government papers.

In reality he owned the whole company and had a figurehead sitting in his place. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"This system is really broken." Shen Yuan chuckled dryly and closed the book. He looked out of the window and noticed that there was still an hour left to the sunset.

"What if I try that?" Watching the sun blurring into the horizon, Shen Yuan’s eyes lit up.

He dove into his memories once more. This time he thought about everything the former owner of his body had learned.

Before he took over this body, Shen Yuan was someone who was raised by a physician father who wanted to pass on his legacy to him.

While his mother taught him cooking so he can prepare food for himself when his parents or sisters were not with him.

[Ding!]

[Hidden Knowledge of Mortal Healer acquired (Mastery Stage, Yellow Grade)]

Reward: 400 Exp]

[Basic cooking knowledge (Perfect Stage, Mortal Rank)]

Reward: 10 Exp]

The first skill came with the knowledge of former Shen Yuan that allowed him to perform delicate medical procedures with perfect accuracy. Fueled his knowledge of poison and how to cure it. He could identify any disease and cure it.

"The Physicians makes the best killers." Shen Yuan thought to himself, basking in the knowledge he had in his head.

Shen Yuan picked The Silent Reaper’s Step and started reading it. Once he was done, he closed the book and lit up the half-burned candle on his table.

As the flames come to life under the grind of flint stone, Shen Yuan lifted the book above them and let the fire lick the pages.

Whoosh!

Shen Yuan watched his 300 grids going up in flames without any shift in expression. If someone asked him why he did that, he would say, "Only trouble will come if someone finds those books on him."

Shen Yuan did not want to leave any evidence to link him to the murder of Zhi Wei. Not because he was scared but because he did not want his image to be ruined.

"It is always good when your enemies underestimate you. Besides, with the memory I have now, remembering a simple book is no big deal."

Ever since he had transmigrated, Shen Yuan noticed how he could recall even the distant memory of his past life like it had just happened yesterday.

Wiping the ashes from the table, Shen Yuan picked the second book.

Heavy Axe Slash!

Between the Tiger Roar Fist and this technique, Shen Yuan chose the latter since he already had a good grasp of Axe Fighting technique.

He knew some boxing techniques from his past life, but he lacked the mastery to even register them as a proper skill in the system.

Shen Yuan did the same with this book as he did with the other after reading it thoroughly.

He Burned It!

By the time he got up from the chair again, the sun had set. Shen Yuan packed the last book on plants and pills along with the Lingzhi mushroom in a cloth pouch he owned and tied it tightly around his neck.

With his newly bought heavy axe, Shen Yuan stepped out of his house, heading to the forest.