After a long while, Xu Xian finally accepted the fact that he had been reborn. At the same time, he began to look to the future, or rather, plan for it!
"In my past life, if I hadn't been constantly holding my wife back, she wouldn't have ended up dead and her soul destroyed!"
"In this life, I must make a change!"
"I must become stronger!"
"And then there's Fahai, that big monk, a beast in human form. He appears dignified on the surface, but is actually ruthless and vicious. He's no match for my wife, so he's repeatedly tried to bewitch me and use me to fight with her. And..."
"No, it still won't work. How can I change all this on my own? After all, there are less than two years left before it all begins!"
"It took my wife over 1,700 years to reach the peak of the Human Immortal realm, and Xiaoqing also spent many years cultivating to the initial stage of the Human Immortal realm. Even the bald monk Fahai spent over a hundred years cultivating to the Arhat realm after receiving the Buddha's teachings."
"If I were to rely solely on myself, how many years would it take to cultivate? Moreover, what is my aptitude? Can I compare to the bald monk Fahai? Even if I could, where would I find the cultivation techniques, the resources, and the time?"
"Could it be that after being reborn, all of this will still happen again? No, absolutely not! I must think about this carefully, I must think about it carefully!"
While frowning in thought, Xu Xian paced back and forth anxiously, feeling as if his head was about to explode! Suddenly, his face lit up with joy, and he made a decision.
"In my past life, I acquired a treasure, but unfortunately I didn't cherish it. Now, I'm counting on it!"
With that, Xu Xian changed his clothes and went straight out. He traveled very quickly, without stopping at all.
"In my past life, I obtained that treasure fifteen years later, when I was almost converted by Fahai! Therefore, I didn't cherish it after obtaining it. I only hope that the treasure is still there!"
With that thought in mind, I moved even faster!
A moment later, Xu Xian arrived at a bamboo grove. He remembered that it was in this very bamboo grove, under the moonlight, that he had discovered this treasure!
At night, a gust of wind rustled the bamboo leaves. If it were the Xu Xian of the past, he would have fled in terror. But he was no longer the same person he once was!
"This should be it." With that, Xu Xian took out a shovel and started digging. In no time, he dug a small pit about a foot deep.
"No, not here, but where should it be? I remember it was right next to this ten-zhang-tall tree!"
Then, Xu Xian buried his head again and continued digging. At this moment, he was truly working very hard!
Seeing Xu Xian's hard work, Lin Yang laughed and said, "Hehe, Taoist magic cannot be easily passed on, and naturally, I can't just give you my golden finger so easily. If I gave it to you directly, you might not cherish it!"
And so, with Lin Yang's words, Xu Xian spent the whole night searching but couldn't find it! But he had no choice, did he?
So the next night, after his sister and brother-in-law had gone to sleep, he quietly got up, took a shovel, and came back to the spot to start digging again.
The Daoist teachings cannot be easily passed on; this is not just a saying! Many sects of cultivation even have a process of three years of chopping wood, three years of watering plants, and three years of studying before teaching the real techniques.
On the one hand, it is to temper the temperament of the new disciples; on the other hand, it is to let them know the principle that the Daoist teachings should not be easily passed on!
Before we knew it, half a month had passed.
"Tonight is the night of the full moon. If we still can't find it, perhaps we'll have to give up and look for another way!" Xu Xian said, frowning as he looked at the full moon in the sky.
Perhaps the time was right, perhaps Lin Yang suddenly had a change of heart, or perhaps Xu Xian was just lucky. In any case, as they dug, they heard a "ding" sound.
Following the sound, I saw an antique-looking ring. The ring itself was black, with intricate patterns engraved on it, giving it a mysterious appearance.
Unfortunately, when I obtained this treasure in my previous life, I was already in a daze and had become a monk, so I did not make good use of it.
Then, Xu Xian carefully picked up the ring and examined it closely. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he bit his index finger hard.
With a soft plop, fresh blood dripped onto the ring. At that moment, the patterns on the ring's surface seemed to come alive, beginning to move. As the patterns moved, the ring's luster grew ever brighter!
Immediately afterwards, these lines followed the ring and the wound on his index finger, entering Xu Xian's body! From a distance, it was quite horrifying!
After a long while, when the light faded, the ring also disappeared, replaced by a mark on his right wrist. A ring design, and this design could only be seen by Xu Xian!
Seeing the familiar pattern, Xu Xian thought for a moment and then spoke directly: "System? System! Are you there?!"
"Beep, host detected. According to Article 832, this person will be temporarily recognized as the host."
"Rules under adjustment..."
"Rules under adjustment..."
"New world detected, AI adjusting..."
"Host's memories detected, surrounding conditions assessed, roughly confirmed, this is a mythological world..."
"The host's intelligence level has been detected. The AI will exist as a system, helping the host grow while simultaneously repairing itself..."
"Beep, permission check. The host currently holds the highest authority and temporarily owns the AI..."
Hearing these familiar words, Xu Xian smiled subconsciously. He was only a temporary, sole master, which was normal. It was the same in his previous life.
As for simultaneously aiding one's own growth and repairing the system itself, that's normal. After all, one shouldn't receive rewards without merit!
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Chapter Four: Xu Xian, who was tricked and left crippled
"System, list my attributes."
Life: Xu Xian
Age: Fourteen
Fortune: Grayish-white
Magical artifact: None
Technique: None