8 The Diary

Lin Xueqin inhaled a deep breath from his surprise. He could not be mistaken...the words were written in mandarin, and it seemed the senior who wrote it had excellent penmanship.

How many transmigrators arrived in this world...exactly?

Meanwhile, the young lady eyed Lin Xueqin's expression as she saw the old man flipping the book with a hint of amazement and genuine confusion. His expression appeared no different than that of a country bumpkin. The librarian sighed in disappointment...another useless fellow.

Truth be told, the reason she had slip the book to the old man was to test him if he understood the words. However, this time, her senses had disappointed her.

"From the sight of his unique aura, here I thought this old man has some skills. It appears I am mistaken."

What she did not know that Lin Xueqin had always been observing her facial expressions. He guessed right, the librarian was testing him. However, Lin Xueqin had seen the young lady's intention so he faked his confusion. Otherwise, this young lady would report him to the higher-ups and imprisonment in the Lin Family's compound would be the lightest punishment.

At time same time, the scheme rendered him speechless. Lin Family's tactic was too shrewd; testing the water and enticing the rabbit with a carrot.

But unfortunately, Lin Xueqin was not a foolish rabbit who did not experience weathering life. Her intention was seen through Lin Xueqin's eyes, so how could she see any changes on his facial expression?

If Lin Xueqin had just been careless right after he opened the book, that would be akin to exposing himself on the matter that he understood the contents of the ancient book.

"How scheming..." Lin Xueqin sweated inwardly while uttering a surprised tone. "How profound! These words are so mystical!"

The librarian nodded in agreement. The book is indeed mystical considering its origin.

Lin Xueqin then started reading the familiar words in the passage.

The first page stunned him.

"An ordinary incident drew me into this extraordinary world. This is crazy...I never anticipated this thing to happen on me, nor did I even consider it. Who believe in reincarnation anyway? Sepaking of which, I suddenly remember the monk I encountered during the fourth month of 1986.

"At first, I already suspected that bald monk was deceiving me, tsk. Old man, you can't fool a good samartian like me, that's not good to the health. But anyway, here I am, sent in this crappy world. Just months ago, I was cursing some monk for speaking such nonsense, but now having sent here. What irony, indeed. "..." Can I curse? @#$$##@

"But wow...JUST WOW（⊙.⊙）

"I can't believe it. I just can't fucking believe it! This world is insane, full of martial masters which are capable of smitherening mountains and seas. Hell yeah, immortals are swooping down everywhere. This absolutely a terrifying concept! To hell with physics, this world ain't had that shit."

"Ignore it. Zhou Yan, calm yourself bro, and just ignore your surroundings. Focus on your cultivation and ignore these lowly dogs! Ah whatever, I can't take this anymore! I'll just jump off the cliff and end this miserable life! Everyone here is treating me as trash and beating me up into a dead dog. This bro is a good samaritan, what sin did I even do to embrace this suffering?...Wait a minute, what the hell is this? Mission: Jump beneath the cliff to be rewarded...Holy crap! Just jumping down the cliff will reward me? Is this real? What the hell are these words? Don't tell me its tempting me to jump so that I'll die? But jumping down...This bro is not that bold!"

"..." Lin Xueqin was rendered speechless by the book, but he was externally praising it, muttering how amazing and profound its existence. That was naturally been noticed by the librarian. However, she soon lost interest in him because the old man clearly belonged to the type of people who just wanted to read a book that they could not even hope to read. Pathetic.

At that moment, Lin Xueqin flipped the page, and another line of text came up.

"It has been two months since I leapt down the cliff. I can't still believe I survive from the fall. But anyway, why did I even began writing this? Oh, right. This bro has been bully in this world...Ranting is not bad."

"Today, Lady Xin has invited me to explore the Cloud Demon Forest together. Is she interested in me? But outside... No way, I'm not going! I can get resources just by doing mission everyday, why would I risk myself hunting in the wild and seek death?

"Lady Xin, you're a beautiful lady. If you ask me, I'll sacrifice my virginity...to you, anytime. But you...you actually went to my father and gained his approval just so that you can spend your time with me? Are you that free? Argh fine, this bro will comply. I'll remember you mom, smacking my butt!"

"Today, I made a self-calendar to keep the track of my cultivation. I call this calendar — primordial calendar, since there are many beasts rampaging out the safe territory. This bro actually feels this world is so miserable, many territories are wiped out by the terrifying beasts. If not for the experts holding the fort, who knows I would have been long dead."

"October 15th. I hate this so-called system. For all the quests, why does it wants me to bark loudly during the martial arts tournament? No, that is to embarrassing. I will never ever yield this humiliation!"

"October 16th. Oh, barking rewards me Sword Intent. I never expected such generous reward. Should I...Bark?"

"October 20th. What a beautiful sunny day to beat up some trashes! Hmph, they finally tasted my sword intent! Want to fight this bro? You're still far kids. If that brat surnamed Wang provokes me again, I will beat him up until his father, grandfather and great grandfather can't recognize him!"

"October 21st. I still hate the system T_T

"After winning the competition, it bosses me to be sent out the wilderness to enter some crappy sect? What should I do? My father had already agreed with the protectors. Damn, fine. This bro will go...but you better love me back Lady Xin, I agreed only because I wished to be next to you. Your boobs were soft that day, hehe."

A smile curved in Lin Xueqin's lips. This senior transmigrator is so silly.

Lin Xueqin kept turning the pages, but the senior transmigrator had only written a summarization of his daily life. Although the information was irrelevant, it did help Lin Xueqin understood what era the senior live before.

During the primordial ages, it was said that era was the most terrifying of all times. The world had yet to be divided into three thousand realms and beasts were rampant at that time.

Humans were insignificant in that era. However, that era was simply a legend in the current era. There was a legendary figure back in that primordial era though...It was said that man was the Human Emperor who paved the way to humanity. When he succeeded in his mission, his record and existence had vanished in the world. Today, he was considered a myth that never existed.

Two hours had passed in the blink. Lin Xueqin continued reading the diary. As more he read, the more he felt and witnessed how the senior transmigrator evolved from a silly man to a mature dependant man. From defending a fort, defeating rampant beasts, establishing the first human empire...The senior's achievement was truly dazzling to be hold. He had even married Lady Xin and had children.

Lin Xueqin had his doubt. Was the legendary figure back in the primordial era was this senior transmigrator?

At that moment, his pupils constricted slightly.

Words were missing.

"Young lady, the words on this page appears to be missing."

The librarian examined the page and responded. "It's already gone when we acquired this book. After all, this is an ancient book, and the ravages of time had caused the words to fade."

Lin Xueqin nodded in agreement but frowned inwardly. He glanced over the pages that followed the empty page, but found the following pages to be hazy and blurred. Some pages had its word faded completely. It seemed to be a natural case, but it also appeared man-made.

Lin Xueqin had a nagging feeling that the words had not been eradicated by the passage of time. Rather, it was erased by force.

Lin Xueqin turned the pages one at a time. At last, he arrived on the final page, and his heart trembled.

The laat page...the words here are quite clear!

Lin Xueqin started reading the words on the page.

"November 20th. How could this be? Why it's forcing me to accomplish this unjustifiable task?... I knew it, from the beginning...this system could not be trusted! This god damn thing...I can't do it...No, it's not that I can't do it, but rather I won't do it.

"November 21st. My wife was opposed to my plan, but I insisted to walk on this path...I hurt her...Qing'er, I'm sorry. I can't abandoned all of you, nor do I have to sacrifice you for my sake. I, Zhou Yan, had reached the pinnacle of martial arts; satisfied with my life! So what if I vanish? So what if Heaven obliterate my existence? Qing'er...my child....everyone, I'm sorry but this bro is selfish. Farewell."

"November 22. I left home and I wandered the world. Today is the day the last day of the mission. However, I did not obey it for the first time. When the mission failed, it looked at me. It told me...for the first time, I heard it say 'why'...I smiled and told him, I can't...do it.

"It told me that it had chosen me to carry out the will of the heavens. It was disappointed and thus split out on me, but I didn't mind, nor I resent it. It did help me. After all, it was the reason I reached the pinnacle of martial arts...achieve immortality.

"But its mission, no matter how much gratitude I had with it, I can't obey it. This is my determination, my willpower! If I survive, then that's fate...If I lost, so be it...At least, they are safe. I wish I could accompany you all, but this is my fate...I'm sorry I can't be next to you, Qing'er...I hope once I'm gone, you'll be alright.

"Where am I? Where is this place? So dark...I can't see... I wonder if today is the November 23...or not? I'm not sure, but I'm still awake. I hear voices...They greeted me...But they appeared to be...frustrated...I...what did they meant by that? The Fallen Chosen?"

"We're all....the Fallen Chosen?"

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Fallen Chosen?

Lin Xueqin fixed his gaze on the two words. His eyes squinted, confused what the paragraphs meant.

Apart from that, the senior transmigrator stated that...he regretted trusting the system.

What exactly did he mean to say?

Lin Xueqin was confused as he thought about his golden finger, the senior transmigrator, and the words 'Fallen Chosen.'

What exactly did that mean?

As he ponderee, he noticed something flashing in front of him.

[Absorb Zhou Yan's diary?]

Lin Xueqin looked at it for a moment. However, he did not absorbed it. After all, he was still at the library and the librarian was watching him in the corner.

"Perhaps the book is important to the Lins. Lin Xueqin thought as he rose up.

"Young lady, this book is really from ancient era. Even I, this old man, can't understand anything on it."

"No one has read it ever since it's here, Sir. Also, no trace of this language exists on this realm. Perhaps, this came from another realm," the young lady speculated.

Mulberry town was in the Earth Crimson realm. Aside from this realm, there are countless realms in the chaos universe. Despite the vastness of the Universe, only those mighty beings could explore it. Mulberry town's inhabitants are nothing more than ants who could only hear but not witness it.

"Thrue...but Isn't this so valuable that it should not be displayed here?"

The young lady smiled in response. "To be honest, this book isn't that really valuable. There are many different types of book in other regions of town, city, and kingdom."

"Well said." Lin Xueqin agreed with a nod. Her words make sense as well. After all, the chaos world contains 3000 realms. And such an ancient text that simply provides unnecessary information is unimportant.

Also, the book's cover was written in words that everyone could understand...'Diary'

If it simply a diary in the ancient era, how important could it be?

Higher-level martial masters were likewise hesitant to study such ancient language. What if they had merely wasted their time by reading a low-level ancient cultivator's diary? It just wasn't worth the time to them.

In any case, studying this diary is a waste of time...unless one is obsessed in the ancient age.

Lin Xueqin stood up and told the young lady. "I'm quite interested in this book and intend to study it for some time. Is it okay if I bring this up to the second floor... Idesire peace..."

The young lady quickly get what Lin Xueqin meant to say. At this time, there were already a lot of people sitting on the first floor, making the lobby feel compressed. This senior in front of her was frail and old... He most likely wanted to read in quiet.

The young girl nodded. "It's fine, sir. You can bring it wherever you want, but you can't take it out with you. After all, this is the rule."

"Then I'll do as you wish, young lady. Thank you very much." Lin Xueqin cupped his fists and proceeded to the second floor.

Before sitting, Lin Xueqin picked five volumes from the shelf that discussed the legendary levels with him. He then took them with him and placed them, together with the diary, on the table. In such angle, Lin Xueqin appeared to be reading.

However, he actually was not. The contents of the diary had left him uncomfortable and confused. On it, he had a sense of foreboding. Even though he desperately wanted to absorb or the diary right now, he was still waiting for the proper moment.

Finally, his time was running out. When he looked at the token, it had turned a light crimson. If the token turns totally crimson, it implies his time in the library has come to an end and he must leave. Of course, the time can be extended.

Once his token had turned totally crimson, Lin Xueqin rose up and returned the books to the shelf. He then studied his surroundings with spiritual sense as soon as he blended in the shelves.

There was no one in his vicinity.

Lin Xueqin inhaled deeply and placed the books on his spatiall ring. After storing them, he frowned, his brows squinted.

How can I explain this to the librarian?

Forget it. Although I wanted to follow with my plan, this diary is too important to me. If I get exposed, it's not like they can catch me. At most, the Lin Family would just link me up with the thief that stole their treaeury.

With that thought, Lin Xueqin activated his invisibility function. He did not follow his plan accordingly and departed the library.

As expected, no one had detected him. After throwing the token in a certain direction, aware that it has a tracking spell, he went to the cave he previously killed the escort servant.

After arriving in the cave, he leaned in the boulder and deactivated the invisibility function.

"I had to limit using this ability..." Lin Xueqin gently fondled his temples, clearly in pain by the side effects of the invisibility function. After that, he pondered which book he would first absorb.

After thinking it through, he picked the diary and uttered.

"Absorb the diary."

Following his shout, the diary burst out with terrifying aura. However, it was still absorbed by the system.

Instead of receiving a reward, Lin Xueqin was startled.

The diary....

brought him in a void where numerous constellations surrounded him.

At that point, someone appeared in the temple. It was a figure wrapped in fog.

As if it sense something, it turned around and stared at Lin Xueqin.

"You came...The Chosen One."