Chapter 299: Chapter 301: Three Volumes of “The Book of Changes
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“Dad, I really think you should do a divination. Otherwise, if your relief money gets cut off this afternoon, we’ll be whistling in the Northwest Wind,” Ji Shan said with a look of exasperation.
“Dad, what era are we living in that you’re still studying ‘The Book of Changes’? You’re not planning on having me inherit your little fortune-telling shop, are you?” Ji Shan said, but he was still earnestly reading ‘The Book of Changes’ while eating.
“Don’t forget to study ‘The Book of Changes’ after you finish your meal,” Qin Muye added.
“Yeah, yeah, you’re not old, you’re not old. Just don’t mess about with your blind eyes anymore and risk falling over,” Ji Shan said, exasperated.
“Mm, I’m quite happy,” Qin Muye said leisurely.
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“Yawn~ Got the relief money today, not doing divination,” Qin Muye sat in his dilapidated little shop, looking indifferent.
“There’s one more thing, ‘The Book of Changes’ is divided into three books: Heaven, Earth, and Man. What you’ve learned is just from Heaven and Earth; you haven’t studied the Book of Man,” he explained.
“Fine, as long as you’re happy,” Ji Shan shrugged his shoulders, seeing it as integrating and applying the knowledge. He actually had a strong understanding of ‘The Book of Changes,’ but since it was a fake, he treated it as leaving a legacy for his old dad and didn’t plan on delving into it too seriously.
“Beautiful thinking. I’m so poor I’m down to this little bit, and you still have the nerve to ask?” Qin Muye retorted.
“Mind your words. You can say I’m blind, but which part of me looks like an old man at my age?” Qin Muye stood up abruptly. Although his age over his past and present life was indeed sufficient, his lifespan was unlimited, so how could he be considered old?
“Oh, you’re back from class. Your meal is in the pot,” Qin Muye said, switching to a more relaxed posture.
“Oh, I forgot,” Qin Muye said righteously.
“Oh, the top priority university in Yan Country, you did well, keep it up,” Qin Muye knew that with Ji Shan’s Talent, from childhood to adulthood, he was always epic in his learning, making connections and extending ideas effortlessly.
“You’re going to Mirror City, eh? That’s fine, I’m so poor I’m down to just a few clothes, but before that, you have to finish studying ‘The Book of Changes,'” Qin Muye stated.
“I’m down to the last book. I’ll finish it today,” Ji Shan said.
“I couldn’t care less anyway. My college entrance exam scores are out, I’ve been given a guaranteed spot at Xuan Qing College,” Ji Shan boasted.
“If you want to learn the Book of Man, you must integrate the Books of Heaven and Earth first,” he was informed.
“Xuan Qing College is in Mirror City, and I don’t feel safe leaving you, a blind old man, at home on your own. Why don’t you come with me?” Ji Shan hesitated before speaking out. He was worried Qin Muye would find it hard to leave his homeland.
‘The Book of Changes’ was a Profession specifically tailored by Qin Muye for Ji Shan, perfected over decades, and most of his energy in recent years was spent on this Profession.
For instance, to regrow his eyes and to suppress his powerful Regeneration, Qin Muye had tried many methods. This allowed his eyeballs to sprout but not grow.
Beyond official organizations, there are also many from the Three Religions who have passed down their legacies. Though they don’t compare to official authorities in power, some of them are formidable individuals or prodigies from the last era who survived the ebb of the spiritual Tide and are gradually recovering.
Yet to avoid accidents, Qin Muye still needed to make sure Ji Shan took up the Profession he had created as soon as possible.
But these were not the main focus. Seventeen years ago, Qin Muye gouged out his own eyes, changing his five flaws and three deficiencies from half to a five-three division. From that moment on, he lost the normal visual system of a human but began to see the great terror lurking within the spiritual energy.
The manifestation of awakening was Superpower, indicating the potential for cultivation.
Now that he was older, Ji Shan also worried about Qin Muye living alone; any mishap could lead to a lifetime of regret.
It was different for Qin Muye, who lived on Earth but saw the Underworld. If he didn’t have other ways of seeing Earthly things, it might have indeed been troublesome.
The outcome of this development was as expected: ordinary people didn’t know the truth about the world, and the cruelty of the Extraordinary World didn’t affect them either—except for the unlucky ones.
More importantly, this copy of ‘The Book of Changes’ is just one volume. The real ‘The Book of Changes’ contains tens of thousands of volumes, all stored in his basement, encompassing astronomy, geography, Divination, Divine Skills, and more, just like the contents of a novel.
Ji Shan was very curious about his father. He seemed quite ordinary, but Ji Shan had a hunch that his father was definitely not as simple as he appeared. Although he was blind and seemed poor, he always managed to get whatever he wanted, which was quite peculiar.
Ji Shan rolled his eyes at this, somewhat helpless.
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Ji Shan definitely lacked the corresponding qualifications, he wasn’t from this world after all.
Ji Shan was still Level 0 at the moment, but his Four-dimensional Attributes were not zero because Attributes could be improved through his own training.
A look of exasperation crossed Ji Shan’s face; his own father was as unreliable as ever.
After the initial chaos had passed, things soon calmed down. The order of the entire world remained as before, with Transcendents and ordinary people forming two distinct circles.
Qin Muye spoke slowly, and Ji Shan couldn’t help but frown, “Heaven and Earth Books? Why haven’t I heard you mention that before?”
Because of his lack of fortune and prosperity, Qin Muye hadn’t gone back to check things. It only affected his domain in the early stages, and not much afterward.
Qin Muye even joined various systems. Once successful, it would lead to a great path to the heavens, and combined with his Attribute, given enough time, it might be possible to catch up to Qin Muye, well, at least there’s a possibility.
It seemed as if someone deliberately ensured that Transcendents always remained submerged under the surface.
Even though Qin Muye was poor, he brought up Ji Shan and never treated him unfairly.
Therefore, Qin Muye was never worried about his studies.
Now that he had been accepted into Xuanqing Academy, he naturally planned to choose a good Profession and find a better job, which would be stronger than anything. His old dad had lived in poverty his entire life and deserved to enjoy some good times.
For this, he had even pulled his own domain all the way here, hidden above the Arctic Ice Ocean, slowly scraping by on time and Resources with Qin Muye in this world. Because he didn’t plunder resources excessively but rather relied on a low-profile resource-based production, there was development, but no radical changes had occurred.
The unawakened ones were no different from ordinary people and could awaken with the use of abundant Spiritual Energy.
Xuanqing Academy wasn’t as simple as it seemed. Behind the scenes, Yan Country’s Transcendent department conducted the first screening for students who entered, and if they had the right qualifications, they could be included for nurturing.
If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t use Spells and the like, he would have thought all these were real.
Because Qin Muye was a Lord and Ji Shan a Hero, they couldn’t create a Reclassification Certificate, so they had to adopt the most foolish method: self-study.
Because, if we’re talking about the actual situation, Qin Muye just needed to look the other way, as his rights were all held by Spirit Monsters, essentially becoming a figurehead, therefore perfectly fitting the state of his life’s fate.
The Underworld, a world of the deceased, overlapped with reality, where some direct descendants could enter through certain methods.
The Spiritual Energy Recovery started on the second day after he arrived in this world. Qin Muye watched the dried-up riverbed begin to fill with what was called Spiritual Energy, gradually replenishing the emptiness of the entire world.
In this world for eighteen years now, Ji Shan had also grown into a fine young man. Despite being poor and unfortunate, he lived quite comfortably.
This Profession, Qin Muye conservatively estimated to be above Epic level. It might need some preparation in the early stages, but once he fully assimilated the Heaven and Earth Books into sustenance, it would certainly be a period of rapid growth for Ji Shan.
It can’t be that you learn while I refine it? Didn’t I just finish perfecting it all before the year ended, and then spent most of the year fixing the gaps?
Over the years, he had never taken a single bit of anything from the domain. Everything was collected by Ji Shan on his behalf. Ji Shan was also somewhat puzzled about this. Where did his old man get such friends who could give away everything?
Most of these Cultivation Techniques originated from the last Tide era or even older times, serving as a reference and for improvements.
About merits and virtues, huh, he had accumulated 3 points. It was so scarce that he wondered if a few zeroes were missing; otherwise, why would they be so hard to gather?
As for the parts of “Lord Era” Ji Shan couldn’t see, Qin Muye had blocked them out, which was a very simple matter for him.
Qualifications are of two kinds, awakened and unawakened.
Recently, there was a bulletin about a serial killer lurking around nearby.