Rosen opened the third page of the Black Book.
The first taught Magic Extraction, the second Shadow Demon Creation. He'd only reached the second before.
He guessed the book's progression tied to magic mastery.
The third page taught Twisting Space.
Like the Vishanti Book's dimension-folding, the Black Book had space magic.
Twisting Space formed a bizarre, grotesque space.
The more flesh and blood it consumed, the stronger it grew.
The Black Book's magic grew ever more perverse.
Lust, Greed, and Gluttony returned with prey.
Rosen pulled a roe deer close, using Twisting Space to consume its flesh and blood.
A bloody space formed, less than one cubic meter.
One roe deer's flesh made only this much.
It could store items or trap enemies.
It was fragile now, unable to hold strong foes.
With Twisting Space, travel became easier.
Returning to Logan Village, Kaiyuan County, he saw a woman drying rice in a yard.
He felt dazed; three years had passed.
At his doorstep, the woman looked up, stunned, then overjoyed.
"Rosen?" She greeted him, wiping her hands. "Come in! I'll get your brother."
"How'd you know?" Rosen asked, surprised.
"You look like him," she said.
She rushed out. Rosen entered, dazed. New furnishings filled the house, freshly made. His brother had done well.
A cooing came from the inner room.
Inside, a swaddled infant lay on the bed.
Rosen smiled. His brother's thriving family eased his heart.
Three shadows appeared beside him.
"Hehe… cute kid. If…" Gluttony began.
He stopped, sensing murderous intent. Finishing that sentence meant being remade.
Soon, Daniel Logan rushed home. Seeing Rosen's robust frame, he wept.
"Rosen, you're back!"
"Big Brother."
They celebrated his return.
Rosen bought property, built a manor, acquired hundreds of acres, and became a small landlord.
One reason was to care for Daniel's family nearby.
Another was to cultivate in peace. Mountains were harsh; home was best.
He married Lily Carter, Old Scholar's daughter, for her beauty.
Rosen lived like any wealthy landlord.
In two years, his Qi Cultivation rose from 180 to 550.
He wiped out dozens of bandits in their hideouts for home peace.
Twisting Space grew to 125 cubic meters.
The Black Book opened to the fourth page, teaching Mental Seeking.
It didn't attack or boost Qi Cultivation but translated non-magical languages and texts.
In the third year, Lily became pregnant.
She carried for ten months. Rosen and Daniel waited anxiously outside the delivery room.
Days earlier, Daniel and his wife came to help, despite servants.
Daniel was thrilled his brother had settled and started a family.
A child would make the Logan family prosper.
Rosen was nervous and excited. In two lives, this was his first child.
"Wah…"
A baby's cry rang out, and a voice echoed in Rosen's mind.
"Space-Time Points +100. One Space-Time Teleportation can be activated."
He ignored the System, focused on his wife and child.
The delivery room opened. His sister-in-law emerged, holding a baby, beaming.
"Little Uncle, mother and child are safe. It's a boy."
Rosen took the child, mind blank. He had a son. He named him Logan Miles, nickname Max.
At the full moon, he hosted a village feast.
Only then did he check the System.
Host: Rosen
Qi Cultivation: 560
Remaining Lifespan: 300
Qi Cultivation (Minor Accomplishment), Magic (Beginner)
Space-Time Points: 110 (Deduct 100 points for one space-time Transmigration. Time in this Space-Time freezes during Transmigration.)
Rosen decided to transmigrate.
After settling home affairs, he activated the System.
Space-time energy enveloped him, shrinking into a black dot, vanishing.
He awoke in a dense forest.
"World Transmigration successful. Accumulate 100 Space-Time Points and complete three missions to return."
Mission 1: Master all Five Elements Ninjutsu. More mastered, richer reward.
Mission 2: Traverse mountains and rivers. More places traveled, richer reward.
Mission 3: Battle a Tailed Beast. More battles, richer reward.
Mission 4: Join a Ninja Village, become a ninja. Higher rank, richer reward.
Mission 5: Fight Senju Hashirama or Uchiha Madara and survive. More battles, richer reward.
Mission 6: Change the Senju, Whirlpool, or Uchiha Clans' fate. Greater change, richer reward.
Mission 7: Stay in the Ninja World 30 years. Each extra year adds 10 Space-Time Points on return.
A whoosh and a cold glint struck his eye.
Rosen blocked, pain shooting through his palm.
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