The maid helped Guo Lin lie down again, as he was still weak.
"What!! Is this the world of cultivation? Now I will die for sure." Guo Lin thought as he got the original owner's memories.
"The original owner of the body has five spiritual roots; all of them were low grade. He was beaten by some qi-refining disciple as he got into an argument with them due to his talent and arrogant nature.
Guo Lin then asked the maid, "Bring me water."
The maid immediately brought a glass of water and handed it to Guo Lin in a respectful way and asked, "Young master, should I go inform Master about your health?"
Guo Lin nodded and sent her away. The maid then went out of the room, and then he started to make plans about his future.
The cultivation world is very dangerous, as he has read multiple novels related to it. Old demonic masters walk around and kill anyone without a thought, and I also belong to a mortal clan with no martial power. he thought
Firstly, I need to find my original body and give it a proper burial place, and I also need to know whether I have the photographic memory and comprehension ability from my past life. If I have it, then I can easily learn alchemy and formations, which will be very helpful for my cultivation path.
Just as he was thinking all of this, a man burst into his room, and as soon as he entered, he hugged him tightly and said nothing.
The man was in his early forties and was the current head of the Guo merchant clan and his new father, "Guo Cheng." He was a very talented businessman who rose the clan to this position.
Guo Lin instinctively said, "Father..." Hearing this, the man stood up and said in a very emotional tone, "Why did you provoke them?"
Guo Lin thought for a second and answered, "I wanted to become a great cultivator and asked them for advice, but they made fun of me due to weak spiritual roots, so I got angry and a fight broke out."
There was pin-drop silence in the room until Guo Cheng spoke, "You should rest now, you are still not healed."
until it was broken by Guo Lin: "Father, I want to ask for something." Guo Cheng replied, "What is it?"
Gou Lin still remembered the way his soul came from and wanted to find his body. The mountain was named Azure Mountain, which was only a few miles away from town.
Guo Lin said, "One of my friends went to Azure Mountain a few weeks ago and is still not back. Can you please send someone to get or check on him?"
His father thought for a second and said, "Okay, I will send someone to your room; tell him his appearance." With that, he left the room.
Now Guo Lin lay down on his bed and started to think about his future. He thought, "I have heavenly spiritual roots, so I can learn alchemy, which requires fire and earth roots, and I also need to check my compatibility with spiritual objects." In order to cultivate, there are two prerequisites: first is having spiritual roots, which are used to absorb a certain type of elemental qi, and second is the compatibility with the spiritual cauldron, which will be used to empower the soul and body of the cultivator that the roots have absorbed, making their bodies more powerful and increasing their lifespan."
Just as he was thinking, someone knocked on his door and asked, "May I come in, young master?" "Yes," Guo replied.
A tall man with broad shoulders and a sword at his waist came with the standard uniform of a servant of the Guo clan—a purple robe.
Guo Lin told him about the appearance of the person and told him, "My friend wore strange clothes and is most probably dead, so bring his body back, and before burying him in the graveyard, bring his body to me."
The guard replied, "Yes, young master, I will do as you have said," and then he left the room.
Guo Lin then asked his personal maid Luo to bring his clothes; she already had prepared his clothes—a black robe with golden linings truly increased his charm.
After changing clothes, he directly went to his father's office, where he usually does work.
Guo Lin got out of his room and started walking towards the main building of the mansion, known as Dragon Hall—it contains all records of trade and historical events of the family. Moving through this, Guo Lin was getting the feeling of some kind of prince and was thinking about his princess.
As soon as he got to the last room of the hall, he knocked and said, "Father, it's me, Guo Lin." Hearing the voice of his son, he told him to enter the room.
Guo Lin entered the room and saw his father sitting in a wooden chair and handling affairs of the family. Guo Cheng asked first, "What do you want?" To his question, Guo Lin replied, "Father, I want to check my compatibility and start cultivation." Hearing this, Cheng was not surprised. He just got up from his chair and moved towards the bookshelf behind him, and with full force, he slid the shelf on the left.
Behind it was a staircase going downwards towards a secret chamber, and Cheng waved his hand towards Lin, who was standing surprised; after seeing this, he started walking downwards behind his father.
When they reached the bottom, Guo Lin saw a huge metal door and thought, "Is my father some kind of hidden expert?" Guo Cheng took out a token and placed it on the door, and then white light emerged from the token, and the door automatically opened.
Guo was not surprised this time, as he is now in the cultivation world, and it is normal for these kinds of things to exist.
As soon as they entered, he saw multiple books on the table with a box and a transparent orb along with a token.
Before Guo Lin could say anything, Cheng spoke: "You must have many doubts, but listen to me first. You know that our Guo clan was founded by Guo Chen; he was a Foundation establishment cultivator, and he was an outer sect disciple of the Xuantian sect. When he left the sect, he established the clan in Tian City, but because of no outstanding talent in his descendants, he created this, and every generation enters here and checks their compatibility. So, now I will leave this orb and this cauldron to you for checking your talent. I will wait outside. If your talent is near 30, we can send you to the Xuantian sect for cultivation." With that, he started to walk outside the room, and when he got out, the door closed.
After that, Guo Lin got excited and raised him to touch the orb. He was thinking, "This thing might change his future," and an evil smile appeared on his face.