'This is going to be an interesting life from now on.'
Yuxuan continued to stand outside and took in the fresh air of Qing Mao Mountain. It was very very different from the air of the modern city - after a few seconds he turned around and looked at the old rotting shack
It was small, very small, and was also his home within this world
His existence had been 'planted' into this world since he was not a native and also more or less existed completely outside of the world while being within it, to accommodate for this memories of him had been injected into the world
It was just quite unfortunate that the memories of his existence was not something he was quite fond of
Yuxuan - the lowest within the gu world, looked at as trash by both the mortals and gu masters.
'When I said I wanted to start out as a mortal, I didn't exactly mean from the bottom of society.'
Yuxuan's position within the Gu Clan was that of a bad luck wretch.
As a child he had bumped into a Rank 2 Gu master passing through the mortal village, and in fury, the Gu master took that pain out on the village. Both his parents were killed, and even another family that had not been involved was slaughtered too.
He was left alone, and looking at the innocent family that was killed, people deemed him bad luck.
From the age of 5 he had taken care of himself.
He would drink water from the rivers and eat grass from the ground; he would eat insects and worms.
He had to suffer through sickness, but he refused to die.
For the past 11 years he had been a self-reliant child.
'Did the gods want me to have an underdog story too?'
Yuxuan looked in the shack; there was nothing there at all, just dirt.
Moving to a relatively clean corner, he sat down and started to think. Just as he focused on his senses and tried to look into his immortal aperture, a voice rang out.
[Good afternoon, Master.]
Yuxuan's eyes opened widely, and he jerked back, hitting his head on the 'wall' , there was a. There cracking sound, and he turned around to see a hole in the wood.
'...who spoke!?'
He had read many webtoons with something like this, so his heart began to palpitate with joy, hoping it was true.
[I am the helper given to you by God.]
'So this is the gift that the God said he was giving to me!'
"Can you elaborate?"
[I am essentially what the humans of your world have called a 'System', I will give assistance.]
There was a happy smile that played on Yuxuan's face
'My guess was correct!'
There was no doubt in his mind that a system was going to be of great help; it was a source of assistance that others did not get – even the known otherworldly demons like Thieving Heaven and Fang Yuan.
'What is the extent of this system's abilities?'
Just then, even though he did not verbalise his thoughts, there was a response.
[I am connected to your existence as a whole - as such i can perform many actions that can aid you.]
He paused and quickly had more questions.
'My thoughts are accelerated greatly within this body.'
'You can read my mind?'
[Yes, I am a part of your very existence, and such, I can access both your mind and body as a whole.]
That sounded almost menacing, causing him to shiver.
[I am simply a helper, I am not allowed to cause harm to the user - in fact i am instructed to ensure that harm does not come to the user.]
That was a relief.
'What are these actions you can perform?'
[I can perform the task of a land spirit within the aperture and can also recite all the knowledge you have acquired, such as Gu recipes and special locations.]
"Wow...that's amazing.
Yuxuan continued to sit on the ground; he had already been very comfortable with his situation, but now with the addition of such a helper, there were many more benefits added. Including the fact that it could and did store his memories
That was already not so much of an issue.
With the perfect Rank 10 Sovereign Immortal Foetus Gu, his mental capabilities were beyond any mortal comprehension and if he thought long enough he could pull out the memories
Then there were the physical capabilities.
'When Fang Yuan got the Rank 9 Gu, what were his physical capabilities?'
[When Fang Yuan, the original protagonist, had gained the Sovereign immortal body, he was able to perform various inhuman actions far beyond the capabilities of mortals and mortal Gu masters.
[Some notable actions and reactions include the following:]
[Jumping a height far over the Eiffel Tower.]
[Surviving a headfirst fall of 180 metres with barely a bruise.]
[Incredible speed of being able to run over mountains and rivers.]
'Hoh? You have all that information?'
[I possess knowledge of everything revealed within the reality written as a story.]
Those implications were great.
'So am I an immortal?'
[Yes and No.]
'Huh?'
[The Master possesses an immortal body and an immortal aperture, but as per your wish, it is not recognised by the world, so even though you possess immortal capabilities, you will be seen as a mortal.]
'So a mortal immortal'
[Yes, that is a good way of describing it.]
'Can you tell me the exact specifications of my body as this altered Sovereign Immortal Body?'
He sat there and started to understand the nature of his being.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never lose
[Yes, Master, your body is that of the Rank 10 Sovereign Immortal Foetus Gu! The Gu is a perfect Gu that is self-reliant and can alter Dao Mark conflictions. As of right now the Sovereign Immortal Aperture is locked at Rank 6 and will only increase in rank as the Masters Mortal Aperture increases rank too. Furthermore, the aperture will not receive heavenly tribulations, as it exists outside of heaven's will – this also means the master will not receive Dao marks in that way – only through annexing apertures in the Sovereign Immortal Aperture. As the master knows, the body has a start of two hundred Dao marks in all paths, allowing for a twenty percent amplification.]
'It's better than I expected.'
One may look at some of the things said and wonder why his wish had been used on this.
Yuxuan knew about the locations of many apertures and also how to annexe them, that was why he was willing to have his sovereign immortal aperture immune from tribulations while also having a mortal aperture that would be affected by heaven's will.
He was a mortal and would be mortal for a long time, meaning that if the immortal aperture were allowed to exist as a normal one that could undergo heavenly tribulations, he would die easily.
Now with the knowledge that their ranks would be linked once his mortal aperture reached rank 6 was a greater boon than he had not expected.
There were more questions that started to mount.
'So speaking generally, I have the prowess of a Rank 6 right now.'
[No, the master lacks any defensive or offensive gu worms and any immortal essence and any assets in general.]
That was true.
He may have been stronger than any mortal Gu master, but if he fought an immortal, he would die.
But he had accounted for that in his wish to
Yuxuan would be seen as a mortal by anyone who examined him, mortal or immortal.
'So right now I lack any immortal capabilities.'
[Yes.]
'If you were to estimate, when would I be able to start my life as an immortal?'
[Based on my judgement and taking into account that your status as a mortal immortal is not discoverable by any means, it would be safest to start revealing it only once you truly become an immortal – meaning only once your mortal aperture becomes Rank 6.]
Yuxuan listened and took all the information in.
If his mortal aperture became an immortal one, then he would be able to increase his immortal cultivation to ranks 6, 7, 8 and eventually 9.
It was best for him to keep his unique existence a secret.
[This does not mean the master cannot start preparing.
'What do you mean?'
[The master had designed the Gu-Essence Stone Gu. Every month 1000 Immortal Essence Stones would be produced that can be used in trades within Treasure Yellow Heaven.]
'Of course!'
How had he forgotten? He had thought of that Gu to allow him to never run out of essence, but essence stones were also a currency in this world!
The system also had the abilities of a land spirit, meaning it could access Treasure Yellow Heaven.
'Wait a minute. Can you use my Gu?'
[Yes, Gu refined by the master can be used by me freely, allowing me to perform tasks you wish.]
This was great news!
His Gu were already within his immortal aperture, and he did not want to remove them.
This was a mortal village; if the presence of an immortal Gu were released, then an immortal would flatten this mountain for the Gu.
'When will the first batch of Essence stones be produced?'
[The Essence Stone Gu produced 1000 essence stones of each rank every month from the moment it was refined, meaning the first batch will be produced in 30 days.]
That would be annoying.
He wished he could start now, but one month was not that long of a wait, especially since even Fang Yuan took several years at most in his second life.
'Do you understand my plans for the future of the original protagonist?'
[Yes, Master wishes to use Eternal Brotherhood Gu on Fang Yuan.]
'That's right.'
Who else would he use the Gu he designed on?
Fang Yuan would receive benefits from the majority of the Venerables; he also would take many benefits from the world himself.
If he used Eternal Brotherhood Gu on him,
All those benefits would become his; Fang Yuan would become his eternally.
He would maintain his goals of eternal life; he would maintain his personality, but he would forever, eternally and endlessly be a friend to Yuxuan!
He would listen to everything asked and do everything that he wanted without question, and he would never even know that something was wrong, that he had been altered.
'When would be the best time to use the Gu?'
There were many opportunities, but many of these had risk.
Using it during the ceremony could result in the people around noticing they were not a threat, but he wanted to keep to the story as much as possible to keep his advantage of knowing what was going to happen.
He could break into Fang Yuan's house and do it, but getting caught would incur suspicion.
[Opportunities will arise during Fang Yuans search for the liquor worm.].
That indeed would be a good time.
Many people would be drunk and disorientated, and he could also use the guise of drinking as a fellow student.
After awakening, he would be able to move forward with more of his plans with Fang Yuan alongside him
'Sorry, Fang Yuan, but I will do what is best for me!'
He paused suddenly.
'... Wait, do you know my aptitude?'
[The Masters Aptitude will be revealed during the trial.]
A shame i could not tell but his aptitude would be dependent on his natural talent.