“Huh, where am I?”

A low murmur escaped the lips of a young man who seemed to be around eighteen. After a pause, the murmur came again from the dimly lit room.

“Oh! It seems I’ve transmigrated! Hahahaha, to think this was actually possible! I will finally embark on my unparalleled path to greatness.”

Bai Hei was extremely excited. He immediately called out inwardly, “System, system, come out and tell me your function.”

As a man of the 21st century, of course Bai Hei believed that any proper transmigrator should come with a system. He started guessing what kind of system he would get. He had always loved simulation systems or those where the transmigrator took in disciples to grow stronger. Systems that enabled quick cultivation were his dream.

If he could get a system like that, he would just hide in a hole until he became invincible, then dominate the world.

Ten minutes passed…

Thirty minutes passed.

Bai Hei immediately realized something was wrong. “System? Hello? Network issues?” He started panicking.

Would he be one of those rare cases—a transmigrator without a system?

After more than 2 hours passed, Bai Hei’s expectations had reduced drastically. maybe my system will arrive later than normal. With that thought, he decided to study the memories that belonged to this body. b

“Hmm? It seems this is the profound dao world? How terrifying? A world of cultivation? It seems here people cultivate. And the realms are qi refining, foundation establishment, golden core, and so on?”

Bai Hei’s thoughts moved further trying to learn about his background. His family was an average family of five—his parents and two brothers. His older brother was named Eric, and his younger brother, around seven years old, was Joseph.

They lived a modest life. His father was a farmer, and his mother was a typical housewife. Though humble, their home had enough rooms for everyone. Unfortunately, Eric was no longer around.

A few years ago, it was discovered that Eric had an extraordinarily terrifying talent for cultivation. Because of this, he had been taken into a secret organization that specialized in training geniuses.

Sighs… Bai Hei sighed and walked over to the window. The room was dim, with moonlight pouring in. His thoughts wandered to memories of Earth. He was a middle-aged man in his previous life; he spent his time reading novels and earning a living, living the life of a leisure prisoner.

He had long since realized that everyone on Earth was shackled by invisible chains—money, cars, the internet… All of it was just a modern prison. Since he couldn’t break free, he endured, living as leisurely as he could.

As for his death? The details were blurry. Fragmented memories—his mind couldn’t piece together the events of that final day…

…

Without realizing it, time passed in the blink of an eye. A ray of light hit Bai Hei’s face, causing him to squint his eyes. his blurry eyes slowly cleared, and he was immediately stunned. “where am i?” soon Bai Hei came to a realisation, as he got up, he heard some slight noise coming from outside. it seems my parents are up already. well, it’s time to meet my parents of this world. He was quite curious about his parents of this world; after all, in his previous world he was an orphan, abandoned at birth.

Bai Hei stepped out of his room. Time seemed to slow. He felt a bit nervous but maintained his composure.

Soon, his gaze met a woman—middle-aged, with long, dark red hair and striking red eyes that matched. She was beautiful. Bai Hei was stunned.

Is this… my mother?

“Maggie, why are you standing there in a daze? Never seen your mother before?”

At the same time he was also stunned. What the hell kind of name was Maggie?

Soon memories of how he got the name surfaced. His younger brother, Joe, had coined the name years ago when he couldn’t pronounce Bai Hei properly. The name had stuck like glue ever since.

He quickly regained composure and replied. “Nothing.”

Colette frowned. “What’s with that tone, young man?”

“Sorry, Mum,” he corrected himself quickly.

“Go prepare for school. I’ll make breakfast.” She vanished into the kitchen.

“School, huh?” Bai Hei muttered.

“Go prepare for school. I’ll make breakfast.” She vanished into the kitchen.

“School, huh?” Bai Hei muttered.

Did I forget to mention that this world isn’t exactly peaceful?

A few years ago, the planet had been invaded by “aliens”—beings that seemed genetically altered, possessing terrifying abilities.

Now, when a person turned sixteen, they were required to attend military school for three years, then head to the battlefield—to fight for the planet’s future. Bai Hei was already in his final year.

As for his cultivation realm?

Well… his talent was above average. He was currently at the Foundation Establishment realm after cultivating for about 2 years.

That alone placed him among the stronger students in his class.

Aurora Continent, located in the western part of the city where Bai Hei had transmigrated to, was filled with ancient mysteries and futuristic war zones. At the moment, in a particular academy, students were engaged in casual discussion.

From the memories of his predecessor, Bai Hei knew this place wasn’t an academy in the traditional sense. Despite its name, it focused more on teaching the history of cultivation, martial techniques, and strategies to survive—and defeat—the foreign invaders that threatened their world.

“That is the history of how the Third Martial Law came to be.”

As soon as the voice finished speaking, Bai Hei came back to his senses from reminiscing due to the loud cheers that erupted from the student, he looked around; there were about 40 students in his class.

Thankfully, his predecessor had always kept a low profile, rarely speaking with anyone. That meant Bai Hei didn’t have to worry too much about people noticing the sudden change in personality.

He looked toward the female teacher who had just concluded the lecture. It seemed classes were over for the day. Bai Hei exhaled. Classes only occurred three times a week. The rest of their time was self-guided. Most students spent it cultivating or practicing martial arts.

Just as he stepped out of the classroom, a voice called out.

“Bai Hei?”

He turned and saw a young man of similar age walking toward him. Digging into the memories of his predecessor, Bai Hei quickly matched the face. It was James—the class monitor—and the student with the highest cultivation level in their year.

Just standing before him, Bai Hei could faintly feel the pressure of someone at the golden core realm firmly pressing down on him. is this what the golden core feels like? Bai Hei was shocked; he didn’t expect the difference between them to be this great. Although he had expected there to be a disparity between the two realms, he didn’t expect to feel like he couldn’t last a single punch in front of the class monitor.

“Is anything the matter?” the class monitor called out to Bai Hei seeing that he was lost in thought.

Bai Hei quickly regained his composure and replied, “you called me. is anything the matter?”

“Yes, i just want to inform you that the final year examination is in a month’s time. I wonder how your preparation is coming along,” james said in a light tone.

From the memories of the predecessor, Bai Hei knew that this class monitor was a very caring person, and although he couldn’t be sure, he decided to follow his predecessor’s thoughts for now.

“I’m preparing well. Thanks for checking in,” Bai Hei said curtly.

James gave a nod and placed a reassuring hand on Bai Hei’s shoulder.

“Bai Hei, I expect you to be in the top ten. Do your best.”

Without waiting for a response, James moved on to another student, offering the same encouragement.

Bai Hei touched his nose and chuckled wryly.

Outside the academy gates, Bai Hei hailed a cab and headed home. As the car sped through the city, he took a moment to enjoy the scenery.

Despite being a cultivation world, there were traces of advanced technology everywhere. Much of it was acquired from the aliens, who had invaded years ago.

Some technologies were reverse-engineered, while others came directly from the invaders’ knowledge base.

Bai Hei reached home in about thirty minutes. After dinner, he entered his room and sat cross-legged to cultivate. He knew he had to increase his strength the little he could before the entrance examination.

From what he recalled from his predecessor’s memory, the top ten students would receive rewards and be given one-star badges in the military, placing them far above the average recruits.

Settling into a meditative posture, Bai Hei took a deep breath.

“I wonder how this will feel…”

Although he had inherited his predecessor’s memories, he had never physically cultivated himself. He wasn’t sure what to expect.

As he focused, the dantian in his abdomen stirred. Spiritual energy from the surrounding environment slowly converged toward him.

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