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Chapter 3 - Chapter 3 Outlander?

Two years after those previous incidents happened.

890 Years of the Lunar Dragon Cycle, with 10 years left for the last Chaos Dragon Cycle to come.

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In the late night of the wee hours,

Inside an old, abandoned courtyard stood a one-story building.

A boy lies coiled like a question mark on the packed earth, limbs drawn tight against his torso. Average in every way—neither strikingly handsome nor plain—his face is unremarkable by daylight. But now, under the thin veil of moonlight slicing through a cracked window and perforated roof, he looks. Black hair, sweat-matted and dusty, sticks to his temples and the nape of his neck. His height (1.76m) seems folded in on itself, knees jerked toward his chest, spine curved like a bowstring.

But for some reason, at that moment, the boy jolted awake.

am I?

Blinking his eyes and looking around, he asked another profound question.

Am I?

Does my head hurt so much?

shit! I can't tolerate it.

Ahhhhhh!!! ~Faints~

Two hours later, in the early morning.

The boy jolted awake, but this time with some clarity. It seemed like he had a lucid dream.

Haah, haah, panting!

Suddenly, realization hit the boy.

This is my second life, and for some reason, have I suddenly remembered my past life?

Or totally transmigrated into a body that bears the same name...

A few moments later, he reviewed all the memories he could recall at that moment.

Now I have more clearance; this might be transmigration because my thought process and personality are still based on my previous life on Earth.

Hmm, or maybe not! What a dilemma!

The memory of Earth is like a lucid dream to me, which I am slowly forgetting, while the memories of this world are somehow completely clear and permanent. But I am sure that my thinking processes and thoughts completely match the long 20+ years of earthly memory.

Besides, if this was reincarnation and suddenly remembered a past life, then how is a long lucid dream possible in one night?

Even in this world, if it is possible, it would be the work of a powerful immortal being. But there is a problem here, because I'm not sure if this is even possible with that powerful immortal being.

And the most important thing is that this world, this body, and these complete yet new memories still feel foreign to me. So, I'm pretty sure that even though my Earthly memory is a bit hazy, I've actually been transmigrated.

So Lu Shang began to consider the two memories carefully so as not to confuse them and go crazy.

Reminisce about the Earth.

On Earth, I live like a pig, but what can I do? I don't have any major support or anything, and my family's condition is getting worse day by day because of the huge debt.

Later, I dropped out of college and joined a corporate private company as a corporate slave (that's true).

Like a soulless husk who doesn't have any goals.

So every day, returning from work, I play games or read novels late at night to escape reality and indulge in a dream world like a novel protagonist. Ahhh!

So, transmigration or reincarnation here is a godsend for me, but the most twisted part is that if this was my second life, then I can't remember how I died in the previous world or what I was doing at that time.

Ouch! Ahhh!

Lu Shang got a headache twice as he tried to recall memories of Earth, as if someone had tapped his brain directly with their fingers.

Although he knew that he was already forgetting many memories, he now gets a headache just thinking about them.

For a full half hour, Lu Shang tried to recall several memories from his time on Earth and conducted various experiments with them. What he found was that he could recall almost all the memories from his time on Earth if he focused on them completely, except for his death or how he came to this world.

But the biggest side effect or price of this was an unbearable headache.

I can bear the pain, and I can even remember the web novels I read in my previous world, chapter by chapter.

It was a truly amazing discovery for myself, even though I felt much pain. But I am now 100% certain that the world of the past was not just a dream of mine; it was real.

And the memory lapse was such that my memories were slowly disappearing into the depths of my mind, rather than being completely deleted. Every moment, it feels like I'm forgetting something, as if some force is preventing me from remembering it. That's why whenever I try to forcefully remember something deeply, I feel a sudden pain in my head.

Suddenly, tears came to his eyes.

Focus!

Lu Shang tried to remember more forcefully, even though his head hurt a lot, but this pain was not greater than the sudden pain in his heart.

Ha!

I force myself to remember, I can clearly recall the faces of all my family members: the loving faces of my parents, the affection of my younger sister, all of which still seem to float before my eyes.

Although the transmigration was a wish fulfillment, in reality, it was completely tasteless without my loved ones. But if the memories I got due to the sudden transmigration or reincarnation were correct, then this is a cultivation world, so if I am strong enough in the future, maybe I will have the opportunity to return to my previous world, but I still don't know if I will finally be able to see my family.

So I have to be strong enough, immortal, or a god. I don't care about any of that; I just need to be strong enough to go to my previous world and make my parents happy, who worked so hard for me. And if it's too late to do that, then I have to be so strong that I can reverse the time to meet my parents and fulfill their dream...'

'This will be my final and main goal in this world. So, to achieve my final goal, I must move forward with firmness and caution, with the right decision.

Because no matter what, this should be my second chance. I should carefully navigate this life without regret.'

'And the memories of this life are not obscured; they are perfectly clear.

In the web novel, reading about cultivating immortality is so satisfying. My thousands of times dream as a Xuanhuan protagonist should now be fulfilled…..

Since the cultivation world is a dog-eat-dog world where the strong prey on the weak. There are absolutely no rules and regulations like on Earth.

So that is why the cultivation novel is so satisfying, because when the protagonist gets strong, he kills every person who blocked him and levels up. Again, when the protagonist goes to a new area, he trains himself first and gets strong, then repeats the same cycle until he reaches absolute power….'

'Hmmm!!!

Have I gotten a little carried away?'

'Because this is not a web novel for me, but the real world and a fucking reality check for my drunken life.'

'But still, this is the most wish fulfillment segment for every cultivation novel otaku.'

'What the hell?'

As he thought about this cultivation world, memories of some moments from his second birth suddenly flashed through Lu Shang's mind.

'Hey wait, if I recall this boy's memories correctly, then I shouldn't be happy so early. Because this boy, or this 2nd life of mine, started in hell compared to my past life.'

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Extra (Lu Shang):

A sudden idea arose in Lu Shang's head that he might feel less pain when he later recalled any cultivation-related memories.

'This is a cultivation world, so I need to know everything about cultivation. I've read countless such novels, the majority of which I've forgotten, and now that I've arrived in this world, the ones I do remember are slowly being buried deep in my mind. Although the cultivation system in the novels I've read about is almost entirely different from this world, I believe it shares many similarities with it. As a result, I frequently consult those novels in order to learn new things and solve problems. Furthermore, it now takes a long time to find them in my memory again and again, which makes it more painful.'

'So, let's make a special part of my memory that is dedicated solely to things having to do with cultivation. That way, whenever I need to know anything connected to cultivation in the future, I can just refer to this section.'

'And the establishment of this special memory reserve will have to be done step by step in my spare time. Because I have read countless novels in this world, although most of them are useless, even then I will die of a headache just by reading several quality cultivation-related novels. So now let's first give a name to this memory reserve. Hmm, what name can be given?'

'Yes, I have found it.'

'How about naming it 'Otaku Bible?'

Thus, in the Cultivation World and

A new kind of gospel is born.

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Author's Note:

Welcome to the start of a new thread! I'm so excited to finally introduce Lu Shang! This chapter was all about establishing his past, his new reality, and the core motivation that will drive him forward. What do you all think of his ultimate goal and his new "cheat" ability? Will the Otaku Bible give him an insurmountable advantage, or will it be a double-edged sword? Drop your theories in the comments and let me know your thoughts! Don't forget to add this novel to your library and come back tomorrow for the next chapter. Your support keeps the legends flowing!

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