Chapter 2 New world

Chapter 2

"Where is this? What's going on here? Why is it all black?"

A man in his 30's confusedly look around the void but can see nothing but darkness.

"Hello!"

But only the echo of his own voice reverberate through the darkness.

Then from afar he can see a tiny spec of light which is really conspicuous because it contrast the dark color of its surroundings.

"What is that?"

He unconsciously walks closer to it as if drawn by some unknown power.

But soon he noticed that it already took him a lot of time walking forward, but the spec seems to be of the same distance as before.

It's as if he didn't move at all.

Worry can now be seen in his face.

The void and the light began to give him a sense of panic deep within his heart.

Then all of a sudden a strong force pulled him backwards, it was so strong that he began to flail his hands all over trying to grab something out of thin the air.

"Hey! Wake up!"

A hoarse voice suddenly boom from somewhere.

He was forcefully awaken from his deep sleep. He noticed that his hands are high up in the air. And the faces of the people around him is full of shock and disbelief, some are just indifferent about it.

This man in his 30s is Shin Jiao. A hardworking designer/engineer in the morning. But at night he likes to make computer programs, invent stuff, and sometimes even hacks some sites just for the fun of it. Although he always makes sure not to break anything.

Because of his hobbies he often goes to bed late at night and sleeps at work in the morning which always puts him into trouble.

As he slowly roams his sight he saw the fat face of his boss looking at him with an angry expression.

"You have guts Mr. Shin"

"You're having some nightmare I see… How many times is it now Mr. Shin? Do you enjoy sleeping? You can go home and just sleep all day if you want to, but not NOW. This project is very important for the company. So… before I lost my patience finish the remaining blueprints NOW!"

With his boss' angry tone, Shin Jiao immediately scrambled to work.

"Ye…ye…yes boss, right away sir"

He worked so hard that day and finished all the necessary blueprints. Then he submitted it to his boss with a satisfying result.

Although he is often scolded by his boss, but because of the result of his work, which is really top class, at the end of the day he also get praised for it.

He has a very successful career as a designer and a mechanical engineer making blueprints and designing modern gadgets, but his only regret was his marriage.

He was actually married to a successful and beautiful woman, whom he accidentally met in one of his business trips, and after just a few months they hit it off and got married.

He thought that everything will go smoothly from there but life is just full of surprises. Because of his job he can't spend enough time for his wife and after sometime they become estrange. After a year of being married they ended up in a divorce.

That night as he went home late as usual, he decided to walk and get some fresh air at the park. Then he noticed, as he was walking for a while now, that not a soul can be found in the park. Now this is very peculiar because at this time of the night the park is usually bustling with people.

As he continue to walk aimlessly he saw a greenish light not far from where he stand. Seeing that the thing seems familiar as if he saw it from somewhere before.

In his curiosity, he got near it. And in a bench lays an unusually big seed that looks like a glowing walnut.

The light seems to give him a feeling of really wanting to touch the object, although all his senses are screaming of danger in his head, but his body won't listen. As if being controlled, his body walks towards the object and slowly extended his hand to touch it.

As his index finger touches the glowing walnut like object, a blinding light suddenly flashed and envelopes the whole area in a white light, then with a blink of an eye everything returns back to normal. It was as if nothing happened, but Shin Jiao is nowhere to be found.

Deep inside a dark and gloomy forest a youth of about 15 years old lays on the ground. His figure is bloody with his clothes torn all over. Then all of a sudden the youth's lifeless eyes suddenly flew open. Looking at the leaf filled sky and the gloomy surroundings that he is into, a look of confusion appear on his face.

"Where … am I? Is this … a dream?"

Then he lifts his hands and found it covered in blood not of any animal or other beings but of his own. He didn't feel any pain within his body and no wound can be found.

"Am I dead?"

Another confusion bombarded his mind as he tried to figure out what's going on.

While in a deep though he didn't noticed that as he lower his bloodied hand to the ground he touched a stone with which it absorbed some of the blood on his palm.

Then all of a sudden a flash of light appeared out of nowhere and he found himself in an empty field of land that seems to spread to no end.

"What? What, what happened? Where is this now?"

"Anyone here? Hello!"

He waited and waited but no one answered. So he tried to explore the place, but no matter how far he walked all he can see is brown soil and blue sky. Then suddenly he noticed that on his right lays a small tree which is fairly noticeable because of the thick green color of its leaves which glows lightly. He unconsciously walks towards the tree and after sometime he found himself underneath its shade.

"Hello, welcome to my mansion"

A sudden enigmatic voice came out from nowhere as the youth stood neared the tree.

Startled of where the voice is coming from, he looks around trying to find the source but saw no one.

"Who's there!?" he shouted.

"Ha, ha, ha, I'm sorry for the surprise. My name is Gu Bu, I am the owner of this mansion."

And an Old man wearing a simple golden robe appear besides the tree. He nod in a slight bow while looking at the youth.

"Who might be this young friend's name?"

Even though he was a little confused and scared of all the things he is seeing, for they are new to him. He took the courage and said.

"I am called Shin Jiao".

After finding himself in another world, Shin Jiao becomes confused and tried to search for any memories why he came to this place. But the memories was fragmented he seems to be in a body of someone. But because the memory is a little fuzzy he can just remember something every now and then. He also noticed that the original owner of this body knows a lot of fighting techniques which really intrigues him.

"Ahhh… Now that we know each other, I want to tell you something before I go. For this is the last of my spirit strand, and it won't last that long anymore."

"For thousands of years I waited for someone to inherit my legacy, but no one was worthy. For only someone with a weak body and a strong will can learn my immortal skills and abilities, and that is you young lad."

A happy smile bloomed on Gu Bu's face.

"What does senior mean when you said weak body?"

Shin Jiao asked in confusion, for he look at his body and felt that it is strong, fit and healthy.

"Ha ha ha! I mean that your body is thrash in an immortal's perspective."

The old man heartily laughed.

"You are a mere mortal young man." Gu Bu said while grinning.

This words made Shin Jiao dumbstruck. He remembered reading those novels about transmigrators that although they have weak bodies but still they can cultivate, but for him, he can't he is a mortal.

'Then what's the purpose of this then.'

He asked himself

While in a stupor and deep thinking, he heard the old man explained.

"You worry too much young man. If you are someone who can cultivate and not a mortal then you cannot inherit my legacy. For cultivators has affinity to certain elements making them strong to some and weak to others. But for mortals, their affinity is weak to all elements hence they are unable to cultivate. And what I need is you weakness, to turn them into strength. Ha, ha, ha"

"Then senior… All mortals can learn your legacy, it's nothing special then, right?"

The corner of the old man's mouth twitched from hearing this.

"What! Nothing special? Let me tell you, I am the great crafting immortal, even immortal emperors humble themselves before me just to receive my immortal artifacts. Is that nothing special, humph" shouted the old man.

"Do you know why you are chosen? It's because no mere mortal can enter this demon forest which I have created."

The old man proudly said.

'What!?'

Shin Jiao was once again dumbfounded. He already knows from the fragments of the memory of the previous owner of this body that this vast forest which is located in the middle of the continent is too wide. To fly through while crossing over will take around 6 days in total, and on foot may take more than 3 to 9 months. And it is located in the middle of 3 great cities.

Within this forest lived millions of demon beast and some unknown higher tier ones. And now he just heard that this vast forest was created by this old man. He felt like his head is going to explode from thinking about it.

"Cat caught your tongue? Ha, ha, ha! I am the greatest artificer, so my legacy is not like those common things out there. So luck also plays a great role in obtaining my legacy."

"I created this forest to protect my legacy from some random unworthy person. And the seal of this mansion can only be opened when a person not stained with the blood of others drip their blood into it."

This explanation from old man Gu Bu clears a lot of things in Shin Jiao's mind.

"So I guess your legacy is crafting artifacts right?"

Shin Jiao probed as his heart felt a little excited. As an engineer and designer, crafting things always warrants his attention.