Chapter 6

The Ren family's library was enormous, even larger than the national library Ren Jie had visited in his previous life, a building that seemed to have been constructed without regard for the cost of land. Ren Jie was no longer interested in such things.

Diving into the library, he knew that to achieve great things, one must first have the right tools. Even if he didn't aspire to change the world, he absolutely could not live a muddled life like the previous Ren Jie.

Otherwise, he might one day be tricked and have his head blown off, or be bullied like a puppet emperor. That was something Ren Jie could never accept.

Entering the library, Ren Jie was stunned by the vast collection of books. He soon discovered a very pleasant surprise. Being no longer an ordinary person made a difference; he didn't have to search for anything. As soon as he entered, a steward led a hundred library staff to form a welcoming line.

Ren Jie entered a large, bright, and luxurious room. The faint fragrance in the air was invigorating, and the furnishings were exquisitely arranged. Various snacks and refreshments were available.

Whatever category of books he wanted, he just had to say a word, and countless people would quickly bring them in a steady stream.

He had a hundred books of various types brought in at once, then dismissed the staff, thinking to himself that it would be nice to have a beautiful woman by his side...

Thinking of a beautiful woman, Ren Jie couldn't help but recall the lithe, naked body he had seen earlier, but he quickly shook his head, as he then thought of the plump, white fat man Gao Ren.

No, he had to figure out what was going on.

After calming down a bit, Ren Jie picked up a book on the history of the Mingyu Dynasty. At least he needed to understand who the emperor was. The previous Ren Jie, as the head of one of the five great families, had been so muddled that he didn't even know the emperor's name, era name, or some basic history. He only knew that the emperor had two characters, which was truly ridiculous.

However, Ren Jie's eyes only lingered on the page for a few seconds, just enough time to read a line, but he was surprised to find that he remembered everything on the page clearly.

Ten lines at a glance? No, that was too fast, almost like a scanner. It was too exaggerated. But the problem was, he remembered everything clearly in his mind, which shocked him. Could the previous Ren Jie have been a genius?

Impossible. His memory showed that he always felt drowsy when reading, couldn't read more than a few lines without falling asleep, and never read books.

And in his previous life, he was just an ordinary person, not a super genius. So why was he like this now?

This situation scared him. He flipped through a few more pages, and each page he read quickly. When he closed the book and thought about its contents, he could remember even the punctuation marks and the traces of wear on each page.

At that moment, Ren Jie had a strange feeling, as if his brain had turned into a computer. He immediately used his divine sense to enter his mind, checking the notebook there. There was no change, and his brain wasn't connected to the notebook.

Ren Jie was confused but felt a hidden excitement and thrill. This feeling was too pleasant. He flipped through the book quickly, finishing a thick book in just ten minutes. As he read, he could even guess many things that would happen later.

His mind had never been so clear and sharp. He could deduce many future events from the scattered records of history. Even if some things were different, he could imagine many possible variations.

At this point, Ren Jie gradually realized that his divine sense was not only powerful but also gave him a different perspective on reading and understanding.

He immediately looked up books on cultivation and other aspects of memory and understanding. From various sources, he learned that this was a sign of a high realm. He was already beyond the ordinary, reaching the level of a genius, and in ancient times, those with a high realm could understand the world without a teacher.

The realm, the clarity of mind, at that moment, Ren Jie suddenly understood something. His true change occurred after he was reborn into this body, influenced by the experience in the computer. Before that, when he tried to accept the previous Ren Jie's memories, it was slow and painful, causing headaches. After that moment, he instantly and completely accepted the memories, and his mind became clearer than ever.

Even in the grand hall, he could burst out with information that left the elders speechless, unable to argue, because his mind clearly summarized the information.

The Mingyu Dynasty had been established for over a thousand years but was not truly ancient. The recorded history spanned ten thousand years, and before that, it was known as the pre-jade history, a chaotic and incomplete period. It was known that there was a legendary dynasty, the most powerful, and many relics were related to it.

The Mingyu Dynasty had been established for 1,700 years. Although its history was not long, it was very powerful due to the strength of the ancestors of the five great families. The Li family once had a powerful emperor, and in the past twenty years, Ren Tianxing had tripled the territory. Now, the Mingyu Dynasty was very strong. Among the surrounding dozen or so countries, only the Snow Plain Tribal Alliance and the Tianhai Empire could rival it. The other small countries served as buffers or stepping stones between the three major powers.

Cultivation, were there really immortals? According to the records, there seemed to be.

Cultivation was divided into the Body Refinement Realm, which involved strengthening the body and tempering the physique, divided into nine levels. Beyond the ninth level was the Great Perfection, and once one reached Great Perfection, they could generate true qi and enter the True Qi Realm.

The True Qi Realm was the true beginning of cultivation, with greatly enhanced combat power. Reaching the sixth level of the True Qi Realm made one a general expert. If one reached the ninth level or Great Perfection, they could dominate a region in a small place.

Above the True Qi Realm was the Mystic Power Realm, where true qi and the body were perfectly integrated, granting one mystic powers. This was the realm of true power, as one could cast spells.

Above the Mystic Power Realm were the Yin-Yang Realm and the Taiji Realm. In ordinary books, there was little description of these realms, as they belonged to the truly powerful cultivators.

However, it was mentioned that once one entered the Yin-Yang Realm and condensed the yin soul, their lifespan would increase by a hundred years. If one condensed the yang soul, their lifespan would increase by another hundred years. If one reached the Taiji Realm, their lifespan could reach five hundred years.

Ordinary people in the Mingyu Dynasty usually lived to be seventy or eighty, but if they reached the Mystic Power Realm, living to a hundred was normal. If one started with a hundred years, reaching the Yin-Yang Realm and condensing the yin soul would make them live to two hundred, and condensing the yang soul would make them live to three hundred. The Taiji Realm was even more terrifying, with a lifespan of five hundred years.

Ren Jie suddenly thought of a saying from Earth: "When one is wealthy, one wants to live longer; when one is an emperor, one wants to become an immortal." Ordinary people worried about food and drink, but lifespan was something that was never enough. To survive, they did everything, but here, one could truly extend their life through cultivation. Although he hadn't seen the legends of immortals living forever, it seemed that his father, Ren Tianxing, had been in the Yin-Yang Realm for a long time.

This meant that there was a real method to extend one's life, and anyone who said they weren't moved by it was lying.

However, after reading all this and understanding the situation, Ren Jie felt very frustrated. In such a good environment, as the head of the family, the previous Ren Jie was only at the fifth level of the Body Refinement Realm. What was he thinking?

Forget about longevity. According to Ren Jie's understanding, in this world, power was everything. No wonder the elders were so bold when he inherited the position of head of the Ren family, and others showed no respect. He was even bullied at school, which was truly sad.

Being a playboy was enjoyable, but one needed the backing to do so. The current stability was only maintained by the lingering influence of Ren Tianxing. Ren Jie couldn't help but think of what Ren Tianxing had said before leaving, looking at the ring on his hand. Ren Tianxing had said that once he reached the True Qi Realm, he could open the ring, which contained something left behind.

Thinking of the various messages Ren Tianxing had given when he hurriedly returned to the family and passed on the position, Ren Jie, buried in a pile of books, remembered and took out a flat jade box. This jade box was very special, left behind by Ren Tianxing, who said he had found it in a relic. It was a cultivation method from a legendary dynasty that had unified the world and could rival immortals, but unfortunately, it could only be cultivated by those below the Mystic Power Realm.

"Crack... crack..." As soon as he took out the jade box, Ren Jie noticed it immediately shattered, and he quickly placed it on the table.

He found that inside the jade box, four thumb-sized standard square spirit jade pieces were neatly arranged. Spirit jade was an essential treasure for cultivation. The jade coins used universally were made from the scraps and fragments found during the search for spirit jade. For example, in a large jade mine, there might only be one piece of spirit jade, while the rest were used for jade coins or expensive, luxurious decorations. Spirit jade was the most precious.

A thumb-sized piece of low-grade spirit jade cost one hundred jade coins, and ten pieces of low-grade spirit jade could be exchanged for one piece of mid-grade spirit jade, and one hundred pieces of mid-grade spirit jade could be exchanged for one piece of high-grade spirit jade. As for supreme-grade spirit jade, it was legendary and could not be exchanged with ordinary jade coins.

In this box, there were ten pieces of mid-grade spirit jade. Ren Jie was excited to take them, but as soon as he touched them, they all shattered.

What?

Ren Jie suddenly remembered something. When he tried to open the video window in his mind for the second time, a wave of heat seemed to come from here. Could it be...

Damn, ten pieces of mid-grade spirit jade could only support a few seconds, and those few seconds seemed to also draw power from the box. The first time, he had spent a whole fifteen minutes in the experience. Could it be the power he brought with him when he crossed over? Otherwise, how many pieces of spirit jade would it take!

Ren Jie was almost afraid to imagine, but at the same time, he was excited. At least he finally knew how to open the video, even though it still felt a bit terrifying.

In the box, besides the ten pieces of mid-grade spirit jade, Ren Jie found a jade token. This jade token was not a spirit jade for cultivation but a memory jade token for storing information. This should be the mysterious cultivation method from the relic of the powerful dynasty that suddenly destroyed itself ten thousand years ago, which Ren Tianxing could not cultivate. Unfortunately, the previous Ren Jie, upon hearing it was a cultivation method, had kept it with him without opening it. Otherwise, if he had known there were ten pieces of mid-grade spirit jade inside, he would have probably squandered them all.