Chapter 3

After about ten minutes, Wu Jie and the girl finally completed their initial negotiation and communication. However, the result of the communication left Wu Jie somewhat incredulous.

"You said that I was once the most powerful immortal in heaven and earth, known as the Supreme Divine Lord, with boundless magical powers and infinite abilities?"

"Yes."

"You said that I roamed for millions of years, making enemies all over the world, and the corpses of the immortals I killed could pile up into several high mountains?"

"Yes."

"You said that I committed countless sins, and the heavens could no longer tolerate me, so they sent down the chaotic world-destroying divine thunder to kill me?"

"Yes."

"You said that I once said, 'I'm going to transcend the tribulation, I'll be back soon,' and then never returned, leaving you to wait for countless years in this unfinished Heavenly Book world?"

"Yes!"

Wu Jie stroked his chin, pondered for a long time, and finally slapped his palm, reaching a final conclusion.

"Little girl, you must have the wrong person!"

"How could that be! Master is master! Although your appearance has changed, your powers are gone, and your scent is different, the Heavenly Book would never make a mistake! It is your life-bound spiritual treasure! Who has ever heard of a life-bound spiritual treasure mistaking its owner?"

The repeated negotiations and arguments continued for a long time, and finally, Wu Jie determined the sequence of events: countless tens of thousands of years ago, a very powerful evil cultivator, the "Supreme Divine Lord," was obliterated by heavenly tribulation due to his excessive sins. The Heavenly Book world, which he had just begun to create but had not yet completed, fell into silence. Now, for some reason, he could suddenly enter this Heavenly Book world and was recognized by the spirit of the life-bound spiritual treasure as the reincarnation of the Supreme Divine Lord.

Wu Jie was willing to believe this. The strange dreams he had been having for many years, the scenes of transcending tribulations in his dreams, all proved that he was the reincarnation of the Supreme Divine Lord. However, he was unwilling to accept this, because according to Jasmine's introduction, this Supreme Divine Lord had a truly terrible character. Even in his past life, Wu Jie did not want to have been such a terrible person!

Just as the discussion was about to reach a stalemate, Wu Jie remembered the Premier's advice to "seek common ground while reserving differences." Thus, the human and the rabbit finally reached a consensus: regardless of whether Wu Jie was the reincarnation of the Supreme Divine Lord, he had inherited the Heavenly Book world. Now, the most important thing for him and the rabbit was not to look back at history but to look forward.

The memories of his past life had long faded, leaving Wu Jie only with the haunting nightmares. The future was long, and perhaps he could also become a great cultivator one day... Whether he was or was not the reincarnation of the Supreme Divine Lord, what difference did it make to them?

Actually, this rabbit girl, whom Wu Jie had named "Jasmine," was not really a disciple. She was just a pet that the Supreme Divine Lord had casually raised to take care of the medicinal fields—oh, later she became the spirit of the Heavenly Book world.

The Supreme Divine Lord was unkind and ungrateful, but for some reason, his character changed dramatically before he transcended the tribulation. Not only did he help Jasmine open her spiritual intelligence, but he also took her as a disciple and even taught her the supreme cultivation method, making her the spirit of the Heavenly Book world... Such kindness was almost unprecedented in his long life!

Jasmine was naturally deeply moved and became a staunch loyalist of the Supreme Divine Lord. It was precisely because of this that she stubbornly insisted that Wu Jie was the reincarnation of the Divine Lord and insisted on calling him "Master" from his past life.

However, Wu Jie, who had read many cultivation novels before his穿越, did not see it that way... He believed that the Supreme Divine Lord had never had good intentions. But human plans could not match the will of heaven, and the old villain failed to transcend the tribulation, dying and losing his path. After the passage of time, the one who came to the Heavenly Book world was a person who had received socialist education and had a moral standard far higher than his.

The past was past, and what Wu Jie was now concerned about was another major issue—cultivating to become an immortal!

Perhaps the cultivation method Jasmine learned had some special design, or perhaps it had some problems, but no matter what, it was a cultivation method passed down by a great cultivator!

However—

"Master, didn't you say that my talent was too poor to learn human cultivation methods, so you didn't teach me?"

Wu Jie was stunned and quickly asked for more details, then couldn't help but curse the damned Supreme Divine Lord.

The cultivation method that the unkind old scoundrel had taught Jasmine was actually "rabbit-specific"!

"That unkind old scoundrel! You tricked me! In the end, you dug your own grave!" He cursed fiercely but was helpless.

What would happen if a human cultivated a rabbit-specific method?

He didn't want to find out!

Wu Jie was not the type to give up easily. If one path was blocked, he would find another. After thinking for a while, he came up with another idea.

"Jasmine, do you have any general cultivation methods? It doesn't have to lead directly to the great path; it just needs to help me start on the path of cultivation without leaving any fatal hidden dangers."

Fortunately, the Supreme Divine Lord hadn't completely tricked him, and this time Jasmine could help.

"Of course there is, but it will be tough..."

"Tough? No problem!" Wu Jie patted his chest and promised.

Those two immortals spent several decades to achieve success, and the big man and the Three Mountains Daoist spent several hundred years. Compared to them, a little physical pain was nothing!

With Wu Jie's approval, Jasmine got to work. She broke off a small branch from the big tree and buried it in the soil, then cast a spell. Suddenly, a palm-sized dark cloud condensed above the soil, and a light rain began to fall.

With this light rain, the branch quickly took root and sprouted, growing at a speed like a time-lapse in a documentary. In less than ten seconds, it grew into a robust ginseng plant.

Wu Jie watched in amazement, suddenly coming to his senses and shuddering—wasn't the "big tree" in the middle of the field actually a ginseng plant?

But... this ginseng was just too big! Who had ever seen a ginseng plant with a canopy reaching into the clouds and a trunk that required six or seven people to encircle with their arms?

Is this even ginseng? It's clearly a towering tree!

Jasmine looked at the newly grown ginseng, then at Wu Jie, shook her head, and muttered something that made Wu Jie feel a bit uneasy: "The medicinal properties seem too strong, it might explode..."

As she spoke, she raised her hand, and the entire ginseng plant broke through the soil, floating in the air and breaking into countless pieces, scattering across the field and soon disappearing into the soil.

"Alright, grow quickly like carrots!" After doing this, Jasmine explained apologetically, "Master, you are a bit weak now, so we can only use un-catalyzed ginseng... This means we have to wait for them to grow on their own."

"How long will it take?" Wu Jie, familiar with ginseng, couldn't help but feel anxious. "I remember that ginseng needs at least two years to become medicinal."

"A month will do. To me, this is no different from a radish." Jasmine patted her chest and promised, "Don't worry!"

"Is ginseng the same as a radish?!"

Wu Jie silently complained, but before he could say it, Jasmine suddenly remembered something and asked, "Master, where are you staying now? You came to the Heavenly Book world for no reason... Will anyone notice?"

Wu Jie was startled, realizing that he had been in the Heavenly Book world for a long time and should indeed leave. Just as he was about to ask how to leave, the scene darkened, and he found himself back on his bed in his room.

It was still dark outside, and the only sound was the faint crowing of a rooster, telling him it was almost dawn.

Wu Jie was now wide awake, sitting on the bed in a daze.

Was everything that just happened real? Or was it just a dream?

If it was a dream, it wouldn't matter. But if it was real, could he enter the Heavenly Book world again?

Thinking of this, he immediately wanted to enter the Heavenly Book world again to find out.

Mist began to rise before his eyes, as if he was about to enter the Heavenly Book world, but it suddenly turned dark, and the scene returned to his room. He felt dizzy and weak, as if he had overexerted himself.

Surprised, a voice from Jasmine suddenly echoed in his mind: "Master, you have no magical power now. Entering and leaving the Heavenly Book world consumes your own essence. Even talking to me like this consumes your essence. Consuming too much essence can harm your body!"

Wu Jie was stunned, then suddenly understood. He lay back down, covered himself with the blanket, and rested well.

Although his body was a bit uncomfortable, his heart was filled with joy and excitement.

The gate to the great path, the road to immortality, was finally open before him!

"I must achieve the supreme path and not辜负this opportunity!" Before falling into a daze, he made another silent vow. This time, in addition to his firm belief, he had an unshakable confidence!