Good Thing I'm Not a Proper Person

"I'm numb!"

Inside the Number One cultivation chamber of the Xiao Family in Wutan City, Chu Xiao sat cross-legged on a cushion, holding a simple purple-gold notebook in his hands, his handsome face full of speechlessness.

This notebook had appeared in his consciousness without warning while he was arguing with Nalan Yanran. That was why he had gotten worked up and said a few extra things, making her cry.

He had thought it was some heaven-defying treasure like a Chaos Treasure or Celestial Tome, but the words on the cover shattered his fantasies.

Chu Xiao's Notes (Diary)

As the name suggested, it was a notebook meant for him to write a diary in.

But what proper person wrote a diary for no reason?

He had done that sort of thing back when he was in elementary school in his previous life.

"I really transmigrated for nothing. My cheat isn't some kind of system or a Chaos Treasure, but a fresh and refined diary. Is this Heaven's punishment for me owning so many figurines?"

Chu Xiao could not suppress the urge to complain inwardly.

If his transmigration had brought any changes, perhaps it was that Little Yan Zi had gone from fellow transmigrator to native, and that his aunt had not died early from a difficult childbirth. Instead, she had become the Xiao Family's only remaining Dou Ling combatant, though she was seriously injured and could only remain hidden as a trump card.

"Since the cheat is already here, I might as well take a look."

Chu Xiao opened the diary and saw a whole pile of text.

It was the diary's "preface."

One: Once the host writes the first word in the diary, the diary will be activated by default. After hidden conditions are met, diary copies will be distributed to certain people.

Chu Xiao:?

I'll just say six.

Not only did it want him to write a diary, there were also hidden conditions it would not reveal to him.

And once those hidden conditions were met, it would even hand out copies to certain people.

So whose cheat was this exactly?

Two: After diary copies are distributed, the owner gains the character-binding function. One person may be bound each day. Successfully binding a diary-copy holder allows the owner to randomly obtain one of that person's talents, martial arts, cultivation techniques, secret arts, and so on. Each person refreshes once per year. Binding fails if the target does not possess a diary copy. Binding attempts cannot be accumulated.

"Oh?"

Chu Xiao adjusted his posture, and his gaze changed.

This "binding" function was interesting.

Suppose all those wives of his had diary copies.

Xiao Yi Xian had the Cursed Poison Body, Cao Ying had the experience of a Grade Eight Alchemist, Xun Er had the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame, the Dou Di Bloodline, and the Ancient Clan's Dou techniques and cultivation arts, while Zi Yan had the Ancient Void Dragon physique and mastery over space.

"Interesting. If I activate the diary, I'll have to figure out how to trigger the hidden conditions. Then I can choose suitable targets to see my diary." Chu Xiao instantly changed his mind and felt the urge to start writing immediately.

As for proper people not writing diaries—

"I'm someone who doesn't date girlfriends and has a house full of life-sized 3D anime character figurines. I was never a proper person to begin with."

"This diary is a perfect match for me."

Three: Daily updates are required. Insights may be automatically recorded during cultivation. A total of over one thousand words is required each week. Upon meeting the requirement, the host may gain harvests equal to those obtained through cultivation over the past seven days, including but not limited to Dou Qi, Dou technique experience, bodily tempering gains, secret art cultivation experience, and alchemy experience.

"What a great ability!"

Chu Xiao found this diary incredibly appealing.

Wasn't this the equivalent of doubling his talent?

Whether cultivating Dou Qi, learning Dou techniques, or tempering his physique, he could double his gains once every seven days.

If he made good use of this doubling effect, especially when breaking through bottlenecks, the result would be far more than one plus one equaling two.

Four: Maintaining diary entries for a certain number of days grants lottery draws. One Yellow-Grade Lottery every seven days, which can be accumulated; one Mysterious Grade Lottery every full month; one Earth Grade Lottery every four full months; one Heaven Grade Lottery every full year; and one Supreme Grade Lottery every four full years. Rewards include but are not limited to Dou techniques, cultivation arts, spirit artifacts, divine artifacts, Sacred Artifacts, talents, physiques, and so on. Once strength reaches the Supreme level, the lottery mechanism will change.

"Supreme? A strengthened Dou Emperor of the Great Thousand World!"

Chu Xiao understood. This cheat would "upgrade" once he changed maps.

He could completely treat it as a lottery system, except lottery chances had to be exchanged for writing a diary every day.

There was no need to keep reading. He had to write this diary.

Five: Upon beginning the diary, the host obtains the Dou Di Fragmented Space, a secret realm once belonging to a Dou God Clan destroyed by the Tunling Clan. It is similar to the Ancient Realm and Soul Realm. Those below Dou Saint cannot discover its entrance, and those below Dou Emperor cannot force it open. The host also gains the attention of the Azure Sky Chart, along with increased luck and comprehension.

"The Tunling Clan... tsk." Chu Xiao was no stranger to information about this clan.

After the Dou Qi Continent lost its source Qi and the path to the Great Thousand World, there were initially still many Dou God Clans. Yet now, only seven remained. Aside from Dou Di Bloodlines drying up over time, the main reason was that the Tunling Clan could devour the bloodlines of Dou God Clans to sustain itself, eventually triggering a great war.

The corpse of the Tunling Clan's patriarch had been acquired by the Soul Clan, then ultimately devoured by Nihility Devouring Flame, which inherited the Tunling Clan's abilities.

"A Dou Di Space. As long as a Dou Emperor does not appear, I'll have a way out."

"Increased luck? Doesn't that make me the Child of Fortune, or even the Child of Heaven!?"

Of course, Chu Xiao knew about the Azure Sky Chart. It could be said to be the manifestation of the Great Thousand World's Heavenly Dao. Those who left their names upon it could enter the Dominator Realm.

It felt like a low-grade version of Hongjun merging with the Dao in the Primordial World, and also like a high-grade version of being enshrined on the Investiture of the Gods List in the flesh.

Chu Xiao saw the sixth rule—or, more precisely, a note.

Note: The decision to activate the diary rests with the host. After activation, the content written is determined by the host, but characters and locations may not be fabricated. Even if this diary is not activated, the host may visualize it in the mind every day, increasing soul power to a certain extent without side effects while lying down!

"Visualization? Could it be like the Chaos God Mill Visualization Diagram from the Heaven Source World?"

"Now that's more like it. Whether I write or not is up to me, and whether I want more benefits is also up to me."

"But even if I don't write, it still has to give me benefits."

At that moment, Chu Xiao was no longer lost.

Yan-di had changed souls. Although he still followed the old path of a useless young man rising after a broken engagement, there was no guarantee he would definitely become a Dou Emperor in the future.

The Soul Clan was far too powerful. Once Nihility Devouring Flame possessed an Emperor Realm Soul and the special ability obtained from the Tunling Clan, it would not fear challenging the other six Ancient Emperor Clans directly.

Even without the Tou She Ancient God Jade, the Soul Clan would dominate the Dou Qi Continent, and the Xiao Family would inevitably be destroyed. Therefore, he had to rise.

Wanting to win while lying down was a good thing, but a blacksmith still needed his own strength.

After his parents passed away, he had grown up eating the Xiao Family's resources under Xiao Zhan's care.

If he did not repay this kindness and only considered himself, how would he be any different from Nalan Yanran?

"Then I'll write a diary, but how should I write it?"

Chu Xiao held the diary and frowned.

He had no interest in being watched, much less in livestreaming his life.

And he was not sure who could receive a copy. What if Hun Tiandi got one?

"If I can't write the truth, can't I just make things up? As long as the place names and people's names aren't fabricated, it'll be fine."

In his previous life, Chu Xiao had been an unsuccessful webnovel author. Making up little stories was what he was best at, and he soon had an idea.

I... was actually reborn!?

After hearing Yan-di's roar, countless chaotic, fragmented memories suddenly appeared in my mind, both familiar and unfamiliar.

It felt like a dream, yet every experience was so real—real enough to terrify me.

What would happen to Xun Er, Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and the others?

When Chu Xiao mentioned the names of Xun Er and the others in his diary, countless diary copies appeared out of thin air across the Dou Qi Continent.

In the Eastern Province of the Jiamar Empire, near Stone Desert City in the Tagor Desert, beneath the desert lay a magnificent Underground Lava World.

The lava began to churn. Beneath endless red light, an incomparably seductive figure appeared.

"Finally, I found you."