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In the desolate wilderness.
Inside a freshly raised lonely grave.
Su Yang lay in the coffin, unable to understand no matter how hard he thought about it—how had he transmigrated?
He was a dump truck driver!
By all rights, something like transmigration should have happened to anyone but him!
Even more speechless was the fact that—
Transmigrating was one thing, but how had he directly transmigrated into a coffin?
And one that had already been sealed shut and buried in a grave.
"Is anyone there?"
Su Yang pounded hard against the coffin lid.
He tried to make enough noise to draw the attention of anyone passing outside.
But clearly, that was nothing more than wishful thinking.
Never mind whether anyone was outside—through such a thick layer of earth, how could they possibly hear him even if there were?
"Forget it. I should sort through this body's memories first. Maybe there's some divine art or peerless technique in there that can help me escape alive!"
Su Yang thought with bitter amusement.
As the memories were sorted out, Su Yang also learned this body's identity.
A farm boy had come to a Market Town where cultivators and mortals lived together to gather herbs and set up a stall, hoping to earn enough spirit stones to test his spirit roots.
Nothing had happened in the past two years. On the contrary, he had earned quite a few spirit stones and was just about to save enough for the spirit root test.
Yesterday, he had found a precious spirit herb while gathering herbs with a group. As long as he sold it, he would have enough money.
Then, sure enough, an accident happened.
While setting up his stall, the spirit herb caught the eye of a disciple from an immortal sect, who snatched it away outright.
When he went to demand payment, he was kicked instead and died on the spot.
As for what happened afterward, he did not know.
How had this body gotten into the coffin? How had it been buried in the graveyard?
A corpse without consciousness naturally could not know.
Su Yang fell silent.
With this identity, he should not dream of relying on the original owner's memories to escape the coffin.
He could only rely on himself.
Fortunately, he was not entirely without options.
"System, are you there?"
Su Yang asked cautiously.
There was no spoken reply, but a line of text appeared before his eyes.
[The Identity Simulation System is at your service.]
"Great! As expected, transmigrators really do have systems!" Su Yang was overjoyed.
It was just that his system was rather aloof. It would not even answer his questions out loud and made him read for himself.
But Su Yang did not care. Having a system was enough—why ask for so much more?
"Ahem." Su Yang cleared his throat. "System, what functions do you have?"
[This system can draw different identities for the system owner to simulate. After the simulation ends, Simulation Points may be used to solidify simulation-related things, including but not limited to identities, talents, cultivation realms, skill insights, simulation memories...] [For details, please view the simulation panel.] Name: Su Yang Age: 16 years, 0 months Realm: Mortal Identity: Farmer (standard gray) Talent: None Abilities: None Remaining Simulations: 3 (Simulation attempts can be increased through energy conversion or the passage of time. The higher the realm, the more paid simulations have been used that month, the more energy is required. One free simulation is added each month.) Energy: 0 (Can be converted from spirit stones or other items containing spiritual energy.) Simulation Points: 0 (Obtained through simulation evaluations. Evaluations are determined comprehensively based on cultivation, influence, lifespan, and other factors.) Current Simulator Level: 0 Other: Newcomer Benefit (1,000 Simulation Point voucher: may be used to exchange for one item costing no more than 1,000 Simulation Points for free.) [Identities currently available for simulation may be drawn.]
"Draw identities? Does that mean this farmer identity of mine can become a prince, a general, a minister, or even the disciple of some great cultivation expert?
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That would be wonderful."
Having been beaten up by society in his previous life, Su Yang deeply understood the importance of having a good identity and background.
Otherwise, even if you were gifted, fought your way through every hurdle of the college entrance examination, entered a prestigious university, studied hard, and successfully joined a famous corporation—
You would still have to work diligently, rise early and return late, just for a sliver of a chance to change your fate.
But what if you had the richest man in the world as your father?
The road would already have been paved for you. Even if you did not want to walk it, so long as you did not start a business or gamble, you could squander money however you pleased and never spend it all.
You could live a life that ordinary people would not even dare dream of for your entire lifetime.
And now, this opportunity lay before Su Yang.
"Then let's begin!"
[Drawing identity...] [Identity drawn successfully.] [Please choose one of the following three identities. You may also choose to simulate with your current identity unchanged.] [1. Adopted Son of Yang Lan, Minister of Revenue of the Chuyun Kingdom (light green): When Yang Lan was young and traveling to the capital for the imperial examination, he was robbed by bandits and later saved by your father. To repay the favor, Yang Lan took you in as his adopted son and promised that once he achieved success in the imperial examinations, he would certainly make you soar to great heights. However, your family later moved away due to a drought, and Yang Lan was unable to find you. Talent granted by identity: None Abilities granted by identity: None]
"A light green identity? Not bad, not bad! If I weren't still trapped in this coffin, I might have chosen you!"
Su Yang nodded.
Based on the system's feedback, he learned that simulated identities were divided into several tiers: gray, white, green, blue, purple, orange, red, and more. Each tier was further divided into light, standard, and dark quality.
A light green identity was already quite good.
And as far as he knew, the identity of the adopted son of a Chuyun Kingdom minister truly deserved the light green tier.
The Chuyun Kingdom possessed a large number of cultivators, while the imperial court had also established the Imperial Dynasty system.
Based on the size of the nation's population and the people's support, each official position in the country came with varying levels of power.
As long as one became an official, even a mortal could possess strength comparable to a Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, or even Golden Core cultivator.
While in office, a Chuyun Kingdom minister possessed strength at least equivalent to the mid Golden Core realm.
Even after resigning and retiring in the future, he could retain the strength of the early Golden Core realm.
It was only that his lifespan could not compare to that of ordinary cultivators.
Su Yang withdrew his gaze and looked at the next identity.
[2. Closed-Door Disciple of Li Xiu, Mechanism Master of Qingye Market (standard green): Li Xiu was originally a master craftsman among mortals. In pursuit of the limits of mechanical creations, he embarked on the path of cultivation. Restricted by his talent and age, he had long been unable to reach Foundation Establishment. Seeing that his lifespan was nearing its end, he wished to pass on all his skills. Seeing that you possessed Slight Talent in mechanisms, he accepted you as his closed-door disciple. Talents granted by identity: 1. Array Genius (light green): You possess considerable talent in arrays and things related to arrays. 2. Inferior Fire Spirit Root (standard white): You possess an inferior fire-element spirit root and may enter the immortal path. Abilities granted by identity: 1. Basic Understanding of Mechanisms (light white): You possess a certain understanding of mechanical creations and can make some small gadgets.]
"Another green identity, and an even higher standard green one. Is my luck really this good?
"But judging by the identity of Li Xiu's closed-door disciple, it should not be enough to reach green!"
The Market Town where the original owner had lived was Qingye Market, and Li Xiu did indeed have some fame there.
But he was only a Qi Refining cultivator. His mechanical creations could only have some effect on Qi Refining cultivators.
"Unless... it's because of the talent?"
Su Yang looked at the talent on the panel, 'Array Genius.'
Although this was only a light green talent, arrays had always stood at the very top of the contempt chain among cultivation arts. Added to that was a spirit root that allowed cultivation and a teacher on the verge of death whose inheritance could reasonably be inherited.
A standard green identity was perfectly reasonable.
But this still was not what he wanted.
The most important thing now was escaping!
If he was trapped to death inside the coffin, no matter how illustrious his identity or invincible his talent, it would all be useless.
Unless that talent could help him escape the coffin lid.
"This ability, Basic Understanding of Mechanisms... does a sealed coffin lid count as a mechanism?"
Su Yang muttered, feeling that it probably did not.
Besides, even if it did... the sealed coffin had been buried in the earth, with at least several hundred, perhaps over a thousand pounds of soil pressing down on it. Even a mechanism master like Li Xiu probably could not open it from inside the coffin without any strength.
"I'll keep it as a backup!"
Su Yang did not completely give up on this choice. He decided that if the third identity could not help him escape the coffin lid, he would choose the second one and take a gamble.
"Next!"
Su Yang looked at the third identity option on the system panel.
[3. Son of Niu Dali, a Mortal Martial Artist (standard white): Niu Dali, possessor of the Natural Ox Strength (light green) talent, was a supreme figure among mortal martial artists, matching Qi Refining cultivators with a mortal body. Fourteen years ago, he accidentally killed a disciple of a cultivation sect and was pursued. When he was gravely wounded and on the verge of death, he entrusted you to your parents to raise, then died not long afterward. Talents granted by identity: 1. Natural Ox Strength (light white): You possessed immense strength from childhood and would have the strength of one ox upon reaching adulthood. 2. Inferior Earth Spirit Root (light white): An extremely poor cultivation talent. Without a great fortuitous opportunity, you would never advance beyond the first three levels of Qi Refinement. Abilities granted by identity: None]
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