The Continent's Cultivation System

Ye Wen followed Zhang Jingyi through the room and into a larger one. Rows of bookshelves lined the walls, all filled with books. Ye Wen couldn't help but get a headache. How long will it take me to find what I'm looking for with so many books?

Looking at the young woman beside him, Ye Wen shamelessly asked, "Miss Zhang Jingyi, I'd like to find some books on continental history, as well as some that introduce current factions and their strengths."

The young woman beside him smiled and said, "Young Master, there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Jingyi. I'll help you look. I remember the history books are over there."

She then walked in the direction she pointed. Ye Wen smiled and said, "Jingyi, you told me not to be formal, yet you still call me 'Young Master.' I'm not some young master. I come from a mountain village. Since no one has ever left the village, I don't know anything about the outside world. I'm practically a savage. Call me Ye Wen from now on."

Zhang Jingyi found Ye Wen's words amusing. Who calls themselves a savage? She had already pulled out a book titled "A Comprehensive History of the Continent" and handed it to Ye Wen.

"Alright, I'll call you Brother Ye Wen from now on. Seeing how polite and well-mannered you are, Brother Ye Wen, you don't seem like a savage at all. You look like a noble young master who received a good education."

As she spoke, she gazed at Ye Wen with her bright, piercing eyes.

Ye Wen couldn't help but be grateful for his education. Graduating from a prestigious university had indeed given him a distinct advantage over the people in this world. However, this wasn't necessarily a good thing for Ye Wen. He needed to integrate into this new world quickly, or he would easily suffer losses!

"Zhang... Jingyi, you've really misunderstood. I truly came from the mountains. Otherwise, how could I be so ignorant of the current world? And why would I be so eager to read books?"

Zhang Jingyi was a smart and intelligent girl. How could she not see that Ye Wen was lying? But this lie, perhaps, wouldn't have a substantial impact on her, but it would affect her impression of him. Just like that, Zhang Jingyi became a little angry and walked away. As she left, she quietly told Ye Wen, "You can take your time reading here. I'm going to see my grandfather."

After walking out the door, Zhang Jingyi pouted and grumbled softly.

"This liar! He lied to me about being a mountain villager, yet he immediately asked to read books on continental history. The book I gave him was a rare copy from the City Lord's collection, thousands of years old. He just took it and started reading. My grandfather doesn't even recognize half the characters in it! And he still lied to me, how detestable!"

The old man watched his granddaughter storm out, looking quite annoyed. He was curious, "This kid is something else. He actually managed to make my good-tempered granddaughter angry. He must have some skill."

However, he didn't ask his granddaughter. He knew her temper and that he wouldn't get anything out of her. He changed his approach and asked, "That young man inside, who is he? Why would the Little County Princess, who's usually scared of me like the plague, personally bring him here?"

"He's the Little County Princess's savior. The Grand Princess ordered the Little County Princess to bring him here," Zhang Jingyi told her grandfather what she knew.

"Oh? So this kid has some ability. He was able to help that brat Dongfang Yu kill a Second Rank Wind Demon Tiger. A formidable young man!"

As soon as Ye Wen received the books, he paid little attention to Zhang Jingyi. He was diligently trying to digest the knowledge he was seeing. This book introduced the history of the continent from three thousand years ago.

The entire continent was vast, but humanity's active range was less than one percent. Other areas were either endless oceans, endless deserts, or endless forests like the one near Yu Village. The human race had many cultivation systems.

There was the Martial Dao, like Dongfang Yu's, where one entered the Xiantian realm through martial arts. They refined their bodies in the Houtian stage, and after reaching the peak, they sensed an opportunity to ascend to Xiantian, using their Qi to control their martial arts, possessing immense destructive power. Especially after reaching Xiantian Seventh Rank, they were like land immortals, capable of flying and burrowing into the earth.

The second type was the Mage, whom he had heard about last night. Their Houtian stage was called Magic Apprentice, where they sensed magic elements. Once they sensed magic elements that were compatible with them, they could absorb them into their bodies, forming a Devil Core like that of a Giant Beast to store magic power. Then, they would use magic spells to release magic.

Similarly, they were divided into ranks based on the amount of magic power stored and the power of the magic released. First Rank was the ability to cast the simplest spells. It was also at Seventh Rank that Mages could cast forbidden spells, becoming Magic Masters!

There were also systems like Buddha, Demon, Dao, Sorcerer, Ghost, Corpse, Witch, and others.

Ye Wen was greatly shocked by this. He had previously thought Xiantian was just the starting point of the Martial Dao. Little did he know that most of the people and events recorded in the book were below Seventh Rank. After Seventh Rank, one was almost at the peak of this continent.

Because of a saying in the Martial Dao cultivation, "Ninth Rank Peak can shatter the void and ascend to the heavens in broad daylight!" Ye Wen understood that Xiantian was the current peak.

But then he thought, he couldn't think that way. Xiantian was just a name. In reality, after reaching Seventh Rank, people would no longer be purely human. Their abilities could be considered a different kind of immortal.