Writing a Diary Is All About Keeping It Real

Boom!-

A muffled report rang out in a secret chamber that was both highly secure and pleasantly appointed.

Invisible to the naked eye, the energy of heaven and earth gathered and surged into a young man's body in a ripple of vibrations.

Refined by his cultivation method, the energy became dense Dou Qi, circulating through his meridians along its prescribed course before settling steadily into the Qi vortex in his dantian.

"Whew."

Once his Dou Qi stopped circulating, the young man opened his tightly shut eyes.

He had thick brows and large eyes, a handsome face, and wore luxurious robes. He was a dashing young man who could captivate countless girls with his looks alone.

His name was Ye Qingzhou, a third-generation disciple of a collateral branch of the Ye Clan, one of the Pill Tower's Five Great Families in the Central Plains of the Dou Qi Continent.

"I finally made it. My sixteenth birthday wasn't long ago. For someone of my background, that's already pretty good."

A smile appeared on Ye Qingzhou's face as he felt the swollen tightness in his meridians recede.

In his dantian, all the Dou Qi in the vortex had transformed from liquid to solid, forming a somewhat irregular, diamond-shaped crystal.

This crystal was called a Dou Crystal, the mark of a breakthrough to Da Dou Shi. From this point on, one could release Dou Qi outside the body, advance Dou Qi Gauze into Dou Qi Armor, and coat weapons with Dou Qi to increase their striking power.

"Condensing a Dou Crystal means I've truly set foot in the halls of Dou Qi cultivation."

"With my cultivation, once Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy recruitment team arrives, I'm sure to pass the test and enter the Inner Academy to cultivate directly."

"Jia Nan Academy has a scripture repository with quite a few Earth Tier Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques, which will lay the foundation for breaking through to Dou Zong."

"There's also the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, which contains the Fallen Heart Flame and can speed up cultivation before I break through to Dou Wang."

"After that, I'll return to the Ye Clan and join Sacred Pill City or even the Pill Tower to cultivate."

"The most important reason to go to Jia Nan Academy is to befriend the future Flame Emperor."

Ye Qingzhou's gaze grew sharper and sharper.

He was a transmigrator, born on Earth in his previous life. To earn money to support fallen women, he had dropped dead at his workstation, toiling like an ox or horse for the capitalists.

After arriving on the Dou Qi Continent, he had become a third-generation disciple of a collateral branch of the Ye Clan, one of the Pill Tower's Five Great Families in the Central Plains.

His grandfather, Ye Fang, and the Ye Clan's current first elder, Ye Zhong, were cousins who shared the same grandfather.

Ye Zhong's line belonged to the main branch, while Ye Qingzhou's line had become a collateral branch in his father's generation.

Ye Zhong's granddaughter by blood, Ye Xinlan, was a standout among the third-generation disciples and two years younger than Ye Qingzhou.

The Ye Clan was now declining by the day, nearly on the verge of being kicked out of the Pill Tower's Five Great Families, and cultivation resources within the clan were scarce.

As a member of a collateral branch, he had lived no differently from an ordinary person for the first few years. Only when he broke through to Dou Zhe did his memories of his previous life awaken. His soul power seemed to have soared along with them, and his talent improved.

Not long ago, his soul power had reached the Late Mortal Realm, and his alchemy had broken through to the fourth tier. His cultivation had also risen rapidly after the clan provided him with a cultivation method and medicinal pills.

Upon realizing he had transmigrated into the world of Battle Through the Heavens, Ye Qingzhou had drawn up his first five-year plan.

He would break through to Da Dou Shi before turning eighteen, join Jia Nan Academy, and become friends with his fellow Earthling Xiao Yan.

Human nature was complicated, and Xiao Yan was no exception. There were many opinions about what kind of person he was.

But one thing was certain: he would forever remember those who treated him well. No matter how strong he became in the future, his attitude toward them would never change, and he would repay every kindness.

As long as Ye Qingzhou could befriend Xiao Yan and lend him a hand at a few key moments, he would surely be taken along when Xiao Yan eventually broke through to Dou Di, ascended to the Great Thousand World, and established the Endless Fire Domain.

At that point, knowing the plot of The Great Ruler, he could easily get ahead of Mu Feng, become Qing Yanjing's man, turn Mu Chen into Ye Chen, or even take over Mu Chen's storyline himself.

As for stealing Xiao Yan's storyline, leaving aside how difficult it would be, cultivating the Flame Mantra was a life-threatening business. Ye Qingzhou knew he couldn't endure that hardship.

"I've broken through the Da Dou Shi barrier. Next, I'll stabilize my cultivation first."

"According to clan rules, anyone who breaks through to Da Dou Shi before twenty can choose a High-grade Profound Tier Dou Technique and cultivation method from the scripture repository."

"Once my cultivation is stable, I'll first choose a cultivation method and switch to it. If there's still time, I'll practice a Dou Technique and aim to enter Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy directly."

Feeling the Dou Qi within him, several times more abundant than it had been when he was a Dou Shi, Ye Qingzhou felt not the slightest complacency and prepared to continue cultivating.

A Da Dou Shi could be said to have truly crossed the threshold of cultivation on the Dou Qi Continent.

In the present-day Ye Clan, that was enough to be considered outstanding among the younger generation.

In the Jia Ma Empire of the Northwest Continent, he could already become the head of a clan or a standout among the younger generation of its largest sect.

But in the Central Plains, where talent abounded, it was still nowhere near enough. He needed to keep working hard.

"Huh!?"

As soon as Ye Qingzhou entered a meditative state, he was surprised to discover that his newly attained one-star Da Dou Shi cultivation was already exceptionally stable.

Beside his Dou Crystal was an ancient-looking black book that had appeared from somewhere.

Judging by its material, it resembled leather but wasn't leather, resembled paper but wasn't paper. It was strange and mysterious.

When he looked inward with his soul power, his sea of consciousness jolted violently.

"What is this?!"

Ye Qingzhou's pupils contracted slightly, and his mind instantly went on high alert.

His Soul Perception was powerful, yet he had no idea how the book had appeared.

"Could it be... that my cheat as a transmigrator has finally arrived!?"

At the thought of that possibility, Ye Qingzhou's breathing quickened.

He focused his soul power on the ancient-looking book, and a flood of information suddenly emerged.

[XX Diary]

[Instructions: write events that truly happened in the diary]

[Random benefits: once the contents are verified as accurate, they will be recorded. Cultivation, talent, heavenly treasures, cultivation methods, soul, and more may be obtained at irregular intervals]

[Fixed benefits: the previous day's cultivation gains are doubled, including but not limited to cultivation, Dou Techniques, alchemy, and secret soul techniques]

"What diary!?"

"The first two characters are shrouded in mist. I can't see through it."

"But I understand what it means. It wants me to write a diary? And it has to be about real events?"

Ye Qingzhou was at a complete loss.

As everyone knew, transmigrators all had cheats. They were a benefit from Mother Earth.

Although his cheat had arrived more than ten years late, he wasn't angry. At least he hadn't disgraced his predecessors. Having one was better than having none.

But his cheat was a diary, and he had to write about real things in it. He hardly knew what to make of that.

What decent person writes a diary?

Who would write their innermost thoughts in a diary?

Once they're written down, can they still be called innermost thoughts?

Despicable!

"Good thing I'm not a decent person." Ye Qingzhou broke into a grin.

Other people couldn't write diaries, but he could.

He could randomly obtain cultivation, talent, heavenly treasures, cultivation methods, soul, and more.

Writing a few words would double the benefits he gained from cultivation.

That meant the results of anything he cultivated would be doubled from now on.

Only a fool would turn that down.

"It has to be real, right? I just broke through to Da Dou Shi. That really is worth commemorating, so I'll start there."

Ye Qingzhou instinctively knew how to use the diary. With a thought, he manifested it.

The diary opened, and a pen appeared in his hand. After a moment's consideration, he prepared to write.

But before he had written the first character, a spark of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.

"This diary only requires me to record things that actually happened. It doesn't say they have to be things I experienced myself. Writing about myself is still too embarrassing. What if someone can see it?"

"As long as it really happened, can I write about someone else too?"

"Let's try it first."

"I can do it like this."

["Dou Zhi Li, third level!"]