The "First" Transmigration

"Choice three, the Lord Xue Ying World."

Of these three worlds, if Battle Through the Heavens was the best choice at the Planetary Level, then the Lord Xue Ying World was the best choice for a Universe Venerable.

Qie Qiong had originally wanted to choose a world with a Clone Method. In Lord Xue Ying, a Clone Method could be obtained at the Deity stage, and it was not impossible to obtain one as a Transcendent. Besides, this Lord Xue Ying World might be the future of the main world, Swallowed Star.

I wonder if my future self exists in Lord Xue Ying, Qie Qiong thought.

Most likely not. Otherwise, wouldn't that really make him his own golden finger?

After Qie Qiong selected the world, another passage of text soon appeared.

[Please select an item to serve as your initial item. The system will convert it into an item from the selected world.]

[First-treasure category]

[Second-manual category]

[Third-weapon category]

"I choose the manual category."

In Qie Qiong's view, the second option, a manual, was the most useful and the safest. Although he had a treasure that could make someone an Immortal in a single step, without the corresponding mental state and with only the minimum Law Comprehension, what could he accomplish even if he succeeded?

The weapon category was even less worth considering. What powerful weapons could an Intermediate Venerable like him possess? Besides, even if he gave one to his clone, could the clone protect it?

Only a manual, serving as a golden finger within his clone's mind, could not be taken away. If his clone happened to be born into an ordinary family without even a manual to begin cultivating and died of old age, wouldn't that waste this opportunity?

Besides, having cultivated this far, he knew where his talents were strongest. Using a manual he had created himself as his golden finger would ensure a perfect fit.

[For this reincarnation, you have selected the manual "Golden Light" as your golden finger. Because the manual contains too much information, it can only be read upon reaching adulthood or attaining Title Rank. The goal of this reincarnation is to reach the High-Level Deity realm within a hundred thousand years.]

"That goal isn't too bad."

Becoming a Deity in the Lord Xue Ying World was about as difficult as his becoming a King-level Immortal. Given his talent for the Gold Law and Space Law, the corresponding talents in the Snow Eagle World would be the True Meaning of Metal and the True Meaning of Space.

The True Meaning of Metal was one thing, but the True Meaning of Space was a Grade Two True Meaning in the Snow Eagle World. As long as he mastered the Deity Heart of Space and became a Deity, he would have met the goal, wouldn't he?

Qie Qiong looked at the goal and thought.

Once Qie Qiong had made all his choices, a speck of golden light drifted from his true spirit into the All-Heavens System, somewhere he could not see. An invisible force also appeared around him, enveloping him, and the reincarnation began.

Qie Qiong felt a sharp pain in his neck, and his body and head were uncomfortably compressed. Fortunately, the pressure eased soon afterward. He breathed instinctively, and as air rushed into his mouth, he let out a "Wah!" as though that, too, were instinct.

Then words he could not understand sounded by his ear.

"Wait, I just went skydiving. Where did that jump send me?" Qie Qiong was a little dazed.

"And I didn't even run into 'Live On with Effort'!!!"

"What's this in my head?!!!"

Deep in Qie Qiong's mind, an ancient-looking book shone with golden and silver light. Although he had never seen the shapes of the characters on it before, he seemed to understand what they meant with a mere thought, even though he seemed able to see only the cover.

Qie Qiong did not know where he was, but he was certain of one thing: this was definitely not the Earth he came from. Leaving everything else aside, the scene before him and the clothing of the people nearby were different from those in his previous world.

Over the following days, Qie Qiong learned while observing this world. He also learned that his father in this life was named Qie Yunzhou, and his mother was named Lin Wantang. More coincidentally, he was still called Qie Qiong—his name on Earth had been Qie Qiong too.

He also discovered that this world was unlike an ordinary ancient setting, and more like a fantasy world from a novel. The place where he now lived was called Cloud Sea Prefecture City, under the Northern Province of the Thunder Empire.

Qie Qiong had seen a servant in the family he had transmigrated into carry at least a thousand jin of firewood toward the kitchen. That alone would have been one thing; at most, it would have made this a martial arts world. But then he saw his parents in this life sparring: his father sliced a chunk off the mountain behind the house with a single sword strike, while his mother sent a volley of ice arrows flying.

Two years later.

Crystal balls glowing with white light lined both sides of the great hall, illuminating the entire room. His father sat in the main seat, his mother sat on the left, and Qie Qiong sat on the right. The table was laden with food.

Qie Qiong quickly finished the food in front of him, then looked up.

"Father, Mother!"

Over the past two years, Qie Qiong had long since grown accustomed to calling the two of them Father and Mother.

"Hmm? What is it, Qiong'er?" Qie Yunzhou looked at his son, and Lin Wantang looked over as well.

"I want to cultivate," Qie Qiong said solemnly.

"Cultivate?" Qie Yunzhou looked at his son and said seriously, "Do you know what cultivation is? Why do you want to cultivate?"

"No. Because when Father and Mother sparred that day, you were so powerful," Qie Qiong said "innocently."

In truth, after reading so many novels before and the books he had read since coming to this world, he already knew. But however one looked at it, he was only a two-year-old child, and that reason was enough.

"Haha, good! My son will be the most powerful one day." Qie Yunzhou smiled and patted Qie Qiong's head. "Then let's start with the four great realms on the path of cultivation."

"Mortal Level is divided into Human Rank, Earth Rank, and Heaven Rank."

"Star Level is divided into Popular Level, Silver Moon Rank, and Title Rank."

"Transcendent Level is divided into Sky Realm, Saint Rank, and Demigod."

"And finally, there are Deities. Deities can live forever."

After Qie Yunzhou finished speaking, he looked at Qie Qiong and saw the shock on his face. Thinking it was because of what he had said about Deities, he was very pleased.

But what shocked Qie Qiong was that these realms were extremely familiar. They were exactly the same as the realms in a novel he had read on Earth.

He seemed to have transmigrated into the Lord Xue Ying World!

"Your father can also be considered a powerful..." Qie Yunzhou had not yet finished.

"I know! Father must be the most powerful Deity!" Qie Qiong said loudly. He also knew that Qie Yunzhou was definitely not a Deity; he was just playing a little prank.

Qie Yunzhou's expression stiffened. Lin Wantang covered her mouth and laughed. "Your father is a Title Rank knight. Although he isn't as powerful as a Deity, he's still a very impressive knight. Mother can teach Qiong'er too. Who would Qiong'er like to learn from?"

As Lin Wantang saw it, she was a Silver Moon Rank mage and Qie Yunzhou was a Title Rank knight. Either of them could teach Qie Qiong.

"I want to be a knight. I want to learn from Father," Qie Qiong said.

If this were another world, he would definitely have chosen to be a mage, a noble lord mage. But this place might be the Lord Xue Ying World. What he learned early on did not really matter; in any case, once one became a Transcendent, strength on every path depended on the True Meaning one comprehended.

Besides, on a knight's cultivation path, everything before Title Rank was merely the physical body accumulating Dou Qi. As a transmigrator and the child of a Title Rank knight and a Silver Moon Mage, his talent and resources couldn't possibly be poor, could they?