Chapter 3: The Difference in World Rules!

In the world of Yi Ren Zhi Xia.

Zhang Luofu, who had clearly lain down and fallen asleep, quietly opened his eyes while everyone else was deep in slumber.

He moved silently, drawing no attention from anyone.

Zhang Luofu slipped out of the dormitory without a sound and made his way to the bathroom.

The instant he turned on the light, the mirror immediately reflected his current appearance.

A faint mark on his brow, slightly redder than his skin tone.

But it was nowhere near as conspicuous as the demon Luofu who wielded the Seven Sins Blood Demon Art.

Even if someone saw it, this eye mark resembling Uncle Yang’s would, given Zhang Luofu’s reputation at Nanbukai University, merely be thought of as an even more extreme case of his otaku delusions—a tattooed closed eye on his forehead.

He instinctively glanced behind him.

Then, Zhang Luofu cautiously opened the vertical eye on his brow—but strangely, it only cracked open a sliver, barely perceptible to the naked eye, and could not open any further.

He had seen the demon Luofu’s seven-pupiled Seven Sins Eye. Zhang Luofu knew well that this brow vertical eye was not some useless squint.

It was an eye infused with the power of the Seven Sins Blood Demon Art.

In the Demon Slayer world, demons who received the blood of Muzan Kibutsuji undergo physical distortions.

For example, Kyojuro Rengoku’s older brother, Kyojuro Rengoku, after becoming the demon Kokushibo, grew three pairs of eyes arranged in a row, unbearable to look upon. Others sprouted horns, or had only one eye—varied and bizarre.

Demon Slayer Luofu had merely gained one vertical brow eye and a pair of jet-black feathered wings, which was already relatively acceptable.

At least by normal human aesthetics, an extra pair of jet-black feathered wings and a vertical eye resembling a Tianyan were not entirely unacceptable.

Yet Zhang Luofu did not understand why, after returning from that sky filled with dim stars and gray haze, though he had shared the Blood Demon Art of Demon Slayer Luofu, the ninjutsu, chakra, and kekkei genkai of Uchiha Luofu,

He strangely did not directly gain these powers upon returning.

Or rather, neither the power of the ninja world nor the demon power could perfectly align with the world of Yi Ren Zhi Xia.

The fact that the vertical eye had appeared on his brow and could open slightly meant he had indeed inherited this power—only it had not yet been localized, and was currently in a state of transformation.

How long this transformation would take, Zhang Luofu did not know.

But he knew that, compared to changes in his physical life-governing cultivation, his spiritual cultivation realm had been achieved instantly—though its strength would rise with the enhancement of his physical life-governing cultivation.

Because he had already felt that after all these years of pursuit, he had finally sensed the first glimmer of dawn.

The jonin-level chakra from Uchiha Luofu had come as if from nowhere, passing through a tiny aperture, and been transformed into this world’s unique primordial qi.

Yes!!

Zhang Luofu was now an Yiren!!

But his primordial qi was too scarce to activate the Seven Sins Eye, let alone open the Sharingan.

His long-term dedication to spiritual cultivation had provided him with unparalleled resilience. At least, faced with such a tremendous surprise, he merely breathed a little faster, making not the slightest noise to wake his roommates.

Though it was already the second half of his third year, Zhang Luofu’s relationship with these roommates he had lived with for three years remained distant.

Like Zhang Chulan, who concealed his identity as an Yiren and was called a weirdo behind his back by his roommates.

As the most notorious otaku at Nanbukai University, Zhang Luofu was the same—extremely unpopular on campus.

Fundamentally, Zhang Chulan was an Yiren who hid himself, seeking to blend into normalcy; Zhang Luofu, a commoner with no talent, relentlessly sought to enter the world of Yiren.

This divergence between aspiration and reality made them both outcasts in the eyes of the masses.

The difference was that Zhang Chulan’s concealment was flawless, while Zhang Luofu, the aging otaku, was even more pitiful.

In the bathroom, he silently recited the Calming Mantra and the Ice Heart Scripture several times, finally suppressing the last tremor in his heart.

Zhang Luofu gazed at the mirror, at himself who appeared unchanged yet had been utterly reborn, and a long-absent smile curled at his lips.

He turned off the bathroom light, returned to the bedroom, and silently fell asleep once more.

No one knew that Zhang Luofu had now fully stepped into the world of Yiren.

Especially his abilities, which he had shared from the space with Uchiha Luofu and Demon Slayer Luofu.

Their Sharingan, ninjutsu, and Blood Demon Art had all become Zhang Luofu’s primordial supernatural abilities!!

Now he only needed to wait—for the chakra, kekkei genkai, and Blood Demon Art to fully transform into primordial qi-powered primordial supernatural abilities, and he would fully gain the powers of the ninja world and the Demon Slayer world!!

The next morning.

Zhang Luofu habitually left the dormitory early, without disturbing any of his roommates.

He walked familiarly to the place where he had practiced movement arts for the past two years.

With the time still early, even the morning exercisers had not yet risen.

Zhang Luofu recalled the many methods he had collected over the years and began testing them one by one.

In the world of Yi Ren Zhi Xia, the distinction between primordial and acquired Yiren was not so clear-cut.

Primordial Yiren find it extremely difficult to cultivate acquired arts—not because of any other reason, but because once their primordial supernatural ability awakens, their primordial qi immediately develops a complete circulation pathway.

Under normal circumstances, primordial supernatural abilities and acquired arts conflict.

But if a primordial Yiren finds an acquired art that does not interfere with their primordial ability—or even complements it—they can still cultivate it.

Two clear examples: one is Lu Jin’s great-granddaughter, the pink-haired Lu Linglong, who possessed the primordial ability to manipulate blood yet still became a Quanzhen disciple, entering the Baiyun Temple to cultivate the Internal Elixir and Yang Spirit method—because her primordial ability did not conflict with the acquired art; instead, the Quanzhen method of cultivating Yang Spirit stabilized life and enhanced the power of her primordial ability.

Another typical example is Feng Shayan of the Tianxia Hui. She possessed the formidable primordial ability of space, yet her ability clashed almost entirely with all acquired arts—she could not cultivate her family’s Eight Marvelous Techniques, nor any other method.

Otherwise, with the Tianxia Hui’s wealth and influence, they could surely have found an acquired art suited to Feng Shayan.

Zhang Luofu now faced the same dilemma.

(End of Chapter)