Chapter 1: A Magnificent and Turbulent Great Era

Su Han stared blankly at the television in front of him.

"Three days ago, large-scale荒兽uprisings erupted in southern China! Coastal regions have suffered greatly. Xiao Ma, one of the three灵能Grandmasters from Shencheng Xunteng Association, broke his seclusion and single-handedly slew three荒兽Kings, once again proving his overwhelming strength and securing his status as a top-tier powerhouse in China."

"Currently, the International灵能Association has dispatched investigators. If he gains recognition from the International Grandmaster Association, it will undoubtedly confirm that he truly broke through during this seclusion—becoming the second灵能Grand Grandmaster in modern Chinese history after Da Ma!"

"War God Buffett strikes again... claiming the championship title in Europa's Beast Hunting Competition! With unquestionable strength, he defends the dignity of the Buffett family before the world. This move proves his power has reached new heights. This single act alone will ensure the Buffett family's glory for the next twenty years!"

"The current heir of the Morgan financial dynasty in America has emerged! Traveling across American states, dominating without opposition! He faintly exudes the aura of the number one young genius in America. Upon hearing this news, the DuPont financial dynasty declared their heir will also make his appearance soon! Does this signal a challenge from the DuPonts to the Morgans?"

Su Han’s expression was incredibly complex. He had been transported to this world for five hours now.

At first, when he realized he’d transmigrated into a world whose culture and history closely resembled his previous reality, he was overjoyed.

He even thought about using songs and cultural works stored in his mind to build his own cultural empire.

Wasn’t that how all those transmigration novels went? The protagonist transmigrates and immediately begins rising to greatness.

But after glimpsing the background of this world, he completely abandoned those thoughts.

Although the backdrop was very similar to the real world, this was a world of cultivators.

Powerful cultivators possessed everything.

If one desired politics, reaching high positions would be effortless.

If one desired business, countless investors would wave money, eager to fund any venture.

If one desired a military career, participating in a few荒 beast suppression campaigns or achieving good rankings in international灵能competitions would make promotions as easy as eating or drinking.

Cultivation realms are divided into six stages:灵能User,灵能Practitioner,灵能Artisan,灵能Master,灵能Grandmaster, and Grand Grandmaster.

Reaching the Grandmaster level of灵能attainment grants significant influence even on a global scale.

In China’s military, one could easily become a Lieutenant General.

In commerce, one could amass tens of billions within a few years. If one also possessed talent in business, competing for the title of richest person in China or even East Asia wouldn’t be difficult.

Of course, if one reached the Grand Grandmaster realm, there was no need to say more. A Grand Grandmaster could suppress a nation’s fortune—the true pillar of a country.

To put it without exaggeration, the more Grand Grandmasters a nation possesses, the higher its international standing.

Based on comparisons, Su Han roughly concluded that a Grand Grandmaster was equivalent to a nuclear weapon in his previous life’s real world.

So right now, Su Han felt extremely frustrated.

"Damn it... in this world, if you possess strong cultivation, obtaining anything becomes effortless."

"But conversely, if you lack灵能cultivation, even if you work a hundred times harder to earn wealth, as long as you stay within ordinary human limits it might be okay—but if you exceed slightly, earning over a million, and some cultivator takes notice and schemes against you, they can easily seize your wealth."

Su Han felt like vomiting blood. What was the point of being a copycat writer here? Step out of line even a little and you get crushed.

It would’ve been fine if he’d transmigrated with cultivation already. Becoming even a mere灵能User meant entering the martial path system, enjoying state protection, and drastically reducing chances of encountering trouble.

But now, upon transmigration, his body contained not a trace of cultivation.

Bear in mind, even high school graduates nowadays cultivate at least to the fifth tier of灵之气.

In other words... Su Han was currently inferior even to an average high school student.

No, more accurately, he was worse than a middle schooler. After all, cultivation should begin in middle school—at minimum reaching first tier灵之气.

One can imagine how many "damn it"s filled Su Han’s heart upon understanding this world’s reality.

"...According to memories in my mind, in this world I’m an灵气insulator? My dantian is broken? Hmm, can such a clichéd trope really happen to me?"

Recalling the memories in his mind, Su Han’s expression grew increasingly dramatic.

Of course, although he wasn’t a灵能cultivator, no one discriminated against him either.

People born as灵气insulators weren’t rare—about two or three in every hundred. In this world, it was considered an incurable condition.

Public opinion generally held sympathetic attitudes toward those with灵气insulation, roughly equivalent to society’s attitude toward leukemia patients in his previous life.

While Su Han wouldn’t face discrimination, was that really what he wanted?

What he desired was the ability to cultivate.

If he couldn’t cultivate, then what was the point?

"Heaven! Whether it’s a golden finger or a system, hurry up and help me escape this useless situation... Without cultivation, in this era, I’m probably doomed..."

After praying inwardly for half a quarter of an hour, Su Han noticed no abnormalities at all. He let out a long sigh.

"I knew it would be like this... Transmigration itself is already an abnormal occurrence! If I also happened to bring along a system like in those novels, that would be truly super abnormal."

After falling silent, Su Han began muttering, "Should I find a job? According to my memories, my savings shouldn't last much longer. Even with the special monthly allowance given to me as China's spiritual energy insulator, it still seems insufficient."

Su Han felt extremely conflicted. Contemplating whether to work or not after transmigrating—among countless transmigrators, he could probably count as a rare oddity.

"Ding! The Cross-Dimensional Guild is starting up! Host presence detected... Fusion process commencing! Fusion data 10%, fusion data 20%, fusion data 30%... Fusion successful! The Cross-Dimensional Guild has officially launched."

Su Han fell into silence, his cheeks twitching slightly twice. He began doubting if his ears had misheard. After glancing around and finding no source of sound, he cautiously spoke one sentence.

"System?"

No reply came. It even made Su Han wonder if someone was just playing a prank on him.

After pondering for a moment, a chat platform suddenly appeared in Su Han's mind. At the same time, a message streamed into his consciousness.

"Initiate first invitation? The first invitation allows recruitment of five guild members!"

Huh?????

Su Han finally regained his senses. This didn't seem like a joke at all. Perhaps good fortune had truly arrived.

"It doesn't look like a typical system? Cross-Dimensional Guild—could it be some kind of gaming guild? But it doesn't seem useful either! Can I actually enter a game through this guild and start grinding monsters and leveling up?"

After thinking it over, Su Han agreed: "Invite!"

"Ding! Invitation has been sent."

"Ding! Come Be My Son has joined the guild!"

"Ding! Old Man Is Marquis has joined the guild!"

"Ding! Tony Is Not the Richest has joined the guild!"

"Ding! Fallen Angel Twelve-Winged Black Cat Clan has joined the guild!"

"Ding! Daoist True Person Zhang Sanfeng has joined the guild!"

Staring at this string of usernames, Su Han's expression turned incredibly complex.

"Come Be My Son? Such an arrogant username—doesn't he fear getting beaten up? And 'Old Man Is Marquis'—what kind of nonsense is that? 'Tony Is Not the Richest'? As in Iron Man Tony Stark?"

"Fallen Angel Black Cat... another anime otaku?! Then the last one, Daoist True Person Zhang Sanfeng... isn't the style difference here way too big? They don't match at all!"

Su Han felt utterly bewildered.

Daoist True Person Zhang Sanfeng: "This old man was cultivating enlightenment when I suddenly discovered this strange object! It enables communication—could it be a divine artifact forged by immortals?"

Come Be My Son: "Old man? Interesting! Oh hahaha, is this another strange fruit ability? Capable of mental connection... But to link with me, the fruit must have been developed quite well! Has it awakened? No... even if awakened, normally it couldn't connect to my mind. What kind of fruit is this?"

Fallen Angel Twelve-Winged Black Cat Clan: "Huh?! I am the twelve-winged fallen angel. Who are you people? You dragged me into this world! By the way, this guild's form of existence seems rather strange. Are we playing a game? This feels off..."

Tony Is Not the Richest: "That's enough, everyone! Your ridiculous performance is genuinely amusing me."

Tony Is Not the Richest: "Also, has virtual reality technology advanced to such a level now? It can project images directly into my brain... But this joke has gone too far! The person in charge should step forward. I admit your VR tech surprised me! But do you really think this can intimidate me? What a terrible joke! Careful—I'll spend three days cracking your fundamental equations."

Expressionless, Su Han watched as a bunch of people popped up. He rubbed his brow and sank into deep thought.

After only a brief moment of contemplation, he roughly guessed that these people were likely truly from myriad worlds. After all, the name "Cross-Dimensional Guild" itself gave a strong hint.

The easiest to guess was Fallen Angel Twelve-Winged Black Cat Clan—this one was probably Kuroko Saotome, the Black Cat from *My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute*.

Tony Is Not the Richest was almost certainly one of the two central figures of the Avengers in Marvel.

As for Come Be My Son, the name alone revealed nothing, but based on his words, Su Han recalled the veteran Yonko from the New World in the *One Piece* manga.

As for Daoist Zhang Sanfeng... his true identity was harder to determine.