Chapter 1: Crossing into a Comprehensive Martial Arts World

"A couple is jumping into the river to commit suicide!" A loud shout drew Lin Fan's attention.

But he paid it no mind. One reason was that he had already been late twice this month, and the manager had told him he would be fired if he were late again.

Another reason was that he couldn't swim at all, let alone save anyone, so Lin Fan decided not to add to the trouble.

However, Lin Fan, who was preparing to go to work, was still swept along by the crowd of onlookers toward the riverbank.

"I have to go to work, let me through, I'm going to be late!" Lin Fan said loudly.

"What are you shouting about? A human life is at stake, everyone is rushing to save them. Is your job more important or is a human life more important?"

A fatty who was squeezing his way in pointed an accusing finger at Lin Fan.

"Exactly, exactly. A big young man with no backbone at all. Not only is he not helping, but he's also obstructing others from saving them!"

The other onlookers also began to criticize Lin Fan. Lin Fan was almost so angry he laughed.

You bunch of busybodies, if even one of you dared to go down and save them, I'd be impressed!

All of you are just standing around watching the spectacle, yet you have the nerve to lecture me. You really have some nerve.

Just as Lin Fan was about to engage in a war of words with the crowd, he was shoved by the fatty's big belly from before, and with one misstep, he tumbled into the river.

"Someone jumped down! Someone went to save them!" The onlookers shouted one after another.

If Lin Fan could speak now, he would definitely say, "Save your mother! I was shoved down by someone, I can't swim!"

Unfortunately, in his panic, he swallowed several mouthfuls of water and could only struggle desperately.

"Something's not right, he doesn't seem to know how to swim!"

"What? He doesn't know how to swim and he still jumped? Isn't this just adding to the chaos?"

They didn't know Lin Fan had been shoved down and couldn't help but grumble.

As for the busybodies who had just said they wanted to save someone, none of them were willing to go down now; they were all just watching the spectacle.

The fatty on the bank saw that the situation was bad, and relying on his large frame and strength, he squeezed out of the crowd and fled.

Lin Fan, in the midst of his constant struggling, gradually sank to the bottom of the river.

In the last second before losing consciousness, Lin Fan shouted in his heart, "You damn fatty, I'll screw your mother!"

Lin Fan woke up with a start and found himself lying on a bed.

"Could it be that I was saved? That's great!" Lin Fan patted his chest in relief.

As for what to do about being late for work, Lin Fan couldn't care about that anymore; it was good enough just to keep his life!

But Lin Fan suddenly realized something was wrong. This room was antique and elegant; it didn't look like a modern room at all.

Lin Fan hurried to the window and pushed open the wooden shutters. He discovered that outside was a courtyard planted with various flowers, all blooming in a riot of color. In the northeast corner was a lush bamboo grove, and in the middle of the yard stood a pavilion with a stone table and stone stools.

Then, he felt a sharp pain in his head, and a flood of memories surged from the depths of his mind.

After organizing the memories in his mind, Lin Fan muttered that it was over. He had transmigrated, and he had transmigrated into a comprehensive martial arts world. Wasn't this the end of him?

If you asked him why he knew this was a comprehensive martial arts world, it was because this world actually had Zhang Sanfeng, Dugu Qiubai, Dongfang Bubai, the Moving Flower Palace, and even Snow Moon City.

It was a mess, truly a mess. Wasn't this the end?

Other worlds would be one thing, but he hadn't watched *The Juvenile Song*; he had only heard of the Snow Moon Sword Immortal, Li Hanyi.

Moreover, he had actually lived in such a chaotic world for sixteen years; it was just that his past-life wisdom had never awakened.

After he drowned back then, he was reincarnated into this comprehensive martial arts world, becoming the young master of a wealthy merchant family in Suzhoucheng.

His mother died in childbirth, and his father, Lin Hai, never remarried. He gave him the name Lin Fan, hoping he would live a plain, ordinary, and stable life.

But today, Lin Hai went out to discuss business and was killed by mountain bandits.

Just now, upon receiving the news of his father's death, he had fainted and only just woken up. The maid and the steward must have gone to call a physician.

Through this shock, he had awakened his past-life wisdom and realized his past and present lives.

Although his previous life felt somewhat unreal, Lin Hai was, after all, the father of this body.

Regardless of his feelings for Lin Hai, he had to avenge his father.

However, although his martial arts talent was decent, before awakening his past-life wisdom, he hadn't liked practicing martial arts, so he was still a third-rate martial artist. How was he supposed to take revenge?

The ones who killed his father were the mountain bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold on Qingfeng Mountain outside Suzhoucheng. Their leader was already a second-rate martial artist, and the second and third leaders were both third-rate martial artists.

Lin Fan wanted revenge, but his heart was willing while his strength was lacking.

In this comprehensive martial arts world, cultivation levels were divided into Unranked, Third-Rate, Second-Rate, First-Rate, Innate, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Heaven-Man Unity, Earth Immortal, and Shattered Void.

But Shattered Void had become a legend; only a few Earth Immortals remained to awe the *Wu Lin*.

Zhang Sanfeng and Dugu Qiubai were such Earth Immortals, immensely powerful, yet they rarely made a move.

The three leaders of the Black Wind Stronghold, although merely small fry in this comprehensive martial arts *Wu Lin*, were already very troublesome opponents for his Lin family.

The Lin family were cloth merchants in Suzhou with considerable wealth, but they had only hired one mid-third-rate martial artist to guard the house and one late-third-rate martial artist to follow Lin Hai on his travels.

This time, when Lin Hai was killed by the bandits, that late-third-rate martial artist did not escape either.

Lin Fan suspected there was something fishy about Lin Hai's death. The Black Wind Stronghold bandits had long been entrenched on Qingfeng Mountain, and their Lin family caravans often passed through there. As long as they paid the toll each time, those bandits wouldn't kill them all.

This time, Lin Hai was killed; there must be some conspiracy behind it. Even if Lin Fan didn't seek revenge, this matter probably wouldn't end well.

"System? Brother System? Lord System? Come out quickly!" Lin Fan couldn't help but call out.

If he didn't have a cheat, Lin Fan didn't know what he should do.

"Congratulations to the host for activating the Diary System. As long as you write a diary, you can become stronger!"

"System, you've finally arrived. I don't know if this diary you're talking about is serious or not. But it probably isn't serious; what serious person writes a diary?"

"If the host is not satisfied, you can uninstall this system!"

"Satisfied, how could I not be satisfied? I love writing diaries; if I don't write one for a day, I feel uncomfortable all over!"

Just kidding, he had finally gotten a cheat, and he was going to uninstall it? Unless he was an idiot!

"Young Master, you're awake? That's great!"

Suddenly, a crisp and pleasant voice reached Lin Fan's ears.

Lin Fan looked back and saw that it was the steward, Lin Fu, and the maid, Lv He, who had brought a physician.

The one who had happily called out to Lin Fan was his personal maid, Lv He.

Her skin was whiter than snow, her eyes were like a pool of clear water, and in her glances, she possessed a refined and elegant temperament that made people feel awed, ashamed of their own inferiority, and afraid to profane her.

"Lv He, Uncle Fu, I'm fine now. Give the physician five taels of silver and let him leave."

Lin Fan smiled and then softly instructed the steward, Lin Fu.

"Very well, Young Master!"

Lin Fu didn't say anything more, nodded, and left with the physician.