Chapter 1

【And he died very suddenly, departed very peacefully】

【I wonder if the wind will be strong that day? If the fire will burn bright? Will anyone sing a song of mourning for me?】

【Of course, none of that matters anymore. What matters is that I'm still alive right now】

【Anyway, in my past life I was also alone, with no ties and no attachments】

【The luckiest thing is, at the moment my memories awakened, I also obtained the transmigrator's essential "golden finger"!】

【So does this count as transmigration?】

【And I even transmigrated into a Martial Arts World】

【Wu Xia — there are divine arts, divine weapons, knights-errant, and beauties… leaping across rooftops, harming people with a plucked leaf, in fine clothes on spirited horses, sword in hand, roaming the jianghu】

【When encountering injustice, I can step in and meddle. When seeing someone I don't like, I just go up and slash them once, sending them straight to physical salvation】

【In my past life, among the 1.4 billion compatriots of Huaxia, who doesn't have a chivalrous dream of passion and vengeance?】

【Of course, dreams and firsthand experience are two completely different things】

【The jianghu is exhilarating, yet the jianghu is also filled with the glint of blades and flash of swords. A single careless moment means death — truly, human lives are as cheap as grass】

【A person without brains truly doesn't know how much luck they'd need just to survive in this cruel world】

【Fortunately, I have my "golden finger." As long as I'm a bit careful and cautious, becoming a Wu Lin overlord is as good as done】

【Besides, this Martial Arts World doesn't seem all that unfamiliar】

【"Qiao Feng of the North, Murong of the South" — aren't these characters from "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"?】

【I originally thought I'd transmigrated into the Demi-Gods world, but then what's the deal with the Four Great Constables of the capital's Liushan Sect?】

【Wuqing, Tieshou, Zhuiming, Lengxue — these four fellows are pretty impressive. Even a poor scholar like me who "lets nothing of the outside world reach my ears" has heard of their great names】

【And they have a Master called Zhuge Zhengwo — isn't this from Master Wen's "The Four Great Constables"?】

【Also, the capital has a Judge Bao, with a guard beside him called Zhan Zhao — could "The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants" have mixed in too?】

【With all this, it's very likely a Comprehensive Martial Arts World】

【A world that mashes together countless Wu Xia novels, Wu Xia dramas, and Wu Xia films from my past life, forming a vast and chaotic "great hodgepodge" world】

【Based on my understanding of the comprehensive-Wu Xia genre, this world has probably fused together dozens or even hundreds of Wu Xia Works】

【Jin Lao's "Flying Fox, Snow Mountain, Sword of the Yue Maiden, Deer and the Cauldron; The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Book and Sword, Divine Eagle, Blade, Sword Stained with Royal Blood," plus "Sword of the Yue Maiden" — that's fifteen Wu Xia worlds】

【The older "Legend of Chu Chu Liuxiang," "Legend of Lu Xiaofeng," "The Proud Twins," and so on — counting those without endings, there are sixty or seventy of them】

【There's also Master Liang's "Seven Swords Descend from Mount Tianshan," Master Wen's "Strange Heroes of the Divine Land," Master Huang's "Twin Dragons of the Great Tang"…】

【Add in film and TV works like "World's Finest" and "Dragon Gate Flying Armor," and breaking a hundred is a breeze, isn't it?】

【Well, this world is completely in chaos!】

【I wonder if those great fortuitous encounters from the originals are still around?】

【The "Northern Nether Divine Art" and "Lingbo Weixue" on Mount Wuliang】

【The "Nine Yang True Classic" on Mount Kunlun】

【The "Five Greats' Divine Art" and "Heaven-Curse Earth-Destroy Bone-Piercing Heart-Through Needle" on Mount Emei】

【The "Six Ren Divine Dice" in Jiang Jiang Biehe's hands】

【The Busiqu Snakes outside Xiangyang City】

【The "Liancheng" treasure in Jiangling】

【The Yang's Treasury in Chang'an】

【……】

【Far too many — there are some I can't recall for the moment either】

【I wonder how much of that information from the originals can still be trusted in this bizarre and strange Comprehensive Martial Arts World】

【But it doesn't matter either — after all, I am the man who possesses a "golden finger." That is my true foundation for survival】

【Picking up sesame seeds while dropping the watermelon — only Murong Fu would pull such a stupid stunt】

【But this "golden finger" is a bit special — it's actually called the "Diary System," and it requires me to write a diary entry every day to receive rewards】

【Now this is interesting】

【If there's someone who writes a diary, could there be someone who reads it?】

【Or is it really just letting me record my own rise, so that once I'm invincible under heaven I can flip back through and reflect on the past?】

【If this were a Xianxia World, it might help me understand myself and comprehend the Dao in the future. But in this Martial Arts World, what's the damn use of looking back?】

【Wrong! Wrong!】

【Too narrow! Too narrow! The vision is too narrow!】

【I was only thinking about the present, and nearly overlooked the future】

【Once I'm invincible, I might shatter the void and leave, ascending to a higher world】

【Where would I go then?】

【A Xianxia World of eternal life and attaining the Dao to become an immortal?】

【Or a fantasy world where a single grain of dust can fill the sea, and a single blade of grass can cleave the sun, moon, and stars?】

【Or a Primordial World where a single thought brings the birth and destruction of myriad realms, and a snap of the fingers suppresses all heavens?】

【Whichever it is, the contents recorded in the diary might really come in handy then】

【If that's the case, I really need to write it well — to record a true version of myself】

【Then what do I want to do?】

【Like before my past-life memories awakened, work hard to pass the imperial examinations, then enter court as an official and serve the dynasty?】

【Like hell I will】

The current Song Emperor is actually that worthless Zhao Ji—the infamous tyrant whose infamy will stink for ten thousand generations. Does he deserve my service?

【Alright, it seems premature to draw conclusions now; I don't know if this Zhao Ji is the same as the one I know. Perhaps in this world, he is a wise ruler.】

【Even so, he is not worthy of my service.】

【To be precise, no one in this world has the qualification.】

【We are born free; why should we belittle ourselves and consider ourselves inferior?】

【If we lacked the ability to resist, it would be one thing to bow our heads. But with a System in hand, submitting to a master is simply the shame of all transmigrators.】

【Besides, do kings and generals have a special breed?】

【What "Supreme of the Martial Arts World" or "True Dragon Son of Heaven"? Why can you do it, but I cannot?】

【Drunk, sleeping on a beauty's lap; awake, holding power over the world—isn't that the ambition of a true man?】

【However, it is too early to claim kingship or hegemony. Without invincible strength, rash action will only invite disaster.】

【After all, I do not yet understand this world. Who knows if some old monsters are secretly hiding, waiting like Voldemort to strike from the shadows?】

【So this is not considered for now.】

【Furthermore, compared to power and status, those fairies, saintesses, witches, and demons undoubtedly win my heart more.】

【There are many beauties in the Martial Arts World, let alone the Comprehensive Martial Arts World. If I could open a vast harem in the Jianghu, would that not be more joyful than being an Emperor?】

【I don't know how many Wu Xia Works this world has fused, nor how many beauties it holds.】

【However, "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is certainly included; this work is said to have beauties as numerous as clouds.】

【Zhong Ling, Mu Wanqing, Wang Yuyan, A Zhu, A Bi, A Zi, Li Qinglu, Xiao Lei, and the four maids Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju.】