"Young man, welcome to the Demon Domain. I am your guide, and I will lead you onto the path of pursuing eternity. The Wu tribe was the first race created after Pangu split heaven and earth. It possesses unparalleled wisdom. I hope you can inherit the glory of your ancestors and become a great wizard. Young man, come with me." The old man led Andrew Bennett toward the edge of the cliff.
"Excuse me, sir, what should I do?" Andrew Bennett felt a bit lost about the current situation.
"In a moment, I will take you into a cave. Inside, there are hundreds of thousands of martial arts manuals, and you can choose to cultivate any one of them. Once you have learned a martial art, it can never be changed for the rest of your life, so you must choose carefully."
Andrew Bennett listened humbly.
Seeing Andrew Bennett's modest attitude, the old man was very pleased and continued, "Remember, you can only choose one. If you try to cultivate two martial arts at the same time, it is very easy to go astray and fall into madness."
Andrew Bennett patiently listened to the old man's teachings.
"Of course, after you have learned a martial art manual and arrive at the Great Wilderness, you can also learn a movement technique, a body-protection technique, and various other skills. You can even change your movement and body-protection techniques, but martial arts cannot be changed. If you try to change them, it will destroy your foundation."
Andrew Bennett asked, "With hundreds of thousands of martial arts manuals inside, how can I tell which ones are good or bad?"
The old man shook his head and said, "There is no way to tell. It all depends on your fate. When fate arrives, you will reap the consequences."
Andrew Bennett fell into deep thought. This was undoubtedly a gamble, but with a choice among a hundred thousand martial arts manuals, even if he didn't pick the best, he probably wouldn't end up with the worst. Andrew Bennett felt at ease—what is meant to be will be, and what is not meant to be should not be forced.
The old man looked at Andrew Bennett, squinting his eyes slightly. What a fine young man. Should I help him a little?
Unknowingly, the two of them arrived at the entrance of a cave, its depths leading to who knows where.
"Young man, you have one more chance to answer a question. If you answer correctly, you will receive a gift from the system."
"Oh, really?" Andrew Bennett immediately became interested. "What is the question?"
The old man's eyes gazed blankly and vacantly into the distant sky. In the blue sky, several huge black birds circled and soared. Andrew Bennett looked at the old man, suddenly feeling a sense of desolation and loneliness.
The old man asked, "Where does life come from, and where does it go?"
Andrew Bennett was stunned for a while. He didn't understand why the old man would ask such a question. Looking at the old man's upright figure, a thought flashed through his mind, but he couldn't grasp it. Without thinking, he blurted out, "Life comes from chaos and will inevitably return to chaos."
The old man's eyes lit up, and he repeated Andrew Bennett's words to himself, "Comes from chaos, and will inevitably return to chaos. Good, good, good!" The old man laughed heartily, "What a saying—comes from chaos and returns to chaos. It seems you are fated with him. I will give you something." With that, he took out a book from his ring and handed it to Andrew Bennett. "Young man, I hope you remember what you said today."
Andrew Bennett took the book from the old man's hand. The book was neither paper nor cloth, but made from a strange material. On it was written a line: Shennong's Classic of Herbal Medicine. Shennong? Could it be the very Shennong, the ancestor of the Chinese people who tasted all the herbs? Even with Andrew Bennett's usually calm state of mind, he couldn't help but feel a ripple of emotion. Shennong's Classic of Herbal Medicine was a sacred text of medicine, an absolutely priceless treasure.
Shennong's Classic of Herbal Medicine: Learn the skills of Shennong's Herbal Gathering and Shennong's Alchemy.
Andrew Bennett gave the old man a deep bow.
The old man smiled and waved his hand, "Go on."
Andrew Bennett did not linger and walked into the cave.
The main part of the Great Wilderness is the Great Wilderness Land, but there are also some special places, such as this Demon Domain, as well as the Kunlun Immortal Realm and the Ten-Thousand Mountains. These are the birthplaces of the Wu tribe, the Human tribe, and the Demon tribe, respectively. After each Wu, Human, or Demon is born, they will learn a martial art at their birthplace and then be transported to a city in the Great Wilderness Land. The cave that Andrew Bennett entered is the place where the Wu tribe learns martial arts.
Andrew Bennett followed the long passageway deeper inside. The stone walls were covered with countless murals depicting scenes from the life of the Wu tribe. The murals were simple yet beautiful, carefully illustrating the customs and history of the Wu tribe. If it were someone else, they would surely be eager to enter the game and would not have the patience to look. But Andrew Bennett was in no hurry at all, carefully examining each mural. When Andrew Bennett reached the last mural, he suddenly felt something was off. There seemed to be a depression in the wall that would be impossible to notice without careful observation. Andrew Bennett reached his hand inside and felt a few thin sheets of paper.
Andrew Bennett's heart stirred, and he took out the sheets. A few blood-red characters caught his eye, making his heart pound wildly. He spread the paper out flat and saw three characters at the top: Heavenly Demon Art. Below was a line of small characters, seemingly explaining the origin of the Heavenly Demon Art. The Heavenly Demon Art is, in fact, the Chiyou Blood Scripture.
Legend has it that in ancient times, Chiyou relied on this peerless martial art to sweep across the world, undefeated by any. If he hadn't been too careless, he wouldn't have been defeated by the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. This sheet of paper was actually the legendary Chiyou Blood Scripture—undoubtedly a treasure, far superior to ordinary martial arts manuals.