Chapter 00005: The Luo Shi Scripture
# The Luo Shi Scripture
Chapter 5
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 5: The Luo Shi Scripture
Ding Huan wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes, feeling a slight soreness.
In his previous life, he had wandered the universe with her eyes, witnessing both the ugly and the beautiful.
This time, he was determined not to let that familiar yet strange girl be taken to the Gene Fusion Lab by the Gene Alliance.
If he couldn't find her, he would wait at the Gene Alliance's branch in Luohe City.
He still had over half a year to prepare.
During this time, he needed to grow stronger; otherwise, both his fate and hers would remain unchanged.
After sitting alone for over an hour, Ding Huan finally calmed down and began to plan for the future.
He emptied his bag, which contained only a few books and a property deed.
This house, under his name, was later sold by his caretaker.
He had no chance or ability to reclaim it.
Knowing this, he was about to leave Earth, which was why the Gene Alliance had saved him and even performed an eye transplant surgery for him.
For now, he dared not claim the house.
Showing his face now would be suicidal.
He pulled out his wallet, which contained his ID, bank card, and a few hundred yuan in cash.
Despite the prevalence of online payments, physical currency was still favored, especially by those constantly on the move.
Who would rely solely on their phone balance?
Money wasn't an issue; he could concoct various gene potions.
When it came to gene potion concoction and understanding gene fusion, who could surpass him? The most sought-after gene potion was the longevity gene.
Earth's longevity genes could only extend life by thirty years, but he could create a potion that added sixty years.
In other words, Earth's longevity genes were low-grade, while he could produce graded longevity gene potions.
As for the methods, he had plenty...
Just as Ding Huan was pondering how to concoct the longevity gene potion, an endless array of gene types and concoction methods suddenly flooded his mind.
This was strange.
In his previous life, he had concocted many gene potions, but he never had so many methods at his disposal.
He remembered the parchment he had swallowed before his death.
It was bizarre because, after swallowing it, the information from the parchment had imprinted itself in his mind.
This was the first time he had encountered such a strange phenomenon.
Yes, gene foundation building.
The parchment he had obtained contained information about gene foundation building.
To grow stronger, he needed to build his gene foundation.
Previously, he didn't know how to do this.
Even in the Changyi Continent, those who could build their gene foundation were extremely rare.
Now he knew that to build a gene foundation, one needed a gene spiritual root.
Those who could build their gene foundation must have been born with a gene spiritual root.
Suddenly, a wealth of knowledge about gene spiritual roots emerged in his mind.
He felt that, given the necessary materials, he could now create a wood-attribute gene spiritual root potion.
The methods for concocting gene spiritual root potions were etched into his memory.
Moreover, he knew how to extract the necessary gene components from various species and the precise methods for concoction.
"So powerful," Ding Huan murmured.
He wasn't referring to the gene information in the parchment but to the person who had created it.
"... Perhaps many years later, this planet will undergo another cycle, and gene spiritual roots will disappear abruptly, just like the spiritual roots of the previous cycle. I think I can't help anymore. Ah, let nature take its course..."
This sudden thought made Ding Huan pause.
Was the person referring to Earth? But he hadn't obtained the parchment from Earth.
If it was Earth, did that mean all life on Earth would reset, and a new evolutionary cycle would begin?
Feeling a bit dizzy, Ding Huan went to the kitchen and splashed cold water on his face.
Why was he thinking about this? Was it important now? Not at all.
The most important thing now was to quickly concoct a gene spiritual root potion, fuse it with his body, and begin gene meditation to build his gene foundation as soon as possible.
Otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died.
In his previous life, although he had been sold by a scavenger, he had at least survived.
Who knew if he would survive this time?
As soon as Ding Huan thought about gene cultivation, images and a gene cultivation method he had never seen before appeared in his mind.
The Luo Shi Scripture? What a strange name.
In his previous life, he had struggled to obtain gene meditation techniques, which seemed far inferior to the Luo Shi Scripture.
Ding Huan instinctively began cultivating according to this method.
In just a few breaths, he felt a faint warm current flow from the top of his head and spread throughout his body.
Then, the warm current disappeared.
Clearly, his current cultivation was useless.
However, Ding Huan clenched his fists in excitement.
The Luo Shi Scripture was undoubtedly the top-tier gene cultivation method.
Although his current cultivation was ineffective, the faint warm current he felt indicated its potential.
Once he had a gene spiritual root, this warm current could transform into his own strength or ability.
He needed to find the necessary medicinal ingredients for the gene spiritual root potion as soon as possible and concoct it.
Coming to Yujiang University was the right decision.
Yujiang University was close to Qianluo Mountain, which undoubtedly had the gene medicinal ingredients he needed.
If it weren't for the approaching night, Ding Huan wouldn't have been able to sit still for even a minute; he would have headed straight to Qianluo Mountain.
Qianluo Mountain stretched over a thousand kilometers and was one of China's ten major mountain ranges.
Even before the gene mutation era, Qianluo Mountain was fraught with danger.
Now, it was teeming with deadly beasts and various mutated carnivorous plants.
Ding Huan was determined to go to Qianluo Mountain tomorrow, no matter how dangerous it was.
With two hundred years of survival experience in the universe, he had seen all kinds of perilous situations.
As long as he was careful, he should be able to survive in Qianluo Mountain.
But he couldn't wait until tomorrow.
In the next moment, Ding Huan dismissed the thought.
His two hundred years of wandering in the vast universe had taught him that relying on luck was akin to seeking death.
Like a gambler, the first stroke of luck would inevitably lead to a second, and eventually, death would come from that very luck.
He had indeed avoided being ambushed through his methods, and for now, no one had noticed his arrival at Yujiang University.
But if his enemies were determined to kill him, finding out he was at Yujiang University wouldn't be difficult.
As night fell, going to Qianluo Mountain would be extremely dangerous.
Even during the day, with his current strength, venturing into Qianluo Mountain would be a near-death experience.
Yet, he had no choice.
Without going to Qianluo Mountain, he couldn't obtain the gene spiritual root.
Without the gene spiritual root, he couldn't cultivate.
Without cultivation, how could he seek revenge? How could he survive?
For an ordinary person, going to Qianluo Mountain would be certain death.
But he was different.
With his experience, he at least had a slim chance of survival.
Thinking this, Ding Huan left some inconspicuous marks in his room, put on a mask, and left Yujiang University.
He had two urgent tasks: first, to buy some items for a simple disguise, and second, to purchase the necessary supplies for entering Qianluo Mountain.
...
Qianjiangmen Restaurant, the best in Luohe City, was always packed.
The restaurant's popularity wasn't solely due to its excellent cuisine, though the food was indeed the best in Luohe City.
Many people came to Qianjiangmen Restaurant not just for the food but also for the top-notch service and the rare beast meat.
With Earth's environment mutating, many mutated beasts had appeared.
While these beasts posed a significant threat to human survival, their flesh also provided immense benefits to martial artists in their cultivation.
Gene fusion had become the mainstream of the era, but the high cost of mature gene potions made them inaccessible to most.
Therefore, the majority still chose martial cultivation.
For martial artists, consuming beast meat offered great benefits, rapidly enhancing both their physical condition and strength.
With proper internal cultivation techniques, beast meat could significantly boost a martial artist's internal energy.
Wang Youlan suggested holding the graduation party at Qianjiangmen Restaurant because it served beast meat.
He planned to buy a small amount of beast meat to show everyone that to enjoy such delicacies regularly, one needed to strengthen their own power.
In the private room 610 of Qianjiangmen Restaurant, students from Class 62 (3) of the Luohe University of Martial Arts' Mutant Species Department had gathered.
Wang Youlan was almost the last to arrive.
He scanned the lively crowd in the large private room and said with a smile, "Is everyone here? If so, let's begin. Today, you can eat and drink to your heart's content. All expenses are on me."
"Teacher Wang, Ding Xiaotu hasn't arrived yet," Jia Youjian said softly.
In their class, Jia Youjian seemed to be the only one who paid attention to Ding Huan.
It wasn't that they were particularly close, but they were both desk mates and roommates.
"Ding Xiaotu hasn't come? Why?" Wang Youlan frowned slightly.
He remembered no one had asked for leave.
Luo Xinwei was also puzzled.
Ding Xiaotu should have come tonight.
Why wasn't he here? Wait, why was she so sure he would come?
"Let's not wait for him. The party starts now."
Wang Youlan quickly dismissed the matter of Ding Xiaotu's absence.
To him, whether Ding Huan came or not made little difference.
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