Chapter 7, Successfully Changed His Fate

"The world is unsettled, things that are visible to the eyes might not be true. How dare you worry about the heavens? The truths can sometimes be wrong depending on the situation. Open your eyes my dear disciple and follow the right path. Even though we are cultivators, demons, and so on… Doesn't hide the fact that we are all humans and our selfish behavior would still get the best of us at times." The old monk patted his disciple on the shoulder and walked back into the temple but he suddenly stopped at the door and said a few more words: "Be open minded. Listen carefully to the wind, gain knowledge and you will find enlightenment." He laughed a few times and left

The young disciple listened seriously and would nod his head from time to time.

Who was that old monk? Surely not someone you could just mess with. He is Zao Zhen, someone at the fifth level of the Nansant soul realm. Don't just look at how easy going he is and look down on him.

Far away in a rural area, another old man stood on the mountain top and stared at the sky in a daze. After a while, he laughed out loud: "Finally, someone has understood. It doesn't matter which era or generation we are in, human nature is still the same. If they really want something, it doesn't matter how far it is nor how long it takes, they must have it. So what if they destroy the copy of the technique? It was someone that came up with that idea and another can also accomplish the same idea in different ways."

Looks like it's almost time for him to descend the mountain. This person is the legendary Bai Jie who wrote the change of fate and succeeded in changing his fate thousands of years ago. After destroying the only copy, he disappears from the sight of humans and lives in seclusion.

…..

Li Jain had a sigh of relief when everything was over successfully, his body felt refreshed. He had successfully removed the cold poison from his body and opened a new cultivation realm.

Li Jain could have made a medicine bath to remove the cold poison which would have been much easier, but he didn't have much time which led him to the method of changing fate.

"It seems like I have to create a new technique for myself." Li Jain muttered

Why must all emotions and desires be abandoned to achieve Immortality?

He wants to understand the emotions and desires of all living beings. Not only that, he also wants to create a cultivation technique that relies on emotions to cultivate. 

Luckily, he had studied a lot in his past life. Even though he couldn't immediately create a cultivation technique that would allow him to go straight to the truth realm, it wasn't a problem for him to cultivate it to a certain level for the time being. After a while, he started to organize the things he read and saw in his previous life. Especially when he visits the mortals, their emotions are complicated and sometimes childless. Even though it was depressing, it was sometimes fun to watch.

His mind wandered about and at the same time, a strange aura was being emitted from his body. When everything was written down, Li Jain opened his eyes with a smile. 

"Since this art is all about understanding emotions and desire, I'll name it the *Dao of seven emotions and six desires.*"

…..

That was a peaceful night. Li Jain woke up a little later than yesterday. He quickly prepared breakfast. Unfortunately, there were only potatoes at home, so they had to eat it for breakfast even if they didn't want to.

At the time he was preparing to go to town, a small figure was watching him.

"Sheng, you're always the first one to wake up." Li Jain saw that the boy looked more refreshed after the meditation he did last night and was more satisfied.

"That's not true. Dad woke up before I did." Jing Sheng waves his hand and responds. "Where are you going?" He asked when he saw Li Jain take the back basket with mushrooms in it and put it on his back.

"I'm going to town to buy the ingredients for making the wine. Breakfast has already been made. Tell the others when they wake up."

"Father, I…" Jing Sheng wanted to say something, but was cut off before he could begin;

"You can't go. I'm going to do business, if it's successful, I'll bring two of your brothers back and buy some books for you. So be good and take care of your siblings while I'm away."

The words Jing Sheng wanted to say got stuck in his throat and he only waved helplessly; "Come back soon…"

Li Jain waved back as well. When he was a few minutes away from home, he threw the basket into the space. 

His objective for going to town today is to sell the herbs that he harvested last night and the mushrooms he got from the mountain. The price will depend on the market price. 

On the way to town, Li Jain met a few villagers who were distant towards him. The original owner and the villagers didn't have a close relationship.

Two years ago, he had a couple of friends because there was money, but after he got sick and his children were hopeless, all of these people drew far away from him. 

No money, no friends. 

From the village to the town is a one hour distance on foot.

Li Jain wasn't going to take that long when he could get there faster. Instead of using wind skill to fasten his steps, he activated the low-grade wind talisman and tested the effect.

The original owner never used his skills in public since he came to this village and no one knows he's a cultivator. Every time he uses his soul force, he'll be in pain. Therefore he only uses it when necessary.